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It's that time of year again ladies - am I the only one getting antsy and ready to rock & roll for Fall?

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Yes I am looking forward to it. I worked it last year and had a great time. This time though, I just started classes (4 of them) in college and have 3 little boys so only time will tell how much I get done:)

for us newbies can you give more information on this ??/ pls

If you are talking about the company in general, search wahm.com for it it is there. But you can only apply January and June and there is a waiting list of about 2 years.
If you are already off of the wait list, last year was my first year and it changed day to day so it's kind of hard to say.

Great American Opportunities - Careeer Opportunities (http://www.gafundraising.com/careerOpportunities.php) is this the job?

Great American Opportunities - Careeer Opportunities (http://www.gafundraising.com/careerOpportunities.php) is this the job?

Right company, wrong position. I'm afraid you'll have to do a site search (advanced) and go through all the threads for the link as I just checked & there are hundreds of threads on this company - one post had over 300 responses last year - so you'll have to read through them to find the correct address to apply.

Natfly is correct in her information - and it's a great gig for most of us, but expect a long wait to get accepted for the testing and it's only seasonal - but data entry jobs are hard to come by where we can actually make decent money (& it's a great co. to work for) and there's a lot of us who look forward to coming back.

Good luck, do the search, wade through the postings & find the link then apply now if you want to get on the waiting list. :)

I'm pushing close to that two year mark on the waiting list. I am sure I won't get called for fall but I'm hoping to get in on the next one. Congrats to everyone who is already working. Hopefully next year I'll be there with ya. :)

I'm anxious to get started too! I love this job.

Can't wait either! This is my first year doing this and I really am anxious to get started and figure it all out!

I am excited too, I got hired on this fall as well, I had been on the waitlist about 1 to 1.5 yrs so I was thrilled to get the email. All the paperwork has been sent and just waiting now to work! :D

I found this on another work at home mom site HTH

To be put on the list you must email your letter of interest and resume to gaorepline@gafundraising.com.

Haven't been here in a while, new look huh?

But this will be my first year and I'm excited!

Hi Ladies, long time since I have been able to post. Through the grace of God (praise God), I finally got offered a contract, I start in September. It was about 2 years for me as well. But well worth the wait. I just hope I will get called back whenever they call or email back about new contracts. I am very excited!!! But as things go, we are at a very difficult time, we are going into foreclosure on our home (we are actually going to do a Deed in Lieu) but once we hear back from or legal aide attorney, we will know exactly how much time or if they are going to offer us a deal to stay and rent or whatever else. But it's such a mess, my kids need to start school (which I may homeschool them) and then I start with GAF in Sept and I don't know where we are at with the house. I have been looking at Rent to owns and Rentals, trying to find something affordable and in a decent neighborhood. I am stressed, but to some extent through Gods good graces at peace. I know everything will work out, it's just getting there that is stressful. I wish Gods blessings to everyone looking for work at home jobs and regular jobs. God Bless, Gina

What is the pay like with this company?

depends on your contract but last year i was making way over minimum wage. it depends on your contract and your speed.

I got am email saying to apply in Jan 2010 they have all they need for this contract

I finally got offered a contract for this fall as well and I am excited! It's been 2 long years. Hopefully, I can let go of one of my other non phone jobs for the season. I can't see myself working 3 or 4 non phone jobs. I do have kids that need to feel like mommy doesn't live on the computer! LOL

Good luck to all. Sounds like a great lead.
Wishing everyone the best with this opportunity,

Annie

Congratulations to all who made the Fall team, I think you all will be pleasantly surprised with the work and pay. A well put together program run by some 'on top of things' professionals. enjoy the season.

I applied July 16th and here is the email that I received: (I hope I remember :))

Thanks for your interest in our Home Based Operator (HBO) opportunities. Great American Opportunities, a school fundraising company, has been contracting with interested individuals to enter gift orders or magazine subscriptions from their home computers. The rate of reimbursement will be piece rate for each subscription order form completed. During late 2009, we will be contracting individuals to work August 1 – December 31. HBOs will have access to our system 24/7 with the only limitation of no work available. The heaviest volume of work occurs from September through December which will permit some dedicated individuals with excellent data entry skills to earn a significant amount for this time period. There are no fees to you other than your expenses for high speed internet, etc.

It is required that you own a computer with Windows XP (1 GB of Ram) or Vista (2 GB of Ram) and you have a DSL or a cable modem for optimal performance. You must take a test from your home to receive a contract offer.

We have completed contracting and testing for Fall, 2009. If you are interested in pursuing this opportunity, please contact us in January, 2010 (January 1 -15), and we will schedule you for an on-line test for potential contract openings. This test will illustrate what you would be completing should you choose to accept our opportunity. When requesting to complete a test in January, please include your full name, address, and phone number.

I'm looking forward to starting again also. Just waiting for the e-mail for when we start!...

So, stupid question........ does this mean that there is work available once you get through the instructions, or do we go strictly by the contract date? Thanks for any input!

I got my answers! Can't wait to get started!

do you mind sharing what you found out, yankee? You can PM me if you want.

anyone hear anything from gao about starting? getting a little bit impatient over here!

I believe your start date was indicated in the contract you signed.

This looks like a GREAT one. I flagged my calendar to apply in January.

Anyone able to start work today? I tried to log in but it says there are no orders to enter. :( Might be too early to start?

I think they are central time and the first part of the contract period is a little slow from what I can remember last year.

Did a few orders yesterday. Rough start, but after the first couple, I was in the swing of things! I haven't seen any orders come through yet today though. Hopefully it will pick up some more as the week progresses. Fun stuff, but I wonder if my per hour is sufficient (ha - performance anxiety!).

I am so jealous. Sounds like a great job!

Yankee, I doubled my speed last year:) I LOVED keying for them! Will be keying again this season too:)

I just never know what is acceptable, or if I am really slow......I will just do the best I can and go forward hoping that they will invite me back next year! What is even more crazy is that I love keying so much that I could sit there for a full weekend and do it (of course wearing my self thin!).

Don't worry about the speed. You will get much faster with practice and familiarity with the rules:)

This is my first year working, and I absolutely love it. I am like Yankee27, I could sit here all day long and work. I have a question though. Is work available on the weekends as well?

Christy

I think I read that when things really pick up, there may be. I would highly doubt it this weekend since we've been done around 3 the last couple days.

I'm loving it, too! But, man are my arms sore by the end of the day. :)

Started today and only 5 orders. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. But I pulled my pay last year and I was really happy with it. So just wait and see.

I've been doing this for about a week now but thought I'd be making more than what I am. :confused:
Just out of curiousity, how many orders is everyone doing per hour? Or per day? I'm averaging about 30 orders per hour and 100 orders per day.
Maybe I'm missing something here? If you don't want to post a reply on here, you can PM me.
Thanks!

There were some days last year that I was able to do about 200 orders a day and that was with 3 kids...I think it just depends on typing speed and if there is work to actually be done.

Forgot to add that it also depends on the length of the orders. Some are VERY long and some are super short...
You will get faster with time...Last year I was averaging probably 50-60 per hour.

I am definitely loving this. I know at the beginning I was worried about my speed, but after just one week of doing this I have went from 20-25 per hour to 38-40 per hour. I hope I keep increasing my speed.

Does it get any busier than what it has been the last week and so far this week?

Christy

Yeah, it definitely gets busy.

Also once you are contracted, your contract doesn't terminate unless you choose to. If you do not key enough in the FALL then you do not get an offer in SPRING but you will receive another in the FALL.

I'm excited. The extra keying is alright...kind of bummed I went from 75 to 50 on average but that's okay. :)

Hope you guys have fun keying. :)

I worked for GAO a couple years ago while I was also working fulltime outside the house. I didn't do enough at that time to get even a fall contract the following year. But earlier this year, I emailed and asked if they would give me another chance because I am now a SAHM and don't have that committment to a "real job" anymore. So they agreed, and I start up again next week! I am really excited to be back with GAO, it's an awesome company! I'm hoping to be able to do enough this year to get a Spring contract as well :)

:) I start my third year with them in four more days...excited!

does anyone know how many people they keep for spring, or what quota you have to reach to receive a contract?

I'm super excited about this year too! I'm averaging a good amount hourly, so I'm happy. You can ask Terry how many forms you need to complete to be considered for the Spring contract. He told me last year, but I don't remember the number now.

ok, I'll do that, but I'll wait a little bit till I have some work under my belt :)

Work is trickling in which is frustrating but I'm sure it'll pick up soon. This is such an easy egg. Just wish it would pick up already! Had no work today. Waited for about 3 hours and just decided to call it a day.

Keep accidentally skipping over the name and then having to go back and put it in...it's just habit. LoL

I'm averaging about 60-70 now...

Where is everyone else at?

I haven't been able to bring it back up to that many per hour yet. The inputting of the customers first and last names plus the control n is taking some getting used to..I'm still used to tabbing past the name and working right from the number part of the keyboard..lol

I'm glad to be back doing it again though. :)

Plugging along!!!

My contract started today. I logged on about 30 minutes ago, and no work so far. This is my 3rd Fall with them, but I have more time this Fall. I am hoping to do enough forms to be considered for Spring!

Has the work been slow so far?

I haven't been able to bring it back up to that many per hour yet. The inputting of the customers first and last names plus the control n is taking some getting used to..I'm still used to tabbing past the name and working right from the number part of the keyboard..lol

What are you having to do with control n? I don't remember that from before! Has there been a big change with entry? I am still waiting for my first order form to pop up, so am just curious before I get started!

Thanks!
Stephanie

What are you having to do with control n? I don't remember that from before! Has there been a big change with entry? I am still waiting for my first order form to pop up, so am just curious before I get started!

Thanks!
Stephanie

Control N is just a shortcut to repeat the customers name if its the same on the next line.

My contract started today too. This is my 5th year with them. I had quite a bit of work today. Managed to get 300 magazine orders in today. I'm averaging about 100 orders an hour. I love this job just wish it was year round!!!!! :)

i can't wait to get up to 100 orders an hour. it seems like I'm getting every order that has 23 names on it, lol and each line has a different name! lol

I think once work is steady, then I can do a good amount per hour. Right now, I'm averaging about 30-40 per hour depending on how busy it is. I love how work pops up on the screen without me having to stalk the board!

And I also hate the orders that has 23 different names on it and they all write bad so I gotta figure out what there name is and wonder why they wouldn't put the order number in! LOL

They just finally got my account activated this morning, about an hour ago, I got 6 orders keyed, and they ran out LOL when does it usually pick up? I really hope to do well enough to get a spring contract this year!

Thanks for the info on CTRL-N. I never knew that!!! What a great shortcut. So, it automatically fills it in for you? Or, do I need to do anything else with the original name?

I finally got work yesterday around 3:00 and I worked until 5:15 (when I needed to start dinner) I was able to key 200 orders. I hated having to shut down! I was happy to have the work. I had a small window of time this morning, but alas... no orders yet.

I will be able to get back on around 1:00, so hopefully there will be work then. If I remember correctly from last year, by early October (or maybe mid-October), there seemed to be work for most of the day/evening (and often on a Saturday, too)

Good luck to all today!!
Stephanie

holy cow...I just emailed to ask what the minimum was to be considered for a spring contract. Long story short, probably no spring contract for me LOL But it was worth asking :)

Wow, I'm no where near that. I thought I used to type fast before I started this job, lol. Wow......

Wow! 200 orders in 2 hours is required for a spring contract?! Guess that's a no go for me in the spring. :(

Has anyone gotten any work today? magazine orders? I have been logged on since about 8:30 this morning and nothing so far.

I have been working magazine orders pretty steadily since about 2:30. But I have a bunch of errands to run before I have to go do a party tonight, so I had to stop for today.

100 orders per hour? I am averaging about 65 right now, and it's my first day working...I could MAYBE work my way to that point eventually, but probably still wouldn't get enough work in to get it. I'll just bust my butt to do all I can before this contract runs out.

holy cow...I just emailed to ask what the minimum was to be considered for a spring contract. Long story short, probably no spring contract for me LOL But it was worth asking :)

Can you either tell us what the minimum was, or PM it to me? I would love to know!

oh, wait... I think I just figured it out. They expect 100 orders per hour on average? Gotcha.

But who wrote that you have to do 100 per hour to be considered for next Spring? All I saw were people writing how much they have done so far for the day.

So now you have to have a certain hourly amount to be considered for the Spring contract? Last year you had to do a certain amount of orders during the fall season. I guess they changed it? I can't imagine doing 100 an hour. I do just under 50 an hour.

I would be interested to have shenanigan post a follow-up to her email. I was under the impression that the "200 per 2 hr" post was in response to someone saying how many they had keyed. I may be wrong.

I had heard it was a certain amount of entries in the fall, too. I wouldn't make much sense to keep someone on that keyed fast, but only keyed a few hours per week. Maybe I'm wrong.

Wow, I thought I was a fast at input too, until this job! 200 per hour - I don't know how. I am averaging 50-55 right now with many, many interruptions during the day. I am only on for 15 minutes at a time. I am hoping that it will pick up for the weekends/evenings as well. I am anxious to see what my per hour will be with a consistent couple of hours going with no interruptions. I will let you all know if I get anywhere near 100 per hour! I am toast for the Spring contract if it is 200/hour. The only thing I am having issue with is that I keep making "beginner" errors regarding what to bypass, etc. Hopefully with some consistency it will become more fluent. Good luck to everyone!

I mean, 200 in 2 hours. Didn't mean to confuse the conversation even more!

Well, let's not get discouraged, regardless of what the mystical number is to get offered for the Spring...Most of us can only do as much as we can do, so let's just make the money we can, do a great job, and be thankful we have this opportunity...! :D

I know last year when I asked, it was 35,000 orders for the fall to be considered for the Spring...I was only at 21,000 or 28,0000 (I can't remember) last year. LoL

Well, let's not get discouraged, regardless of what the mystical number is to get offered for the Spring...Most of us can only do as much as we can do, so let's just make the money we can, do a great job, and be thankful we have this opportunity...! :D

For sure, clarice!

I honestly keep thinking I'm messing something up.

A lot of times I don't have the quotes or the arrows dictating that it's the same customer....it's obvious though. Curious at what you do with those?

And now we have new procedures (make sure you check your email)...this will probably hurt my average. LoL

Definitely don't get discouraged....usually most people get invited back for fall regardless hence why the waitlist is so long.

Good luck and have fun keying!

A good tip I recommend: create a playlist, and it'll help move you at a faster pace.

When I saw the additional info we had to type, my feelings were actually hurt, lol. I felt like I was lagging behind before!

It's still a great gig to have though since my 2 year old sings in right along with the playlist I created for myself...You're right, it does get you moving a bit faster.

I told my husband, by the time this job is over with, I'm going to be darn near 90 WPM, lol

Hollerson,

I asked about that last week and was told that even if it looks like the same handwriting, but there are no quote marks or arrows, don't assume that it's for the same person. Instead tab past and leave it blank.

Hope that helps.

Are you doing gifts or magazines?

Are those you are doing magazines (Magazine Fall 09 Keying Procedures) are you getting Southwestern forms? Southwestern forms are popping up for me. Thanks.

I was getting the Southwest the first couple of days this week, but now none.

hey im new and came across this thread. i am really interested in trying to apply in january to get hired or put on waiting list. this is my first time on a forum so i am not too sure what to look for or where to look. if anyone could tell me where i can go to apply that would be deffinatly appreciated. thanks all in advance....jessie

Hollerson,

I asked about that last week and was told that even if it looks like the same handwriting, but there are no quote marks or arrows, don't assume that it's for the same person. Instead tab past and leave it blank.

Hope that helps.

Thanks...that's what I've been doing, but I didn't want to assume, and I went through the procedures over and over to make sure I didn't miss it. Thanks again!!!

Nope, I'm not getting those forms in with the mags. You should contact them and let them know.

Thanks lovingmom and ronlea. The next day I logged in I got the magazine orders.

Did anyone get work TODAY to key?


Argh, every time I come to this forum now I just get plain irritated by this new layout!!!! I used to come every single day, many times a day, but not any longer. It just is not growing on me.

lol

I understand about the new layout. I guess we don't like change too much huh? lol

hey im new and came across this thread. i am really interested in trying to apply in january to get hired or put on waiting list. this is my first time on a forum so i am not too sure what to look for or where to look. if anyone could tell me where i can go to apply that would be deffinatly appreciated. thanks all in advance....jessie

Jessie

I think you just need to send a letter of interest to the following email, and they will tell you when and how to apply in January for consideration.

gaorepline@gafundraising.com <gaorepline@gafundraising.com>

Janel

does anyone have problem with GAO focus I logged on and it says loading and nothing. I have tried to logon and still a problem. It was working fine this morning.

Wheww...I thought it was just me. I tried logging in twice, and it would just say "Downloading Edit Database." Just now I let it just sit there and an order FINALLY popped up.

Christy

Sometimes it takes a while:)

I am just not use to it taking so long. Oh well. Live and learn!

Yep, I'm having the same problem. Glad it's not just me. It's taking foreverrrrr to pull up orders.

I'm having issues, too. I closed out too quickly, though, to try again and now it thinks I am already logged in. I have to wait 20 minutes before I can try again. *GRRR*

I emailed them last night because I was stuck on the Downloading Database screen for 20 minutes and was advised that it was caused because of a system issue on their end. Thought I would let you all know.

Thanks for the update! Seems like things are back to normal for me. Now if I could just get some work...

Anyone getting any work yet, today. I got a little early this morning, but seems odd I haven't gotten anything more. Just says no orders.

Work coming through for me now ...

I am on magazine orders and have been logged off and on since 8amEST and have not received any orders I am logged in now and there is nothing. Since the youngest just went to school I will just sit here and wait at least I won't have to keep getting up to tend to him. lol

I just got on for today and it is 2:00pm (eastern) And, no orders. Yesterday, I got some work in the late morning and then nothing until 3:00pm.

I am going to get lunch and will keep checking my screen to see if an order is up!
Stephanie

I do magazine orders and have been logged in since 9:30 this morning and have had nothing. I was able to do $50 yesterday and was hoping to do that today. Oh well maybe work will come out later today...:)

LoL Just as I get into my groove, orders end...lol.

should be some again soon...I can only key for a little bit today.

I'll be happy once it's a little more steady. 5 here and 5 there is a little annoying. And once I start working on something new, then new orders pop up!

Has anyone gotten any magazine orders today? I had work all night last night and worked til about 3am. I logged in about 10am and worked for about an hour before I had to log off to take care of some errands. I logged back on around 12:30pm and have been logged in ever since and nothing. I even logged all the way out and back in thinking there might be something wrong. I got software update but that's it...Anyone????

nevermind just go the email about the scanner being down.....lol

I didn't get the email about the scanner being down....

I have been logged in all day and had about 4 orders this morning, but that is it. Has anyone received any orders today?

They sent out an email a week or so ago about them not getting there mail in until 11:30 am central time then it's a long process before they release them to us to work on them. Unless they have orders left from the night before I don't expect anything in the mornings.

Thank you I forgot about receiving that email. Silly me....

I've got to really see why I'm not getting emails :(

I didn't get that email or the one about the scanner being down either, clariceluv78. Not sure why.

I am not getting emails either. I did not get the one about when orders should be available nor the one about the scanner being down.

Christy

I didn't get one either:( the last one that I got was about having to type phone numbers:/ And this is my second year so I SHOULD be on the list lol.

Some of you may not be getting emails because you are working gifts. That's separate from magazines.

For those who do magazine order has there been any work available on Saturdays and if so do you know the approximate time it starts? I am looking to try and get some hours in tomorrow and I am in EST so I am try to plan my time accordingly around my school finals. Thanks in advance.

Thanks lovingmom and ronlea. The next day I logged in I got the magazine orders.

Did anyone get work TODAY to key?


Argh, every time I come to this forum now I just get plain irritated by this new layout!!!! I used to come every single day, many times a day, but not any longer. It just is not growing on me. I feel you on this one......:eek:

Where'd everyone go? LOL

I'm still here, just been busy working. lol Looks like we'll have more time now though as it seems the busiest time is over....... :(

I was just wondering if there was work today? I didn't see Veteran't Day listed.

I did not see it listed either Theresa, but I went ahead and sent an email asking anyway and so far no response. I guess we just have to wait and see if it starts to pop up in the meantime. If I receive a response I will be sure to post it to let everyone know.

I received an email back from Terry advising there will be a little work today for magazine orders.

I just started working for gao and was wondering how to get paid? Do they just automatically pay you, or do you have to request payment. If so, how do you request? I've been reading through my emails and just can't figure out how to get paid.

All of that information if I am not mistaken was in your manilla envelope when they mailed out your contract date and details.......

And, you would have had to given them the information to pay you with as well.

Slow day today and yesterday. Hopefully it picks up soon. I did a lot of orders on Monday, but yesterday was barely 100

Slow day today and yesterday. Hopefully it picks up soon. I did a lot of orders on Monday, but yesterday was barely 100

I think it's just "that" time of year, it was really slow the week before last too, and somewhat slow last week.

What exactly is data entry and how good do you typing skills need to be???

Anyone get any Magazine Orders yet? I know that things are going to start winding down since our contracts end at the end of December, but I have not seen any work today and it usually is scanned in by now.

Can anyone get into the focus system? It keeps giving me an error occurred on sending message when I try to log in. I did email them and am waiting for a response, but curious if anyone else is getting the same message.

Me, melstarz. I can't get in, same message. Let me know if you hear something.

Just got an email. Whew!

I received the email too. Thanks for responding.