Despite the recent bans on telework by Yahoo and Best Buy, many legitimate companies continue to hire home-based workers.

Customer service openings, for example, are easy to find. Hourly wages range from $9 to $15 and up, and employers include ...

Yahoo's recent ban on telework set off an uproar, fueled by claims that teleworkers are a bunch of bon-bon eating Honey Boo Boo watchers. Others cried foul and advocated more flexibility and life-balance in the workplace.

And then this: What do ...

For artists in the U.S., home studios and the Internet enable networking and sales that lonely Van Gogh would surely have envied. Meanwhile, just as in Hemingway's day, France still welcomes writers to its cafes. But thanks to the web and home ...