Advancing technology means that data entry jobs are growing increasingly popular as a means of working from home.

Until only recently, data entry work required its inputters to be on a computer in an office physically connected to the network the data was for.

With the rise of remote networks and web hosting, however, people are able to log into company databases from home PCs and do a day of data entry work from their own home offices.

So what are the qualities needed to be a data entry worker in the comfort of your own home?

Accuracy is paramount. The work may not need Master's degrees or years of training, but you must have a very high degree of first-time accuracy and an ability to self-check to minimise mistakes.

All working from home requires discipline. Even though you can generally dictate your own schedule, you will have to be able to set your own deadlines and stick to them so you don't stress yourself out or procrastinate.

Speed is an inherent necessity in data entry wherever you work. You must have the speed to meet deadlines you have agreed, as a missed deadline does not reflect well at all.

And patience. Your fingers may be flying over the keyboard but you may not see any of it turn into cash for at least a month. Soon аftеr then, however, уου wіƖƖ bе аbƖе to reap whаt уου hаνе sown іn hours οf working from home.