Every day more and more people decide to pursue a career that allows them to work from home. Whether mothers of young children, semi-retired Baby Boomers or those in need of just a bit more income, these individuals are about to enter an exponentially growing field.

As you’d expect, most of these work-at-home wannabes turn to the Internet, where they are bombarded by membership clubs, click-here ads and largely unknown websites offering to help them find the way through all that clutter. The problem is many of the most well seen services are not all they claim to be. This online world is full of scam artists, unscrupulous salespeople and immoral marketers. At the same time, there are actually a significant number of real, reputable work-at-home positions if you just know where to look. How is the average guy or girl to tell the difference?

Sylvie Fortin provides the answers in her downloadable eBook, "You Can Work in Your PJs." Having found her own way through this maze, Fortin has been sharing her vast expertise in this area since 1999, during which time she started several highly successful businesses and established herself as a reputable leader in both finding and creating work-from-home employment opportunities.

For example, Fortin’s workaholics4hire.com has been matching clients and telecommuters for years; it has been written about in major magazines and newspapers like "Redbook," "Women’s Day and the "Wall Street Journal." Additionally, along with her husband and business partner, Michel Fortin, the author has appeared at a myriad of industry conferences and seminars talking about this very subject.

Fortin’s first, and most important, mantra is "Never pay for a work-at-home job!" Her eBook lays out the real strategies that telecommuters are actually using every day to bring in as much, if not more, work than they can handle. It also shows you how to steer clear of "get rich quick schemes" and less than admirable Multi-Level Marketers (MLMs). Further, "You Can Work in Your PJs" provides a plethora of tips for becoming a successful freelancer, even if you don’t have prior experience or specific, technical knowledge.

Those just starting out will especially appreciate the sample cover letters and templates for filling out e-mail and printed applications. There’s even a section that helps those with no prior work experience learn creative ways to fill a portfolio and start landing jobs right away. Fortin also shows how to develop marketable skills and recognize the ones for which you have real aptitude. "You Can Work in Your PJs" also explains how to use the internet to reach employers, especially local ones, and avoid self-sabotaging big contracts.