More work from home ideas
Happy Friday, everyone! As promised, here is part three to work at home job ideas / cool side jobs:
Virtual Publicist
There are thousands of virtual public relations firms that exist nationwide. These firms seek experienced communications and marketing professionals who are diligent in their work habits but also prefer working from home. Some of these companies are Perkett PR, Bisbee and Company, PartnerCentric, Orca Communications, and Wasabi Publicity.
Online Guide
Specialize in martial arts? coin collecting? art history? No matter what your subject-area expertise may be, by becoming an online guide, you can make money assisting others who are in need of that knowledge. Check out Chacha.com, a search engine similar to Google and Yahoo, but with the ability to let users request the free help of a live guide. These guides earn $5 to $10 per hour. Also look into About.com, which offers qualified applicants the opportunity to become guides if they have proven expertise in a topic area. As a guide, you will be responsible for providing a full-length article every 14 days and update your blog at least three times per week. Anyone can apply, but you must pass a 17-day self-guided online training program. With About.com, successful guides never make less than $500 per month, with some even earning close to $100,000 a year for popular, high-trafficked sections. Another website to check out is JustAnswer.com.
Online Tutor
You could make money as an online tutor if you’ve graduated from college in the U.S. or Canada, or you are presently a student at an accredited school. You must also have expertise in English, math, science, or social studies. Check out www.tutor.com to learn how you can make $10 an hour or more working five hours to 30 hours a week from home. You can also use Google to find an online tutor job, using the keywords “online tutor.”
Writing/Editing
We post a lot of writing/editing jobs here at DT. In addition to those, there are a handful of websites out there that pay for articles. Sites such as Associatedcontent.com, Helium.com, and Myessays.com are some of these websites for writers. If you’re interested in freelance writing for a magazine, contact the editors of the publications you’d like to work for. (You can typically find their contact info on their website.) Ask for their writers guidelines and be ready to submit samples of your work.
For editors, check out Cyberedit.com or Editfast.com.
Translator
Do you speak foreign languages extremely well, or are you are native speaker of a foreign language? If so, becoming a freelance translator could be the perfect opportunity for you. Many companies hire freelance translators, including Welocalize, Language Translation, Inc. , Accurapid.com, Telelanguage.com, Sdl.com.
Virtual Assistant
More and more, small business owners and mid to executive-level professionals are hiring virtual assistants (assistants who work from remote locations.) Tasks include bookkeeping, administrative duties, travel arrangements, transcription and correspondence, and other support services that can be carried out remotely via e-mail and phone. If you are interested in this, go to virtualassistantjobs.com and teamdoubleclick.com. The International Virtual Assistants Association may also be a valuable resource.
If any of you apply to any of these types of jobs from this post and the past two, please let me know how it works out! I’d love to hear about your experiences.
Have a great weekend, all!
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Hello Karissa,
I was just checking out the site you posted for Online Tutor jobs and in order to register they’re requesting your birthdate and social security number. I understand why, however, I remember hearing that one should never give out both over the internet. I’m sure it’s safe for this site, but I just wanted to hear your take on it. Thanks
Hi Kelley!
Sorry it took me a little while to get back to you. In applying to jobs in the past that required me to give my SS number, what I did was call to speak to a live person about what I was giving my information for, and did as much research as I possibly could on the company to find out their background, legitimacy, etc. I am advising you to use your best judgment, and if you ever do not feel good about something, don’t do it without very thorough research. Rest assured however that those links I posted are legitimate companies, but if you’d feel better calling a rep of that company, please do so.
Let me know if you have any further questions!