Thanks for this great article about making money from home. Who does not want to make some extra money and to be able to do so from home is even better. After reading your article Im even more inspired to keep working on my current career.
I see several posts about wanting to teach or share your knowledge. One of my favorite learning sites is https://www.udemy.com/. You can sign up to become an instructor, post your course once and viola, residual income!
Oh, another great work at home job is Virtual Assistant. Virtual assistants are independent contractors who (from a remote location, usually their home or office) support multiple clients in a variety of industries by providing administrative, creative, and technical services.
Check out http://ivaa.org/ for more information. If bonded and insured, VA's can earn between $15 - $85/hr. *** Be wary of many of the freelancing sites. They are filled with VA's from third world countries and are willing to work for $5/hr. Your best bet is to find a mompreneur or solopreneur who needs an assistant but cannot afford a full-time person. Set up packages for X hours per month. Hours are "use 'em or lose 'em" - no roll over to keep you sane.
Here are some common tasks that virtual assistants complete:
Making phone calls Email correspondence Internet research Data entry Scheduling appointments Editing Writing Bookkeeping Marketing Blog management Proofreading Project management Graphic design Tech support Customer service Event planning Social media management
I worked through Arise Virtual Solutions and found it to be one of the most stressful positions of my life. In most cases the pay rate is the federal minimum wage, in my case, it was below our state minimum wage. At the time I worked for Arise, 2012, we did not recieve pay for the 40 or more hours of training. While we could schedule our own time, once the shift starts we are not allowed to leave our desk - so if my husband needed immediate assistance I was docked time, written up as a "no show", and threatened with contract termination. Time is scheduled in 15-minute increments as available, so you may not get the times that are most convenient for you. You only get paid for the time scheduled. On one occasion a call went 20 minutes over my scheduled time, I received a negative write up for ending the call without offering more solutions for the caller. I did not get paid for the additional 20 minutes of my time as it was "unscheduled" even though I was on a call that started before my time ended. There are some who just love Arise, I am not one of them.
What I do LOVE is being a Personal Photo Organizer. In 2016 I went through the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation and received training and equipment to become a PPO. I also joined the Association of Personal Organizers. Now, clients bring their photos, slides, and other treasured memorbila to my home to be cleaned, digitally scanned and organized. I work when it is convenient for me. PPOs can earn between $25 - $90 / hour depending on services provided. One of my favorite services is to create slide show presentations for birthdays, anniversaries or end of life memorials. I love the time I spend with my clients as they share their stories and treasured memories with me as we sort through photos. There will be times my husband joins us - great social time for him! I find it healing and theraputic for all of us.
Arise is a scam! Anyone that wants you to pay for your own background check, training, and then takes a monthly fee every month in exchange for work, is a scam artist! I highly recommend all of you STAY AWAY FROM ARISE! There are literally hundreds of other legit companies that hire you first, and then PAY YOU for training
I'm an artist. Etsy did nothing for me. The reason? You have to spend a lot of time marketing. When caregiving is already sapping your strength and creativity, marketing becomes even more iffy.
I also have a Masters degree in astrophysics. For many years I was an adjunct university professor. This, too was curtailed when my mother needed more of my time.
These suggestions have a much better chance of working out when caregiving is in the early stages. Later on, you find yourself needing to pull back.
Now that my mother has recently passed, I find myself apparently unemployable and few people are buying art right now. But I am now in a position where my experience and knowledge can help others, so I have started a new business of Denentia Care Consultant.
If you have strong writing skills, there are many opportunities out there to get paid to write articles, technical documents, and reports. There are also opportunities for editing and proofreading. I take care of my mother. I am working from home last 5 years. Work from home based jobs provides you an opportunity to manage everything from your home. Here is a list of top websites which provide home based jobs for writers.
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Please keep posting jobs that can be worked at home. This is really needed for caregivers. I hope employers will try to use caregivers as a source of good workers.
In my experience with Arise, I had to complete 80 hours of unpaid classroom training on top of the somewhat large startup costs. Then once I started working for revenue, they wanted ten more free training hours. On top of that, their systems hardly ever worked right. And, to get any support, you had to post a question in a chat with about 30-40 other CSPs and only about 2-3 moderators.
Just being an artist, (which I am), does not guarantee any sort of income from online selling, no matter how good your art or craft.
If you have an advanced degree, you might try teaching as an adjunct for an online university. It's not easy and it doesn't pay well, bit it can bring in income.
One but the things you have to do with the a DBA is publish. Not only do you have to pay to do that, but you also have to include your personal information, meaning, your own private address.
That information will be picked up by people who are paid to scour published information ferret out your private information. Then you will get sales calls, insurance calls, junk mail, etc etc.
IMO, DON'T DO IT!
If you want to start a new business, choose the name you want to call it and simply preceded it with your name: for example "Smith's Fantasy Book Store" or "John Doe's Sporting Goods".
As long as you put your name first, it's not fictitious anymore!
ps - this works differently for corporations; my comment is for non incorporated sole proprietorships or partnerships. if two people (or more), they could just as easily preceed their business name with "Murphy, Bennett & McTavish's The Pub Around the Corner" or "Jane Doe & Daughter's Plumbing Supplies" (some states may require the daughters name. You can easily find out what is required at the bank in your state. If they don't believe that your business name is fictitious, they will allow you to open a business account without requiring you to provide them the proof of filing a DBA certificate.
In this day in age of litigious business dealings, if you think your business is going to have any financial liability exposure -- and you'd be amazed how easy it is to end up in a bad situation, not even necessarily of your own making -- you may want to look into an LLC (limited liability corporation) or an LLP (limited liability partnership). These can be set up in such a way that the tax reporting is simplified, not requiring normal corporate recordkeeping or filing, but instead passing the income through to an individual owner or or the partners.
It may be wise and cost effective to get legal advice on the matter incorporating even if it's for limited liability.
I have telecommuted for many many years There is a ton of free worthwhile help for anyone wanting to work on their own.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist...YOU
The SCORE Association, supported by SBA, is a nonprofit association of thousands of volunteer business counsellors throughout the U.S. and its territories. Beware of score counsellors who are out of date and have only worked for large companies.
Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) provide assistance to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs throughout the United States and its territories. SBDCs help entrepreneurs realize the dream of business ownership and help existing businesses remain competitive in a complex, ever-changing global marketplace. SBDCs are hosted by leading universities and state economic development agencies, and funded in part through a partnership with SBA.
Women's Business Centers (WBCs) represent a national network of nearly 100 educational centers throughout the United States and its territories, which are designed to assist women in starting and growing small businesses. WBCs seek to "level the playing field" for women entrepreneurs, who still face unique obstacles in the business world.
SBA’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO) oversees the WBC network, which provides entrepreneurs (especially women who are economically or socially disadvantaged) comprehensive training and counseling on a variety of topics in several languages.
Being in business for yourself you are a sole proprietor. You face all manner of regulations and liabilities. Registration of a business name for a sole proprietor is generally uncomplicated, unless it involves the selection of a name that is fictitious, or “assumed.” The business owner is required to register with the appropriate local authorities, who will determine that the name submitted is not duplicated by another business entity. Furthermore, the business owner must complete a form of “DBA” or "doing business as” for the acting authority, or in some states, the Secretary of State.
Hey all. First post here. I recently became a full time caregiver. Previously I worked at the office in a customer service capacity, but the company is actually encouraging employees to do WAH. I haven't started yet and I really don't want to do it, but due to the circumstances, I have no choice. I'm hoping I don't go stir crazy.
I have tried Elance, the competition is stiff and the pay is below minimum wage in this country. A better option is to develop your own work from home opportunity and learn how to market yourself. But this can take time and it is not a fast earning either. Affiliate earnings are another way to create an income. I have been working on developing a directory to share with my readers at my blog. Will be sharing it soon with my social media followers. The trick is balancing your schedule.
Very good. Would be nice to have more potential links to better [more reputable] WAH sites.
Not exactly a WAH, but Volunteering can sometimes include WAH. Volunteer work "pays" me by way of "practice hours", required by our State for RN license renewals. Also, it keeps my hand-in, keeps me connected with other people. So there's something--not a paycheck, but what it provides is still useful--and rewarding, both tangible and intangible, hopefully for all involved. I sort of feel into this, when someone at church asked if I'd help her daughter. Then others started asking; it kind of worked out as-needed, fitting into my abilities. I do Patient Advocacy, as able. Usually for low-income folks who have trouble getting their needs met. Mostly, it's helping them successfully put paperwork together for DSHA, SSDI, Med Records, etc., but it can cover far more. It also includes Education on a wide variety of health and related issues, find durable medical equipment, transport some to appointments, sitting w/ some in their appointments to make sure all communicate better [both directions]. Sometimes it's home visits. Mostly, it's fairly easy, mundane stuff; occasionally it can be dramatic, like showing a Mom why her baby "...is so good, he never cries!"---that new baby had residual water in airways from his under-water birth 3 days prior--the Midwife failed to note or do anything about it. I showed how to help drain that fluid from airways; he turned quickly from dusky to pink--and suddenly could cry effectively when he needed to, his eyes lit up, and he got active. Ongoing education's needed: that Mom [complicated mental/emotional issues] still thinks, over 2 yrs later, that water-birthing is worth repeating because =she= felt so great doing it....[[Do I agree with underwater births? NO! Exactly for this reason; this child still has vulnerable airways--why would a parent risk repeating this for their child?]]
State offices said it's OK to keep my hours listed on a calendar and keep the calendars until I no longer want to renew my license. A pocket calendar by the computer, just for this, keeps names, followed by marks counting hours, totaled monthly. No need for detailed patient files, since it's only to document hours, they said. This past year, State said [when asked] they added Other renewal categories, including for retirees or those on limited work capabilities....theoretically, my license renewal should be lower-cost next year and, require less Practice Hours--a different level of Active status, instead of "Inactive". For professionals seeking to lower their $$ out-go: Check w/ your State's license renewal department; ask if they have more categories for you to renew under, that might cost less/require less. Your asking that question, often enough, and others asking, might stimulate other States to change licensing categories, too.
To grannyct...check the Corp websites for major health insurance companies..ie aetna..and othets. They use R N'S to review certain cases...I do not know the job titles..but they work w various types of patients..ie transplant patients, arrange hospital transfers, ck on high risk patients to encourage meds compliance, review appeals.etc. A lot of them work from home. Good luck.
If you have your doctorate or even a significant number of graduate hours in an academic subject, you can always teach online. I've done so while I help care for my mom at home--at the university that employs me, all online teaching is async (meaning that there should never be a commitment that all students meet online at a certain time, although due dates can be set). The fact that teaching is async.(don't remember the full word used to describe this) makes it a wonderful work at home job for me as I can answer student inquiries by email when I'm not caring for my mom.
AgingCare.com, I think it is important that you note that the company mentioned in the article, Arise, requires you to make an "investment" to work with them. We've been warned many times that this is a scenario to avoid, so it pays to be aware.
grammy, re nurse WFH jobs: a friend of mine worked briefly for a company that hired nurses to work from home for doctor's offices as sort of "patient advisors." She did not like the particular company she worked for, but there may be others out there; might be worth researching.
Seabean: I recently learned about a job called "Content Curator,". A simplification of the job is that you look for content on the web and prepare it according to the needs of the website that wants it. This is often WFH and can be a full-time job with benefits. There are many companies looking for people to do this and other similar jobs, all from home, many dealing with posting on social media. I imagine many companies would be willing to accommodate your hearing disability as that kind of job doesn't necessarily involve talking with outsiders to the company. And the company could talk with you by TTY. Perhaps there are websites for the deaf that might hire you as well.
This could be an ideal income source for in-home caregivers:
website: apiaryfund
It is an entirely new financial business model. Rather than pay a top salary to one Wall Street money manager to invest millions, this company will train you online at your own pace, for free, to learn how to trade currencies in the Foreign Exchange market. (ForEx)
Once you demonstrate to them that you can be consistently profitable with a practice account, they will allow you to trade using their money. You can keep 60% of the profit without risking any of your own money. As you improve, you can keep up to 85% of the profits from your own trading each month. If you lose too much, they simply cut you off and you still lose nothing and pay nothing.
The only expense is $100 per month for live data feed to your computer from the currency markets. Something you would need even if you were using your own money in your own account. If you can't at least cover your data feed after 2 or 3 months, it probably isn't for you, and you still come away knowing more about managing money and risk than you started with.
The ForEx market is open 24 hours each weekday, from 5pm Sunday, to 5pm Friday, Eastern Time. I haven't found a better opportunity to fit an unpredictable schedule. Please, as always, exercise your own due diligence. I do not benefit from soliciting new clients in any way.
I've been working from home for five years now. Full time job, usually 6-7 days a week. It's helpful to attend to home things but you must partition your time. Also, sometimes "cabin fever" sets in since you can go an extended amount of time with little contact with the outside world (other than through the computer). Sometimes its hard to draw the line between work and home. Overall, I like it better than working outside of the home, but I am an introvert and do not really need the company of others very often.
I've been working from home for over 20 years as a scopist. I edit and proofread transcripts for court reporters, and it's the best job I've ever had. It allowed me to stay home to raise my children, yet still enjoy working. It's not a scam at all, but does take time to build a customer base. Best Scoping Techniques has an online course at bestscopingtechniques. Does require specialized software.
This is a wonderfully helpful article as are the responses. I am still working as a teacher and find it increasingly difficult to maintain 'going out' for long periods of time even if only a day or two a week. I have often wondered how to begin looking for an internet job that would give me more flexibility. The tutor website sounds like an option worth looking into. Thank you for this particular information.
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Thanks once again for inspiration.
Virtual assistants are independent contractors who (from a remote location, usually their home or office) support multiple clients in a variety of industries by providing administrative, creative, and technical services.
Check out http://ivaa.org/ for more information.
If bonded and insured, VA's can earn between $15 - $85/hr.
*** Be wary of many of the freelancing sites. They are filled with VA's from third world countries and are willing to work for $5/hr. Your best bet is to find a mompreneur or solopreneur who needs an assistant but cannot afford a full-time person. Set up packages for X hours per month. Hours are "use 'em or lose 'em" - no roll over to keep you sane.
Here are some common tasks that virtual assistants complete:
Making phone calls
Email correspondence
Internet research
Data entry
Scheduling appointments
Editing
Writing
Bookkeeping
Marketing
Blog management
Proofreading
Project management
Graphic design
Tech support
Customer service
Event planning
Social media management
In most cases the pay rate is the federal minimum wage, in my case, it was below our state minimum wage.
At the time I worked for Arise, 2012, we did not recieve pay for the 40 or more hours of training. While we could schedule our own time, once the shift starts we are not allowed to leave our desk - so if my husband needed immediate assistance I was docked time, written up as a "no show", and threatened with contract termination.
Time is scheduled in 15-minute increments as available, so you may not get the times that are most convenient for you. You only get paid for the time scheduled. On one occasion a call went 20 minutes over my scheduled time, I received a negative write up for ending the call without offering more solutions for the caller. I did not get paid for the additional 20 minutes of my time as it was "unscheduled" even though I was on a call that started before my time ended. There are some who just love Arise, I am not one of them.
What I do LOVE is being a Personal Photo Organizer. In 2016 I went through the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation and received training and equipment to become a PPO. I also joined the Association of Personal Organizers. Now, clients bring their photos, slides, and other treasured memorbila to my home to be cleaned, digitally scanned and organized. I work when it is convenient for me.
PPOs can earn between $25 - $90 / hour depending on services provided. One of my favorite services is to create slide show presentations for birthdays, anniversaries or end of life memorials.
I love the time I spend with my clients as they share their stories and treasured memories with me as we sort through photos. There will be times my husband joins us - great social time for him! I find it healing and theraputic for all of us.
I highly recommend all of you STAY AWAY FROM ARISE!
There are literally hundreds of other legit companies that hire you first, and then PAY YOU for training
Step 1 - Pay for internet service in elderly loved one's home......
I also have a Masters degree in astrophysics. For many years I was an adjunct university professor. This, too was curtailed when my mother needed more of my time.
These suggestions have a much better chance of working out when caregiving is in the early stages. Later on, you find yourself needing to pull back.
Now that my mother has recently passed, I find myself apparently unemployable and few people are buying art right now. But I am now in a position where my experience and knowledge can help others, so I have started a new business of Denentia Care Consultant.
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If you have an advanced degree, you might try teaching as an adjunct for an online university. It's not easy and it doesn't pay well, bit it can bring in income.
One but the things you have to do with the a DBA is publish. Not only do you have to pay to do that, but you also have to include your personal information, meaning, your own private address.
That information will be picked up by people who are paid to scour published information ferret out your private information. Then you will get sales calls, insurance calls, junk mail, etc etc.
IMO, DON'T DO IT!
If you want to start a new business, choose the name you want to call it and simply preceded it with your name: for example "Smith's Fantasy Book Store" or "John Doe's Sporting Goods".
As long as you put your name first, it's not fictitious anymore!
ps - this works differently for corporations; my comment is for non incorporated sole proprietorships or partnerships. if two people (or more), they could just as easily preceed their business name with "Murphy, Bennett & McTavish's The Pub Around the Corner" or "Jane Doe & Daughter's Plumbing Supplies" (some states may require the daughters name. You can easily find out what is required at the bank in your state. If they don't believe that your business name is fictitious, they will allow you to open a business account without requiring you to provide them the proof of filing a DBA certificate.
In this day in age of litigious business dealings, if you think your business is going to have any financial liability exposure -- and you'd be amazed how easy it is to end up in a bad situation, not even necessarily of your own making -- you may want to look into an LLC (limited liability corporation) or an LLP (limited liability partnership). These can be set up in such a way that the tax reporting is simplified, not requiring normal corporate recordkeeping or filing, but instead passing the income through to an individual owner or or the partners.
It may be wise and cost effective to get legal advice on the matter incorporating even if it's for limited liability.
There is a ton of free worthwhile help for anyone wanting to work on their own.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist...YOU
The SCORE Association, supported by SBA, is a nonprofit association of thousands of volunteer business counsellors throughout the U.S. and its territories. Beware of score counsellors who are out of date and have only worked for large companies.
Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) provide assistance to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs throughout the United States and its territories. SBDCs help entrepreneurs realize the dream of business ownership and help existing businesses remain competitive in a complex, ever-changing global marketplace. SBDCs are hosted by leading universities and state economic development agencies, and funded in part through a partnership with SBA.
Women's Business Centers (WBCs) represent a national network of nearly 100 educational centers throughout the United States and its territories, which are designed to assist women in starting and growing small businesses. WBCs seek to "level the playing field" for women entrepreneurs, who still face unique obstacles in the business world.
SBA’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO) oversees the WBC network, which provides entrepreneurs (especially women who are economically or socially disadvantaged) comprehensive training and counseling on a variety of topics in several languages.
Being in business for yourself you are a sole proprietor. You face all manner of regulations and liabilities. Registration of a business name for a sole proprietor is generally uncomplicated, unless it involves the selection of a name that is fictitious, or “assumed.” The business owner is required to register with the appropriate local authorities, who will determine that the name submitted is not duplicated by another business entity. Furthermore, the business owner must complete a form of “DBA” or "doing business as” for the acting authority, or in some states, the Secretary of State.
Not exactly a WAH, but Volunteering can sometimes include WAH.
Volunteer work "pays" me by way of "practice hours", required by our State for RN license renewals. Also, it keeps my hand-in, keeps me connected with other people. So there's something--not a paycheck, but what it provides is still useful--and rewarding, both tangible and intangible, hopefully for all involved.
I sort of feel into this, when someone at church asked if I'd help her daughter. Then others started asking; it kind of worked out as-needed, fitting into my abilities. I do Patient Advocacy, as able.
Usually for low-income folks who have trouble getting their needs met.
Mostly, it's helping them successfully put paperwork together for DSHA, SSDI, Med Records, etc., but it can cover far more.
It also includes Education on a wide variety of health and related issues, find durable medical equipment, transport some to appointments, sitting w/ some in their appointments to make sure all communicate better [both directions].
Sometimes it's home visits.
Mostly, it's fairly easy, mundane stuff; occasionally it can be dramatic, like showing a Mom why her baby "...is so good, he never cries!"---that new baby had residual water in airways from his under-water birth 3 days prior--the Midwife failed to note or do anything about it. I showed how to help drain that fluid from airways; he turned quickly from dusky to pink--and suddenly could cry effectively when he needed to, his eyes lit up, and he got active. Ongoing education's needed: that Mom [complicated mental/emotional issues] still thinks, over 2 yrs later, that water-birthing is worth repeating because =she= felt so great doing it....[[Do I agree with underwater births? NO! Exactly for this reason; this child still has vulnerable airways--why would a parent risk repeating this for their child?]]
State offices said it's OK to keep my hours listed on a calendar and keep the calendars until I no longer want to renew my license. A pocket calendar by the computer, just for this, keeps names, followed by marks counting hours, totaled monthly. No need for detailed patient files, since it's only to document hours, they said.
This past year, State said [when asked] they added Other renewal categories, including for retirees or those on limited work capabilities....theoretically, my license renewal should be lower-cost next year and, require less Practice Hours--a different level of Active status, instead of "Inactive".
For professionals seeking to lower their $$ out-go:
Check w/ your State's license renewal department; ask if they have more categories for you to renew under, that might cost less/require less.
Your asking that question, often enough, and others asking, might stimulate other States to change licensing categories, too.
grammy, re nurse WFH jobs: a friend of mine worked briefly for a company that hired nurses to work from home for doctor's offices as sort of "patient advisors." She did not like the particular company she worked for, but there may be others out there; might be worth researching.
Seabean: I recently learned about a job called "Content Curator,". A simplification of the job is that you look for content on the web and prepare it according to the needs of the website that wants it. This is often WFH and can be a full-time job with benefits. There are many companies looking for people to do this and other similar jobs, all from home, many dealing with posting on social media. I imagine many companies would be willing to accommodate your hearing disability as that kind of job doesn't necessarily involve talking with outsiders to the company. And the company could talk with you by TTY. Perhaps there are websites for the deaf that might hire you as well.
Good luck everyone!
website: apiaryfund
It is an entirely new financial business model. Rather than pay a top salary to one Wall Street money manager to invest millions, this company will train you online at your own pace, for free, to learn how to trade currencies in the Foreign Exchange market. (ForEx)
Once you demonstrate to them that you can be consistently profitable with a practice account, they will allow you to trade using their money. You can keep 60% of the profit without risking any of your own money. As you improve, you can keep up to 85% of the profits from your own trading each month. If you lose too much, they simply cut you off and you still lose nothing and pay nothing.
The only expense is $100 per month for live data feed to your computer from the currency markets. Something you would need even if you were using your own money in your own account. If you can't at least cover your data feed after 2 or 3 months, it probably isn't for you, and you still come away knowing more about managing money and risk than you started with.
The ForEx market is open 24 hours each weekday, from 5pm Sunday, to 5pm Friday, Eastern Time. I haven't found a better opportunity to fit an unpredictable schedule. Please, as always, exercise your own due diligence. I do not benefit from soliciting new clients in any way.