Working at offices is losing importance day by day. Times have changed and work is more flexible.
There are abundant opportunities for you. You’re sitting at home and you still don’t have a lot of experience.
In today’s world, you can still earn, and you can do it from the comfort of your home.
The internet has limitless opportunities; here are some jobs you can find online without having much experience-
Micro Jobs
Income: $2-$20 per hour
What You Have to Do:
As the name suggests, these are either very small works or very small pieces of a larger work that you have to do.
Your job can be various things like tagging photos, entering data, writing captions, searching keywords etc.
As the tasks are small, so is the pay. But the pay will vary depending on your skillset and the task.
As a beginner, you are likely to earn $2 on average. But if your work is more specialized and so are you, you may make as much as $20 per hour.
As the tasks have a wide range, most require no qualification while some may require degrees.
The good news is there’s a bit of something for everyone here.
How to Find Work:
These tasks can be acquired through different places on the internet. The most common places are websites that are dedicated for such jobs.
M Turk by Amazon, Clickworker, ySense are some of these sites that are dedicated for such tasks.
You may need to hit a certain mark like $50 to withdraw your accumulated income. Finally, you can also look at online marketplaces and freelancing sites for these jobs.
Online Juror
Income: $10-$60 per hour
What You Have to Do:
This is not a very well-known job, but as you can see it pays well. Attorneys need practice, and it is important that they get real feedback from jurors.
However, finding such a setting in real life is challenging and costly.
As an online juror, you will be a part of that setting, but the thing will take place online, of course. You will simply have to listen to what the attorney has to say and then provide your opinion and judgment.
How to Find Work:
There are dedicated websites for this service as well. You can search up and apply on sites like Resolution Research, Online Verdict, eJury etc.
You will have to provide a lot of information to get accepted, and you should apply to as many places as you can to ensure you find work. Qualification varies depending on your area, but in general, if your records are clear and if you’re an adult, you should be good to go.
Search Evaluator
Income: $12-$15 per hour
What You Have to Do:
People prefer search engines based on how well they find the searched item. The results vary from context to context and it is integral to have human opinion here.
You will have to search or look at certain keywords and check out the results they provide. You will be giving feedback on how accurate or relevant the results are. That’s mostly all there is to the job, and of course, you do it from your home.
How to Find Work:
You’ll find these jobs at search engine companies or other various tech-related companies. Common ones are Google, Lionbridge, Appen etc.
You’ll have to keep an eye on the handles of these sites and look for openings, or simply go and apply beforehand.
Some may need you to have a formal degree, but it is by no means mandatory.
Being computer-savvy and keeping up with the internet is all you need, but knowing more than one language adds a significant advantage.
Drop shipping
Income: Varies depending on your sales
What You Have to Do:
This is one of the simplest ways of doing one of the most complex works out there, sales. As a drop shipper, you work as a middleman but also as the face of the business.
You will list items you can provide the customers on the e-commerce platform. Once they order it, you inform the manufacturer/supplier and the platform, and your supplier will do the rest for you. You will not have to worry about tasks ranging from inventory to shipping.
How to Find Work:
There are platforms dedicated for dropshipping, some of the best ones are Shopify and Wix. Shopify provides a lot of helpful information and has top-notch service.
How much you earn totally depends on your product and your sales. It is better to find a good niche to get started. The e-commerce platforms will take a cut, and since you don’t really do any of the fieldwork, profit margins are low here. But that doesn’t matter if you make enough sales.
Online Digital Marketing
Income: $66,206 per year on average
What You Have to Do:
Digital marketing covers a wide array of topics. Starting from SEO to content marketing, there are a lot of ways you can go. Having a degree will get you big jobs, but it isn’t necessary to have one.
You may have to do things like optimizing search engine, producing content, analyzing data and whatnot depending on your choices. As long as you can display your skills of bringing in profit to the business, you’ll do great.
How to Find Work:
When working online, the best way to find such a job is through freelancing, this way you will have no requirements of a degree and go purely based on your knowledge and skill. Your earnings will be dictated by the price you set in this method.
Flex Jobs and Fiverr are some of the top freelancing sites. But if you are looking for more corporate jobs, you can go on LinkedIn or Indeed to find prominent digital marketing positions online.
Coder/Programmer
Income: $57,000-$70,000 per year on average
What You Have to Do:
Pretty much everything has switched to digital mediums, and digital mediums run on codes. From small businesses to large corporations, they all need websites, software, data analysis and a lot more.
As a coder/programmer, you will have to develop these things for these businesses with your coding skills; you’ll need to know different coding languages based on your niche.
How to Find Work:
Finding work online is easy for such a computer-savvy job. If you want to be a freelancer, then what you earn depends on what you charge. You can try Upwork, Fiverr, FlexJobs and other sites to be a freelance coder.
You can also look for more professional or full-time jobs by keeping an eye on sites like LinkedIn and Indeed.
You should also have a GitHub account if not your own website.
Transcriber
Income: $5-$25 per hour
What You Have to Do:
This is a sector that is dominated by online freelancers. Sure, there are speech recognition software, but they are still not nearly as good and may add more to the hassle.
As a transcriber, you will have to listen to files and type them on word processing software like Microsoft Office Word.
Your typing speed, listening skills, and grammar skills are imperative for this job.
How to Find Work:
There are websites dedicated for transcribing jobs, they all pay in different ways and you will need to pass initial tests to get accepted in the first place.
Scribe, Transcribe Me, Rev, Go Transcript, and Speech pad are some of the most well-known sites for transcribing jobs. They tend to be highly competitive as well.
You can also take the route to freelance your work on sites like Upwork and Fiverr. You don’t need any degree, but a technical one might get you some of the highest paying work in the sector.
Medium Writer
Income: $100-$10,000 per month
What You Have to Do:
This is one of the simplest and easiest ways of monetizing your writing skills. It saves you the hassle of setting up and running your own blog from the beginning. This will also allow you to build a name for yourself in the world of content writing.
You need to produce articles regularly. You should follow a profitable niche if you can. Making SEO friendly articles will provide you with a big advantage.
How to Find Work:
Anyone and everyone can do this job. You just must go to Medium’s website and sign up as a writer.
You will be paid based on how many people read as well as interact with your content. It might be challenging at first, but once you have the momentum going, it will only go one way for you.
Social Media Influencer
Income: Varies depending on your reach and monetization method
What You Have to Do:
Social media is where the world lives now. You follow a lot of people who were not mainstream celebrities but became big on Facebook or Instagram. Some of them are not even big, but you follow them because of their niche and content.
You can do the same thing; it’s not as hard as one might think. You must pick a niche and start posting content on the platform on a regular basis. Quality and frequency will decide how successful you are.
How to Find Work:
As you post content, you will be able to find various ways to monetize it. On sites like YouTube, if you’re big enough, you’ll get a partnership program where you can earn from ads.
You can also signup for affiliate programs at Clickbank where you will get commission once people click your link or buy the product.
If you’re big enough, you’re likely to get brand deals. You can also choose to sell merch based on your niche.
Finally, you can investigate influencer programs like Amazon Influencer Program and Shop Style.
Photographer
Income: Varies depending on your sales and how much you charge
What You Have to Do:
Photography doesn’t have to be a gig-work anymore thanks to the internet. The need for stock photos has skyrocketed, and people are more than willing to pay for it now.
If you already have a good collection of photos in your stash, then that is a big advantage for. If not, you just need to grab your camera or even your high-quality phone and capture away.
If you can capture relevant things that you know people will need for their work, you can make sales.
How to Find Work:
There are websites and platforms dedicated for stock photos, some of the biggest ones are Shutterstock and Getty Images.
You will need to sign up on these sites and upload your images. The bigger your stash is, the more you are likely to earn. You will usually earn 15%-45% of every picture you sell depending on the site and the price.
Voiceover Artist
Income: $20-$60
What You Have to Do:
With the abundance of internet content and its demand, voiceover work has become high demand in the current days. From small-scale videos, movies, podcasts, games to large-scale projects, they all need voiceover artists.
If you have a good soothing voice and good diction, you are a perfect fit for this job. You will have to follow your employer’s instructions and do voiceovers accordingly. You should have a good microphone. Having some skills on audio software like Audacity will provide you with an advantage.
How to Find Work:
You can find work on websites dedicated for voiceover jobs as well as regular freelancing websites.
People Per Hour and Voices are some of the biggest platforms for such jobs. You can also go on sites like Fiverr and Upwork to find work where you can charge according to your own standards.
Wherever you apply, you should always have a good portfolio of your work and skills ready to display.
Online Researcher
Income: $8-$35 per answer
What You Have to Do:
Researching is an integral part of work these days. Many people need to know a lot of information but don’t have the time to research it. They want it to be presented to them according to their needs.
This is where your research skills come in, if you’re good at academics then that’s a bonus. You will have to scour through the internet and find answers to what your client wants and present it accordingly.
How to Find Work:
There are multiple ways to find such jobs. One way is to sign up on Wonder, a site for research assistance. You will have to pass a test to get accepted. Once you do, you will earn based on each question answered.
You can also try to find work on freelancing sites like Fiverr and Upwork or more full-time assistance work on LinkedIn and Indeed.
Product Tester
Income: $5-$15 per hour
What You Have to Do:
You have to do here what the job name says, test various products that may or may not be tangible. Businesses want their products to be error-free before sending it out to shops and product testers ensure that that happens.
You will have to receive the product from your client and test it out in ways they want you to. Then you will have to provide feedback or fill up the survey they provide you with.
How to Find Work:
There are websites and platforms dedicated for freelance product testing work. Vandal Research is one of the most well-known sites for product testing work.
You can also find this work at Pinecone Research and similar websites. Swag bucks Discover may also provide the opportunity time to time.
Online Personal Trainer
Income: $30-$50 per session
What You Have to Do:
Fitness is something everyone wants, but time is something no one has. The demand is declining for in person trainings as people have busy schedules.
If you’re a fit person with good fitness idea and meal plans, this job is for you. You will have to provide your client advice and training through video-calls and communicate with them through phone calls or chatting services to help.
How to Find Work:
There are a few ways to find work in this sector. If you’re a professional, then you can try to apply to platforms like Trainiac and any other online training services.
You can also start your own website or your YouTube channel to showcase your work to people. After that, you can take them to Zoom or Google Meet and provide them with the training. If you’re good, your customers will be recurring.
Similarly, you can put your services up on freelancing sites like Fiverr and Upwork.
Online Recruiter
Income: $20-$40 per hour
What You Have to Do:
HR is a big job, but not all businesses are that big. Some businesses look for freelance recruiters to get the initial small-time work done for them.
This is where you cash in. You will have to ensure that people find out about the vacancy in the business, then you will have to setup the mediums and methods of the recruitment process according to your client’s needs.
You may also need to handle calls and take care of the initial screening by yourself.
How to Find Work:
You will find such work on various websites and platforms. Some of the best ones are Jooble, Remote, and CareerBuilder.
You must be very meticulous and diligent here as recruitment is a big issue and employers only want the best people in their business.
Email Marketer
Income: $30-$45 per hour
What You Have to Do:
Sending people e-mails to attract them is one of the most prominent forms of marketing in the current age. Businesses want the best of the best e-mails crafted so it attracts more customers.
You will have to come up with attractive subject lines as well as the main body of the email to ensure your customer is interested.
You will have to send out the emails on time and take care of the entire job according to your employers’ needs. You may also have to find more emails for the business.
How to Find Work:
This job can be done as a freelancer, a part-timer or even as a full-timer. Depending on which method you want, you should investigate different platforms.
For freelancing, you should go on Fiverr and Upwork. PeoplePerHour is another freelancing site that has some specialization on this sector.
For more professional work, you can go on LinkedIn or Indeed to find work.
Music Reviewer
Income: $5-$15 per hour
What You Have to Do:
This is a very fun job not a lot of people know about. You can earn by listening to music, how exciting is that?
You will have to listen to single tracks, samples, beats, or even full albums provided by your client and share your opinion and feedback. You may also need to fill out surveys.
How to Find Work:
There are websites dedicated for this kind of work. You can find work at Research.fm or SliceThePie.
You can also provide the same service on Fiverr where you can charge your own way.
Online Moderator
Income: $15-$40 per hour
What You Have to Do:
Online interactions are increasing every day; they are most of one’s interactions in a lot of countries. The rise of interaction also means the need for moderation.
You will have to facilitate and moderate video calls from the back or sometimes from the front. You will also have to answer questions, keep an eye on all messages and comments, fix disputes, create, run, and close chats, and a lot more.
How to Find Work:
As this job is somewhat still in its early days, most of it is still freelance work. But small-scale openings are available at a lot of businesses and organizations.
You can look at sites like Upwork for freelance work. Cloudworkers is a dedicated platform for chat moderation jobs. You can also find companies on Glassdoor.
Online Beauty Advisor
Income: Varies depending on your monetization methods and reach
What You Have to Do:
The beauty industry is booming, YouTube and social media have taken it to a whole new height at this point. People are interested in makeup and other skincare advice more than ever.
If you’re good at makeup as well as skincare, you can use your skills to earn money from here. You will have to post relevant content to attract people. You can sell items through your mediums or as an affiliate. And finally, you can provide one-on-one sessions to your customers.
How to Find Work:
You will need to promote yourself on the internet. From having a Facebook and Instagram to running your own blog, a lot can be done. You should also have your own YouTube channel.
Then comes monetization, you can find beauty companies and sell their products as an affiliate. You can find deals on Clickbank. If you’re big enough, you can start your own brand of products.
Finally, you should actively inform people that you are open for one-on-one sessions. Once booked, you can provide your advice through Zoom or Google Meet calls.
Textbook Seller
Income: Varies depending on your negotiation skills
What You Have to Do:
Textbooks get passed down for years after years. Many students get done with a course and don’t need their books anymore. They also feel too lazy to sell them. So, you can do the job for them.
You will have to actively communicate and collect books from your friends or known students and then sell them on online platforms. Of course, both your friends and the online platforms will take a cut. But selling during pre-semester and having enough books can bring you good returns.
How to Find Work:
One of the top sites to get this job done is Book Scouter. You can collect your books from your known people and then sell them on the site through your negotiation skills.
You can also look for books online, collect them, and resell them on Book Scouter during pre-semester when demand is high.
Consignor
Income: Varies depending on product, negotiation, and commission
What You Have to Do:
People have a lot of stuff they don’t need. They can be your friends or even strangers. If you’re not as lazy as them, you can take the advantage here.
To put it simply, you will be collecting items people don’t use anymore and trying to sell them to other people. You will have to negotiate your terms to both the consignee and the buyer to make the best profits.
You can collect stuff in real life and sell them online, and you can also actually collect things online and sell them in real life.
How to Find Work:
First thing you will need is to install some selling apps on your phone unless you want to do the whole thing manually and in real life, which would be very tedious and challenging.
So you should have apps like eBay or ThreadUP. There you can go two or both ways. You can collect items from your friends and families and sell them through the app. You can also look for consignees on these sites, take their items and sell them to people you know IRL or at other online marketplaces.
Amazon Arbitrage
Income: Varies depending on products and discounts
What You Have to Do:
Discounts are everywhere nowadays, but not always. Amazon allows you to cash in using these discounts you see.
You will have to scour your local area shops as well as online shops for products with discounts. Then you will sell those products at their real price through Amazon Arbitrage. You can choose to sell them immediately or hold on to them for some time depending on the demand.
Not everyone is always present everywhere. This allows you to take the opportunity and sell products that have such demand. You can also focus on a niche if you want to.
How to Find Work:
You will need to sign up on Amazon through an Amazon Seller Account. There, you will get various options to handle and manage your sales methods and to keep an eye on all the relevant data.
Another effective way of doing this is using Honey browser extension; it scours the internet for you for coupons so you can find products at best deals and discounts. Then you can sell them at full price through Amazon Arbitrage.
Etsy Store Owner
Income: Varies depending on products and sales
What You Have to Do:
People love artsy things. Hand-made things are considered even more high-end. Etsy provides the perfect opportunity for people who want to buy and sell such products.
If you’re good at arts and crafts, this is a great opportunity for you. You can craft products depending on your skillset.
A simpler way is to design stuff on the computer and make printable versions such as t-shirts and posters.
Then you can sell these products through Etsy.
How to Find Work:
You can sell these products at any place, of course. But Etsy has garnered special attention for its aesthetics, and it is undoubtedly the best place to sell your items at.
You will need to sign up on Etsy as a seller and list your items there. You can take Etsy Shipping deals to make things easier for you. You will need to pay fees for listing and selling your items.
Lead Generator
Income: Varies depending on the business and your negotiation skills
What You Have to Do:
Lead generation is a massive and significant part of marketing. But not all businesses are that massive. This is where small-timers can come in and provide these businesses with lead generation services.
You will need to be tech-savvy to find leads in the age of the internet. Lead generation is basically identifying potential customers for businesses and allowing the business to get in touch with them.
There are various tools you can find that will allow you to find e-mails, create surveys, and whatnot.
You should also be active on social media and actively look for people who fit the businesses’ criteria.
How to Find Work:
The best way to find work in this sector is to go to your local small businesses and negotiate with them to become their lead generator.
You can showcase your tech-savviness or connections to make them interested in you.
You can also try to put up your services on Fiverr or Upwork if you are confident and skilled along with some experience.
Podcast Host
Income: Varies depending on reach and monetization methods
What You Have to Do:
The podcast market is not as saturated as the YouTuber, Blogger, or Influencer markets. This makes it a lucrative sector.
You will need to find a good niche and a good name. Then you will have to get proper tools, especially a good microphone. Then you need some audio editing and cover designing.
You will also need guests to talk with. When all of that is done, you will publish your Podcast on a regular basis.
How to Find Work:
Podcasts for starters must be self-made. You are not likely to find brand deals, but the market is not that big, so you have a great chance here.
You will need to make all the necessary preparations mentioned above. You can edit with Audacity or Alitu if you want it to be easier. Then you can design a cover or get one done from Fiverr artists.
Then you need a hosting service, Buzzsprout is one of the best hosts, Transistor is also a good one. From there, you can release your podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
You can provide people with affiliate links, find brand deals, sell merch, provide paid versions, and start a Patreon as some of many ways to monetize your podcast.
Sell Art
Income: Depends on what you charge
What You Have to Do:
If you’re good at art ranging from traditional to digital, you can monetize it. Art has so many segments and uses now that people will always want and need it.
You will have to create the type of art you’re best at. It can be traditional paintings on canvas, it can be digital illustrations on Illustrator, it can also be high-end edits on Photoshop. You can make banners, posters, website art, social media covers for people as well.
How to Find Work:
This is a vast field. You can sell your art locally; you can put them up on online marketplaces or even Facebook Marketplace.
You can also become a freelancer on Fiverr or Upwork. You can sell your work on photo sites like Freepik and Shutterstock.
If you’re excellent, you may get hired by big businesses as well. Keep looking in LinkedIn and Indeed for that.
Translator
Income: $18-$29 per hour
What You Have to Do:
People and businesses need their content in multiple languages. A translator is a must for that job.
If you have a good grip on more than one language, you can translate content for your clients.
You must be good at grammar as well as the native expressions of the languages, and you also have to be good and fast at typing.
How to Find Work:
This is pretty much a freelance job for most. You can investigate freelance sites to provide your services.
Fiverr and Upwork are great sites to get started as a translator. You can also apply to dedicated websites such as Gengo for the job.
If you have a degree or want to get a more professional job, you can investigate LinkedIn and Indeed.
Conclusion:
If you have lost your job during the global pandemic or not getting enough hours, then online jobs could be the best option for you.
There are no income limits in online jobs. Gradually, you can upskill yourself.
Online jobs are without a doubt the new normal. More and more people will be shifting to remote work in the future.
It is only in people’s best interest to jump on the wagon before the crowd.
Many people have already used online jobs to earn as a side-hustle or as their main job. Now it is your turn.
