Working and making money from home can look like a dream, but it can also be a reality. You can be cautious of the strategies of earning money by working at home, but they do exist. Here are some of them :
Working for an Employer at Home (Telecommuting): Many people who decide to work from home initially look for a home-based job with an employer instead of owning a home business. There are several reasons for this, including the desire for employee benefits, concerns about irregular income, or fear of self-employment tax. One of the most important things to understand about work-at-home jobs is that they are like traditional jobs, and to get them you need to have skills and experience outlined in a great resume.
Car Rental Provider: Getaround is the sharing economy’s answer to rental agencies. The company allows you to rent out your car on an hourly or daily basis, starting at $5 an hour. Depending on your vehicle’s market value, you set the price per hour, and Getaround takes a 40% cut to cover 24/7 roadside assistance and driver insurance. According to the Getaround, earning potential for renting your car when you’re not using it is up to $1,000 a year.
Buy a noise-cancelling headset with a mute button. The last thing you want is to be in an online meeting and have the doorbell ring or police sirens blaring the background. “Perception is reality,” says New York City-based Jonathan Vlock, co-Founder of the meal-planning app Cooking Planit. “You want people to think you run a tight ship, and have all of the necessary resources at your fingertips. This is especially critical when you are an entrepreneur talking to someone at a larger organization. People can’t visualize your home but they can certainly visualize an office, and that is exactly what you want them to [see and hear].” Read extra info at Work-from-home Opportunities.
Another popular freelance platform is Fiverr. It’s similar to Upwork as you can get paid to do just about any task where the completed work can be delivered electronically and setting up a profile here gives you additional exposure to potential freelance clients. Fiverr gets its name from the fact the freelancers can charge $5 (or more) per gig. For select tasks, some sellers charge up to $10,000 per task. Now that’s a serious payday! Many Fiverr customers like to hire freelancers like you to design eBook covers, create company logos, write blog posts, create digital videos and audio recordings, and other tasks they don’t have the skills to complete. My wife and I have personally used Fiverr to hire somebody to create a book cover for a self-published book. One the gig is complete, you get paid.