Remote Work and Freelancing

Hustle from the house. An ongoing blog series.

Often when you search google for at home positions or see YouTube posts that say “Make $150 a day at home!” you’re given BS survey and poll taking links that try to pay you 5 cents per survey and with bogus gift cards. Well I wouldn’t waste your valuable time like that! These are part-time, contract, remote, freelance and/or full-time work opportunities. Whether you’re already employed, a stay at home mom or a college student, there’s an option here for you!

Jobs or companies with stars next to them are companies that I have personally applied to/worked for.

SUPER COLLEGE FRIENDLY

One of the easiest ways to make money as a college student is to upload your notes for cash! Study Soup allows you to pick two courses to upload notes and study guides to earn money. You earn $40+ by just attending the webinar and putting in your class test schedule. The webinar just teaches you how to use Study Soup and gives you instructions and a coordinator that you can ask questions.I personally use this and you can make $500+. Take less than five minutes to sign up here https://studysoup.com/r/2626580?utm_name=5for5 (This is a referral link that will give you an extra $5)

If you are good with getting people together on campus or you are in the marketing field consider becoming a marketing coordinator. They pay between $12-25 https://studysoup.com/ca [The job is fairly easy and not super time consuming].

Side note: This is not a sponsored post. I just want to see us get to the bag!

Social Media Gigs

If you spend a good deal of time on social media or have social media management experience these are the perfect remote opportunities for you.

Appen Social Media Evaluator ★

· Flexible/ Part-time

· Requires 1-4 hours and 5-7 days

· Up to 20 hours per week

· Need access to a computer and/or smart phone that is less than 3 years old

· Must be able to fluently read and write in English

Lionbridge Social Media Assessor (International)

· Part Time

· Jobs vary per country

· 10 hours per week minimum required

Time ETC Marketing/Social Media Assistant ★

· 3 hours per week required

· Flexible

· Usually starts at $11/hr

Mod Squad ★

· Work as a social media moderator

· Easy application (be sure to write something in the additional information section so that you stand out)

BattleFly Social Media Management

· Not a beginners job (2+ years professional experience with social media)

· You need to be really good with social media

· Before applying for this job I suggest you clean up your personal social media and/or make it private permanently (during the application process). This company has a lot of prominent clients and you want to look professional.

Monster Social Media Manager

· Know how to navigate algorithm changes

· Can grow an organic audience

· Experience with hootsuite, buffer and similar tools

· Strong written communication skills

· Familiar with evergreen content

Web Evaluator

These jobs usually require you to be familiar with google and gmail (and to use these almost daily). These jobs are very temporary but can pay well $12-15. Perfect if you’re just looking for something during the semester or before the holiday season.

Appen ★

· Flexible up to 20 hours per week

· Must live and be able to work in the US

· Good English writing skills

· You’ll be providing feedback on web content

LeapForce Internet Analyst

· Must live in US/speak English

· Must be understand social media, social media culture, media and web culture

· Exam required before hire

Mystery Shopping

Call Center QA ★

· Quick cash (typically 48 hours to pay with paypal)

· $5 for each phone call

· Very easy

ARLLC

· Mystery call job

· Direct Deposit

Perception Strategies

· Medical related phone calls

· You’ll have an advantage if you’re in the med field

· Less work available but higher pay

Virtual Assistance

Virtual assistance is a broad field. You’re an assistant that is employed virtually and what is expected varies. It can be anything from data entry, scheduling and making phone calls or social media managing.

Fancy Hands ★

· Entry test is fairly easy. There is a speaking part that is required be sure to follow directions and be in a quiet environment.

· Pay starts at $3-7 per task and goes up depending on what youre doing. You’ll be expected to do things such as scheduling doctor appointments, booking client hotels etc

· You need to have an audio headset (iPhone headphones work)

· 24/7 position. You can find work whenever.

Lifebushido ★ (International)

· Stay at home parent & student friendly

· 10-25 hour weekly commitment

Transcription

If you aren’t hard of hearing and have a decent typing speed, consider transcribing!

Rev ★ (International)

· Pays via paypal every Monday

· I personally did not like my first experience working with this company

· If you’re a beginner Rev may not be for you

· Work is ALWAYS available

· Pay is really good for transcribing work

· You can also be a translator, capitoner and/or subtitler

· If you get an audio clip that is poor, get rid of the task. They grade those really hard and will close out your account if you get too much wrong (even though the audio sucks)

Daily Transcription

· Legal, corporate and entertainment audio

· Good for stay at home parents and students

· Pays well

· Pays by check unless you are not in the United States or Canada

· They need transcription, subtitles and bilingual spanish translation

Scribie ★

· Pays via Paypal

· Pays well

· Work is always available

TranscribeMe ★

· Super easy to get accepted

· Pay is good

· Must be fluent in English with great spelling & grammar

Ubiqis

· Freelance and full time postions available

· They have benefits!

· Great if you have experience

· They are also looking for summary writers, translators, interpreters, and proofreaders

Take Note

· Must be 18+

· Entrance exam required

Transcription Outsourcing

· Medical, legal, business and law enforcement audio available

General Transcription

· Must be able to type 80+ words per min

· 24 hour turn around and 98% accuracy

· Transcription equipment preferred

· Great if you’re experienced

Freelancing

Freelancing is for anyone with valuable skills. You can be a writer, an animator, marketer, computer savvy or just good at math. The options are virtually endless with freelancing. You can accept short term projects or projects that span over months. With freelancing the pay can get really good!

PeoplePerHour ★ (International)

· YOU set your hourly rate

· Find people who need help

· Clients contact you if your bio/skills is structured well

· I really like this site because a lot of people clients contact me without me having to search through all of the assignments

· Cons: Bids and proposals when you first start out

Guru ★ (International)

· Easy to sign up and get started

· Look for jobs and put a bid on it

· Cons: when you first get started it can be annoying learning how the system works

UpWork ★

· Takes a little while to get accepted

· Work opportunities are great

Toptal

· Great for freelance if you can/have:

o Develop software

o Design

o Have computer science skills

o Financial expert experience

o Project management experience

Writer

You don’t have to be Shakespeare but you should have good grammar and punctuation skills.

Hire Writers ★

· Payments are made every Friday

· The test is easy to pass

· Submit a piece of your writing and wait for them to approve you

· Cons: Pay is low for beginners and there aren’t a lot of opportunities for beginners. However, the beginner work is super easy so you will be able to advance to the next level easily and make more money.

BKA ★

· Your grammar and punctuation skills need to be A1

· The entry test can be really difficult to pass

· You MUST commit to FIVE articles per week no exceptions

Textbroker ★

· Good for beginners

· Pay is really, really low

· Easy sign up

SEO Content Writer

· 25 hours per week minimum

· 2+ years of SEO copywriting experience

· Bachelor’s degree or higher

Greeting Card Writer/Poet

· $300 per worldwide poem

· $50 per one use poem

· Great if you are in too creative writing. Just make sure you follow their directions.

Card Writer/Artist

Greeting Card/Notepad Ideas

· Allegedly pays $75 per idea

Card Artists/Writers

A List Apart Writers

· Send in pitches

· Most articles already talk about the web industry and computers

Medical/Health Care

Health Care Virtual Assistant (Phillipines)

There may be US openings soon. Check back.

Dental Member Representative

· Dental customer service

Customer Service

Client Success Specialist

· Experience with high value clients (code for people with $$$)

· Cryptocurrency knowledge

Fan Happiness Associate

· $15/hr full time + overtime

· 2+ years of customer service

· Good verbal and written communication skills

Live World Customer Service Agent

· Bilingual postitons

· Part time positions

· Overnight/weekend positions

· 2+ years in customer service

Temp Customer Service [For the holidays]

· $15/hr

· Must live in California, Washington, Michigan, New York, Missouri, or Virginia

· Will hire great workers as full time

Customer Service-Technical Support

· PAID TRAINING $12/hr

· Full time

· Benefits health insurance etc

· Paid time off

Brightree Customer Service

Miscellaneous

Helm is a company that matches CEOs to each other from respective industries. They have three remote opportunities transcriptionist, sales development/marketing and B2B sales development representative.

Toptal is looking for a professional illustrator.

Canabis Media is looking for Data Researchers with a time commitment of at minimum 20 hours per week.

If you have an odd sense of humor or a habit of sarcasm, consider writing for Cracked.

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I asked on Twitter what locations, fields and skills people have so that I could tailor this list and didn’t receive much feedback. If you have skills that you don’t see a job posting for comment below and I’m sure I can find something for you! Thank you for reading.