Apparently
I’m some sort of work from home job search guru. I should probably start a blog
about it, but I’m not really interested in spending all that time going over
things the second time and giving people credit to avoid plagiarism, etc., so
this is for the ward!
Some
things you should know:
· * Don’t
work from home if you have bad internet. Seriously, it’s not going to work
unless you’re a freelance writer. Figure the internet out.
· * I
will not direct you to a job that pays less than $10/hr. I refuse. We’re better
than that, you don’t have to settle for such low pay, even as a college student,
stop telling yourself you have to be poor (which is what began my work from
home journey a couple of years ago).
· * Most
work from home positions only pay once a month, so if you need an immediate
income, sell some stuff, or go here: http://realwaystoearnmoneyonline.com/2011/11/work-at-home-jobs-that-pay-weekly.html
but I will warn you, I think these ones are saturated, I look really good on
paper and no one got back to me (or the ones that did pay crap). If you want
more than one paycheck, do two that get paid on different days, but don’t do
everything that accepts you, you could get burnt out.
· * I
like working from home because I really like my freedom and flexibility, if you’re
going to strangle yourself when your “leash” gets some slack these are not for
you. Most of these jobs require you to be in charge of your own schedule. If
you can’t handle only being accountable to yourself, working from home will
make you crash and burn.
· * I’ve
written on the jobs that have accepted me, or that I’ve done. I put my work
from home job sites (filtered, all legitimate opportunities as far as I know)
at the bottom, so you can find what works best for you.
· * The
link to my “saving money” pinterest board is at the bottom, check that out if
you want to see more opportunities or if you’re okay making less than $10/hr.
We’ll
start with the BEST (the one I do now), the hours are 4 AM- 8 AM in Idaho
Monday-Sunday, you can also work Friday and Saturday from 7-9 (these are
considered peak times, based on the time in China).
First of all, we get credit through the
company for referrals. So that is why I am spreading the word! If you decide to
apply, I would appreciate it if you would put me as your contact so that I can
get the credit.
The company is called VIPKID. They are based out of Beijing, China.
You would be teaching ESL (English as a second language) to students between the ages of 5-14. Because of this, they really are looking for people who have a good background working with children. We teach immersion English, which means that you will only speak English to the children.
The curriculum is already written for you. You will simply need to do some advance preparation before you teach, but you don’t need to write your own lesson plans. They do require you have basic teaching materials such as a whiteboard, puppets, flash cards, etc. to teach your students. You buy these yourself, but you will be reimbursed the money in your first paycheck.
The way you get classes: each week you will have a blank schedule online that you fill in. The schedule has all hours of the day, but they consider 6-10pm Beijing time the “peak hours.” 6-10pm in Beijing is 4-8am in Idaho (5-9 in Minnesota). You are required to be available 7.5 hours a week during their “peak times.” You can make yourself more available if you’d like, but that is the minimum. Once you put your availability, parents can sign their students up for your class. The classes are 30 minutes long, which means you will be required to put a minimum of 15 class slots available each week.
They pay you by the class. You will get paid anywhere between $7-9 a class ($14-18/hr), depending on how well you do during the interview process. The money also comes from China, and it is direct deposited into your bank account. Because the company is in China, you are responsible for your own taxes. From what I understand, people file themselves as an independent contractor.
I have worked for the company for 1 week and I absolutely love it! I did about . 17 hours last week and am scheduled for 22 this week. Although the hours are early, it works out very nicely for me, because I do Mary Kay, too, and it doesn't conflict.
Again the qualifications are
1. Bachelors degree
2. Relevant teaching experience
3. North American accent.
The company is called VIPKID. They are based out of Beijing, China.
You would be teaching ESL (English as a second language) to students between the ages of 5-14. Because of this, they really are looking for people who have a good background working with children. We teach immersion English, which means that you will only speak English to the children.
The curriculum is already written for you. You will simply need to do some advance preparation before you teach, but you don’t need to write your own lesson plans. They do require you have basic teaching materials such as a whiteboard, puppets, flash cards, etc. to teach your students. You buy these yourself, but you will be reimbursed the money in your first paycheck.
The way you get classes: each week you will have a blank schedule online that you fill in. The schedule has all hours of the day, but they consider 6-10pm Beijing time the “peak hours.” 6-10pm in Beijing is 4-8am in Idaho (5-9 in Minnesota). You are required to be available 7.5 hours a week during their “peak times.” You can make yourself more available if you’d like, but that is the minimum. Once you put your availability, parents can sign their students up for your class. The classes are 30 minutes long, which means you will be required to put a minimum of 15 class slots available each week.
They pay you by the class. You will get paid anywhere between $7-9 a class ($14-18/hr), depending on how well you do during the interview process. The money also comes from China, and it is direct deposited into your bank account. Because the company is in China, you are responsible for your own taxes. From what I understand, people file themselves as an independent contractor.
I have worked for the company for 1 week and I absolutely love it! I did about . 17 hours last week and am scheduled for 22 this week. Although the hours are early, it works out very nicely for me, because I do Mary Kay, too, and it doesn't conflict.
Again the qualifications are
1. Bachelors degree
2. Relevant teaching experience
3. North American accent.
The other cool thing is there has been NO
shortage of parents signing up for my classes, and while I’d like to think it’s
because I’m a good teacher (1,5 weeks in), in my interview a couple weeks ago
they said 2,000 new kids were enrolling in the program, there is a HIGH demand
for teachers!
I
worked from home as an e-center and sales representative for U-Haul. Basically,
during the busy season, if a U-haul center doesn’t answer the phone, it goes to
you so customers can be responded to. You address whatever issue they have, but
usually the customers want to reserve a storage unit, truck, trailer, or hitch
installation. The pay is $8.25/hr + 2.50/reservation, I averaged about 4-6
reservations per hour, but I was usually in the top 5 on my team (you are on
teams). IDK if they’re still hiring, because they’re kind of in the middle of
the busy season. You need WIRED-IN INTERNET, a connection speed with <75
ping, at download speed of at least 5 mpbs, and an upload speed of at least 5
mpbs. Go to the u haul website and look up work from home under careers. This
is a seasonal position, so if you’re looking long term this probably isn’t the
place for you. You are required to be available at least 30 hours during this
season, which includes one weekend day. It might be too late to apply, but why
not give it a shot? I will say I found it a little tedious and boring, but it was worth the paycheck.
If
you’re looking for part time or super part time Leapforce at Home is a great
place to work. You are limited to an hour a day, but the pay is around
$13.50/hr. If you are accepted (which is very likely, they always need more
evaluators), you will need to take their qualification exam, that is VERY
time-consuming and difficult, I recommend reading the materials beforehand, I
did not pass the exam the first time, you get one more shot at it, I passed the
second time. You do not get paid for this, you only get paid to rate pages. If
you have time to do practice rating you can go up to two hours a day, but you
won’t get paid for this, either.
Here
is the link to apply: https://www.leapforceathome.com/qrp/public/jobs/list;jsessionid=6C360569DDF33A3D3CA6A44207BEF7D3
If
you have a lot of friends on social media (facebook, twitter, Instagram, etc.),
Appen Global is looking for social media evaluators, these are temporary
positions lasting from eight weeks to a month, but the pay is around 13.75/hr,
and you are required to work 4 hours a day, including one weekend day. The idea
is to improve newsfeed on social media, so this is basically like beign paid to
be in a focus group. https://erec.appen.com/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_posting_apply?param=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNUE4ODkzM0VBMzMzMEYxNTcmY2FuZF90eXBlPUVYVA%3d%3d&sap-client=300¶ms=cG9zdF9pbnN0X2d1aWQ9MDA1MDU2ODA3Qjk5MUVFNUE4ODkzM0VBMzMzMEYxNTc%3d#
You
can find more jobs at my go-to work from home sites at
And
I find them all over pinterest, so if you follow my board:
