Online jobs/ work from home ideas

Best work from opportunities:

There are many reasons a person may choose to work at home. You might be looking ways to create additional income. Finding work at home is not a easy task! To get good work,  you have to give some time and need some research.

Don't be disappointed! there are so many genuine companies which hire freelancers.  You can get perfect work from home. You can start freelance business as well.

Benefits of doing work from home are extra income, flexible time schedule, no dress code and so on! Here is list of best work from home opportunities.

Genuine work from home:

• Search engine evaluator
• Data Entry operator
• Online tutor
• Medical transcription
• virtual Assistant
• Affiliate marketing
• Content writer
• Web design
• SEO
• SMO
• Logo design
• Recruiter

Best business from home opportunities:

There are so many ideas to start a small business. You have to provide some boundaries to it then you can decide a meaningful choice.

• What are you interest and passion?
• What is your education, skill, experience?
• What are your constraints which will puts limits to your business like money, family, time, place etc?
• What are the needs in the area where you live, according to that you can star your business?
• Have you specialized access of any product or suppliers?

Some useful tips:

• Most important thing is planning a budget. In new business planned budget prove to be helpful in long run.
• Identifing your industry and compitetors. Do relevant research regulary to identify your strength, weakness, oportunities.
• Building networks is also very important for growth of your business.
• Proper discipline and motivation can help you to implement your business plans succesfully

Home based business opportunities:

• Event management
• Organizing seminar/ training
• eBay selling
• Dance trainer
• Beauty saloon
• Restaurant
• Jewelry Making
• Wedding planning business

Benefits of working at home:

 

• Flexible time schedule.
• Reduce travel time.
• Reduce travel cost.
• Better work/life balance
• Reduce sick days.
• Lowers need to relocate.
• More productive.
• Reduce environmental impact.
• Less disruptions.

web content writer, article writer, Home writing, content writing services

Web Content Writer

What is Web Content Writer?

Web Content Writer is a person who writes relevant and quality contents/articles for a website. Every website has a specific target audience which requires that type and level of content. Writing is extremely versatile profession. Freelancer often build a business over a time. 
Success of content writer is depend on quality and authenticity of content.
Content writer can write content for different types websites, social networks (eg. facebook, twitter etc) blogs, e-commerce sites, college websites and news aggregators. You can write content on all topics. More styles content you write you will be in more demand.

Content writer  can be responsible for making sure that connect site pages and content, setting overall site. All these task accomplish by content writer by researching and deciding what information to include or exclude from the site.

Content writer typically use various web formatting tools like HTML, JavaScript and CSS, Content management system to help their work.




Some useful tips: 

• First and most important thing is that you are comfortable in writing in English and very good with grammar, spelling, punctuation.
• Choose a simple and impersonal style.
• Produce fresh content daily.
• Need to create schedule for daily writing.
• Content should be clear and easy to read.
• Well written, original, interesting and styles content attractive to the readers.
• You have to grab readers attention minimum of 15-20 seconds.

How much does it pay?

Average pay for content writer is 190, 080.  People in this job generally don't have more than 10 years experience. Experience has a moderate effect on a income int his work.

Time and Schedule?

Flexibles times. For writing one article(400 to 550 words) it will take 45mins to 60mins it all depends on you.

Qualification?

• Any graduate. Many employers hire writer with degrees in English, Communication, Journalism, Creative writing.
• Good grammatical skill in English.
• SEO knowledge.
• MS office.
• Linguistic skill.
• Media publishing exposure.

Individuals without a writing related degree may still able to find in this field.

Another option for content writer is to enroll in certification programs, these programs are available at the graduates and undergraduates level.

Skill?

Skill set of a content writer determine the reader's interest.

• Excellent proof reading skill.
• Team player.
• Creative.
• Web design(optional).

Companies/Website?

--Payscale.com

--Lekhaka.com

--writerbay.com

--worldplay.com

--freelancer.com

--worknhire.com

--elance.com

--ibpublishing.com

Best Affiliate Marketing strategies / online advertising/ website advertising

Affiliate Marketing

• What is Affiliate Marketing?

Affiliate Marketing means  promoting and  advertising merchant's product and services through mutually beneficial partnership with publisher, blogger or marketer or in other words we can say Affiliate Marketer make money by promoting  product or services on their website. It can be great way to add extra income to your blog.

There are so many companies and webmasters which are using Affiliate marketing to promote their online sales and most of them free to join. Affiliate marketing is a best option for work from home.

How to get start?

Choose any product which you like or want to promote or find out which products are most popular, if you are not certain about particular product ask to the merchant for free sample/copy or visit the seller website to check whether their sale letters are enough to generator sale. Probably, choose current trends.

Conversion rate of 5% is good. It means if 100 people visits to your site 5 will place an order.

Remember you don't want to loose your readers they trust you so be careful while promoting any poor quality product. 

Make sure your site is pleasing to eye, relevant and quality content related to product's topic.

Build a targeted traffic to your site, use social networking sites, forums etc to boost your site.

How Affiliate marketing  works?
When you sign up for any affiliate program, an Affiliate link with unique Affiliate id will be assigned to you. 

This Affiliate link is used for marketing the product of your merchant. 

You need to add this link in your blog or website. 

When visitor buys product through your affiliate link, you will get affiliate commission. Affiliate Marketing is great way to earn extra money.

Through the tracking software your affiliate program merchant get all information like sale amount, time, date, IP address of sale.

However Affiliate marketing is not better always. You have to remember, there is an initial investment from your end too.

Like other business you might be wishing to start affiliate marketing, however it needs sufficient time, planning, some money, lots of effort and determination.

some useful tips:

• Get lots and lots of traffic visiting to your websites.
• Associate only with good affiliate marketing programs 
• Choose affiliate programs which pay high commission and that too on time and keep their customers happy by providing actual value.
• Choose product wisely which user really wants to purchase.
• Don't disrupt flow of webpage content with affiliate ads.

Important thing is, it's not a one time or one day work. Need to have more patience.


How much does it pay?

Pay depends on which type of affiliate program you choose. eg. If you choose program - Airline, typically on per ticket sale you can expect 6% to 9%.

Time and schedule?

This work is time consuming but can be done as per convenience.

Companies/ Websites?

--panthera network

--flexoffers.com

--digitalforce.in

--CentrePoint Media

--Escalate Media etc.

There are tons of  such companies. Have a google search with keyword Affiliate Marketing companies.

Medical Transcription, Virtual Assistant

Medical Transcription

• What is Medical Transcription?

Medical Transcriptionist is a person who listen to the dictated recordings from doctors and medical professionals about the treatment undergone by the patient and transcribe them into the written reports and other materials. 
They use headset to listen to the recordings, computer or word processor to transcribe the recordings. 
It is type of Medical jobs from Home. whoever have good typing speed and medical knowledge, for them this can be a good option. Companies who hire medical transcription work from home ask for experience or certification. Some of companies hire without experience.
Now many Insurance companies have made typed records mandatory. 

• How much does it pay?

3500 to 30,000. Salary depends on experience, application of knowledge and typing skill.

• Time and schedule?

Flexible timings. Depends on company requirement.

• Qualification?

Housewives, students, VRS individuals, nerses, science graduates, dentists,  English graduates etc. can apply.

• Proficiency in English language(writing and reading).
• Good listening, writing and comprehension skill.
• typing, basic computer and internet skill.
• Knowledge of  medical terms and human anatomy(not necessary).

Certification / training  in medical transcription added advantage.

• companies/websites?

-- Spryance (India) Pvt. Ltd.

-- Max healthscribe

--cameoindia.com

--acusisindia.com

Virtual Assistant

• What is virtual Assistant?

Virtual assistant is a person who provides administrative, secretarial and clerical support to a client. Complete tasks like  sending out correspondence by mail, data entry, phone calls, transcription, setting appoints, internet search etc. It is becoming popular work from home jobs.

Also know as personal assistant, virtual personal assistant. Educational requirement is depend on employers need, some of them may requires high school education while other may wants graduate degree. 
Equipment you may needs are computed with with high speed internet connection, printer, scanner, fax machine etc.

• How much does it pay?

Pay is vary from 5$ to 20$ per hour depending upon experience, knowledge.

• Time and schedule?

Flexible timing, hourly basis or as per company requirement.

• Qualification?

If you have good time management skill, to help people, you are organised then career as a virtual assistant is good option for you.

• Good communication skill.
• ability to multitask.
• good typing skill.
• excellent proofreading, grammar, spelling.
• General computer knowledge including word processing, spreadsheet, database and emailing.

If you are starting a new career as a Virtual assistant, it is important to polish your skills.

• Companies/Websites?

--odesk

--Elance
--freelancer

Search engine evaluator, Data entry operator, Online tutor

Search Engine Evaluator

• What is Search engine evaluator?

Search engine evaluator is a person who evaluates search engine result  to find out if they are relevant or not to user's search query. 

For example,  user is searching for keyword "Amitabh Bachhan",  Official website of Amitabh Bachhan will be shown up at top or at near the top result. Amitabh Bachhan's personal blogs, his news are also relevant but not as their  official website. 

                                               
Search engine evaluator is also known by many names like Internet  Assessor,  Ads quality rater and Internet judge. It is typically work from home position.

            
As a search engine evaluator,  it is your work to determine relevancy of result pages based on user's search query.

•  How much does it pay?

The pay is good.  Generally 5$ to 15$ per hour.

• Time and schedule?

You have to complete minimum of 10 hours per week and maximum of 25 hours per               week.

• Qualification?

 -- Permanently residing in the India.

 -- 18 years of age.

-- Good English level.

-- High level of awareness of current events, news, media, culture and History.

-- General proficiency with computer and web application.

-- Capability of working in flexible schedules, responsible, committed.

• Companies/websites?

 -- Appen butler hill  

-- Lionbridge 

-- isoftone  

-- Leapforce 

-- work force logic

Data entry operator

• What is data entry operator?

Data entry operator is a person who takes information from written forms,                               application or from company database. Operator needs to enter this written data into the computer database or application for business use. 

Most important skill for this post is speed and accuracy.  you have to enter all given data within given time with accuracy because incorrect data usually  useless and can be dangerous.

Any organization which promises big salary for this jobs or ask for money, is more                   than likely a data entry scam. So, be aware if any organization ask for money. 

•  How much does it pay?

Generally, pay is Rs. 250 to Rs. 400 per hour or 9,000 K to 15, 000 K per month or           200$ to 600$ per project.

• Time and schedule?

Work can be part time , full time  or hourly depending on company requirement.

• Qualification?

 -- 12th, All Diploma, All graduates.

 -- 18 years of age.

 -- Basic knowledge of computer and internet.

• Companies/websites? 

There are more than 200 companies which provides data entry jobs. some of them                   ask for money for their kit or software, this type of companies can be genuine . But my           suggestion is, don't pay to such companies.  

     

Online tutor

• What is Online tutor?

Online Tutor is a person who support and facilitate a learning experience potentially without meeting a learning. they are also know as a e-tutor, e-coach, e-moderator.
This career opportunities are available from different disciplines like Maths, Science, Computer, English and other languages. Universities and colleges are also employing tutors for conducting their online course.

some useful tips:

• Be learner friendly. Find out when they like to go online and what kind of support they expect from you.
• Be flexible.
• keep things fresh.
• Be realistic.
• Be patient.
• Don't worry if some learners don't want to participate fully.

Open source tools like moodle are the best friend of online tutor.

• How much does it pay?

Pay is depend on level, No. of sessions per month, subject. It vary from 800 to 3000 INR

• Time and schedule?

Can be part time, full time or sessions. Flexible timings.

• Qualification?

This is perfect job opportunity teachers, topic experts or new grads.

• Companies/websites?

--Tearchon.com

--transwebtutors.com

--tutorindia.com