You don’t have to own a business to work from home.
Although there are plenty legitimate home-based businesses you can start, existing companies
will pay you to help them from the comfort of your own home.
So get your home office set up, here are 20 real companies that will pay you to work in your slippers.
Comfy!
1 About.com
Love to write? Are you an expert in your field? You can share your
tips with About.com readers and make money per article you produce.
There are a wide variety of topics that you can write about (pun not
intended).
2 E-Poll
Looking for something easy to do to make a few extra bucks? E-Poll
lets you take surveys in exchange for money in your PayPal account or
gift cards in your wallet. You’ll receive e-mail invitations to take
surveys, earn points, and redeem! Simple and easy.
If you’re wanting some free stuff, try out Swagbucks.com
3 Applied Medical Services
If you have at least two years of experience as a medical
transcriptionist, this job is for you. You’ll receive competitive pay
rates, premium weekend and holiday pay, and best of all: you’ll be able
to work from home!
4 Brainmass.com
If you have a graduate degree, consider joining Brainmass.com.
Brainmass uses online teaching assistants to help students solve all
kinds of problems. How do you get paid? Students purchase credits to
have questions answered, and as a teaching assistant, you’ll be paid a
portion of the credit.
5 Speak Write
Want to transcribe non-medical information? You can do so with Speak
Write! Take one hour shifts where you simply type out spoken audio. Fast
typists can earn upwards of $15/hour! This is a great opportunity for
college students; pick your own hours and have a flexible job!
6 WiseBread.com
If you’re a personal finance expert, you can get paid to write for
WiseBread.com. Three sample blog posts are required. Take a look at this article on Wise Bread for some tips on how to apply. If you’re interested in blogging in general, be sure to check out Blogging Your Passion University and Bob’s hit article,
How to Make Money with a Blog.
7 1800Flowers.com
Hiring full-time and part-time seasonal work, 1800Flowers.com hires
employees, not contract laborers. Pay is about $9/hour. This is a
reputable company with several opportunities. 1800Flowers.com has more
than just flowers: you’ll find cakes, cookies, candied apples, chocolate
and candy, fruit baskets, gift baskets, and spa gift baskets! The only
problem? You might be tempted to spend your earnings on all these yummy
goodies!
8 U-haul
During this work-at-home job, you’ll receive inbound calls for
general moving questions and scheduling. You’re able to choose hours
that you want to work, so if you are a student, this might be a great
way to make a few extra bucks.
9 WeGoLook.com
Want to complete tasks other than writing or communicating as a
customer support representative? Try becoming a “looker!” You can
perform tasks online and off. The tasks start at $25 and work their way
up depending on the project.
10 BalanceYourBooks.com
If you’re a bookkeeper and/or a CPA, this is a great opportunity for
you. Bookkeepers must have at least 2 or more years of bookkeeping
experience, and CPAs must have 5 or more years prior public accounting
or controllership experience. You’ll be able to telecommute to work from
the comfort of your own home.
11 Demand Studios
Another writing opportunity, Demand Studios will pay you $15 – $25 or
more depending on the length of your articles. You’ll see your articles
and byline on very popular sites (Rachael Ray is listed as an example).
You can write on a variety of different topics, the choice is up to
you!
12 Sylvan Learning
With Sylvan Learning, you’ll be able to tutor students on subjects
you want to teach. They’ve been around for almost 30 years, encouraging
individuals to think independently to achieve their goals. You’re going
to need at least a bachelor’s degree, and a willingness to work with
students in the way they learn best.
13 Clarity Consultants
Do you love giving advice? Of course you do! You probably do it all
the time right? Well, why not get paid for your advice? Clarity
Consultants works with clients and consultants to bring them together.
14 HomeworkTutoring.com
Use a webcam and messaging clients to tutor students with homework.
Current opportunities include jobs teaching engineering, history, and
law. However, you can suggest a subject that you want to teach. You will
be connected with students that can use your help . . . easy, easy!
15 CloudCrowd.com
By signing up through their Facebook app, you’ll be able to complete
projects for various companies. Cloud Crowd is considered a “micro-work”
company, as you will take on as many tasks as you would like without
actually being employed by the company. Each task shouldn’t take a very
long time to complete.
16 Leapforce
Leapforce is a unique company that hires Google Raters to evaluate
search engine results. As an independent contractor, you can work as
much as you are able: part-time or full-time. You’re guaranteed a
competitive, hourly pay.
17 ITT Technical Institute
You’ve heard of ITT Tech, right? Well guess what? You can work for
them as a professor and teach online classes! Pretty cool stuff!
However, you’re going to need a postgraduate degree to apply.
18 Amazon.com
Did you know that Amazon.com is hiring? They advertise work-from-home
jobs in their virtual customer service center. Technical support your
thing? They have openings for that too! Expect pay to be around
$10/hour. Amazon.com is well-known for their Kindle eBook reader and low
prices on everyday merchandise.
19 Arise
Arise has many unique opportunities. Customer service, sales, tech
positions, and Mac owner opportunities exist – all of which can be
worked from home. You’ll be working for major brands through Arise, and
joining over 25,000 independent client support professionals.
20 GoFluent.com
Speak multiple languages? Teach what you know! Applicants to Go
Fluent must be native English speakers and prefers them to be fluent in
French, Russian, German, Italian, or Japanese.
As you can see, there are many real companies out there that will
actually pay you to work from home. Some are undoubtedly better than
others, so choose wisely and pick the ones that best fit your lifestyle
and skill set.
What are some other companies you know about that will pay you to work from home? Leave a comment below and let us know!