Work From Home????

pennylemon

Hi,

I am looking for a small second job for the evenings and possibly work from home. I've tried googling and there seems to be a lot of scams out there.

Anyway, I would love to be making something like jewellery or crafts but I would settle for typing or admin if needs be. There are a few American companies that do craft making but it costs too much to ship to Ireland.

Does anyone actually know of where I could find vacacies for genuine work from home employment? Surely with the internet theres bound to be loads of money to be made!!

The Apprentice

Write Articles.. If your good theres top dollar to be made

Good quality seo content..


Second tip ... go to fiverr.com

If you cant pick up an easy gig from this u need to recheck where this is going.

Trojan

Be wary.

Not everyone is out to rip you off, but a lot of people are.

The vertical(s) sometimes referred to by the acronyms Make Money Online (MMO), Work From Home (WFH) and Get Rich Quick (GRQ) tend to attract a lot of naive folks who think they can buy something (usually called a Formula or a System), which the seller makes sound like an easy turnkey operation, and the buyer will be able to print money.

It's unfortunate that many folks involved there are at worst fraudulent, and at best selling bad products that don't do what's claimed.

However.

There is the other side of the coin. There are actually a lot of good products and services, many of them ALSO called Formulae or Systems, which do really do what it says on the tin. Most of these require the buyer to have common sense, some intelligence, and be willing to work hard at learning, trial and error.

The problems.

Many of the good products are denigrated by those who failed to understand how to use them, or (very often) actually just didn't put in the time and the effort required to be successful. Someone looking to "get rich quick" doesn't like 60 hour weeks.

Many of the bad products are championed by those who receive a commission if you buy the product through their referral. (Just to clarify: I believe it is absolutely perfectly ethical for those promoters to champion products they truly believe are good, but I've seen many poor products promoted improperly.)

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That's the lay of the land. My advice is do a lot of reading, be sceptical but not completely closed minded. Learn as much as possible about different options, buy a few books and only buy WFH/MMO/GRQ related products online after you understand what potential weaknesses they may have.

If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. That said, it's very helpful to understand the motivations - for example a publisher might give away a free ebook that's of good value with quality information, if you hit Like on their Facebook page. Or they may request an email opt-in in return for free graphics for a website, or something like that. The good guys usually go for a win-win situation, so try understand their win and you'll find yourself becoming slightly less cynical than your first experiences in the field

ssbob

pennylemon wrote: »

Does anyone actually know of where I could find vacacies for genuine work from home employment? Surely with the internet theres bound to be loads of money to be made!!

Hi Pennylemon,

What is your area of expertise? I think you should take out a notepad and write down your interests and expertise and expand on these to come up with a concept/idea that you would be able to work with in the wee hours.

You are dead right to try and make more money now, this is the ideal time.

Let us know how you get on.

Chet Zar

Hey OP,

There certainly are ways to make money online, or via a craft or skill that you are fortunate to be good at, e.g. as you mention, jewellery-making.

Pick something you genuinely enjoy, are good at, or have specialist knowledge on. Preferably all three. If you enjoy it, you'll be motivated to pursue it. If you're good at it, it'll help you stand out from competitors. If you have specialist knowledge, you'll be able to demonstrate it, and your product/service will be seen as valuable. And the more your reputation builds on the back of that, the more money you can make and the more motivated you will be...and so you're in a good cycle then.

For example, if you wanted to go the crafts route, it's ridiculously simple to get started and you could start this week if you wanted:

1. Get the raw materials for your craft (e.g. jewellery beads, etc)

2. Start making your product

3. Take photos of what you've crafted

4. Create a Facebook page, upload the photos, get your family and friends to like it, get them to spread the word

5. Get a low-cost website set up to showcase your wares. Link to the site and Facebook page on a forum such as Boards via your profile signature. Be a valuable contributor in your area on fora such as Boards (e.g crafts forum, etc). This will get you attention in a natural way

Easy! The only question is how much money you will make, but since it's a second job, it can be a nice little earner on the side, and who knows, may turn into something bigger as you go along.

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Second option - if you are good at writing, or can at least express ideas clearly, you can look at options such as ebooks, which can provide a nice little passive income. I created one such ebook a year and a half ago - and get cheques in the post from the publisher every few months without having to lift a finger. Literally passive income as you sleep.

Forget the get rich schemes though!

Again, it really just depends on the effort you are prepared to put in and on what you like doing or have expert knowledge on. But you can certainly make a nice few quid with side projects without all that much effort. Diversity is key too!

Conmc88

Out of all of them excluding the scams of course ...which would ye personally recommend??

Iv tried the web advertising for product off of www.clickbank.com before by setting up a web address but the problem with it was trying to find key words to bump up you website on google search in an already diluted market.

Any practical ideas??

Chet Zar

Conmc88 wrote: »

Out of all of them excluding the scams of course ...which would ye personally recommend??

Iv tried the web advertising for product off of www.clickbank.com before by setting up a web address but the problem with it was trying to find key words to bump up you website on google search in an already diluted market.

Any practical ideas??

I'd recommend ebooks. Look at what you could be an expert on, or even something you feel you could make a valuable contribution on. If it's a niche area, e.g. horse-grooming or climbing active volcanoes or something, so much the better!

Knowledge is power, and there's definitely money to be made if you go about it properly.

pennylemon

I am currently a retail manager with a lot of admin, accounts and bookeeping experience. But I'm done with this job now because the hours are getting worse and with pay cuts etc it's just not worth it anymore. So I want to try get a second job or get a better job, but from home. Any kind of admin job or accounts would be great.

Not really into starting a whole new company of my own, my partner recently opened a business and we need something a little more stable.

I found a jewellery company in the US who ship you the equipment, and products and you have to assemble it all and ship back. But of course, it wouldnt pay them to ship to Ireland. Does anyone know of any European companies who do things like this?

I've recently started a blog, so maybe if I get that going properly I could get some advertising going if I get a few readers?

Chet Zar

You need big numbers reading and visiting your blog before you can get advertising dollars. But if you were to get things moving with the jewellery production then you look to build a readership off the back of that (people interested in what you are making and selling).

wonderfulname

Chet Zar, any reading material on publishing e-books you can recommend?

betonit

Chet Zar wrote: »

Second option - if you are good at writing, or can at least express ideas clearly, you can look at options such as ebooks, which can provide a nice little passive income. I created one such ebook a year and a half ago !

Hi, can you outline the steps involved in starting this off? Theres just so much info when you do a search on ebooks.

Did you write somthing and then approach publishers or do publishers request an article or book on a certain topic??

Thanks

Chet Zar

wonderfulname wrote: »

Chet Zar, any reading material on publishing e-books you can recommend?

betonit wrote: »

Hi, can you outline the steps involved in starting this off? Theres just so much info when you do a search on ebooks.

Did you write somthing and then approach publishers or do publishers request an article or book on a certain topic??

Thanks

Hey guys,

Yep no worries, not surprised you're asking, I was the same when I started with it and of course Google is flooded with info on them.

Good news for you - it's ridiculously simple! The hardest part is choosing a topic and making it pay.

Easy:

1. Create valuable content
2. Convert this content from a Word doc to a PDF doc
3. Upload to a platform such as Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing or Lulu.com
4. Once approved, watch your books get sold and a few shekels roll in (hopefully )

You get 70% royalties on Amazon, i.e. 70% of the sale goes in your phóca.

Check out Amazon's ebook platform to get started.

betonit

Chet Zar wrote: »

Hey guys,

Yep no worries, not surprised you're asking, I was the same when I started with it and of course Google is flooded with info on them.

Good news for you - it's ridiculously simple! The hardest part is choosing a topic and making it pay.

Easy:

1. Create valuable content
2. Convert this content from a Word doc to a PDF doc
3. Upload to a platform such as Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing or Lulu.com
4. Once approved, watch your books get sold and a few shekels roll in (hopefully )

You get 70% royalties on Amazon, i.e. 70% of the sale goes in your phóca.

Check out Amazon's ebook platform to get started.

Thanks.... i'll give it a lash

pennylemon

Jewellery Designer

Ok... I've done a little research now and I'm thinking of making some jewellery. Mainly bracelets and necklaces. The only way I can think to actually market them is to sell at car boots and farmers markets for now. And mainly keep the price as low as possible in these recessionary times.

I think Im gonna start with just making friends and family presents for xmas and see how I go from there.

Wish me luck! and Ill try and keep yous posted.

Chet Zar

pennylemon wrote: »

Jewellery Designer

Ok... I've done a little research now and I'm thinking of making some jewellery. Mainly bracelets and necklaces. The only way I can think to actually market them is to sell at car boots and farmers markets for now. And mainly keep the price as low as possible in these recessionary times.

I think Im gonna start with just making friends and family presents for xmas and see how I go from there.

Wish me luck! and Ill try and keep yous posted.

Fair play and good luck!

Do let us know how you get on as you'll encourage other people that way. This forum is a great resource. Also you can stick a link in your sig to your fledgling business that way too