The following online jobs are not always easy to get, but once you find your way, you’ll be able to build long-term skills, that you can turn into a career or a business.
1. Online Tutor
If you’re doing well in college, it’s easy to think that others are, but the truth is, many people struggle with passing their courses. You can make a living helping them and teaching them what you know.
But don’t stop at your fellow undergraduates. You can also teach children – from elementary school to high school, there are plenty of children who can benefit from your help.
Fortunately, with the Internet, you don’t have to be limited to your local geographic area. You can teach children and people from all over the world.
- The average salary in the US: is $13 – $20 an hour.
- Where to find work: Tutor.com and Wyzant.
2. Search Engine Evaluator
Search engines like Google and Bing rely on user feedback to update their algorithms in ways that serve people better.
You could be one of those people who fill out the feedback forms and let them know what they need to do in order to improve.
- The average salary in the US: $12-15 an hour.
- Where to find work: Leapforce and Lionbridge.
3. Social Media Manager
We all spend a lot of time on social media every day – Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, the list goes on. If you are used to getting a lot of likes or comments, or if you are good at motivating others with your posts, then you might want to turn this into a career.
Social media managers build communities for companies on social media, engage these communities in conversations (eg, get lots of comments), and encourage them to take some kind of action (eg read a blog post, sign up for an email list or buy a product). ). Social media managers also play a vital role in building company brand awareness.
- Median salary in the US: $62,000 per year for employees, according to Indeed. If you are a freelancer, it depends on your marketing and negotiation skills.
- Where to find work: The best opportunities in this field come from networking and direct promotion companies. To get started, try Google marketing agencies and see if they need help dealing with clients who have already arrived.
4. Freelance Writer
Social media managers promote content that builds relationships and boosts business sales. Freelance writers write the content. Writers are in great demand now, as more and more companies want to build long-term trust with their target audiences, and they’re doing this by delivering quality content.
Great freelance writers stay current on marketing and search trends and know what types of content work best and when. They use paraphrasing tools to improve content for marketing and keep up with technology. They are not only skilled at conveying complex ideas, but they know how to do it in a way that is best converted into a specific content format.
Well-fed freelance writers stay off “content farms” and bidding sites, where you compete with hundreds of other writers for the same projects and get the gig if you under-cite enough. To be a well-nourished freelance writer, you need to go out and market yourself to your target audience—usually marketing executives—like any other business owner.
- Median salary in the US: $61,000 per year for employees, according to Indeed. If you are a freelancer, it depends on your marketing and negotiation skills.
- Where to find work: The best opportunities in this field come when you’re proactively networking and pitching to companies, but Freelance Writers’ Den, a $25-per-month membership site, is a great place to start if you’re looking for high-paying projects.
5. Resume Writer
Writing resumes may seem simple, but most people often find it difficult to talk to themselves. If you have managed to get a lot of attention from big companies based on your resume, offer your services to others.
You can help them ensure that their resumes highlight their accomplishments and the value they have to bring to companies, in a way that speaks to recruiters.
Similarly, you can offer LinkedIn profile writing services, as many recruiters are searching for potential employees on this professional social network.
- The average salary in the US: $15-25 an hour.
- Where to find work: ResumeEdge.
6. Transcriptionist
Transcribers are required to listen to and transcribe audio recordings. The key here is to be very precise, so you need great attention to detail.
This job also requires fast typing. It works for you: the faster you type, the more you earn per hour.
- The average salary in the US: $15-25 an hour.
- Where to find work: TranscribeMe and Rev.
7. Freelance Web Designer
Like freelance writers, freelance web designers need to market their services if they want to make a sustainable living. Websites that are supposed to do the marketing work for you often come at a high price tag, as you are expected to operate very cheaply, and you could end up losing money from the deals you make.
To stand out from the crowd when marketing themselves directly to potential clients, freelance web designers need to prove more than they can design beautiful websites.
While companies care about image, they often care more about results. Therefore, well-nourished freelance web designers are often the ones who understand what works in user experience and CRO (conversion rate optimization). They learn how to create websites that drive visitors to download something or buy a product.
- Median salary in the US: $61,000 per year for employees, according to Indeed. If you are a freelancer, it depends on your marketing and negotiation skills.
- Where to find work: The best opportunities in this field come from networking and promoting companies directly. To get started, try Google marketing agencies and see if they need help dealing with clients who have already arrived.
8. Micro-Freelancing At Fiverr
Fiverr is the world’s largest marketplace for digital services, where you can offer almost anything, from graphics and design, digital marketing, writing and translation, video and animation, music and audio, programming and technology, advertising, business, fun and lifestyle. This is the right place to make money from your creativity and profession.
- Average salary in the US: Starting at $5/gig.
- Where to find work: Fiverr.com.
9. Virtual Recruiter
Recruiters post jobs online and search for potential employees on LinkedIn. They read the LinkedIn profiles they find and resumes sent to them, and decide who could be a good candidate.
They often conduct the initial telephone interview, and then pass the best one on to the relevant manager in the company to continue the screening process.
Recruiters used to only work offline, but things have changed, and now you can do this job from home.
- Average salary in the US: $20-30/hr.
- Where to find work: SimplyHired and CareerBuilder.
10. Online Influencer
Do you have a hobby, passion, or interesting life? Are you aware of something that many people struggle with?
If so, you may want to start a blog, podcast, vlog, or be active on one of the major social networks. Sometimes it can take years to build an audience large enough, and engaged enough, but if you’re already used to engaging with people online, and you have an audience that trusts you, it can be worth treating it like a business.
As your audience grows, you’ll be able to sell their services (such as training or consulting) and products, but you’ll also be able to make a living recommending other people’s products – and get sponsorship or commission in return.
- The average salary in the United States: varies from person to person. According to this guide, you can charge $5-10 to post something on Instagram for every 1000 followers you have. In other words, if you have 30,000 followers, you can charge $150-300 for every sponsored post you make.
- Where to find work: There are many ways to connect with brands once you build an audience. For example, if you already have a large following, you can apply to join influencer marketing and talent agencies, such as Viral Nation, or platforms like Whalar, which connect Instagram influencers with relevant brands.