Are there any proven ways to earn money working online/not leaving the house?

kingslayer

rachelja wrote: »

Yes that is definitely doable! On a good day I can get double that in a day. Sometimes, of course, it's less. I have to work round other commitments too, so it's not like I'm online all day or anything.

Sounds good. Do you use multiple sites or just the one? Do you work for 63332(?) online Q&A site too to earn money? A lot of people on here say they earn good money from it.

Sorry for all the questions. Hope you don't mind.

oneflewover

I work for Leapforce as a search engine evaluator (very similar to both Lionbridge and Appen Butler Hill, though each has their own quirks). The sites for these things can look kinda dodgy. They use buzzwords and generic terms. But I think that's just because of their client's privacy. They don't go into specifics about what you do.

I love doing it. The work can vary between easy and frustrating and impossible at a whim. It has a steep learning curve, and most people fail the qualification exams, but after a few weeks it's all fairly intuitive. But I'm earning plenty of money and it suits me down to the ground. Ignoring the first month when I was learning the ropes, I've earned between £800-£1200 per month for each of my 3 full months of work, and this month would suggest similar levels. With a lot of these things, not just search engine evals, you get back what you put in. I treat it like a full time job, and consider myself "on call" to work whenever needed. You certainly have to be willing to push yourself to work, rather than reacting to a customer or a phone call or an email.

Hope you find something that suits you.

extraJam

Online stuff I do to earn money (I currently live off this): Appen Butler Hill (similar to Leapforce and Lionbridge, there are threads for these companies on this very forum) which brings in a decent wage for 20 hours a week. You do not have to have specific qualifications to get the job but passing the exam is not easy. You have to treat this as a 'real' job with regular attendance where you are under scrutiny - some people manage to last for many years and others flunk out after a few weeks.

Lionbridge and Leapforce are regarded as more laid back, and pay about the same per hour. Lionbridge offers a maximum of 20 hours a week and supposedly a 10 hour minimum. Leapforce has no minimum but also no maximum therefore if you make the most of when tasks are available (they often run out!) you can earn a very good amount like the poster above me.

Writing - Textbroker is a good site to get started as they tend to have many short articles that need doing. If you stick to subjects you know well it works out to a reasonable hourly rate. There are many freelancing sites where you can find higher paying work, but there is much competition so you have to be quite serious about it and produce quality work.

Transcription - i.e. typing from audio files. Sites aimed at beginners like Transcribeme are easy to get into but do not pay well for your time. Nevertheless 20-30 quid a week is definitely there to be earned if you are willing to put in the time. With experience gained at these sites you might be able to move on to more lucrative transcriptions.

Matched betting - Can be lucrative but approach at your own risk. There's a forum section devoted to approaching this on this site, with a great deal of advice which should be very thoroughly read and understood before thinking about starting.

hendryap

There's a lot of opportunity to work online you can do. Just try for your self, if you don't like it, try different online job that already mentioned by other member here. You'd never know the result if you didn't take the chance.

I hope you can find the job that you like.

kingslayer

oneflewover wrote: »

I work for Leapforce as a search engine evaluator (very similar to both Lionbridge and Appen Butler Hill, though each has their own quirks). The sites for these things can look kinda dodgy. They use buzzwords and generic terms. But I think that's just because of their client's privacy. They don't go into specifics about what you do.

I love doing it. The work can vary between easy and frustrating and impossible at a whim. It has a steep learning curve, and most people fail the qualification exams, but after a few weeks it's all fairly intuitive. But I'm earning plenty of money and it suits me down to the ground. Ignoring the first month when I was learning the ropes, I've earned between £800-£1200 per month for each of my 3 full months of work, and this month would suggest similar levels. With a lot of these things, not just search engine evals, you get back what you put in. I treat it like a full time job, and consider myself "on call" to work whenever needed. You certainly have to be willing to push yourself to work, rather than reacting to a customer or a phone call or an email.

Hope you find something that suits you.

Okay, thanks. Are you allowed to explain on here what the exams involve or not? Is there a specific reason why a lot of people fail the exams?

How many hours do you work for that amount of money?

oneflewover

Can't say anything about the work as we sign an NDA. There are a lot of guidelines to follow, a lot of "rules" to remember. Some people get it, some don't. You have to often tune your thinking to how they want things done, rather than how you personally would think things should be done.

20-25 hours per week for the smaller amounts. You can do your own calculations upwards from there. I've done about 40 hours the first week of this month, so sometimes there are decent amounts of work about. You do sometimes have to catch work at strange hours to get that much, depending on daytime availability.

Marvqn1

oneflewover wrote: »

Can't say anything about the work as we sign an NDA. There are a lot of guidelines to follow, a lot of "rules" to remember. Some people get it, some don't. You have to often tune your thinking to how they want things done, rather than how you personally would think things should be done.

20-25 hours per week for the smaller amounts. You can do your own calculations upwards from there. I've done about 40 hours the first week of this month, so sometimes there are decent amounts of work about. You do sometimes have to catch work at strange hours to get that much, depending on daytime availability.

Just a couple of questions.

1. Do you need any particular skill set or previous experience to work for Leapforce?

2. Also, is the exam you have to take timed so you have to complete it within a specific time period or can you take as long as you need?

oneflewover

Marvqn1 wrote: »

Just a couple of questions.

1. Do you need any particular skill set or previous experience to work for Leapforce?

2. Also, is the exam you have to take timed so you have to complete it within a specific time period or can you take as long as you need?

1. Not really. Generally speaking you'll need to be good at assimilating long sets of instructions and applying them, having a good eye for detail, and having a lot of patience. I don't consider myself a particularly smart person (bad school grades can confirm :cool: ).

2. You have a week to complete all 3 parts of the exam. You can take as long as you want on each part, until the deadline. Keep in mind that if you finish early you still wont find out if you've passed until the deadline passes. There's no benefit to going fast. Spend plenty of time reading the instructions and guidelines first and you'll do fine.

dktreesea

How about being an agent for 360CRM? They would be good if you have any call centre experience. it involves ringing people up to remind them about the NHS appointments.

Marvqn1

oneflewover wrote: »

1. Not really. Generally speaking you'll need to be good at assimilating long sets of instructions and applying them, having a good eye for detail, and having a lot of patience. I don't consider myself a particularly smart person (bad school grades can confirm :cool: ).

2. You have a week to complete all 3 parts of the exam. You can take as long as you want on each part, until the deadline. Keep in mind that if you finish early you still wont find out if you've passed until the deadline passes. There's no benefit to going fast. Spend plenty of time reading the instructions and guidelines first and you'll do fine.

Thanks for the info.

1. You said you work for Leapforce as a search engine evaluator. I visited leapforceathome.com it says in the top right "Become an Agent". Is that what you went on to apply for your position?

2. Did you tell them you wanted to be a search engine evaluator or is that the position which they gave you once you passed the exam?

3. With Leapforce, do you have to work for a minimum number of hours per week? If so, how many hours?