What Can I Do From Home As A Proper Job?

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Proper job can mean different things to different people and not sure whether you could rely on these for the rest of your life but from what I see , people make decent money for the work involved.

Vanchatron

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teamshepherd

Usually jobs that can be done from home (that actually pay) require some kind of knowledge.
What can you do? You haven't told us anything in that aspect...

robatwork

What skills do you have - good with your hands? Are you arty/crafty?

Or are you very good with computers, networks, server administration?

From your post I can tell only that you're literate, so perhaps that would be a starting point - proof reading, copy typing, creative writing?


The best path into working from home is to do an office job and then get "moved" to a home role but that sounds like it may be a non-starter for you. Unless you could search for a job where you had to prove yourself in the office role for a few months with the intention of then working from home.

ineed

It is hard to find well paying work from home jobs, as teamshepherd asked what kind of skills do you have? Could you perhaps do something like part time accounting work if that's something you're good at and qualified in?

Are you at all creative? Some artists make money taking commission work on websites like DeviantArt. Etsy is another one, you can open a shop for free (there are listing fees but not very expensive) and if you can make anything popular like costume jewellery, custom clothing or figures and keyrings from things like polymer clay you can earn selling there. How much you earn and how steady it is depends on your skills and dedication. Not sure if it's helpful to you but thought I'd mention it as an option.

DKLS

Have a look at some of the job boards using the terms 'home based' and 'work from home' filter out the noddy jobs and see what fits your skill set.

sangie595

Vanchatron wrote: »

. Due to current health issues, I am finding it hard to work a normal job.

That suggests that you currently have a "normal job". Can you not consider whether you could maintain your employment with adjustments or reduced hours? It's hard to find reasonable employment from home, it's quite an isolated activity which can be difficult, and it increases your bills at home - and may impact on Council tax and insurance.

Sharon87

Are you a fast typer? Can you do 70 or 80 words per minute? I would look at transcribing companies if you can type fast. It usually pays well but I don't know how steady it is.

Vanchatron

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HappyMJ

Vanchatron wrote: »

I'm good with computers, quite fast at typing (approximately 110 words per minute on a good day) and decent at English, grammar etc.

I applied to work for 'Take Note' transcribing company. There were 4 stages. I passed all the way up to stage 3, and had been revising their formatting guidelines etc. for several days before moving on to stage 4 which was the final test. The final test consisted of transcribing a 25 minute audio file, and I was given an hour and a half to do it. Half an hour had passed and I was still only on minute 3 of the audio file.

It didn't matter how much I revised the formatting guidelines, as soon as the transcribing itself started my mind went totally blank. The half an hour I spent on it consisted of stop/starting the audio 50+ times, checking back to my list of notes (formatting guidelines) to see if I was doing it right etc. It was just taking me far too long to get done. I may as well have had a typing speed of 5 words per minute as opposed to 110, as I was taking so long trying to get everything as accurate as possible. I figured that because I had a fast typing speed I'd be more than ready to do that kind of job, but remembering every single formatting guideline whilst transcribing the audio file just seemed impossible, so I just gave up in the end and realised it wasn't for me.

Same here don't worry about it. I can't listen and type at the same time.

I do mystery shopping but the income isn't sufficient to live on. There's already a few mystery shoppers around here taking jobs so I only get about 2-3 per week but it's something. It doesn't pay very well either the income just covers the expenses.

I also do matched betting online but you need a really good head for numbers and you need some money you need to put at risk as it's not quite risk free.