4 Mayıs 2013 Cumartesi

Make Money Tutoring Online


One of the growing online job opportunity is teaching or tutoring online. Tutoring jobs are nothing new. Everyone with necessary qualifications and experience could teach a  large variety of subjects from either school or university to teenagers, college students, and even an elderly people interested in studying new things such as foreign language. Tutoring is usually done in your own house or in the students homes, but now tutoring can be also done online. All you would need  to be an online tutor is a computer connected to internet. Online tutoring usually pays less than traditional tutoring, but then you should consider there is not commuting and time and expenses associated with it to get a complete picture.
You can teach almost anything depending on your qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience. Music, foreign languages, Math, Science, whether it’s a school or university level, online you can find tutoring opportunities about all these and other  subjects. Working as an online tutor you will be giving classes one-on-one or to a larger groups of 10, 15, 20 or more people. Thanks to internet you can now reach clients worldwide and you are not constrained to your town or neighborhood.

Where to find online tutoring jobs?

  •  Start your own website or a blog. This is an excellent way to find clients. You can start a blog and write useful tips and articles about the subjects you intend teach, and offer your tutoring service to those interested to learn more.
  • Online tutoring agencies. You can join one or more online tutoring agencies. There are large number of online agencies you can join. The purpose of online tutoring agencies is to match tutors with their clients. Some of them are specialized and are looking for tutors for particular fields such as Spanish language, other accept tutors for a wide variety of subjects such as all university departments of study. Before sending your application make sure you check their FAQ section and their requirements for a tutor position. They may require degree (Masters, PhD, Bachelors from an accredited university), they may accept applicants from all over the world or from certain countries. They may require a minimum of two or three years of teaching experience. Some tutoring agencies you can join are:
  1.   BrainMass – accepts applicants with a graduate level (masters or PhD) degree from an accredited university. Applicants from all university departments of study are accepted by BrainMass. 
  2. Aim for a tutoring – accepts applicants from all over the world with a Bachelors degree in the subject they want to teach. You can teach English language, Math, Science.
  3. Bilingual America – Accepts Spanish and English Instructors from Georgia and Florida.
  4. English Everywhere – accepts applicants who can teach English with a TEFL/TOEFL qualification.
  5. EduWizards – offers flexible part-time hours and accepts qualified tutors for one-on-one instruction using whiteboard and voice technology.
  • Craigslist – is the worlds largest classified ads site. It’ free to create your account and post your ad under lessons and tutoring category.  Ads are easy to create, and you should create ad title that is descriptive of the service tutoring you offer. Ads on Craigslist are based on the date they are posted. Because of this you should re-post your ad after a period of time  to make it more visible.

2 Mayıs 2013 Perşembe

Make Money Online Transcribing Audio Files To Text

Those interested in making money online can try transcribing audio files. Working as a trancriptionist online is a great way to earn extra money and there are people making a living this way. Thanks to internet you can find lot of earning opportunities online transcribing audio files. No matter if you are a complete newbie with zero experience transcribing audio or an experienced transcriptionist with years of experience and can type very fast, you can always find something to work. Of course, beginners make less money than the experienced transcriptionists, but as their experience grows, so will their earnings. 

Transcription does not require some sort of specialized training and even newbies can start working on a jobs that don’t require experience and typing speed. And over time as their skills improve can take on higher paying jobs. To start working online all you will need is a computer connected to internet, a good quality set of head phones or speakers and in some cases a foot pedal.

You can also find  free software online that will help you to transcribe audio files to text. One of them is program called ExpressScribe. If you wish to test and improve your typing skills you can download KeyBlaze Typing Tutor  or go to Typingtest.com.  KeyBlaze Typing Tutor allows you to increase your accuracy and typing speed through exercises. You can also try Transcribe. It’s a website which also allows you to upload your audio files and transcribe them and  store them online for further use. It has a free and a paid version.

How to find transcription job online?

There are many work opportunities for both beginner and experienced transcriptionist. They are free to join but all of them require you to pass a test. Some of them will also require to submit a resume and have  some experience in transcribing. Many of them will require that you are a fast typist typing over 50 words per minute.
If you are interested working online as a transcriptionist you can try one or more of these sites:

  • AmazonMechanical Turk or Mturk. Is an excellent choice for all new transcribers looking for their first assignment. There are lots of tasks posted daily on mturk an many of them are transcription tasks. After you open account search for the following requesters (employers): Claritrans, CastingWords, SpeakerText, SpeechInk. They are among those that post transcription tasks. Keep in mind that you will have to past a test to earn a qualification to work on certain tasks.
  • Scribie. Also a great site for newbie. You will have to pass a test to be accepted working for scribie and you will also need to have a  Paypal account to receive your payments. The pay is $1 for a six minute of audio file which equals to around $10 per audio hour. Although the pay on Scribie is low, it’s a great place to start and improve your skills before applying to a higher paid jobs.
  • TranscribeMe - Another good site for beginners. Applicants must pass a test before they can work for TranscribeMe
  • VerbalInk- Verbal Ink accept U.S. citizens. Applicants must email their resume and cover letter and have a typing speed of 65 words per minute.
  • Way with Words requires a typing speed of 50 words per minute. All applicants must be able to transcribe an audio hour in four hours as well as dedicate at least 20 hours every week. They must also pass a test.
  •  AccutranGlobal requires their applicants to have a typing speed of 70 words per minute. The pay is on a per word basis, paying $0.005 to $0.0066 per word.
  • SpeakWrite also pays on per word basis and the minimum typing speed required is 65 words per minute.
  • GMR Transcription - accepts only applications from U.S. and Canada. Previous experience is not necessary but they have a strict grading policy.

29 Nisan 2013 Pazartesi

Make Money Online Working on Fiverr

One of the ways people make real money online for free is by offering to do a task on a service marketplace called Fiverr. Fiverr is completely free to join and anyone with a computer connected to internet can join and start making extra money online. You can join thousands of people who are making money with Fiverr offering various services and completing tasks from many categories such as:
  •  Graphics and design. You can offer to design a book cover, or a logo or a business card for a customer.
  • Video & animation. You can offer your customers to edit a video or a make a 3D animation for them.
  • Online marketing. You can offer to build backlinks for your customers or send a number of visitors to their website
  • Writing and translation. Offer to write a 400 word article or translate a 1000 words to the potential clients.
  • Advertising. You can offer to create a video or a logo for certain company or product. You can also offer to post flyers for the clients.
  • Business. Offer to help someone to write a business plan. Also offer to conduct a market research for the potential clients.
  • Programming and tech. Offer to write a program code in C++ , or you can offer your help in setting up a Wordpress blog.
  • Music and Audio. Offer your services in editing mastering. Making custom ringtones. You can also offer to do a voice-over and narration. Another thing you can offer in this category is music lessons and songwriting tutorials.
  • Fun and bizarre. Offer to do a celebrity impersonation. Do some kind of stunt such as a circus trick,  backflip etc.
  • Lifestyle. Offer to someone to develop a two week diet plan for him. You can also offer to give delicious recipes to help lose weight fast.
These are just a  few of the types of service that are offered on Fiverr. All jobs on Fiverr are priced $5, however you don’t get to keep all of them. You earnings will be $4 or 80%,  $1 or 20% go to Fiverr and Paypal, Paypal is the payment processor through which you will receive your payment, so if you don’t already have an account you should open one for free.

Since the payment for every job on Fiverr that is finished on time and according to the clients requirements is $4, it’s clear that working on tasks that require 2 or 3 hours to finish is not very lucrative and you won’t even make a minimum wage. Because of this you should asses you capabilities and skills and decide what kind of job you can do very well in very short time,  preferably 10 – 15 minutes or less. The job you plan to offer on the Fiverr marketplace should also have a value for the potential clients or no one will be ready to pay the $5 for something that he doesn’t need.

Fiverr is good place to work from home and make some extra cash. Working on Fiverr you will not make you rich, but if you work hard you can certainly make some decent amount of money. There are thousands of people offering their services and making money each day. If there is something you are good at, don’t hesitate and open account at offer your services to thousands of potential clients.

25 Nisan 2013 Perşembe

Make Money Online Buying And Selling Websites

One of the more lucrative and less known way to make money online is selling websites for profit. Selling websites is a legitimate online earning opportunity and can potentially bring huge profits.  Websites are also called virtual real estate and there is a market online for quality websites.  The process of making money buying and selling websites is rather simple but certain skill and experience is necessary to make really big profits in  this business. You simply must know the market and what are potential buyers looking for, and where to find buyers. You must also know how to evaluate a website so you don’t end up paying more than a site is worth or charging less for the websites you are trying to sell or resell.  There are two ways you can find websites you can later sell, build it yourself or buy it from website marketplace.

When building the website yourself first thing to do is buy a domain name that is easy to remember, stands out from the rest and is related to what ever it is that you offer on your site. You should choose .com .net or .org domain name for your site. After you register a domain name you need to design our website. Your site should give the visitor what they are looking for and make it both visually attractive and informative so they will  come back in the future.  You could also offer to redesign your website for extra fee if the potential buyer wants it. This will help you negotiate a better price.

At this point you are probably asking yourself  who are my potential customers?   Your potential buyers are both individuals and companies looking for established website with traffic  which will help them in achieving their objective.  Affiliate marketers looking for niche websites with targeted visitors interested in things  they are offering. Companies  interested increasing their business by including more websites in their portfolio. If you have an established website there is always plenty of buyers interested in buying on website marketplaces like  Flippa.com.

Before you put up your website for sale there are certain conditions that need to be met in order to reach a decent price. The most important thing that potential buyers will look into is how your website  ranks in major search engines.  Another  think they will look into is the number of back links that are coming into your website. The buyers will more likely improve the website to their needs but that doesn't mean that they will not want from the   the website to be  nice looking and regularly updated from the start. 

Selling websites can be very profitable business, but it is not a simple and easy.  Buying and selling websites is an art and it takes certain skill and experience to make it work, so make sure to educate yourself  and learn all there is to know  about this type of business.

22 Nisan 2013 Pazartesi

Cafepress - Make Money Designing Your Own Merchandise

Cafepressis one of the not so well known online income opportunity. Cafepress is an online retailer that sells user-customized merchandise. There are millions of products listed  on the marketplace such as t-shirts, mugs, bags, calendars and many more. Cafepress offers opportunity to earn money online to both the creative people such as designers and also to the website owners and bloggers. Cafepress allows you to earn money by designing your own merchandise and by selling products that are designed by other people.

To start designing your own products you should open your own store on Cafepress. There are three types of stores, Basic, CafePress and Premium. Basic, and Cafepress are free to set up but they have their limitations, however you can set up as many as you like. The free stores have their limitations in the number of products you can sell . Basic shop allows you to have one of each product item, for more items you will need to open more shops. If you open premium store you will be charged monthly, quarterly or yearly but it has advantages such as  greater number of products, more than one product item, grouping products into categories and choosing from a number of pre made designs for your storefront or the ability to make your own storefront design.

Selling Cafepress products that are designed by others is another way to make money. This is good for people who are not too interested in designing. By becoming Cafepress affiliates they can make money referring customers to cafepress. This way bloggers can use Cafepress to monetize their traffic.  Affiliates can drive traffic to Cafepress using many tools that are provided to them such as widgets, text links, banners, product links, category links and search link. The affiliate earn 15%  commission on all purchases made by the customers that they send. The cookies have a 15 day period, so if the customers returns in next 15 day period and makes a purchase you still get paid.

Cafepress offers many ways to make money. Whether you are a designer, bloggers or affiliate market it offers opportunity to make extra money. Making money selling user-customized products can be profitable but its not a get rich quick scheme. It is business that requires lots of hard work in designing your products and promoting them.

16 Nisan 2013 Salı

Webanswers – Make Real Money Online Asking and Answering Questions

Making money online today is a hot topic. There are many people today who are making money online  now,and there are also those  are interested and searching for ways to make a living online. There are many online earning opportunities available to those willing to put time and effort to earn extra money online. Most of the time they require hard work and experience to make serious money, but there are also easy and fast ways to make money online. But there are also simple and even fun ways to make money online.

A simple and fun way to make real money online is by asking and answering questions on website called Webanswers. Webanswers is a revenue sharing website which gives a portion of its revenue to it’s contributors – the people who are asking and answering questions. Webanswers earns  revenue from Google Adsense, so in order to make money you will need an Adsense account. When you ask or answer a question, Webanswers will place ads from Google Adsense network on the page and when someone clicks on ads they make money. If you have contributed with a question or answer, certain number times the visitors will see ads associated with your Adsense account and you will earn money when they click on them. How many times you ads will be shown depends on number of other answers and if your question is awarded your ads will be displayed all the time.

You earn from the questions that you answer or ask on Webanswers. There are thousands of open questions you can answer from many categories such computers, movies, finance, health, travel etc. If there is something that interests you, just ask and the community will answer. When you ask or answer a question on Webanswers, you and other contributors who ask or answer question have your Adsense ads in rotation on the page, and when visitor click on them you make money. When an answer is awarded then only the contributor whose answer is awarded has his ads displayed on the page, and the ads of other contributors stop being displayed. However many questions remain not awarded and you and the rest of the people who have answered them earn percentage of the revenue. Because of this you should look for questions that have few answer for you to answer and increase your earnings.

Webanswers are fun, easy, simple  and probably even a bit addicting way to make money online. To be able to make money all you have to do is join for free, answer questions have fun and start earning some extra cash. When you join Webanswers you must answer 50 questions before you will be able to start making money. After that you will need to  open an Adsense account if you don’t already have one. Webanswers will not make  you rich or even make you full time income, but there is a potential to earn up to a few hundred dollars a month if you put enough effort and answer at least 20 -30 question a day.

10 Nisan 2013 Çarşamba

Make Money Designing Logos

Out of many ways to make real money online available, those who are more creative can try designing logos for money.  If you are a creative person and enjoy working on graphic design projects, then designing logos can be a great source of income. Individual projects pay from ten up to hundreds and even thousands of dollars for a project. Designing logos is a excellent earning opportunity today and will continue to be so in the future. The reason why designing logos is a real online business opportunity for this is the fact that there are thousands new companies and websites launched every day. Their owners and webmasters are ready to pay a handsome sum of money for a professional made logo that catches eye and helps build  the identity of their company or website.

What do you need to start making money designing logos?

Creativity – in order to succeed you must be creative and original enough to design logos that stand out from the crowd. You are not the only one logo designer online and for every project especially  those that are paying large sums of money you will face a lot of competition. If you want an edge over competition you must come up with creative and original ideas.

Skills in using the necessary tools – when we say tools we mean computer software such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and similar. You must know how to use them if you are serious about  making money designing logos.

Patience – Patience is also important for everyone starting as freelance logo designer. It takes time to build your reputation so be prepared to work for less money in the beginning until you build your reputation and increase you chances of landing a high paying project.

Where can you find logo designer jobs?

There are many websites online where you can monetize your talent. Some of them are freelance sites like:

Odesk – one of he greatest freelancing sites online.  Joining odesk is free and takes a minute. Once you join you should put some of your best past projects on your portfolio and take free tests relevant for the type of jobs you you wish to do. This will greatly increase your changes to be hired, because there are many other designers bidding for the same project as you. There are thousands of clients looking for a skilled logo designer on odesk.

Elance – is a freelance jobs site similar to odesk. There are many design jobs you can bid on, some of them very lucrative. Make sure that every project you are awarded you complete to the best of your abilities and receive positive feedback which in turn will increase your odds of being hired to do more jobs.
Other freelancing sites where you can find logo design jobs are Freelancer, PeoplePerHour, iFreelance.

Another way you can make money online designing logos is to participate in logo designing contests. You can find logo design contest on these websites:

99designs – is a website where graphical designer participate in contests posted by the employers. The designers then  pick which contests they wish to participate in themselves and submit their work according to the requirements.  At the end  the contest winner gets rewarded.

Crowdspring– is similar to 99designs.com, and unlike 99designs is not exclusively for logo designers,  writers can also   monetize their work on Crowdspring.
Another logo design contest sites are Logomyway, Hatchwise, Logotournament, Designcontest, Designcrowd.