Are there any jobs I could work from home on?

January 21, 2006 7:40 AM

Are there any real, decent, and legit jobs I could work from home on for some extra cash?

I already work from home full time doing interactive development but would love to be able to do some extra work when times are slow. I've heard of people who gather information for law firms or other businesses or do copywriting, etc etc...but can't figure out where to find those sort of things or if they'd even be worth it.

What I'm looking for here is sort of "mindless" work...."busy work", if you will.

Any ideas?

posted by JPigford to work & money (7 comments total)

tutor.com

It seems that depending on the level of tutor you reach, you could make some decent money, with the added benefit of helping someone with homework.
posted by splatta at 7:48 AM on January 21, 2006

Ooh - thanks!
posted by k8t at 8:07 AM on January 21, 2006

Amazon has their "Mechanical Turk" service that's perfect for a work-at-home type. Bascially you just perform human tasks and you get paid piecemeal for them -- it's essentially busy work that Amazon hasn't figured out how to automate yet. I hear if you work at it, you can make a couple hundred bucks a month, but it's quite likely $10/hr work.
posted by mathowie at 8:38 AM on January 21, 2006

You may be able to find a place that will allow you to do customer service work from home (answering correspondence, etc.). With so many dot-coms and virtual positions now, you should be able to line up something like that.
posted by Todd Lokken at 9:33 AM on January 21, 2006

Some ideas here.
posted by caddis at 12:12 PM on January 21, 2006

If you're a good writer, try this. I imagine you'd need some kind of portfolio first.

Also, this site has a number of freelance job listings.
posted by feathermeat at 12:46 PM on January 21, 2006 [1 favorite]

I teach online through DeVry University. There are several other colleges/universities that do the same. They would expect you to have at minimum a bachelor's degree and enough experience in the field you are doing to be an authority on the subject. Or else to have a higher degree.
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 5:02 PM on January 21, 2006