Make money from home
You don't have to go out
looking for work. The internet is full of resources that allow you to use your
skills and hobbies to earn a living. In fact, as an established freelancer
and if you manage your time well you can expect to earn much more from
international clients that you can from your 9-to-5 job. Savio D'Souza &
Ashutosh Desai tell you about a few tried and tested websites where you can
register for free to...
PHOTOMOOLAH
If you are an amateur
photographer, you can expect to make some money from your pictures with
PhotoMoolah. Here's how it works: the service provides a platform for brands
and advertising agencies to articulate their requirement in terms of their
marketing brief, and the type of photos they require for their product.
PhotoMoolah then turns
these requirements into contests such as images of `people doing outdoor
fitness activities', `mum & baby', `kids celebrating Holi in India',
`doctors and patients'. Registered members can compete in these contests for
prize money ranging from 50 Singapore dollars, going up to S$500 at times.
Submissions to the contest
are shortlisted by PhotoMoolah and sent to the client for review. The chosen
photographs are then awarded the prize money via wire transfer or Western
Union.
The clients are given
permission to use the winning images in their social media campaigns on
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and websites for up to one year only .
But the copyrights stay with the photographer.
It should be noted that the
contest winner cannot resell the image to any third party for the duration of
the license agreement, however the photograph can be used to showcase their
portfolio on the Photomoolah platform.
photomoolah.com
UDEMY
If you are good at cooking,
crafts, pottery , sketching, magic tricks, etc or, if you are a trained tutor
with a degree in music, web programming, design, advanced mathematics, personal
development, or practically anything that can be taught by way of a course, you
can start your own virtual classroom on Udemy. The service has over 10 million
listed students from all over the world, with almost four million visiting it
monthly .
After creating an account
as a tutor, you can list the course you plan to teach. A typical Udemy
programme comprises one to three hours of content, where each module is
required to be at least 30 minutes in length, with 60% in the form of video.
Before a course is listed
on the website, it is reviewed by Udemy's curators to ensure it meets their
quality standards.
The service also handles
all customer service, payment processing, web hosting, and even provides you
with a mobile version of your courseware.
A single teaching programme
can be priced anything between $20 and $200 and as a tutor, you get to keep
100% of the revenue (minus payment fees) when you bring students to your
course. For every student Udemy brings to it through their marketing efforts,
they keep 50% of the sale. Once your course is purchased, the student has
access to all its materials indefinitely. Your earnings are transferred to you
via a PayPal account.
Now, if you're worried
about logistics of how you should go about creating a course, or the kind of
equipment and software you would need to record your modules, Udemy also
provides you with detailed FAQs and How-Tos to help see you through.
teach.udemy.com
TOURS BY LOCALS
This website provides a
platform for local guides to connect with tourists and offer personalized
tours. So if you think you know the city you live in like the back of your hand
or are a student in the travel and tourism sector who is looking to earn as you
learn, then check out Tours by Locals.
When you apply to be a
guide, you will need to describe the tours you would like to give in detail
(duration, if it is child-friendly , suitable for differently-abled, etc) along
with contact information. Proficiency in multiple languages is a plus. For
instance, you could have a `food walk' of popular local eateries in a specific locality
, a ride through the city using public transport, or a quick round of the
heritage sites in your area. The TBL team will run a background check before
approving your application.
Once this is complete, you
will be provided with tools and training on how to create a professional page
describing your tours and a system that lets you answer traveller questions and
schedule online bookings.
The website handles
marketing, payments, site maintenance and even ensures you don't lose out when
a customer cancels at the last minute. Travellers who view your profile and
tour offerings, can check the cost and your “availability“ calendar, send
booking requests and also read customer ratings. TBL charges a percentage of
the tour bookings; payments are made electronically , by bank drafts or, in
case of exceptions, partly in cash.
http:www.toursbylocals.com
FIVERR | GURU | UPWORK
There are myriad sites that
offer all kinds of freelance assignments that you can complete right from the
comfort of your home. To begin with, we suggest you start with Fiverr, Guru and
Upwork.In fact, to better your chances at grabbing the right opportunity we
recommend you create an account on all three. Here, you can find jobs for
copywriting, proofing, editing, translation, transcription, as a virtual
assistant, a quality control executive and more. There are paying gigs in
graphics design for web and print, digital marketing, data entry, programming,
advertising, and much, much more.
Fiverr is one of the
largest online marketplaces where you can offer your services for a minimum $5
per job. The website encourages you to share a video “pitch“ and work samples
as proof of your expertise. As a “seller“, you keep 80% of the fees you earn
from each successful assignment, and all balance payments are transferred to
your PayPal account.
Guru uses a “bid“ system,
where as a free member, you get 10 bids every `billing cycle' which is
generally around a month. The service charges anything between 4.958.95% as
fees for each completed job.You also get an invoice management solution to
track payments and a “SafePay“ service for payment protection and dispute
resolution.
Upwork adds a layer of
accountability to its assignments. For jobs that are paid by the hour, you have
to use the Upwork Team app that takes screenshots of your work every ten
minutes. Long-term jobs are tracked by milestones, so you get paid as you work
towards project completion. Upwork also provides a communication platform to
collaborate and share files with your client effectively . The service charges
a 520% fee from each payment you receive.
When you sign up for these
websites, read all its terms and conditions. It should be noted that each
website has its own payment procedure, so there might be a “delay“ in receiving
payment. This is to ensure that both parties freelancer and client are
satisfied; that there are no disputes and also for the amount to be credited to
the payment platform of choice. Also, before applying for an assignment, take
time out to see how other members pitch and how much they charge for similar
work. Be clear about what you can do and what you won't do. For instance, you
may be open to multiple revisions but not to phone calls. This will help to
prevent misunderstandings and negative employer ratings.
http:www.fiverr .com,
http:www.guru.com, http:www.upwork.com
FANTERO | FREELANCER
Unlike the other sites
where you have to bid for projects and work in accordance to a specific brief,
Fantero allows you to upload your work for buyers to browse through and purchase
if it meets their requirements.
Here, you can sell photos
and pictures, design templates, vector graphics, icons, fonts, logos, textures,
templates for websites and WordPress themes.You can find buyers for your 3D
models, textures, materials and 2D concepts. Fantero even lets you market your
Flash and Flex files, as well as your own audio compositions, music loops and
sound effects.
For most part, you get to
decide on the price of your work. Your earnings need to be at least $50 before
you can request payment, which are transferred to you via payment systems such
as PayPal.
Fantero earns fees for
creating, hosting, maintaining, and providing the website, and to cover
expenses it incurs to banks, card companies and payment processors. After deducting
such amounts, it transfers the balance to the seller. Before you start selling
on Fantero we recommend you read its terms and conditions thoroughly , and if
needed, contact the site's promoters with your queries, which are replied to
within 12 hours.
Also, you might want to
look at Fantero's sister website called Freelancer, which is similar to Fiverr,
Guru and Upwork, and which connect over 2.2 crore employers and freelancers
globally from over 247 countries, regions and territories.
http:www.fantero.com,
http:www.freelancer .com
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