Monday, September 22, 2014

Work From Home

Are you tired of working 8 hours a day, 5 days a week?
Do you want to make your own schedule?
Do you want to be your own boss?
I am sure 90% of the working people will answer yes on the questions above. I am sure both employed and unemployed people are looking for jobs from home that will give them the freedom to chose their own schedule and be their own boss. Not having to deal with co-workers drama, angry boss or not having the time for their family, friends and vacations due to being all day at work, having little benefits and being underpaid anyway. People that mostly need work from home job are mainly:

  • Mothers that want to spend more time with their family.
  • People with disabilities
  • Retired
  • Young people/students that need more freedom and flexibility with schedule
  • Unemployed 

The more I research into work from home opportunities the more it comes to mind that this will be the new movement, the new change in workforce. We are getting busier and busier and the only thing that comes to mind as an escape is either your own business or work from home. Not every person is born to do business though, some people just don't have it in them, and some are born with it. I remember the first work from home job availability in Europe were making envelopes, boxes or other things that require gluing and crafting with hands. Now the work from home business moved online. It is a huge market for jobs right now. So I looked into opportunities and found interesting ideas, which require time, some require money, but mostly time that if you currently working you will never find. I found some interesting ideas and web sites, and I would like to point out that I am not advertising anyone, I just thoughts these webs are good sources of information regarding the topic.


MLM companies


The most famous companies are:Avon, Youngivity, 4LifeAmwayHerbalifeMelaleucaUSANA, Beachbody, Mary Key etc. (I will include a separate post for MLM companies). We all have heard about some of them and I personally tried the products of Avon, Youngivity, 4Life, Beachbody, and Mary Key. I even went on a party with Mary Key representative just to see how they do it, but it is not my thing. I tried Youngivity when I worked out with a personal trainer, I still use the protein powder and I found it very good. I also tried 4life, they have unique colostrum formula vitamins that improves the immune system. Beachbody is kind of like personal training system over the internet. There are personal trainers that promote products and when you order through them they make money. You can become personal trainer, which is good, but it is time consuming. I have tried one of their programs called Insanity and it's amazing. I lost 10lb and I was very happy with the results but did not become personal trainer just consumer.  

Freelance 

Freelance jobs are already very popular and many people that look for work from home jobs are focusing on that. And yes you can make money, but it takes time to build up reputation and find clients.  Guru.com offers jobs for freelancers. The website does not have many job offerings but looks like it has more freelancer postings looking foe job than jobs. What worries me here is that the employer pays upfront, then reviews the job done by the freelancer and then if the employer approves the freelancer receives the money from the website. So...if the employer does not like the job  I have no idea what happens...
Another good website is, of course, www.freelance.com, it has different job offerings from data entry to telemarketers, writing, web development and so on.
Reddit.com has discussions on different topics related to freelance jobs.
The scam issue: Be aware of scams too for both sides freelancers and employers. There are reports of employers that can take you personal data such as pay pal, or other identity information when you arrange the payment.  There are also reports of freelancers that can steal data, such as information about employers clients,  and other data. That is why in my opinion it is better if the website handles the arrangements between the freelancer and the employer like www.guru.com.
                         

                     Franchise opportunities

Franchise opportunities require investments, some small, some not so. If you have the money franchise is a good start because you are using the company/corporation's name that is already known and you will receive a lot of help while managing your own business, such as finding qualified staff, managing finances, and even  customers. Franchise opportunities  include all kinds of areas such as travel agency, day care, tutoring, in home services for elderly, fast food, and so on. There are so many possibilities that one has to do a very long, time consuming research to figure out what would be the best business.  I would consult with someone without investing a large amount of money. It is important to consider details such as location,of the franchise, possible customers.
Please feel free to comment and add ideas.