Find Great Freelance Work on Elance

 

Many of my fans have demanded more information about freelance work from home.  So, I thought it would be a great idea to talk about Elance - a site where you can sign up and get paid for doing almost any type of freelance work.

How does it work?

It’s easy to sign up.  You don’t need to wait to be approved to work on their site.  You just need to create an account. Once you have signed up for their website, you will see three membership options: the first option is free and the other two require payment.  If you are not familiar with the site, you should probably start off with their free version first to get a feel of the website.  It’s similar to other freelance websites like oDesk and Guru.  It’s great to pay for extra features if you are familiar with freelance work online and if you are going to be on the website constantly. The benefits of paying for extra features include your profile getting placed higher in their search results for prospective employers to find you and getting the option to add your profile to more categories.

What happens after I sign up?

Once you have signed up, you will create your worker portfolio.  It is imperative that you create an awesome profile. You want it to be attractive to prospective employers as well as stand out among the other freelance workers.  Please add a resume which will allow prospective employers to see your past work with other clients, personal information about yourself and areas of expertise.  This will help you get more job requests.

How do I get work?

There are two ways to find freelance work on Elance: the first way is to bid on jobs.  The other way is to wait for employers to contact you.

Types of Work Available

Almost anything!  You will find a lot of work requests for IT, web & mobile work, writing, project management, marketing & sales, translators, design & multimedia and office & admissions.  However, there’s also data science, legal, engineering and arch., customer service and so on.  Right now, there are a lot of requests for the jobs that I just named above.  So, if you are an expertise in those areas, more than likely, you’ll probably get hired by someone who needs work done and is willing to pay for your services.

Cons about Elance

It can be stressful bidding on jobs with so many employers in search for cheaper labor. Although, you might have bid a small amount, there is always someone who is desperate for the job and will bid an even lower amount to get the job.  In addition, many Elance workers are from other countries and what they might consider high amount, we who are in the U.S. would consider the amount to be under minimum wage.   I have never worked with this website. However, I know this can happen because I am a music expert on a website called LivePerson where clients contact me if they are interested in my profile.  There were times where I had to persuade my clients to choose me based on my skills.  Since this can be a problem, it’s imperative that you have a very good portfolio!  You definitely need to create an awesome and powerful profile so people will be tempted to hire you first instead of finding the cheapest way to get their work done.

What type of jobs can I get at Elance?

At Elance, you can get paid by the hour or get paid per project.

How Can I Be Sure I will Get Paid?

Elance guarantees payment through their escrow system, so you can do your work in peace.

If you are interested, apply here!

Please don’t hesitate to come back and give reviews about Elance! I would love to hear about your experience.

Popular Online Jobs for Teenagers

You might think it is difficult to find online jobs for teenagers as most online companies require a person to be at least 18 years of age. However, there are online jobs for teenagers who are under the age of 18 years old.

Take Surveys

Having a survey taking job is the easiest and straightforward option to make extra cash online. These involve paid surveys that are organized by online market research companies that actively seek out the opinions and feedback of the public. This can include movie surveys, health surveys, entertainment surveys and even focus groups. There are several survey panels that welcome a person who is at least 13 years old.  Once you have created a personal profile, you can start taking paid surveys. When you take surveys, you can be rewarded in cash or points or even gift cards. Points can be redeemed for PayPal (cash) or other gift cards like Starbucks, Amazon and many more. To get you started, here are a few popular and trusted sites: CashCrate  and SurveySavvy. The typical compensation is $2 for every survey completed and it takes about 20 minutes or less to complete a survey.  In addition, CashCrate is also a Get Paid To (GPT) site; therefore, your teen can earn money for doing other cool activities like watching short videos, playing games or adding new apps on their smart devices, etc.   Another GPT site that your child can use is InboxDollars.

Write Content

One of the best online jobs from home is content writing.  If you are an excellent writer, you should become a freelance writer for companies who are looking for talented people like yourself.  Students who have proficient English and have mastery over other foreign languages have an extra advantage.  If writing is easy like 1, 2, 3, I would suggest writing for websites like Guru.com and Demand Studios (Demand Studios pays very well and pays every two weeks.  I used to be an eHow writer for this company).  If you setup a strict plan for yourself as a freelance writer, you can hit your earning goal with no problem.

Online Programming Jobs

If you are computer and programming savvy, then you will have a lot of job options on the internet. Talented programmers are greatly in demand, whether you work online or off-line.  Be sure to check out websites like  Elance.com.  This company has one of the largest varieties of computer programming jobs online for teens.

Product Reviews & Music Reviews

Writing product reviews should be a great option for students.   Websites like iWriter.com and PeoplePerHour.com, both are ready to give good money for excellent reviewers. In addition to giving product reviews, teenagers can also give music reviews for websites like SliceThePie.

Creating and Selling Art Work

Artistic? Then you should start selling your crafts on places like Etsy.   Etsy helps you setup a nice cool online storefront with its amazing collection of useful toolkit. Before you start, make sure you setup an account with PayPal.  This will allow your customers to pay you for your items.

Sell your Brand Name Items through Poshmark App

Poshmark is a community of incredible women who sell new and gently used fashion from their closets at unbelievable prices including teenagers!  It's fun and easy! Download the iPhone or Android app (https://poshmark.com/getapp) today and get started with your first sale in just 30 seconds.  Also, you can claim a $5 gift card when you're signing up with this code BCSUG.

Sell stuff on eBay

One of the best ways to make money online. eBay sellers love it and swear by it.

YouTube

Finally, let’s talk about YouTube.  I overheard my 17-year-old cousin talking about YouTube the other day as she was telling her friend how so many teenagers are making lots of money off of their YouTube channel and this is really not hard to believe.  When it comes to advertising, YouTube equals that equation.  So, if you love to create videos and not camera-shy, then YouTube might be your vehicle to success. YouTube has a huge amount of promotions that would definitely help you to successfully monetize your videos!  To learn more about monetizing your videos, click here. Whether your 12 or 16 years of age, YouTube is a great way to start making some cool extra money from home while doing what you love.

Virtual Assistants - Zirtual

Right now, Zirtual  are continually accepting applications.  Their goal is to hire 300 “Zirtual Assistants” in the next year.

Zirtual are hiring for both full-time and part-time positions.
Like an administrative super hero, a Zirtual Virtual Assistant use  high-speed internet connection to make the world a better place for clients every day. ZAs are equipped with internet research skills more powerful than any locomotive and are able to demolish difficult problems and organize those who have never been organized before.

What does this job entail?

You will schedule appointments with the greatest of ease and save the day with lightning fast travel bookings.

What is a full-time schedule like?
Full-time Zirtual Assistants start at $12 per hour and work from 9AM to 6PM each weekday.  Full-time employees qualify for benefits.

Interested in part-time work?
Part-time ZAs work from 10:00AM to 4:00PM each weekday and start at $10 per hour.

Where do they need applicants from?

Zirtual currently has a need for applicants from the following states: AZ, CO, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MO, NE, NM, NV, OH, OR, TX, UT

ZA Applicant Minimum Requirements:

• You must be eligible to work in the US


• You must be over 18 years of age


• You must have completed at least one year of college (minimum of 24 credits earned)


• If you have already applied, you must wait 30 days before reapplying


• You must reside in a state that we are currently hiring in: AZ, CO, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MO, NE, NM, NV, OH, OR, TX, UT

 

Skills & Qualifications:

•     Strong desire to help people and a positive attitude


•     Prompt responses to clients' questions and requests


•     Amazing customer service skills


•     Familiarity with standard assistant tools like Google Docs,     GCal, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.


•     Solid phone access; landline or dependable cell phone


•   A high-speed internet connection


• Superb writing skills


•     Extremely detailed oriented


•     Expert communication skills


•     Strong organizational skills


•     Strong problem solving skills


•     Excellent time-management skills


•     Must be extremely flexible and highly adaptable


•     Dedication to ongoing learning and personal growth
  You also must be 18 or older to apply

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required


• One year of college (or 24 college credits, no trade school)

For more information about this job opportunity, click here.

Be a Music Reviewer From Home - SlicethePie.com

You can get paid as a music reviewer. Slice The Pie is a music reviewing website where they pay music fans to review music! Most of your reviews will return directly to unsigned artists to give them honest feedback.  This will help the company find the best artists to put forward for A&R opportunities and Radio placement.

At times, Slice The Pie  offers run fashion trials (on Slice The Pie Catwalk) where you can review clothing instead of music! They will email you when this project is open.

How does reviewing work on Slice The Pie?

Once you've logged in, you'll be taken to the Scout page. All you have to do is click the Play button and start listening to the track.

You can begin reviewing right away in the text box and when 90 seconds of the track have passed, you can rate it.  The rate is between 1 and 10 and you will choose a rating using the slider. Once you are done adding your reviewing, you can click “Submit” and  move on to the next review!

It’s really that simple!

How do I get paid?

Payment per review is based on your ranking. In order to earn more money, you must submit lengthy and well-written reviews in English. The better your review, the bigger your bonus payment. When giving a review, try your best to submit detailed, varied and constructive comments.  This will help artists improve their tracks.

Once you have made a minimum of $10, your earnings can be withdrawn to a PayPal account. PayPal payments take up to 5 working days to process because they will have to read all your reviews before paying you.

 

For more information on how to become a music reviewer, click here!

Work From Home Test Prep Expert - Magoosh

As Test Prep Expert, you will be teaching thousands of students online right from your home.   This is not an employed position.  You will be considered an independent contractor. You can set your own hours and the pay rate is $20/hour.

Note: Although, this position is remote, you must be able to work in the US!

Position Requirements:

• Prior experience as a tutor or teacher


• Must had a top score in one or more of the following exams: SAT, GRE, or GMAT


• Must have a BA or BS degree


• Outstanding writing skills with an emphasis on an empathetic, friendly style


• Always “in tune” and very responsive online


• Able to work 10+ hours during the work week or 5+ hours on weekends

What you’ll do

• Answer students’ questions about the GRE, GMAT, and SAT via e-mail. (Students come from  various countries and all walks of life)


• Make Magoosh support process even quicker and more efficient

Why should you work at Magoosh?

• Magoosh is a lucrative business as it made test prep simple and accessible for students. Magoosh has already helped thousands and thousands of students in numerous countries prepare for their college, graduate school, and business school exams.  In addition, they provide high quality video lessons and practice questions through web and mobile applications, allowing students to study anywhere at anytime.


• Magoosh has been a company for three years and is growing rapidly.


• Magoosh has fewer than 20 people on their team in Downtown Berkeley.   Having a small team will allow you to be able to get to own your projects as well as input ideas the very first day!

 

Apply for this position, here!

Be a Skype English Tutor at Hello English

If you love culture and love teaching English as a second language, becoming a Skype English Tutor might be the right opportunity for you.  This is a very cool and interesting job where you can tutor English via Skype.  The owner is looking for native English speakers who are patient and can present and speak articulate English while facilitating online English learning through Skype.   You will have interesting and fun conversations with people in foreign countries.  The majority of the students are from Japan. If you can speak some Japanese, that will be great but it is not necessary for hire.

What is Hello English?

Hello English is an online company where Japanese learners and other learners from other countries have everyday conversations with Skype English Conversation Tutors while tutors strategically give light correction of intonation, grammar, pronunciation, sentence structure and fluency.  Tutors will also provide learners with complete understanding of idioms and vocabulary.   Hello English is very compassionate about teaching and helping their learners to succeed.  This company understands that many students have fears and insecurities about their English speaking skills.  By knowing this, the company’s goal is to provide these students with friendly tutors who will compassionately correct someone who is trying hard to learn a new language!

To learn more about the company’s philosophy and about the owner, here are some links (scroll down to read the information in English):

Click Company’s philosophy

Click About the Owner

What are the requirements to become a Skype English Conversation Tutor?

• Must be a fluent English speaker


• Must be a good conversationalist, outgoing and very articulate with clear pronunciation.


• Must be Skype literate with a reliable computer, good internet connection and a web camera.


• MUST BE PATIENT, FRIENDLY, PUNCTUAL and POLITE!


• Must be available to work for at least 10 hours per week.


• Must be able to correct grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary and idiom usage mistakes kindly but relentlessly.

Pay Rate & Class Information:

Hello English pays tutors per class session.  You will be paid via PayPal on a weekly basis.  Each class lasts for 55 minutes. This is not a regular 9-5 job!  Students are from various parts of the world and from different time zones.  Times are flexible and you will be managing your own schedule, give classes around your daily life and work from your home on Skype.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in this job opportunity, you will have to contact the owner.  Her name is Scarlett Orork.  Her email address is helloenglishus@gmail.com.

When you email her, please include a 1 minute YouTube link of yourself.  You will be introducing yourself as if you were speaking with a non native English speaker.  It is not necessary to send a paper resume as your video is your resume!

To get an idea of what she wants, here is an example link: Teacher's video.

If you are qualified, she will respond to your email and arrange for an interview via Skype.

Email Customer Service Rep – Paint Nite

If you don't like phone work, you can work as an Email Customer Service Rep for this really cool company called Paint Nite where people can drink creatively.

What is Paint Nite?

Paint Nite is a cool and avant-garde concept that helps bring together people in a very interesting way.  The concept allows people to drink cocktails while enjoying artistic painting .  By doing this, it helps draw in patrons into local pubs on a very calm and slow night while having creative ways to break the ice with other patrons as they socialize about art.  These two-hour Paint Nite parties hold about 40+ participants and are held every day.  The best part about these parties is that attendants will have the opportunity to learn how to paint with step-by-step instructions by one master local artist. For those who are novice, it gives them an enriching feeling as they can consider themselves artists.

Email Customer Service Rep

Paint Nite is searching for self-motivated candidates to join their team as a Customer Service Representative.  You must be able to handle open-ended problems, even it the task seems impossible to handle. As a customer service rep, you will have flexible hours as you work from home.  Paint Nite requires that all employees visit  their Somerville, MA office twice a month.  The level knowledge required is vast and can be learned.

What does a Customer Service Rep job entail?

• You will create quality responses with a flair and show friendliness via email. This includes organizing applicable information, coordinating with the team at HQ, and providing a plethora of resources to our customer’s needs.


• Respond to all emails within 24 hours Monday through Friday.


• Your schedule is a 100% flexible, as long as the 24 hour timeframe is met.

Skills that you need to obtain:

• Must be able to manage  your time and be able to work independently from home


• Have great excitement about your work with a young and continually growing company


• Must be well organized and extremely detailed oriented.


• Able to thrive in a fast paced, pressed environment while also remaining flexible and efficient


• Must be a true team player; able to see the whole picture of any given problem


• Need to be a person who always seeking ways to make things work more efficiently.


• Must be a people person and very friendly, knowing how to laugh through trouble.


• Able to see through the question being asked to the actual problem a user is having.


• Computer savvy.


• Must be able to multitask as you will be using a wide range of resources to resolve challenges, especially when you don't know the answer

Other skills that you need:

• Excellent written communication skills


• Have a reliable internet service—your performance will be results driven


• Home Office


• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Gmail, and Google Drive

If you are interested, you can apply here!