It is much easier to make money when you already have money. For a start you can afford to take more risks, plus there are more options available as to what you can do. Learning how to make money from home without any investment on the other hand is a bit more difficult. That is not to say it is too hard, far from it there are lots of ways to make money from home for free.
Having been in this position myself I speak from experience when I say the best way to proceed if you are wanting to learn how to make money from home is starting an online business. The internet has brought the whole world to our doorstep, take advantage of that and become a freelancer. There are many different types of freelancer these days although this was a term mostly associated with writers in the past. There are freelancers who design websites, design logos and banners, write SEO articles, offer recruitment services and plenty more services besides.
Firs things first, you need to decide what type of freelancer you are going to be. Head on over to Elance.com, Freelancer.com, Guru.com and oDesk.com to see the types of skills that are in high demand. These freelancer sites are a great place to start when you are just setting out as a freelancer. The buyers with work are already there, all you need to do is submit a proposal and get accepted! This is much easier than trying to find clients the old fashioned way – cold calling, emailing, advertising, marketing etc. These can come later, once you already have one or two projects under your belt.
Here are just some ideas of how you to earn money from home by freelancing:
Become a virtual assistant. This is a relatively new concept, but it is growing year on year. A virtual assistant is a bit like a personal assistant but online. You could brand yourself as the ultimate home help – able to make phone calls, schedule appointments, book the car in for a service…anything and everything to make home life easier and run more smoothly for your clients. Alternatively you could take on a more corporate role and offer a range of business services like diary management and market research.
Learn a new skill. This can take a bit more time, but many people have done it including myself (I learnt how to do SEO). There is so much free information and free tutorials out there on the web that even learning something technical or complex like graphic design or web design can be done.
Start writing. When you visit the freelancer sites you will see that one of the largest categories of jobs is the writing and translation category. Every single website needs content, and article marketing is one of the best ways to market a website. For these two reasons alone the amount of writing that is needed is huge. There are opportunities for anyone who can write clearly and with good grammar. You don’t need any experience nor a qualification related to it. The trick to creating a good income with writing is to learn how to write efficiently and quickly and offer good rates for bulk work.
Invent a new job. This might sound a bit strange, but I’m sure when the first virtual assistant appeared there were eyebrows raised. How about a freelance recruitment consultant – helping people find jobs. Why not take advantage of this difficult economic climate and help people find work, even freelance work if you have to? I think there is a lot of mileage in this. You could offer interview training, CV and resume rewriting and set up interviews for your client. You could also invent a role as half virtual assistant, half life coach. In other words your aim is to help people reach their goals by taking care of the nitty gritty and helping them focus on the bigger picture. This could work really well as life coaching is very fashionable.
Start a blog. Some bloggers make considerable sums of money and there is no reason you couldn’t. The desired outcome is a blog with high traffic – this makes companies want to advertise / send free samples or their products / ensures your blog is valuable. There seem to be two main types of blog out there. One type is personal and related to one aspect of life. This could be some kind of life overhaul, forging a new career or learning something new. The key is to make it all about you. The other type of blog is one that’s not personal at all. It might be about your freelancing business niche, latest news or tips for how other people can achieve something. Either way you should not try and copy someone else’s style but be yourself.
These are just some ideas of how to make money online for free from home. In my experience learning how to start a freelancing business and doing is the best way you can bring in a good income without having to find traditional employment.
Source by Celia Balmer
