January 2020

10 Remote Human Resources Jobs To Consider

Last Updated:December 7, 2022

Remote Human Resources Jobs That You Can Apply To

Normally, when you think of someone working in HR, you imagine someone in a power suit, wearing glasses, behind a desk. But now that we’re in a more mobile economy, remote human resources jobs are now available.

Every company is as good as its employees and its talent. Human resources specialists who recruit, hire, train, and keep the best employees for a company are the heart of any successful company.

Thanks to advances in technology, human resources jobs can now be done virtually. This is especially good for those who need to work from home to take care of young kids or sick family members, or just for people who want the freedom to work wherever they want.

In today’s post, we give you a list of remote human resources jobs you can apply for, as well as some tips for you to snag that position.

Types Of Human Resources Jobs You Can Do Remotely

There are plenty of positions you can search for on various job sites and forums. Here are some examples of roles that are possible to do remotely as well as their usual responsibilities. Note that these responsibilities may vary per company.

1. Recruitment Specialist/Talent Acquisition Specialist

This is probably the most common remote human resources jobs that you’ll encounter on job hunting sites.

Recruitment/talent acquisition specialists get recruiting metrics and standards from the hiring manager or whoever is requesting for an employee to fill a vacancy and then gather a candidate pool based on those metrics and standards.

They then screen these candidates through background checks, examinations, and interviews, obtaining information on candidates’ work history, training, education, and the job skills required for the open position/s.

Meanwhile, they maintain the candidate database and keep it updated so that they can refer to these files as new job positions become open.

Recruitment specialists coordinate with hiring managers to keep track of current and future hires.

They are also responsible for placing job advertisements for open positions on online job boards and social media, wherever appropriate.

2. Talent Attraction and Branding Specialist

Talent attraction is similar to marketing, but instead of trying to attract buyers or customers, you’re trying to attract the right talent for your company.

To do this, you’d need to be able to showcase and sell the image, culture, and brand of the company to prospective talents.

This role requires knowledge of digital marketing and best practices for talent engagement, attraction, and hiring.

3. Payroll Specialist

Payroll specialists handle the payroll process: assessing, updating, and documenting procedures for payroll processing, ensuring that payroll practices are compliant with laws and standards, and maintaining payroll data integrity.

They are also responsible for documenting, researching, and resolving payroll issues, as well as make assessments and recommendations for procedure changes to mitigate these issues.

In addition, they need to be able to establish a constructive, positive working relationship with coworkers to provide excellent day-to-day support.

4. Benefits Analyst

Aside from the salary, employees receive benefits from their company as well.

Benefits analysts evaluate and administer health, welfare, retirement, and other benefit programs that a company provides its employees.

There are several providers of healthcare and insurance programs for employees, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, pension, life insurance, employee assistance, and many other benefits.

Benefit analysts need to assess which providers to go with, considering both employee satisfaction and the financial capability of the company to provide these benefits.

They are also normally in charge of enrollment, renewals, and all the documents involved, including enrollment and renewal forms, written communications to employees, and plan descriptions.

In addition, benefits analysts are normally tasked to be subject matter experts on all the benefit programs; that is, they have to be ready to field questions and inquiries from employees and maintain a positive employee experience.

5. Employee Operations Coordinator

Employee coordinators generally deal with everything that has to do with matters that affect employees’ day-to-day work.

They handle newly hired employees, from employee verification and background checks, employee information auditing, and employee onboarding.

They also process employee benefit claims, such as paid time off, disability leave, parental leave, and any other short-term leave.

A big part of being able to do these well is to maintain and update impeccable records. They’re usually responsible for maintaining and updating an employee directory as well as an organizational chart.

Employee coordinators also process employees who leave the company, whether willingly or unwillingly. They handle outprocessing, exit interviews, computing the amount of their final pay, and update employee records accordingly.

They’ll need to coordinate with payroll specialists and talent acquisition specialists, as well as operations managers.

6. Employee Experience Specialist

Workers may come onboard for the pay and benefits, but their overall experience in the workplace is what makes the difference between employees leaving after six months to staying until they’re sixty.

Each moment of an employee’s experience plays a role in how they feel about a company’s culture and brand, and ultimately affects employees’ sense of purpose, employee performance, employee engagement, and employee retention.

Employee experience specialists work on the human aspect of being an employee: improving workspaces, organizing employee wellness and engagement programs, planning team-building activities and social events, and accept and implement feedback from employees about these programs.

Employee experience becomes even more important as more and more work is done from home. As HR departments can’t control their employees’ workplace, they must come up with even more creative ways to keep work-from-home employees engaged with the work they’re doing, their coworkers, and the company in general.

Improving remote employees’ experience involves improving communications between employees and their leadership, implementing work-life balance, and following remote employees’ mental health closely to make sure they don’t burn out.

Managing remote employees means working with tech tools to implement these solutions and making sure employees have access to the same tech tools.

All of these activities and programs are geared toward increasing employee satisfaction, whether they’re working in or out of the office.

7. Human Resources Administrator

At times, administrative tasks can overwhelm other HR specialists, and companies hire HR administrators to take care of the paperwork, record-keeping, file maintenance, data entry, and other administrative duties.

They’re also normally in charge of taking note of inquiries and directing candidates, employees, or hiring managers to the correct HR specialist.

This involves coordination with other human resources specialists or departments.

8. Learning And Development Coordinator

Most companies understand the value of continual learning for employees and managers to do their functions more efficiently and to adapt to the changing norms of their industry.

Promoting good mental, spiritual, and physical health is also beneficial for everyone: healthy individuals work better and create a better working atmosphere for everyone.

Some companies have a separate department for learning and development, but other companies classify continued learning and development of employees under the human resources department.

Learning and development coordinators research thoroughly about what types of training or classes that certain employees and managers need or want, as well as any team building activities or leadership workshops they might need.

They are also in charge of preparing and updating or sourcing learning materials that are used to educate employees or looking for third-party suppliers that can provide the training as well as the necessary training materials.

They’re also in charge of hiring teachers to administer the training and the lessons to the employees and managers.

They’d also have to document which employees have had particular training programs and lessons.

9. Human Resources Managerial Positions

You can also be hired to handle a team of human resources specialists. For instance, you can be hired to be a recruitment manager, payroll manager, or HR operations manager.

Typically, you’ll be required to have experience in hiring, mentoring, and leading a team of people, especially human resources professionals.

You’d normally have to make strategic, data-driven decisions when it comes to human resources strategies, as these decisions impact the entire organization.

Being a manager also involves having to work with your team to create and administer performance management plans to improve their work quality based on feedback culture.

10. Human Resources Consultant

If supervising a team isn’t your cup of tea, but your certifications and qualifications are higher than entry-level, you may want to lend your knowledge and expertise as a consultant.

Apply your expertise and experience to advise companies regarding different areas of their human resources policies and procedures.

For instance, you can consult with a company regarding their diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring practices.

Or you can also consult with change management; that is, advice and strategies to deal with changes in the company, whether it’s expansion or recession.

Being a compliance consultant is yet another way you can help companies improve their human resources procedures and policies, by making sure these policies and procedures comply with existing laws.

You can either be a full-time employee of a company or consult on a contractual basis.

To be a good consultant, you’ll need to be able to coach both employees and managers objectively and handle difficult, complex, and sometimes emotional issues.

Tips For Applying To Remote Human Resources Jobs

What Do Companies And Businesses Look For?

When looking for people to fill remote human resources jobs, companies generally look for the following:

Applicable HR Certifications
Relevant Experience
Knowledge of HR and/or payroll software
Equipment for remote work
Strong people skills
Excellent verbal and written communication
Solid grasp of labor, employment, and/or payroll laws
Attention to detail
Knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software
Strong research, analytical, and project management skills

Should You Get An HR Certification?

Short answer: Yes, if you can afford it.

Hiring managers, that is, the people you want to impress, prefer candidates with certifications.

Plus, competition for human resources jobs, especially remote ones, has been increasing and will continue to increase.

A candidate who has an HR certification has a competitive edge over other candidates, and once they get the job, they inspire greater confidence from their managers and colleagues.

Being certified also creates a positive impact on the company, and also gets you an opportunity to negotiate for a higher initial salary and a future rate of increase in your salary.

What Certifications Can You Get?

There are plenty of certifications that you can obtain. The key is to find which certification is related to your desired position, as well as the certification that your target employer will require.

Here are some of the certifications that you can get from various sources online.

Associate Professional in Human Resources (aPHR)
Professional in Human Resources (PHR)
Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR)
Strategic Human Resource Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP)
Strategic Human Resource Management Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
Certified Internet Recruiter (CIR)
Advanced Certified Internet Recruiter (ACIR)
Professional Recruiter Certification (PRC)
Certified Diversity and Inclusion Recruiter (CDR)
Certified Social Media Recruiter (CSMR)
Elite Certified Recruitment Expert (ECRE)
Talent Management Practitioner (TMP)
Senior Talent Management Practitioner (STMP)
Global Talent Management Leader (GTML)
Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP)
Associate Professional in Talent Development Credential (APTD)

How Can You Ace Your Interview?

A remote job interview is the same as any other job interview; the only difference is that you’re doing it at home. So you’ll need to prepare in a different way.

Here are some tips so you can do well in your interview and get that job.

Set up your office. If you don’t have a dedicated home office, at least have a quiet area in your house with no distractions or noise.
Use a high-quality webcam and microphone. Make sure you’re seen and heard clearly.
Do a test call. You want to troubleshoot any problems before you hop on a call with potential employers.
Dress appropriately. If you do get the job, you’ll likely be allowed to work in your pajamas if you want to, but for this first meeting, you want to look polished; you want to look like you want the job.
Look into the camera. When you’re on the video call, you’ll be tempted to look at the screen the entire time, but you want them to be looking in your eyes while you’re talking.
Be prepared. Have a printout of your resume on hand, research the company and the position, and be in position at least 15 minutes early.
Be ready to answer questions about working remotely. Because you’re applying for a remote position, expect to be asked about your internet connection, communications equipment, your reason for wanting to work remotely, and your home office setup.
Set yourself apart. When you’re in competition with other candidates for a remote job position, you need to set yourself apart by selling yourself as the most accessible and most responsive among them.

What Should You Know About Your Potential Employers?

When you’re a successful employee, you get job fulfillment and financial stability, and your employer is able to run their business smoothly and become profitable for everyone.

Thus, success in this job is a two-way effort: you and your employer need to work together for you to be successful.

In this respect, just as your potential employers need to know what to expect from you, you’ll need to know what to expect from them.

Aside from the usual concerns, such as the potential for growth, availability of continuous learning and development, salary, benefits, time off, and all the other aspects of your employment mandated by law, here are some of the things that you should know about your potential employers.

Policies on remote work. Do they expect you to be online the entire time of your shift? Do you always have to work from your home office or can you work out of a coffee shop?
Work hours. Will you have a flexible work schedule, or are you required to have a specific start and end time? Are you required to render a certain number of hours of work a week, or is it a deadline- or a task-oriented job?
Communication channels. What remote communications tools do they use? If they are not clear on this, it may mean that the company culture does not prioritize remote workers.
Center of operations. Is there a central office where most of the employees are located? Or will you be working with people across cities, countries, and timelines?
Onboarding process. Is there a plan in place for onboarding you as a remote worker? Would you need to come into a physical office to do this, or will they be able to do this remotely?
Performance evaluations. How and often will your performance be reviewed? What would it take for you to be considered a successful remote worker?

Apply to Remote Human Resources Jobs Today!

Hopefully, I’ve given you enough to get started on getting a remote human resources job. If finding, hiring, and retaining employees are what make you tick, don’t hesitate to start applying to jobs now.

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15 Banks that Pay You to Open an Account in 2023

Written By:Steve Wrzeszczynski

Published On: January 26, 2020

Welcoming the new year with a new bank account? If you don’t know yet, there are banks that pay you to open an account with them, so don’t miss out on free cash!

What’s the catch, you ask?

Well, most of them don’t have a catch. The free money from banks is usually just a welcome gift and a way to show you how much banks value your business.

How do you sign up? What are the stipulations?

Some small banks offer this promo only for local residents, while national bank chains may make this available nationwide. Depending on the bank or new bank account promo you choose, you might need to meet or follow requirements such as:

Deposit a minimum amount of money in the account to qualify
Keep the account open for a specific amount of time (or you’ll be owing the bank the money you got at the start)
This is the first account you have with the bank or you are already a member but need to open an extra account

Answers to all these questions, plus all other bank-specific information with these 2020 bank promotions…

Which Banks Pay You to Open an Account?

Different banks offer different amounts of cash. Here are some of the banks you might be interested in, along with the accounts available with bonus cash.

1. Chase ($200 or $300)

This bank has several new bank account bonus options, including:

You must be a new Chase account-holder, or have no record of negative balance with Chase within the past 90 days.

2. Citibank ($200 to $700)

As one of the oldest banks that pay you to open an account with them, Citibank keeps this promotion for new accounts available throughout the year.

For example, open a new checking account (Basic Banking) or savings (Account and Priority Account) with certain deposit amount requirements:

Earn $200 if you deposit $5,000 into a Basic Banking package
Earn $400 if you deposit $15,000 into the Account package
Earn $700 if you deposit $50,000 into the Priority Account package

Within 30 days from opening your account, you’ll receive free cash from the bank. You’d have to maintain this balance for 60 consecutive calendar days, or else you’ll be owing the bank.

3. Bank of America ($100)

Earn $100 cash bonus if you open an online checking account (either the Bank of America Core Checking and Bank of America Interest Checking).

To qualify, you must set-up at least 2 direct deposits of $250 within the first 90 days of opening your account.

Deadline to open is on March 31, 2020.

The downside here is that these types of checking accounts come with monthly fees, which can be waived if you’re a student under 24 years old, maintain a $1,500 (or more) daily balance.

4. Wells Fargo ($400)

If you open a new Everyday Checking account online by July 31, 2020, you can qualify for $400 cash bonus as long as:

You’re a resident of participating branches
Deposit a minimum of $25
Add at least $4,000 direct deposits within 90 days of account opening.

5. Fifth Third Bank ($250)

You can receive $250 cash from Fifth Third if you open a checking account before April 30 2020.

You’ll need to deposit at least $500 within 45 days after opening the account and maintain that balance for an extra 60 days.

This checking account has an $11/month service charge, which you can waive by having a line of credit, auto loan or personal mortgage via Fifth Third, spending a minimum of $500 on your Fifth Third credit card or having a combined monthly average balance of $15k across all your Fifth Third accounts.

6. Santander Bank ($225)

With Santander Bank, you can receive up to $225 if you open a checking account on or before March 31, 2020.

Use the bank promo code “SDB225G699” when opening online. You’ll receive the free cash if you made direct deposits that total $1k or more and if you kept the account open for at least 90 days.

The best thing about this bank account is that the monthly $10 fee can be easily waived with just 1 transaction per month. Plus, there is no minimum balance requirement or other complicated rules.

7. CIT Bank ($150 to $300)

CIT Bank has two promos currently for new and existing customers.

$150 cash bonus – Open a Savings Builder with at least $100 initial deposit. Use the promo code “Bonus19” and add $25,000 to $49,999 direct deposits within 15 days of account opening date.
$300 cash bonus – Open a Savings Builder account following the instructions above, but deposit at least $50,000 within n15 days of opening the account and maintaining that balance for 90 days.

8. Regions Bank ($100 annually)

Go to the Regions branch to open a new checking account (or do it online). Follow it up by opening a Regions LifeGreen Savings account with at least $50 initial deposit. You’ll qualify for a yearly $100 cash bonus if you:

Transfer at least $10 from your checking account to the savings account every month
Do this for 12 consecutive months

The cash bonus will be deposited a day after your anniversary date of account opening.

9. Citizens Bank ($1,000)

Open a CollageSaver savings account and save the monthly minimum amount each year. You’ll receive a $1,000 bonus when your child turns 18.

You’d have to visit the branch, so only those near Citizens Bank locations (mostly in northeastern US) could avail of this bank promo.

10. Charles Schwab ($500 Referral Bonus)

Unlike the other banks that pay you to open an account, this one is a bit different because it involves a third-party person and a referral bonus.

Ask around and look for family members or friends with an existing Schwab account. Request for their referral code and use it to open your own Schwab account with a deposit of at least $1,000.

The amount you get for free depends on how much you’ll be able to deposit 45 days after you opened the account. $1000 to below $25,000 equals $100, above $25k to $49,999 gets you $200, $50k+ up to $99,999 equals $300 and deposit over $100,000 gets you $500 bonus.

11. Discover Bank ($150 or $200)

Open a Discover Bank savings account online before February 3, 2020 with at least $15,000 deposit, so you can receive $150 bonus, or $25,000 deposit for $200 bonus.

Only new clients can qualify – those who have former Discover bank accounts can’t receive the bonus cash.

12. Huntington Bank ($150)

If you open a Huntington Bank Asterisk-Free checking account with at least $1,000 initial deposit, you can earn $150 cash bonus as long as you made qualifying deposits and keep the account open for 90 days.

This is a good account without ongoing balance requirements and monthly fees, but the bank promo is only available to customers in WV, IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, and PA.

13. PNC Bank ($200 to $300)

Open PNC’s virtual wallet account and get a chance to earn:

$200 cash bonus – Open a new Virtual Wallet with “Performance Spend” with at least $2,000 deposits to the account.
$300 cash bonus – Open a new Virtual Wallet with “Performance Select” with at least $5,000 deposits to the account.

To qualify on both bank cash promos, you’d have to complete at least 10 debit card purchases and complete the requirements by March 31, 2020.

14. Capital One 360 (From $25 to $150)

You can receive up to $150 cash bonus if you do the following:

$25 – Open a new Capital One 360 Saving account with at least $250 deposit and you get to earn $25 automatically.
$100 – Open a new Capital One 360 Money Market account, deposit any amount below $10,000 to get a $25 bonus. If you have over $10,000 deposits, you can receive $100 cash bonus.
$25 – Open a new Capital One 360 account and deposit at least $250, followed by at least 3 debit card purchases or Person2Person payments within 45 days since opening the account.

Choose from one, or do all to receive up to $150.

15. TD Bank (up to $300)

Receive a $150 cash bonus from TD Bank if you apply online for a new TD Bank Convenience Checking account. You’d have to add more funds (about $500 or more) to this account within 60 days since account opening.

A Warning about Banks that Pay You to Open an Account with Them

As you may have figured out, these bank promotions are not made equal.

When I say most of these banks do not have a catch, it’s because none of them really hide the conditions of the promos. You just have to read more carefully, so you’d know that many of them require monthly fees (that you can still waive if you meet certain requirements).

The fine line will always be posted under the bank promo info, so make it a habit to double-check before signing on.

Once you are fully informed of the pros and cons, it’s easier to gauge if the offers of banks that pay you to open an account with them truly benefit you (or just entice you enough to be “trapped” into a bank account that’s unfavorable to you in the long term).

But if you find a bank promo that fits your needs, it’s an easy way to make quick money and get paid to do virtually nothing.

You Can Paid To Play Fortnite Using These 7 Methods

Written By:Steve Wrzeszczynski

Published On: January 25, 2020

Different Ways To Get Paid To Play Fortnite

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve almost certainly heard of Fortnite, an enormously popular and sometimes controversial online game.

What you might not know is that playing this video game can make you some money.

As of September 2019, the highest-earning player is Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf, who has earned over $3 million in prize money. The top 5 earners have collectively earned $9.5 million.

That’s some very real cash.

You might not earn as much as Bugha right away, but you can still earn a few dollars from playing. Here are some ways you can get paid to play Fortnite.

What Is Fortnite?

Before we get into how you can earn money from playing Fortnite, let’s look at what Fortnite is and why it’s popular.

Fortnite is an online first-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games.

It is available in three distinct game mode versions, and by far the most popular is Fortnite Battle Royale, a free-to-play game that can be played by up to 100 players that involves being dropped in an island where they have to build bases, find weapons, and eliminate all the other competitors until only one player is left standing.

The Battle Royale mode is free to download and play, but users have the option to make in-game purchases, such as Battle Passes, costumes, skins, and dances, using V-Bucks that can be bought with actual money or won in in-game challenges.

Why is Fortnite so popular?

As of March 2019, Fortnite has 250 million registered accounts, and the highest number of players active in a single month is 78.3 million in August 2018.

Surveys show that 62% of Fortnite players are aged between 18 and 24, and 22% are between 25 and 34. The number of hours played weekly ranges between 6 to 10 hours.

Obviously, Fortnite is highly popular among the youth, but why?

1. It’s free.

In-game purchases are fully optional and don’t give players any unfair advantages over other players. They’re either cosmetic or access to additional content.

2. It’s available to be played on multiple platforms.

You can play it on your smartphone, PC/Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.

3. It’s well-designed.

The designers conceived Fortnite as a more creative, visually appealing, and youth-friendly version of a first-person shooter game, which was in stark contrast with other dark-tinted, violent first-person shooter games.

4. It’s a complex game.

Fortnite offers opportunities for players to express their creativity through building forts and encourages them to slink their way through the virtual world and find secret spots and hiding positions, enabling players to win games without firing a single shot.

5. It’s generally a positive experience.

There are some instances of teasing and taunting, but players rarely get aggressive and abusive with each other. It’s a refreshing change from the usual behavior of players of other video games.

How To Get Paid To Play Fortnite

1. Play in tournaments.

Anyone can make money playing Fortnite by joining an online tournament.

Third-party websites such as E-Sports Hub, Toornaments, and GamerzArena host matchups that reward winners with prize money.

Players purchase credits on the site that hosts the tournament they’re interested in, the site then generates a bracket against other players, then everyone plays for prize money.

You might earn a few dollars per tournament, but if you join a few tournaments in a week, the prize money can add up to a few hundred dollars a week. If you get better at it, you can earn more prize money.

Fortnite also hosts its own in-game tournaments for Solo players, Duos, and Squads, where you play for a target score that allows you to win prizes.

Also, the Fortnite World Cup is a free-for-all annual esports competition with a total of $30 million in prize money divided up across various competitions.

2. Bet in tournaments.

If you understand the game, know what it takes to be a good player, and have a handle on your odds, you can get on third-party sites such as Unikrn, SickOdds, eSportbetting, or Esportsonly and bet on Fortnite tournaments.

Note: If you’re struggling with a gambling problem, chat, text, or talk to a gambling helpline.

3. Stream or upload to Twitch and YouTube.

Twitch and YouTube are both streaming online video platforms that allow you to broadcast whatever you’re doing. Twitch is more popular with gamers, but YouTube is also fast catching up.

Video gamers use Twitch or YouTube to broadcast themselves playing games. The broadcast usually shows the game that you’re playing from your perspective.

You can broadcast it with your audio commentary or video commentary in an inset. Viewers can interact with you through a chat window.

Below are some of the ways you can get paid to play Fortnite while you’re streaming your game.

Be sure to check out my full-guide on how to make money on Twitch here!

Become a Twitch Affiliate.

Twitch streamers with more than 50 subscribers and have broadcast for at least 500 minutes in the past month can become Twitch Affiliates.

When you become an affiliate, you can then earn money from ad revenues, subscriptions, and Twitch Bits, which are pseudocurrency that viewers buy from Twitch and then give to their favorite streamers through Cheering. Twitch gets a percentage from your Twitch Bits.

Turn on YouTube ads.

You can turn on YouTube ads if you’re on YouTube, but bear in mind that YouTube is stricter with your content; they prefer content that’s more “family-friendly.”

As you will see as we go down this list, you’ll need to have thousands and even hundreds of thousands of viewers, followers, or subscribers for you to monetize their views.

Accept donations.

Viewers can show their support by donating through various ways.

You can set up a PayPal.me link to share to your viewers so they can donate directly to your PayPal account.

Another way is to use a stream management tool, such as Streamlabs OBS or Muxy for Twitch, or StreamElements or SuperChat for YouTube.

If you have fans, they’re usually more than happy to support you, but they won’t donate if they don’t know that it’s an option. Show your donation links on as many places as you can, and mention them on your streams.

Encourage your viewers even more by including a list of your top donors on your profile page, as well as giving them a shoutout in your stream.

Encourage viewers to subscribe.

Following a channel on Twitch is different from subscribing to it. Following is free but subscribing involves a monthly fee, which you split with Twitch 50-50.

In return for this monthly fee, subscribers get perks such as special emoticons to use in a stream chat room, loyalty badges, and more importantly, exclusive chatrooms, competitions, and content that’s not available to free viewers.

YouTube has a channel membership feature, but you can only turn this on when you have more than 50,000 subscribers (which is free and is the equivalent of followers on Twitch). As with Twitch, this comes with various perks.

Promote affiliate links.

Affiliate marketing is yet another way you can get paid by playing Fortnite.

Affiliate marketing involves promoting links for products or services on affiliate sites. Affiliate programs that you can choose from include GearBest, NewEgg, Zavvi, and the classic program Amazon Associates.

When you’ve proven yourself as an affiliate marketer, you can apply to Epic Games’ Support-A-Creator Program that allows a few creators to earn money from Fortnite.

Creators get $5 for every 10,000 V-Bucks spent by other players to support them in-game. So you earn from your viewers’ support, and Epic Games supports you even further.

Get sponsorships.

Brands take notice of content creators that have a lot of engaged viewers. When brands sponsor you, they’ll pay you to promote, show, or even mention their products in your stream.

When you’re ready, you can check out Twitch’s Bounty Board Program or YouTube’s FameBit, which connects video creators with companies who are interested in sponsoring their content.

Sell your own merch.

When you make it big as a celebrity streamer, you can partner with manufacturers and create your own merchandise to sell.

Selling your own brand by selling mugs, T-shirts, cellphone cases, etc. not only adds to your revenue but promotes your brand to other viewers and gets you more fans and subscribers.

YouTube has merch shelf, while Twitch has a Teespring extension. Both allow you to manage your merchandise for sale.

Here are some reminders before you start streaming.

Get the highest quality webcam you can afford. When your content of choice is video, getting the clearest, sharpest quality you can get is crucial.

Your viewers want to be able to see your expressions, and you want to be able to convey your personality.

Don’t skimp on your internet connection. You need a fast internet connection for playing Fortnite in the first place, but you’ll need an even faster connection if you’re going to stream videos.

Plus, you’ll have to be online almost constantly because you want to be online when people are online and watching.

Don’t quit your day job… yet. If you manage to get plenty of subscribers and a steady income, then you can probably quit your day job at some point and make a living by getting paid to play Fornite.

But it doesn’t happen in a matter of days. It’s going to take some time. And if you quit your day job before you’re ready, you’re in a situation where you don’t have a backup source of income, and you’re setting yourself up for financial ruin.

4. Become a professional eSports Fortnite gamer.

Fortnite: Battle Royale is now in the realm of eSports, and if you have mad skills, you can join eSports tournaments as a pro gamer and play for prizes in the millions of dollars.

You can compete Solo, get a partner and compete as a Duo, or join a team. For an idea of the top Fortnite teams, here’s an unofficial list.

Just like professional football or basketball players, you can then find brand sponsorships on your own or backing from an eSports franchise team owner willing to pay you to play for their team.

5. Coach other Fortnite players.

If you’ve built your reputation in Twitch, in eSports, or in both, you can earn even when you’re not playing Fortnite by sharing your expertise with other players as a coach.

Some of the websites that offer coaching include GamersRdy, ProBoosting, and Eloboostpros. You can also offer your coaching services through freelance sites such as Fiverr or Upwork.

You’ll find that Fortnite coaching is in high demand nowadays, with gamers willing to pay as high as $20 to $30 an hour or more.

6. Boost other players’ accounts.

Another way to get paid playing Fortnite through your expertise is to boost other players’ win or kill statistics, power levels, or simply play daily quests if they had no time.

The same websites that offer Fortnite coaching normally offer account boosting as well. Interested gamers would go to these websites to get boosting services, they provide their Fortnite account information, and you get to work doing what they need you to do.

This is perfect for you if you don’t like the idea of coaching, and depending on the specific task or goal that you have to accomplish, you can get paid anywhere from $10 to hundreds or even thousands of dollars at a time.

7. Sell Fortnite accounts.

Yet another way to get paid playing Fortnite is to create an account, play excellently, collect various items, and win lots of times.

Afterward, you can sell these Fortnite accounts loaded with skins, emotes, and accessories on third-party, unofficial marketplaces, such as eBay or Craigslist. Once a transaction is confirmed, you can send the email address and password of that account.

While this is not exactly illegal, it is certainly frowned upon in the community, so if you go this route, protect your personal information and do your best to fly under the radar.

Start Making Money To Play Fortnite!

Playing video games is not just a hobby anymore; you can get paid to play Fortnite and make a lot of money doing so.

If you’re a beginner to Fortnite, start honing your skills and becoming a good player to catch hardcore Fortnite fans’ attention.

Additional Readings

Here are other ways to make money playing video games.

Also, here are more ways to make money from your hobbies.

Do you play Fortnite? How do you plan to earn money playing Fortnite? Tell us in the comments!

Get Paid To Recycle Everyday Things: Earn Cash for Trash

Written By:Steve Wrzeszczynski

Last Updated:August 19, 2021

How To Get Paid To Recycle Everyday Things

You know the 3 Rs of saving the environment: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.

But did you know that you can also receive cash for doing these 3 Rs?

Earning money while saving the environment sounds great. Fortunately, small and large businesses are becoming increasingly interested in reusing, repurposing, and recycling various materials.

Many of them are even willing to pay individuals as an incentive to give up their unused items to be recycled instead of throwing them away.

Today, I run down all the ways you can get paid to recycle things that would otherwise go into landfills and become waste.

Get Paid To Recycle These Everyday Items

1. Glass Bottles

These are one of those items that you can put out on your curbside recycling bin to be recycled by your local waste management company.

Also, if you live in a bottle bill state and surrender your beverage bottles to designated centers, you get your bottle deposit back.

But you can also sell your glass bottles and earn some money from it.

Wine, beer, and spirit bottles, glass jars that contained sauces, jam, or baby food, as well as bottles that contained non-food items are in demand on eBay and on Etsy, as these can be used by crafters.

2. Aluminum cans

Aluminum cans are classic examples of items you can get paid to recycle, as recycling aluminum costs less than mining and processing them.

If your household or your neighborhood uses several aluminum cans, you can collect them, clean or at least rinse the inside, crush them to maximize transport, store them until the dollar amount you can get for them is worth the cost of transporting them.

Your local recycling centers and scrap metal centers will pay you for these cans.

3. Electronic Devices

The materials used to make your gadgets, such as smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other electronic devices, are harmful to the environment and should be kept out of landfills and thus out of contact with soil, water, and air as much as possible.

If your gadget is fairly new, or a few years old but still looks and operates as good as new, here are some websites where you can sell them:

However, if your gadget has seen better days, there are still companies that’ll still pay you to take it off your hands:

In addition, here are some electronics retailers that have trade-in or recycling programs:

Before you send out your electronic devices, make sure you’ve backed up the data and files you need and that you’ve cleared your device of your personal information.

See also: Where To Sell Your Phone

4. Printer cartridges

As working and studying from home become more common than ever, your ink, toner, and laser cartridges tend to pile up.

Instead of watching the clutter build up, you can actually earn from recycling these cartridges.

You can sell these empty cartridges on eBay, especially in lots. Or find cartridge buy-back websites that provide you quotes and often send you prepaid shipping labels for your convenience.

If you live near an office supply store, such as Office Depot or Staples, you can get rewards points for each empty cartridge you bring in, but these rewards are only of value in the store you got the rewards from.

Most printer manufacturers, such as HP, Brother, Lexmark, Canon, Xerox, and others, have their own recycling and take-back programs. Check the websites for the manufacturer of your printer and cartridges to know the details.

5. Clothing

If you Marie Kondo’ed your house recently, plenty of the items you’ve cleared are most likely clothing.

The environmental impact of producing clothes is massive, and so is the impact of every effort to reduce the number of clothing that are wasted and left to languish in landfills.

Like-new or slightly used clothing, especially branded ones, always has interested buyers. Sell it to companies who can offer it to these interested buyers, donate them to the needy, or transform them into other materials. Either way, you’ll get cash for recycling your clothes.

Here are some companies that will buy your clothes:

6. Cardboard Boxes

Almost everything you buy online arrives in a cardboard box.

And unless you return the items you bought or have your own business where you ship out items, those cardboard boxes have nowhere to go but the waste bin.

Why not sell these cardboard boxes and earn some change?

Chances are your friends and family have used cardboard boxes in their households that you can ask to have.

Commercial establishments, such as your local grocery stores, liquor stores, restaurants, and retail stores, may also be willing to give you their cardboard boxes instead of throwing them away.

Here are some companies who are willing to buy your used cardboard boxes:

7. Books

Do you have too many books that are in good condition but don’t read anymore?

You can swap them out for other books that you do want using websites such as BookMooch or PaperBackSwap.

It’s not exactly cash, but you save the money to buy a new book in exchange for keeping your old book from the landfill.

8. Cooking Oil

Your used cooking oil can be disposed of by pouring into a container with a lid, cooling it, and disposing of it in the trash (Note: NEVER pour used cooking oil down the kitchen drain or in the toilet; it’s going to clog pipes).

That’s a waste of oil! Companies buy and collect used cooking oil for repurposing, such as for biodiesel.

Here are some companies that will take your used cooking oil off you:

On the other hand, if you have unused cooking oil that is past its best before date, you can actually still make something of it: soap.

Yes, soap.

Here’s a step-by-step instructional guide on how to use rancid oil for soap.

You can make bars of soap and then sell them on Etsy, or use them and save what you’d normally spend on soap for your home. Either way, you get money from recycling cooking oil.

9. Car Batteries

Car batteries contain heavy metals and acids that are harmful to the environment, so it’s really important to prevent them from leaching into the soil or water.

Advance Auto Parts, an automobile parts store with branches all over the country, accepts old batteries and gives you a $10 gift card in exchange.

You can also sell old car batteries to your local scrapyard. Download the iScrap app to find the nearest scrapyard.

In addition, companies such as United Battery and Rockaway Recycling will buy your scrap batteries from you. However, they only serve certain areas and cities.

10. Junk Cars

If you have an old car lying around that costs too much to repair, there are companies you can contact to take your junk car so they can salvage parts and scrap metal off it. That way, instead of it just rusting in your garage or garden, you can get paid to recycle it.

Below are a few companies that will pay you for your junk car:

11. Random Trash

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

And this is nowhere more apparent than in eBay.

Here are some random knickknacks that you would normally throw away but can fetch you a few dollars on eBay:

paper towel/toilet paper rolls
wine corks
egg cartons
Box Tops For Education (make sure they’re not expired or expiring soon)
high-value mailed coupons (especially for expensive items like furniture and appliances)
broken crayons
plastic bottle tops
beer bottle caps
empty candle jars
old catalogs
old magazines
empty perfume bottles
pinecones
installation CDs
empty MAC cosmetics containers
trophies
board games with missing pieces

A downside of doing this is that you might have to be hoard some of these items in your home for a while since buyers prefer to get these in bulk. But if you have a high turnover of these items, you shouldn’t have to hoard for long.

12. Hard-To-Recycle Waste

No matter how much you recycle, there will always be something left over. Recycling programs such as Terracycle and Recyclebank encourage you to enroll in various recycling programs or do so-called “green actions” in exchange for points.

These points can, in turn, be exchanged for rewards, such as discounts in their partner businesses, or items in their online store made of materials that they recycle. You can also donate them to their educational programs so they can teach children how to recycle.

They’re not exactly recycle-for-cash programs, but you still get something in return for helping the planet.

Get Paid To Recycle Today!

Recycling reduces waste and is good for the environment.

Now that you know these everyday things to recycle for cash, start saving the planet and some money for yourself today!

Have you ever managed to make money from recycling before? Do you have any other recommendations for recycling for cash? Share them with us in the comments!

How to Sell Your Eggs and Get Paid

Written By:Steve Wrzeszczynski

Last Updated:October 14, 2022

If you’ve ever wondered how to sell your eggs and help an individual or a couple build a family, you’re in the right place.

The first child in the US from egg donation was conceived in 1983 and born in 1984. Since then, infertile women, women with genetic disorders, single men, and gay male couples have routinely turned to egg donors to fulfill their dream of having a child.

As a prospective egg donor, you may be wondering what to expect, where you can have it done, and if it’s worth the trouble.

In this article, we answer some of the most pressing questions of potential egg donors: what the requirements are, where you can do it, pros and cons, how the process works, how much you can get paid, and legal implications.

Requirements to Donate Eggs

Being female isn’t the only requirement to sell your eggs. The requirements for egg donors actually comprise quite a long list:

Between the ages of 21 and 31
Have both of your ovaries
Physically healthy with no family history of inheritable genetic disorders. This means your BMI must be between 19 and 29, plus have no existing serious illness.
Psychologically healthy; that is, no history of mental disorders or psychological issues; plus you shouldn’t be taking psychoactive drugs
Non-smoker and no history of substance abuse
No piercings or tattoos within the past 12 months
Have regular and monthly menstrual periods and not using contraceptive implants, Depo-Provera injections, or IUDs
Willing to take hormone injections and medications on a rigid schedule
Able to keep appointments

Sometimes, your travel history would also be checked to see if you kept away from countries affected by certain diseases, such as Zika. Another medical history likely to be considered is sexually transmitted infections like gonorrhea, syphilis, hepatitis, chlamydia, and so on.

Many clinics do not list a college education as a requirement, but reports have shown that fertility clinics do prefer candidates with a degree.

The screening process, which involves physical exams, interviews, background checks, and psychological tests, takes about 6 to 8 weeks depending on the clinic.

If you tick all the boxes, you can submit an application to become an egg donor. But where do you go?

Where Can You Sell Your Eggs?

There are three main ways to donate your eggs:

Through an egg donor agency — Egg donor agencies screen potential egg donors and then match successfully chosen donors with recipients or fertility clinics.
Through a fertility clinic or center with a donor service — Instead of going through an egg donor clinic, you can look for a fertility clinic that handles both the screening and the rest of the donation process
Through a directed egg donation — In some cases, you can skip the matchmaking part and write up an agreement with an intended recipient (often a friend or a family member) before you go to a fertility clinic.

If you’ve found a clinic and want to know more about it, make sure to check the Fertility Clinic Success Rates Report published by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention).

Pros and Cons of Selling Your Eggs

As with donating any other bodily fluids or organs, there are certain pros and cons to selling your eggs. These are important to consider before learning how to sell your eggs.

PROS

1. You give people a chance to start or build a family. This is one of the best reasons to donate eggs and should be your main motivation if it isn’t already.

Donating eggs is an act of empathy and compassion for couples experiencing infertility, couples who have inheritable genetic disorders, single men who are willing to hire a surrogate, LGBTQ+ couples, and others who want to be parents but cannot conceive.

2. You get free medical testing. Selling your eggs is a serious health-related decision, and for that reason, you need to undergo various tests to ensure you’re physically up to it.

You get to be tested for chronic diseases, genetic disorders, and sexually transmitted diseases. These tests can run up to thousands of dollars, and you get these tests for free if you decide to apply as an egg donor.

You even get to know about your own fertility potential, which is a big deal in terms of your reproductive health and any decisions you have about being a parent yourself.

3. You get financial benefits. Plenty of women donate their eggs selflessly, but it would be disingenuous not to acknowledge that the monetary compensation is huge and can be a motivating factor.

The compensation is for the donors’ time, generosity, and dedication. Many egg donors use the payment to achieve their own financial goals and fulfill their own dreams.

CONS

1. The process can be stressful. Donating eggs takes time, patience, and mental fortitude, not to mention the physical changes that can occur. All these can take a toll on even the strongest of women.

The screenings alone can take six to eight weeks, and after all that you may not even be qualified (some clinics report that only 3% to 4% of applicants get to ultimately donate their eggs).

2. Donation can cause physical changes that may be irreversible. The fertility medication used to stimulate women’s ovaries can cause changes to one’s menstrual cycle. In some cases, these changes can be permanent.

In extreme cases, some egg donors may experience ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). Symptoms can range from mild abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting to blood clots, ovarian torsion, and even death.

Doctors believe that OHSS is caused by fertility clinics being careless about administering hormones to donors and not solely because of the hormone therapy itself.

3. It’s not a steady, long-term side hustle. Because of the physical effects of the medication and the limited number of eggs a woman has, you can’t donate more than six times in a lifetime.

Also, there’s a recommended waiting time of a few months between donations. So if you’re looking for a constant source of side cash, egg donation isn’t the answer.

How Does the Egg Donation Process Go?

Different clinics have different processes, but in general, they follow similar steps like this:

Fill out and send an egg donor application — Most application forms will ask about personal stuff (beyond your demographic info), followed by your medical history. Wait for an invitation.
The clinic invites you back for some tests and interviews — In the clinic, potential donors would have to undergo physical tests, ovarian function tests, psychological tests, drug tests, and other types of medical and psychological exams. The screenings can take six to eight weeks to complete.
The clinic lets you know whether they’ve approved your application and whether they’ve matched you to a recipient — At this stage, you’ll also be informed of the next steps, your legal rights, how to self-administer your medications, and what you can and can’t do while you’re under medication (the most important thing to not do is have intercourse until three weeks after egg retrieval).
You start medication. — First, you stop your menstrual cycle. In the third week, you self-inject with a drug to reduce sex hormones, then a drug to stimulate multiple follicles to produce eggs, and then a final injection of follicle-stimulating hormone so that you ovulate on a specific date.
Eggs are retrieved from the donor. — On the date of your ovulation, your eggs are harvested while you’re under IV sedation. This step only takes 20 to 30 minutes.
Go back to the clinic. — You’ll be having post-retrieval checkups at the clinic, including a sonogram and a psych evaluation.

If everything works out, there’s a big chance you might be invited back to another cycle (donate more eggs) in the future.

What Happens to the Eggs You Sell?

Once the eggs have been harvested from your ovaries, there are a number of possible things that can happen to them.

Embryos may not be formed. It could be a problem with the sperm, the storage conditions, or the eggs themselves. These unfertilized eggs can be used for research or discarded as medical waste.
Pregnancy may occur but may end in a miscarriage.
Multiple embryos may develop and the recipient may have two or more fetuses implanted in them. Multiple pregnancies are at a higher risk of various complications, but having multiples can make it likely that at least one of them will complete their term.
Embryos may be frozen for future use. It’s possible that an embryo of yours can end up in a recipient and born months or years from when you sold your eggs.
Embryos may go to more than one recipient.
Frozen embryos may end up unimplanted; the clinic may ask permission from the intended recipient to donate them to another recipient, donate them to research, leave them frozen indefinitely, or allow them to be destroyed as medical waste.

Keep in mind, though, that once you’ve sold your eggs, you will not be informed of what will happen to them.

Legal Implications of Selling Your Eggs

Aside from knowing the steps on how to sell your eggs, it’s important to know the legal implications of doing this.

In the US, it is legal for a woman to donate her eggs, whether anonymously or not, as well as receive financial compensation for it.

Most egg donation clinics keep the egg donors’ identities from the recipients, except for relevant medical information.

The most important legal implication you need to know is that most of the time, you agree to terminate all claims, legal rights, and responsibilities to your resulting embryos or children. Legal documents will not record you as the birth mother.

Also, you normally give up the right to even know what happens to your eggs once you’ve donated them.

In cases of direct donation where the donor and recipient already know each other or even have a close relationship, clinics recommend arranging the screening, treatment, and transfer processes together.

Rarely, and only if both parties are willing, recipients may permit the donor to make contact with the child once they reach a certain age.

How Much Can You Get for Donating Your Eggs?

Many egg donors are enticed by monetary compensation, and why not?

The average amount of payment ranges from $6,000 to $10,000, depending on the agency or clinic you work with.

This can even go up to $15,000 for a direct donation.

Expenses incurred, such as parking, lost wages, and other incidentals are usually paid on top of the amount in the agreement.

Ready To Sell Your Eggs?

If you came here to learn how to sell your eggs for cash, it’s good that you’re trying to do more research.

Donating eggs to help other people does sound good, not to mention your potential compensation as a bonus.

However, being under hormone therapy does carry some health risks.

Also, if you end up working with shady clinics that won’t look out for your well-being throughout the process could lead to serious issues, such as the removal of ovaries or even death.

If selling your eggs feels like too much of a commitment (after all, the eggs you’re born with are all you’ll ever have), you can also sell hair, breast milk, and plasma.

On the other hand, if you’d like to go the traditional route of selling your stuff, here are a few things to sell to make some quick cash.

7 Smart Ways to Save Money on Groceries

Written By:Steve Wrzeszczynski

Published On: January 22, 2020

Ever wondered if you can save money on groceries enough to make a dent on your overall savings?

Just about anyone could cut down on the price of their monthly groceries if they tried. Armed with an open mindset, willingness to try and some effort, it is definitely possible.

So how do you do it?

7 Tips to Lower Your Grocer Bill

Here are 7 useful tips you can make incorporate into your day-to-day lives from 2020 and beyond…

1. Learn the Art of Choosing Coupons

Here’s the thing about coupons – there is an unlimited supply of coupons everywhere.

You can download multiple coupon apps and be updated with the newest coupons by the hour.
You can visit hundreds of websites that exclusively organize these coupons for you.
You could get coupons straight off the racks of your favorite grocery stores.
You can even do it the old-fashioned way and strip them off magazines and other coupon booklets.

If you’ve ever been hooked to extreme couponing (I have a guide to do that here), you probably know how overwhelming it can be. Like anything done in excess, couponing can consume your time.

However, this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take advantage of coupons. If done right, couponing could save you money that would’ve have been wasted if you paid for items full price.

There is no right or wrong way to use coupons, but choosing which ones to focus your time on is important. If your household has a baby or two, make coupons of baby essentials a priority. If you have pets, then filter coupons that are known to showcase pet-related deals.

Simply put, the coupons you choose now should benefit your unique situation.

2. Coupons vs. Sale Prices

Here’s a tricky scenario: if you have a choice between using coupons or sticking with sale prices, which route do you take?

On one hand, coupons could help you stock up on grocery at home while they’re still discounted or having a type of promotion. However, if you’re using coupons to buy beyond your grocery list can quickly blow the lid off your budget and leave you with a surplus of that item but not much of others on your list.

In cases like these, buying your intended quantity but with sale prices can be the better move.

3. Get Modern with Apps

Those who are responsible for budgeting and grocery shopping should definitely find an app that would best fit their needs. Know that there are thousands of apps for grocery-shopping alone, so you have be specific with your goals before diving into Google Play or Apple Store.

Price comparison – Compare prices of the same products between two or more stores. Use apps like Basket Savings or Price Cruncher to make the decision easier for you.
Getting cashbacks – This doesn’t technically save you money as you shop, but you earn some of your cash back if you follow specific tasks, such as taking a photo of a receipt and uploading into an app. Ibotta and Fetch Rewards are two good examples of this.
Grocery list – One of the simplest, yet decades-old advice when it comes to budgeting is making a grocery list. Fortunately, apps today help not only in making sure that you’re on top of the household and pantry items that run out, but also help you stick to your budget. Apps like MealBoard or AnyList (with its shareable list) were designed for this purpose, but most other grocery-focused apps include a type of list-making capability.
Coupons – Don’t be consumed by hunting for coupons. Be smart and choose apps like Flipp and Grocery Pal feature coupons from brands you love, your favorite stores, or other relevant coupons based on your interest or lifestyle.
Grocery delivery – If the chore becomes expensive in terms of gas, snacks for the kids on the way to the grocery, parking fees, and other expenses that add up from the time you leave your house, go shopping and back home, then grocery delivery may be a money-saving option for you. Sort through apps like Instacart or Shipt and see if your area is included within their delivery zones.

There are also apps like Key Ring that save your store membership details for easier swiping.

4. Skip Branded for Store-Brands

Many household have favorite brands of food, cleaning products, toiletries, or other day-to-day needs by now. It’s a pretty common thing – from your toothpaste to breads, and everything else under the sun.

Sometimes, we’re left out with better, newer brands because of our own biases.

If you really want to save money on grocery, try to skip some of your favorite branded items for their store-branded alternatives.

There’s a good chance your grocery store has sampled quite a lot of brands for that particular product (for example: peanut butter). The one grocery stores may pick to be branded as their own have gone through varying levels of testing (for quality, taste, consistency and other considerations), so the possibility of getting a product that meets your preference is high.

5. Try Something New

Like the advice above, trying something new will open up many doors you were unaware, weren’t checking out, or simply didn’t care for before.

When it comes to grocery shopping, here are some ways you can try something:

Reduce the amount of meat or produce you buy
Check out a new grocery store
Instead of ready-made, make from scratch
Change grocery schedules. Early grocery shopping can be a good idea if the store you frequent pushes clearance items as soon as they open up. Saturdays are always busy, so stores stock up on all products and less clearance items are available.
Reduce the frequency of grocery-shopping per week. May it once or twice a week for better planning.
Bring your own bag, especially if your grocery store charges you for each bag.
Avoid last-minute grocery runs. Don’t grocery-shop when you’re hungry because studies have shown that not only do you choose unhealthy food when you’re hungry, the probability of just randomly getting stuff NOT listed on your grocery list (and breaking your budget) is very high.

Even the simplest of change can save you some money on groceries.

There’s no harm in trying.

6. Plan and Prep

How well you plan your grocery-shopping could affect how much money you can save.

For example:

Frozen vs. fresh – Know when choosing frozen meat is ideal and when to go with fresh produce. Your choice will directly affect your meal prep, since you might need to clean, cut and store fruits and vegetables, or even meat as soon as you buy them.
Seasonal sales – Your plan should also change by season and depending on the sales cycles of local grocery stores. It’s okay to switch between stores throughout the year.
Plan for bulk shopping – If you’re a member of wholesale clubs, visit at least once or twice a year for products you’ll be using the entire year. Make sure to separate a budget for your scheduled stock-up, so your regular weekly or bimonthly grocery-shopping wouldn’t be affected.

Of course, this can be hard at first, but once you’ve got it down for an entire year, the following years would be easier.

7. Create a Realistic Budget and Stick to It

This is the hardest advice to follow, but it is possible. Just set a realistic, grocery budget and stick to this budget as much as you can.

The savings you earn will add up eventually. Be patient.

Do One or All, Save Money on Groceries Either Way

Whether you’re looking for ways to save money to be used for something else, or add to your grocery fund, these 7 tips are pretty solid advice.

Use them all, or pick just a few. I bet as long as you incorporate some of these tips to your regular grocery shopping, it could still result in something positive financially.

And if you’ve got this grocery-shopping, money-saving thing mastered, you can even turn this into a side gig and offer your personal grocery shopping service to others.

How To Sell Your College Notes To Earn Side Cash

Written By:Steve Wrzeszczynski

Published On: January 21, 2020

Student loans suck.

If you’re currently in college, chances are you have a student loan hanging over your head, and you want to get a head start on repaying that massive debt.

If you’re one of the lucky ones who don’t need student loans to get a college degree, you’re probably still looking for a way to earn some side cash for other expenses.

But it’s hard to find the time to do a side hustle. Attending classes, doing homework, participating in extracurricular activities, and trying to have at least a semblance of social life can take up much of your time.

Fortunately, there’s a way you can make some money by doing something you have to do anyway: taking notes.

In today’s blog post, I discuss how to sell college notes: why you should do it, how to effectively take notes, and where to sell them.

Why Sell Your Notes?

There are plenty of ways you can make some side cash, but why sell your study notes?

First, if you’re taking a course that is in demand, you can certainly help plenty of students, not only in your school but even around the world.

Also, as I’ve already mentioned, you’re going to take notes anyway, so you might as well make money from it.

In addition, you get to learn how to be a good entrepreneur, as you become better at sales and marketing.

Lastly, in the process of trying to earn money, you get to be a better note-taker and you might even get a higher GPA because of your excellent notes.

How To Take Excellent Course Notes

When you’re looking to sell a product that you make, it’s on you to make sure that they’re high-quality.

Here are some tips on how to take college notes that you’d be proud to sell.

1. Go to class.

Seems obvious, but this needs emphasis.

The only way you’re going to earn money from taking notes is if you’re actually in class to take them in the first place.

2. Choose to take digital notes if possible.

Digital notes on your laptop are easier to restructure in terms of layout, format, and chronological order, plus they’re easier to upload.

However, there are some subjects that will require handwritten notes, especially those that deal with graphs and illustrations. Do your best to scan these handwritten notes.

Or better yet, invest in a digital notebook so you can convert them to digital files and upload them to the cloud.

3. Focus on the most important concepts.

Information overload is real, even for notes.

Students learn better when key terms and concepts are emphasized, such as names, dates, thesis statements, and definitions.

4. Make your notes as readable as possible.

The most important aspect of your notes should be the content, for sure, but it helps if your content is aesthetically pleasing as well.

If you’re typing, use fonts that are easy to read and non-distracting. On the other hand, if you’re handwriting your notes, make sure your handwriting is legible and you use a pen thick enough to show up clearly on scans.

Another technique you can use is to have a color-coded system to highlight the key concepts.

Perhaps most importantly, format your notes such that topics are organized under headers and subheaders so that they’re easier to scan.

5. Don’t sell something that you didn’t make.

Never, ever offer up copies of your teacher’s, professor’s, or classmates’ homework, presentations, or course handouts. Earning money from others’ hard work is unethical and illegal, and will lead to you being blocked from selling them.

On that note, most websites don’t accept essays that you’ve submitted, because the moment you submit them, they become property of the college or university; it’s no longer yours.

7 Places To Sell College Notes

Now that you have some premium notes to offer, here are some websites where you can upload and sell college notes.

1. Oxbridge Notes

Official site: Publish Your Notes | Oxbridge Notes
Pay: 50% commission after fees (e.g. taxes and PayPal)

UK-based Oxbridge Notes only accepts the best of the best notes, so if you’ve got what it takes and pass their application process, this website is for you.

They will only take digital documents, such as Word and PDF, so if you only have scans of handwritten notes, this site isn’t for you.

But you barely have to do anything once you’ve uploaded your notes; just wait for the monthly payments to be credited to your account.

Note that they only accept notes from the following countries:

United Kingdom
United States
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
Ireland

2. OneClass

Official site: Official Notetaker – OneClass
Pay: As much as $470 per course per semester for elite notetakers; 25 OneClass credits per document for casual participants.

OneClass is a community of university students sharing course content, such as lecture notes, textbook notes, chapter summaries, and study guides.

They accept both digital documents and scans of handwritten notes in exchange for OneClass credits that you can swap for other course content posted by others.

They also offer a service called Homework Help, which provides unlimited access to a library of real questions and answers from students and allows students to ask one question a month, all for a subscription fee.

If you want to earn actual cash, apply to be an official note-taker, which earns you up to $470 per course per semester.

OneClass accepts notes from the following countries:

United States
Canada
Australia
New Zealand

3. Stuvia

Official site: Stuvia Upload
Pay: Pricing is up to you; minimum price per document is $2.50; earnings per download is automatically calculated by Stuvia when you upload files.

Stuvia allows you to upload your digital files, determine your own pricing for it, and earn money every time someone downloads your notes.

They accept summaries, lecture notes, study guides, flashcards, as well as bundles of these materials.

Although they accept notes from students all over the world, most of their students are from the following countries:

Belgium
France
Germany
Netherlands
South Africa
Spain
United Kingdom
United States of America

4. Notesgen

Official site: Become an Author | Notesgen
Pay: Depends on length and quality of your notes.

Notesgen considers itself the number one online platform for various kinds of online study material.

To become a Notesgen Author, upload your notes in a digital format, whether they’re digital documents or scans of handwritten notes, price your notes according to the Notesgen pricing policy, and start earning from your notes.

Notesgen also has a mobile app that makes it accessible to its users.

They are based in India, but they accept notes from 143 countries worldwide.

5. StudySoup

Official site: Apply to be an Elite Notetaker | StudySoup
Pay: As much as $500 per course per semester for elite note takers

StudySoup is a peer-to-peer learning marketplace providing subscribers with class notes, study guides, and solution guides for important textbooks.

Applying as an elite notetaker allows you to sell these college notes to students who subscribe to StudySoup.

StudySoup accepts both digital and scanned handwritten notes in any of the common digital file formats, though they strongly recommend the PDF format.

6. Nexus Notes

Official site: Nexus Notes
Pay: Notes sell for $35 a set; you get 50% commission

Nexus Notes accepts high-quality notes, templates or course guides, regardless of your grades.

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They accept both digital and scanned handwritten notes in PDF format, and they serve students from Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.

7. StudentVIP

Official site: StudentVIP
Pay: 25% commission

StudentVIP caters to half a million student members in Australia and is a great place to sell your notes if you’re studying in Australia.

Only members are allowed to sell their notes on the platform, but membership is free and also gives you access to other students’ notes.

Bonus: How To Become A Top Note Seller

Here are some tips on how to sell the heck out of your college notes and become a top seller on your chosen platform.

Offer a sample of your notes or a mini-study guide for free.

Free samples are hard for students to pass up. Students who get free samples of your notes are more likely to buy your notes and are more likely to leave positive reviews.

Keep your prices affordable.

Free samples are great, but students won’t end up buying your notes if your prices are too expensive.

Don’t sell yourself short, but bear in mind that college students don’t have much to spend. Strive to price your work product such that you’re compensated for your hard work while still allowing college students to afford it.

Advertise to your network.

No matter where you sell your college notes, make sure that you let your target market know that you’re selling.

Chances are your school would have a digital noticeboard or forum where you can post the link to where you’re selling your study notes.

Advertise on social media and your website as well. If you don’t have a website yet, it’s the perfect time to get one set up, not only for this side cash endeavor but for all of your future online businesses or endeavors.

Observe what other top sellers are doing.

Learn from other people who are successfully selling their own notes.

Find out what strategies other top sellers are doing and see if you can implement it or a version of it that fits with the other techniques that you’re doing.

Start Selling Your College Notes Today!

The main challenge of making side money as a college student is finding the time to do the work.

Luckily, there’s a way you can earn money by doing what you normally do as a student, and that’s by selling your college notes.

Start taking high-quality notes and selling them today!

Other Ways You Can Make Money

There are other ways you can make some side cash aside from selling your notes. The most popular is to become an online tutor.

Or you can go through this list of online jobs for college students.

7 Ways You Can Make Money By Homebrewing Beer

Written By:Steve Wrzeszczynski

Last Updated:December 21, 2020

Homebrewing has become a popular hobby over the past few years, and knowing how to brew your own beer isn’t such a mystery anymore. In fact, homebrewers are now looking for ways to make money from homebrewing beer, if only to recoup the costs of raw materials and equipment.

You might already have thought to sell and distribute your homebrewed beer, but once you start doing this, you’re already considered a commercial brewer.

This means you’ll have to get various permits and licenses, not only a liquor license to sell alcoholic beverages, but also permits to even produce the beer at volume.

All these permits and licenses, as well as the various inspections required to obtain these permits, cost even more money.

In today’s post, learn some tips on how to make some money from homebrewing beer; probably not enough for you to do this full-time but at least provide some side cash to allow you to continue your hobby without straining your budget.

How To Make Money From Homebrewing Beer

Before I go any further, note that this article assumes that you’ve been homebrewing your own beer for a while and have extensive knowledge and experience in it.

The different ways to earn side cash from homebrewing are divided below into 6 different categories.

1. Writing

Probably the simplest thing you can do to make money from homebrewing beer is to write about it.

If you’re going into writing to earn some side cash, the first thing you need to do is to create your own website and start a blog. You’ll need your own space to post your portfolio and where potential clients can contact you to commission an article.

Next, hone your keyword research and SEO skills so that your articles can be indexed by search engine bots and increase the probability that those who search for your article can find it.

Then, find blogs, magazines, and journals focused on homebrewing beer (such as Brew Your Own magazine) and reach out to them for an opportunity to write articles and posts for them and get paid.

You can also earn money through sponsored blog posts where you write about whatever product or service they want you to feature.

Drive up the popularity of your blog such that you have a few thousand views monthly, and then reach out to companies who sell homebrewing-related merchandise: equipment, raw materials, containers, storage, etc.

Another way you can get paid for your writing is to write an eBook and sell it on your website as well as on Amazon. You can either write an extensive homebrewing tutorial eBook or compile your recipes into a cookbook.

2. Affiliate marketing

If you already have a modestly popular website and a blog, you can also go into affiliate marketing.

In case you’re not familiar with it, affiliate marketing is the process of promoting other retailers’ products or services through your channels in exchange for a commission.

Since you already have your niche (homebrewing) and tend to write articles all about that on your blog, being an affiliate for homebrewing-related products is just one more step you have to take to start making money through homebrewing.

Perhaps the simplest program to join is Amazon’s affiliate program, called Amazon.com Associates. This program is good for raw materials, such as malt and hops, as well as small equipment, such as fermenters and filters.

There are also specific affiliate programs in the homebrewing and beer niches, which are a Google search away.

Affiliate marketing allows you to practice and hone your marketing and sales skills without having to maintain an inventory.

However, your income is limited to your commissions, which are determined by the affiliate programs.

3. Selling homebrewing materials and equipment

A more direct way to earn money from homebrewing beer is to sell essential supplies to other homebrewers.

You might not be able to earn consistently from selling equipment, because they tend to last long before they need to be replaced.

By contrast, selling raw materials may be a more viable way to earn, as raw materials are consistently used up and those that aren’t, quickly expire, so homebrewers tend to buy these more frequently.

You might also want to sell homebrewing kits, wherein everything homebrewers need to produce a batch are all included.

You can sell through your own website, which allows you to control the quantity and quality of your inventory, how you market your products, and how much profit you take home per item.

However, it does require you to be very hands-on: from contacting suppliers and ordering from them, to setting up your online store and generating traffic to it, taking payments, shipping out orders, and customer service.

Selling on third-party e-commerce sites such as Amazon or eBay, on the other hand, gives you the chance to place your products on a high-traffic website and get them in front of more potential buyers, increasing the chances that they will buy your products.

The downside is that you have less control over which products are marketed, how they’re being marketed, and at what price.

4. Teaching

If you’re naturally inclined to teach or create learning materials, you can use these skills to earn some side cash from homebrewing.

Creating online courses on homebrewing on your own website or on MOOCs can be a source of recurring side cash. You only have to create the course material once and update it periodically, while aspiring homebrewers continually ordered your courses.

If you want a more practical teaching gig, you can set up your own small classes in a venue where you can demonstrate homebrewing in-person to your participants. Include a handout and their very own homebrewing kit so they can brew their batch at the same time.

You can also check nearby local community colleges if they have openings for short-term instructors to teach homebrewing to students.

5. Vlogging

If you’re already writing in your blog on your website, think of vlogging as another avenue to create and present content and earn more side cash.

Some ideas for videos include step-by-step homebrewing tutorials of how to brew different types of beer, troubleshooting homebrew processes, answering FAQs, and features of other popular homebrewers.

YouTube is still the most popular vlogging platform for monetization because it has been around the longest and it’s the most established.

You can apply to show YouTube ads on your videos, but some content creators who have tried this have reported that YouTube doesn’t pay much for content that’s not considered “family-friendly” content.

Homebrewing may be considered a banal hobby to many, but since it involves alcoholic beverages, it may also be considered an “adult” hobby.

You might have a better chance of making money by going into affiliate marketing and then using your YouTube videos to promote these affiliate links.

Read up on Google/YouTube Terms of Service as well. In practice, though, YouTube is pretty tolerant, especially if they are few and relevant, (i.e., directly related to the subject of the video), they are unshortened and properly labeled as affiliate links, the links are not overemphasized, and if the content is valuable and high-quality.

These will allow you to fly under the radar. Remember, though, that YouTube will target your video and your channel if they decide that the only purpose of your channel is to push your affiliate links to your viewers and drive traffic there.

The same strategy, that is, promoting through your YouTube channel, can also be done if you’re selling from your own website. YouTube can be a bit more forgiving if you link to your own website as opposed to affiliate websites.

Be aware that YouTube isn’t your only option, though. Check out Twitch, TikTok, and these other alternatives.

6. Licensing out your recipe

If you happen to concoct an awesome recipe or recipes, you can actually benefit more from it aside from making yourself these delicious brews.

You can license out your recipes to third-party distributors, such as Noble Brewer, who will take care of contracting professional craft brewers to produce beer from your recipe.

The distributor then sends out shipments containing bottles of beer produced from different homebrew recipes to craft beer enthusiasts who crave something different per month.

7. Consulting

When you’ve been homebrewing beer for a while, you probably know enough to be a consultant.

Answer questions from other homebrewers, help bars and restaurants with their beer selections, and even work up to lending your expertise and knowledge to medium- to large-scale breweries.

If you’ve already started with your own website, blog, and/or vlog, you’re already a step ahead as you’ve probably demonstrated your knowledge and addressed some common concerns of homebrewers.

The next step is to actually broadcast that you offer a consultancy service and to contact you for details. If you haven’t already, set up a contact form on your website so those who have inquiries can easily contact you directly.

If you start receiving inquiries from bars and pubs, then so much the better, but you can also do the outreach yourself. Start local and expand the area covered by your outreach so you don’t get overwhelmed early on.

The more successful consultants sincerely aim to improve beer culture in their area through supporting other homebrewers and promoting all the best brews that the community has to offer.

Start Making Money From Homebrewing Beer Today!

One of the biggest perks of brewing your own beer is that you never have to buy beer again, but hopefully, you’ve learned that you can also earn some side cash from homebrewing.

Turn Your Homebrewing Hobby Into A Business!

If you’re a homebrewer who has a real passion for the art and craft of brewing beer, you might dream of owning your own brewery or taproom and turn it into a business.

When you’ve figured out that you have enough time and money to pursue brewing as a full-time business, here is our guide on how to start a brewery.

Which method of earning side cash are you interested in doing? Are there any other monetization methods that I haven’t mentioned? Tell us in the comments!

How to Make Money on TikTok: 6 Best Strategies to Follow

Written By:Steve Wrzeszczynski

Last Updated:August 16, 2021

TikTok is a popular social media app that has taken the world by storm and has been the center of meme culture and viral dance challenges in the past few years.

Ever heard of the “Renegade” viral dance step or the Wipe It Down challenge?

TikTok fame has also catapulted creators like Charli D’Amelio, Addison Rae, and Bella Poarch to stardom beyond TikTok.

And as with everything on the internet, it has people looking for ways to get rich off this app.

In today’s blog post, I’m going to discuss how to make money on TikTok.

What Is Tiktok?

TikTok is a video-sharing social network that allows you to create and share 60-second videos on an app. They’re now rolling out longer videos, and eventually, all users can share videos up to 3 minutes long.

It was formerly known as Musical.ly, which mostly featured videos of users lip syncing to popular songs.

Today, TikTok offers an extensive selection of sounds and song snippets. You can also add special effects and Snapchat-like filters.

A unique feature of TikTok is the Duets feature, which enables users to lip-synch or dance to their favorite song side-by-side with another TikTok user.

Another often-used feature is the Reactions feature, which allows users to record themselves while watching a video and publish the original video and their reaction on the same screen.

TikTok also allows its users to go live so viewers can watch them in real-time.

What sets it apart from other social media networks is that, unlike Instagram and Facebook, TikTok is more of an entertainment platform rather than a lifestyle one.

As of January 2021, TikTok has over 689 million users worldwide.

The app is still overwhelmingly more popular among teens and young adults, but the use of TikTok among adults has been increasing among older adults, especially in the US. In 2020, 62% of TikTok users in the US were aged between 10 and 29, but as of March 2021, only 47.4% of them are in the same age range.

Set Up Your TikTok So You Can Start Earning Money

When you’re getting ready to make money on TikTok, every piece of content you’re posting should be geared toward entertaining your current followers while getting new followers interested in you and your content.

Here’s how you set up your TikTok so you can start making money from it.

1. Set up a TikTok Pro account with a unique profile.

When you first sign up with your phone number, email address, or registered social media account, the first thing the app will ask for is your username and profile photo or video.

Your TikTok username and profile photo/video are the first things people see when they browse, so make sure you come up with a username and an eye-catching profile photo, or better yet, a profile video that captures your personality.

Your bio is another place where you can persuade people to follow you. Be as inviting and welcoming as you sincerely can.

Make sure to link your Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter to your TikTok account, so you can promote your TikTok on these other accounts, and vice versa.

TikTok designates all new accounts as Personal, and you’ll need to change this to Pro in your account settings under Manage Account > Switch to Pro Account.

Select Creator as your account type (Business is for brands, retailers, service providers, organizations, and the like), and then choose a category that fits your planned content.

Why do you need a TikTok Pro account?

Because you get access to your analytics plus the Creator Portal, which opens up a lot of monetization options for you (more on this later).

2. Start posting compelling videos.

If you want to be popular on TikTok, your content needs to be captivating, interesting, and shareworthy.

Here are some ideas for TikTok videos that you might want to use.

Lip sync videos. This was what the Musical.ly app was originally known for. Lip sync to a currently popular song and put your own creative twist to it.

Duet videos. There’s an option to share a non-private video and take a video of yourself singing along with it or interacting with it.

Reaction videos. React to a viral TikTok video or trend.

Pet videos. If you have a cute pet dog or cat, or any other adorable pet, videos of them just hanging out and being cute can become highly popular.

Challenges. When there’s already a viral challenge going around, it pays to hop on the bandwagon and do your own version of it. Remember, you want to create videos that your audience will like.

It has even more potential to be found by new followers when there’s a hashtag associated with the challenge, because your video will be “filed” under that hashtag, and can be found by those who are tapping that hashtag.

Dance videos. From time to time, viral challenges involve dance crazes, and you’ll probably need to practice a lot if this isn’t your strong suit.

But posting your version of a dance challenge is one of the easiest ways to be found by TikTok users.

Events. If you’re in a highly popular event, like a music festival or a convention, take a video of yourself in the event while it’s going on.

Your talents. What unique talents do you have? Can you trap rap? Or do spoken word poetry? Or do calligraphy? Or paint? You can use TikTok to show off these talents.

Whatever’s trending. Pay attention to trending catchphrases, memes, concepts, and content on TikTok, as well as on other social media, YouTube, and Google Trends.

3. Boost your popularity on TikTok.

To be able to earn at least a few dollars of side cash on TikTok, you need to aim to have over 10,000 followers and a high engagement ratio; that is, the number of likes and comments over the number of views should be a high percentage.

Be consistent. If you need to create a schedule and an alarm to remind you, do it. Users need to consistently see quality videos on your TikTok profile.

Consistently doesn’t necessarily mean every day. If you commit to posting twice a week, for example, every Wednesday and Friday, make sure you stick to that such that your followers come to expect it.

Promote your TikTok on other channels. Link to your TikTok profile from your other channels: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, etc. Also, if you already have a website, you can promote it there as well.

Connect with other popular TikTok users. You don’t need to pander to them, but if you network with other TikTok users who are popular, you might be able to get into duets with them and you might be able to get more exposure to their followers.

Engage with your followers. Reply to comments on your videos, and at the same time, like and comment on your followers’ videos. Showing that you’re interested in your followers as more than just spectators makes them more loyal to you.

Be positive. Steer away from negative or controversial content. You’ll hear that “bad publicity is still publicity,” but given the current climate, users don’t want to see negative content on a platform where they expect to be entertained.

How To Make Money On TikTok

The main ways you can earn money on TikTok are dependent on your popularity on the platform, and this is why you need to have an extensive follower count first before you even think of monetizing.

Here are a few ways you can make money on TikTok.

1. Earn TikTok Diamonds

Even though getting TikTok Diamonds isn’t very lucrative, this is probably the easiest way to earn some cash from your followers.

How TikTok’s virtual items work is a bit complicated, so I’ll try to break it down.

TikTok users can buy TikTok Coins with their actual money. Then, TikTok users can send TikTok Gifts (equivalent to a certain number of TikTok Coins) to other TikTok users on a live broadcast.

When you’re on a live broadcast and your followers send you Gifts, these Gifts become TikTok Diamonds that show up on your profile. The number of Diamonds you have is an indicator to other TikTok users of how popular you are.

When you make enough diamonds, you can collect the cash via PayPal or another credible payment service. The minimum withdrawal amount is $50 and the maximum amount you can withdraw is $1,000 per day.

To be clear, only TikTok Coins can be used to send Gifts, only Gifts can be converted to Diamonds, and only Diamonds can be converted to cash.

The cash value of Coins, the Coin value of Gifts, the Gift value of Diamonds, and the Diamond value of cash are all at the sole determination of TikTok and may change from time to time.

2. Get paid to create by TikTok

Aside from your fans, it’s now possible to get paid to create by TikTok itself.

The newly released TikTok Creator Fund aims to support and reward creators for their creativity and enthusiasm.

The funds per creator depend on factors such as video views, engagement, and whether you adhere to Community Guidelines and TikTok’s Terms of Service.

If you meet the eligibility requirements, you can apply to participate through the TikTok app.

3. Become a TikTok influencer

If you’re popular enough on TikTok, and if your followers are part of a certain target market, interested brands can work with you and pay you for directly or indirectly advertising their products or services through sponsored videos.

Indirect advertising or product placement is more subtle and feels like an organic part of your videos.

On the other hand, brands can ask you to be a brand ambassador, wherein you actively talk about the product or service and recommend it to your followers.

The good thing is that you usually don’t have to change your personal style of creating content. In fact, it’s discouraged because then you alienate the very followers you and the brand you’re working with are trying to reach.

Recently, TikTok created a Creator Marketplace where brands can connect with creators who are likely to reach their target audience.

If you’re eligible, it’s worth joining for the sponsorship opportunities and the additional chances to make money on TikTok.

Once you’re part of the Creator Marketplace, brands can then send you invitations to collaborate.

If you do participate, remember to toggle the “Sponsored Video” status so that brands can get data about the video, including its reach and impact.

4. Advertise your music

If you’re an aspiring music artist, songwriter, singer, or musician, TikTok is a great way to start putting your talents out there and getting a few (or plenty) of fans.

First off, find a distributor that works with the popular streaming platforms, as well as TikTok. Not only can you use your own music as a soundtrack for your own content but other users can also use it for theirs.

As your music gets used by other users, you earn royalties from it (obviously you won’t earn from your own TikTok content).

5. Sell your merchandise

Traditionally, only rockstars and pop musicians had their own merchandise. T-shirts, caps, bags, and other apparel are the most popular ones that are sold with the artists’ likeness or logos.

Now, social media celebrities produce and sell their own merchandise, and their most loyal followers buy them.

When you become extremely popular on TikTok, you may want to work on launching your own merch line.

Make sure you’re protected by copyright law; if you need to register your brand and trademark, do it.

Then, decide what type of merch you want to sell. Do you want to start small, like with pins or stickers? Or do you want to go with apparel? Or maybe souvenirs, such as mugs, keychains, or magnets?

If you yourself are an artist or calligrapher on TikTok, you may want to sell your creations themselves, or your artwork or lettering printed on merchandise.

Once you’ve decided what you’re going to sell, partner up with a brand that you trust to produce high-quality merch.

Don’t forget to ask to see a mockup of your merchandise first before you order the first batch that you’re going to sell.

Once you have the merch in stock, you can now promote on your TikTok profile and videos the website where your followers can buy your merch, whether it’s on a third-party e-commerce website, like Facebook Marketplace, or on your own website.

6. Promote affiliate links

Whether you’re already an affiliate marketer or just starting out, promoting on your TikTok can help you increase traffic to your affiliate links.

TikTok is currently rolling out a feature that allows users to add one link on their TikTok bio so that viewers can click on the links and be directed to the page of the product or service they’re promoting.

This rollout is taking longer than expected, and this feature isn’t available for all TikTok users until now.

If this feature isn’t available for you, you’ll have to display a URL as text on your TikTok profile as well as on your videos. For your viewers to go to the link, they’ll have to type it out on their browser.

It isn’t very straightforward, but if you’re persuasive enough, you just might get it to work.

One thing you can take advantage of is that your Instagram and YouTube accounts are linked to your TikTok profile, so you can direct traffic to those social media accounts instead and do affiliate marketing that way.

The surefire way to get to add links to your TikTok bio is to switch to a TikTok Pro: Business account. You’ll lose a lot of songs that can’t be used for commercial purposes, though.

If you have plenty of affiliate links, the smart way to go about this is to look for “link in bio” tools that can display a landing page for a list of links displayed attractively.

For more information about how to start affiliate marketing, read this article.

Start Making Money On TikTok Today!

TikTok is one of the fastest-growing social media platforms in the world that provides an alternative way for users to express their creativity.

It has great potential to be as popular as other video-sharing apps like Instagram and YouTube, as long as the platform continues innovating and growing its user base.

Thus, the potential for earning money from TikTok is also great for you.

Make no mistake, however. There’s no shortcut to making money on TikTok. It requires hard work, creativity, creating value, and a little bit of luck.

Other Ways To Earn From Social Media

Are you currently a TikTok user? What do you think about using it to earn some cash? Tell us in the comments!

The Definitive Guide to Starting an Airbnb Business

Written By:Steve Wrzeszczynski

Published On: January 10, 2020

If you have a house, apartment, condo, or even a spare room, you might want to rent it out and learn how to start an Airbnb business to pull in some side cash or even make it your main source of income.

Ever since the company now known as Airbnb was founded in 2008, millions of property owners and hosts have been making money off of renting out their properties temporarily to short-term visitors.

Some have even acquired properties with the main purpose of listing it on Airbnb to make some money.

In today’s article, learn how to start your own Airbnb business: what to consider before starting, how to make your listing attractive to the right customers, and how to be successful in this business.

How To Start Your Airbnb Business

Before you start your business, you need to understand that while renting out your property has the potential to make you a living, it’s a huge undertaking that requires commitment.

That is, it takes plenty of time, effort, and focus to create and maintain a successful Airbnb business. If you don’t think you can spare a lot of these, maybe this business isn’t for you.

Here are the steps to take to start running your Airbnb business:

1. Research the specific laws in your city.

The laws related to renting out a property on Airbnb differ among cities.

For instance, for short-term rentals (less than 30 nights), San Francisco requires that the permanent resident (that would be you) be present when someone rents your property for the entire duration of their stay. You are also required to register as a business and pay a transient occupancy tax.

It pays to know what the laws are so you can avoid paying hefty fines. You can look up the gist of short-term rental laws for major US cities in this page, but for more complete information, it’s best to contact your local government directly.

2. Read up on the rules and contract provisions if you’re renting.

If you’re only renting the property that you’re listing on Airbnb, make sure you aren’t any violating any of the terms of your rental agreement.

Landlords generally don’t allow renters to sublet, and if they do, they normally have certain rules and safeguards in place to protect themselves and their property. Find out all you can so you don’t have to worry when you do start your Airbnb business.

3. Create a solid business plan.

Wanting to succeed is one thing, but planning to succeed is another thing.

Having a business plan allows you to map out the details of your business, discover some previously unknown factors, and know exactly what you need to work on.

Here are some of the questions to ask when writing out your business plan.

What are the costs involved?

When starting your Airbnb business with a property you already own, you can expect to spend initially for sprucing up the property and making it attractive to potential renters.

How much you spend is almost entirely dependent on the existing condition of your property. Cleaning, furnishing, repairs, and general maintenance are just some of the likely costs.

Regularly recurring costs include Airbnb’s host service fee (normally 3% but may be higher based on your location), cleaning materials, amenities such as coffee, snacks, towels, and bed linens.

Other costs that you have to get ready to spend for include repairs and maintenance fees for the appliances and furniture.

You can incorporate the costs into the price of the rental to cover them, or in the case of cleaning, you can add a cleaning fee in your pricing settings.

Any repairs for furniture that’s damaged by the renters should be covered by the deposit that they’re required to pay when they book through Airbnb. Any damage beyond that can be claimed through Airbnb’s Resolution Center.

Who is your target market?

Unlike other businesses, when you go into an Airbnb business, you already have a product for which you’re trying to find a target market.

Airbnb renters are usually looking for a place to stay briefly, usually around 2 to 5 nights.

In addition, renters are generally looking for a more personal experience than staying in a hotel or motel.

Depending on the size of your property, you can either target individuals, couples, or families.

Consider the location of your property as well. Is your area a tourist spot popular with vacationers? Or are you in an urban area that is visited for business trips, seminars, or conventions?

Think about the traffic of visitors to your area. Is there a seasonal music festival, sporting event, or convention near where you are? Or are there peaks during the holidays? Or is there a regular influx of visitors into your area all throughout the year?

How much rent should you charge?

I know, I know. Math.

The price of your rent should depend on multiple factors, and doing some market research will help you get to a fair price that’s profitable.

Consider the size and the location of your property, as well as the amenities you’re willing to offer them.

Also, think about your competition. Does your area have hotels around? Or other Airbnb properties? How much are they charging?

Also consider if you’re going to charge higher for peak days or even months when your property is more likely to be in demand.

As I’ve mentioned above, you’ll need to consider your costs and if your rental price can cover these costs while still earning you money.

How much money can you expect to make?

Yup. More math.

When you haven’t started, it’s quite difficult to estimate how much you can make per month.

The best you can do is to estimate it by assuming your property is booked three nights a week at the minimum rental rate that you were planning to charge renters.

Then, calculate how much profit you earn per night by subtracting the cost from your rental price. Multiply this profit by three nights a week and four weeks a month to estimate your projected monthly income.

When you have your business up and running, keep meticulous records of your income and costs so you know whether or not you’re making money on the property so you can adjust your strategy and pricing if you need to.

How can you make your business more profitable?

Your business plan should also include how you’re going to increase your profits over time.

You can do this by raising prices, but you risk dissatisfaction, especially if you manage to get regular renters or your prices are higher than other properties in your area.

You can balance this out by offering more amenities or doing minor renovations and improvements to the property to justify the price increase.

At some point, you might want to expand your Airbnb business, either by acquiring and listing additional properties in the same area, or branding out into a new area entirely.

If you do decide to expand, check first if it’s possible given the laws in your area. As I’ve mentioned, some cities require the property owner to be a permanent resident of the property being rented out, meaning you have to be physically there for most of the year.

And if you’re allowed to do this, what’s your plan for overseeing the properties? Are you going to hire a caretaker to help your guests? Can the increased income accommodate hiring an employee?

4. Form a legal business entity to protect your Airbnb business.

The usual legal business entity that Airbnb business owners set up is a limited liability company (LLC) because it’s simple to file and benefits both you personally and your business.

The major benefit to you is that your personal finances are separated from your business finances. So in case a renter ever sues you for something related to your business for any reason, you personally won’t be held liable, only your business will be.

To make sure your finances are segregated, make sure you open a business bank account and credit card. That way, when you set up payment with Airbnb, the payments go into your business accounts.

Operating as an LLC allows you to register for state and federal taxes, as well as take advantage of a few tax breaks.

Also, make sure to take out insurance on your property, if you haven’t already done so.

5. Sign up for an Airbnb account.

Once you’re legally in business, register on Airbnb as a host by clicking on Get Started on this page.

Decide whether to sign in using your email address, Facebook profile, or Google account. Once you’ve selected your option, fill out the information requested, submit it, and you can start customizing your profile and putting up listings.

Read the terms and policies thoroughly to make sure that you don’t unwittingly violate these policies and get banned from Airbnb.

Also, read this guide to responsible hosting in the United States and learn all the information you possibly can.

6. Write appealing listings.

When you’re ready to list your property on Airbnb, you can now start creating the listings for your property.

Here is a guide on how to write listings that attract potential renters.

Create a compelling title.

“One-bedroom condo” doesn’t quite cut it, not if you want users to notice your listing right away.

Find descriptive words and phrases that sincerely capture the experience they’re going to get when they stay. “Quiet” and “tranquil” are great to describe a peaceful retreat. Or maybe “lively” or “dynamic” if you’re located in a bustling urban area.

If your property has other unique features, such as a balcony overlooking a view, or proximity to a place of interest, make sure to mention it.

Of course, don’t go overboard with the adjectives on the title, because you want the property to sell itself.

Upload multiple photos of your property.

The title of your listing will catch their attention but what keeps them on your listing are images of the property.

Take multiple, high-quality images of the property inside and out from a variety of flattering angles.

Show off the main areas: bedroom/s, bathroom/s, kitchen, laundry room, and the living room.

The extras are also worth showing; if you have a state-of-the-art kitchen with modern stoves and equipped with nice cookware, or a balcony with a fantastic view, or access to a swimming pool, make sure you capture them on photos.

Plenty of Airbnb veteran hosts recommend posting not less than 10 photos per listing. This gives users a very good idea of what your property looks like and if it’s a good fit for them.

Quick note: Before you do your photoshoot, make sure everything is clean and tidy while still showing off your personality.

Write a detailed description.

This is where you can make good on the promise of your title and really delve into what makes your property special and why they should book it now.

As with your title, use descriptive words to help them visualize your property’s amenities.

Bear in mind that these descriptions should match with the photos of the property you’ve uploaded to your listing, so you need to write separate descriptions for all the main rooms that give details that may not be apparent in the photos.

For instance, you can have a photo of your couch that you can describe as “comfortable,” or you can have a photo of your kitchen and in your description, you can include the brands or style of the appliances.

Also, if you offer something extra, include it in your description. So if you’re featuring a fully-stocked fridge or pantry where they can get whatever they like or a stack of board games in the living room, make sure to mention that.

7. Promote and market your Airbnb business.

Running an Airbnb business means your listings and bookings are handled by Airbnb’s site. Because of the way the site is set up, your rating is one of the first things Airbnb customers will see when they’re looking at listings.

This means much of your marketing will come from word of mouth; that is, your renters’ positive reviews. With this in mind, you need to ensure that your renters are satisfied with the whole experience from start to finish.

Make sure you’re always responsive to their queries, from the time they reserve your property to the time they check out. Don’t forget to reach out to them afterward and ask for their honest feedback.

Aside from the word of mouth, you also want to attract potential renters to Airbnb and book your property. Promote your Airbnb listing on your social media and your website.

If you don’t have a website or social media presence, now’s a good time to create these marketing channels that link back to your Airbnb listing.

Even if your listing “lives” in Airbnb, having a web presence is essential in case Airbnb ever folds up or if you want to eventually list your property on other platforms as well.

8. Aim for repeat customers.

Promoting and marketing is mainly to get new renters, but it’s also a good idea to get regular renters and keep them coming back.

Of course, the best way to attract and retain customers is to invest in the upkeep of your property. Make sure it’s perpetually clean, furnished, and comfortable.

Also, I’ve previously mentioned asking feedback, but feedback is only as good as what you do with it. Pay close attention to what your renters say you did right and what can be improved.

Additional Tips On Being An Exceptional Airbnb Host

Whether you’re hosting for side cash or as a fulltime Airbnb business owner, being a good host is essential. Here are some tips to be an excellent Airbnb host.

1. Be honest and straightforward.

When you’re writing descriptions and uploading photos, it’s tempting to embellish the great aspects and hide the not-so-great aspects of your property.

But this will definitely backfire when your renter gets to see and experience everything up close.

Always be upfront with everything about your property. Chipped paint? Some discolored tiles or imperfect grout? Just be honest and price your property accordingly.

At the end of the day, most renters simply want an affordable, clean place to stay, rest, and relax. Your goal should be to provide that to them.

2. Familiarize yourself with all the legal aspects of renting out.

We’ve covered this above, but this needs to be emphasized.

You don’t want to deal with legal issues on top of the things you already have to deal with when running your business.

If you require permits and licenses, get them together as soon as you can. Some areas also charge special taxes for Airbnb hosts.

Know your rights as a property owner, as well as your renters’ rights.

3. Treat your renters as guests.

Remember that most of the time, your renters will behave as guests.

They normally wouldn’t expect you to act as their butler or maid and expect you to wait on them hand and foot. They’re generally respectful of your furniture and appliances.

You might even get an occasional thank-you note or a small gift of appreciation.

This coin has two sides, though. Know your rights as a host and draw the line at unreasonable demands and behavior.

For instance, if your renters come home drunk and puke everywhere and don’t clean up, or they violate any of the House Rules you’ve set and they’ve previously agreed to (e.g. no pets, no smoking), or worse, destroy your stuff, don’t be afraid to draw the line and ask them to leave.

Also, don’t hesitate to get Airbnb or even the police involved in extreme incidents.

You might want to turn off automatic booking so you can vet your renters before they make a payment.

4. Keep all payments and communications within Airbnb.

A benefit of listing your property on Airbnb is that you’re insured up to $1 million in case something untoward happens. But a condition of being covered is that you have to keep all exchanges of money as well as messages within the Airbnb platform.

Besides, Airbnb takes a cut of your profit. The least they can do is to provide a safe, secure platform for payments, communications, and support for both renters and hosts.

5. Pay close attention to detail.

Successful Airbnb hosts and business owners notice details and give their own personal touches on their properties.

Think about the type of experience you’ll be creating. You want to stand out from the hundreds or thousands of listings, and so aside from providing the necessities to your renters, think of providing little extras and bonuses.

Complimentary snacks, coffee, and tea are nice, as well as various entertainment options like books, board games, movies, and video games.

You may want to leave them a welcome gift, like a bottle of wine or something that fits their personality based on their profile or your initial interaction with them.

If you’re in a tourist location, you may want to create a brief unofficial guide to your city for your renters to peruse, either in a physical book form or a digital file.

So Is Running An Airbnb Business For You?

To be successful in your Airbnb business, you need to maintain a steady cycle of attracting new renters, keeping your renters satisfied, and encouraging repeat bookings.

All this needs to be done along with property upkeep and periodically improving and upgrading your amenities.

So as you can imagine, starting an Airbnb business takes major commitment and investment.

If you’re not absolutely certain you can devote as much time, effort, and attention as needed to make your Airbnb business successful, you might want to list your property only occasionally for some side cash.

Other Resources

There are other sites and applications that can list your property, which we’ve covered in this article.

Or maybe you aren’t ready to rent out your home to strangers yet. Why not start with your car? We’ve written a guide on how to earn money by renting out your car.

30 Work from Home Tech Support Jobs to Consider

Written By:Steve Wrzeszczynski

Last Updated:December 2, 2022

If you’re tech-savvy, enjoy troubleshooting, and have always wanted to try a new line of work that offers more flexibility, work from home tech support jobs can be the perfect solution.

They’re also some of the easier online jobs to find, mainly because companies have been offering customer support jobs for years now.

Today, we find out what technical support (tech support) jobs are, what skills this position requires, and companies that are hiring for work-from-home technical jobs.

What is Technical Support?

Before we take a look at the many types of tech support jobs from home you can explore, what exactly does a tech support job involve?

Tech support, short for technical support, is a service wherein specialists help customers of a software of hardware company use the company’s products and services to maximize customer satisfaction and get their value for money.

For example, Apple’s tech support agents help owners of an iPhone, Mac, iPad, or other Apple products in installing applications, connecting to the internet, and troubleshooting issues with their gadgets.

Can You Be a Tech Support Specialist?

The good news is that even those without a college degree can fill a tech support position. However, you do need to complete training that focuses on the product or service you’re going to provide technical support for.

For instance, if you’re hired as a Microsoft tech support specialist, you’ll need to be familiar with all Microsoft software products and be able to assist customers on issues from installation to troubleshooting.

Aside from product-specific training, tech support specialists must also have strong communication and people skills, as well as advanced knowledge of the latest news and trends in IT.

You’ll be communicating with people who range from mildly annoyed to downright abusive, so you must be an active listener, extremely patient, and emotionally as well as mentally tough to handle different kinds of people day in, day out.

If you plan to work from home, employers prefer that you work in a location where there’s no foot traffic and background noise to minimize distractions.

More importantly, you’ll need to have your own computer that’s capable of running plenty of applications in the background while taking in VoIP calls, a high-quality headset, and a high-speed, reliable internet connection.

How Much Do Work from Home Tech Support Jobs Pay?

In traditional setups, the average annual salary of technical support specialists is around $50,000. However, their work-from-home counterparts rarely fall on the same pay scale.

Pay and benefits vary widely depending on the company, as well as your education, experience, and certification.

If you’ve been working for a company as a tech support specialist for a while, you may request to work from home and follow a more flexible schedule. In these cases, your salary would usually continue with the same benefits.

But if you’re beginning a remote tech support role with a new company, expect to be paid somewhere between $12 and $25 an hour.

30 Companies with Remote Tech Support Jobs

Here are 30 different companies that regularly offer work from home tech support jobs.

If a job isn’t currently listed on their job board, be sure to bookmark the page as they update fairly regularly.

1. FlexJobs

Starting your job search at FlexJobs is a surefire way to find high-quality jobs.

FlexJobs is a job board that makes it simple and safe for you to find legitimate job opportunities. Every company and employer who posts openings on FlexJobs has been thoroughly vetted and verified, so you can rest assured you won’t be scammed here.

Signing up for a membership gets you perks like career coaching and résumé reviews so you can get the job you want.

Go through the work from home tech support job openings available today!

2. 2U

2U is a tech company that offers learning management platforms with clients such as UC Berkeley, Syracuse University, Tufts University, and many other top-tier universities and educational institutions.

They currently hire remote technical support specialists from Maryland, Denver, and New York, though positions may open up in other cities from time to time. Your main responsibility would be to troubleshoot tech-related issues reported by students or faculty via phone, chat, or email.

2U requires a bachelor’s degree and 1 to 3 years of experience in technical support or any other customer-service related field.

3. ABC Financial

This company is involved in software management of fitness gyms and health clubs. ABC Financial hires remote technical support representatives regularly.

4. AdviseTech

This Pasadena, California-based IT solutions provider periodically hires telecommuting tech support jobs.

5. Alorica at Home

Alorica is a global customer service provider. Alorica-At-Home is a specific department for their employees who are working from home. A few US states have openings for remote technical agents to provide technical support Alorica’s clients.

6. Amazon

The biggest marketplace in the world needs no introduction.

They’re currently offering technical support associate jobs to assist customers with their Amazon devices, such as Kindle, Fire Tablets, Fire TV, Prime Video, Prime Music, Echo, Alexa, and all other devices.

The pay is at $15 per hour.

7. Apple

As an AHA (at-home advisor) for Apple, you’ll be answering/solving issues of Apple customers via chat, phone, or email. Bilingual AHAs are paid higher. All tech support specialists must be experts in iPads, iPhones, Macs, or other Apple products. (Interested in other work-from-home jobs offered by Apple? Check here.)

8. Conduent

This business process services company is currently looking for technical operators who know how to navigate smartphones and use desktop computers.

The Technical Operator position is listed under the Customer Support and Administration category.

9. Dell

Even this computer hardware giant offers work from home tech support jobs.

When searching the career database, make sure to tick “True” under the “Remote Jobs” filter to view technical support positions that can be done from home.

10. Frontline Group

Frontline Group is a call center consulting and tech support outsourcing company. They are constantly looking for tech support people to help with software, hardware, ISP, and telecom-related concerns.

Currently, they’re only hiring residents from the following states: AR, FL, GA, ID, LA, MI, NC, SC, NE, OH, TX, UT, and VA.

11. Geeks Online

Formerly called “Geeks On Time,” this company provides both onsite computer repair and remote 24/7 telephone-based tech support nationwide. They open up slots for remote support every now and then.

12. GeekSquad

Geek Squad is Best Buy’s tech support arm that was originally known for computer tech concerns but has now expanded to help out with appliance installation and repair as well as smart home installation.

Most of the Geek Squad can be found in Best Buy retail locations, but they also have work from home tech support job positions that you can apply for.

13. KellyConnect

Launched by Kelly Services Staffing Agency, “KellyConnect” is the company’s work from home program. Tech support specialists are regularly needed with pay ranging from $12 to $15 an hour.

No degree is needed, but you have to be tech-savvy and have strong knowledge of tablets, smartphones, laptops, and other modern gadgets.

14. Red Hat

Red Hat is a well-known provider of enterprise open source software solutions. Technical Support Engineers work remotely to troubleshoot issues, address problems, and provide solutions.

Linux experience is required, while knowledge of hybrid cloud, containers, and Kubernetes technologies is considered an advantage.

When searching for jobs on their page, make sure to type “remote” on the keywords so work from home opportunities are displayed.

15. Support.com

This company hires call center agents, tech support representatives, and chat agents. No degree required, but at least a one-year work experience in a customer service or technical support environment is a must, as well as at least a basic understanding of wired and wireless home networks.

Salary as a Remote Customer Service Technician, Remote Client Services Technician, Premium Services Technician, and Personal Technology Expert ranges from $11 to $15 an hour.

The perks of working for Support.com include medical insurance with vision and dental, paid time off and holidays, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and a referral bonus program that lets you earn when you refer others to apply on their site.

16. Sutherland

This BPO company operates in 16 countries, so it’s no surprise that they offer work from home tech support positions.

Sutherland Remote Engagement is their work-from-home department that matches professionals with remote job opportunities that are the right fit for their skills and interests.

They are currently hiring Technical Support Engineers and Technical Support Consultants.

17. OneSupport

Having been around since 1993, the company has a continuous need for Technical Support Representatives to work from home and support customers of wireless and internet providers.

Work-from-home positions are available with a base salary of $12 per hour and about 25 hours a week shifts. There is paid training, vision and dental benefits, vacation pay, and healthcare insurance. However, this is only available in select states, so check that you’re residing and eligible to work in one of the states listed.

18. TTEC@Home

TeleTech is a BPO company continually hiring technical support representatives, which features $10 to $16 an hour salary, a 401(k), and benefits.

They only offer this position to 46 out of 50 states, so again, check if your state is among them before applying.

19. Transcom

Similar to TeleTech, Transcom is a global BPO company that provides customer care, sales, credit management, and tech support to clients.

They’re currently hiring work-from-home technical support agents from 26 out of 50 states.

20. Teleperformance

Teleperformance is yet another global BPO company consistently hiring tech support representatives.

If you have at least 6 months of past customer service or tech support experience, you can apply to become one of Teleperformance’s independent tech support representatives and work completely from home.

Type in “tech support” when you’re searching for specific job positions.

21. VenU

This company is a popular Learning Management System provider. They’re currently hiring remote technical support specialists to help resolve customer support issues, perform quality assurance testing, and fulfill basic project management functions.

22. Vivint Smart Home

This smart home security services company hires customer solutions technical support to help their customers with issues on automation, internet, cloud storage, and other Vivint home security products.

On their Careers page, select the Customer Service category and look for the “Customer Solutions Tech Support” positions on the page.

23. Working Solutions

This Dallas, Texas-based company is one of the earliest companies that gave opportunities for virtual workers.

Today, they boast a 100,000+ strong global workforce who fill positions as call center agents, data entry associates, and tech support specialists.

24. Asurion

Asurion is a technology solutions company with clients all over the world.

Currently, they have openings for technical support and sales representatives to assist their customers with product and technical inquiries.

During training, coaching sessions, and uptraining, the pay is $16.50 per hour. However, team members are paid for every interaction with a customer instead of a per-hour salary model.

They’re only accepting applicants from 20 out of 50 states, so make sure you’re in one of these states before you put in your application.

25. VIPdesk Connect

VIPdesk Connect is a business process outsourcing company working with big brands to provide the best customer service solutions.

They currently have an opening for a Tier 1 work from home technical support representative focusing on problem solving and complaint resolution.

They’re currently only considering residents of the following states: AZ, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MD, NC, NJ, NM, NV, OH, TN, TX, UT, VA, or WI.

26. Slingshot

Slingshot is an up-and-coming startup offering sales and customer support solutions for home services businesses, such as pest control, lawn care, cleaning services, snow removal, and many more.

Work-from-home tech support specialists are needed to handle queries about their software solutions, resolve helpdesk tickets, and troubleshoot software issues.

Pay starts at $15 per hour, plus benefits such as PTO, healthcare, and a matching 401(k).

Unfortunately, even if this is a home-based position, they’ll only consider residents of Idaho, Utah, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, or Florida.

27. UKG

Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG) is a multinational cloud computing and technology company founded in 2020.

They’re currently looking for remote technical support specialists to assist users of their HR and payroll software product with any technical questions and concerns.

28. CaptivateIQ

CaptivateIQ creates sales commission tracking software that easily computes sales commissions, works with project management software, and allows collaboration with the payroll department for approvals and disputes.

They’re hiring technical support analysts to assist software users with real-time technical support and help develop their knowledge base to address customers’ concerns before they call in.

29. eVisit

eVisit created the eVisit Enterprise Virtual Care Platform for telemedicine, helping healthcare become available to everyone who needs it.

They are currently looking for remote technical support advisors to assist healthcare organizations with their telemedicine platform, including analyzing video connectivity, monitoring and preventing network problems, and troubleshooting real-time to resolve technical issues.

30. LiveControl

As live video content becomes more popular nowadays, there is a need for real-time, remote video production.

LiveControl essentially provides a video production studio in the cloud while you broadcast your live video, whether it’s a dance performance, podcast/talk show, or even a funeral.

Simply schedule your event, install their multi-camera setup and equipment where you do your filming, log on to their network, and they’ll do the rest.

They’re looking for remote technical support specialists who have at least two years of experience in video production to troubleshoot real-time customer issues during live broadcasts.

Click “Careers” on their homepage to get more details.

Other Jobs to Consider

If you’re comfortable with talking to strangers and naturally great at problem-solving, but only have basic computer skills, you can still join the work-from-home world with customer support jobs, such as truck dispatching, airline support, travel or tour guide, and more.

If you don’t know where to start, here are 8 tech sub-sectors with increasing work from home opportunities.

Don’t worry, many work-from-home opportunities do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, marital status, physical or mental ability, age, height, or weight. You can find work-from-home jobs made specifically for retirees, disabled persons, or even teens.