Do you want to work at home? Would you be happier staying and working at home rather than taking an office job for whatever reasons? I will tell you - most people switching to work at home careers is not because they are looking for short cuts in work. What clicks with them is the Flexi-Hour concept. Working when you like. Early in the morning or after children have gone to school. And being there for them before they are back home.
If you would also like to make a living online working at home, chances are, that you will find some wonderfully amazing ideas to do it. Who thought Deepak Chopra would make a fortune motivating people, giving pep talks..? Scope is where you are!
Just be certain you want to do something. If you are someone who'd like to work alone selling skills, you can. If you are an extrovert and well networked, you will do wonders.
See, you can work at home in two ways. We will concentrate on the bigger picture and therefore divide work at home opportunities in two parts. You can work at home with the help of computer. Online as well as Offline. And you can work at home without working on computer. By way of opening Day Care Center for Kids, by giving tuitions or music lessons to children of working parents. Or you can become a party organizer or fitness instructor teaching the stressed out parents to unwind by giving them meditation lessons. If you are gifted with the talent you can make bouquets and gift baskets for various occasions. You can take Office Cleaning & Maintenance contract as your business. The list can be endless. If you think you can-YOU CAN.
If you want to work on computer, offline, visit nearby offices, tell them you can do data entry work for them. Or keep their accounts. If you know languages you can offer translations or proof-reading services to companies looking out for them. If you have a set of skills like designing websites, logos, office stationery etc offer it to them.
To present yourself to these companies you will require a well crafted resume. It will speak volumes for you. If need be hire a professional to do your resume. If you can write one for yourself, What more, you can contact placement offices in your area and offer to craft professional resumes for the candidates!! These are jobs where you can work at home on your computer.
If you want to work online - the field is wide open. You need a computer and internet access. A quiet corner in the house where you can work undisturbed will be ideal. You can sell on eBay and make as much money as you like. You will gain expertise in it with time. You can take medical transcription assignments online. Again Translations and Proofreading can be done online. If you have a flair for writing you can blog and make money. Write articles. Become an online journalist. OR Build a website and sell stuff from it. You can sell other people's stuff on your website against commission. These are low cost opportunities to work at home.
Once you shortlist the ideas you would like to pursue, reason out, brainstorm, do SWOT analysis, discuss with people who have a vision and hang of things. And freeze on one idea. Once one idea settles down start with another. This way you can have multiple streams of income. Remember work at home ideas - online or offline, will take time to grow and help you generate income. Nothing is going to happen overnight. But once things start picking up you will not look back. So take the first step. Don't think in terms of age, qualification, experience etc. Just think of things you want to do. The rest will follow.
