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Imagine having a skill that companies might be looking for but when you apply you don’t stand a chance to get the job because you don’t have experience. It could be frustrating right?
Well, that could be because you may not have thought of venturing into online jobs.
The world of work is beginning to revolve around remote jobs. About 70% of people globally work remotely which means that online jobs are taking over bit by bit.
Most people are looking for ways to make income online. Asides that, not everyone is cut out for a 9-5 job.
What are Online Jobs?
They are those jobs that you can do online in the convenience of your home and get paid for it. All you need is a computer, electricity and internet connection and you are good to go.
Why People Prefer Online Jobs
- Flexibility: there’s nothing as interesting as working from your location out of the office, at your own pace and time most especially when you can even combine the work with other activities like schooling, plus you don’t have to think of the stress of getting stuck in traffic every day. Online jobs are not the rigid kind of work where working days and hours are fixed.
- It helps people save better: Sometimes when people think of their transportation, feeding and other expenses that take most of their salary, they may prefer doing an online job so that they don’t have to spend too much.
- Less Pressure: The fact that you dont get to be supervised and followed all the time unlike the normal office work makes people want to focus on online jobs as they can easily plan and work at their convenient time and also experiment other jobs.
- No Job Opportunities: Due to the high level of unemployment rate, and the fact that most people do not have experience just yet, working online(especially jobs that does not require experience) may become the best option for them as they can easily find online jobs that matches with their skill and even work for different people at the same time and earn their pay.
Below are 14 online jobs that require less experience, but guess what? Some of these online jobs also pay well.
- Online Tutoring
- Social Media Manager
- Search Engine Evaluator
- Web Researcher
- WordPress Developer
- Online Influencer
- Virtual Assistant
- Survey Jobs
- Transcription
- Translators
- Online Proof Reader
- Content Writing
- Online Chat Agent
- Data Entry
Online Tutoring
This is one of the best ways to start if you want to work from home. If you are good at a certain skill or a particular subject, you can make money teaching people online.
There are different ways you can tutor online. It could be teaching science, business or web design skills or how to prepare a dish, just anything that people may be interested in learning.
Sometimes it is difficult to get online tutors. Meanwhile, some of these online tutoring platforms will connect you with students you can teach online.
How it works
All of these sites connect tutors and learners on different skills and subjects.
Tutors register on the website, fill a form containing details like address, skill or course he would love to teach and preferred location; submits the application which includes phone number and credentials, receives a mail to complete the registration process and is given a unique Tutor ID.
The tutor can now use the ID to interact with the website in subsequent times and receives messages about jobs available.
The tutor can then apply for the jobs and continue from there. So while tutoring you also make your money.
You can also create your website, when you have students you can bill them and teach them via live sessions.
Online tutoring can be a very rewarding and fun work-at-home job when you start for the first time.
Social Media Manager
Social Media Managers’ jobs involve helping companies of all sizes, blog site owners, and entrepreneurs to manage their company image on social media and build an active and engaged audience. Jobs like this can pay well and may not require any experience.
If you know what to post and can create engaging content and run social media marketing campaigns to build an engaged and active audience, then this kind of job is for you. Lots of companies and people from around the world are looking to outsource their social media activities to social media experts like you.
Most people have at least one social media account, so why not use it to earn good money.
So if you have the right skills, check out the following companies that regularly hire social media managers:
Search Engine Evaluator
Search Engine Evaluator examines Internet search results and gives feedback as to whether they are accurate, relevant, and spam-free.
Search engines like Google rely on user feedback to update their algorithms in ways that serve people better.
How it works
When you search for something on Google and you get a result that matches what you are looking for; some people are actually behind it. Those people help search engines show relevant results. Those are the search engine evaluators.
You are good with your web navigation, know your way around websites, you are a quick learner and have a good internet connection; you are up to date with the news around you and your region, you understand a set of guidelines and you are adaptable, then you are a good fit.
All you need to do to get this job is: get a computer, have an internet connection, apply and pass some of the search engine evaluator companies’ exams to prove your skill. Then you have the job and will be paid per hour.
Where to find such work:
Search engine evaluators are also called Internet Judge, internet assessor or ad quality rater.
Web Researcher
If you are good at researching things online as well as writing, then this is for you.
The primary responsibility of researchers is to search, collect data online and answer user questions.
How it works
All you need to do as a web researcher is to compile information to questions that were presented by clients.
When questions are posted on a company’s dashboard (which comes with pricing), you briefly summarize the answer and also quote the resources you used.
So to achieve this you will improve your research skills and writing skills.
How to Join
To join as an expert, you must fill out an application that takes less than 30 minutes to fill out.
You can apply to as many categories as you’d like but remember that you will be required to submit professional credentials for each category.
The requirements vary for each category, but usually, some of the sites will ask for certification, and a diploma.
Sites when you can find jobs
Some of them hire home-based researchers and does not need experience. All you need is to know how to research online
WordPress Developer
WordPress developers work with basic coding of word press platform to create new products or improve on WordPress itself.
WordPress developers have a thorough understanding of various programming languages used to run the WordPress platform.
All you need to do to make money as a WordPress developer is to market your services, go to companies directly, use platforms like Fiverr or Upwork. You can also Google marketing agencies to see if they need help handling their clients.
Online Influencer
This is another way of making cool cash online without experience. Are you passionate about talking about interesting things, or you have an in-depth knowledge of what many people are struggling with? Then here’s an opportunity for you. Sounds simple right? Let’s see how it works
How it works
You can become a blogger, vlogger or podcaster. You can also be active on any of the social media platforms as long as you have a large audience that follows and trust you, then you are good to go.
As much as your audience grows, and your content goes viral, you can connect with brands and promote their products and get paid in return. You can also sell your products and services.
To apply, you can join influencer talent and marketing agencies like Sortlist.
Virtual Assistant
Virtual assistants help with daily administrative tasks and schedules like organizing employer files, arranging meetings, replying mails, answering calls, managing orders, financial information and reports, book flight and hotel reservations for employers.
It is just like being an office assistant but the difference is that you are doing it online and not in the office. All these can be done at your location and it also pays well. All you need to do is keep track of your employer’s schedules and appointments and respond quickly to emails and other office messages.
So you will need all the administrative skills (filing, scheduling, organizing, and responding to emails and phone calls) to pass for such a job. If you also know about managing social media accounts or cloud services then you will stand out in the market for such jobs.
You can sign up on freelance sites like truelancer, Freelancer, Remote and more to get virtual assistant jobs.
Survey Jobs
Are you one of those people with opinions and ideas that can make a difference? You can provide the business community with effective, intelligent and qualified feedback on a variety of products and services? Then this is for you.
All that is needed from you is to voice your opinion about brands and you make some money from it. Sounds easy right? Well, it is.
How to Join
All you have to do is to register with different survey websites, fill a form and mark everything you are interested in. After that, you can bid for survey gigs or wait until the system finds the one that fits into your area of interest.
You can register at Paidviewpoint, Mobrog online panel, SurveySavvy or Panel Pool and get paid for answering surveys online.
This is an online job that pays daily and does not require any experience.
Transcription
Are you a very good typist with pure accuracy and good grammar? If your answer yes then this is for you.
A transcriptionist is a professional typist with great typing speed who listens to recorded or live audio files and converts what they hear into text format.
There are so many transcription companies like TranscribeMe, Scribie, Fiverr and Waywithwords that require less experienced transcriptionists but you will have to take a typing or transcription test to prove your skill.
How it works
You convert audio scripts into text files and get paid for it.
Translator
If you are proficient in different languages then you should consider becoming a translator. This is another online job that requires no experience and pays well.
All that is needed from you is to prove your translation proficiency and authors and international companies will be ready to give you a job. Also remember, this type of job will help improve your language skills.
Where to find Translation jobs
Online Proof Reader/Editor
This is another opportunity to make money online at your own convenient time without any experience. If you are good at editing, you have eyes for picking out mistakes, grammatical errors and even the smallest error in any content, you are detailed and oriented, then this type of job is for you.
All you need to do is join a freelancing platform, register, and start making money.
Content Writer
Content writing involves creating and distributing valuable and relevant content consistently to attract and retain the right audience.
This is one of the easiest online jobs that require less experience because most of the people you can write for may not be interested in the number of contents you’ve written. Rather, what they want to know is how well you can write and drive profitable consumer action.
There is always a demand for well-researched web content creators, so If you can create fresh contents that attract traffic then check these websites to apply:
Online Chat Agent
Chat Agents are people who communicate with customers through emails or live chat to solve problems. They are customer service agents.
This type of job does not need any experience but you must have problem-solving and effective communication and typing skills to function well.
How it works
You will always be available online to chat with customers, answering their questions, and solving problems. Sites like Sitestaff, Arise, Bestbuy,textingfactory, conduct training when you register so that you can be familiar with the system and learn how to react in several situations. After the training, you can now log in and start working as a chat operator and earn your money.
Data Entry
These are people who input data information in an online database.
The internet is filled with lots of online jobs but the most popular of them all is data entry.
All you need to do is follow instructions given to you. The data could be researching and entering the names and addresses of companies, dates for events, and many more.
For this kind of job you need to be a very fast and accurate typist, understand how to read and write English perfectly, know how to use the internet and you are good to go. No experience is needed and you work from anywhere.
You can find data entry jobs on:
- MyJobMag
- Clickworker
- Micro Workers
- Upwork
- Freelancer and many more.
Online jobs offer a unique opportunity for people who want to work remotely.
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