Gigpreneur

I had a discussion with a taxi driver a while back and she asked me, “Do you know of an online business where I can start making money? I’m sick of being a cab driver. I’m sick of earning peanuts. How can I quit my job and work from home.”

I gave her sound advice and shared my experience as an entrepreneur on the web. Then she replied, “Yeah, but I’m not good at anything. I need something that will sell itself. I need to make $8,000 a month like today.”

I explained that the Internet offers many opportunities to earn an unlimited amount of money. However, it doesn’t happen overnight. The easiest way to start making money online is to first think of something that you like to do. The next step is to do research and see if you can turn your passion into cash.

For example, let’s say that you love drawing and design. Find a way to make money from your talent. Maybe you can start earning a living creating logos or banner ads for website owners. There are many opportunities, just make sure you do your research.

Don’t have time for research? Make time!

Research is a crucial step in finding the right work from home opportunity. Unfortunately, people do not take the out time to conduct thorough research.  As a result, they end up choosing the wrong opportunity. They become so adamant about making money online that they choose any online gig just to make a quick buck.

When I first started my online writing business, I had that mentality. I was so anxious to quit my dead end day job that I chose the wrong online opportunity.

I failed to conduct research and chose online gigs that I didn’t particularly like just to earn a living. If I did thorough research, I could have earned a better living working from home.

Finally, I concluded the conversation by reminding her about the importance of conducting research before plunging into the online business world. Hopefully, she will take my advice and choose the right online business.

Earn money online with the following tried and true online gigs…

I remember looking at the Sunday job classifieds a few weeks ago and it was so limited. I was searching because I was curious about how many job opportunities were available for job hunters these days. The only jobs available that offered decent pay were jobs in the medical field. Even medical jobs were limited.

At one time, the classifieds offered hundreds of jobs. This particular job classifieds wasn’t a small town newspaper. This was a popular newspaper located in a metro area. If there are no jobs available in this paper, you won’t find a good paying job anywhere else – at least not for a large number of job hunters.

One of the most stable opportunities available today are online careers. If you’re not able to find a good paying career opportunity in your local paper, you basically have no other choice than to create your own opportunity.

The following are the easiest online careers to start in 2011. These online careers do not require a lot of start up capital. If you have a reliable computer, Internet connection and a phone, you have access to what you need to get started.

These top three online careers are also one of the fastest ways of earning profit – unlike some online opportunities that may take weeks and even months before you see a dime. With the following online career opportunities, you can start earning money in a matter of days.

Website Freelance Writer

A website freelance writer creates web content for website owners. They may also create press releases, newsletters and articles for business owners. As a website freelance writer, you should have basic knowledge of writing for the web. Depending on the rates that you charge your clients, you can earn $50 – $100 or more per hour. There are several ebooks available about starting a successful online freelance writing career that can help steer you in the right direction.

Virtual Assistant (VA)

There are several small business owners out there who are looking for reliable virtual assistants to work from home. In today’s tough economy, there are many business owners who cannot afford to hire a full-time staff of employees to handle daily business tasks such as answering phone calls, answering emails, writing business letters, etc. As a virtual assistant, you can earn good money helping out business owners with those tasks. There are several executives out there that are willing to pay good money for a virtual assistant. Some virtual assistants earn between $50-$100 per hour.

Business Website Promoter

A website promoter simply promotes websites for business owners. This may include promoting a website through Social Media Marketing or writing marketing articles and promoting them through article distribution sites. As a website promoter, you can set your own rates and charge each client on a per project basis or an hourly rate. Some website promoters charge their clients $75 per hour to promote a website.

Starting a successful online career is a great way to earn a steady income. Best of all, you are in complete control of the amount of money you earn …unlike a j.o.b. that pays you what they think you’re worth. Working for yourself gives you an opportunity to earn what you’re worth.