Thanks to the pandemic, working from home became more appealing, particularly for employees seeking to be free of their eight-to-five jobs or for those looking to earn extra money on the side. So long as you have the basic equipment—a fast and reliable Internet connection, a laptop, a headset, and a workspace—you can eventually land an online job that matches your skills and interests.
You can have a higher payout with multiple clients!
Curious about the different work-from-home jobs out there? Here’s a list of the most in-demand freelance positions you can try, even if you have little to no experience.
Virtual Assistant
Virtual assistants provide their clients remote administrative, creative, and technical support. If you’re tech-savvy, good at research, digital marketing, and customer service, plus have excellent written and oral skills, this might be the job for you.
As a virtual assistant, your tasks may include email, social, website, and content management; lead generation and data entry; email marketing; and sales funnel. You don’t need to be a college graduate to become a virtual assistant. Most clients are willing to train newbies provided they know how to use basic online tools like Google.
How much you can earn: Most newbies can charge $3 to $4 an hour or around $300 to $400 monthly. If you’ve built enough experience and can handle multiple clients, you may even start earning a six-digit Philippine peso salary!
Social Media Manager
If you’re into social media, copywriting, and graphic design, you can explore becoming a social media manager. They are in charge of their client’s social channels like Facebook and Instagram. Their main tasks include posting content on those platforms and employing strategies to entice potential customers to make a purchase or try their clients’ services.
How much you can earn: The starting rate for newbie social media managers is almost the same as a virtual assistant. Experienced managers can charge more, with some earning around $20 an hour per client or up to ₱100,000 to ₱200,000 if you have multiple clients.
Graphic Designer
Many companies engage with graphic designers to make their content visually appealing. You can work on a project basis for local and international businesses, creating company and product brochures, advertisements, magazines, infographics, corporate reports, logos, and more.
You don’t need a Fine Arts background to be a graphic designer, but it helps to have tools like a drawing tablet or drawing apps to make the work easier. Also, make sure you have a portfolio of your past works that are related to graphic design.
How much you can earn: Starting rate is $5 to $8 per hour, and even with just one client, you can earn around ₱44,000 monthly as a newbie.
Transcriptionist
Are you a fast and accurate typist with excellent hearing? Then, you can be a transcriptionist. Your main task is to listen to recordings and type what you hear into a text document, so investing in a quality headset and keyboard is advisable to be able to do your job well.
There are many full-time and part-time transcription jobs on various work-from-home platforms. Just make sure to read each job posting carefully to avoid potential scams.
How much you can earn: Beginner transcriptionists can earn up to $10 or ₱560 per audio clip. Those with higher experience can charge between $20 to $45 or ₱1,120 to ₱2,520 per audio file.
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