Five Great Jobs You Can Do From Home

Whether or not you earn a college degree, you don’t have to go to work for someone else. Some of the best careers are those that you start for yourself and run alone. Working for yourself gives you an amount of freedom that you’ll never find in a cubicle. If you’re thinking about going into business for yourself, here are five great jobs that you can do from home.


Online Jobs for Students

 

1. Web Design

Everyone from business owners to private individuals use websites to spread their message. Luckily for you, many of these people don’t know how to create their own websites. If you have an eye for design and know your way around computer coding, you can earn a fantastic living designing web pages for other people. The best thing about running your own web designing business is the ability to set your own prices; you can charge as much or as little as you like for your creative genius.

2. Writing

If you can write prose in a way that is both entertaining and informative, you can make a decent living as a writer. Whether you choose to write for content mill sites or go it on your own, writing can be a terrific outlet for your creative energy. As a freelance writer, you can choose the topics that you write about; the door is wide open.

3. Selling Goods

Do your friends and family tell you that you should sell the things that you make? Perhaps it’s high time that you started listening to their advice. Whether you make gorgeous quilts or have designed an innovative new product, making and selling your own wares can be very lucrative. A good approach is to begin selling your items on an auction site like eBay and then moving over to your own website once you’ve built a customer base.

4. Accounting

You don’t have to work in an office to be an accountant. You can work out of your home or even virtually if you’re skillful with figures. If you enjoy keeping books for companies, offer your expertise to the highest bidder. There’s no rule that says that you have to work for an accounting firm to have a high-paying career; going it alone can make you just as financially successful.

5. Teaching

Many people don’t realize that school-age children are able to attend online academies that are staffed by licensed teachers. If you are tired of the classroom, teach children virtually via your webcam. You may also find success creating lesson plans for parents who home-school their children. If you’d prefer to set your own hours, you may want to consider tutoring as a new career path. No matter what you do, you aren’t restricted to a classroom if you want to teach.

Climbing the corporate ladder is okay for some people, but it may not be what you desire. Working for yourself can lend you a level of freedom that you’ll never enjoy if you work for someone else. The five ideas above are only a small sampling of the things that you can do at home; use them as a launching pad for your own business ideas.

Nancy Meyers writes for educational sites. The Top 10 Best Online Web Design Schools and Degrees can be easily found on the internet.

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10 Responses to “Five Great Jobs You Can Do From Home”

  1. Sherlene Dill

    Nov 11. 2012

    Home Business makes you self employed. Love it!

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  2. Tuyet

    Nov 12. 2012

    Nice options for students earning money from home. Please provide a second part of this article with further options, Thank you 🙂

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  3. Marianne

    Nov 12. 2012

    Internet marketing becomes very popular and is a great chance for students to earn money online from home

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  4. Katharina Metthew

    Nov 13. 2012

    Working from home with my family is my dream, Thanks for the home business tips for me as a student

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  5. Amy Sauer

    Nov 14. 2012

    Nice Home jobs!

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  6. Jeannie Ohara

    Nov 15. 2012

    Home work gets a whole new interpretation with earning money from home

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  7. Isabelle

    Dec 11. 2012

    Home work with salary. This is really cool 🙂

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  8. Matthias

    Dec 15. 2012

    My dream came true, working from home now

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  9. Philipp

    Feb 19. 2014

    Many thanks. Appears trying to work from home is a great step to self employment

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  10. Susan

    Jan 19. 2020

    very good post, i definitely love this web site, keep on it

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