Shelter-in-place jobs
Work remotely from the safety of your own home
In these challenging times, if you’re looking to replace wages lost to the coronavirus crisis, you may want to explore remote job opportunities during this shelter-in-place era. The type of work and required skills vary widely, but all can be done from the safety of your home, and options are available to nearly everyone.
Teach English
If you are a native English speaker, you may be able to teach English to children in China through several online platforms. VIPKid, Qkids and Magic Ears all hire native English speakers to teach after dinner and on weekends, but on Beijing time. So a California-based teacher would need to need to be ready to work around 3 a.m.
Tutoring
If you have skills in things like English, science, math or the arts, you may be able make money tutoring online. Wyzant, Varsity Tutors and Chelsea International Education all offer work opportunities with students needing academic help. If you have art, dance, drama or music skills, you can tutor online through LessonFace and TakeLessons.
Writing
If you’re a writer, dozens of online platforms will pay you to write. Platforms where you can find well-paying writing jobs include Contently, Skyword and Cracked.
Editing
If you have experience editing books or documents for content or errors, you may be able to make money editing for Reedsy. This platform mainly works with self-published authors who need advice and copy editing.
Be a virtual assistant
Virtual assistants can do almost everything remotely that executive assistants do in an office. Some schedule meetings, travel and conferences, while others handle social media or update company websites. The higher pay tends to go to those with social media or technical skills. If you’re interested, check out Boldly or Belay.
Professional services
If your skill set is on the professional side, there are a variety of platforms that can connect you with well-paid work. FreeUp is where content creators, accountants, marketing experts, web developers and administrators can find work. Remote finds work-at- home positions for people in a variety of professional fields. Wahve connects executives in insurance, human resources and accounting with small businesses that need regular help.
Get your side hustle on
You can find information, rates and reviews about each of these online platforms and many other side-hustle opportunities at SideHusl.com.
Source: latimes.com/business/story/2020-03-27/sidehusl-remote-jobs-coronavirus