The U.S. Department of Labor reported in 2002 that more and more people are starting to work out of their homes using computers. At this date, you can be assured it has doubled or tripled. The National Association of Home Based Businesses reports that a sharp increase in start-up businesses in the past decade. Here are just a few ways of earning an income from your home computer.
Ezine Publishing
Ezines are online publications similar to that of print magazines. People access the magazine's Web Page and read the content. They contain many things found in print magazines such as photos, articles, and advertising. As the publisher, you can put anything you want in it. This displays the ultimate freedom of speech.
Access to the website is usually free. Many people though will pay to express their opinions on an article, publish photos, articles, and advertising. To get started you need to pick a topic you are knowledgeable or interested in. Once you are up and running, you can start promoting the magazine by contacting people with similar interests and especially potential advertisers. To locate readers you can search the web for pages related to your subject, hang out in chat rooms and discussion boards related to your subject also.
A good source is
Free Ezine Newsletters.
Hard To Find Stuff Locator
Many people collect a wide variety of things. They are always on the prowl for new additions to their collections. Numerous auction and store sites online may have these items. In addition, you can search garage sales and flea markets. You can build a website to announce your availability to be a locator and build a database of sites that list things for sale, importers and other sources of ordinary and unusual things.
Some good sources are the following.
Medical Transcription
A medical transcriber uses a computer, listens to audiotapes dictated by health-care professionals, and turns the spoken words into a written report. Medical reports are generated on every patient that is admitted to the hospital, visits the emergency room, or has a medical test done. Health-care professionals often outsource the transcribing job. If you start a business and offer to pick up the tapes and deliver clean error-free reports, you can have a successful business.
Ideally, you will need to take a course on medical transcribing so you can learn how things are done and how to interpret the medical terms. There is minimal equipment needed to start the service.
Some good sources are:
Resume Writer
This is a good job in which you are assisting others in getting jobs. You need to be able to prepare an error free resume and know the many formats. There are software programs that guide you through the most popular formats. All you will need is a client to provide their information to fill out the form, and then you print it out and deliver it, and collect your payment.
Some great sources are:
Some free software can be located at:
