Legitimate online side work - Hampster wheel stuff

You read it wrong. $25 per 1.5 to 2 hours, not $25k/year.

What do you do for a day job? Is there anyway you can use those same skills to do side work at night?

There are a lot of freelance opportunities in bookkeeping, graphic design, writing, computer coding, etc.

I know some people that have used Upwork.

You could also make stuff to sell on Etsy, etc.

I don't know if any of that stuff would be "steady". If you want steady after-hours work, go learn to be a youth sports official. Between baseball, softball, tackle football, flag football, and basketball, you could pretty much find work year around. Pay is pretty good for part time, and it will keep you in better physical shape.

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What do you do for a day job?

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Technical Inside Sales for a valve company.

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There are a lot of freelance opportunities in bookkeeping, graphic design, writing, computer coding, etc.

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I have a talent for writing, and have done some freelance writing before, just did not want to continue putting out heavy effort every night (good writing is hard work) for very little pay and almost no creativity. If I'm gonna get very little pay, I'd like it to be consummate with effort put out.

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I have a talent for writing, and have done some freelance writing before, just did not want to continue putting out heavy effort every night (good writing is hard work) for very little pay and almost no creativity. If I'm gonna get very little pay, I'd like it to be consummate with effort put o

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What about contracting with a local newspaper? I have a friend that does this for the T-P. They write a weekly article for the community section, and I think they get $50 per article (they are not that long) and if they provide a picture, I think they get another $10. People are always e-mailing him asking for coverage of this fish fry, that raffle, this person of the year, etc. Spend 30-45 min interviewing and taking a picture, another 45 min or so banging out a few hundred words, done.

Another friend is a part time travel agent for a company that specializes in Disney travel. If you know a lot about Disney (or find another travel agency specializing in an area that you do know about) you can make some money just helping them book their trip and collect payments. She gets 10 percent of the cost of the trip. The only downside of the trip is that you don't get paid until after the trip is complete. I sent some people to her to book a Disney Cruise, they booked a year in advance and had 4 rooms with a total fare of $17,000, she didn't get paid until a year after they booked but she got $1,700. If she did a total of 6 hours of work I'd be surprised.

Craigslist, word of mouth

If you are somewhat serious. look into the QuickBooks Pro Advisor program. If you get trained and certified, there are some listings and what not you can get involved with.

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There are a lot of freelance opportunities in bookkeeping, graphic design, writing, computer coding, etc.

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Really?

If I wasn't finally buckling down and passing that freaking CPA exam, that is something I wouldn't mind doing. Minimal amounts of money, but I bet you could help out a small business owner.

Hmm...definitely going to look into that. How hard is it? How expensive is it?

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I used to be one, but with my day to day duties now I don't do much bookkeeping anymore. But we have someone on our staff that is one.

There are three levels, a free, and two paid levels. The free level lets you use the online product, and the paid levels let you use various desktop versions. You get the software included each year.

You also get, depending on your price level and your certification level, US based tech support during Monday - Friday. This alone is worth the price of admission.

The tests aren't very hard. You can either go through the training and take the test, or skip the training and go straight to the test. They also offer CPE for some of it.

Thanks. I think I'm going to go free and pass the basic test and then see if I can get a client, as one is probably all I can take on. But a few extra bucks a month would be nice.