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I'm looking for a working from home opportunity for my daughter, aged 24. She is well educated however health reasons restrict her ability to travel and she needs to be able to balance work hours with her metabolism which means she can't work full time. She is well educated, has a passion for reading, decent IT skills and has strong interests in the environment, health/welfare, and social issues. Someone recently suggested proof reading, which would be right up her street, but I'm not sure how to progress that idea.
Any ideas/suggestions would be appreciated.
Any ideas/suggestions would be appreciated.
In the interim...
Proof reading is quite a good one, but sometimes very deadline driven (being at the end of the chain) so restrictive hours can be an issue. Try here: http://www.copyediting.co.uk/ for an intro.
If she is tech savvy, then web design + SEO can be both challenging and someone with an ability to write prose as well as build a site can differentiate themselves. Ongoing site management provides annuity. Best route in is to pick up the free web tools and experiment, build up a portfolio with local charities (who will exchange a good reference in absence of pay), then target SMEs and wider groups.
Otherwise - boring, but doing the accounting qualifications - and set up to do the books for small business / sole traders? Much can be done by post, email and for local businesses, have the books dropped off? Would take a few years to qualify, but could be fitted in around other things.
Proof reading is quite a good one, but sometimes very deadline driven (being at the end of the chain) so restrictive hours can be an issue. Try here: http://www.copyediting.co.uk/ for an intro.
If she is tech savvy, then web design + SEO can be both challenging and someone with an ability to write prose as well as build a site can differentiate themselves. Ongoing site management provides annuity. Best route in is to pick up the free web tools and experiment, build up a portfolio with local charities (who will exchange a good reference in absence of pay), then target SMEs and wider groups.
Otherwise - boring, but doing the accounting qualifications - and set up to do the books for small business / sole traders? Much can be done by post, email and for local businesses, have the books dropped off? Would take a few years to qualify, but could be fitted in around other things.
Zaphod, thanks for that link, we are taking a closer look.
Total Control, the home teaching idea is certainly a thought but to be honest I suspect that market is very well served by retired and or supply teachers who would be streets ahead.
Accounting is not on my daughters wavelength.
Any further suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Total Control, the home teaching idea is certainly a thought but to be honest I suspect that market is very well served by retired and or supply teachers who would be streets ahead.
Accounting is not on my daughters wavelength.
Any further suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Given her interests, she may be interested in mysociety.org
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ETA also research Technical Author work (much is contract).
If she has a decent internet connection then things like voip (e.g. Skype) and webconferencing should not bar her from getting a decent placement - don't think of it as working from home, think of it as a virtual office.
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ETA also research Technical Author work (much is contract).
If she has a decent internet connection then things like voip (e.g. Skype) and webconferencing should not bar her from getting a decent placement - don't think of it as working from home, think of it as a virtual office.
Edited by 72EuropaTC on Wednesday 15th February 23:07
mondeoman said:
Keep it stiff said:
Total Control, the home teaching idea is certainly a thought but to be honest I suspect that market is very well served by retired and or supply teachers who would be streets ahead.
Don't you believe it! Good home tutors are bloody hard to find.
I'm not sure on charges, would have though anywhere between £20 to £50 an hour was reasonable, depending on the intensity of subject and age.
Edited by TotalControl on Wednesday 15th February 23:55
zaphod42 said:
In the interim...
Proof reading is quite a good one, but sometimes very deadline driven (being at the end of the chain) so restrictive hours can be an issue. Try here: http://www.copyediting.co.uk/ for an intro.
^^^ Do not believe this. Proof reading is quite a good one, but sometimes very deadline driven (being at the end of the chain) so restrictive hours can be an issue. Try here: http://www.copyediting.co.uk/ for an intro.
Proof-reading / editing are specialist skills which not just anyone can acquire. Purveyors of 'courses' would understandably have you believe otherwise.
However there's the question of how do you market such 'skills' once you have them?
Do not be fooled.
Those that can, do.
As above, I would not hire a proof reader/copywriter without experience. Yes, once they have experience, contacts and so on they work from home, but not until then.
Two things that can be done from home:
- child minding (Illegal, good money. Legal, a pain).
- selling on Ebay (Avoid VAT and work illegally, or don't and earn under the minimum wage).
To be realistic everyone wants to do something from home, enjoy the kids, etc etc etc , hence the opportunities are limited and low paid.
Two things that can be done from home:
- child minding (Illegal, good money. Legal, a pain).
- selling on Ebay (Avoid VAT and work illegally, or don't and earn under the minimum wage).
To be realistic everyone wants to do something from home, enjoy the kids, etc etc etc , hence the opportunities are limited and low paid.
Mobile Chicane said:
^^^ Do not believe this.
Proof-reading / editing are specialist skills which not just anyone can acquire. Purveyors of 'courses' would understandably have you believe otherwise.
As I said, it was a pointer to a guide and intro, not about the book.Proof-reading / editing are specialist skills which not just anyone can acquire. Purveyors of 'courses' would understandably have you believe otherwise.
http://www.copyediting.co.uk/faq.htm was the specific page I should have referenced.
There is a huge span of "proof reading" roles, from simple web page checking/validation through to advanced checking of text against an agreed terminology prior to an internationalisation/localisation process...
...both ends of the spectrum can and do make money.
It is, in my experience, poor money, tight deadlines and not much fun....
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