Getting A Remote Job Is Easier Than It Sounds
Men, women and college students may be looking for ways to earn extra money. Depending on other jobs they may have, working outside the home as they try to earn more money may not be an option. This leaves work-from-home jobs, or freelance work.
Upwork
Upwork is a website that helps companies and individuals to hire freelancers who are looking for additional work. At this company, the freelancer can complete a wide range of work for their clients:- Writing
- Proofreading/editing
- Website development
- Mobile development
- Graphic design
Textbroker
This website is another good resource for someone looking for extra earning opportunities. Textbroker articles are more often similar to the language used in press releases. That is, they highlight a company’s strong points and services. Writers can expect to write in topics such as:- Health
- Automobiles
- Children and Families
- Politics
- Press Releases
- Law
- Hobbies
- Travel
- Weddings
- Finance
FreelanceMom
Writers providing copy for FreelanceMom are more likely to be women who have families—although this is not a requirement. However, having this experience will certainly help a writer here to enrich her articles with more experience and authority. This site looks for case studies as well as individual stories about parenting from a mom’s perspective. The website has specific submission guidelines that are spelled out on the website page. Originality, actionable advice and tips are must-haves. A “20-to-30-minute action plan” is also required. This can take the form of tools, questions to consider or “how-to” steps. The site pays between $75 and $100 for each submission that is accepted for publication.Cooking Detective
Foodies, product review writers and food bloggers should seriously consider writing for Cooking Detective. The site, as its name suggests, is strongly related to cooking. This includes:- Cooking products
- Courses
- Tips to use
- How-to guides
- Expert round-ups
- Product reviews
Healthy Living
Health-related articles are posted on this site. Healthy Living reviews each submission and strives to notify authors that their articles will be published. Writers find out within six business days whether their work has been accepted. One non-negotiable item: Every article must be completely original and exclusive to the site. Once published, each article is the property of Healthy Living and articles will be edited at the discretion of the site’s editors.Upworthy
At Upworthy, stories that offer hope for a better world are accepted. Writers wishing to be published here are required to pitch their article’s topic. Editors want to see shareable, surprising, visual or meaningful stories—those that lodge in readers’ hearts and minds. Each story should be less than 500 words, but Unworthy is open to longer works. Rates for articles of this length are “fair,” but not made public. The author also gets paid bonuses for distribution and traffic.Funds For Writers
This site accepts submissions that fall between 500 and 600 words. Each newsletter features one short article that quickly makes its point. Because the newsletter’s main focus is on contests, awards, markets and grants for writers, this is necessary. Writers should choose every word carefully, weeding out passive voice. The guidelines ask for a beginning, middle and end to each submission. Every topic should be about earning a living as a writer. Desired topics include:- how to win writing contests
- breaking into a specific market
- success stories with ideas
- how to develop an income by writing
- success stories on winning grants
- unique writing markets
- profitable writing-related business practices
- humor and a happy ending