Making money from home is the dream of many people. New technologies make it possible. More and more companies look for self employed people to outsource many of the admin works. Here some ideas and precautions to take.

Working from home as an autonomo allows you to be your own boss, having a timetable that suits you and spend more time in your family or social life.

What are some of these works that you can now do from home?

Translators, editors, blog writers, teachers, sale persons,…

Find here a list of most demanded types of work. Hopefully it gives you an idea if you are thinking to work from home.

Web developer.

With quick development of Internet, who does not need a website?. Many are the businesses that require self employed developers and designers. You will need high level of dedication and your own appealing website with a portfolio. It takes some time to build but it is thrilling to be part of the Internet revolution.

Direct Salesperson. In internet there are many job offers for freelance sale persons.

Online Teacher. Some companies look for online teachers. They provide the clients and, in many cases, the teaching platform. You can teach English in China or any other country. Qualifications are relatively easy to obtain. Search for TEFL.

Content manager. If you enjoy writing and have an area of expertise this might be your opportunity to work from home. It is important to be able to produce high quality text with original content.

Editor. Other option to work from home is proof-reading or translating text writing by other party.

Social Media Manager. 

As the number of social platform increases, companies need experts that keep posting their content, selling their services and divert users to FAQ.

Precautions when looking for money-making opportunities online. 

Give attention to these common sense tips. 

1. It it looks too good to be true, possibly it is so.
2. Don’t give contact information easily.
3. Research a bit. See if others have put a complaint online.
4. Don’t pay  Fee for membership to obtain additional information.

Legal and Registration.

Working from home does not free a person from registration. There are other ways, beside physical inspection of the workplace, in which the authorities can get to know that a business activities is being carried. Website or online advertisement for example.

It is common that one starts having only one client while building up the business. If it is your plan to provide service exclusively to one big company, read our article Fake Autonomo or Autonomo TRADE