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Sunday, March 29, 2020

Gigs During the Era of COVID-19

I was recently asked by a friend to give her some online gigs for extra income. She has recently being laid off since her company could not sustain their current workforce with the coronavirus wrecking havoc on the usual economic wheel. Finding a job takes time and in the meantime, she has to eat! Unemployment money only goes so far and that process takes some time to approve as well.

This situation of suddenly finding oneself without a job is not unique to her. In the past, I have been in a similar boat, though not due to the coronavirus, and hence I figure I can put together a list of online gigs that I have examined or partook in.

In general, here are a few links to help you get started:

https://www.reddit.com/r/WorkOnline/
This is a great forum to connect from others and learn about online opportunities.

https://www.roberthalf.com/jobs/creative
More of a job posting site and there are full-time work as well as gigs.

https://talent-appen.icims.com/jobs/search?ss=1&hashed=-435655911&mobile=false&width=1425&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-360&jun1offset=-300
Ready to find a long-term gig? Appen may be good for you.

https://realwaystoearnmoneyonline.com/work-at-home-job-leads/
Constantly updated list of jobs that you can do online!

Writing Gigs

Writing gigs range from writing blogs online to full-fledged ghost writing. They usually pay by the word, page or article.

Livingston Research
https://livingston-research.com/freelancer
Do freelance writing and get paid.

Writers Access
https://www.writeraccess.com/talent-overview/
Write, edit or translate and get paid. How much? That depends on the client!

Upwork
https://www.upwork.com/i/how-it-works/freelancer/
One of the most popular freelancer sites out there for writers (and other types of work). However, you really have to stand out since you'll be rated by your clients and you'll be competing with a bunch of other highly qualified freelance writers.

Go Transcript
https://gotranscript.com/
If you type fast and can listen well, this may work for you. This doesn't pay the best even if you're a fast typer but you do get paid.

CACTUS
https://cactusglobal.com/careers/work-from-home
If you're a scholar with a background in the humanities or medicine, you can apply for online jobs here!

[Money] Passive Income Sources

This is not an original article by me but I found it highly useful:
https://www.listenmoneymatters.com/passive-income-ideas/

There are some other sites which are more specifically focused:

eBooks
https://bullshit.ist/how-i-make-400-a-month-in-passive-income-by-self-publishing-68fa948edff5

https://www.thebalancesmb.com/make-money-selling-ebooks-online-4122181

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Business: Kickstarter to Fund Projects

Often, you have an idea you wish to pursue to fruition but you are blocked by the reality of insufficient funding. So what can you do? Run around asking for investors or borrowing money from the bank? That's the traditional way. Recently, I discovered this cool site, http://www.kickstarter.com/, which funds projects purely through individual donations. The catch though is that the donor doesn't donate right away. You, the project owner, must set a money goal that you're trying to reach within a time frame. If you don't get enough money by that point, there will be no donation. This is to ensure that all projects actually get sufficient money to be successfully completed.

Anyone can sign up for an account and submit a project allowing anyone to donate if they're interested. The only limitations are that the projects must

1. Have clearly defined goals and expectations.

2. Be creative. It must fit within the fields of Art, Comics, Dance, Design, Fashion, Film, Food, Games, Music, Photography, Publishing, Technology, and Theater.

3. Not be for charity or donation.

4. Offer rewards and not financial incentives. You cannot offer ownership, financial returns, repayment, etc. Instead, you must offer rewards like copies of the work, fun experiences, etc.

If your project fits these requirements, all you have to do is then fill out a short proposal form answering a few basic questions:

1. What is your project (750 characters max)

2. What rewards will you offer? (1000 characters)

3. Where can we find out more about you and your project?

4. Which category fits your project?

5. How much money would you like to raise?

6. How did you hear about us?

And if you're looking to fund some project, there's loads for your money to go into some worthy cause: http://www.kickstarter.com/discover

Some of the more interesting projects (in my view) that entrepreneurial-minded people have raised include. Check them out and/or post one of your own:

ISS-Notify

A LED light that shines whenever the ISS passes over your head.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/natronics/iss-notify?ref=live

http://mechanicalintegrator.com/2011/iss-notify/

And this was also interesting since originally he made one to detect near earth asteroids:

http://mechanicalintegrator.com/2010/near-earth-asteroid-lamp-at-science-hack-day-sf/

Paintings for Satellites

Rooftop paintings for the specific purpose of art observable from orbit.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1145342167/paintings-for-satellites

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mollydilworth/

Team Prometheus N-Prize Mission

Launch a small satellite into LEO from a high-altitude balloon of 100000 feet. Note that this funding failed.