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15 Work at Home Companies that Pay $12 an Hour (Or More!)

Posted on June 9, 2016 by flipping Pennies Contributor

Working from home is a great option and today, there are more companies than ever that offer these opportunities. Working a job from home saves time on your commute, as well as money on gas, among other great perks. If you’re looking for a work from home job, but don’t want to make minimum wage, here are a few work-from-home jobs that pay $12 or more an hour!

Executive Scheduling Associates

If you get a job here, you’ll work as an appointment scheduler for financial wholesalers. If you love organizing things and setting schedules, then this is a great job for you! Pay starts at $12 with potential to get a raise.

Extended Presence

This is the same idea as above (appointment scheduling), but it also consists of telemarketing work, too. If you’re looking for something that isn’t solely monotonous, then this may be a good job.

Apple

If you live in the US and have internet, then you can work for Apple! You can become an Apple chat agent, which helps customers with any needs that they may have. Pay varies per employee but it’s usually over $12.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel

If you have a gift at finding great travel deals or ideas, then this is a job for you! You would work as a remote travel counselor, which entails helping people figure out their travel plans, whatever they may be!

Blooms Today

While this company usually only hires at-home-workers seasonally, it can still be a great way to boost income when needed. They pay $15 an hour and you’ll be doing mainly customer service work for any clients that call or message in.

Doctors on Demand

This might sound intense, but it’s not too bad. At this company, you would work as a customer support agent. However, they do require that you have at least 2 years of healthcare experience and the pay ranges for $16 to $18 an hour.

Blue Zebra Appointment Setting

This company pays $15 an hour for their at-home workers. Your job would consist of cold calling other businesses to try to get deals and meetings set up. They do like you to have some sort of experience in B2B cold calling, however, so take that into consideration.

Brighten Communications

This job is relatively the same as the one mentioned above: you’d mainly be doing cold calls for them. They pay around $12 to $18 an hour, depending on experience and quality.

eModeration

At this company, you would work as a social media moderator. This entails lots of jobs, but basically, you would be monitoring their social media accounts and making sure that everything was running smoothly and that customers were being responded to and helped appropriately and in a timely fashion.

Intermedia

If you’re tech-savvy, then this is the job for you! You’d provide remote tech support for any of their customers, so you’ll need to know your way around a computer. However, they pay $18 an hour, so it’s a pretty good deal.

Ginger.io

To work here, you have to have some sort of counseling and/or therapy experience. Basically, ginger.io provides remote counseling for anyone that calls in needing help. Remember, though, that this isn’t a crisis or suicide hotline, it’s just an outlet for people who need someone to talk to and listen.

Appen

This company provides website evaluation jobs for at-home workers. At this job, you will check their websites and make sure things are working properly and that there aren’t any issues or bugs.

Chegg Tutoring

This is one of the better tutoring websites that I’ve seen. They pay $20 an hour, but you have to have experience in the field you’d be tutoring (in other words, you can’t say you’ll tutor in math if you don’t really know what you’re doing). You also need a webcam so that the students can video call if necessary.

Elevate K12

This tutoring site doesn’t seem as rigorous as Chegg, but it also doesn’t pay as well. However, if you want to be an online instructor or virtual tutor, try your hand here. They pay $12 an hour and you can choose your hours.

Leapforce

This is one of many companies that provide search engine evaluation. When working from home, you’d be in charge of making sure that search engines are functioning properly, the SEO works, and that no one is trying to cheat the system. They pay about $13 an hour.

If none of these positions interest you, here are some other ways to make money from home:

How to Start a Blog

How to Make Money Blogging

8 Legit Ways to Make Money From Home

10 Ways to Earn a Living on the Internet

50 Ways to Earn Extra Money on the Side

How to Make Extra Cash Using Ebates

How to Become an Amazon Product Reviewer

How I Make $100k+ Online While Working From Home

Posted on May 11, 2016 by flipping Pennies Contributor

There are tons of ways to make money nowadays. You can have a traditional job (nothing wrong with that), work from home, and/or work purely online. If you don’t limit what kind of work you do (and where you do it), then you can grow your income to over $100k! Here are just a few ways to do that.

Some people don’t like this, but don’t be afraid to take on side jobs. Lots of jobs that I started on the side grew into full-time jobs that vastly increased my income. You can take on one side job (if it pays well or gives you a big workload), or you can take on numerous “lighter” side jobs. At first, this may just supplement your day job, but it can easily grow from there.

Online work is becoming more and more acceptable and preferred in today’s digital world. You can do anything from managing large accounts to tutoring online! The great thing about this kind of work is that it’s diverse and almost always allows you to fit it to your schedule so you don’t have to worry about cramming everything in at a certain time.

If you don’t like online work but still want to work from home, you can try starting your own out-of-home business. This could be anything from making and selling products to converting your downstairs into a spa and massage (I recommend you be a professional in either of these fields). Be creative and do something you love.

If you have online content and websites (or even a big backyard near a busy road), take on advertisers! They’ll love the space and views you’ll give them, and it’s a super easy way to make some passive income. You don’t have to do anything but reach out to advertisers to make this kind of money.

A subtype of online advertising that I think is important enough for its own page is affiliate advertising. This is when a company will pay you to write a review/talk about their product on your blog or websites. The bigger your following, the more you get paid for this (plus you can make commission for every viewer that buys the product). If you haven’t tried this already, reach out to some companies and make them an offer.

I mentioned this earlier, but passive income is one of my favorite ways to make money. Why? Because once the money flow is set up, you don’t have to do ANYTHING! This can come from things like advertisers, but it’s really common through books or something that gives you commission or royalty.

You can also try your hand at product reviews (again, if you have a lot of followers). This is different from affiliate advertising because you’re outright reviewing the product (affiliate advertising only requires that you mention the product in your posts). You get paid for doing the review and (often) for any commission from viewers who buy the product.

I think the most important thing to remember if you want to earn $100K or more is to learn new things and work hard! Technology is changing so quickly, so if you want to make money in the online game, then you need to embrace new strategies and devices. And, the harder you work, the more successful you’re going to be!

7 Things Successful People Do Everyday

Posted on February 23, 2016 by flipping Pennies Contributor

I have read a lot of articles and books about “how to be successful” and in doing so I have found some amazing ideas and advice. I decided that for myself, and for your benefit I wanted to create a list from my experience of 7 commons things that most successful people do on a daily basis.

Wake Up Early

Studies have shown that most CEO’s wake up before 6:30 am. Getting an early and GOOD start to your day can make a world of difference. Your mind will be more awake and clear by the time you get to work, or start your daily activities. It also gives you time to think about the day and prepare for what you need to do. When you start your day in control it will reduce your stress, instead of waking up late and rushing which just adds to your stress.

Exercise in the Mornings

This goes along with waking up early, so that you have the time to do it. Not only does a morning workout ensure that you have time for it, but it also invigorates your mind giving you more focus and energy throughout the whole day.

Celebrate Others Successes

The most successful people that I know do not just focus on themselves. They help others to be successful too, and celebrate with them when they have accomplishments. Being happy for others rather than jealous will greatly increase your quality of life, and help you on the road to success.

Read Before Going to Bed Each Night

Instead of flipping through social media, or playing games successful people almost always use that time to read. Not just for business or inspirational reading, but also for entertainment. Reading keeps your mind sharp and increases creativity.

Keep Your “To-Do” List Small

Don’t start each day with 20+ items on your to do list that you know you won’t accomplish. Instead have 2-4 important items to do that day. This helps to ensure that you accomplish the most important items first, and you at the end of the day you will feel more positive about the things you accomplished.

Think Positively and Productively

Of course everything in life isn’t always going to go as planned, life throws stressful things at you even if it’s just someone cutting you off on the freeway. Successful people don’t dwell on these negative thoughts. You can only think about one thing at a time, so choose as often as possible to have that one though be productive, and positive.

Spend Time with Family

This may be the most important characteristic of a successful person. Whether you are CEO of a large company, or a stay at home mom your family should be the most important people in your life. Make time each day to talk with your partner and spend time with your family. Doing so will effect not only your relationships at home, but all other relationships in your life.