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Somethingsosimple · 11/09/2019 10:05

Please no suggestions about adding a red light to the window - I’m rubbish at sex! I have 2 primary school children but have no back up child care ( husband works away a lot) so I would love to work from home around my children but still be able to be at home if Ill etc. If you make make extra money wfh please can you give me some ideas.

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jane1956 · 11/09/2019 12:39

I used to knit on a knitting machine, picture jumpers of what was on the cartoon channel etc my kids were models (lol) people would say oooh can you do one for mine etc. never made loads but it helped.

ReanimatedSGB · 11/09/2019 12:42

Pretty much all 'work from home' schemes are borderline scammy, or badly paid. It's even worse now with the rise of 'disruption' apps and shit like Fivverr or People Per Hour - to be blunt, these sites are a race to the bottom and even if you get work, you are likely to earn about £1 an hour.

Do you have any specific skills, OP? Are you bilingual, can you do bookkeeping or proofreading or transcription? All of those offer some opportunities, but, again, most people who want to hire you will want to pay you as little as possible.

If you can face it, there is phone sex, but it depends on your DC being either good sleepers or out of the house for some of the time (and on you having a certain amount of tolerance for what are mostly extremely boring and repetetive men's sexual fantasies).

There are the sites that offer either money or products for completing surveys but these, again, involve quite a lot of work for not much return (some of the revire-and-keep offers are for things that can be hauled off to Cash Converters afterwards, admittedly.)

I have dabbled in most if not all of these things over the years and what I have found is that sometimes you can make a few quid for a while, and then a million other people discover the same thing, and the money dries up. Some stuff also involves a substantial initial outlay of either cash or time, and making the money back is dependent on luck as much as skill or effort.

QueenH · 11/09/2019 12:43

I work in the civil service and lots of roles are WFH, as long as you have a reliable internet connection and can go into a regional office occasionally for training etc. Some relatively ‘basic’ admin roles (not being rude to people doing these jobs- they’re the backbone of the teams!) will make £20k+ and can be very flexible on working pattern, depending on the Department.

Merryoldgoat · 11/09/2019 12:45

Matched betting - avoid Casino until you're experienced.

Go to Team Profit on Facebook and join
Get an Oddsmonkey or Profit Accumulator subscription (it will pay for itself)

Follow the instructions.

I did it for the last 3 months of maternity leave and net about £3k and started with £100.

I don't do it anymore as I just don't have the time but if you have time at home in the evenings/daytime then it's well worth it.

JoxerGoesToStuttgart · 11/09/2019 12:47

It’s always laughed at and suggested as a joke on here but.... take in ironing. I’m saying this as someone who actually did it (And is still doing it) following a similar MN thread and doing very well from it. Depends on if you have a car and how affluent the area you live in/can get to is but PM me if you want more specific advice. Unless you live in my town, in which case I’m not helping you Grin

Sparklyshoes16 · 11/09/2019 12:57

@runoutofnamechanges thanks for the explanation I didn't realise that's how it works.

I won't be trying it I'm afraid knowing me I'll win...go daft and bet the house Grin

OtraCosaMariposa · 11/09/2019 12:59

shit like Fivverr or People Per Hour - to be blunt, these sites are a race to the bottom and even if you get work, you are likely to earn about £1 an hour.

Not true. I get a lot of work though People Per Hour and earn more like £25 to £30 per hour. There is a lot of dross out there, but also decent clients who are prepared to pay proper money for a professional job. But you need skills and something to set you apart from the people who are prepared to work for very little.

EssentialHummus · 11/09/2019 13:30

shit like Fivverr or People Per Hour - to be blunt, these sites are a race to the bottom and even if you get work, you are likely to earn about £1 an hour.

I do a lot of my work on pph. My rate is somewhere between £40 and £80 p/h depending on project. But I do something skilled and dependant on good English.

ReanimatedSGB · 11/09/2019 13:34

I did look into them myself, and found far too few clients willing to pay proper money (I am an experienced copy-editor and proof-reader). But I appreciate that it might be different if you have more niche skills or good qualifications.

louise5754 · 11/09/2019 13:36

Not all sell from gone jobs are scammy.

I sell for three and never use my own money. I order the products when the customers have paid me. I can't work at the min so the money I earn Is better than nothing at all.

OtraCosaMariposa · 11/09/2019 13:44

Not all sell from gone jobs are scammy. I sell for three

MLM? Selling for three just means you're in even deeper and will lose even more money.

BetonyBlue · 11/09/2019 17:13

Freelance writing? I make a full-time income working about 20 hours each week. I'm not even an amazing writer. It can take time to build up a regular client list but it can be done.

Theducksarenotmyfriends · 11/09/2019 17:22

What's your work history and skills? Can anything be adapted to wfh? I can wfh if I choose (fundraiser, mostly grant writing, also do some sewing)

Frannyhy · 11/09/2019 17:27

Matched betting. I’ve earned almost 5k in 11 months.

It is not gambling.

Marlena1 · 11/09/2019 18:17

Could you study to be a nail technician/beautician?

BykerBykerOoh · 11/09/2019 18:24

People I know personally who work from home have these jobs:

Cambridge diet plan consultant
Childminder
Piano teacher
Cake decorator
Artist/also runs art classes from home
Graphic designer (x3 of them!)
Translator
Author
Beautician
Hairdresser

  • that’s off the top of my head - I’m sure there are more!
IceCreamAndCandyfloss · 11/09/2019 18:26

How many days realistically would you need to be home for for illness? With annual leave you should easily more than cover the odd day plus have time off with them.

brittlestar · 11/09/2019 18:31

What sort of writing @Betonyblue? I'd love to do this.

WeshMaGueule · 11/09/2019 18:31

dependant on good English

*dependent

Wink
WeshMaGueule · 11/09/2019 18:32

I WFH as a translator and would easily make £60,000 a year if I went full time.

BetonyBlue · 11/09/2019 18:40

Mostly copywriting, content writing and ghostwriting ebooks but there are opportunities for every kind of writing you can think of. I started by bidding for projects on People Per Hour and now I have a handful of regular clients. It's easier than you might think to get started.

IamWaggingBrenda · 11/09/2019 18:42

Childminder

letsjog · 11/09/2019 18:43

@BetonyBlue what's a freelance writer? (Sorry to be dim)

Villaneller · 11/09/2019 18:45

You could do something like transcribing?

Notsosimple · 11/09/2019 18:51

QueenH Sounds interesting, do you have a link or website that I can check out for any jobs?

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