Just a few years ago, working from home or a tropical destination was the privilege of a select few entrepreneurs, but we’re living in 2023 and working from home is becoming increasingly attainable. It is more of a common standard.
We’ve found 26 jobs that you can do wherever you choose, from the comfort of your home or perhaps from a lounger in a tropical destination. All you need is a computer, an internet connection and a strong discipline.
1. Social media manager
More and more companies and individuals need people to manage their social media accounts because they need to focus on their core business and simply don’t have time for this type of activity.
The job description of a social media manager is varied and creative, and can include maintaining accounts on various platforms such as Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and many others.
Skills such as photography and photo editing, research, knowledge of marketing, and of course, the ability to write engaging yet not too comprehensive posts will be useful.
For example, you can start by reaching out directly to companies you’d be interested in working for and asking if they’re currently looking for people to fill the position.
2. Blogger
A blogger is a person who writes interesting articles on a topic that interests him or her or is close to it. If the topic is interesting enough and read enough and the blog is visited, the blogger can monetize it through affiliate marketing, Adsense advertising or by selling their own product.
3. Accountant
Although it doesn’t seem like it, you don’t have to have a school to do bookkeeping, however there is a big requirement for knowledge of the industry and the ability to learn new things (as new laws come out every year). Double-entry bookkeeping that companies keep is a little harder to learn than the tax records that self-employed people keep.
4. Consultant
If you have experience and knowledge about a specific industry, you can start sharing it with others. Common consultants are accountants, lawyers, software engineers, marketers, or just people who have done something successfully and want to share their experience and knowledge.
5. External support for e-shop
When you call the e-shop hotline about an item or order, it’s usually answered by “support”, the person who is dedicated to communicating with customers. If you are not afraid to make phone calls, are responsible, consistent and have stable internet at home, then you can offer your services as support for the e-shop/company/software/service.
6. Copywriter
Copywriter is a person who writes custom texts for various websites, e-shops, companies, as well as marketers, agencies, etc… A copywriter is characterized by the ability to quickly understand the topic about which he writes, learn the topic from various sources and then write a meaningful text about it.
7. Dropshipper
Dropshipping means “skip shipping” and that’s exactly what it is. If you think you could run your own e-commerce store successfully but don’t want to have to deal with stock, returns and returns, then dropshipping is right for you.
8. Editor or proofreader
If English and spelling is your forte, then these jobs are perfect for you. Many companies use the services of editors and proofreaders. From e-shops, to agencies and news websites, to traditional proofreading of books and e-books.
9. Graphic designer
Absolutely every business that presents itself visually to its customers needs a graphic designer today. Companies usually need help with logos, brand identity, banners for promotions, visuals for the web, etc…
10. Translator
Nowadays, any combination of two languages you can speak is in demand. Another advantage of being a translator is that you can take jobs from more than one country, just by knowing the language.
11. Own handmade products
If you are manually skilled, you can make products that are in demand on the market. People make and sell furniture, home accessories, jewelry, costumes, etc…
You can sell your products for example on Auction or abroad on Etsy.com or eBay.com.
12. Transcriber
Video content creators or podcast creators are often looking for people to listen to a recording and transcribe it into text so that they can create an article on their blogs.
You can search for podcasts at:
Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, etc…
13. Trader
The world of stock trading is not for everyone. Trading requires patience, analytical thinking and the ability to work quickly and efficiently with numbers.
But if you think it’s right for you, start now by installing a trading platform from one of the forex brokers in our forex broker comparison. Brokers usually provide extensive learning aids to successfully master the basics of trading.
14. Virtual assistant
The virtual assistant market is booming and many internet entrepreneurs are offering this position. As a virtual assistant, you can, for example, search for contacts in Google, fill e-shop products and descriptions, arrange and organize meetings, create comparisons of products the company wants to buy, etc…
15. Product photographer
Do you enjoy taking photos? Do you want to monetize your hobby? Every e-shop in the Czech Republic/SK needs quality product photos. Often e-shops don’t get quality photos from the manufacturer and need to take them themselves.
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16. Video editor
A video editor is a person who doesn’t shoot videos in the field (usually) but their working tool is a computer and video editing software. The video editor is in charge of video editing, effects, properly paired audio, etc…
17. YouTuber
How about adding making videos to your job as a video editor? This will turn you into a YouTuber. How successful you’ll be depends entirely on the quality and demand of the content you share. YouTubers usually make money through affiliate marketing (the first job we featured), through advertising before the video, and through selling their own products.
18. Social Media Manager
If you feel like a fish out of water on social media, a social media manager position is right for you. Typically, you’ll be in charge of social media posts, planning and preparing them. Share content that people will be happy to share and like and you’re set.
19. Fitness trainer
There is an endless supply of people who want to get in shape every year but in today’s hectic times, there is usually no time to go with a trainer at a certain hour to work out. Such an intense hour with a trainer also costs a lot of money and that is why fitness trainers teach online. You can teach exercises at home, you can create diets, you can create a system of exercises for gyms.
Of course, it is good to have knowledge about the industry and it also helps if you look like you are exercising yourself. A good medium for expanding your reach is Instagram.
20. Recruitment specialist
One of the jobs that companies outsource is a recruitment specialist. If you decide to become one, it’s your job to find the right people for the positions your company is looking for.
Recruitment specialists often work online only and use LinkedIn to do so.
21. Working in the eSport industry
There is a lot of money to be made in gaming these days. The eSport industry is growing tremendously every year and there is more and more money to be made in it. You can play and live stream it, you can play specific games and then sell profiles, you can review games, etc…
22. Short jobs
If you just want to earn a paycheck or fill your free time, you can do short jobs or gigs. These are small tasks for hundreds of crowns that you can do online.
23. Building websites on WordPress
WordPress is a content management system on which you can create blogs, company websites, e-shops, etc… Nowadays you can create more or less any website on WordPress and the best part is that you don’t need to know how to program. Plus, there are a huge number of tutorials on WordPress on the internet that you can learn from.
24. SEO Specialist
An SEO specialist is a person who tries to optimize a website so that it shows up in Google and List in the first positions for certain keywords.
25. PPC specialist
PPC specialists focus on the promotion of e-shops (websites) through paid campaigns on Google, Seznam and one can say even on Facebook.
26. Only Fans
If you are a girl, you can very well earn a regular income from home if you provide your titillating photos. Monetizing on Only Fans is a very developed business and it is actually personal branding, where you use social networks to try to drive users to paid Only Fans. Only fans can be a good quick income or a decent passive income thanks to subscriptions.
