How to Earn Money Online By Being a Proofreader or Tutor

Jen
Everyone could use extra money. Whether it be someone with a full time job needing a some extra money or a sole source of income, extra money is fantastic. Earning money online is a very appealing option. Being able to get money without leaving the home is a great thing, especially with current gas prices. Yet at the same time, there are so many fraudulent scams out there, meant to bilk people out of their hard earned money. For someone who is educated or persuing education, there are a lot of legitimate businesses out there who are looking for help with either proofreading or tutoring. These are not the easiest online opportunities for a person to get into. All have requirements, but at the same time it's rewarding work that a person can do from home. Here are just a few of those options.

Papercheck: For all those who are fantastic at editing, this is a fantastic opportunity. This is a site that has quite rigorous standards, and requires extensive proof in order to work for them. Yet, if you have the qualifications and are selected--the money can be quite good. Basically, you either need a graduate degree, to be a current university student with a 3.6 GPA or to be employed with a university. There are other qualifications listed on the site.

Tutor.com: Here, a person can become an online tutor and be compensated for it. There are a variety of subjects available. The application process is quite rigorous. It includes an application, a test in the subject matter that you want to tutor and a writing sample. From there, more requirements come up. With the benefit of paid training, this is worth looking into.

Universal Class
: This is an option for those who consider themselves an expert in a subject matter. It gives a person the opportunity in order to teach an online class in one subject matter. There are classes in alternative medicine, cooking, real estate and countless other possibilities. It requires a combination of education and experience (how much really depends on the subject matter that is going to be taught). The most important trait that one must possess for this job is good communication skills.

It truly is possible to work from home. For someone with education (or even a lot of experience and passion), it is possible to either teach or proofread. These are not going to be any kind of "get rich quick" type of thing. Jobs like this require hard work, and probably won't get anyone in the millionare's club anytime soon. These are truly fantastic jobs that can put some extra money in your pocket, which is all anyone can really ask for in the end.

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  • Benjamin Sell7/27/2008

    Great suggestions. I've considered applying for papercheck but wasn't sure exactly how working for them would be. Have you done any work for them?

  • Restaurant Chef7/27/2008

    Excellent work~!

  • Sophie7/27/2008

    Thanks for the suggestions, Jen. I've heard of Tutor.com, but not the rest.
    Sophie

  • Julia Bodeeb White7/26/2008

    Thanks for sharing this info !

  • Donna Thacker7/26/2008

    Great info...yes on line jobs are there, it's just a lot of work ans serching to find legit ones!

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