Jobs from home

Mark1989 · 1 Jan 2017 at 13:02

Hi,

So i think my google skills are failing me, i could do with extra cash flow for various reasons, whilst i currently work part time (full time not an option due to child care etc) and my wife works full time i thought maybe something on days im home whilst little one sleeps or at night.

Indeed etc mainly just shows part time / full time only, now over time where i work is pointless there is no extra for doing it, no bonus schemes etc so thats a no go, Unlike Mrs work where over time is very well rewarded.

All i seem to find is survey jobs but i know half of these are scams, im not sure what other sort of style of home jobs there would be? can any one offer suggestions maybe?

nick.lidgett · 1 Jan 2017 at 15:15

Maybe you could start something of your own, website design?

dowie · 1 Jan 2017 at 15:44

Mark1989 said:
All i seem to find is survey jobs but i know half of these are scams, im not sure what other sort of style of home jobs there would be? can any one offer suggestions maybe?

Depends on your skillset, lots of work can be done remotely but perhaps not by you if you've not got the relevant skills or experience...

Can your current part time role be done from home or a previous role you've had? I'm assuming the answer to that is going to be no else you'd not have posted the thread and given that I think you may struggle to find anything worthwhile that you could do from home.

I mean are you an experienced developer? A qualified accountant?

If you want a good job working from home then you're usually going to have to be either self employed(or in a position where you could be) or have worked somewhere for a while then transitioned into fulfilling that role remotely(perhaps due to having to move location due to family reasons, child care, looking after a parent).

Another approach is to find a role where you can work from home on occasions - just sort out childcare for those other occasions... again this is all dependent on your personal skills/qualifications. You don't say what you can actually do.

Mark1989 · 1 Jan 2017 at 15:49

I currently work as a returns advisor as the title however what I do is far more than that, I can and have done in the past test returned products such as laptops,graphics cards,repair pc's etc and process them further so replacements etc. Handle emails and phones and sometimes complaints. It's an it based role in short. I don't however have any decent qualifications such as programming or Web design etc nor a set skill such as engineering

Uther · 1 Jan 2017 at 15:52

I suppose it depends on how much you want to make. A friend of mine makes a pretty good living buying cheap stuff at auction and selling it on ebay!

edscdk · 1 Jan 2017 at 16:01

Fix PC's seems the obvious one? Get a decent card printed and get posting... Take on mostly domestic work, you can collect when your partner is home or arange for them to drop off / collect. It will take a while to get a good customer base but its easy work and profitable.. A few k a month should be doable part time

Uther · 1 Jan 2017 at 16:15

edscdk said:
A few k a month should be doable part time

If it was that easy everyone would do it...

edscdk · 1 Jan 2017 at 16:46

Uther said:
If it was that easy everyone would do it...

It's easy if you work in IT with pc hardware, like the op already does...

sigma · 1 Jan 2017 at 19:29

More than £2k a month... fixing PCs part time?

Mark1989 · 1 Jan 2017 at 19:47

Whilst nice idea I can't see 2k as id need to buy parts etc to keep in which would be added cost I just don't have but cheers for the idea

sigma · 1 Jan 2017 at 21:26

Buy parts to keep in?

TNGL · 2 Jan 2017 at 00:31

Childminder.

Lartyconshayo · 2 Jan 2017 at 01:15

Matched betting will be the easiest. Might only last a couple of years but could easily bring in an extra few hundred a month with not loads of input / capital

Energize · 2 Jan 2017 at 01:18

edscdk said:
It's easy if you work in IT with pc hardware, like the op already does...

It really isn't that's why it doesn't happen...

fastwunz · 2 Jan 2017 at 07:50

Tingle said:
Childminder.

100% this. Easy money but not easy to get into as a bloke. My sister in law does it and does earn around 2k a month

malachi · 2 Jan 2017 at 12:59

Tingle said:
Childminder.

No joke but this is true.

Plenty of money to be made if you do the right courses and in the right frame of mind to deal with kids.

sigma · 2 Jan 2017 at 13:03

malachi said:
No joke but this is true.

Plenty of money to be made if you do the right courses and in the right frame of mind to deal with kids.

Not just kids, someone else's kids! Also, you have to deal with the parents.

Not worth the hassle in my eyes.

Uther · 2 Jan 2017 at 13:23

Surely it's going to be a lot easier to become a childminder if you are female?

Phate · 2 Jan 2017 at 14:21

I seriously doubt you can make 2k a month working from home, part time, fixing PC's...

Nope! Not gonna happen!

But I'd go with starting something of your own, website design would be a solid idea...if you can code websites ofcourse

If not, becoming a full stack developer is a solid option for remote work.

Not exactly a quick fix though...

Ayahuasca · 2 Jan 2017 at 14:27

You'd probably be better off spending the time advancing your skills than looking for some 2 bit work from home scheme that pays pennies.

If you can learn to code and do it well you can make decent money from home but it'll take time and there's a whole host of people already out there usually willing to do the work either cheaper or quicker when they've got years of experience.