A buck a day

mommybear · #1 (**permalink**) 1st November 2006, 05:38 AM

I have been jobless (translation: a person who doesn't have a job that pays) for 4 yrs now.... It doesn't mean i'm not doing anything because i'm more tired now than i ever was sitting in my pretty little corner cubicle back during my corporate days..... i have plenty enough to do at home, just nothing that helps my back account.

And then my friend, from out of the blue, springs some writing jobs for me, jobs that i can do during my spare time, jobs that will actually buy that new pair of flip-flops that i saw the other day.... hmmn... why not? I don't need millions... somebody else is already taking care of the big stuff, so "a buck a day" is fine with me.

rowenahere · #2 (**permalink**) 1st November 2006, 11:56 PM

Hi mommy bear,
Yes, on-line home business is getting a fad nowadays. It's actually more convenient and pays more especially if you have writing skills. You don't need to be in the office on your formal suit. Working at home is very convenient specially for mothers. I'm also doing home based business and enjoying the job for more than a year now. There's variety here and you're getting paid in dollars. Unlike in the office you get to do the same kind of job everyday. Here you can do data entry, forum postings, writing essays, internet research, transcription and you can even be a call center agent. You're in the right track!

astros99 · #3 (**permalink**) 5th November 2006, 11:16 AM

It's really hard to have a GOOD source of income from the internet. But, this is a good source for a side income. Yes, I agree, its particularly good for the stay at home moms, because they don't have to go through the trouble of finding a real job, and instead they get to spend the day at home, while working.

rowenahere · #4 (**permalink**) 6th November 2006, 12:14 AM

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... Instead they get to spend the day at home, while working.

You are right! In fact online jobs are most sought nowadays by women who have no offline jobs. We, can easily manage our time for house chores and some quality time with husband and the kids while earning some good amount once everything else in the house is settled. This online business offers good opportunities for us so that we will not have a stagnant knowledge about anything.

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astros99 · #6 (**permalink**) 8th November 2006, 03:19 PM

What I wonder if anyone can make a living off freelancing. I mean I know its a GREAT side income. As long as you have a main one. Suppose a mother is doing this full time, then she gets to manager her own time, do what she wants to, and have a job at the same time. But just like on Ebay. People can make a living off that. So can people make a living off freelancing? My answer: I suppose if they are VERY talented in the computer field, then they can.

fadyllan · #7 (**permalink**) 9th November 2006, 12:13 AM

I guess that depends on which country you're living. I mean, if you're living in the US, a freelance job that pays USD50 maybe isn't that much to you. But to some other country, USD50 could be like 200 bucks for them. So, if they manage to gather like 3 jobs a week, they'll make a comfortable income.

And it also depends on what kind of job you're specialize in. For example, if you're a freelance writer, maybe it doesn't pay as much. But if you're a web developer, they have decent pays for those.

astros99 · #8 (**permalink**) 9th November 2006, 07:41 PM

That is true. Some of these freelancing jobs aren't that bad, depending on your currency. I recently got paid $30 to write 8 articles about a certain game. After I was done, I felt that the money wasn't worth my work. But, lets say your currency is Indian Rupees. Last time I checked the conversion rate was about 43 rupees per dollar. About 524 Rupees. That's not a bad deal at all.

fadyllan · #9 (**permalink**) 11th November 2006, 02:20 PM

Anyway, what is the appropriate rate for an article? I've been writing but mostly people came up with the price and i write. So, i'm quite new when it comes to setting up my own price. Say if its a 500 words article, how much do i charge? Or does it depends on the topic itself?

astros99 · #10 (**permalink**) 13th November 2006, 05:51 PM

To me it depends on the topic. If it's a topic that you have good knowledge of and won't have trouble writing I would go for like $2-3 per article. Especially if there's alot of articles. 10 articles $30. I guess if your writing is REALLY good you can charge a bit more than that. But that's my rate. If it's a topic that you have to do alot of research on then I would charge more.

misteralan · #11 (**permalink**) 14th November 2006, 06:21 AM

$3 bucks for an article? I thought that's kinda cheap, don't you think? But i guess, with a lot of competition out there, you got to lower the price a bit. Until they see how good you really are, maybe then you can demand more.

astros99 · #12 (**permalink**) 14th November 2006, 08:45 AM

Yeah, one thing I don't like doing is raising the price once you give someone a discount. But here's the problem. You HAVE to start out cheap, so you can get the job. Especially if your a new freelancer. But let's say you have like 100+ really good feedback then I guess you can bump the price up a bit.

netgal06 · #13 (**permalink**) 14th November 2006, 09:11 AM

I think that not many people can make a living from freelancing right off. It's best to stick with freelancing as a side income until experience and networks are established becuase if you jump right into freelancing as amin source of income or worse as your only source of income and it doesnt work out for you well there are still bills to pay, mouths to feed

netgal06 · #14 (**permalink**) 14th November 2006, 09:18 AM

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$3 bucks for an article? I thought that's kinda cheap, don't you think? But i guess, with a lot of competition out there, you got to lower the price a bit.

Thats way too cheap I think. Even converted to my currency its not even $6. I try to figure out freelance rates as an hourly figure. I figure out how long an article will take me to write and figure out the rate like that.

rowenahere · #15 (**permalink**) 14th November 2006, 10:14 AM

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netgal06[/b]]Thats way too cheap I think. Even converted to my currency its not even $6. I try to figure out freelance rates as an hourly figure. I figure out how long an article will take me to write and figure out the rate like that.

Six dollars might be quite cheap on your national currency; yet in our currency it is equivalent to 300 pesos. However, the effort which was put into paper is more than the payment. Since, a freelancer has to do voracious reading in order to completely give the quality write up. Aside from that s/he is spending for the internet connection.

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Originally Posted by netgal06

I think that not many people can make a living from freelancing right off. It's best to stick with freelancing as a side income until experience and networks are established becuase if you jump right into freelancing as amin source of income or worse as your only source of income and it doesnt work out for you well there are still bills to pay, mouths to feed.

Precisely! One cannot live with freelance jobs alone. As side job, it is a good extra income but if you are to feed mouths, you cannot rely alone on that type of jobs.

astros99 · #16 (**permalink**) 14th November 2006, 03:11 PM

Of course noone can live off freelancing. Unless of course they know practically everything, and can do the jobs that pay alot. But freelancing is a REALLY good side income. Or lets say you have a wife who has to watch the kids at home. This gives her time to do all her daily activities, and make some money at the same time.

fadyllan · #17 (**permalink**) 15th November 2006, 03:17 AM

Yep, it's a good side income if you're doing it right and you know the right place to go. One more thing, say you want to try your hand at the e-business, maybe you can use your earning from freelancing to finance that business. Meanwhile, your day job earning will be the ones that pays your bill as usuall.

rowenahere · #18 (**permalink**) 15th November 2006, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by fadyllan

Yep, it's a good side income if you're doing it right and you know the right place to go. One more thing, say you want to try your hand at the e-business, maybe you can use your earning from freelancing to finance that business. Meanwhile, your day job earning will be the ones that pays your bill as usuall.

Freelance jobs are profitable if you have the flair in that type of jobs. In addition, knowledge, techniques, and proper management of financial aspect would help you out; that would guarantee that your jobs are earning.
[quote="astros99"]Of course noone can live off freelancing. Unless of course they know practically everything, and can do the jobs that pay alot. But freelancing is a REALLY good side income. Or lets say you have a wife who has to watch the kids at home. This gives her time to do all her daily activities, and make some money at the same time.
Yes! Precisely, freelance jobs are good side income; yet that could become profitable income more than office workers receive from bimonthly wage. Of course, skills matter.

astros99 · #19 (**permalink**) 15th November 2006, 08:43 AM

You can make really good money off freelancing if you have lots of skills. I want to learn flash and photoshop because they both pay alot. But, the only problem is I'm not good at those programs. So I stick to writing, which most people can do. The problem there is that lots of people can do it, so they bid lower. But, if you really acquire unique skills, then your making a really good side income off freelancing.

mini_0 · #20 (**permalink**) 17th April 2007, 02:05 AM

Well a buck a day doesnot sound good for a living and I think it is pretty much less as compared to when you have people at home those who depend on you . I think even articles get sold for more than 1 buck per article . If you can write articles ob just about anything then i think you should try the associated content website as it offers a good earning with atleast 4$ per article .