Playtest Cloud
At Playtest Cloud, you can get paid $9 per 15 minutes, or around $36-$38/hour (if there's enough work) to test mobile games on your phone or tablet device.
You can do this from all different countries worldwide and there are no minimum earnings required to get paid.
They also pay you via PayPal.
Preply
Preply is a language learning app and e-learning platform.
What you'll do:
At Preply, you can get paid usually between $15 and $25/hour (you can set your own rates) to tutor people in all sorts of areas.
There are over 100 subjects you can tutor people with using Preply.
Requirements:
There doesn't seem to be any location requirements for teaching here.
All you really need is a computer, an internet connection, webcam, and mic.
There is also no experience required.
In fact, there is training provided.
You also don't need to interview.
All you have to do is fill out your profile, introduce yourself in a short video, describe your strengths as a tutor, and then wait to get approved.
Why work here?
At Preply, you can:
- Set your own schedule
- Make your own hourly rate
- Teach anytime, anywhere
- Get tips and training provided
- Get paid via PayPal
- Work completely from home
- Help people learn something
Compensation
On average, they say an English tutor earns $15-$25/hour.
But, you can set your own rates and tutor in more than 100 subjects.
This means you may be able to make quite a bit more money than the average English tutor, depending on the subject and demand for it.
You also get paid by either Paypal, Payoneer, Skrill or Transferwise.
Also, they keep an 18-33% cut of earnings as the supplier of the platform.
Cambridge
Have some editing/proofreading skills?
Want to get paid $20-$25/hour and work from home with flexible hours?
Check out Cambridge Proofreading, where you can get paid good money to work when you want as an editor and proofreader.
Links:
What You'll Do:
Here you can edit and proofread documents of all sorts that are centered around your areas of interest and expertise.
Compensation/Benefits:
- Pay range is $20-$25 per hour.
- You get paid via PayPal or direct deposit twice per month.
- You can work from pretty much anywhere from home worldwide.
- This is a freelance/independent contractor type of position without benefits like insurance, 401(k), etc.
- You also have flexible hours and can make your own schedule.
Required Qualifications:
- Be a native English speaker,
- Have an exceptional understanding of the English language, and
- Hold at least a bachelor’s degree from a respected university.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced university qualifications (master’s or doctoral degrees), and/or…
- Expertise in STEM, business, economics, education, and computer science, and/or…
- Experience in academic editing or publishing, or as university faculty.
Technical Requirements:
They don't mention any technical requirements for your home office setup.
Rev
At Rev, you can get Transcription, Captioning, and Subtitling jobs.
What you'll do:
Transcription:
- Listen to audio and video
- Accurately type what is being said
- Label speakers
- $0.3-$1.10 per audio/video minute
Captioning:
- Watch video
- Accurately type what is being said
- Creatively convey sounds
- Sync typed audio with video
- $0.54-$1.10 per audio/video minute
Subtitling:
- You'll pretty much do the same thing as captioning except also translate into a different language
- $1.50-$3 per audio/video minute
Qualifications:
- No experience or degree required
- Good listening skills
- Good WPM typing speed and accuracy
- Must be at least 13 years old (need parent or legal guardian's permission if under 18)
Benefits:
- No interview
- Paid via PayPal
- Make your own hours
- Weekly pay
- Choose from hundreds of jobs
Links:
Studypool
Studypool, formerly known as Createpool, lets you make money by sharing your expertise.
They will take 20% of your earnings as their commission and leave you the other 80% to keep.
Also, keep in mind that most questions at Studypool are academic-related.
As part of the application process, tutors are asked to complete a Knowledge Quiz to prove you know what you're talking about on the subject.
Working on the platform itself leads to special badges to recognize specialties and skills.
Here are some Studypool reviews.
Wordvice
At Wordvice, you can find all sorts of writing-related work from home jobs where you can apply as an independent contractor, much like the jobs above.
These jobs include:
- Freelance Editor
- Freelance Translator
- Research Expert Content Writer
The only thing that might give you pause is Wordvice may require more qualifications than the other jobs on this list.
But, they do say that their freelancers live and work all over the world.
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