Getting Paid Online
I’ve been working online for almost 5 years now. I love the flexibility and how I can be close with my family whilst still trying to earn for a living. For a parent like me, being away from your child is hard. I can’t imagine myself going to work, spending all my day in an office and wasting valuable time travelling to and fro – with very little time left to offer my kid.
Getting an online job is not difficult at all. You just need to go ahead and search for jobs that are being offered as “work from home” or “telecommute.” There are hundreds of them out there - with a variety of fields to choose from. You can go to Craigslist.org or sign up in Freelancer.com to search for one.
Most employers look for so-called “Virtual Assistants.” These are people that they hire to do the boring and repetitive work for them. Tasks like sending out email to prospects, searching for contacts, creating email or social networking accounts – things that they don’t have to bother doing themselves, in other words – easy jobs.
I’m sure most people can do these tasks and some employers wouldn’t even bother if you have previous experience or not. They can test you out for a week or even a month, and if you give them solid results – you’re in!
When it comes to getting paid, there are now several ways to get them. But it is advisable that you already have a bank account that allows fund transfers, especially from Xoom or PayPal. If you don’t have one, you can still get your payment via local money remittance companies. I prefer to have it go straight to the bank, though.
The best I’ve tried so far is PayPal, more so now because it has allowed transfer of funds directly to your bank. Once a client sends in his payment, I can withdraw that and have it sent to my bank automatically. And in less than 3 days it’s deposited in my bank account.
Aside from accepting online payments, it too works great if you need to transfer money or make purchases – as it is the most safest and popular service out there.
All you need to do is sign up to PayPal for either a Personal or Premier account. However, if you’re going to be working from home, Premier is the way to go. It has all the benefits of a Personal account like; sending money, receiving money, purchasing online AND you can get paid by credit/debit card. That last part allows for prospective clients to have more flexibility when paying you.
If you want to enjoy the freedom of earning a full time income away from the office, then you may want to give working from home a shot.
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