The days of paperboys delivering newspapers from their bicycles are pretty much gone. These days, newspapers are delivered by cars so they can cover a much larger geographic area. This is a common second job, as you’ll only work a few hours a day and won’t make enough money to make a living.
Archive for November, 2010
Some doctors, lawyers, executives, and other professionals prefer to dictate their notes, letters, speeches, etc., rather than write or type them. When these professionals need their notes in written form, it makes financial sense for them to outsource this task to a professional transcription service for temporary work.
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Many people have so much “stuff” cluttering up their houses, basements, and garages that they will pay for help to get rid of it. You can help homeowners clear out all their unwanted clutter, old appliances, dangerous chemicals, and more by taking it to the dump for them.
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Sometimes we all wish we had a sidekick, or least an assistant. There’s always so much to do and we all feel starved for time. With all the busyness of today’s culture, you can actually make a living running errands for people who don’t have time to do it themselves.
You can offer all kinds of different services. Some ideas:
- Accepting deliveries or meeting repairmen
- Taking packages to the post office
- Organizing or cleaning houses
- Picking up dry cleaning
- Preparing for a party or event
- Standing in lines to obtain or turn in paperwork
You can literally perform any task that your clients want you to, as long as you’re capable and comfortable with it.
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If you’re going to switch to any kind of self-employment or try to start your own business, one of the most fundamental skills you will need is reducing risk. Quitting a steady job to pursue your own business is financially risky, so you need to take steps to reduce that risk before you take the plunge. Click to continue »
Being self-employed and running a business always involves tons of busywork. You have paperwork to do, information to find, and plenty of emails to take care of. All the time you spend on this busywork to keep your business running smoothly is time that could be spent on more productive things. So how can you eliminate busywork? It’s simple: pay someone to do it for you.
If you have a family – especially toddlers – working from home can be difficult. It’s easy to be distracted with family members in the house making noise, interrupting you to ask questions, coming in and out of your home office, etc. It’s also very easy to constantly think about work and neglect spending time with your family.
There are several measures you can take to keep you and your family sane and to ensure you get enough work done to pay the mortgage.