All The Links You Need To Find Online Work From Home Jobs This 2023

One good thing the COVID pandemic taught us is that we can earn money while staying at home. For parents, this is more than just working in the comforts of our home, it also means we get to be with our children, see all their milestones, and still earn extra income. 

This 2023, if you’re a parent torn between staying at home and working, remote jobs may be the starting point that you need.

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Smart Parenting rounded up some of the websites where anyone can start their virtual /remote careers. Bonus: There are options that do not require experience!

Let the job hunting begin!

Freelancing websites

These are platforms offering various remote jobs not limited to graphics and design, writing and translation, digital marketing, video and animation, data, programming and technology. These websites work like the local job hunting sites (Jobstreet), only all available jobs are remote and virtual. Applicants can view the job description, salary, then apply online and wait for the employer’s response. After all these procedures, work can start immediately, without going out of the house. 

• Upwork (https://www.upwork.com) - trusted by Microsoft and Airbnb
• Guru (https://www.guru.com) - with over 800,000 employees worldwid
• eOnline Jobs PH (https://www.onlinejobs.ph) - specifically for Filipinos, but jobs are from all over the world
• PeoplePerHour (https://www.peopleperhour.com) - boasts about their 3 million freelancers worldwide
• Fiverr (https://www.fiverr.com) - a marketplace connecting employers and freelancers
• Hubstaff (https://hubstaff.com) - all-in-one work time tracker for managing field or remote workers
• Truelancer (https://www.truelancer.com) - freelancers can bid on available projects and chat with employers
• Outsourcely (https://www.outsourcely.com) - thousands of amazing startups are seeking to fill long-term remote positions 
• Free Up (https://freeup.net) - believes that freelancing is the future of business 
• 199jobs (https://199jobs.com) - freelancers can post their ‘skills’ and wait for anyone to ‘buy’ their project
• Freelancer (https://www.freelancer.ph) - used by Amazon, Facebook, NASA, IBM, Google
• Zeerk (https://zeerk.com) - world’s largest list of micro jobs, promises to provide quick jobs for quick cash
• Golance (https://golance.com) - featured in Forbes, Los Angeles Times, Yahoo News
• MyOutdesk (https://www.myoutdesk.ph) - platform with “human support” and has a base in Metro Manila

Design

If you’re into graphic design, photo and video editing, these sites are the best options to consider. 

• Envato (https://elements.envato.com) - unlimited creative subscription including stock videos, music, photos and graphics
• Toptal (https://www.toptal.com) - the largest, globally-distributed network of top business, design and technology
• 99 Designs (https://99designs.com) - a platform that connects a business owner to a creative expert to make their business look and feel professional

Transcription

For parents who stopped working for a long time find it hard to start over again, transcription can be an easy step one. Transcribing lets you listen to live proceedings, audio or video recordings then translate into written versions. Most of the options are output-based, meaning there is no required time to work, only finished projects are submitted then paid. 

• Casting Words (https://castingwords.com) - with 175,000 transcripts delivered to 10,000 customers
• Verbal Ink (https://www.ubiqus.io) - offers not only transcribing jobs, but also proofreading, copywriting and editing
• GoTranscript (https://gotranscript.com)  - average $150 earnings per month, with a highest record of $1215 monthly earnings
• Transcribe Me (https://www.transcribeme.com) - boasts about being the industry’s highest pay with $15-22 per audio hour
• Scribie (https://scribie.com) - used by Netflix, Airbnb, Cambridge University Press, Stanford
• Crowd Surf Work (https://crowdsurfwork.com) - paid per task, but has a chance to have higher paying projects
• Accutran Global (https://www.accutranglobal.com) - 20yr old transcription company based in Canada
• Verbit (https://verbit.ai) - with over 35,000 expert transcribers offering 24/7 support from real people
• Rev (https://www.rev.com) - earn money from transcribing, captioning, or subtitling anytime, anywhere
• Way with Words (https://waywithwordsjobs.com) - earn between $0.45 to $ 1.73 audio minute per project
• Speechpad (https://www.speechpad.com) - services include captioning, subtitling, audio to text, voice to text, speech to text, MP3 to text
• Appen (https://appen.com) - with 25 years of experience in data annotation, data sourcing model evaluation projects
• Civimom (https://www.civimom.com) - the recruiting platform for Civicom Transcriptions that specializes in non-medical transcriptions

Website/URL Testing and Review Platforms

For those who are tech-savvy, these websites offer lots of options in website/URL testing and review, without you leaving the house. 

• Analysia (https://www.analysia.com) - web usability testing, user interface and user experience community
• Enroll App (https://enrollapp.com) - become a tester anywhere and anytime using any phone, tablet or device
• Testing Time (https://www.testingtime.com/en/) - enables freelancers to test products and services, “share your opinion and get paid for it”
• Try My UI (https://trymata.com/tester/signup) - pays $10 or more per test
• User Feel (https://www.userfeel.com) - each test lasts 5 to 60 minutes, completed in your mobile device or tablet, with $10 or more earning
• Userlytics (https://www.userlytics.com) - not only get freelancers paid, the website also provides new learnings to testers
• User Testing (https://www.usertesting.com) - share your perspective on products and experiences and make money on your spare time
• Utest (https://www.utest.com) - community of testers 
• What Users Do (https://www.uxlift.org/tools/what-users-do/) - platform to help you understand how customers engage with the website or product

Annotation/Tasking/Tagging Platforms

A little bit on the technical side, annotation/tasking/tagging jobs help in the process of labeling data to teach Artificial Intelligence to recognize specific data types to produce output. 

• Remote Tasks (https://www.remotasks.com/en) - offers free training in their Bootcamp and does not require prior experience
• Humanatic (https://www.humanatic.com) - analyzes phone calls through data and analytics

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Voice Narration Platform

For individuals who have modulated voice, or would want to pursue a career in voice narration, this can also be done remotely. 

• Voice Bunny (https://bunnystudio.com/voice/) - produces voice overs all over the world
• Voices (https://www.voices.com) - No. 1 marketplace for voice actors

Project Research

• Ask Wonder (https://askwonder.com) - personal research assistant. Freelancers can apply as research assistant

Data Entry (Not Captcha Typing)

• Capital Typing (https://www.capitaltyping.com) - designs and implements smart business solutions since 2002
• Pico Workers (https://sproutgigs.com) - an online marketplace that connects freelancers and business owners with easy-to-do affordable tasks
• Mturk (https://www.mturk.com) - under the arm of Amazon

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Virtual Assistant Companies

Accepting applicants with or without Virtual Assistant experience

• Cloudstaff (https://www.cloudstaff.com) - hires virtual assistants for various field like real estate, accounting, finance and IT
• Cyberbacker (https://cyberbackercareers.com) - leading provider of world-class administrative support services from anywhere in the world
• Rocket Station (https://rocketstationcareers.com) - specializes in virtual assistants for real estate
• Sphere Rocket (https://form.jotform.com/222511511729449) - provides virtual assistants to real estates and other businesses
• Outsource Plug (https://www.outsourceplug.com) - focuses more on technical field like social media management, customer care and help desk
• Virtudesk (https://myvirtudesk.ph) - has a local arm and provides benefits like local employers
• Athena (https://www.athenago.com) - executive assistants who are excellent delegation partners matched with client’s needs
• Phyllis Song (https://www.phyllissong.com) - website started by Phyllis Song herself “Queen of Virtual Assistants”
• Pineapple Staffing (https://trypineapple.com) - offers Business, Multimedia and Legal Virtual Assistants
• Fasttrack FBA (https://fasttrackfba.com) - Amazon virtual assistants
• Outsource Access (https://outsourceaccess.com) - serves businesses from solopreneur, small scale up to medium scale
• Virtualhub (https://www.thevirtualhub.ph) - allows team members to pursue their passion outside office hours
• Coconut VA (https://www.coconutva.com/apply) - provides above average pay, 13th month pay and paid US holidays
• Reva Global (https://revaglobal.com) - real estate virtual assistants