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So, if you've been interested in internet research jobs, keep reading. There are so many to go through, and some want money, and others I am not sure are real jobs. I thought I would ask if you had any ideas since you are seeking ways of possible employment for people.
Internet Research is a great way for you to work from home! In fact, there are lots of companies who hire freelancers to do their research for them — you just need to know where to look. Law firms, marketing departments, insurance companies, healthcare providers, political groups, even writers, publishers, and college students need researchers.
While the jobs are not screened for legitimacy, Indeed does requires that all listings contain a company name, location, job title, and complete job description. FlexJobs is an online job board that caters to flexible working arrangements. Simply register for an account it's free , search for Internet Research positions, and submit your bid.
If your bid is accepted, you'll complete the work and get paid through the platform, minus a small fee usually 10 percent. While many freelancers complain of the low rates on these sites — it can be an excellent way for you to establish yourself in the field, and to work with repeat clients. Also, check out this article from Copyhackers , on how Danny Margulies was able to earn six figures from Elance.
He really has a neat strategy for using the platform! There are a bunch of sites that hire independent contractors to answer questions on various topics. Experts — Is a revenue sharing platform, so the more popular your answer is the more you'll get paid. Payments are made via PayPal. Just Answer — Pays 20 — 50 percent of what the person is willing to pay for the answer if it's accepted. These positions require advanced degrees.
Click on the Reseach and Analytics tab to see what jobs are available. Small Biz Advice — Browse questions and make a bid.
Payments are made bi-monthly via PayPal, minus a 5 percent commission fee. Researchers are paid per assignment. Choose your business structure, fill out your DBA Doing Business As form, set up a PayPal account, so that you can accept credit card and online payments. This article explains a lot of what you need to know. Next set up your website, social media profiles, and email marketing account. These three items will help you market and advertise your new business.
This page includes some affiliate and referral links. Please see our disclosure policy for further information. I have a political science degree and so would like to do political research and I love the idea of freelancing—working for myself!! How can I be credible? I would see if you could volunteer, intern, or somehow gain experience within this industry. Of course, reading and learning everything you can about this area. Also, check out NextWave: Hi Holly, I am very interested in finding ways to make a steady income online. I have viewed a few sites and even joined some of them. I am new to this.
There are a couple of ways you can go about it. First, you can go after a list of dream clients, where you search for companies that you want to pitch. Once you have your dream list of clients, you can send them a prospecting email. Once you hear back from them, you can either proceed with additional details and a proposal. The second option you have is using a third-party platform like Upwork to search for projects and bid for work. Here is a great article on how to utilize these sorts of sites: Be careful with Wonder.
I had a bad experience with them.
If you make it through their tests, you have a trial period, where your first five questions are reviewed by an experienced researcher, before your answer is approved and sent to the client. This is supposed to be a supportive learning experience. My first answer experience went great. However, my second answer experience was awful. I worked for two hours on my answer and submitted for review.
Instead of the reviewer sending it back to me for updates, it was sent back to the dashboard it is supposed to go back to the original person that answered, for updates — per Wonder policy , which means that I could not re-claim that question, and I did NOT get paid. It was only my second question!!
I was treated completely unfairly, and chose not to work with Wonder anymore. Up to this point, Wonder has had great reviews. I believe wonder is a bad place to work for. Janie is right, there is no feedback at all and mostly you loose your time working on projects without getting payed.
As soon as I submitted my work I was excluded from the email list, they even changed thecwhole system where youbare asigned topics on a dashboard that you have to claim before reading them, then if you decline them they threaten to penalize with a ban. They claim they still have the email system with project offers running but that is completely disconected from the dashboard and you can claim a project as much as you want from your email list, it is not going to correspond with the dashboard and you basically are losing your time.
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