Donna Meadows lost her office job when the recession forced her employer to cut jobs. Rather than look for another hard-to-find job, she turned to the computer and the internet for income. Donna signed up at LivePerson, Inc. a web site where clients pay for online time with a wide variety of freelancers who have skills ranging from tutoring kids to astrology. For a dollar a minute – a rate she set – Donna helps kids improve their study skills. She works about four hours daily helping clients, … [Read more...]
How to Start a Profitable Senior Home Safety Service
Now that there are 48 million Americans over 65, and 7 million over 85, senior service businesses are springing up like weeds to take care of our aging population. One of the most needed service businesses is helping seniors avoid falls in their own homes. You see, most seniors want to “age in place,” and live independently in their own home as long as possible. But as they age, they are at greater risk for in-home injuries as they become more prone to falls or other accidents. Many of … [Read more...]
Become a Security Guard
Maybe your career has been spent in law enforcement. You are approaching retirement and still want to keep your finger on the pulse of crime in your community. Becoming a security guard could be the most natural next step. In fact, even if you have not been in the law enforcement ranks whatsoever but have the calling for something a bit more exciting than watching television each night with a police scanner crackling in the background well, now is your chance to do something good for your … [Read more...]
Clean Up In The Window Washing Business
What would you say if I told you I knew a great way to earn a decent part-time wage that will cost you as little as $200 for supplies? If you are semi-retired or already retired but itching to do something useful with your time that can even help with your finances, let me tell you about window washing. I’m not talking about hanging off the side of a building twenty stories above the ground, either. That is, unless you like that sort of thing. Even if you live in a small town you can make a … [Read more...]
Get Paid To Translate
If you’ve travelled to a foreign land you probably had some difficulty communicating if the spoken language wasn’t English. If you were on a hosted tour of some kind there would have been someone who came along to handle all non-English communication. That would have been an interpreter. Translators and interpreters are used to convert information from one language into another one but there is a clear distinction between the two. Interpreters work in spoken or sign language where … [Read more...]