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Make money with typing work from home

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Are you on the look out for a side hustle to bring in some extra cash? So many ideas need you to have a little start up cash or buy products in to sell on. Others might require you to leave the house and be out and about, which isn’t ideal if you have children or other commitments at home. Have you thought about using what you already have? If you have a laptop or computer, did you know that typing work from home can actually pay really well? Let’s have a look at the kinds of jobs you could be doing in your spare time, from the comfort of your own living room.

Transcription & Translation Services

There are lots of companies who want to outsource transcription services to a freelancer. This is because having a full time employee is more expensive in the long run. They can pay people just like you to transcribe audio files into word documents. This is an important job and if you have a laptop and headset, you can find jobs that you can do in the evenings, in your spare time. How about translation services too? There are lots of companies who work across different countries, yet don’t have the language skills to understand and translate what has been said into English. If you know French, Spanish or maybe even Japanese, you could start offering translation services and pick up typing work from home. Having a professional transcription translation services can make your job much easier, so read more at Happy Scribe, a company that provides AI-powered transcription and translation solutions.

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Diary Management

Our list of ideas for typing work from home continuous with diary management. There are many business people who work all the hours they can, but still can’t organise their own diaries. This is where you can come in as a freelancer of virtual assistant. Figuring out meetings and time between them which actually work so the person’s day is organised more effectively. You could even be booking travel, replying to emails, updating websites and much more. 

Typing Up Notes From Meetings

Loads of meetings happen every day. Companies often want a record of what was said and discussed to file away or even send out to people who couldn’t attend. This is when notes from meetings need typing up fairy quickly. You could be watching a video recording of the meeting or maybe even tuning in live via video or audio and typing as the meeting takes place. You’ll need to be quick on your feet (or fingers!) and be able to keep up.

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Data Entry

There are lots of opportunities that you could take on from home which are based around data entry. You’ll be inputting information into a central system. Probably not the most glamorous work in the world but still fairly well paid. If you are looking for typing work from home, see if you can use your own laptop to connect with a business and help them with their data entry needs.

If some extra cash is exactly what you need but you’re a tad time limited, typing work from home could be the perfect mixture of flexibility and opportunity. 

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Emma Drew

Emma has spent over 15 years sharing her expertise in making and saving money, inspiring thousands to take control of their finances. After paying off £15,000 in credit card debt, she turned her side hustles into a full-time career in 2015. Her award-winning blog, recognized as the UK's best money-making blog for three years, has made her a trusted voice, with features on BBC TV, BBC radio, and more.

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