From our "No College Degree Required to work at home" series, subject matter experts give answers live, give answers in forums, and write articles. Pay can be hourly, per session or even per page impression and varies widely.
About.com is a search engine with a twist, it fancies itself as a friendly neighbor. At About, they believe in giving advice and helping users find answers on the Internet. The company boasts a minimum of $500 per month base pay to their subject matter experts. Some guides are said to even make $100,000 per year.
Another search engine with a twist is Chacha. This company provides live services to users in real time. As a Chacha guide, you simply log in and give users the answers they are looking for. Expeditors earn and estimated $4-$7 per hour, Generalists earn an estimated $3-$9 per hour, and a Specialist an estimated $3-$9 per hour.
What you may need in your work at home office to perform this job:
- Computer
- High Speed Internet
- Great online research skills
- Books and/or encyclopedia covering the topics you will be writing on
The Woman's Garden editor, Laurianna, applied to become a Guide at About.com. The application is lengthy. The application asked that previous experience be listed, however, a copy of a resume was not permitted, therefore, a total resume re-write was in order. Also, you will be asked to write an original article regarding your topic of interest. For Laurianna, the topic was consulting. She took two - three days writing the article and also went to the library to study and purchased a book on consulting. The result: Finding Your First Customer. It takes two weeks for the application to be reviewed according to About.com, we do not know the outcome as of yet.
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