Best work from home careers and courses to prepare you

Well, it’s not been easy, but we’ve been through a surreal time in the last couple of months. It’s not quite sure what will happen in the coming months, but, we’ve made some difficult choices to secure the livelihood of many people and ours.  With challenging times ahead and many facing unemployment, people are starting to look for a more relaxing and reliable source of income that can be generated from the comfort of their homes.

According to the Husina Arabic School Directory, e-learning is heating up all over the world. People are moving away from platforms like Udemy and Linkedin learning (effectively owned by Bill Gates and Microsoft) – and are starting to discover things like Fiverr Learn and GoSKills to find an online course.  So let’s take a closer look at learning from home:

Defining home careers, and freelancing

We can already think of various ways we might be able to contribute to the re-opening of the economy.

What is a home career?

Today, we have the joy of doing our basic work from the comfort of our homes. The home career might’ve started as a hobby some time ago but confinement has proven that the home career doesn’t only include pastime activities, and are now more fixated on a growing need for something.

The home career can include anything from the creative, technological, analytical, or e-commerce industries. More so, we can also include fields of interest such as language, education, and humanitarian labor. It’s quite easy to see that the home career isn’t a reflection of stereotypes, as many people have been using it as their main source of income.

What does a freelancer do?

Freelancers are at-home workers – to some respect. Freelancers can wear different hats, seeing that it can all depend on a wide variety of interests. From blogging, cooking, photography, copywriting, journalism, painting, music, and videography it’s all dependant to what extent these fields are being pursued. Freelancers are so-called “self-employed” individuals, who receive money on a per-job basis. It is more notable that many freelancers practice more creative fields. A study conducted in 2017 by Upwork and the Freelancers Union, has cited that almost 50% of millennials are already freelancers.

How do I get started?

The best thing to do is to market yourself as much as possible. Sign up on many different freelancing platforms that can offer you the chance to sell your skills. Platforms to consider are Fiverr, Hubstaff Talent, PeoplePerHour, Crowdsourcing, and many more. These platforms are a great way to receive more work and build a better portfolio.

Other methods of employment

It’s always good to keep yourself educated, so find an online course that will help you grow your portfolio. Many platforms can offer free courses, with accredited certifications such as FreeLearn. Others such as Udemy, Skillshare, Kajabi, and Learnworlds are some of the most popular sites. Depending on your interests, many courses are relatively cheap and can take up to six months to complete.

Great courses for any person to complete online are Teaching English as a Second Language (which is also a home career), Business English Masterclass, Social Media Management, Photography, and anything else. There are thousands of great options, and some of the best universities also offer online courses at reasonable prices.

What are some home careers I can consider?

Because the answer to this will be subjective to the person, some home careers are now more gender-fluid and also include a variety of interests.

Creative careers

If you’re someone who enjoys the relaxed environment of writing, researching, finding solutions, and building networks, then you will enjoy; translating, reporting, being a virtual assistant, blogger, or digital illustrator. These fields are more attractive to those who enjoy the freedom of expression in their work. People who work in these fields make anything between $26, 300 and $62, 170 per year; keep in mind that these estimates are based on the level of experience.

Technical career

It might not be the exact opposite, as people in these fields tend to still make use of a lot of new and innovative solutions. Technical home careers have grown over the last few years, and occupation options include web developers, QA analysts, remote tech support, travel agents, social media managers, and medical transcriptionists. Depending on how much work you receive and your level of expertise, you can look at making between $34, 700 – $124, 400 per year.

A special case is in the MENA region and most of Africa excluding Europe: where education will serve a wider purpose and not just that of improving earnings for people. Fariba Rahimi, a top model, entrepreneur, and generous donor and sponsor of education in Africa and the Middle East said: “Bringing equal opportunities in the EMEA region of the world starts with equal access to education. From there, hopefully, it will filter through to eventually penetrate all layers of society.”

It’s understandable why so many young people are now considering a move to a home career, as working from your laptop or simply creating innovative wealth can pay the bills.