Seven jobs that you can work from the comfort of your home

4 May 2017 by Brian Mase

For many people, the ultimate dream is to be able to work from home. If you are someone that can keep track of their work without being tempted to take a nap every hour, then you may want to look into one of the following jobs, all of which you can perform from the comfort of your own home:

1. Customer Service Representative

Many customer service reps now work from home since all they need is access to a computer and a phone. You'll need to have excellent speaking abilities and communication skills. Some of the tasks you'll be expected to perform include informing customers, helping customers place orders and helping to solve customer problems.

2. Transcriptionist

Transcription jobs require little to no experience at entry level positions. However, knowing how to type well is going to make the job a lot easier. Basically, the job entails listening to audio files and typing them out. You'll need to be good at grammar and spelling. Being able to type at a fast rate will help enormously as well.

3. Virtual Assistant

Many employers hire virtual assistants as a way to cut down on employment costs. You can expect to perform general assistant tasks, from answering emails and helping with social media to entering data and managing schedules.

4. Copywriter

If you're a writer, then you can work as a copywriter for various online publications or blogs. Anyone can become a copywriter, although experience and expertise will allow you to earn more than novice writers. You can get a job writing for various websites, or you can freelance through various content mills that pay writers by the word.

5. Web Developer

Web developers can not only get paid to work on websites from home (often in a freelance capacity), but they also get paid really well to do so. However, you will need some relevant education in addition to provable experience with website design.

6. Data Entry

Many businesses require substantial amounts of information to be entered into their systems, whether its analytical data or information used to track inventory or shipments. Performing data entry shouldn't be too difficult as long as you have typing skills, which means that you can work from home—and often on your own schedule.

7. Social Media Manager

Since social media managing is strictly an online job, there's no reason for you to be holed up in an office to do it. There is also a big demand for social media managers since social media has become integral to marketing in this day and age. In fact, in addition to having experience using social media, having a marketing background will be extremely beneficial.