Welcome to Why I WAH

When I was thinking of an appropriate name for my blog, I decided on Why I WAH for the simple reason that I'm not only trying to be successful at working from home, but I want to help others do the same. It is not always easy to work from home no matter what anyone says. You have to have the drive and dedication to getting the job finished. Many times you will not have a boss breathing down your neck to finish an assignment. So, you also have to think about why you want to WAH, as well, and hold that close to give you the perseverance to work at it.


Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Clickworker



Clickworker is a company that I signed up with a while ago, and have had some success with.  There are a variety of task types available to work on, such as writing, editing, verifying business information and more.  This is similar in some ways to mTurks.  The way it works is that you log into your account, and any available work will show on the home page.  There are assessments that can be taken to show your skill in a particular field, such as your grasp of English or other languages.  The more assessments you pass, the more categories of work will be available to you.  Some of the assessments will let you retake it after a certain time period if you fail the first time around.  Each task will note how much they are work upon completion and give how long you have to complete it in.  Work that does not follow instructions or is below quality can be rejected, but there may be an opportunity to fix your mistakes to still receive the payment depending on the task.  To my international WAHers, this is available internationally as long as you have a bank account located in a Single Euro Payments Area.  Like many WAH opportunities, you will not be an employee.  If you chose to be paid by PayPal, you are paid weekly with a minimum threshold of $1 or 1 Euro (they are very timely with payments), and if you are paid to a SEPA bank account monthly when you have a minimum amount of 10 Euros in your account.  They also have a referral program, so sign up and invite your friends.     

Pros –

  • Easy sign up
  • Pays by PayPal (or SEPA international accounts)
  • Low minimum pay threshold at $1.00 for PayPal
  • Pick and choose what work you want to do
  • Work other WAH jobs, too
  • No minimum or maximum hour commitment required
  • No schedule

Cons –

  • Some task may be low paying
  • Requires tests to qualify work
  • Possible rejection from tasks
  • No guarantee for available work


Overall, I think that this is a worthwhile opportunity, especially for those just starting out with WAH.  The low payment threshold and weekly PayPal payments are always good to have when first starting.

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