It’s easier now than ever to be an entrepreneur and start a home-based career or work from home for a good company. The Internet gives you access to countless amounts of knowledge and training, and the technology we hold in our hands gives us a direct link. If you’re interested in working from the comfort of your couch, this is a good time to seek those opportunities.
 

Graphic Designer

If you’ve always wanted to take your visual art to the next level and live the dream, then log in and start selling your product. In minutes you can have online shops set up on sites like Etsy, Fiverr, eBay, Craigslist, and Facebook Marketplace.

If going it alone seems a little daunting to you, that’s ok. Many bosses allow their creatives to work from home, so you can also leverage your skills with a good company and be free from the cubicle life.

Video Editor

There are various levels of creative video work in the business world. One that allows you to merely open up your laptop and work anywhere is a video editor. Unlike filming and creating, editing requires just the raw footage and some software before you begin working on the finished product.

There are many freelance opportunities that allow you to simply create engaging animated slideshows for meetings, sales pitches, and informational purposes. You don’t have to an Academy-worthy filmmaker to consider this fun and creative career.

Stocks Trader

You can learn everything you need to know about buying and selling stocks online, but it might be best to get a mentor and some professional education first. After that, you’ll find that you can set up a home office to do all the work in your pajamas.

It might seem like something you see rich guys doing in the movies, but with a laptop and some expertise, you can be anything from a penny stock trader to a full-fledged hedge fund manager. And if you don’t want to work in your pj’s, go ahead and dress the part and channel your inner Wall Street wolf.

Teaching

The Covid-19 pandemic opened up a giant door for the education industry because of all the virtual schooling taking place. There are now legitimate online schools at every level looking for qualified educators. If you’re a teacher and you’ve got a laptop, you can now teach from the comfort of your dining table.

Even if you’re not certified to teach, you can qualify to be a tutor or even an educator in a private school setting that’s based online. Never before have the options for education been so wide open and available to both students and future educators.

Web Designer

Website design is one of the most popular jobs for remote workers. With a laptop and coding knowledge, you can get started on that web design business you’ve always wanted to start. There are countless books and even free materials online that will teach you all you need to know about making fantastic web pages.

Sales

Many companies are hiring employees to work from home as sales associates for their products. With Zoom, a phone, and your laptop, you could climb the ladder and earn big-time commissions along the way. There’s a variety of products, so you can apply to a company that wants you to sell things you’re passionate about.