How to make Online Income in Afghanistan or other countries?

Do you want to have more income?

Do you want to have free time?

Do you want to travel without missing your job?

If you are a photographer, a graphic designer, an English Teacher, a programmer, a digital marketer, or a person with interest to work from home and make money, You have come to a good place to start your journey towards online job to work from your home.

Why online income?

Working online has several benefits that office-based businesses and jobs do not have.

1. Happy Family: While you are working online, you can work from home and have free time with your loved ones better. Being with your family makes your life happier and more productive.
2. No office and shuttle costs: Since Online Jobs do not require you, rent office and pay for, you will have no expenses to pay for office and transport to shuttle every day.
3. Save Time: Time is the most valuable asset of all human beings. It something we cannot buy. Therefore, we should spend it wisely. You may spend 2 hours each morning and after work in traffic to shuttle to office. 2 hours a day equals to 10-12 hours a week and 40-46 hours per month. Online Jobs save your time, preventing you from going to the office.
4. Contribute to climate change and environment: Online Freelancers are working from home and avoid using cars and CO2 emission to the environment.
5. Easier for disabled people: Most of the disabled people cannot find jobs that suit them due to transport and shuttle difficulties. Online jobs make it easy for them to work from home, not bearing the problems of going to the office.
6. You can work from anywhere in the world: No matter you are on travel, you are at home, you can work online. You can enjoy traveling and working online simultaneously.
7. Safety: In a country like Afghanistan, nowhere is safer than your home. You may have heard that annually there are a lot of people facing security problems on the way they go to their jobs, and some may lose their lives. To be safe, you can work from home online with no stress.
8. More income: You can work with several clients and companies or on different projects while you are working online.
9. Job Diversity
10. Learning new skills

Read about how to make online income on Fiverr HERE

What industries can you work online?

There is a broad domain of industries you can work online. If you are a teacher, a programmer, a data analyst, a writer, an author, an animation maker, a translator, you can work online.

• Education:
• Translation:
• Web Design and Development
• Video and animation
• Content Writing/edition
• Digital marketing
• Social media management
• Online consulting
• Teaching any subject:
  • Engineering
  • Website and app development
  • Video animation
  • Marketing
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Business management
  • Medical and treatment
  • How-To Videos

Top Online Jobs:

• Teaching English: If you have an undergraduate degree and teaching experience, you can Teach English.
• Freelancing: in freelancing, you are doing a job or delivering a service for a fee with the flexibility to work anytime and anywhere you want with unlimited potential of earning. While doing freelancing, you are advised to follow the following:
  • Focus on the projects with less competition (received only 5-10 proposals)
  • The client should have the verified payment check
  • Immediately apply to the jobs you fit.
  • When pitching your first job, it is better to offer your services for free for the duration of one week to help your client take a proper mindset about you. Move to paid service if the client likes your service.

Freelancing jobs:

• Freelance writer:
• Social media manager
• Virtual assistant
• Proofreader
• Graphic Designer
• Transcribe
• Research studies sign up
• Taking surveys
• Virtual receptionist
• Online Tutoring
• Customer service ( 4-20 Dollar/hour)
• Search Engine/social media evaluator
• Online Moderators
• Get paid by testing apps and websites
• Make passive income by taking pictures from your phone
• Create a course
• Digital Downloads
• YouTube
• Mystery shopping
• Blogging
• Virtual Bookkeeping

How to do online jobs?

There are multiple ways you can start your online jobs:

1. Using online platforms for freelancing
2. Creating your platform

Steps to start your online jobs:

1. Step 1: Register/signup in any online Job platforms

Several websites are offering Online job services you can apply, such as Freelance.com, upwork.com, elance, people per hour, Freelancer.com, fiverr.com, etc.

2. Step 2: Complete your profile:

Fill out your profile by entering all skills you have; education program attended, projects you have done, ….

3. Steps Three: Make an Awesome Draft of cover letter

Make a great cover letter before applying to any job and bring some changes according to the job description.

4. Search for online jobs

Apply to as many jobs as you want, considering the following tips:

• Read the job description carefully
• Pay attention to the number of hours required for the job
• Note, if it is paid hourly or fixed (it is better to take the hourly based jobs)
• There are some jobs based on projects, not hourly based.

5. Open an account for payment

Many online jobs website accepts wire transfer payment, to do receive your income directly to your bank account. If you do not have a bank account, Please make a bank account where it can accept payments online / internationally.

Some websites do not accept wire transfers to the bank, and need you to have an e-wallet such as Paypal, Payoneer, Paysa, AliExpress, skrill, etc. You can apply to the payment required for the job website, and your country is eligible. If you are ineligible to use, ask your friend residing in an eligible state to give you his/her account details, and receive your payment.

6. Interview preparation

After you get interview details to prepare considering the tips below:

• Research about the company
• Read and understand the job description
• Prepare the things you need to be clarified, such as questions about the payment schedule, work expectation, when to start, opportunity for growth, etc.

7. Apply for other jobs during the waiting time
8. Download and prepare all required software and tool such as:
   • Time tracker software- time doctor, Hubstaff, depending on the company you work
   • Work organizer software, slack, asana, Trello, etc.
   • Video conference: Zoom, Skype…
   • Any other program/tool required
9. Start your job:

Once you got employed and set up everything, start working and do your best. The rating you receive will be based on your output and productivity

10. Work for As many clients as you can simultaneously

In online jobs, you will not receive any employment contract from the employer, so you are not secured. Your employer can let you go with no notice, or you can leave your job without any notice.

STAY TUEND, AND WE WILL SHARE OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ONLINE JOBS AND HOW YOU CAN EARN MORE MONEY. 

Until then, You can start your journey based on the instruction above, or develop your knowledge using the following FREE online Courses and Resources:

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