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For the past few years, more and more people prefer work from the office to online jobs. That trend led to the birth of new professions and vacancies. Also, it opened new opportunities for people. Here I will list out the best online jobs in 2022 and how to get that job. That will help you to understand which job suits you most.
Best online jobs
1. Writer
One of the most popular and easiest online jobs is writing articles. There are many different ways how to make money on writing. You can write texts for yourself or for others. You start your blog on blogging platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc. I will tell you about blogging below.
You can write a book and sell it. You can write a book about your knowledge and professional or personal experience. Or, you can write novels, fiction, fantasy, etc. Also, you can join mass media companies like magazines or newspapers, and write articles for them.
Many companies need to write articles about the company itself, about the work, about news, or about marketing articles. If you take a look at the homepage of any company, you will see different texts. These texts were written by special writers. Also, many Instagram influencers hire special writers. Writers create the text for the company’s advertising campaigns and so on.
2. Blogger
If a few years ago blogging was a hobby, today it is a real job. Every year blogging becomes more and more diverse and there are more new opportunities and tools. As I already mentioned above most popular blogging platforms are Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. The disadvantage of blogging on these platforms is that most likely that you won’t be able to make money in the beginning. Because it requires time to build your account, audience, and influence power.
Medium.com
If you want to start making money on blogging from the beginning, you can try medium.com. It is a big blogging platform, where people share articles about whatever they want. The big advantage of medium.com is that it is absolutely FREE!
Blockchain blogging
With the development of blockchain, blockchain-based blogging platforms were invented. The main advantage of such platforms is that you can start earning money right after you join the platform. Some people can think that the weak side of such platforms is that you get paid in cryptocurrency. However, you can exchange the cryptos for fiat very easily. The most popular blockchain-based platforms are Hive, Steemit, Torum, Publish0x, and Mind.com. Mind.com and Torum are similar to Twitter. You can join all these platforms and have a blog on each of these platforms, consequently, you can earn money on each platform at the same time.
Read more about blogging platforms
3. Videomaker
Today video content is getting more and more popular. Even if you take a look at Instagram, that was a platform where people shared photos in the beginning but today so-called short video reels became more trendy than just photos. With that change in trend, videomakers became more in demand.
Many people create videos with their phones so that work doesn’t require any expensive equipment and skills. There are tons of short courses on how to become a professional video maker from the sketch. You can check out some lessons at John Academy.
Also, you can create long videos like movies or animations too. Of course, long videos require more time and skills, but at the same time, it brings more money too. In addition, you can upload videos to YouTube, and become a vlogger.
4. Social Media Manager
Social Media Managers is one of the most popular online jobs today. With the development of different social media platforms, increased number of social media influencers. Big influencers can’t manage all their work by themselves. So, they hire social media managers who help influencers with different tasks. For example, advertisement management.
The work of a social media manager doesn’t require much time, experience, or skills. So, a social media manager (SMM) can manage several accounts (influencers) at the same time. Usually, SMM work takes no more than 1-2 hours per day.
5. Market Trader
That type of job was one of the first online jobs in the world. Everyone can buy and sell stocks, cryptocurrency, NFT, etc. Cryptocurrency markets became popular in the recent decade. Trading on the crypto or stock market isn’t an easy job, it is very risky, but at the same time, it can be very profitable.
You can start with a small amount of money, so you can learn if that online job suits you.
6. Investor
If you think that you need be a millionaire to start investing, then you are wrong. Everyone can become an investor even if you don’t have much money. You can start with small investments and by getting payouts from your initial investment you can gradually increase your investments.
There are lots of different investment opportunities. For example, real estate, business, funds, start-ups, etc.
7. Games
It is difficult to believe in it but today it is possible to make money on games. There are 2 main ways to make money on games: develop games or play games.
Develop games
People will never stop playing games. Therefore, people will never stop developing new games too. There are PC games, browser games, mobile games, table games, etc. Game genres are very varied.
Play games
First of all, professional gamers participate in different world competitions and win rewards. To become a professional gamer you need to pass a long path, and maybe even pass the competition to join the country team of players.
However, there are other games that you can start playing right now and start earning money on it. Such games are called play-to-earn games. The most popular play-to-earn games today are Splinterlands, Gods Unchained, etc.
8. Translator
If you speak any foreign languages you can try yourself in translation work. There are translation and interpretation, or writing and verbal translations. Some books, articles, journals, or letters sometimes need to be translated into another language. Companies that do global business need employees who speak at least 1 foreign language besides their native one.
In international events, participators are from different countries, so they speak different languages. Therefore, there are always translators who translate each speech into different languages.
9. Online tutor
Online tutoring is one of the online jobs that you can do from any part of the world. And there are many different ways to teach online: individual classes, group classes, real-time classes, and recorded courses.
Probably, you have heard about such platforms as John Academy, Udemy, Edureka, etc. You can become a tutor on such platforms.
Read more about online tutoring
10. Graphic Designer
Graphic designers are very demanding professionals. Graphic designers are required in any type of business. There are even graphic design companies that do all work related to the design. And some companies outsource design work to such companies. A graphic designer can belong to one company or can work as a freelancer.
Graphic designers are necessary to game developing companies, marketing and advertising companies, architecture companies, etc.
11. IT developer
IT developers are those who developed a lot of different software that we use every day. Microsoft Office, even operation systems or the internet, mobile apps…these are the result of IT developer’s work. And of course, to start earning good money as an IT developer, you need to study and work a lot.
12. Seller
Have you ever ordered anything on the Internet? Probably, yes! There are thousands of sellers on Amazon. Amazon is one of the biggest and most popular marketplaces not only in the US but in the world. They sell their goods daily and receive income. Everyone can become a seller on Amazon or other popular marketplaces.
Also, you can create a site with your online store. Today, many people sell their goods on Instagram as well. Instagram became a very powerful marketing tool for many companies. Even big brands and big companies use Instagram today.
Read more about how to make money on sales
13. Dropshipping
Dropshipping is another way of selling goods online. But unlike traditional selling methods, you don’t keep the goods in the stocks by yourself. Therefore, that method will match well with those, who are starting to explore that method of making money. First of all, because it doesn’t require big investments. Also, as I mentioned before, you don’t store goods by yourself.
14. Consultant
When we have questions we search for the answers to them. And probably, you will prefer to get an answer from the experts. And you can be one of such experts. There are lots of consulting companies in the world. Even big companies use the service of consulting companies.
Consulting companies do market research, analyze, collect data, and other services that can help their clients to develop their businesses.
15. Online Surveys
That is one of the easiest works, or maybe it is not really a job, it is more tasks for completing which you get a payment. Surveys are one of the methods of collecting data. Therefore, there are special platforms where the company can upload its surveys. For completing these surveys you get a payment. There are a lot of such survey portals. For example, Swagbucks, Ysense.
Summary
As you can see there are a lot of online jobs and professions today. Above I mentioned only the 15 most popular positions, but that list can be continued. Everyone can start working online despite age, sex, and location. You can try different online jobs and choose the one that you like most.
