Are you looking for a Home-based Job? It is time for you to make use of your hidden talents wisely…

For almost a decade, we always hear people saying that life is so much difficult as compared to the kind of life our parents had when they were still young. In terms of financial opportunity, some people may think that globalization contributed so much in the increasing trend of bankruptcy and loss of employment.

The sudden increase of unemployment rate in the Philippines made a lot of Filipinos wonder how they can cope with the economic challenges that has resulted from the changes in domestic and global markets. Since there were thousands of manufacturing companies that had to close down during the past few years, individuals who were affected by these changes were forced to search for alternative ways of earning money. All these factors negatively affect most Filipino’s perception about establishing their own business, browsing the newspaper or webpage of Jobstreet.com in search for a better job opportunities.

Do you know anyone who graduated from a highly reputable university and yet is unemployed right now? Let us keep in mind that we should not take these major domestic and global market changes negatively. I always remember one particular saying that “once a door closes, a new opportunity is present”. Rather than talking about the negative experiences we had in the past, we might as well use our valuable time talking about what could bring us new business or work opportunity in the future.

After losing my job in a private company back in 2004, I began searching for other job that could pay decent amount of money for my talent and overall qualifications. I ended up writing academic papers while I was taking my second bachelor’s degree at Perpetual Help College of Manila. Since then, I realized that the modern business trend is connected with the use of the Internet.

Writing academic papers is only one option that new graduates have. In reality, there are a lot of different home-based work opportunities that is being sub-contracted by companies all over the world. These include online English tutoring, content or article writing, internet marketing, copywriting, web / graphic designing, or web developing or programming.

Online English Teaching
Learning the English language increases the opportunity to become competitive in the global market. Since there are many foreigners who are eager to learn the English language, the demand for English tutors has significantly increased over the years.

Filipinos are capable of speaking the English language fluently. Individuals with Bachelor’s degree in English, Communication Arts, Education, or Speech could take this profession either full-time or part-time. In most cases, the working hours would highly depend on the agreed schedule and time zones of your students.

Content or Article Writing
There are so many websites that requires specific content or article writing. Among these websites are related to travel, health and fitness, lifestyle and hobby, or a long list of different blogs. Basically, the content writing highly depends on the specific needs of the website owners. In some cases, clients would require you to proof read or edit their work.

There are also some companies that are looking for experienced writers who could effectively contribute to their SEO (Search Engine Optimization) marketing. Normally, content writing would range between 300 – 500 words per article. Upon completing an article, the file can be send through e-mail or online portal.

Internet Marketing
Marketing communication is gradually shifting with the use of the Internet. Individuals who have skills in Marketing could perform home-based SEO tasks, copywriting, market research and analysis, and other work such as telemarketing.

Copywriting
The concept of copywriting is totally different from content writing in the sense that copywriting is more focused on direct marketing and advertising. This includes writing content for brochures, print ads, direct mail, and other form of advertising materials. Individuals who are capable of writing creatively could easy excel in this type of work.

Web / Graphic Designing
Web or graphic design will require you to create web pages and print designs based on the preferences of the clients. Another kind of home-based job, web or graphic design requires you to have knowledge in web and graphic designs software including Corel, Adobe, Photoshop, Freehand, Quark, and InDesign among others.

Web Developing / Programming
Demand for web developing or programming is also high. This particular home-based job requires you to have knowledge and skills on computer programming languages and CSS.