I love having an online business, and will preach that from the rooftops to anyone who will listen. But there is a problem.
Sometimes people come to me because they need money NOW. Perhaps someone has lost a job or there is illness or whatever, there are different reasons for it but the solution is the same: Right Now Money.
Building an online business takes time, and for it to truly be a lifestyle business, you often have to reinvest your initial profits.
That won’t cut it for some people. There are circumstances that make that not doable. While I highly recommend building up a more passive income model alongside whatever else you’re already doing, if you need Right Now Money, there are several ways to get that.
That is another quick way of earning income.
If you need Right Now Money, VA work or transcription are a great way to go.
Two sources of information I recommend to help you get started making money now.
One is the How To VA guide put together by three gals I trust implicity for their knowledge: Nicole Dean, Jen Houck and Nell Taliercio.
Find it at: How To VA
These ladies all earn money offering their services to other business owners and have awesome advice for you. This guide even includes 5 templates to make it super easy to build your own website to showcase your services. Everything in one package.
There is another one I read that was created by the women over at Moms Talk Biz: Guide to Starting a Virtual Assistant Business
This one is a more “quick and dirty” info guide that you could read in an afternoon and get going. Great if you already have a website set up.
The second idea to generate Right Now Money is general transcription.
Not medical transcription which requires specialized knowledge. General transcription only requires ears and fingers and keyboard.
General transcriptionists are hired to transcribe all kinds of audio into text. For example, I hire a transcriptionist to type out my podcast interviews.
A nice transcription guide is also found at the Moms Talk Biz website: Guide to Starting Your Own Transcription Business
Don’t let your need for quick income deter you from working from home! It’s also not necessary for you to search for a work at home job either.
I think it’s easier to start your own service business and go out searching for clients rather than slogging through scammy work at home opportunities to find a real one.
Of course, once you decide to start offering your services you will need to market yourself and find clients. One of the best ways to do this is through networking. All of the people I’ve ever hired to do various things for me in my business came through word of mouth and networking.
I’m hearing great things about SheLancers to get more clients for your service based business. And of course, Mom Masterminds is a wonderful place to network with serious minded business owners. Get out there and do some offline networking too.
Now for your comments. What did you do when you needed Right Now Money? Share your tips!
Carrie,
First great article full of great information.
I also wanted to say that I have heard from my VA that there are times when someone needs money now and they contact her to see if they can help with her overflow work.
She normally takes them up on the offer if
1. She has the over flow work to offer them and
2. If they have the skills need to complete the overflow project.
So another suggest for money if you need it now is maybe try offering your skills to people that may be looking for someone to help with overflow work.
Again thanks for this great article Carrie.
Carrie,
Thanks for all the information. As a Mom who works from home, it’s great to get all the information I can get. I generally have other Moms ask me how to find a job working from home (and without a scam)
(Edited – please feel free to put your link in the URL section but not the comments area. Thank you!)
carrie, im jane, i need money right now help me please
Hi Carrie,
Great post. VA’s really help out when you need another pair of eyes or hands. Even when you need a breather.