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I'm diligently job-hunting and have been for quite awhile. So I'm also trying to get "in-between" work to help pay bills and make ends meet until I get a better, more stable job.
I figure tutoring kids and adults would bring a few dollars for now. I also applied for waitress jobs too.
Any other ideas for in-between work? PS: I keep hearing people say I should try to earn money by making my own YouTube videos but I honestly don't know the first thing about doing that.
Years ago schools maintained a list of tutors for parents who were in need of their services; some of whom were substitute teachers. I don't know if they still do that or not. I currently see a core group of tutors working with various people at the library; I have no idea how these tutors get referrals. What I am trying to say is that tutoring may not be easy to break into depending on how things work where you are at.
When I was out of work I was tutoring to make some money and to have something to put on my CV to avoid a gap. You can try applying to local tutoring services in your area or by putting an ad online. What field do you work in? Any chance you could do some sort of freelance consulting?
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What is your experience and what are your skills? A lot of retail and restaurant seasonal work is available now, I see signs all over the place. Tutoring requires finding customers, and around here people will require references. You may be limited to people that you know. The same applies to dog walking and house sitting.
^^^^When I lived in a larger city, I did a lot of temp work so I have a lot of experience doing administrative assistant & other general office stuff. Although we have a few temp agencies in my new town, the few jobs they do have require that I drive which currently I don't.
I agree that it might be hard to get students to tutor. So I figured putting up flyers and handing out business cards may help somewhat.
Walking dogs would have been a good idea but I'm extremely terrified of all dogs (even puppies). Also, we live close to the country so people mainly just let their dogs roam free instead of walking them or having others walk them.
When I was single, I lived in a few different cities. However, I always made sure they were places that a non-driver could still get around easily for work, etc. And I also always made sure that it was reasonably easy to get work. But now, my husband insists we live in his hometown and it's extremely limited here. (We relocated last year.)
I even tried online earning sites for awhile but although I did get paid sometimes, it wasn't really worth it since surveys took forever to qualify for (if I even qualified at all).
I did flower delivery as a contract driver both seasonally and part-time. Used my own vehicle, picked up my load around 1pm, done around 5pm. Made decent money and deducted my mileage for taxes as 1099l Loved it and would do it again except the biz I worked for closed last spring.
Florists need help Thanksgiving, Christmas, Val. Day, and Mother's Day. Most have regular part-time drivers year round.
I just drove around and introduced myself to get work.
^^^^What state? I live down South. (I'm female. Able-bodied though and willing to try.)
Chances, that is an MLM/Network Marketing gig or some internet affiliate stuff. Self employed, you have to have customers and clients. To do this, you will have to live in a decent populated area. Most online gigs are fake or you won't make any money from it. If you have skills, you can go to www.upwork.com and offer your services but like I said, it depends on your skills.
The majority of self employment requires you to acquired clients and/or sell. Do you have the skillset to do it? Do you have the mindset to do it?
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