Creative Ways for Introverts to Make Money

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Dietitian/Nutritionist​

Dietitians and nutritionists work behind the scenes in hospitals, schools and healthcare facilities, often on a one-on-one basis or with a small group of colleagues. Dietitians and nutritionists can also be self-employed and work from home.

Both dietitians and nutritionists often occupy the same job: providing counsel on nutrition, diet, food preparation and lifestyle in order to achieve certain health goals. Despite these similarities, these titles are not interchangeable. Becoming a registered dietitian is a more rigorous route that requires more schooling. To be a dietitian, you must register with the Commission on Dietetic Registration. A nutritionist is a less regulated role, however you may be required to obtain a license from your state's board of nutrition.

To become a registered, certified or licensed dietician in your state, at minimum, you need a bachelor’s degree in dietetics, nutrition or a related health science field in an undergraduate program approved by the Accreditation Council for Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND). If you already have an undergraduate degree, but you didn’t graduate from a dietitian program, you can check your state to see what the requirements are for certification.

The median salary for dietitians is $59,133, and the field is growing. When you're ready to search for a “dietitian” or “nutritionist” job on job sites, such as FlexJobs, Glassdoor, Indeed, Monster, ZipRecruiter, CareerBuilder and LinkedIn, you'll find plenty of results.

 

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Transcriptionist​

Transcription jobs are ideal for introverts: the job has a lot of autonomy, is great for independent thinkers and can be done remotely. To do this work, you need fast and accurate typing skills. The required speed varies depending on the company, but the faster the better. The average annual salary for a transcriptionist is $26,882. (You generally get paid by how long the audio file is, not how long it takes you to type. That’s why it only pays to become a transcriptionist if you type fast.)

You can also specialize in certain fields in transcription: For instance, medical and legal are two areas where there is ongoing demand. You can get your training from an accredited medical or legal transcription vocational school. One reason why these certifications are often sought after is because there is language and vocabulary that is specific to both professions. These courses can take up to 18 months and can be completed online or at a community college or vocational school.

Equipment-wise, you’ll need high quality headphones, a computer and word processing software. You may want to invest in a foot pedal, which allows you to stop, rewind and fast forward the recording quickly. Skills-wise, you’ll have to download media files, so if you don’t have the media or audio player on your computer, you'll need to download what's needed. Along those lines, you also need to be able to convert word processing files into whatever file format the client needs.

When looking for transcription work, emphasize any transcription or word processing experience you’ve had and underscore your knowledge in the aforementioned computer skills.

To get started on your job hunt, do a search of “transcription” or “transcriber” on job sites such as FlexJobs, Glassdoor, Monster, ZipRecruiter, CareerBuilder and Indeed. Or you can register as a freelance transcriber on job marketplace sites such as TranscribeMe, Go Transcript, UpWork and PeoplePerHour.

 

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Actuaries typically work in the insurance industry, and if you’ve got a head for numbers, this could be your kind of gig. An actuary analyzes the costs of risk and uncertainty, and based on that, develops policies for businesses and clients to minimize the cost of that risk. The work isn’t client-facing or particularly customer-service oriented, so if you’re good with one-on-one communication, this could be a good means for you to make money.

To become an actuary, you’ll need a strong background in mathematics, statistics and business -- and a bachelor’s degree. You’ll have to pass a series of exams to become a certified professional, but the good news is you can work while you study for those exams. For entry-level actuarial work, employers want to see that you have a degree in a quantitative area of study, such as actuarial science, computer science, economics or statistics, as well as a professional actuarial exam or two under your belt. Having actuarial experience with an internship helps your initial employment prospects. However, smaller companies can be much more open about a varied work past.

The payoff for this type of career is excellent. The median annual salary is $100,610 or $48.37 an hour.

To find an entry level actuary position, you can search under “actuary” on job sites such as FlexJobs, Glassdoor, Indeed, Monster, ZipRecruiter, CareerBuilder and LinkedIn. If you don’t find entry-level positions, reach out to the recruiter or HR manager to inquire about entry-level opportunities or freelance actuary work within the company. Submit your resume for when an opportunity opens up.

 

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You know that chat box that comes up with a message along the lines of, “Hi, how can I assist you today?” when you’re on a website, and you assume it’s a chatbot? Sometimes, it’s an actual person. A chat agent assists customers online for various companies across a range of different industries.

The job entails promptly and professionally assisting customers along a spectrum of customer service needs and escalating to the next service level if you can’t resolve the issue. While this job does require messaging people frequently, juggling different chat streams, it doesn’t require face time, and the position can be done from the comfort of home -- double bonus.

To become a chat agent, you will need a computer with internet access and the ability to type a certain speed with a level of accuracy. Some places of employment may test you. The pay varies, but a chat support specialist make an average of $14.62 an hour in the U.S.

This is a customer-facing job, so a polite and friendly computer manner helps as well as the ability to ask questions to gain insight to help resolve the customer issue. It depends on where you’re working, but it helps to know about the business, products, services, processes and policies, as well.

To get started, check out major job sites such as FlexJobs, Glassdoor, Monster, ZipRecruiter, CareerBuilder and Indeed, and type in “chat agent,” “chat support” or "chat representative.”

 

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Create online classes​

You can sell your expertise (e.g. public speaking, life coaching, writing proposals) by creating courses that are marketed and sold through an online learning platform. The work requires considerable labor in the front end: Recording video lectures, creating a class syllabus, writing content and coming up with assignments. However, once the work is done, you simply have to post your course (study the format and marketing of successful online courses for context) and get a percentage of the course sales. Pay models vary between online learning platforms depending on their business models (e.g. monthly subscription versus pay-per-class), but typically you get a percentage of the sales combined with royalties calculated by minutes of your videos watched.

Start by researching how to create online courses on one of the many online learning portals, such as Zeqr, Skillshare, Teachable, Yondo, Lynda.com, Uscreen and Udemy.

Copy edit​

Copy editing can be good work for English, journalism or literature majors -- basically people with an affinity for the English language and its rules -- and the work can be done remotely as long as you have a computer and Wi-Fi access.

First, find out if you’re a good fit for copy editing work. As a copy editor, you’ll review written material and check for factual accuracy, spelling, grammar and readability. This is an extremely detail-oriented job for people who are resourceful enough to look up style and grammar rules they don’t know and who also possess a high standard of accuracy.

Often, copy editors and proofreaders are expected to abide by certain writing style guides -- the AP Stylebook or The Chicago Manual of Style are the go-to standards. The industries you can work in as a copy editor or proofreader are varied: print magazines, financial institution reports, web copy to nonprofit newsletters. If you already possess knowledge in AP or Chicago styles, then you’re better suited for copyediting and proofreading for the media publishing industry as well as many advertising agencies. However, academic and medical written material tend to follow different guidelines, such as the AMA Manual of Style.

The bottom line is, if you’ve already got a solid handle on the basics of grammar rules and punctuation and readability, then learning various styles is a matter of simply purchasing the style guide (or an online subscription to the style guide) and looking up rules. You can fine-tune your copyediting and proofreading skills by taking an online copyediting course for certification at recognized online organizations, such as the American Society for Editing, Mediabistro or Poynter.

To find work as a freelance copy editor or proofreader, you can check out major job sites including LinkedIn, FlexJobs, Glassdoor, Monster, ZipRecruiter, CareerBuilder and Indeed. You can also research freelance sites, such as FlexJobs, Fiverr, Upwork, Freelancer, Freelanced, PeoplePerHour, FreelanceWritingGigs, Super Copy Editors, Mediabistro and Global. Create a profile on these sites. Typically, you can either apply for jobs available or your profile may attract potential clients. Keep in mind, some places may ask you to take a short copyediting test to assess your skills.

The hourly wage for a web copy editor in the U.S. is $29 to $31 an hour. The median annual salary in the U.S. is $45,506.

 

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Consult clients online​

As a creative person with skills in areas such as communications (branding, marketing, social media), writing, graphic arts, therapy and much more, you can sell your expertise online over online consulting and coaching platforms, which allow you to register your profile as an expert and either allow clients to come to you or for you to bid on jobs. All you need is a computer or smartphone and internet access. Be smart and identify your expertise in an area that addresses a recurring pain point, and think about how you’re going to market your services.

Among the places where you can get started is on the consulting and coaching platform Clarity.fm, where experts get paid by the minute to talk to clients over the phone or online, or Zeqr, where you can sell your knowledge one-on-one or through online courses. Other places you can sell your expertise are JustAnswer, where potential clients post questions online and registered experts (e.g. antique appraisers, essay experts and more) bid to answer the question; Ether, where you register and can sell your expertise through either phone, email or your website; and PrestoExperts, which is an online service that connects clients with question to experts with the answers.

Write​

To make money on the side with writing, you need to start with a foundation of good writing and research skills. You will also likely have to interview sources, so your interview skills need to be on point. There’s all kinds of writing jobs, from copy writing to content writing across industries to branded content writing (which is essentially marketing), and the majority of the jobs can be done remotely.

Not surprisingly, demand is directly related to your experience and areas of expertise. Niche expertise, such as within the aviation industry or blockchain applications in security, can impact your marketability. So define some areas where you already have contacts and knowledge, and make sure you have a website that showcases your best work and features your contact information. (If you don’t have samples of published work, then that’s where you need to start.) The average hourly wage for a freelancer writer is $24.70.

If you’re just starting out, there are also freelance writing job boards and marketplaces to advertise your services and look for work, although the competition can be tough, writes Entrepreneur contributor John Rampton. Make sure you’re the sort of writer that hands in accurate and cleanly written work and delivers what was asked, so you’re not creating extra work for a busy editor. This will likely move you into the stable of writers whom an editor wants to work with again.

Some places to look include the part-time jobs website FlexJobs, which features writing gigs in specific categories, such as gaming, financial or medical writing; Freelanced, a freelancer social network where you can search for jobs and share your portfolio; and FreelanceWritingGigs, which lists freelance writer and editor jobs across a variety of industries.

 

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Create and sell stock photos​

You don’t have to be a professional photographer to build a side hustle selling stock photography. These days, smartphones have such high quality cameras that you no longer need a fancy camera to create premium photos.

Some non-exclusive (meaning you can sell the same photo on multiple sites) stock photo websites where you can sell your photos include Shutterstock, iStock and Adobe Stock. Once you’re approved as a contributor, you can earn approximately 15 percent on your photos. Other stock photos sites, such as Getty (which pays more per photo) will claim exclusive rights to your photos.

To get started, here are some tips from Megan Betteridge, a recent college graduate who started selling stock photos as a way to make money: Lighting matters, so if you’re shooting outside, shoot to capture the light in the early morning or evening sunset. Also, try to think about what the stock photo needs may be ahead of big events, seasons and holidays, e.g. Halloween and Christmas. Finally, specific and well-defined tags are important so that your photo emerges in search. So don’t just tag a photo of a baby and a dog as “baby and dog.” Specify what type of dog, what are they doing (e.g. sleeping) and whether the baby a boy or girl.

Manage social media​

Social media is a highly creative field. It requires both a highly developed visual eye and skill for copy. You also need to be a master of various social media channels as well as the different strengths of each tool (e.g. Facebook versus Instagram versus Snapchat).

The responsibilities of social media marketer includes setting up social media accounts, performing a social media audit (examining client’s social media presence), developing a strategy to create, curate and manage all published content across social media accounts as well as developing marketing campaigns. Social media managers grow sustainable social media followings.

There isn’t one way to become a social media manager. Most full-time positions look for, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism or marketing. If you don’t have one, then look for freelance work to build your experience and credentials. You can also seek additional training, for a price: Hootsuite Academy offers certification, and General Assembly offers bootcamps and workshops on social media management.

The bottom line for becoming a social media manager is to demonstrate command of social media tools and an understanding of how to build and manage a following through content. While you can do this through job experience, if you’re new, then you have to establish your credibility and create a successful social media following of your own. You can also market and promote your services online, blog for free on other related sites providing free tips and using social media channels, build a following and reach out to businesses or individuals.

The median salary for a social media manager in the U.S. is $54,238. If you’re just starting out in this line of work, search for more entry-level social media job titles, such as “social media specialist,” “social media assistant” and “social media associate.” The median salary for social media assistant is $49,395.

You can look for remote social media positions on job sites including LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Monster, ZipRecruiter, CareerBuilder, FlexJobs and Indeed. Or if you’re looking for freelance work, try searching on Upwork, Freelancer, Fiverr and PeoplePerHour. Or try job sites for remote workers, such as Remote.co, Remoteok.io, FlexJobs, Working Nomad, Upwork and Outsourcely.

 

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Teach or tutor​

Teaching and tutoring are work that both liberal arts and STEM candidates can pursue, however the work in both cases carry a lot of room for creativity. Even if the ends are for a student to learn certain skills, the means to get there allows for a lot of individual expression.

Naturally, virtual tutoring and teaching are popular ways to make money on the side and work from home, using the ease of FaceTime, Skype, Google Hangouts and other technologies to communicate with students. The majority of tutoring companies require a bachelor’s degree and some sort of demonstration of expertise in a subject through experience or some type of assessment. Many tutoring companies offer convenient online training modules.

The median hourly wage for a tutor is $17.72 an hour. Do a quick online search of tutoring wages in your area to manage your expectations and set your price.

Tutors in math (all grades, as well as the math used on the SAT and ACT) are always in high demand, along with physical science subjects (physics, chemistry, earth science) and English (critical reading and reading comprehension for test taking), writing (essays) and ESL (grammar, test preparation and English for Specific Purposes, e.g. specific occupations).

You can create a profile for virtual tutoring companies, which will allow you, in most cases, to be contacted by clients, or you can “bid” on clients looking for tutors. Check out the tutoring companies and marketplaces, including Verbling,Wyzant, Tutor, Revolution Prep and Course Hero, to get started.

Another growing opportunity lies in teaching English to students abroad in countries such as China. Some English tutoring companies to research are VIPKid, Englishunt, Topic-Time, Twosigmas, Lingoda and Funbulous.

Be a graphic designer​

For highly creative and visual individuals, graphic design can be a great way to make money on the side. Graphic designers work with businesses and individuals creating logos, websites, banners and advertising and marketing materials, to name some.

The work is comprised of both understanding the principles of design, as well as knowing how to use the software (such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign) to execute the vision. Then, there’s the client component: You have to communicate with the client and be able to grasp what the client wants. Graphic designers frequently work with advertising agencies, publishing companies, magazines, corporations, product manufacturers and individuals.

As a graphic designer, you don’t necessarily need a degree or certificate, unless you’re trying to work at a creative agency, where the company might require it. However, if you go freelance or work for a smaller company, your work is your calling card. You need a solid portfolio more than a fancy degree. You can build your portfolio by doing small freelance jobs.

The average graphic designer makes $48,256 annually, and you can get a feel for jobs in your area by looking on the usual job sites: FlexJobs, Glassdoor, Monster, ZipRecruiter, CareerBuilder and Indeed. Also, try some of the freelancer job sites for creatives, such as Upwork, Fiverr and Freelancer.

To learn more about starting a graphic design business from home, read Start Your Own Graphic Design Business by Entrepreneur Press and George Sheldon. It's available on Amazon, eBooks.com and Barnes & Noble.

 

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When some of the jobs that you listed are best for the introvert, there are some that ar not even possible for them to do. For instance, a teacher cannot be an introvert. He will want to be associating with his students and pupils and besides his colleagues need to be related with.

 

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You can summarise all these things together that the best way for an introvert to make money is to do it online because online has present a lot of opportunities for people who do not like to engage offline to do what they like and make money online, online is suitable for introvert who prefers to be alone most of the time.

 

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You can summarise all these things together that the best way for an introvert to make money is to do it online because online has present a lot of opportunities for people who do not like to engage offline to do what they like and make money online, online is suitable for introvert who prefers to be alone most of the time.

Hmm, what a brilliant idea. It is true that the best ways introvert can make money is by focusing on online gigs. There are many more ways money can be made online these days. And these do not even require meeting people before the money will be made. Definitely, the introvert may find this esehnsmd comfortable.

 

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Thanks for sharing. Good to learn.

 

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Hmm, what a brilliant idea. It is true that the best ways introvert can make money is by focusing on online gigs. There are many more ways money can be made online these days. And these do not even require meeting people before the money will be made. Definitely, the introvert may find this esehnsmd comfortable.

Also I may not be not be surprised to find out that 90% of people who are interested in working online are introvert because most of them do not like social gathering and they would prefer to be alone and do what they like, the reason why I am saying this is because I am one of them ,an introvert i don't like engaging too much with people.

 

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Creating online classes comes under public speaking, which might not work for an introvert. It can work for an extrovert who's already in the teaching zone. But for an introvert it seems quite difficult, because teaching involves talking to someone. You'll be continuously having interactions while explaining something to your students.

 

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Many great opportunities listed here. All of the above can be turned into very lucrative businesses too!

 

[Augusta]

I think online jobs as a whole can be done by introverts. introverts are people that finds it difficult to interact, so jobs online that is been done without meeting the other person physically or face to face is just for such people.
I thinking writing is the most prominent in this list of yours. There are always lots of writing jobs as people always need to adopt their websites and blogs and this means them needing creative writers, so any introvert can take advantage of this and make good money through writing.

I'm an introvert as well this is why I enjoy working online as I don't need to meet anyone before making online.

 

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There are several opportunities available for people to make money on the internet whether you are an introvert or extrovert. I have come to understand that people who are introverts are mostly very much interested in making money on the internet because of the kind of privacy it gives and the opportunity it provides to make money at the comfort of their homes.


There are several online businesses you can venture into if you are an introvert and make a lot of money from it and some of them are;

Affiliate marketing: You don't need to be a talkative or associate with people before you can make money from Affiliate marketing, but you simply do so by promoting people's digital product on the internet and make your money.


The wonderful thing about it is that you don't need your own products to make money but you simply do so by promoting other people's product. There are a lot of affiliate marketing platforms in which you can venture into and make a lot of money.

Freelancing: As an introvert, you can easily learn profitable skills on the internet such as graphics designing, copyrwriting and so many of them. If you have the skills you can make money from different Freelancing platforms like Fiverr and upwork.

 

[Augusta]

It is funny to see that most of the jobs that are mentioned for introverts are online jobs but as funny as it seems that is reality. As an introverts I perfectly understand all of this because I sometimes try to mingle and do some businesses offline but it feels people are getting into my space a lot and I retrace which isn't good for any business

I think introverts need to just learn skills that can help them online to earn and I'm very sure they will enjoy it. I'm really enjoying working online because I don't have to meet people that are rude or annoying. I know a work place would always have people like this and I always desist such environment. it is never healthy for anybody. All the same I totally agree with all the listed jobs for introverts they would do better with all these jobs online.