@AZwolfman wrote:
@ColoKate63 wrote:
#6 - Online resale: it’s an oldie but a goodie, there are so many platforms now, like eBay, Poshmark, Etsy, ThredUp... everyone will be at home and shopping out of boredom. Good time to sell!
But with so many jobs cancelled, will those bored people have money to buy non-essential items?
@ColoKate63 wrote:
@AZwolfman wrote:
@ColoKate63 wrote:
#6 - Online resale: it’s an oldie but a goodie, there are so many platforms now, like eBay, Poshmark, Etsy, ThredUp... everyone will be at home and shopping out of boredom. Good time to sell!
But with so many jobs cancelled, will those bored people have money to buy non-essential items?
I’m still working for pay (from home) and so is my husband.
My son is a military pilot, he’s still going to work daily. My DIL is a CPA and has always worked from home.
15-20% of working Americans lost work last week, but over 80% are still employed and getting paid.
There are still buyers for stuff, probably more now because we’re all bored and malls are closing.
@LisaSTL wrote:
"but over 80% are still employed and getting paid." Where did you get that statistic?
@ColoKate63 wrote:
@LisaSTL wrote:
"but over 80% are still employed and getting paid." Where did you get that statistic?
From my state Department of Labor, which estimated an 18% unemployment rate due to the COVID19 shutdown. Unemployment claims made since last week appear to confirm this.
On a local Denver station, they then stated that Colorado economy was running right about average for the rest of the USA.
The Trump Administration has specifically requested that NO states release their unemployment numbers, so who knows really. I am selling on Poshmark and Etsy, and items are moving fast, can only speak for me and my family.
@ColoKate63 wrote:
.... I started this thread so that people who got thrown out of work could get ahead of the curve and make some money moves. Hopefully a few have picked up some good tips.
@Tarantado wrote:
There are many remote jobs that focus on SEO, but for the large search engines such as Google. The positions pay $12-15 an hour last I recall. It requires lots of learning to properly rate queries and ads, but if you have lots of extra time to fill in, you pay for what you work and it's remote.
Lionbridge and Leapforce were the major players back in the day: [www.outsidethatcubicle.com]
@Mum wrote:
Making Youtube videos. I did that 10 years ago. I made a couple videos and made a few bucks back then. I used to write a lot of articles on ehow (later purchased by Demand Studios). I was making roughly $200 to $300 every month. Unfortunately, Demand Studios later bought ehow and they offered me a lump sum amount to purchase all my articles. Either that or I could have taken ownership of my articles and posted them elsewhere sans the money. It seemed wiser to take the hefty offer.
@Mum wrote:
I did mostly "How to" videos that were meant to support my ehow articles. I used to link those videos to my articles. The "How to" videos were around recipes, cleaning and some offbeat humor. I was not comfortable with revealing myself so I mostly used background music, captions and the camera focusing on my hands
@kattyk wrote:
The US census is hiring temporary workers. Most years, they pay people to walk around the neighborhoods knocking on doors asking people the questions. In 2020 there are nine questions. Just how many people and how old they are. What race, etc. It is the law to fill it out, but a lot of people don't realize it is mandatory.
@BarefootBliss wrote:
I'm an essential civil servant. The difference now is the work coming to me is considered urgent related due to the virus, instead of the usual work we had before. I feel good to support the COVID effort. Ideas I have for others is to join frugality groups for tips. In times like this sometimes saving money can yield greater results.