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Work from Home Jobs

Work from Home Jobs have become increasingly popular. the video below gives 11 websites that pay daily? Watch the video, and then read about these jobs below. Most of these jobs I have tried already and I explain my experience with these work from home jobs

I am going to go through these work from home jobs or side hustles in the order that she talks about them. There is a couple I do not know about, so I will not comment on those jobs, however I will note a common tactic that is used at the end of the article. I will say this much now, beware of data collection tactics.

Mystery Shopping

Mystery shopping does not pay well at all, by the time you go do the shop and spend time there completing the task, file the report , and wait for acceptance of the report you have a few hours invested plus gas or trip money you will be making only a couple dollars an hour. You also must wait for your money (15-60 days) depending on the pay cycle and company. I know this from experience. The most I ever made in a week was a little over 90 bucks, then had to wait to get paid. If you can do a few every week, you will be able to see a weekly pay in about 30-45 days, by then you are disgusted spending time and money and no pay or reimbursements if you are required to make a purchase.

UpWork

I have been a member of UpWork about 6 years and, never got any work from them. Fivver is pretty much the same, and same results. I am a formally educated Professional Writer and and a member of the IAPWE | International Association of Professional Writers & Editors.

The competition is fierce when it comes to writing. There are those in other countries that will write for pennies, they don’t need to make the kind of money that Americans need to survive, let alone make a decent living. It’s only going to get worse as automation makes it easier for the uneducated.

Handy or Angi

Handy is now Angi. I have made money from that app because I am skilled in home repair, and the money was not bad. Now they don’t have much work, and the pay is not worth the drive to some jobs.

When it comes to some of these work from home jobs or side hustles, you will be required to sign up for different things. They are making money off your information. Please allow me to explain. They pay you a few pennies to sign up and try an app or site. Your information like name, address, email, and phone number are collected and organized by demographics and other factors. This data is used to market to you and others. It’s complicated but every app you install on your phone is collecting information. Basically you are selling your information for pennies. This is an old hack used by marketing companies to collect data on the things you buy.

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How to File a Complaint as an Employee

Are you dissatisfied at work? Learn how to file a complaint as an employee, and what effect it can have on you as an employee

Recently I came across a post on LinkedIn about this very topic. The original post was created by Kelly Harrell a Marketing Strategy Specialist at Cox Media.

Kelly’s Original Post:

Ever heard the adage “don’t burn your bridges”? This especially applies to badmouthing a former employer. It only makes YOU look bad…and other potential employers notice it. Never mind you’re eliminating the possibility of becoming a “boomerang” employee to that employer should they change their leadership/culture. Look it up – boomeranging happens much more than you think! The best advice is: if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.

We are living an a social media age where as disgruntled people want to take to social media to complain about everything. Kelly is right, it can do you more harm than good. It can make you feel better at the moment, but it can come back to bite you.

For the most part the comments on this topic were in agreement with her, but there are some that are triggered and feel entitled to post negative reviews. I know, I have experienced it myself from a couple people that were triggered by something I may have said in a comment.

I do not know who these people are or what I may have posted that triggered them to look me up and write a bad review on Google. I am thinking it may have been a political post I made on one of my personal accounts.

Here is an example of one of the comments on this post. I won’t divulge (He/Him They/Them) name because I respect (He/Him They/Them) privacy,

(He/Him They/Them) Comment: “If an employer abuses its employees, they deserve to be called out in a public way. I love that gen z, particularly, does this constantly. You’ve got to get loud to change entrenched systems of abuse.”

There is a lot I can say about that to include the use of pronouns. That tells me right off that (He/Him They/Them) has no concept of proper grammar, but that’s a topic for another day.

One of the first things employers do when considering a candidate for for a position is check their Social Media accounts. If you appear to be a negative person with a lot of complaining posted, it will look bad on you as Kelly pointed out.

Proper Way to Take Action With Complaints

This is my take on how to make a proper complaint. If you do it the right way it will not look bad on you, and just might actually resolve the issue.

If you are unhappy, or you feel you are being abused in some way take the proper steps.

#1: Keep your mouth shut and collect evidence of the abuse such as video or recorded conversations. Collect any documents you may need like testimonies or proof of misconduct.

#2: Go through the proper channels to file complaints with proper documentation. If that does not work there are other sources that you can use to include legal resources.

#3: Be sure you have your ducks in a row and take a good look at yourself. Ask yourself, what did I do wrong? How did I react? Is there anything that can be used against me?

#4: Just move on, At some point if the issue is not resolved, just move on and forget it. I know it’s hard at times, but you will be the bigger person for it and bad employers or managers usually end up getting discovered. Companies take note of issues accumulated over time and start to look at reasons why they cannot retain good employees.

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Quality Content Outsourcing

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Quality content outsourcing nightmares can occur when you depend on a non-native English writing outsourcer to write your content.

Outsourcing content without even checking it can spell disaster for your business. Below is a perfect example.

I just finished writing a product review for a crappy product, (200 Cash Hack), yea, they’re hacks alright, but that is not the purpose here, so on to the example.

After writing and posting the article, I decided to do a Google search to see if anyone else has written the truth about this product yet.

On the first page of Google, I came across this article;

(Please keep in mind that this is NOT my writing below)

$200 Cash Hack This amazing system will reveal exactly what you need to do straighten your bow legs or knock knees without the need for invasive and dangerous surgery the book that provide you with real solution to this problem.
What Is Exactly Bow Legs No More? $200 Cash Hack Bow Legs No More is a comprehensive step-by-step program is easy to follow, regardless of experience, age or gender. Used by thousands throughout the world with dramatic results,Could that be your quality content outsourcing nightmare?For starters, this program name is wrong, the $ sign is not included in the title, but that is the least of the problems with this article.That article is about bow legs, and knock knees; at first I am thinking that is intentional, but after clicking the links, it is really about the program I just finished writing about.Here’s what most likely happened. Someone took an original article from the program and ran it through an article spinner. Being that they are not a native English speaker, they had no idea the article was just wrong.Judging by the website, because that is the whole review article. There are more tags and links than content. This person has no clue as to what he/she is doing. If they did it themselves, or paid someone, it was a waste. Notice the comma at the end? Yes, that is really the end of the article.Here’s the kicker’ this article made front page of Google. So much for Google’s “improved user experience” efforts that have been a burden to us honest bloggers. I have mentioned this before in some of my videos, and Google is being manipulated.Avoid “quality content outsourcing” scams by hiring a real professional for content creation and SEO. Although these people make the first page of Google through manipulation or accident, they do not stay there long.

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