6 HIGHEST Paying AT HOME Side Hustles (2024)

Summary

This video script introduces six high-paying at-home side hustles that don't require personal vehicles. It highlights platforms like Amazon Mechanical Turk for human intelligence tasks, Prolific for sharing opinions with researchers, and Rev for transcription and translation jobs with hourly rates up to $100. The script also mentions Cloud Research Connect and Prime Opinion for microtasks and surveys, emphasizing the potential to earn extra income without leaving home.

Takeaways

• 🛠 Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a marketplace for completing virtual tasks requiring human intelligence, such as identifying objects in images or transcribing audio recordings.
• 📈 To maximize earnings on MTurk, aim for a streak of hits, which are tasks completed, and some users have reported earning an extra couple of $100 per week.
• 🗳 Prolific is a platform for sharing opinions and knowledge with researchers, offering guaranteed hourly wages and flexibility with studies that can pay up to $20+ per hour.
• 🔍 UserTesting and Respondent are platforms for participating in academic or corporate research, which can be more lucrative than basic survey platforms.
• 💬 Prolific has a waitlist system to manage participant saturation, ensuring quality over quantity in their research pool.
• 💰 Rev offers freelance jobs in transcription, captioning, and subtitling with hourly earnings reaching $30 to $60, and even higher for certain tasks.
• 🌐 If you speak multiple languages, Rev can offer higher earnings for translation tasks, with rates varying significantly based on language demand.
• 🔗 Cloud Research Connect is another platform for participating in high-paying microtasks that contribute to human behavior research and product design.
• 💭 Prime Opinion stands out for paying 150% more for the same surveys compared to other platforms, offering up to $5 per survey.
• 💬 Paid Viewpoint emphasizes cash payouts instead of points, suggesting users can earn an extra $20 a week by taking surveys regularly.
• 📝 The script advises not to rely solely on any single platform for income and to combine multiple side hustles for a more substantial weekly earnings.

Q & A

What is Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) and how does it work?

Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is a marketplace for the completion of virtual tasks that require human intelligence. It includes tasks such as identifying objects in photos or videos, data entry, transcribing audio recordings, or researching data. Users perform these tasks and get paid for their work.

What are some examples of tasks that can be done on MTurk?

Examples of tasks on MTurk include tagging objects in images to improve search results, helping companies select the best picture to represent a product, removing duplicate content from business listings, answering questions from a computer or mobile device, translating content, and transcribing audio content.

What is the strategy for earning money on MTurk?

The strategy is to perform human intelligence tasks, also known as 'HITs', and ideally get a streak of HITs to maximize earnings. Some people have reported earning a couple of hundred dollars extra per week.

What is Prolific and how does it differ from basic survey platforms?

Prolific is a platform where users get paid to share their opinions, experiences, and knowledge with researchers across academia, industry, and AI. It differs from basic survey platforms by offering guaranteed hourly wages, more interesting ways to participate, and complete flexibility. It is more focused on research rather than just surveys.

How much can one earn with Prolific and what is the process like?

With Prolific, there is a guaranteed $8 per hour in some studies, and hourly rates can even reach $20 or more with additional bonuses. Users need to sign up, and there is a mandatory waitlist to prevent oversaturation of their participant pool.

What is User Testing and how does it relate to Academia or Corporation research?

User Testing is a platform where users can participate in tasks and surveys tied to either Academia or Corporation research. It is similar to Prolific in that it is more research-focused and offers higher pay for participation.

How much can one earn with Rev as a transcriptionist or captioner?

As a transcriptionist on Rev, one can earn between 30 cents to $10 per audio or video minute. As a captioner, the pay range is from $5.40 to $11 per audio or video minute. Additional earnings can be made through translation tasks, with rates varying based on language proficiency.

What is Cloud Research Connect and what kind of tasks does it offer?

Cloud Research Connect is a platform where users can participate in tasks and surveys that contribute to the understanding of human behavior. It offers a variety of high-paying microtasks, with most paying an average of $10 an hour.

What makes Prime Opinion stand out from other microtask and survey platforms?

Prime Opinion stands out by offering higher pay for surveys, claiming to pay on average 150% more for the same surveys compared to other websites. It also emphasizes that users' opinions are valuable and that businesses are willing to pay for them.

What is Paid Viewpoint and how does its reward system work?

Paid Viewpoint is a platform that rewards users with cash for taking surveys, rather than points that can be redeemed for less valuable items. It positions itself as a straightforward option for earning extra money through survey participation.

What is the general advice for someone looking to earn extra money using these platforms?

The advice is to sign up for multiple platforms, check available surveys or studies, and take the ones that pay the most. It's also recommended not to rely solely on any single platform and to combine survey taking with other side hustles to maximize earnings.