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Ask HN: What kind of online jobs can my mom find online?

14 points by notastartup ↗ HN
She's a housewife and looking to do some extra work online, what are some sites that she can visit and make some coins on the side? I suggested crowdflower or some type of data entry work but honestly, I don't even know if they do accept Canadians (as MTurk does not) so if you got anything, please share it!

Thank you.

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ja27
Google Helpouts? https://helpouts.google.com/home

It's not trivial to get started, but my mom did medical transcription, mostly from home, for years. My brother and I even did it for a while.

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dreamer305
Could you elaborate or point to resources on how one would get involved with medical transcription?
notastartup
I'd be interested in this too, I think any repetitive, data entry sort of jobs would be great. She does know how to use excel and basic book keeping (took courses) but she doesn't have any work experience
sithu
Just curious- would you have to do HIPAA courses, or get any other certifications for medical transcription? It seems like it would be a long hiring process.
[dead] dreamer305
Could you elaborate or point to resources on how one would get involved with medical transcription?
[dead] dreamer305
Could you elaborate or point to resources on how one would get involved with medical transcription?
[dead] dreamer305
Could you elaborate or point to resources on how one would get involved with medical transcription?
[dead] dreamer305
Could you elaborate or point to resources on how one would get involved with medical transcription?
BorisMelnik
whatever she does, keep her away from Google-ing any of the following terms:

work from home, mom, passive income, online work

notastartup
hahaha yeah, it brings up a lot of those butt ugly marketer pages with "WATCH HOW I MADE $2000 in ONE DAY"
clasense4
I recommend wizpert.com, it's similar to google helpouts. In my opinion, it has good support. (haven't try google helpouts)
lauradhamilton
There are a variety of sites where copywriters can work on a per-word basis, if she enjoys writing. I believe that pays better than mechanical turk, although it's still not a lot.