Remote, flexible side hustle???

Following up to share an idea - I came across the idea this week of a home-based business in photo scanning and organization. From what I can find, it sounds like the people who do it aren't struggling for business. Who doesn't have a box of printed photos that they'd like to have more accessible? There are a few reasons why it could be a good fit for me and a few why it might not be. I'm trying to think through how I could test it in a low-risk way.

What do you think? Do you think there would be a solid market for photo scanning?

I was in a very similar situation and found something that has been perfect for me training AI models (if you can't beat 'em, join 'em). I work with a company called DataAnnotation (DataAnnotation | Future-Proof Your Career With AI Training Work

) . You go and pass a test and get qualified for projects. You need a PayPal account. I think there are other competitors in this market, but I don't have experience with them. You log in and take on tasks whenever you want (and if they are available). Like I said its been great and very flexible for me - good luck!

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Hi Stephanie, You might want to see if you can find a contract gig as a technical writer in civil engineering. Someone with your background might be valuable to a company that doesn't want to employ a writer full time but needs one occasionally. (I have no knowledge of civil engineering, but it's an idea!) Go on LinkedIn and search for "civil engineering technical writer." From there you can narrow it down to remote opportunities or other parameters that suit your situation.

Have you considered working in civil engineering? Seems like there should be some contract/remote work possibilities and if you let the right firm know you were interested in a long term situation like this it could be compelling.

This is hard to find… I've been also looking for a side job like this. I had one for 9 months for a university I used to work for to train a new hire. It was amazing! I cleared like $2,500 a month and I would meet after my main job remote to train. I haven't found anything else like this since and have just accepted in person low paying side jobs.

Good luck! Hope you can find it, it is awesome when you do!

Have you checked out Wyzant? It's a tutoring platform that lets tutors offer online sessions. I have used this platform since 2017 and have even used it as my "main" hustle when between jobs. Of my hundreds of students, I think 5 have been in-person. I haven't been very active lately because work has kept me pretty busy, but I've heard that business is slower on there these days because more students are turning to LLMs, but it might still be worth checking out.