There are lots of opportunities in the world and having the internet only adds to those opportunities. Did you know that it is possible to work at home and have a job sitting in front of your computer… in your pajamas? Yes. There are thousands of work at home and online jobs available nowadays and today, we will be tackling about that in this post. We will try to be as detailed as possible because we know that most of our visitors are new to this. Please leave a comment if there is something you do not understand, we will try our best to resolve that.

To apply for online jobs and start working at home, you must know the basic requirements.

Requirements On Work At Home & Online Jobs

A computer - Very important

A Paypal account - To receive your money from this type of job, you NEED Paypal. This is the most important requirement. You can’t work for free right? And you need paypal to buy some of the things you need to get started. Think of it as expenses you make when applying for a job (transportation etc). You need spend a little money first to get started. If you want to know how to create a paypal account, here’s a guide on how to create paypal account.

A common sense.

Work At Home 1: Blogging

Requirements

Get a domain, you should have a name for your site. The cheapest place to buy domain is Godaddy.

Get a web host, you should also have a space to place the blog. A name is not enough, you should have a place for it. The most reliable web hosting out there is hostgator.

Now that is done, you can download wordpress, Install it and you have a blog!

Alternative

If you have no money to spend on hosting and domain. Do not worry. There is what you call free blog hosting that google offer. Yup. You can get started blogging for free and still earn. Head over to blogger.com and sign up for an account.

Description

The reason why we list blogging as the first work at home job is because it is one of the most popular work at home and online jobs out there. Inspired and orginally for pregnant and housewives who have nothing to do in their free time. Blogging is now a profession and people who “blog” for a living are called professional bloggers.

Income potential: ranges from $100/ month to $5000/ month or more.
Depends on how dedicated you are. Filipino Blogger, Abe Olandres at Yugatech.com claims to earn $5000 (more than P260,000) per month, at home, in his pajamas.

To define blogger in our own words is to write something, anything about yourself, your hobby and your life. It is like a diary that can be seen by anyone on the internet. Some people consider it therapeutic as it releases stress. Most people earn from blogging ranges from $100 a month to $5000 per month and most top notch bloggers in the US earns millions per month. Please watch the video about blogging as featured in Mel & Joey.

The good thing about blogging is that YOU HAVE NO BOSS.

Blogging Tips

• Write things you are passionate about.
• Write on a regular basis and stick with it. Daily, weekly, monthly, whatever.
• Keep your content unique. Do not copy from other site.
• Socialize with other bloggers. Socializing will give you visitors to your site equals to more money.
• Comment on other blogger’s blog.

How Do You Earn Blogging?

Sell Advertising Space

Bloggers earn a lot of money selling advertising to their site. Once they have a blog set up, they will buy plugins like oiopublisher to sell their advertising space.

Networks can also do this.

1. Chitika

Text advertising

Instead of selling banner advertisement. Some bloggers prefer to sell links to their sites. Sites like inlinks provides just that service.

Another variation of Inlinks network is TextLinks Ads. You can earn money just by putting a link on your site. Join TextLinks Ads

Adsense

Adsense is owned by Google and is one of the largest advertising out there… It lets you earn money by getting paid everytime a person clicks on an ad. Join adsense.

Adbrite

Adbrite is one of the uprising star in internet advertising. They are included in inc 500′s top fastest growing companies in the US. It is like adsense but doesn’t have the strict rules. You can get accepted easily. Join Adbrite.

Paid Reviews

Bloggers earn a lot just by writing things they love. If you build your reputation right in the “blogosphere” as they call it, you can sell a review of a certain product, company or service ranging from $1 – $500 per article. Yep. That is right, per article, per essay or whatever you call it. How many article can you write in 1 day? With a little hard work, imagine the possibilities. There are lots of paid review sites out there and we will list them here:

1. Review Me
2. Pay Per Post
3. Sponsored Reviews

Well, that’s it for now. I’ll be adding updates from time to time on this page. There are some more to come.

To be continued…

For more details and where to apply, please refer to the article Job openings in Japan.

Filipino nurses and caregivers are wanted this year in Japan.

As part of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement or JPEPA, the hiring program will begin with the initial recruitment of 200 nurses and 300 caregivers. (The JPEPA has been ratified by the Senate and took effect last December.)

The nurses will be receiving a salary of around US$1,600 or around P76,000 a month, but they must have a three-year work experience.

Caregivers, on the other hand, are set to receive an estimated $1,200 or P57,000 a month, but they must be graduates of a four-year course.

Applicants shall be required to undergo an aptitude test and interview.

After selection, they must pass the required medical examination where applicants have to pay the basic fee of P1,500 as well as visa fee which is P1,150.

The airfare and on-site training costs shall be shouldered by the employers in Japan.

The selected candidates must undergo a 6-month language and culture training in Japan.

During the training, candidates shall receive an allowance of more than P21,000 a month.

Caregiver Lorie Lynn Arellaga speaks fluent Nihonggo after she worked for many years as an entertianer in Japan. At the outset, it would seem she has the advantage. Unfortunately, she isn’t qualified since she only finished the required 6-month course in caregiving in the Philippines. She is also not a college graduate.

“Kung ganun din lang, sa iba na kami mag-aaply–Dubai, Saudi, London…sana babaan naman ang standard nila,” Arellaga says.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) says they will study the agreement after a year and propose adjustments.

This year 2009. My younger sister would graduate from nursing school. Being the eldest in the family, I’m a bit worried as to what my sister’s future would be. We all know that the Philippines is struggling to provide jobs. Unemployment rate is at 7.4%. She is not that internet savvy to know where to look for job opportunities on the internet. That is why I did some research and thought that I might be able to help her find a job once she graduates.

I never really thought that the Philippines was lacking of jobs. I have been in the labor force since college and each and every company I work with always have a slot for more people. They always hire. Even the smallest of all companies will continue to look for more people. This is a realization. There are a lot of jobs in the Philippines. All you have to do is search for it. If you are NOT fit into the job, based on the company’s requirements, please do not blame the Philippines, there are a lot of opportunities for all of those who are prepared for it. Prepared, which means, those who studied their lessons, went to school and prove that they deserve to work. Everything is just a result of the decisions you made earlier in your life. Opportunities are already there and there will never be a lack of opportunities.

Anyway, emotional paragraph aside. I was looking at the dole website and I have seen that there are a lot of jobs listed there. Fresh new jobs popping out everyday. More job websites sprouting on the internet posting more jobs. I said to myself. The Philippines, never really ran out of jobs… Just a matter of searching for it. So I decided to make this post and tell to you guys that, there are lots of jobs for all of us. And if you are a nurse like my sister, you may find that I made a post about nursing jobs in Japan and you can find out the good news and links as to where to apply online.