13 Work-at-Home Courses to Help You Earn Money From Home

Would you like to work from home, but you’re not sure which path to take? Then keep reading for my favorite work-at-home courses to give your career the boost it needs!

I’m going to let you in on a little secret. You don’t need a college degree to have a good-paying home-based career. Even though I have two college degrees, I’m not using any of what I learned in college to make money today.

Everything I’m doing today to earn money from home, I’ve learned along the way. I read books, attended conferences, and took online courses. Not only am I the happiest I’ve ever been in my professional life, but I’m earning more than I ever did as a nurse.

There is absolutely no excuse for you NOT to be making money from home this year! With advances in technology, more jobs can be done from home, and startup costs for launching your own business are little to nothing. Best of all, there are affordable work-at-home training courses in a variety of niches that can get you up and running in as little as a week!

If you’re ready to make money from home this year — here are some work-at-home courses you MUST check out!

1. Amazon Boot Camp

In 2008, Jessica Larrew lost her job and started blogging and selling products on Amazon, otherwise known as retail arbitrage. Today she and her husband, Cliff, earn a full-time income from selling products on Amazon and teaching others how to do the same. This course contains 14 different modules and includes everything from Amazon basics, tools you’ll need, how to select products, pricing, packing, and so much more. Besides access to the course, you’ll also receive bonuses and membership to a private Facebook Group.

The full course cost is $495, or a payment plan of $195 for three months. If you need additional assistance, they have an extra support option for $995, and they offer a 60-day money-back guarantee.

• Level: Beginner
• Duration: Self-paced — comes with 10 hours of videos
• Free Guide: FREE 7-Day Amazon FBA Email Course

2. Become a Pinterest VA Today

If you enjoy doing administrative tasks and you love hanging out on Pinterest, then this course is for you! As a blogger, Kristin Larsen learned everything about using Pinterest to get traffic to her blog. Within a short period of time, she had figured it out and was getting a ton of traffic from it, and others wanted to know her secrets to success. So, she created a course that not only shares her secrets but helps people launch their own Pinterest Virtual Assistant business.

In this work-at-home course, you’ll learn:

• Understanding the PVA Role
• 9 Services to Offer and How Much to Charge
• How to Find and Land Clients
• How to Work With Clients and Onboarding
• Pinterest, Canva and Tailwind Tech Training
• Advanced Skill – Promoted Pins and Tech Training
• Tools Included to Launch Your Business
• Bonus – Pinterest VA Invoice Templates
• Bonus – PVA + Client Journey Guided Workbook

The course cost is $899 or $1,599 for the course and Pinterest Presence Community; payment plans are available. Enrollment only happens 2-3 times a year, so be sure to get on the waitlist.

• Level: Beginner
• Duration: Self-paced
• Free Guide: Free Training Workshop

3. Bookkeeper Launch

After starting his own accounting firm, Ben Robinson needed to hire some bookkeepers to help his business clients. Unfortunately, finding good bookkeepers was tough. So, Ben decided to take his CPA knowledge and train individuals to meet his needs. Over time he discovered that great bookkeepers shared seven main personal characteristics. Now Ben teaches others how to work from home as bookkeepers.

This work-at-home training has three different levels with varying degrees of support:

• Pro – $2,499 or 12 payments of $249
• Premier – $2,999 or 12 payments of $299
• Team – $4,999 or 12 payments of $499

Bookkeeper Launch has a 60-day unconditional guarantee and an A+ rating on the Better Business Bureau website.

• Level: Beginner
• Duration: 10-week course
• Free Guide: Free Bookkeeping Workshop

4. Diva Dog Bakery

Do you love to spoil your dog? If so, running a dog treat business from home may be your calling. My friend, Kristin Larsen, ran a dog treat business in college, selling her dog treats on Etsy and local farmers’ markets. Today, she teaches others how to launch and grow a successful dog treat business.

The online course consists of eight modules and four bonuses for $199 or two payments of $159. Enrollment is open year-round.

• Level: Beginner
• Duration: It takes most students a month to complete
• Free Guide: Free Training Workshop

5. E-Printables Side Hustle Course

Printables are all the rage, and people are making excellent money selling them online! Two people who have found success in creating and selling printables on Etsy are Julie Berninger and Cody Berman of Gold City Ventures. The great thing about this course is you don’t need prior design experience or expensive tools to get started!

In this work-at-home course, you’ll learn:

• How to make beautiful printables
• You’ll get 12 templates so you can design printables faster
• Lessons on how to drive traffic and sales to your Etsy shop
• 4 weeks in their VIP Facebook Membership
• 24/7 support for questions if you need help

The course cost is $247, and they even have a 7-day refund guarantee if you’re not satisfied with the course.

• Level: Beginner
• Duration: Self-paced — 4 weeks
• Free Guide: The Seasonal Products Secret

6. Flipper University: Start a Profitable Reselling Business

Do you love watching TV shows like American Pickers, where they find unique items and then resell them for a profit? Well, my friends, Rob and Melissa Stephenson, do just that – they flip flea market finds and resell them on eBay for a profit. In fact, they earn six figures a year from their reselling business!

If you love sifting through items at flea markets, garage sales, and thrift stores and would like to earn money from home, check out Flipper University!

The course is online and contains six self-paced modules:

• 1– Getting Started
• 2– Finding the Perfect Items to Flip
• 3- eBay
• 4- Using Craigslist, Facebook, and Offer Up to sell your items
• 5- Avoiding Scams, Frauds, and Recalls
• 6- Packaging and Shipping

Enrollment only happens a couple of times a year, so be sure to get on the waitlist if you’re interested in starting a reselling business.

• Level: Beginner
• Duration: Self-paced — as little as 14 days
• Free Guide: Free 75-minute Workshop

7. General Transcription: Theory & Practice

If you want to do transcription work from home, this is the course for you. General Transcription: Theory & Practice covers everything from equipment requirements, transcription style guides to where to find legit jobs, as well as practice dictation sessions so you can hone your skills.

The full cost of the online course is $797 and includes lifetime updates and access. Janet Shaughnessy, the course creator, also has a pay-as-you-go option and discounts for individuals who purchase both the general and legal transcription courses.

• Level: Beginner
• Duration: Self-paced program – can be completed in 2-4 months
• Free Guide: Seven-Lesson Mini Course to Jumpstart Your Transcription Career

8. iPEC Coaching

iPEC (Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching) is an ICF (International Coach Federation) accredited program that trains individuals on how to become successful and thriving coaches in 10 different specialties:

• Life Coach
• Executive Coach
• Business Coach
• Couples Coaching
• Health + Wellness Coaching
• Teens + Parents Coaching
• Group Coaching
• Relationship Coaching
• Sports Performancce Coaching
• Transition Coaching

Training can be completed online or in-person and consists of three intensive, 3-day live training sessions and 200 ICF hours. At the end of the training, you’ll earn three different certifications: CPC (Certified Professional Coach), ELI-MP (Energy Leadership Index – Master Practioner), and the COR.E Dynamics Specialist.

The total cost for the training is $11,950, and iPEC offers payment plan options.

• Level: Beginner
• Duration: 7-8 months to complete phase 1, and 3-4 months to complete phase 2
• Free Guide: Finding the Right Coaching Program

9. Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing

I interviewed Michelle Schroeder-Gardner of Making Sense of Cents back in 2013. Since that time, her blogging business has seen massive success. Did I mention that she earns seven figures a year?!

How does she do it?

The majority of Michelle’s income comes from affiliate marketing, and in her course, Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing, she shares all of her affiliate marketing secrets. Michelle gave me a copy of this course to look over, and it’s an excellent foundation for new bloggers and content marketers.

It includes six modules with over 30 lessons, plus worksheets, 10 amazing bonuses, and a private Facebook Group, which is very active. The cost is $197 or two payments of $105. Michelle offers a 30-day money-back satisfaction guarantee on her course.

• Level: Beginner
• Duration: self-paced
• Free Guide: Affiliate Marketing Tips for Bloggers

10. Medical Coder

If you’d like to work-from-home doing medical coding and billing — you’ll need formal training. CareerStep offers this training through an online program that can be completed at home and finished in as little as 4-6 months. CareerStep has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, and they’re endorsed by the well-known financial advisor, Dave Ramsey.

The cost of this course is $3,899; payment plans and military tuition assistance are available. CareerStep also provides graduate support to help you land a job. If you’d like to know more, you can request additional information here by clicking on the dark pink request info button.

CareerStep also offers online training courses for Medical Transcription Editors, Personal Trainers, Medical Scribes, etc.

• Level: Beginner
• Duration: Self-paced – this program can be completed in 4-6 months

11. Proofreading: Theory and Practice Course

Caitlin Pyle, the brains behind Proofread Anywhere, has been earning a full-time income proofreading since 2012. Today she teaches other aspiring proofreaders how to do the same. The full cost of her course is $497 and includes access to eight different modules that will show you everything you need to know about proofreading and starting your own proofreading business.

• Level: Beginner to intermediate
• Duration: Self-paced — takes approximately 1-3 months to complete
• Free Guide: 76-minute Workshop

12. Savvy System: Launch Your VA Biz From Scratch

If you’re interested in starting a virtual assistant (VA) business, check out Abbey Ashley’s Savvy System. This online course includes everything you need to start and grow your VA business from the ground up.

The course contains 14 easy-to-follow lessons, templates, scripts, and assignments. You’ll also get bonuses like monthly accountability calls, proposal reviews, access to a private Facebook Group, and lots more.

• 1: Welcome to the Savvy System
• 2: Discover Your Skillset
• 3: Pricing and Packages
• 4: Brand Academy
• 5: Processes and Assets
• 6: Payments, Invoicing, and Taxes
• 7: Legalities
• 8: Marketing 101
• 9: The Ultimate Marketing Plan
• 10: Web Development 101
• 11: The Virtual Assistant Lifestyle
• 12: Raising Your Prices
• 13: Building a Team
• 14: What’s Next?

The Savvy System is $1,497 or 12 payments of $147 – which gives you lifetime access to the program. Abbey also has a 30-day money-back guarantee on the program.

• Level: Beginner
• Duration: Self-paced — can be completed in as little as 30 days
• Free Guide: Become a Booked Out Virtual Assistant – Free Training

13. Work-From-Home Doing Voice Overs

Julie Eickhoff has been working from her home doing voice-over work since 2011, and now she’s teaching others how to do the same. In this seven-part work-at-home course, you’ll learn what equipment and skills you’ll need, where to find voice-over work, how to run your business, and access to a free Facebook Group. After you complete the course, Julie will give you a free voice review. The course cost is $297, or there is a monthly payment plan of $37.50 for eight months.

• Level: Beginner
• Duration: Self-paced — contains 3.5 hours of videos
• Free Guide: Intro to Voice Over – Free Mini Course

One Last Word About Work-at-Home Courses

To be successful with any of these work-at-home courses and careers — you need to put in the hard work! Success is not going to happen overnight, and to be blunt, and it’s not always going to be easy.

But if you’re willing to put in the effort, complete the lessons, and work all the way through the course — you can be successful. If you’re looking for an “easy way out,” this list of work-at-home courses is not for you.

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Originally published on August 15, 2016. Content updated on September 2021.