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3 Ways to Work at Home Doing Internet ResearchBy Holly Reisem Hanna

Today we're answering a question from a reader. So, if you've been interested in internet research jobs, keep reading.

Hi Holly,

I found your advice in the Woman's World Magazine and have been searching all through the Pinterest for work from home jobs. There are so many to go through, and some want money, and others I am not sure are real jobs. But Holly, I LOVE to research and would like to start a business doing research, but have no idea how to get started. I thought I would ask if you had any ideas since you are seeking ways of possible employment for people.

I hope you will have some ideas and share them with me as I am very eager to get started.

Sincerely, Judy L.

Hi Judy,

Internet Research is a great way for you to work from home! In fact, there are lots of companies who hire freelancers to do their research for them — you just need to know where to look. Law firms, marketing departments, insurance companies, healthcare providers, political groups, even writers, publishers, and college students need researchers.

If you have background experience in one of the areas above, I suggest starting there first, as you’ll have a leg up on your competition.

Here’s Where to Find Internet Research Jobs and How to Get Started.

Online Job Boards.

Indeed is one of my favorite sites to use when searching for telecommuting jobs, here’s why. It’s an aggregated job board, which means their platform pulls job listings from all the other major job board sites. This means you save tons of time because you don’t have to search each job site individually. While the jobs are not screened for legitimacy, Indeed does requires that all listings contain a company name, location, job title, and complete job description.

To find Internet Research jobs just use the keywords, “work-at-home,” “remote,” “freelance,” and “internet research.”

FlexJobs is an online job board that caters to flexible working arrangements. Simply use their job search function and enter “Internet Research” or “Internet Researcher.” This will take you to a page that lists all the jobs in this category. While it does cost a small fee to join, it’s well worth it. All jobs are hand screened, so you know that you’re dealing with legit opportunities.

Upwork is a freelance job board that lists different tasks for freelancers to complete. Simply register for an account (it's free), search for Internet Research positions, and submit your bid. If your bid is accepted, you'll complete the work and get paid through the platform, minus a small fee (usually 10 percent). While many freelancers complain of the low rates on these sites — it can be an excellent way for you to establish yourself in the field, and to work with repeat clients. Also, check out this article from Copyhackers, on how Danny Margulies was able to earn six figures from Elance. He really has a neat strategy for using the platform!

Companies That Hire Researchers.

There are a bunch of sites that hire independent contractors to answer questions on various topics. So if you have experience in a particular area that will be extremely helpful when you’re applying. With these opportunities, you’re not only researching answers for people, but you’re also writing the answers online — so you’ll need to write well.

Experts 123 – Is a revenue sharing platform, so the more popular your answer is the more you'll get paid. Payments are made via PayPal.

Just Answer – Pays 20 – 50 percent of what the person is willing to pay for the answer (if it's accepted). Payments are made via PayPal. Has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

Pearson – Is a leading educational company that occasionally hires remote Quantitative Researchers in Education and Market Research Analysts. These positions require advanced degrees. Click on the Reseach and Analytics tab to see what jobs are available.

Small Biz Advice – Browse questions and make a bid. Payments are made bi-monthly via PayPal, minus a 5 percent commission fee.

Wonder – Hires internet researchers to gather product info, explain trends, gather stats, and determine the size of a market. Researchers are paid per assignment.

3 Ways to Work at Home Doing Internet Research

Launch Your Own Internet Research Business.

1. Educate yourself on the topic of Internet Research.

There aren’t a lot of books on this topic, but here are a couple:

2. Get all of your legal and administrative ducks in a row.

Choose your business structure, fill out your DBA (Doing Business As) form, set up a PayPal account, so that you can accept credit card and online payments. You’ll also need to consider things like health insurance, retirement, and taxes. This article explains a lot of what you need to know.

3. Set up shop.

Next set up your website, social media profiles, and email marketing account. These three items will help you market and advertise your new business.

4. Get clients.

There’s a variety of ways to do this, but first, start with the job boards I mentioned in this post.

Here are some other ways in which you can get clients.

Good luck with your Internet Research Business and keep me posted on your progress!

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Comments

  1. Evelyn Weibel says

    November 1, 2018 at 12:54 pm

    I have a political science degree and so would like to do political research and I love the idea of freelancing–working for myself!! But I am most interested in international issues, and I don’t have any experience in government or anything. How can I be credible?

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    • Holly - The Work at Home Woman says

      November 2, 2018 at 7:04 am

      That’s a great question, Evelyn!

      I would see if you could volunteer, intern, or somehow gain experience within this industry. Also, informational interviews (talking to people who are doing what you’d like to do) is a great way to network and build relationships within the niche. Of course, reading and learning everything you can about this area.

      Also, check out NextWave: http://nextwaveathome.com/ They have freelance writing (and calling) positions for political and advocacy campaigns — may be a good way to gain some experience.

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  2. Evelyn says

    January 10, 2017 at 6:55 am

    Again, I am an SHS graduate in Ghana who couldn’t further my education at the tertiary level but still wants work and ern something little for a living

    Reply

  4. Venessa says

    November 9, 2016 at 12:20 pm

    Hi Holly,
    I am very interested in finding ways to make a steady income online. I have viewed a few sites and even joined some of them. My question is how do I bid, quote, and write a proposal for a job that I’m interested in? I am new to this. Please help!!!

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  5. Janie says

    October 19, 2016 at 1:41 pm

    Be careful with Wonder. I had a bad experience with them. If you make it through their tests, you have a trial period, where your first five questions are reviewed by an experienced researcher, before your answer is approved and sent to the client. This is supposed to be a supportive learning experience. My first answer experience went great. However, my second answer experience was awful. I worked for two hours on my answer and submitted for review. Instead of the reviewer sending it back to me for updates, it was sent back to the dashboard (it is supposed to go back to the original person that answered, for updates – per Wonder policy), which means that I could not re-claim that question, and I did NOT get paid. It was only my second question!! I was treated completely unfairly, and chose not to work with Wonder anymore. I don’t want any association with any company that treats people in an unfair manner (especially when I was told very clearly, about the trial period – five questions, when applying for the job).

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    • Gilda Iancu says

      February 14, 2017 at 8:27 pm

      I believe wonder is a bad place to work for. Janie is right, there is no feedback at all and mostly you loose your time working on projects without getting payed. I sourced a project on money laundry strategies and i found many articles on Clinton’s Foundation and their corrupt business. As soon as I submitted my work I was excluded from the email list, they even changed thecwhole system where youbare asigned topics on a dashboard that you have to claim before reading them, then if you decline them they threaten to penalize with a ban. They claim they still have the email system with project offers running but that is completely disconected from the dashboard and you can claim a project as much as you want from your email list, it is not going to correspond with the dashboard and you basically are losing your time. Then of course , the censorship of the sources….you have to cite only the political correct sources if you source/research on topics that do not focuse on technology and solicit your critical thinking. In other words if you want to really earn money doing research wonder is not the place for you.

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  6. Bonnie says

    September 11, 2016 at 11:31 pm

    I also would love some help as I am very interest in starting a research business from home as I am now disabled and have to work from home. So any help would be greatly appreciated. Tiernanbr3@ gmail.com

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  7. Mary Sheppard says

    August 13, 2016 at 11:02 am

    Hi Holly,

    My Name is Mary Ann Sheppard and it was great to see this today. I am in the process if starting my second Marketing business. I have worked previously as a Marketing Research Analyst in the Financial Services field for over 15 years. I loved my job. I even set up a corporate library in house and placed info on the corporate Internet that way anyone within the corporation worldwide could obtain info at anytime. Plover bad was 35,000 and I was the only one in house that did the research. I also followed all the banks worldwide. There are many places that need researchers and it is a perfect business to run for home.

    I am willing to help anyone in learning how to term their search criteria. It can be frustrating at times but very rewarding. I left when my job transferred from Pennsylvania to Arizona As I Gad 2 teenagers who wanted to graduate with their friends.

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    • Eva North says

      August 20, 2016 at 7:36 pm

      Good evening Mary, my name is Eva and I am looking for internet research work from home. I’m a stay at home mom of four, two which are still at home, and wife to a truck driver. I feel being a full time stay at home mom/wife qualifies me to work on internet researcher, so if you are offering to help someone learn and/or get into it, I would love to be that person. I’ll let you know though, that I have no extra money for any training, equipment, etc. I can be personally contacted at haskids2009@gmail.com, thank you and have a great rest of your weekend.

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    • Glenda Hatfield says

      October 2, 2016 at 1:59 am

      I would be most greatful for help and direction for researcher position. I have been in the finance industry for over 20 years. I would love the flexibility and freedom to work from home or abroad.

      Thank you so much

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    • Auther Petersen says

      October 20, 2016 at 5:59 am

      Dear Mary, I would be most interested in working with you I hope we could establish a work relationship and researching…I’m new to this so I would be grateful for your guidance.

      Thanking you in advance.

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    • Elizabeth says

      November 1, 2016 at 6:37 pm

      Hi,

      I am interested in learning and maybe start working from home. Please, if you can help me in any way, it will be greatly appreciated.

      Thanks,

      Elizabeth

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    • Sobha VijayaKumar says

      March 11, 2017 at 11:04 am

      Hello Mary,
      I am working at Article one partners as patent and article researcher. I will be able to earn some 50 to 100 dollars monthly as so many are working and our submitted study become duplicate and will not get any reward. I enjoy the search and highlight work, but looking for more compensated kind of work. If anything is available from from your side, please let me know. I am very much interested. I have tried zursh, but I could not earn anything from that site. My email id is vijaysobha61@gmail.com

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    • Sally says

      July 8, 2017 at 12:43 pm

      Hi Holly

      This article his amazing and educative. I have an account with Elance which is currently Upwork but I never got a chance to do any job online, I thought I qualified for one only to realise the client wanted just to get some information from me but anyway I haven’t lost hope.

      Mary

      Thanks alot for the help you are willing to give. I would like to do some research work online and become an expert but no idea on how to go about it. please help

      Reply

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