Still Earnings a Home Income

I am still working hard with my home income, I just have neglected my blogs. By the time I put in a couple of hours working on my writing and miscellaneous income sites, I am ready to call it a night. I am still focused on making a real income from home, I just have to make time to do it in addition to working full time and being a full time single mom. I am also starting school in August. I am hoping that I can be able to work from home by then, instead of working full time away from my son.

One of my biggest earners would have to be Mturk. On Mturk it is not a residual income, but it is one of my biggest incomes when I have time to do the HITs. There are a few things in the site that seem like they are not worth the time, but I have learned that making a few cents during my down time makes a big difference.

I had hit a writers block during the Holidays, and did not write much. Even though I did not submit a lot of new articles to any site I still made a decent residual income from Holiday articles that I had published the past few years. My writing motivation is back, and I will be submitting a lot of articles soon.

Motivation and determination is the key to anyone wanting to make an income from home. If you have both of these you will be able to succeed. Keep your focus on what you are wanting in life and go for it. No one said it would be easy to reach your goals in life, but it will be worth it when you reach your goals.

October is going Great

Octobers online earnings have actually been going great, I just have overlooked my blogs for the last month. I am still writing a few articles a week and working on a few other online income sources. The last few weeks I have struggled a bit, but I have still been working as much as I can to reach my personal online earning goals. My most profitable online income source would have to be Mturk and Yahoo Contributor Network. These two sites are giving me a little extra income each month, and all of the other things together is helping me pay a few bills.

Update on Mturk

I signed up for Amazons Mechanical Turk (Mturk) a few weeks ago. I have to say that in the beginning I was a little skeptical about the site, but I trust Amazon. It took me a few days to get comfortable with Mturk, but I have been able to learn a little bit every day.

The first week on the site I made a little more than $7. This was the week I took time to look around and try to figure out exactly what I was doing. i spent approximately an hour a day on Mturk for the first week. I was taking low paying tasks that I knew would be paid that day.

The second week i did do a little better, almost $9. I spent about the same amount of time on the site, but I was experimenting with different tasks. I learned that you really need to watch the time you put into a task. Some pay very little, but take more time than it is worth.

The third week was much better, I made more than $32. During the third week on Mturk I missed a few days, but I found a few great tasks that I could do in a fair amount of time. I figured out the time I put into tasks averaged to be about $5-$6 an hour. I wouldn't say it could be a full time income for me, but it is a great addition for me. Mturk is also helping a lot with my recent maternity leave.


My Opinion of Mturk:

I have been working on Mturk tasks for a little more than three weeks now, and I have learned that you can make a decent amount of money in your spare time. The best ways to make money is to try different tasks and see exactly which ones you can do timely enough that the pay is worth it. I do not recommend taking something that pays you .01 and takes 3-5 minutes to finish.

Now if you have a few minutes to work on Mturk and there is not a large amount of tasks that pay more you can take a few of those just to give you a little extra income. I will take some tasks that average lower than others, just to work the time that I have open. It gives me a few extra cents going to my personal income, and I was not doing much else with my time anyway.

Can You Make Money with Mturk

I had heard about Mturk before, but have always been a little skeptical. I finally decided to sign up for the Amazon site about three days ago. I have to say that in the beginning I was wondering around the site. I accepted a couple of HITS, but wasn't sure what would come of it. I spent about 10 minutes on Mturk and made about .20. Most of my time was trying to figure a couple of things out.

The HITS from the first day was approved very quickly, so I decided to try and earn more money. The next day I spent about 30 minutes on Mturk trying a few different HITS, and made close to $2. I have to say that I messed up and accepted a few that wasn't as easy as I thought, and received negative marks while wasting my time.

Since I began with Mturk I have made a little more than $5. I have not spent a lot of time on the site, only about 20 minutes a day. I try to do a few HITS that I can make the most money in the least amount of time. Doing this helps me get the most out of my time, and I can still focus on my other online income sources.

So Can You Make Money With Mturk?

In short, yes. Making money on Mturk will take a little getting used to, and you have to learn about the projects before jumping in. If you take your time, learn the HITS, and figure out which HITS are worth the time, you can make money. Within a matter of a few days I am halfway to the amount needed to cash out, and I have not spent much time on Mturk. I figure that I will be able to make quite a bit in my spare time during the day. I feel that every amount can make a difference in my home income, and my personal finances in general.