Even though I live in Australia I'm anxiuosly waiting to see what other suggestions come forth in this thread.

My DH has started home delivering store catalogues but there's an awful lot of walking involved with that which I can't do, and he shouldn't be doing either. Hubby has a spinal condition and is probably going to have surgery later in the year, and at the moment all this walking is just making his back worse. All for the grand total of 1-2 cents per catalogue, depending on the store, and as he delivers to around 1,000 houses per week, he earns $25-$30 weekly.

I would like something I could use the computer for, but at this stage the only things I've heard of are not the sort of thing I would do, like sending out SPAM. I'll be waiting to read about any other suggestions.

Well I did sign up to that on line juror thing, lets see what happens. I remember hearing about it and then forgot all about it (part of ms). The site says expect about 1 pwr week and each takes about 45 min and it pays 5 to 10 dollars per case, but to be honest I hope I get more then that because Im here just on the computer all day anyway. Thanks for the tip!

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fishnbuddy, have you looked into things like proof reading for publishers (someone mentioned that one I forget where now) and also I believe there are doctors and others who look for people to do computer records etc for them. not sure if any qualifications needed. there is so much one can do online nowdays if computer work is doable.

this is a really good topic, as many here need a way to either supplement income or earn a living while being challenged with illness or disability.

For us, starting to sell the personal "bric a brac" and the antiques and collectibles we ourselves inherited or enjoyed collecting along the way, has been the way to at least get by since my husband and youngest son had major health changes impact their lives late 90s. It would be a real blessing if we too could find a few more things to add in and have a bit left over instead of month to monthing it the way our kind of retail sales are in this current economy

This all has my entrepreneurial brain in high gear. Maybe once I have a Dx I'll start a work at home agency for all of us.

I was surfing the Net today, and found "Get Paid for Participating in Online Surveys". Has anyone ever tried this?

Not yet, but I am giving it very serious thought.

I just thought of something...

getting MicroSoft certified would/can help with home business.

I have tech specialist certification (but I haven't updated it in recent years ) (used to be able to do it over the internet a few years ago).

now you have to take it at a center but you can study all of it at home and take a practice test at home.

Once you get certified, you can fix and trouble shoot most of the basic stuff and then just go to MS and ask for questions that you don't know.

That's how I got started with the home business then I took some CAD classes and ended up doing CAD.

with the certification, you are allowed to do remote assistance so you can trouble shoot others puter from your home if the clients let you. Anyways, that's enchiladas down the road.

The trick is to NOT let the certification scare you.

I knew very little about it 6 almost 7 years ago. I could do some DOS but my main puter was MAC.

yes, it took countless hours of frustrations to learn things...

BUT....once you've learn it, it can become advantageous to you if you like to have some sort of home business...pick up their puters and bring it to your house, or go to their house and I usually charge more for that. Or do it remote. If you are comfortable, you can have them drop it off at your house. I prefer not to do that though.
One of my partners at the time when we started this together, he would have people meet him at the nearby coffee shop. That worked pretty well.

anyways, just a thought...

I have beent weaning myself from the puter trouble shooting cause my cad business have taken off. And there is just too much new carp to learn on a daily basis about new puters. I haven't even really try to learn Vista yet...

I've kept some of my loyal customers when it comes to PC's but I don't take on new clients anymore. I might throw some your way if you guys like to do remote assistance. LOL

Yes, I tried that when I was acting professionally and it doesn't ever really pan out. At least that was my experience. Most sites do one of 2 things. 1. You sign up and then they tell you there is a monthly membership fee for the right to be considered to take their surveys and won't guarantee that you even make your membership fee back. or 2. The compensation is in the form of either sweepstakes entries or points to redeem from their catalogue of useless crap. I do 2 that fall in the latter category just for fun. The catalogue has allowed me to give several extra X-mas gifts for nothing but it's mostly magazine subscriptions, travel mugs, posters and stuff.

There are some transcription agencies that I did some genuine work with but you never know when they're going to call with a job and you will end up working long hours to meet each deadline.

Hope that helps.

Yes thank you Dizzie Lizzy, it did help.

Surveys no longer sound like what I'm looking for. We definitely need income and not just gifts.

I appreciate you posting the information, but I'm afraid it's back to the drawing board for me.