These days many companies are outsourcing simple tasks that for some reason or another can’t be done by a computer. For instance making sure that a website’s pictures are labeled appropriately requires a human mind. The best place to get started is with Amazon’s Mechanical Turk program.
As a Mechanical Turk Worker you:
- Can work from home
- Choose your own work hours
- Get paid for doing good work
Companies post HITs (Human Intelligence Tasks) and you can browse which ones you want to work on. The compensation varies by how demanding the task is, anywhere from several pennies to several dollars. Keep in mind the super low paying tasks can be done in less than 30 sec, so you can earn a decent hourly wage from mechanical turk.
