Being able to work from home is a dream for millions of people. Whether for someone else or for yourself, the freedom to choose your hours and make your professional life compatible with your family or personal life is priceless.
I have been working from home for several years, first as an employee and then as an entrepreneur, and I recognize that there has never been a better time to do it than now.
In this article I will give you the keys so that you too can get a salary from the comfort of your home, starting with  a list of the best jobs from home for their employability and economic potential and ending with the main websites where to find remote job offers .

Types of work from home

Before we start, let's clarify what types of work from home exist: those in which you are  employed , or self-employed .

A. For others

The reality is that very few companies in Spanish-speaking countries offer telecommuting. According to Adecco data, just 1.3% of employees employed by others in Spain occasionally work from home.
The few jobs that allow it are usually related to customer service or sales, such as telemarketer or commercial agent. It is also possible to find content writing and auditing jobs, although they are very rare and usually part-time.
In the United States, where 35% of employees enjoy telecommuting, there are rankings of the best companies with remote jobs . In many other countries there are still no such reports, but it is a good idea to look at the North American ranking to check which companies are also present in your country.
Surely the work philosophy is similar, and thus you make sure that you are sending your CV to a company that will provide you with facilities.

B. own account

The most common thing is that those who work from home do so as a  freelance (self-employed).
New technologies have created emerging business models, and freelancers are often the first to jump on these new opportunities. Many companies also benefit from outsourcing these new functions so that they do not have to incur the costs of hiring or renting spaces.
In addition, the process to become self-employed in Spain has been simplified and made cheaper, making it the first choice for many professionals who want to work remotely.

Top 10 jobs from home

Having clarified these points, we are going to see which are the best jobs from home today due to their employability, economic potential and viability.

1. Virtual Assistant

One of the new professions most in demand with the rise of the Internet is that of virtual assistant . In the vast majority of cases they start as self-employed, although there are more and more cases of indefinite hiring, especially by small entrepreneurs.
The functions of the virtual assistant consist in giving remote support to bloggers, youtubers, digital entrepreneurs or companies in relatively simple or mechanical tasks, so it is not a profile that requires great technical skills.
These are some of the usual tasks of a virtual assistant:
  • Email management
  • Management of social networks
  • Organization of the agenda
  • Billing management
  • Design and retouching of images
  • Writing newsletters and blog posts
  • Video and / or podcast editing
  • Organization of face-to-face events
 Who is the virtual assistant job for?
For organized and proactive people, with the ability to manage multiple tasks at once.
 What do you need to be a virtual assistant?
In addition to an excellent organizational capacity and a minimum level of English, you will need to have a basic knowledge of office automation programs (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), as well as team management tools (Trello, Slack).
In many cases it is also advisable to know the management of the main social networks (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin) and have notions of video editing and blogging ( WordPress ), since it is a profile highly demanded by both YouTubers and bloggers.
 How to get a virtual assistant job?
The easiest way to start as a virtual assistant is as a freelancer, looking for private clients:
  • Contact directly with entrepreneurs, bloggers or small companies and present your services. It is a good idea to provide a demonstration of your skills, for example by sending a layout video or showing a social media campaign.
  • Stay tuned for the virtual assistant requests that most popular bloggers often make to their subscribers.
 How much does a virtual assistant charge?
The fees of a virtual assistant can range from 10 to 30 euros per hour worked , although some very experienced assistants may charge more.

2. Digital editor

Every self-respecting company must have a presence on the Internet, and for this it needs content. Whether it's the texts on the website, the blog or the posts on social networks, writing for the Internet is a booming job opportunity.
Although many professional copywriters are self-employed, more and more are hiring online marketing companies, making it a profession that can also offer some stability.
 Who is the job of digital copywriter for?
For people who feel comfortable writing, with a good level of general culture and look for a job with some creativity.
 What do you need to be a digital copywriter?
The fundamental thing is to write well. It seems obvious, but many texts are still seen on the Internet with misspellings or structural problems. It is also recommended:
  • Learn some SEO . Especially if you focus on writing for blogs, because the objective of these posts is usually to position yourself in Google and attract organic traffic.
  • Specialize. Although being a general editor is not a bad thing, if you focus on a certain topic or sector it is much easier for you to make a place for yourself in the market.
  • Be original. The best way to end your writing career is to get hunted down by plagiarizing a text.
The next step many copywriters take is to become a copywriter .
The copywriting is to write to sell. For that you need some marketing knowledge and handling persuasive writing techniques.
Being a copywriter allows you to significantly increase your rates and leave traditionally underpaid sectors such as SEO copywriting or social media. In addition, it opens up a whole field of job opportunities: texts for websites or sales pages, ads, email marketing, video scripts, e-commerce, etc.
For this, there are already specialized copywriter courses that give you the bases to start your career.
 How to get a job as an editor?
You can join platforms like Lowpost or Workana . They are a good option to start, but keep in mind that the prices that are handled there are low. The ideal is that you start and go creating a portfolio of own clients and a portfolio that allows you to raise rates.
 How much does a digital copywriter charge?
In general, an editor's fees are usually between 3 and 10 euros for every 100 words , so a 2,000-word article can be paid at more than 100 euros.
The copywriting , however, charged per piece and not by words. For example, a sales page can cost between € 200 and € 500 (or more).
As you gain experience, money may no longer be a problem (a copywriter can easily bill more than € 2,000 a month) and your main concern becomes time, which, being limited, prevents you from accepting more jobs.

3. Affiliate marketer

This is the system with which I started earning my first euros from home , and which currently provides me with a passive salary of several thousand euros per month.
The best? The investment is practically nil, its income potential is very high and it requires little knowledge.
Broadly speaking, affiliate marketing consists of creating a website where you will publish your opinion about certain products. In these analyzes you will put links to online stores that sell the product, and if the reader buys, that store will give you a commission for referring a customer.
The first step is to come to an agreement with those ecommerce . Fortunately, there are affiliation platforms where you only have to sign up to participate in that agreement. The best known is that of Amazon itself .
If, for example, you are passionate about running , you could create a website where you would publish your analysis and recommendations of different running shoes, and in each one you would put a link to an online shoe store.
To give you an idea, this is an affiliate link . He sends you to Amazon, and if you buy something I take a commission.
People would find your website on Google when they searched for opinions or recommendations on running shoes. They would read your article, click on your affiliate links, and you would get a percentage if they ended up buying one.
Thus, from the comfort of your home, your job would be to write and publish recommendations on your website. Once you had visitors it would become a source of money.
 Who is affiliate marketing for?
For people who do not want to have bosses or clients, but their own online projects that generate passive income .
 What do you need to be an affiliate marketer ?
Actually, you only need a computer and an Internet connection. You don't need any technical knowledge, because nowadays you can create a website or blog in 15 minutes with online tools like  WordPress .
The most important thing is to document yourself before analyzing the products, be a good copywriter and have patience, since new websites do not usually start to receive traffic until four or five months. That is why the ideal is to start your affiliation websites as secondary projects while you continue to work for others.
  How much can an affiliate marketer earn ?
The income of this system will depend on the market you have chosen (the more those products are sold online, the better), but also on the time you invest.
In my case, this is what two of my affiliate websites generated during the month of July:
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4. Become a blogger
  • Creating a blog and making money from it is another excellent option to be self-employed from home.
    Of course: success will not come overnight. You have to work hard and spend time, but I know from experience that the reward is worth it.
    The idea is simple: you create a blog on a specific subject, position yourself as an expert on it, and start selling services online, such as Skype consulting or your own digital video course. So you end up turning your blog into an online business that generates income month by month.
    It may seem difficult, but it is much easier than you think. The secret is to choose a theme that you like and where there are more interested people, and then publish content on your blog to build a reputation.