More and more companies these days are turning to the World Wide Web as a way of finding new customers. It allows them a larger reach, plus its more convenient for the consumer! But before they go live, many companies like to have their website tested! They want to know if it’s user friendly, are the links working, are words spelled correctly. And to do this, they need people to test it for them!

This is a great option for all us busy Mom’s who can’t commit to working set hours each day! Most of these tests take about 20 minutes so you can fit a few in before the kids wake up, and a few in the evening when they go to bed!

Most of these companies do require you have a computer with a microphone (they record you talking about the site as you test it), good internet connect, a paypal account for payment, and a few ask you have a web cam too.

Check out this list below of some companies I found who will hire you to test their sites for them! If you work for any of these, let us know in the comments what you think!!

 GET PAID TO TEST WEBSITES:

Userlytics- Earn $10 per testing websites (average time is 20 minutes). Must have a computer with good internet speed and have a paypal account.

http://www.userlytics.com/sitepublic/

UserTesting- Earn $10 per each test (average time is 10-20 minutes). Must have a computer with a microphone, be 18 years of age, and have the ability to speak your thoughts. Payment is through PayPal

http://www.usertesting.com/

WhatUsersDo – Earn $8 or more per test (average time is 10-20 minutes). Must have a computer with a microphone and internet access.

https://app.whatusersdo.com/apply

Userfeel.com- Test websites and talk about your thoughts on them into a microphone. Good testers can earn $100-$200 per week. Pay is by PayPal

To sign up as a Tester, scroll to the bottom of the page and click “become a tester”

http://www.userfeel.com/

Analysia- Test websites and surf the web and share what you think about them. Get paid $10 for 10-15 minutes of website testing.

http://www.analysia.com/user.asp

StartUpLift- Test websites and earn $5 and up per test. Payment is every Monday via PayPal. Must have a computer with internet and web browsers.

http://startuplift.com/get-paid-to-provide-feedback/

trymyUI- Test websites and apps, provide your honest feedback and earn $10 for each test.

http://www.trymyui.com/worker/signup

Enroll- Test websites and apps and help make the web a better place. Pay varies per job.

http://www.enrollapp.com/

TestingTime- Earn money testing digital products via Skype or in person with clients. Pay is $50 per test.

https://www.testingtime.com/testusers

Looking for more jobs you can do from home? Make sure to check out our Work From Home Directory for other great options!!

Everyone is looking for a different type of job, because we are all different people! The same thing does not work for everyone, and that is ok! One job I find many people looking for is a data entry job. What is data entry? Most the time it is where you are sent information to be put in a spreadsheet, or to organize according to the employers preferences. Sometimes it may be transcribing, or even typing and editing. It’s a job that does require a computer, good typing skills and good  internet connection. It’s also great in that its usually paid per assignment you do! The downside, the pay isn’t much. These type of things will give you income, but not usually equal to what you would make in a job.

The second downside is it’s hard to get one of these positions and they don’t open up very often. Many people have their employees do the data entry, so they don’t need to outsource. If you do get hired for this type of job, make sure to hold onto it as they are few and far between! Be prepared to apply to as many as you can find and you may have to wait a bit to hear back.

You can also find these type of jobs on job hiring sites like indeed.com and yahoo jobs or flexjobs. You do need to be careful with those to make sure its a legit company. And avoid data entry you see on social media. These companies that are legit, do not recruit off social media. They use professional job sites. Here are a list of some companies who hire directly for data entry positions. If you know of more, make sure to tell us in the comments so we can include it!

• AccuTran Global
• Axion Data Entry
• Capital Typing
• Dion Data Solutions
• Birch Creek Communications
• Click Worker
• Lionbridge 
• MicroWorkers
• TDEC
• SigTrack
• Working Solutions 
• Amazon mTurk 
• Data Plus+  
• Scribie
• Quicktate

motivationnoun mo·ti·va·tion \ˌmō-tə-ˈvā-shən\ 1. a :  the act or process of motivating Some students need motivation to help them through school.

motivating:  to provide with a motive :  impel questions that excite and motivate youth She was motivated by a desire to help children.

b: the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.

Motivation is so incredibly important and is necessary in life to reach certain goals, and yet it seems some people have it and some people don’t!

Motivation

Why is that?

For the almost 10 years I worked in health and fitness, I saw it all the time. Some people have it, and some don’t. But the great thing is, you can teach yourself to be motivated!!

For me personally, I’ve always been pretty good at motivating myself, but the truth is I usually have a reward for myself at the end! That helps me stay on track, but for others they might need a different way to motivate themselves. They may need a friend to check in and push them or a detailed plan on what happens when they reach their goal. Sometimes, my motivation is gone too when I don’t feel good. I struggle with an autoimmune disease that is pretty severe, and on the bad days where I can hardly sit up, its VERY hard to stay motivated. What helps me on those days to stay motivated, is the hope that sharing my struggles, might help someone else going through the same thing.

Each person is different, so one of my best tips is to find what motivates YOU!! The same thing does not work for everyone, but once you find what works for you, it will help you stay motivated and reach your goals. No matter if they are career related, education related, health related….motivation is needed for everything. And as a parent, it’s something you also want to teach your kids. Here are some of my best tips on staying motivated

1. Write down your goals. Goals and motivation go hand in hand. If you write them down, you can look at them over and over when you lose your motivation.

2. Tell your goals to a friend and ask them to help hold you accountable. You are 78% more likely to stick to your goal if you tell others about it. Plus they can call you out if you lose your motivation.

3. Write down how your life will be better when you hit your goals. This was big for me! If I found success working from home, my kids could take their first ever family vacation! Or do extra coricullar activities! That’s pushed me as it was things my kids would be able to do if I stayed motivated.

4. Make a weekly plan on how to hit your goals. Break down what you need to do, and it helps keep you on track. I make a plan every Sunday night.

5. Reward yourself along the journey. When I hit small goals, I give myself a reward.  For example we went on a fun animal Safari we never could have afforded before I started working from home…that was my reward for a job well done.

6. Watch motivational videos from others on a similar journey to yours. I love seeing other people on the same journey as me, and finding out how THEY were able to stay motivated. It also inspires me when I hear of people who have the odds stacked against them, still able to succeed. It motivates me by reminding me that if they could do it, so can I!

7. Ask others to support your goals, and help remind you of them. Involve all your friends and family. The more people who know about your goal, the more to help keep you on track! They can remind you it’s worth it, and why this is so important to you.

8. Lead by example. As a parent, I won’t let my kid quit no matter how hard things get…so I set an example and don’t quit myself either. Yes it’s hard, life is hard, but our kids learn from watching us and one of the best life lessons we can teach is not to quit when things get hard!

9. Take a break…not a month break,  but I always take a day or two off where I do nothing but recharge and have time for me. You don’t want to exhaust yourself so you need to have time off! Just don’t make it too long as it can be hard to start again.

10. Believe in yourself. No matter how hard it gets,  you deserve to succeed and you can if you keep going and don’t quit. Believing you can reach your goals is one of the best ways to motivate yourself.

And never ever quit!!! That sets you farther back from where you started and sets you up for a cycle of quitting things when they get hard! Stick with it, ask others for help, and try and find new ways to motivate yourself, Your goals are worth all the hard work!