Fiverr, Upwork and more: 5 websites to look for work and collect dollars

2022-09-10 09:51:47 By : Mr. Jacky Xiao

Faced with the gap between the official dollar and the "Bolsa" or MEP, the only legal one without caps, more and more Argentines are seeking employment on freelance platforms that allow them to work on simple projects, for a few hours and with remuneration in greenbacks.The ones who first "fulfilled the dream" were the programmers, since there is a global "hunt" for these talents in the face of the unavoidable obligation of companies to offer digital services to a public that lives more and more connected.But there are also plenty of sites with offers for microjobs, that is, microjobs or tasks that require "human" intelligence and can be hired instantly.Also, its resolution can demand between an hour or a day.What are microjobs and what needs to be done?The microjobs platforms offer digital "changes" that, in many cases, do not require more than being an Internet user, they pay between US$5 and US$10 and do not require much time commitment, namely: Searches on the web Visualization of advertisements Buy on websites Give your opinion in online surveys Report crashes of apps or sites Edit texts or translations"I have answered several surveys and it takes less than an hour," Silvia Bilbao, a resident of the Almagro neighborhood, tells iProUP, who takes advantage of her free time to add income.She confesses that she created different users because "since the tasks are filtered by profile, more income can be added per week."Thus, she seeks to give continuity to her microjobs.She points out that registering the account is usually somewhat complex, since various data must be entered to find the job offers that best fit the profile."You have to answer them conscientiously. That allows assigned tasks to be easier to solve, can be done in less time and be ready for the next one," she reveals.Microjobs are tasks that can only be done by humans and that are solved in a short timeThose with a good level of English have an advantage.Agustina, a young woman from Belgrano, discovered the microjobs platforms after being a salesperson in bookstores.Based on her knowledge of languages, she develops two tasks abroad: Voice-over: narrations for advertising, audiobooks or courses, in Spanish or English Translations: from English to Spanish and vice versa"I gradually abandoned translations, since they are paid for work, whatever the effort, unlike voice recordings that are paid per hour / minute", she confides.Agustina's voice-over rate is US$5 per minute and between US$250 and $350 per hour.Thus, she obtained a long-term contract, the closest thing to a permanent job on these platforms, through which she earns US$500 for 2 hours per week.What are the most used microjobs sites in Argentina?People with lower levels of training can also bet on microjobs.That is, "mini tasks" of no more than one hour of resolution.The most used platforms are: Fiverr.com: It owes its name to the fact that all its works are worth five (five) dollars.There are tasks such as writing comments on blogs, creating profiles on networks, giving advice or teaching PeoplePerHour.com classes: they pay from 10 dollars.In addition to marketing, design, programming positions, it includes offers to write comments on networks, transcriptions and translations mTurk.com: companies are related to people from all over the world for tasks of limited time dedication (review of fallen links, image quality control, subheading writer) Upwork.com: Offers quick fix jobs for those with some additional knowledge (computer skills, languages, design, etc) and are looking for extra "no strings attached" income Swagbucks.com: Is for answering surveys, searching the internet, report offers.Points are accumulated to redeem for cash or purchase orders on Amazon and other ecommerce sitesAccording to Bilbao, the "fastest" to start are Fiverr and Amazon Mechanical Turk (mTurk), a platform created by the ecommerce giant for users to detect errors in their product posts, such as misspelling descriptions, inaccurate photos or low quality.Thus, the search is improved, the quality of the publications and the possibilities of sale are increased.Seeing the success of the platform, the ecommerce giant opened the service to other companies that require human intelligence, without hiring staff.Argentines can collect a "salary" in dollars with small online tasks. How are jobs abroad charged in dollars?In dialogue with iProUP, BD, who asks to protect his name, indicates that to collect his salary he has an account in the foreign fintech TransferWise."It works like a US bank, it has a SWIFT code (for international transfers) and they send my salary to that account. As I need the money, I send an amount to my Binance account. With the dollars I buy USDT, I convert them to pesos and I receive them through Mercado Pago," he details.A systems engineer who identifies himself as JJ, confides to iProUP that the company he works for pays him through Payoneer, since it allows "opening accounts in any currency.""Charges a fee per transaction, unless the operation is in pounds sterling. On the platform there is a currency converter at the current market price," says the freelancer, who details two ways to obtain funds in Argentina: Prepaid Mastercard from Payonner: "If I have $5,000 in the account, I set a limit of $50 on the card, so I'm protected in case it's stolen. It's used for payments abroad, because if I use it here, it takes me the value of the official dollar" Binance account: buys USDT with your Payoneer card and, in the P2P market, converts them to pesos and receives them in an Argentine bank account Bank transfer: "From the own Payoneer account to a personal bank or a third party, that if it is abroad the dollars can be withdrawn by ATM" It may interest you They go on vacation abroad, work, earn in dollars and stay: what is the "secret" of many ArgentinesThus, Argentines lose their fear of working freelance with tasks that require a few hours, at their own pace and with payment in dollars, protecting their funds from economic ups and downs.