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3 Jobs That Professional Doctors Can Do Online

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  1. Egyptian Doctor

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    In today’s economy, finding a decent office job can be difficult for people in any profession. Jobless rate is very high all across the world. In this challenging time, some decide to look for alternative ways to make money. They do not leave their profession; they change it temporary just to be able to make a living.

    It is hard to imagine a professional doctor wanting to do an online job because this profession is very rewarding. People study for years just to get a bachelor degree in medicine/surgery. They then study further and they have to gain experience by working as an intern. However, even professional doctors are looking for online work these days because they have no job and they need money to pay their bills. In this article, you will find few opportunities that are available for doctors to make money online.

    1. Medical Transcription or Simple Typing Jobs

    In a transcription job, one has to type what he hears. This job gas many types. Here is one example: someone will give you 5 hours of audio files, which will contain some kind of conversation. You will be asked to type everything, which is heard in these audio files, to editable text files.

    This may sound like a simple job but it is not. Lot of practice and good English vocabulary is required. In some jobs, one has to type live conversation, which is a job only experienced transcriptionist can do.

    There is a sub-category called Medical-Transcription, which is a completely different ball game. No matter how much experience a transcriptionist has, he or she will struggle to do a medical transcription job. A person has to know medical terminology in order to do this work. Some choose to do online courses to learn medical terminology but for doctors, this work is a walk in the park.

    With little practice, doctors can do this work better and faster than anybody else. Pay for a medical transcription job is good mainly because it requires special skills and experience to do this work.

    Another option is to do simple typing work. This work is extremely easy to do. Here is an example of simple typing work: you will be given some images or PDF files which will contain text. You will be asked to type everything, written in images/PDF files, into editable text format.

    Note that pay for simple typing is much less than medical transcription work.

    2. Copywriting Jobs

    After years of study, medical students are usually good at writing content in English. Therefore, doctors can choose to do online copywriting jobs, which they can get at any freelancing site.

    Online content buyers need writers who can write simple content for them. They create job listings at freelancing websites where freelancers place their bids/offers to do these jobs. This is a simple process, which can be summarized into these steps:

    1. Online content buyers create job listings

    2. Online employees/freelancers from all over the world can view these listings.

    3. Freelancers can bid/apply for any job listed in a freelance site.

    4. Buyers view bids/offers from all freelancers and then they decide to hire one or more freelancers/writers.

    5. Hired freelancer(s) then complete the job within the given time period.

    6. Buyers check the work. If satisfied, they pay money to the freelancer(s).

    There are all kinds of jobs posted at freelance sites (such as, data entry, programming, logo making etc.). Doctors should apply for copywriting jobs as this is a work they can easily do and pay is good too.

    Some buyers even need medical related articles. Such articles can be written well by a professional doctor.

    3. Start a Medical/Health Blog

    Doctors can use their knowledge to write about health issues and other medical related stuff in their own blog. A good blog can generate enough income to easily pay your bills.

    By creating a useful website, you can achieve total independence in making a good income. This is not a job; instead, it is small businesses that can you start to become an independent online entrepreneur. You will be the boss [aka CEO] and you will answer to no one. You will have complete control over this business.

    Many online entrepreneurs choose to work at freelance websites. They choose this path as it requires no investment and they are able to work for online employers from home to make a stable income. In freelancing, you will work for other people and you will have to keep a clean work record in order to receive jobs consistently. Freelancing is less stressful than any office job but if you want a 100% stress-less way to make online income, then blogging is the answer.

    Following are few blogging tips:

    1. Always write your own content. Only write useful content, stuff that actually will help your website visitors. Never copy any content from any place.

    2. Choose the right Niche [aka topic] for your website. Assume that “John” is good at repairing electronic equipment. He can repair a dishwasher, LCD and other machines. He knows lot of information about repairing different kinds of machines. If john decides to start blogging, then he should write about repairing machines and other repairing related topics.

    Example: “Simon” loves to watch Football. He is a big fan of the game and he has lot of information about it. He knows tons of information about the players, rules, history etc. Such sport lover should blog about Football/Sports.

    Another example: “Nancy” lives in USA and she loves gadgets. She is addicted to seeking information about the latest technologies. She goes to different Events/Seminars where new phones/gadgets/technologies are revealed. She takes pictures of the event and gets lots of information about new gadgets that are not even available in the market yet. She can write about these items in a blog and share her knowledge with the readers. This information will interest readers who have similar interests.

    So basically, you should blog about a topic in which your interest and expertise lie. Use your knowledge and experience to write useful content.

    After you create a website, write articles regularly. You must write informative and useful content. Engage your readers in healthy/productive discussions. You can also add a forum in your website. If you are a socially active person, then share your website link with your friends on Facebook and other social media websites.

    Once your website has a good number of readers/followers, you can then think about how you want to monetize the traffic. You can place advertisements in your website or use affiliate programs to turn your website’s traffic into a stable income source. Blogging can be a very profitable business.

    It is not easy to make money in this business but with solid commitment and with some excellent content writing, one can be successful. There are tons of things to learn; slowly, you will gain experience and will get to know all the important factors in this business.

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