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Technology is so wonderful nowadays. Thanks to the Internet, being employed without leaving your house is now possible. This poses a unique opportunity especially for retirees, many of whom are looking for ways to earn a little steady income to supplement the funds they accumulated before retirement.

Thus, it’s only natural that retirees will want to pursue one or two forms of work-at-home jobs to earn some money, or even just to pass the time because they, undoubtedly, will have lots of free time to play with after they leave the corporate world.

The best thing about these jobs is that you can get to be your own boss, at least, to some extent. So, getting all that behind us, let’s take a look at the possible jobs retirees can take online to earn some extra cash.

Freelance Writer

Because of the need to maintain an online presence, content writing has become one of the fastest-growing occupations in this Internet age. Websites need content in order to be “crawled,” or indexed by the search engines particularly Google. These content need to be fresh, unique and relevant to the topic or niche market being targeted by the website.

Thus, content writers are in demand. They need to be very flexible when it comes to their writing, because they wouldn’t be writing on one topic alone. A diverse set of clients require a diverse set of knowledge, but there is no knowledge that cannot be obtained when one knows how to do diligent research through the Internet.

Content writers typically manage and own their own time, and their only restrictions in terms of time are the ones imposed by their client. As long as deadlines are met, you can start anytime you’re comfortable. You can finally sleep in and not chase log in hours.

Online Consultancy

It’s a fact that retirees have a special set of skills that they have developed and acquired during their long tenure with their former employers. Even outside their employment, retirees can still make use of these special skills by working as a part-time consultant!

As a consultant, you’ll be providing advice to other professionals who are now attempting to create a career out of the territory that you have left when you retired. In a way, you’re assisting a new breed of businessmen to get themselves up from the ground. However, you’re not employed by them in a full-time basis so you can get as many clients as you want.

Because of the technology available to us nowadays, it’s possible to telecommute with your clients wherever they may be in the world. Of course, you can also travel to the field so you can see what’s going on.

These are but two of the job opportunities that are available for retirees through the Internet. Depending on your skills, you can even find many more that can fit your capabilities!

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