This video is a gem – made for Halloween time, but not for scares. The first part is hysterical – a prank played on store employees reminiscent of “Candid Camera.” The second part is totally unexpected and gives me a surprising warm, fuzzy feeling towards the producers of this video. Surely a win-win.
There is just too much good stuff going on at Crowdwish, so I will pick the one I felt was “up there” (besides the one that was actioned for my friend*)
April 24th’s Crowdwish was ‘I could find an online job that actually pays’.
You totally can.
Remote working is a huge industry, easily worth in excess of $150 billion a year. There is a wealth of sites offering online work, but inevitably many of them are slightly dodgy and best avoided.
As a rule of thumb, here are the things that should ring alarm bells if you are looking to make money ‘remote working’ from home:
If it all feels a bit too good to be true. If someone’s offering untold riches for doing comparatively little, then use your abundant common sense. There’s no such thing as a free lunch, if you can forgive the incredibly vacuous cliché.
If the contracting company asks you to pay for their services upfront. If people are demanding an advance payment, don’t ever make it. It undoubtedly signifies an arrangement that is not designed to benefit you.
If they ask you to provide confidential information. Do not disclose bank account details, national insurance or social security details to anybody. Obvs.
If their mails come from a personal account. If an email that you receive doesn’t contain a business email and phone number, it’s worth avoiding. ‘Real’ businesses rarely use hotmail.
If you get the ‘job’ incredibly easily. Not intended as a diss on your undoubted abilities but be aware of being accepted too readily.
There are however a lot of sites which offer legitimate methods of remote employment, pay reasonable wages and have structured processes in place that ensure nobody gets fleeced.
If you have skills and abilities in almost any area, from copywriting to accountancy, mobile app designing to translating, there are jobs posted on these sites every minute of every day, many of which pay reasonable wages of $30 an hour or more.
From reliable sources that use them frequently, these are the world’s best and most trustworthy remote working sites, which can genuinely be trusted to provide alternative sources of income for anyone with skills to offer. None of these require upfront funds to register:
Peopleperhour. Particularly strong on design based jobs.
Guru.com. 800,000 jobs successfully completed to date
Good luck.
*And, just to replay the wonderful video Crowdwish helped put together for my friend:
Please watch this video about my childhood friend and visit http://www.gofundme.com/886ae8 for more information on how to help. Re-blogging is wonderful! Heartfelt thanks. ❤
First of all, Happy Easter -hope the bunny was good to all out there!
Secondly, I am re-posting this video because I care deeply about my friend. I am asking people to re-blog this video -on your blog, on facebook, on twitter, etc. Please spread the word, as I am hoping to reach our goal.
If this seems pushy, I apologize. Being aware there are many things going on in this world and everyone can do so much, this is one thing I can do to make SG’s life a little easier, and so I am trying. If you would like to donate, even as little as $5.00, please go to http://www.gofundme.com/886ae8
It is much appreciated! ❤
Many thanks again to Bill Griffin and his team at Crowdwish.com.
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Today’s Crowdwish was ‘I wish for a braver and kinder world, where we can all look forward to a better tomorrow’ – from Ashley Craig (See below for more about her – very inspiring!)
Some encouraging facts – there’s actually a wealth of evidence that the world is a better place than it’s ever been.
The facts are clear; slowly but surely, the world is becoming a better place, it just doesn’t always feel that way; one of the consequences of the negativity bias in the media maybe. But the future depends on what you do today, and over in New Jersey, the person who made today’s wish is doing something brilliant.
Ashley Craig was the victim of bullying during her middle and high school years, but found the courage to stand up; not just for herself, but for others too.
Just 18, her story is here – she has created a brilliantcharity that implements anti-bullying programs in schools in America and so far these have been delivered to an incredible 10,000 students!
In order for us to help Ashley fulfill her own wish of a ‘better and kinder world’ we asked if we could help her charity, or whether she would prefer a gift for herself. Unsurprisingly, she chose her charity and so we are helping to design and produce magnetic bumper stickers to spread the word about what she is trying to achieve. You can see them below; they will be produced and shipped to Ashley in the coming weeks.
And a special THANK YOU to all who have helped out with my Crowdwish that was actioned ( please visit http://www.gofundme.com/886ae8 to learn more) I appreciate anything you can do – re-blogging, passing it on and giving from your heart if possible.
A beautiful commercial (yes – that is almost an oxymoron) that is very worth watching. (Originally on Kindness Blog, as seen below – the video did not translate over, so I have inserted it here)
Meet Lindsey! She’s a self proclaimed Professional Sunshine Spreader and she lives for Random Acts of Kindness. She wants to change the world into a more compassionate place, from her stories you can just tell that she’s definitely succeeding at it too. She’s guest blogging here today. Enjoy her post and don’t forget to visit her blog, Based On A True Story!
Yesterday, whilst preparing to enter the library for an afternoon of work, I caught a glimpse of a homeless man searching through the dumpsters seemingly quite intent on searching for some special object. I watched as his body language seemed to lift and stiffen in response to finding what he was looking for. He then dove halfway into the dumpster in order to fish something specific out.
When he emerged, his bright blue eyes were shining and his face was beaming with pride. I watched him stare…