Piece work is being paid per piece or article of work done
versus receiving a flat hourly pay. The rate and the piece are
determined by the company or person assigning the piece work. As a work
at home mom, you may find most work is piece work as an Independent
Contractor rather than an employee. Let's take a look at different
kinds of piece work you can do.
Mechanical Turk
Amazon's
Mechanical Turk program will pay people a certain amount of money for
each task they are able to complete. The program provides thousands of
tasks and directions, along with a payment amount the person will earn
when the task is completed. While most people cannot make a full time
living off of the Mechanical Turk program, it is a good way for people
to earn some extra cash.
ChaCha Agent
A ChaCha
agent responds to questions sent in by text. People who want or need to
know something send in a question through a text message, and you as
the ChaCha agent earn money for each question you are able to answer.
Agents must take a test and go through training in order to be able to
work this position. While most people cannot make a full time living
off of the ChaCha program, it is a good way for people to earn extra
money for a rainy day.
KGB
Much like the
ChaCha program, working for KGB involves answering questions sent in by
text. Depending on the nature of the question and how the answer is
found, agents, like you, earn a certain amount for each question
answered. Agents must take a test and go through training in order to
able to work this position. Most likely, you will not be able to earn a
full time income from working a position like this without other piece
work engagements along side it, however, this is a good way to earn
some extra money.
Writing
There are several places
online where writers can earn for their work. While some of them pay
based on the piece, others will pay a flat rate per piece based on word
count. This kind of piece work is the most predictable as there are
style guides to follow and topics to choose from. Pay per piece ranges
from $2 to $15 or more depending on the company.
Other
If
you work in a manufacturing or textile environment, you may be paid by
the piece. This keeps workers motivated to work at a steady pace,
however may cause people to move too quickly and produce less than
perfect qualify work. The key to piece work is to move quickly, but to
do the work well, because sub par work in any field could cause you to
lose the position.
Piece Work Explained
