There are plenty of ways to make money with skills and interests that you already have – you just need to know where to look. Our work-from-home job guide is full of potential jobs that work around your schedule and let you earn extra dollars from pretty much anywhere! Based on your personality and strengths, read on to find out what type of job best suits you.

Electronic medical records, patient medical histories, referral letters and physical exam reports often start out as audio files that physicians and other health-care professionals have dictated into a recorder. That means someone—possibly you—is needed to convert the words into secure written files as a medical transcriptionist. Most employers want someone who will work a minimum of 20 hours per week, including some weekends. Great typing and knowledge of grammar are important, as is a solid understanding of medical terminology. Those with little or no experience can get a foot in the door by taking a self-paced, online course on medical terminology and documentation methods, such as the one offered for $50 at universalclass.com. Contact the doctor’s offices in your area to tell them about your services. You also might want to sign on with an agency such as the ones found at medscribe.com and mtjobs.com.

If you’re good at managing money, keeping a company’s books could be the thing for you. Every small business needs an able bookkeeper to track accounts receivable and expenditures. Cloud-based platforms such as FreshBooks,QuickBooks and Xero make it easier than ever to work with clients’ financial information remotely from your home office. You’ll need strong knowledge of basic math and a willingness to learn accounting software. There are several free accounting programs, includingTurboCash and Wave. Or go with a paid service such as QuickBooks, which costs as little as $13 per month but is widely used and comes with a variety of support tools.

List your services on free websites such as O-Desk and Elance, which specialize in work for independent contractors and freelancers. Create a profile, then submit job proposals to potential clients. Elance adds an 8.75 percent charge to your rate; oDesk takes 10 percent of your agreed-upon fee. Set rates low and raise them once you have earned great reviews.

Many websites need part-time writers.Examiner.com pays people to write reviews for restaurants, shops, parks and concerts in their area. But if reviews aren’t quite your thing, ProBlogger has listings of sites that are willing to pay semi-professional writers. Over time, good writers have found this sort of freelancing can be quite lucrative. Every website has a different application process, so log on and get paid.

New tech products are hitting the market every second, and someone needs to explain how they work in plain English. Technical writers put together operating instructions, how-to manuals and FAQ pages for consumers. Consider joining the Society for Technical Communication, which provides educational webinars and a job listing board to members.

There are plenty of sites to let your artsy side shine and help you make some extra money in the process. Etsy.com is a virtual marketplace where the craftier among us can sell their wares to shoppers from all over the world for a percent transaction fee. And Café Press allows you to design and sell your own graphic T-shirts, mugs and other printables from home for the cost of materials.

If you love to communicate visually and have fashioned your own great business logo or website, graphic design could be for you. Potential clients are likely to be most interested in your portfolio. Have you designed a school poster? Put together a brochure for a nonprofit? Showcase your skills by creating a website and uploading images of your work. (Skilledup.com offers a range of classes—some for free—on website creation and graphic design.) Look for job postings onaiga.org and on more general job boards such as Indeed, Monster and Simply Hired.

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Are you super-organized? You might want to consider working as a virtual administrative assistant. Often business owners can save money by hiring independent contacts to perform tasks such as data entry, transcription and scheduling out of a home office. Go tovirtualassistantjobs.com to find out more, or register with an agency such aseaHelp.com or Zirtual.com, which assign clients to you.

Always have to have the newest items that hit the shelves, and can’t wait to talk about them with your friends? You can turn your shopping passion into a project by testing products. Companies want your input on their new products and will often reward you for giving it with discounts, freebies and more. For more information on becoming a product tester, check out Shespeaks.com, Vocalpoint.com and Crow

Sites will pay for information; all you need is a fast Internet connection. ChaCha.comguides can earn $3 to $9 an hour for researching the answers to obscure questions. If you are more of an expert in a certain area, you can answers other people’s questions on liveperson.com, a site that offers everything from style tips to homework help. Once you are approved, you set your own fee for answers. The more questions you tackle, the more you earn.

If you’re an outgoing person and have a large social network, you may want to consider hosting product parties. More than 15 million people in the U.S. sell items for direct-sales companies, according to the Direct Selling Association. And this isn’t just restricted to the handy-reusable plasticware of yesteryear; there is likely a direct selling company for whatever your interest. Check out this list of popular businessesthat are offer direct sales jobs to get started.

Follow these tips to figure out if a business is legitimate:

1. Avoid any company that asks you to pay for instructions or products before it explains the plan.
2. Watch out for pyramid schemes.
3. Read the fine print. Before getting started, read the site’s terms of use.
4. Do research. Go on to the Better Business Bureau to see if the BBB has accredited the organization of if anyone has lodged a complaint against it.