I don't know if you or your friends around you have been listening to audiobooks in WeChat Reading, Himalaya and other platforms, audiobook recording is a career that does not require going to the company, and can even be said to be at home (with an independent and quiet environment) is a necessity, you can earn money at home in name only, I am doing audiobooks basically about 7,000 average monthly income.

I understand people who don't want to go to work very well because I'm the same, the main reason I don't want to go to work is because I have a fear of socializing, and I politely decline unnecessary socializing in my life, not to mention environments like the workplace where you need to initiate communication.

I had some part-time experiences during my university years, when I was studying abroad, and as a member of an average family of international students, it was common for me to need to have part-time income for myself. Working as a dishwasher in a Chinese restaurant and as a shopper in a luxury store were all part-time jobs I tried, but having always had social fears I eventually left these positions.

Because playing Pia drama allows me to make friends while finding a part-time job that suits me

I didn't go back to my home country for the 2017 year-end holiday, so I was almost always at home brushing videos and dramas every day, and I stumbled upon the variety show pilot of The Voice, and the interpretations and emotions in it seemed to inspire me at once. After watching the first season, I was eager to give it a try, and that's how I found a recreational activity on the Internet called Pia Theater, which is simply explained: each person receives a role in his or her own script, and expresses the lines and emotions of the script in a conversational interpretation to the corresponding BGM. For me at the time, this was acting without pictures! It was like being in the presence of sound. So I spent the whole year in Pia theater venting my emotions and making friends. It was a great way for an international student in a small city to communicate with the outside world.

It was during this time that I was introduced to the audio industry. I realized that ordinary people can create value with their voices. I often listen to audiobooks before going to bed, but never thought I would be associated with audiobooks in any other way. But I realized that many of the friends I met in pia theater were doing audiobook recording. And that's how I found a part-time job that suited me that I could do without leaving my home.

Recording is done on the computer

From starting at 50 an hour to earning a steady 7,000 a month, the audiobook industry is still in a state of gruel and scarcity

When I first started I was offered a very low price for my first book, 50 an hour.The hourly rate here is not the salary for an hour of work, but the length of the finished audio that I recorded, so I was often frazzled in the beginning approaching the Two hours to record an hour of audio. It was still fun to listen to what I had recorded. Later, the level gradually increased, and the books received also rose from 50 to 60, 80, 90 to now basically around 120. General audiobook recording every day needs to be finished is 1 hour, a month according to 30 days, basically a book every month will bring me more than three thousand income.

In addition to the recording of the entire audiobook there is another way of recording, called character sound. Basically, a book is split up, with one person recording the narration and the others taking care of the recording of their respective characters. A book recorded by multiple people in this way is called a multicast book, and a single person is called a unicast book. The amount of work involved in character voices is not as great, but it requires a higher level of personal competence than a unicast book, so the price will be higher. I'm working on a multicast book right now, and I'm getting paid 200 an hour, which is basically an hour a week for the finished audio. This kind of character audio work basically brings me 800 a month for one book.

So I'm making a guaranteed income of 4000+ right now, but I'm taking on as many books as I can most of the time. One, because I'm more proficient now and I'm recording faster. Two, I'm less likely to go out on the weekends in the winter, and I can get a week's worth done in a day. in 2021 I'm basically recording two books together as a single podcast, and with the occasional character voice, I'm earning about 7,000 per month on the side. I'm hoping to pick up more books in 2022 and make 10,000 a month (^v^)

A few of the big platforms that exist in the industry right now are Hippo, Lazy Listening, Dragonfly, etc. All of them have a lot of users, which is great. The amount of users are very large, which is very good, do not have to worry about their own book no one to listen to. And now there are more books, every year there are tens of millions of online novels and publications books copyright, is an industry that can be regarded as more porridge and less money.

There are a lot of recording opportunities every day

Finally, I'd like to summarize what type of people are suitable to do audiobooks part-time

Nine-to-five office workers. There is enough time and energy after work. Stable income but want to improve their quality of life.

Baby moms or stay-at-home workers. Baby moms have to work hard to bring up their children, but they also need to have their own financial resources, and their emotions need to be released. pia theater or recording audiobooks is really a good way to release your emotions, and I've experienced it myself.

College students. The college students mentioned here must have their own independent space, or graduate students can have independent dormitory. Because the recording is needed to be quiet. For college students, part-time work for income is a common thing. Unlike other part-time jobs which can only work for a period of time, audiobook part-time jobs can be done all the time.

There are many other types of part-time jobs in the audiobook industry besides the main recording jobs, so I won't go into all of them here, I'll come back to the non-recording income in the audiobook industry in more detail later when I have a chance.

Short-term recording assignments for part-time work