I don’t know if you or your friends have listened to audiobooks on WeChat Reading, Himalaya and other platforms. Audiobook recording is a profession that does not require going to a company, or even at home (with independent and quiet Environment) is a necessary condition. You can legitimately make money at home. My average monthly income from audio books is about 7,000.

I understand very well people who don’t want to go to work, because I am the same. The main reason why I don’t want to go to work is that I have social anxiety and I will decline unnecessary social interactions in life, let alone things like the workplace that require initiative. An environment that initiates communication.

I had some part-time experience in college, when I was studying abroad. As a member of an international student from an ordinary family, it is common for me to have part-time income. I worked as a dishwasher in a Chinese restaurant and as a shopping guide in a luxury store. I tried all of these part-time jobs, but I eventually left these positions because I always had social fears. Playing Pia allowed me to make friends and find a part-time job that suited me at the same time

During the year-end holiday of 2017, I didn’t go back to China for the New Year, so I spent most of my time watching videos and dramas at home. I accidentally watched " The variety show pilot episode "Sound Is on the Scene", the interpretation and emotions in it suddenly inspired me. After watching the first season, I was eager to try it, so I found an entertainment activity called Pia drama on the Internet. To explain simply: everyone receives a role in their own script, and expresses it in the form of dialogue interpretation in the corresponding BGM. Write out the lines and corresponding emotions in the script. For me at that time, wasn’t this just acting without pictures? Isn't this "sounding on the scene"? So that whole year, I vented my emotions in Pia and made friends. Communicating with the outside world in this form is valuable for an international student studying in a small city.

It was during this period that I came into contact with the audio industry. Discover that ordinary people can also use their voices to create value. I often listen to audiobooks before bed, but never thought I would have any other connection to audiobooks. But I discovered that many of the friends I met in pia dramas are doing audiobook recording work. In this way, I found a suitable part-time job that I could do without leaving home.

The recording work is done on the computer. From the hourly salary of 50 RMB when I entered the industry to the stable monthly income of 7,000, the audio industry is still in a state of many monks and few monks

When I first entered the industry, I received a call The price of my first book was very low, with an hourly salary of 50. The hourly wage here is not my salary for one hour of work, but the length of the finished audio I have recorded, so at the beginning I was often in a hurry and it took nearly two hours to record one hour of audio. It’s still very happy to listen to the content I recorded. Later, the level gradually improved, and the number of books received increased from 50 to 60, 80, 90, and now it is basically around 120. Generally, audiobook recording requires one hour of finished product every day, and a month is calculated as 30 days. Basically, one book can bring me more than 3,000 yuan in income every month.

In addition to recording the entire audiobook, there is another recording method called character voice. Basically, a book is taken apart and one person records the narration while the others record their respective characters. Books recorded by multiple people are called multicast books, and those recorded by one person are called single-player books. The workload of character sound is not large, but the requirements for personal ability are higher than that of single-player books, so the price will be higher. I am currently participating in the recording of a multicast book, and my hourly salary is 200. Basically, you need to deliver 1 hour of finished audio per week. This kind of character voice work can basically bring me 800 yuan per month in income.

So my current guaranteed income is 4,000, but most of the time I will take on as many books as possible. First, because I am more proficient now, the recording speed is faster. Second, I don’t go out much on weekends in winter, and I can complete a week’s worth of work in one day. In 2021, I basically record two singles at the same time, plus the occasional character voice, and my monthly part-time income is about 7,000. I hope to receive more books in 2022 and earn tens of thousands a month (＾v＾)

The few big platforms currently existing in this industry are Xima, Lazy Listening Book, Dragonfly, etc.

The number of users is very large, which is good. You don’t have to worry about your books being listened to. And there are more books now. There are tens of millions of copyrights for online novels and published books every year. This is an industry where there is more than enough, but not enough.

There are many recording opportunities every day. Finally, I will summarize what type of people are suitable for part-time audiobook work

9-to-5 office workers. Have enough time and energy after get off work. I have a stable income but want to improve my quality of life.

The mother may be unemployed at home. Mothers have a hard time raising children, but they also need to have their own financial resources and a place to release their emotions. Pia plays or recording audio books are indeed a good way to release emotions, I have experienced it myself.

College students. The college students mentioned here must have their own independent space, or graduate students can have independent dormitories. Because recording needs to be quiet. It is common for college students to work part-time to earn income. Unlike other part-time jobs that can only be worked for a certain period of time, audio part-time jobs can be continued forever.

In addition to the main recording work, there are many other types of part-time jobs in the audio industry. I will not go into details here. I will talk in detail about the non-recording income in the audio industry when I have the opportunity.

Short-term recording tasks, suitable for part-time jobs