Making extra money from home online has become more viable than ever before. The need to rely on multiple sources of income has become more glaring lately.
There are many ways to make extra money from home, by carrying out various freelance tasks or jobs at your convenience (whenever and wherever you want to).
Below is a list of 10 side hustles you may want to consider. You can do many of them depending on your priorities. This list will be updated progressively, with time.
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Remote Freelancing
There are several high-paying freelance avenues online. If you’ve got good digital skills, you can build on a good freelance career.
Flexjobs is a great platform to start. You can sign up and get access to many remote jobs there, from various industries. Flexjobs screens employees for you, to mitigate risk.
You can also start your own online freelance business. If you do not have adequate knowledge on how to start a business on your own, who to partner with, or where to get employees from, check out CoFoundersLab.
If you don’t want to go through the hassle of looking for clients, you can sign up on Upwork and Fiverr.
Monetize Your Coding Skills
Irrespective of whether you went to school to learn to code or were self-taught, you can make lots of extra money from home, with a coding career.
Amazon Alexa is a good platform where you can make good money from coding.
As a developer, signing up on GitHub cannot be overemphasized. It’s a development platform where you can review and host code, manage projects, and build alongside millions of other developers worldwide.
Self-publish a Book
If blogging isn’t a good fit for you, you can still write your ebooks and publish them.
When you digitally sell your e-books online, you make it more accessible to a larger audience, also reducing the amount of stress to publish the book.
The easiest platform to sell your ebooks is the Kindle Store. Make sure to explore the right strategies to guarantee good demand for the ebook.
Take Paid Surveys
Yes, you can get paid for just taking surveys! Several survey sites pay you about $1 to $15+ per survey. The more surveys you take, the more you earn. Most survey sites pay via PayPal.
You can earn a decent income, from the following survey sites:
Start A Blog
If you love getting your voice out there in writing, blogging could be a profitable start. You need to choose a niche that you’re passionate about and that can attract a great audience that can find value in your content.
There are so many options to monetize your blog, including but not limited to affiliate marketing, ad displays, and selling your products. Only your creativity and limit your monetization chances at blogging.
I recommend starting a blog by building a WordPress site and Webhosting it on Bluehost. Investing some time and money in a blog is a great way to make extra money from home.
Display advertisement is an easy and great way to make money from your blog, especially as a beginner. There are a couple of companies you can apply to, such as Google Adsense and PropellerAds.
Sell your Products
Set up an eCommerce store!
Decide on wish product(s) you want to sell and whether to set up a single product or a multiple-products store. You don’t necessarily need to produce your product(s) by yourself. A good supplier can do that for you, and you can proceed with marketing, on Shopify, or Amazon.
I recommend Shopify because it lets you build your brand better, and gives you control over client experience. Shopify Appstore has apps that you can install to get more features in your store.
Test Websites and Apps
Almost all app developers and website owners need people to provide honest reviews about the usability and quality of their apps and websites.
Some websites pay you to test apps and websites, viz;
Start a Youtube Channel
Consistently creating good quality videos, driving traffic to your channel via other social media platforms, and via your website (if you have one) is vital to growing a Youtube channel.
Over the years the number of people creating Youtube channels has skyrocketed. Competition is on the rise, on Youtube. Nevertheless, this is still a great platform to make money from. The number of YouTubers earning six-figures keeps increasing year on year.
Affiliate Marketing
Several companies pay you for every lead you send them, either via your website, blog, or social media platforms. You can recommend products and services for your audience, by sharing links to these, on your platform, and get paid for it.
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Download my FREE ebook – Affiliate Marketing Mastery.
Teach Skills or Create Online Courses
If you possess any skills that you’re very good at, and you believe can get people to want to pay you to teach them, then this could be a good source of extra income.
There are platforms like Teachable, Thinkific, Izea, VIPKid where you can share your knowledge and get paid for it.
Miscellaneous
There are several other genuine work-from-home jobs, so do not limit yourself to the aforementioned.
Note: Adopting a frugal mindset and saving money consistently, can help you make extra money.
