Disclaimer: The top ranking articles for “ways to make money from home” would never tell you what I’m about to tell you. 

To really make money online, you will have to unlearn the pillars of your informal digital education. Use your own knowledge and experience to build a business on your own instead. 

There are no limits to business building, and you can sell whatever you want. The more determination you have, the more money you’ll make online. It’s that simple. 

Skip the usual website tester gig and become a business owner. Use this article to discover a new online business idea you can turn into an exciting, profitable venture that’ll pay more than one dollar per survey. 

Free: The Big List of Business Ideas

To help you find the inspiration to start, we compiled a list of + in-demand business ideas, broken down into categories like fitness, apparel, and gaming.

Get the big list of business ideas delivered right to your inbox.

Almost there: please enter your email below to gain instant access.

We'll also send you updates on new educational guides and success stories from the Shopify newsletter. We hate SPAM and promise to keep your email address safe.

Thanks for subscribing. You’ll start receiving free tips and resources soon. In the meantime, start building your store with a free day trial of Shopify.

25 ways to make money from home

Gone are the days of low-paying cash-back credit cards and stressful stock trading. If you want to make a lot of money from home, you’ll want to start a small business that pays you dividends over time. 

Here are the top home-based businesses you can start.

Sell custom products 

Product development isn’t the easiest route, but it’s often the most rewarding, and it may not be as hard as you expect. Making custom products is popular amongst jewelry brands, fashion brands, and home decor brands, yet it expands through virtually any industry where you make stuff from scratch. 

We recently turned to shoppers to ask about their post-pandemic shopping plans: What are they planning to buy once the pandemic is under control? The infographic below shows how they answered. Use these items to inspire your own custom product to sell online and make extra money. 

Some evergreen categories you could sell in are:

• Apparel and clothing. Clothing is one of those categories that seems to always be trendy. People look for clothes and accessories that match their style and personality, which can make fashion a fun and profitable space to sell in. The market is expected to rise above $3 trillion by  

• Home decor. Home decor is another popular sales category. People want to add personal touches to their space to make it feel cozy and enjoyable. You can sell home decor online to anyone, anywhere, at any time, while keeping overhead at a minimum. The home decor market is forecasted to reach $ billion in

• Health and beauty. The beauty and personal care industry is set to reach $ billion by You have many options in this category: you can sell skin care, cosmetics, hair care, fragrances, vegan products, and more. Grand View Research identified growing demand for men’s grooming products and anti-aging products that are expected to drive the market over the coming years. 

• Arts and entertainment. While movie box office revenue took a % dive last year, some interesting areas show impressive growth in this multitrillion-dollar industry. Digital newspaper revenue saw a 10% increase, video game revenue saw a % lift in sales, and consumer books saw a % increase. The esports industry continues to see healthy growth in this segment, forecasted to reach $37 billion by In short, there are a lot of innovative and exciting products you could sell in the arts and entertainment industry. 

• Food and beverages. The food and beverage industry will never die. Despite the COVID pandemic, the segment is projected to grow at a rate of % per year, reaching $ billion by It’s also poised for an ecommerce breakout, with up to 20% of food and beverage industry sales to be made online by , a 10 times increase from  

Evaluating market demand and following trends is a great place to start when finding popular things to make and sell. Once you have a product, you’ll want to start your business and set up a Shopify store with a free trial. And just like that, you’re ready to start selling! 

Free Webinar:

How to Find and Source a Winning Product to Sell

In less than 40 minutes, let us walk you through how to find product ideas, how to validate them, and how to sell the product once you have an idea you want to pursue.

Register now

Create a print-on-demand business

Print on demand refers to working with a supplier to customize white-label products with your own designs, then selling them underneath your own brand. Businesses can create products like hats, t-shirts, tote bags, and more. 

The best part? You don’t have to pay for any products until after you make a sale. 

When you work with a print-on-demand company, everything from printing the item to shipping is handled by the supplier. Once you set up an online store with your designs, it takes a few minutes to fulfill an order after the customer checks out. 

Creating a print-on-demand business is a great way to make money from home because:

• You can create products fast. After you design a product, you can put it up for sale on your website in minutes.

• You don’t have to worry about shipping. Your supplier will handle the fulfillment process. You’re just responsible for providing good customer service after the sale.

• It’s low risk, low investment. It’s easy to add new products to your store and test ideas since you don’t hold any inventory. Your upfront business costs are minimal because you only need an online store to start. 

A print-on-demand business also gives creators many opportunities to connect with fans through nice products, especially products sought out for their aesthetic design. Take Boba Love, for example. 

For all its products, the retailer focuses on one theme: bubble tea (also referred to as “boba”), a drink that originated in Taiwan in the early s. Bubble tea has become extremely popular around the world and has a dedicated fan base.

Boba Love sells shirts, totes, blankets, hats, and stickers around the idea of the drink. When a shopper orders a product from the store, the supplier creates and ships it to the customer. 

Curious what types of products you can create? Read A Canvas For Creativity: Here Are 10 Print on Demand Products You Can Sell (Without Holding Inventory) to learn more. 

Free Webinar:

How to Get Started with Dropshipping in

Learn how to find high-margin products, add them into your store, and start selling—fast.

Register now

Make a subscription box

A subscription business provides customers with products on a recurring basis. The subscription ecommerce market is expected to reach $ billion by , with more customers taking advantage of it each year. Research from McKinsey found that 15% of US consumers have signed up for one or more subscriptions to receive products regularly. 

The benefits of creating a subscription box include:

• Predictable revenue. Businesses know how much money is coming in each month and can plan growth initiatives accordingly.

• More cash on hand. Subscription businesses ask for full payment upfront at a discounted price, which creates regular cash flow. 

• Lower customer acquisition costs. Customers pay you on a regular basis, so you don’t need to convince them to make additional one-time purchases in your store. 

Running a subscription business from home is a proven winner. Our research shows that 63% of founders who sold subscriptions were satisfied with business performance, compared to 55% of founders who did not sell subscriptions. 

Two types of subscription businesses we found thrived in the past year were:

• Replenishment model, where subscribers receive the same or similar products each cycle. An example of this would be grooming brand Harry’s. A customer purchases the Harry’s starter set, containing a handle, shaving gel, and razor cartridges. They then receive automatic gel and blade refills monthly, based on their usage and preferences. 

• Membership model, where subscribers get access to exclusive products and perks in exchange for a monthly or yearly fee. Freelance writing community Peak Freelance runs on a membership model. Members pay a set fee and receive access to private Slack groups, on-demand tools and content, expert interviews, strategy sessions, and more.

Want to start a subscription box business from home? Read How to Start a Subscription Business: A Brief Guide to learn how, step by step.

Sell on marketplaces

Sell products on online marketplaces—but beware! Selling sites can be a great launchpad for many businesses, but the current marketplaces come with a Faustian bargain: you get access to customers if you build your business on someone else's land. Their land, their rules, and they’ll change them at any time. 

Popular marketplaces include: 

• Etsy
• Amazon
• eBay
• Handshake
• Mercado Libre
• Rakuten
• Facebook Marketplace 
• VarageSale 

Eventually, you’ll want to diversify your business by building your own site—you don’t have to choose one or the other. The big advantage is that the profit is yours: there are no fees to pay on sales and no rules to abide by but your own. 

Resources:

Sell digital products

Digital products are intangible assets or pieces of media that can be sold repeatedly online. They come in the form of streamable or downloadable files, such as PDFs, plug-ins, and templates. 

Digital assets are becoming more popular because they have high profit margins. Sure, it may take some time and money to develop them, but once the media or software is made, it’s not expensive to store or deliver to customers. 

There is no limit to how many products you can sell. Digital products help creators scale themselves by using their expertise to create kits, printables, files, and other assets professionals can benefit from. 

Started in , UX Kits sells wireflows, user personas, flowcharts, and other products to assist the design process. 

The brand has sold kits to over 10, designers, developers, and product managers in more than countries. It’s since expanded to sell three physical products but continues to drive sales from the digital assets created years ago. 

Digital products aren’t just for business professionals. Home fitness business Street Parking sells a variety of digital products—from workout plans to online courses—and membership subscriptions for people who need at-home workouts. 

Whatever you decide to create, figure out the needs of your target audience and work backward from there. Think about the kinds of assets they need/want and create products that are in demand. This will make it easier to sell and earn more money working from home. 

Sell your creative work

It’s easier than ever for creators to sell their work online. Whether it’s music, videos, digital art, photography, magazines, or podcasts, you can set up a digital shop and start selling with little limitation. 

While selling creative work sounds similar to digital products, the difference is that your products are more creative ventures. They are a way to express yourself online versus satisfying a buyer’s needs. Creators and artists who don’t have a network or connections with galleries and PR can now make money online doing something they love. 

What started as a cartoon on Instagram for Harry Hambley has grown into an international icon and ecommerce brand. As described in an interview with BBC, the Ketnipz creator skipped university to draw cartoons online. 

And Hambley’s strategy certainly paid off. The Ketnipz brand has over million followers on Instagram, sells clothing and accessories online, and can even be found on murals around the world. 

Using a combination of social media and an online store, you can make money online. Start building an active presence and engaging with your audience to establish your brand and find new customers. 

Resources:

Monetize an audience

Monetizing an audience is definitely a challenging endeavor, but the creator-to-commerce business model is becoming more successful in modern times. Bloggers and influencers today don’t need to be internet celebrities to make money from home online. All they have to do is find their people on one or two platforms and they can turn their audience into passive income.

Sonja Detrinidad, founder of Partly Sunny Projects, an online plant shop, turned one of her part-time pre-pandemic hobbies into a full-time business through TikTok marketing. She didn’t set out to become TikTok’s favorite plant mom, but discovered by accident the possibilities of monetizing an audience. 

Sonja processed over 1, orders in one month at the height of plant-shopping season last summer. She also increased her subscription box customers by more than four times since becoming a TikTok sensation, with over , followers on the platform.

Some ways you can monetize an audience are:

• Building your own website and selling online
• Through affiliate marketing commissions
• Using Instagram shoppable posts
• Starting a YouTube channel and running ads
• Adding Google AdSense to an active blog

Regardless of how you go about it, monetizing an audience is a legitimate way to make money from home. It may take some time to build a targeted audience, but the investment will be well worth your time in the long run. 

Related Content: How to make money with Youtube

Become a freelancer

One home business idea becoming more popular is offering freelance services to clients online. Almost any role a business would hire for is reasonable as a freelance service:

• Writing 
• Graphic design
• Marketing
• Data entry
• Illustration
• Transcription 
• Online tutoring
• Shopify store setup

Most of these services are best positioned toward business clients. Why? Because online businesses are the ones who are willing to spend. Freelancers can charge based on the outcome of their work versus the deliverable, which gives them leverage when it comes to pricing their services. 

“Every freelancer eventually learns that there are desired business outcomes tied to their work,” explains Elise Dopson, co-founder of Peak Freelance. “Freelance writers, for example, are not just blogging for a company. They are creating content that increases traffic, leads, and customers for a business. The sooner you learn that, and can deliver on it, the more money you’ll make freelancing from home.”

Elise has worked with brands such as ConversionXL, HubSpot, Privy, and other leading B2B software-as-a-service companies to produce incredible content that gets results, which is how she broke the six-figure-income ceiling by the age of  

If you have a passion for writing, designing, or organizing stuff, turn it into a freelance service. You won’t be disappointed with the results.

As more companies become completely remote, the opportunities to earn money from home freelancing will only become more abundant. It just takes a little know-how and determination to make it happen. 

Become a virtual assistant

With so many businesses moving online, the demand for virtual assistants is growing. Virtual assistants (VAs) are contracted workers who work with businesses and individuals on the jobs that you give them. 

Virtual assistants work from home and help with tasks such as:

• Time management and administrative tasks, like responding to emails
• Financial tasks, like bookkeeping and client invoicing 
• Team management tasks, like following up on deliverables, organizing training sessions, and creating task templates
• Social media and digital marketing tasks, like publishing and managing content
• Personal tasks, like managing investment properties, paying bills, and planning trips 
• Content tasks, like video or podcast editing

Each VA has their own speciality. I myself have worked with VAs for years in my writing business, many of whom make a full-time living as virtual assistants. 

Alexandra Froese, a VA specializing in systems and strategizes, works with clients to streamline redundant tasks and work more efficiently in their businesses. 

Alexandra helps entrepreneurs by doing the tasks herself or by developing workflows that makes a client’s business run smoother. 

You can make good money with a small number of clients, but once you stop working, the cash flow stops coming. VAs can start a blog, sell digital products, or coach other VAs to create new revenue streams and make more money from home. 

Become a reseller 

Don’t want to worry about creating new products or about minimum purchase quantities? Not a problem. You don’t need a revolutionary product idea to make money from home. Instead, you can become a reseller.

A reseller is a person who buys products from manufacturers, liquidators, and other retailers, then sells them to their own customers. A reseller permit lets your purchase certain products free of sales tax:

• Products to sell at wholesale 
• Products to sell at retail 
• Components to manufacture products 

You can find suppliers to purchase items from through a number of ways:

1. A dropshipping supplier like DSers or SaleHoo
2. Vintage boutiques 
3. Consignment shops
4. Facebook Marketplace

COAL N TERRY is one retailer that sells a vintage collection in its online store. The brand sells classic clothing alongside its own proprietary brand of hoodies and other apparel, giving shoppers a variety of products to browse and buy. 

A reselling business can be profitable if you have niche expertise, like beauty or fashion. You can launch an ecommerce store fast when you don’t have to go through product development or building an audience from scratch. 

Create and sell art 

Are you an independent artist looking for ways to make money from home? Artists can fund their craft and sell work directly to fans through online channels like an online store and non-fungible-token marketplaces. 

There are a number of other options for making sales off of one piece:

• Original art
• Limited or open edition prints
• Digital downloads
• Commissions 
• Merchandise like hats or enamel pins
• Repeat prints on fabric
• Licensing work to other brands or publications
• Collaborations 

To learn more about selling your art, read How to Sell Art Online: The Ultimate Guide.

Collect and sell vintage clothing 

Got a passion for second-hand fashion? Love the high of picking up a vintage dress at your local thrift store at a cheap price? You can turn that feeling into a business by selling vintage clothing from home. 

A $64 billion market, vintage shoppers depend on store owners to curate the best items around at the best condition. The rise in demand for vintage clothes has led to the success of brands like ThredUp and the increase of vintage clothing sellers on marketplaces like Etsy and eBay. It’s competitive, but that shouldn’t stop you from creating a cool brand and carving a space out for yourself in the vintage community. 

Naomi Bergknoff, founder of OMNIA, has been selling vintage clothing online since Combining her love for vintage clothes and her retail expertise, she’s defined a particular style away from marketplaces and close to home in Brooklyn.

Learn more by reading How to Sell Vintage Clothing Online: The Ultimate Guide.

Sell photos

The ability to make money from home as a photographer is about harnessing your creativity and monetizing it. It can seem challenging at first, but by finding your niche and building an audience, you can create multiple streams of income over time. 

Photographers have plenty of options to sell online:

• Stock marketplaces like Alamy, px, RF, and Stocksy

• Productssuch as prints, photo books, and physical goods like shirts and hats, using print-on-demand services 

• Services covering fashion shoots, product photography, events, or anything else you love to shoot

Sound interesting? Read How to Sell Photos Online: For Both Amateur and Pro Photographers to start selling your photography today. 

Rent your unused space

Most people don’t think about using their empty space to make money from home. Yet it’s one of the easiest sources of passive income. From bedrooms to parking areas, you may have some space people will happily pay you to rent. 

You have a wide range of options here:

• Bring on a housemate to rent a room in your house
• Rent a room on Airbnb
• Rent out storage space on SpareFoot
• Rent out your parking space
• Host a foreign exchange student
• Offer pet boarding

You don’t need tons of money or time to rent out your space. Rather than let unused space go to waste, offer it has a service to people who need it.

Start a pet business

Pet businesses are a fun way to make money from home (if you love animals, of course). There are many different ways to earn extra cash, like providing walking and grooming services, training, making and selling treats, or reselling products like bowls and chew toys.

You’re not limited to dogs and cats either. You could specialize in reptiles, fish, bunnies, whatever animals you enjoy being around. Pet owners alone spent over $ billion on their pets in , making this a profitable business opportunity for newcomers. 

Are pets your passion? Read How to Start a Pet Business (Plus Ideas and Examples from Top Brands) to turn it into a business today. 

Sell coffee 

Coffee sellers are always in demand as more and more coffee is consumed globally each year, according to the International Coffee Organization. If someone can’t get to their local café in the morning, they’re brewing beans at home while getting ready for the workday. 

Selling coffee can be a great way to earn money from home with a strong brand and marketing plan. Coffee is a commodity product, so it’s widely available. Customers tend to look for branding cues like design and bean origin to decide what to buy. By selling coffee, you’ll have a high volume of potential customers and many niching and expansion opportunities to take advantage of. 

Read Sell Coffee from Home: What Does it Take to Launch an Online Café to start your new coffee business. 

Build and sell woodworking projects 

If you’re a woodworker already, or curious about the craft, you can make money from home building and selling woodworking products. There are products to sell for all levels, from beginner to skilled woodworkers. You just need to figure out the best project for you!

Some fun woodworking projects that sell include:

1. Wooden signs
2. Kitchen products
3. Furniture
4. Surfboards
5. Boxes
6. Picture frames
7. Planters

If you’re ready to sell your wooden crafts online, read 12 Woodworking Projects and How to Sell Them Online to get started.

Try Computer numerical control (CNC) projects 

A CNC router is a computer-operated cutting tool that acts as a combination panel saw, spindle molder, and boring machine. It carves complex shapes out of materials like metal, wood, plastics, and glass. CNC routers use programmable automation, similar to 3D printing, to design complex parts at scale. 

Small CNC machines can cost from a few hundred dollars up to thousands, depending on the make and model. With them, you can create handcrafted, one-of-a-kind products for buyers across many markets, including:

• Home decor products
• Kitchen and barbeque tools
• Office supplies
• Custom signage 
• Toys and games
• Jewelry 

There are tons of resources available online to learn about using a CNC router. There’s a very low barrier to entry. And you can test, create, and sell products with minimal upfront costs. 

Interested in starting a CNC business? Read Putting the Pieces Together: 26 CNC Projects That Sell to learn more about this up-and-coming tactic. 

Make candles 

Looking for a fun way to make money from home? Start making and selling candles to people online. It takes a little know-how and hard work, but the upside is that you can customize candles and sell them anywhere. It’s also a low-cost business to start. Common costs include equipment to make the candles, like a double-boiler, pouring pots, and containers. 

A candle business can also be extremely profitable. The candle making industry is set to reach $ billion by , meaning there is no shortage of people buying candles they love. It’s also a good way to express your creativity and build a brand, like candle company Boy Smells, which broke traditional gender norms in fashion, home, and scent with its business in

Learn to build your candle making startup by reading Turn Scents Into Dollars: How to Start a Candle Business (Plus Examples From Top Brands).

Make soap 

Are you an avid DIYer and eager entrepreneur? You may enjoy making and selling soap from home. While soap doesn’t sound like the best income stream around, it’s an in-demand product customers need. 

Soap is a household product that everyone uses in some form, whether it’s to wash dirty hands, dishes, or laundry. The COVID pandemic also stimulated the industry, projected to reach $ billion by , creating huge demand for hygiene products to prevent infection. It’s a great way to get creative with different scents and types, with potential to expand your brand to other products like candles and fragrances. 

Want to get your hands dirty with this business idea? Read How to Make Soap: Turn a Household Necessity into a Homemade Business for more information.

Make bath bombs

Bath bombs are all the rage and a great way to make money from home. The US bath bomb market is expected to grow into a $ million industry by If you turn to Instagram, you’ll see there are millions of photos showing how these colorful balls explode when dropped in water. 

If you love DIY and have a knack for crafts, read How to Start a Bath Bomb Business from Home: A Step-by-Step Guide. You’ll learn how to source ingredients, make your bath bombs, market them, and grow a business people love.

Make skincare products 

Indie beauty brands are driving the growth of the $ billion global skin care market. If you love taking care of your skin and want to turn it into a business, now’s the time. Newcomers are jumping on trends like hybrid beauty (the combination of cosmetic and skin care), cannabis-based products, and clean beauty (products made without harming human health). 

The beauty of being a small brand is that you can tackle a specific problem for a specific audience. Find a market that’s underserved by current brands and create skin care products just for them. 

You’ll want to learn more about manufacturing and working with suppliers when running a profitable skin care business. Read all about it (and more) in our guide How to Start a Skincare Line: 11 Lessons From a Serial Beauty Entrepreneur.

Start a food business

Everyone’s got to eat, you can’t argue with that. Which is why starting a food business is a great idea if you want to make money from home. 

Outside of restaurants, there are endless high-profit-margin businesses you can run with low overhead and startup costs. The trick is cooking food you are passionate and curious about, regardless of your experience level. 

Some food business ideas to start include:

1. Food truck
2. Catering business 
3. Cooking classes
4. Meal kits 
5. Sauces
6. Pre-packaged snacks
7. Homemade jams and jellies
8. Wine, beer, and spirits

Want to see examples of other food businesses in action? Check out Selling Like Hotcakes: 13 Profitable Food Business Ideas for on the Shopify blog. 

Become a tutor

Are you an expert in math, art, or another subject? You can make money from home doing online tutoring. A prerequisite for most tutoring gigs is a bachelor’s degree in your subject, depending on where you apply for the job. You can find tutoring clients on websites like Skooli and www.oldyorkcellars.com

Only teach subjects that you have demonstrated expertise in. You’ll want to share skills and practical knowledge to create good learning experiences for your students. You can provide pre-recorded lectures and templates, plus meet students through Zoom. Tutoring is also inexpensive to start (if you already have that degree) and can easily earn you extra money. 

Offer child care

If you’re a stay-at-home parent or enjoy taking care of kids, you can easily start a child care business from home. You can offer all-day care (eight hours) for other parents while they are at work, or even just before and after school care (one to four hours). The choice is yours. 

Look at other day care businesses in your area and see what they charge. Choose your rates wisely. Don’t undercharge just to get more business. Then you’ll be taking care of too many kids and won’t be able to provide proper care. Start with an income goal for a day, then decide how many kids you can realistically watch throughout the day. Divide those two numbers to see how much to charge per kid, per day. 

Home jobs to avoid

Now that you have a good idea of different ways to make money from home, let’s look at some jobs to avoid.

Freelance marketplaces

Marketplaces like Fiverr and Upwork might be a way to get your start, but quickly can turn into a price race to the bottom. You’re forced to compete on price and don't have a way to differentiate your services or offer something premium. Long term, this isn’t the way to go. You are better off creating a freelancer website and building a business that doesn’t rely on renting digital space in a marketplace.

Online survey sites 

The pay is very low from online survey sites, and you accrue no long-term value. You’re not building skills or building an asset, you’re just losing time. Trading time for extra cash is always a reasonable short-term side hustle, but if you can, it's better to think long term.

Online survey sites include:

• Swagbucks
• Survey Junkie
• InboxDollars

Building an app

Look at most websites promoting legit ways to make money online and they’ll tell you to build an app. All new ventures are hard and most fail, but consumer apps are hyper-competitive: the average person uses only nine apps on their phone per day, most developed by major companies. 

A better option? Grow your skill set by building useful, problem-solving apps for businesses via growing marketplaces like the Shopify App Store or Salesforce Appexchange.

Side gigs

If you want to make a quick buck, then side gig apps like Rover or UserTesting are good options. But similar to online survey sites, you aren’t building anything valuable in the long run.

You are better off learning skills in your spare time, like running Facebook ads or starting a dropshipping store, which can make you money repeatedly, versus a one-off cash gig from Craigslist.

Anything that’s pay-to-earn 

Real businesses require investment, but anything that operates in a pay-to-earn model should be treated with extreme caution. For example, sites that promise you can win money by spending money, or multi-level marketing groups that require money not for inventory or product, but just to join. 

Most gimmicks are scams in disguise: the simple but hard truth is that you need to sell something people want.

Learning how to make money from home

If you have an internet connection, you can make money from home online. Sure, the lure of fast and easy cash gigs may seem like a great idea, but it will only keep you on a hamster wheel of trading your time for cash—and time is our most valuable asset in life. 

Use your time wisely and invest in building a business that’s rewarding and will pay you a bigger salary than any tester or survey site. $ per day does sound nice, but what if I told you that an online business could net you $+ per day. Would you still choose finding side gigs on Craigslist?

Regardless of whether you're looking for full-time income or just some extra money on the side, there are plenty of ways to make money while working from home. There are many benefits to making money from home, such as having the flexibility to make your own schedule and enjoy a strong work-life balance.

Reviewing ideas for how to make money at home can help you determine which you're most interested in pursuing. In this article, we discuss 95 ideas on how to make money at home.

How to make money at home

Here are 20 ideas that you may want to consider for how to make money at home:

1. Become a virtual assistant

A virtual assistant is someone who provides administrative services to clients from a remote location, such as a home office. Virtual assistants handle a variety of different responsibilities for their clients, including making travel plans, performing online research and checking emails.

Read more:How To Become a Virtual Assistant

2. Pet sitting

If you enjoy animals, then you may want to consider pet sitting. This is a good way to earn money directly from your own home. You will need to invest in marketing and commercial insurance. You may also want to speak with an accountant or bookkeeper as well as a lawyer to discuss liability.

3. Sell your own items online

Survey your home and look for items that you no longer use. You can then list those items on different e-commerce sites to find buyers. To get the best sales, it's important to take clear, high-resolution photos of your pieces. Perform research online to find how much similar items are being sold for and then price your own items competitively.

4. Tutor students online

Leverage your experience in specific subjects or your SAT or ACT knowledge to offer online tutoring to students. Promote your services in area schools and find students who have a need for your services. You can only apply to work for established online tutoring services.

Read more:Learn About Being a Tutor

5. Start a blog

If there's a topic that you're particularly interested in, you could start a blog and promote it on social media to attract an audience who wants to learn about that topic. If you draw a large enough audience with your blog, you can make money from advertising.

Read more:How To Start a Blog

6. Sell services online

There are lots of online sites where specialists can offer their services on a contract or per-project basis. Some different types of services you could offer are graphic design, website design, link building, programming, animation or video creation.

7. Create sales funnels

Many businesses use automated sales funnels to promote and sell their products and services. That said, many other business owners are unaware of how sales funnels could help grow their business. Consider starting your own business selling sales funnels. There are a lot of tools you could use to build them at a low cost.

8. Sell consulting services

Another way to make money online while working from home is through consulting. If you're particularly skilled in a certain field, you may be able to find people who would pay you to offer them advice on their business or personal goals. One way to show others how much knowledge you have to offer is to launch and promote your own blog.

You can use social media to promote your content for a low cost or even for free. After gaining a few clients, you may be able to rapidly grow your business through word-of-mouth marketing. You can meet with clients virtually and schedule those appointments at times that meet your own needs.

9. Launch an online store

E-commerce is very popular right now. While major e-commerce retailers have the majority of the market share, consumers are also looking for great deals online. Consider launching a sales funnel for yourself to drive traffic and buyers to your products and services.

Sell your expertise by offering webinars

Webinars are a great way to sell your products, as they are highly effective and follow a specific format and template. Once you learn how to deliver effective webinars, you can achieve great success in this space, delivering enormous value for your attendees and demonstrating how much additional value they would receive if they purchased your product or service.

Manage the social media accounts of small businesses

Small businesses often need help managing their social media profiles and many prefer to pay someone to help for only a few hours per week, as opposed to having someone managing social media full time.

Learn about the different social media sites and identify one or two that you want to specialize in. Then identify a specific industry that you want to work in. Finally, reach out to different businesses in your area who you recognize you can most help.

Create online courses

If you have a marketable skill that others would be interested in mastering for themselves, then consider making your own online course. There are many sites that you can use to build your course. However, once it's created and launched, online courses can be a great source of passive income.

Sell affiliate marketing offers

Affiliate marketing is an easy way to earn income by selling the products and services that other people create, particularly if you have a website with a large amount of quality traffic already. There are a number of websites available that promote affiliate offers. Take the time to understand your audience and what they're most interested in and then search to identify the right offer and present it to your audience.

Launch a podcast

A podcast is another great method for sharing your expertise with an audience. The key to success with a podcast is to find a specific niche and then providing them with great content to grow your audience. Once you have built a large audience and are receiving a large number of downloads per episode, you can then look for ways to monetize your podcast, such as selling advertisements.

While you may have to do some research in order to learn how to create, edit and promote a podcast, if you are an expert on a particular topic, it's an idea that's worth considering.

Get a babysitting job

Babysitting is another great option for making money from home. Word-of-mouth referrals are a great way to get started babysitting, although there are also a number of websites that you can use to promote your babysitting services for free. To make yourself more appealing to families, you may want to consider getting relevant certifications, such as a CPR certification.

Test websites

Another way to make money from home is by using sites that pay you for your insight into how well a specific website worked. In most cases, you have to pass a test to be accepted and then you will be paid for each test you perform. You may even have the option of earning additional compensation to participate in a video discussion with the customer after completing the test.

Perform data entry

If you have quick and accurate typing skills, then you may want to consider taking an online data entry job. These positions can usually be performed easily online and can offer consistent income.

Work as a freelance writer

Companies are often aiming for high-quality content to boost their ranking in search engines. If you have strong writing skills, this may be a path that you want to consider. If you don't have an online portfolio with published writing already, you may want to consider offering to write a few pieces for free in order to build a portfolio

Offer proofreading services

If you enjoy reading, you may want to consider a job as a freelance proofreader. Depending on whether you have a degree currently, you may want to consider investing in a proofreading course to earn credibility with potential clients. You could offer your services to independent clients or even search for companies hiring full-time proofreaders.

Rent out a room in your home

Listing a spare bedroom on a vacation rental website can provide easy income that you can make at home. It is important to spend time keeping your property and home clean. To ensure you maintain % occupancy, consider renting your home on multiple different sites.

Make sure the rooms are fully furnished and include the cost of utilities and perhaps even breakfast in the rental price. You may also want to consider upgrading your internet service to offer the fastest possible internet speed for guests.

Other ideas for how to make money at home

Here are 65 other ideas that you may want to consider as you look for ways to make money at home:

1. Build and then monetize an online community through a membership or product sales

2. Participate in online surveys

3. Sign up for free gift cards online

4. Rate pizzas online

5. Review products

6. Create a website, generate traffic and collect leads to sell to other companies or individuals

7. Work for online retailers

8. Earn commissions as an online travel agent

9. Sell lesson plans

10. Rent your clothes online

11. Offer calligraphy services for wedding invitations, cards and other stationery

12. Play games online and compete for rewards

13. Participate in an online focus group

14. Sell your used books online

15. Write and sell a book

16. Sell social media posts or ads on social media accounts or a blog

17. Evaluate search engines by performing searches, analyzing the results and giving feedback to the search engines based on the relevance of the search results

18. Create videos and earn money through advertising

19. Offer at-home daycare

20. Provide transcriptionist services

21. Rent your music equipment or studio space

22. Sell baked goods

23. Rent your parking space

24. Buy items from a flea market or yard sale, restore them and sell them online

25. Sell your old cell phone

26. Shop online and earn cash for your purchases

27. Sell your troubleshooting skills

28. Sell your own photography on stock photo sites

29. Fill out online surveys

30. Start a dog walking business

31. Launch a virtual bookkeeping business

32. Offer political advocacy services

33. Sell translation services on freelance platforms

34. Sell your crafts online

35. Obtain a remote technical support role

36. Start an at-home alteration of custom sewing business

37. Sell your unused space as storage space for people who want to pay less than the cost of a storage unit

38. Rent out a room in your home

39. Rent out your car to travelers or people who don't own their own vehicle

40. Rent your driveway, parking space or street slot

41. Sell your gently used clothing

42. Trade in electronics for cash

43. Sell unused gift cards

44. Test mobile applications

45. Become a social media influencer

46. Sign up as an online mystery shopper

47. Work virtually for a company

48. Grow and sell your own produce

49. Become a voice-over artist

50. Create your own mobile application

51. Teach online music lessons

52. Design and sell t-shirts online

53. Create video reviews

54. Pursue a medical coding and billing position

55. Manage a website

56. Offer online or social media advertising services

57. Offer search engine optimization services

58. Start a mini salon in your home

59. Invest in real estate

60. Participate in online market research

61. Create and sell woodworking projects

62. Fix search engine mistakes

63. Sell your junk mail

64. Cook for special occasions

65. Create an audiobook

66. Get paid to exercise

67. Perform meal preparation for others

68. Create a dropshipping business

69. Create and sell access to an online course

70. Teach yoga online

71. Online market trading

72. Review music for money

73. Sell your notes

74. Buy and sell domain names

75. Work as a charity collector

A priority this year, for many people, will be figuring out how to make money online. It might be a side gig to supplement your job or a completely new venture. Whatever the reason, there are a wealth of available opportunities. For quite a few of them, all you’re going to need is access to a reliable internet connection and a smartphone.

How Can I Make Money Online?

If you want to earn extra money without breaking a sweat, keep scrolling. To save you time and hours of research, I’ve created this extensive list of online money-making ideas and gigs on the side. All you need to do is set aside some time to read through the list, and I’m pretty confident you’ll find one or two you quite like the sound of.

Build a Website and Earn an Affiliate Commission

One of the most popular ways to make real money online is through affiliate marketing. 81% of brands and 84% of publishers use the power of affiliate marketing and this statistic is likely to continue as affiliate marketing spending in the US increases every year.

Don’t know what affiliate marketing is? It’s a way of earning money by promoting various brands. You’re promoting products, services, apps, software, and more. In return, companies pay you a commission when a customer buys a product using your link.

You probably think the commission will be small, but that’s not strictly true. It can be but what makes a big difference is that you can be an affiliate for one, two, three, or considerably more different brands, and there’s no limit to the number of links you can include in each of your posts.

There’s also the potential for the commission to be 50% of a $1, product and for it to be a recurring commission every month.

How does it work? You advertise the brands via your website by writing blogs, creating infomercials, and other types of content. You include links for your affiliate brands and push traffic to their website.

To achieve any level of success, you have to learn to be persistent. The key to your success will be finding a niche that suits you and having the right strategy. Some of the niches you might want to consider include:

• Software
• Travel
• E-commerce
• Dating
• Loans
• Fitness

Once you’ve decided on a niche, you’ll need to work on designing a website and starting a blog. Starting a YouTube channel that runs alongside your blog is another option.

Level of expertise: Intermediate

Requirements: Content marketing expertise, know how to build a website

Time: From six months to several years before you start making any real profit

Tools: Domain, hosting

Income Potential: $ to $10,/day

Build and Sell Software

There are many benefits to building software and then selling it. Upfront costs, including the development of the software, can be pretty high. However, the cost of selling your product once you’ve made it is relatively low. Delivering the finished product to the customer costs very little.

One critical requirement is that you need to have a good grasp of the programming side of things. A friend or relative in the know would be a possible alternative, as long as they don’t want to charge too much for their services.

It’s also crucial that you create software that people want to buy. Ideally, it needs to be software that’s unique, better than anything else that’s currently available, or at the very least, much cheaper.

There’s already a massive amount of software out there, but there are still some niches you can explore and problems no one has found the answer for. Figure out what these are, and you could be on to a winner.

Bear in mind that it could take some time for the development side of your project, which makes it vital you do plenty of research beforehand to make sure there’s a market for your product.

If you’re interested in reducing the amount of work, you might want to consider buying some software and making improvements or using open-source software. If you think this is a good option, make sure you check whether there are any restrictions. Spending a lot of time creating something you can’t sell would be devastating.

App development is another similar option. Creating games or apps can be a very lucrative idea.

One guy who made a great success of his SaaS business is Neil Patel. You can read his story here.

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: Know how to code or have a friend or relative who can do it for you, get clients to use the software

Time: More than one year to start making some money

Tools: Hosting, domain

Income Potential: $$,/month

Launch and Grow a Startup

Thanks to the internet, there are vast amounts of options if you think you’ve got what it takes to launch a startup business. As long as you’ve got a computer and a reliable internet connection, the sky’s the limit in what you can achieve.

You don’t need to be a technical whizz kid, as there are plenty of valuable tools that will help you build, launch and grow your business. You just need to put in the hard work, learning what you need.

Another great benefit of starting a new online business is that you do it from anywhere in the world. No one sets your schedule for you, which means you can work as little or as often as suits you. It depends on how fast or successful you want your business to be.

When it comes to capital requirements, you don’t need a lot. There are internet businesses you can get off the ground with no money simply because there are a wealth of free services to help the process.

Here are just a few ideas, some of which we’ll look at in more detail a little later.

• Custom furniture production
• Homemade beauty products
• Activity holidays
• E-commerce retailer
• Cleaning services
• Hand-made craft seller
• Tutoring or digital courses
• Start your own clothing line
• Publish a book

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: The right idea and customers for your product or service

Time: More than six months to start making money

Tools: Hosting, domain

Income Potential: $$,/month

Start an eCommerce Site and Sell Physical Products

In recent years, eCommerce sites have really taken off, and thanks to platforms such as WooCommerce and WordPress, building your site couldn’t get much easier. Because so many brick-and-mortar stores have had to close their doors due to COVID, the popularity of this option is likely to increase.

Online shopping is no longer the luxury it once was. More than a decade ago, eCommerce only accounted for % of total retail sales. Fast forward and in , online sales accounted for 21%. For millions of people, thanks to Covid,  it is now a necessity. For your eCommerce business to be successful in the long term, you’ll need a long-term vision and a product that brings real value to the market.

To run a successful eCommerce store, you need to create and sell a niche physical product to a specific audience or purchase trending products cheaply from an overseas manufacturer, repackage them and sell them at a markup.

The first option can be a little risky, but it also has the potential to be very successful. A certain amount of passion for your product or products is essential, and you’ll also need to be prepared to put in the graft when it comes to research, development of your product, and also testing.

There are some very successful eCommerce sites you can take inspiration from, such as Beardbrand, Ratio Coffee, and SkinnyMe Tea. All three of these companies show what incredible results are possible if you’re prepared to put in the work.

The second option is less risky, but you first have to source a product that’s already popular. One place to look is AliExpress. You buy the product in bulk, repackage it, and then sell it via your eCommerce store.

Aside from finding the right product, you’ll also need to think about how you’ll ship the orders. Handling it yourself is the obvious option, but something called drop shipping is another possibility. In this case, you take the orders, and the manufacturer handles the shipping on your behalf.

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: The right idea and customers for your product

Time: You could be making money in a couple of months

Tools: Hosting, domain, products to sell

Income Potential: $$,/monthh=

Create Online Courses

You get them popping up on your Facebook news feed and in ads when you search online. It feels like online courses are everywhere you look nowadays, but it’s not too late to get in on the action. It is forecast that the online education market could reach $ billion by There is one requirement, however. You need knowledge that someone is willing to pay for. If you’ve got what it takes, online courses are a fantastic opportunity.

It’s not the end of the world if you don’t have the wherewithal to create your own course because there’s always the option of becoming an instructor. Pick the right platform and you’ll be able to pass on your experience and skills to a broad audience who might be interested in learning something new.

If you’re wondering what kind of topics sell, here are some examples:

• Personal development
• Photography
• Art
• Gardening
• Technology
• Languages (we’ll be looking at teaching English a little later)
• Cooking
• Marketing

An excellent place to start, if you have decided on a topic, is to poll your audience. You’ll discover what they want to learn and how much they’ll be willing to pay for it.

Level of expertise: Expert

Requirements: Knowledge or skill people want to pay for

Time: You could be earning an income in a couple of months

Tools: Online learning platforms such as Udemy and Kajabi, or a software product such as WooCommerce or WordPress, an online course platform like Thinkific.

Income Potential: $$10,/month

Write and Sell an eBook

If you know you’ve got a book in you but have been putting it off for years, publishing an eBook could be the opportunity you’re looking for. If you want to publish a book, you don’t have to approach a publishing house because self-publishing is an option. Absolutely anyone can publish a book, and it is possible to make a living.

The barrier for entry is set relatively low, so be ready for lots of competition. To stand out from the crowd, you’ll need to write the best eBook possible and satisfy the readers’ expectations.

Some of the things you need to consider before you put pen to paper, figuratively speaking, include:

• Choosing the right topic: Something you’re passionate or knowledgeable about.
• How long your eBook is going to be: There are no hard and fast rules.
• The title of your eBook: It needs to grab people’s attention and draw them in.
• Write unique content: Provide insights that no other eBook offers.
• Format: PDF is the best.
• Editing: Fill your eBook with grammatical errors, and it’s doomed to fail.
• Cover design: It’s not just about the content. An attractive cover is also key to success.

Once you’ve written your eBook, you need to sell it. Targeting everyone is not the best approach. You’re more likely to be successful if you can identify a market.

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: Idea for your eBook

Time: Your eBook could earn you an income within a couple of months

Tools: Editing tool, blog, or publishing platform

Income Potential: $$10,/ month

Sell Stuff on Amazon FBA

Amazon is one of the largest online stores. We’ve already looked at creating your eCommerce store, and this idea is kind of similar, but in this case, you’re using Amazon’s platform. It’s a cost-effective way of shipping your products and allows you to provide excellent customer service for a small fee.

An excellent approach is to determine which products sell well on the platform and look for cheaper versions you can rebrand and resell. The selling process couldn’t be more straightforward. You send your items to Amazon, and they’re stored in one of their fulfillment centers.

Potential customers can purchase your items via Amazon or another eCommerce platform. When things are sold, Amazon picks, packs, and ships the items. You can monitor everything via Amazon’s tracking system. Amazon provides excellent customer service and manages any returns.

Such a service isn’t free. The fulfillment fees are rather complicated, but there are plenty of online resources that explain how to calculate the costs.

What to Sell to Make Money on Amazon FBA

You can sell pretty much anything, from items you’ve got lying around your home to expensive, luxury jewelry, but some things sell better than others.

A definite no-no would be well-known brand-name products. Amazon customers tend to be looking for decent products that look like they tick all the boxes and are being sold at a low price.

However, for your items to catch buyers’ eyes, they have to be similar but better than all the rest. List it under your name, for example, and add something extra that other sellers don’t. Better overall service, faster shipping, or a product listing that catches the eye are just a few examples.

Here are some more criteria to bear in mind:

• Products should be niche-specific.
• Items between $10 and $15 tend to sell better.
• Products that are lightweight and small are easier to ship.
• Brand the products as your own.
• Avoid products that are seasonal.
• Your product should solve a problem or address a need.
• Look for quality products from reliable suppliers.
• Choose items in a popular category, for example:
  • Books
  • Baby
  • Beauty
  • Accessories and clothing
  • Electronics
  • Outdoors and gardening
  • Fitness
  • Kitchen and home
  • Health
  • Toys
  • Jewelry

Level of expertise: beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: products to sell, computer, and customers for your products

Time: You could earn an income within six months

Tools: Amazon account or your eCommerce site

Income Potential: $$,/month

Buy and Sell Domain Names

In the modern tech-centric world, domain names are big business. In some cases, they can change hands for millions of dollars. At the very least, you can expect a few hundred dollars if you find a solid domain name that’s up for sale.

Don’t expect to turn a profit for several months, as it can take a considerable amount of time to build a top-quality portfolio of domains. How much profit you make depends on how much work you’re prepared to put in. Buying and selling domain names involves trying to predict what’s going to be popular a few months or years down the line.

Another option is to purchase some domains that are already high profile and hang on to them for a while, hoping that their value will increase. There are lots of different tools you can use, such as Just Dropped, Namecheap, Flippa, GoDaddy. Once you’ve purchased the domain, you simply relist it and wait for someone to be interested so you can sell it to them for a profit.

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: Knowledge of domain names and what makes them attractive

Time: Anything from one month onwards

Tools: Account with a site that buys and sells domain names

Income Potential: $$1,/month

Freelance

Do you have a specific skill set? Is there something you can do that people would pay money for? There is currently a massive demand for freelancers. In a recent survey by PeoplePerHour, 60% of businesses who responded said they plan to use freelancers more this year. However, being your own boss is not as easy as it seems. Many sacrifices are required, and you have to put in a certain amount of effort when it comes to finding clients. All of which must be done before you can do the work.

There are also specific skills you’ll need to develop if you want to be successful. You’ll need to learn how to market yourself, pitch to potential clients, provide support, budget, and manage your time.

There’s also a tremendous amount of competition, which means you also need to think about a strategy. You’ll find plenty of resources to help you online, so don’t fret about it too much.

Let’s look at the steps you’ll need to take before moving on to the areas with the most potential.

Step 1: Choose your niche: something you’re passionate or knowledgeable about.

Step 2: Be specific about the services you provide.

Step 3: Build an impressive portfolio of your work.

Step 4: Define your customer base.

Step 5: Test the waters before you give up your day job.

Step 6: Hone your skills.

Step 7: Search for clients on popular freelance sites such as Upwork, Freelancer, Toptal, and Fiverr.

Be prepared to work harder than in your job, enjoy fewer vacations, work through holidays, and often into the night.

Now let’s look at some of the most popular niches for freelancers.

Web Development

Increasing demand for websites means jobs that revolve around this need are also on the rise. It’s a job that lends itself well to working from home because all you need is knowledge, a computer, and a reliable internet connection. The most popular jobs include front-end developing, back-end developing, and full-stack development.

Writing

Professional writers are highly sought after. This role involves writing content for clients’ websites that promotes their business and helps them stay relevant. How much money you make depends on the niche you choose and your skillset.

Graphic Design

Graphic design is a vast field so you’ll help potential customers by creating a portfolio, pitching to clients, and setting your rates according to your expertise. To hone your skills even further, consider taking certified courses and watching tutorials.

Digital Marketing

If you’ve got a creative mind, this might be the industry for you. Digital marketing plays a critical role in helping industries and brands stay relevant. There’s a variety of work available, even for the beginner. Opt for smaller projects such as social media posts and banners or more complex projects that require you to create a brand identity or manage a marketing campaign on social media.

Virtual Assistance

This is another area that’s becoming increasingly popular. Hiring one remote person to undertake a wide range of tasks such as receptionist, customer support, typist, admin, or email assistant saves money, especially for a small business with a tight budget. Work for several different companies, and you’ll be able to maximize your freelancing income.

Photography

Visuals have become equally important in the advertising industry and are considered to have as much influence as the written word. If you’re a photographer, you don’t have to limit yourself to covering weddings and events. It’s possible to earn money in food design and product photography disciplines, for example. You could also post your work on stock websites or sell editing presets.

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: Knowledge or skill that people are willing to pay for

Time: Instant

Tools: Your website or an account with a freelancing site

Income Potential: up to $80,/month

Teach English as a Virtual Tutor

It’s possible to teach English as a virtual tutor with no experience. However, you do have to be a fluent English speaker. Teaching English online has enjoyed rapid growth in demand and popularity. There are currently over a billion people currently learning English globally.

New online platforms and schools pop up regularly. Some require a bachelor’s degree, but others don’t. TEFL or ESL certification, however, is essential.

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: No teaching experience is required, but you can earn more with a degree or teaching certification

Time: Instant

Tools: Account with an online teaching platform

Income Potential:  From $10/hour – $40/hour

Do Micro-Jobs on Amazon Mechanical Turk

You may not have heard of micro-jobs, but it’s a term used for straightforward jobs that generally require no technical skill. Amazon Mechanical Turk is an online platform where requesters (as they are known) post boring jobs that you can complete for minute sums of money.

The jobs are called HITs or Human Intelligence Tasks. These tasks tend to be things that algorithms or computers aren’t quite capable of doing or that humans do far more effectively.

You get to pick and choose which jobs you want to do and how much you do. The pay is anything from $ to $1 per HIT. HITs include:

• Transcription of audio recordings
• Researching data details
• Identification of objects in videos or photos
• Data deduplication

Unfortunately, there is a considerable amount of competition, and if you want to get your fair share of the work, you’ll need to use browser extensions and a suite of tools to lap up the best-paying jobs quickly.

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: No experience or knowledge is required

Time: Instant, although it can take a couple of weeks to build up a decent amount of cash

Tools: Software that alerts you of the high-earning HITS

Income Potential: $ – $1,/month

Online Coaching

This is one opportunity that could eventually run itself if you wanted it to. Start a coaching program, and you’re creating a solid base for a business. One significant benefit of online coaching is that you can make good money very quickly. People tend to be more willing to pay a higher price for one-on-one or personalized programs.

Successful online coaches include Shana Recker, Tiffany Napper, and Christina Sambak.

You do, however, need to research your audience and understand what they want and need. Something else that’s very beneficial will be encouraging your clients to spread the word about your business.

A range of coaching platforms have sprung up, and they enable you to launch a highly scalable business model and not have to compromise on the effectiveness of your coaching.

The most popular coaching platforms include:

• Satori: This is an app that streamlines both the business management and coaching side of a business. It combines a business intelligence tool and CRM system, so you’ve got a 1-stop shop.
• CoachAccountable: This platform also covers essential administration tools to help with payments, scheduling sessions, coaching plans, and the sharing of documents.
• Nudge Coach: This platform’s focus is helping coaches keep their clients on track remotely and between sessions. It allows you to send clients the right message when needed and schedule notifications for the future.
• TrueCoach: Designed for fitness business and personal trainers who might want to launch remote training and coaching. It allows you to connect remotely with clients and share videos and workouts.
• Coach Catalyst: This platform is also for fitness businesses and personal trainers. It includes daily check-ins, which means clients are accountable between sessions. Coaches can monitor progress and offer additional motivation or attention if needed.

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: Knowledge or skill that people will be willing to pay for, technical knowledge for the platforms

Time: 6 months before you turn a profit

Tools: Coaching platform, website to market your services

Income Potential: $1, – $10,/month

Online Consultant

Individuals and businesses often reach out to consultants to help them reach their goals, especially when they have problems meeting in person because of a heavy schedule. Being a virtual consultant is a versatile career choice, and you could help your clients with a wide range of things, from marketing to searching for a job.

Consider what experience and skills you have and whether you’re able to deliver it online, and there will be people who want to pay for such a solution to their problems. Along with your experience, you’ll also need to do some research. This will allow you to focus on the right service to offer and how much you can expect your future clients to pay.

Once you’ve found a service, consider undertaking a beta group test. Use it as a learning experience, get feedback, and remember to ask for testimonials.

There’s a vast range of options when it comes to consulting. Check out the following options:

• PR consulting
• Marketing consultant
• Social media consulting
• Career coaching consultant
• Sustainability consultant
• Travel consulting
• Financial consultant
• Fitness/wellness consultant
• HR consulting
• IT/technology consultant
• Sales consultant
• Compliance consulting
• Legal consultant

If you’re not sure where to look for opportunities, try one of these legitimate websites:

• Clarity: This is a platform that concentrates mainly on start-ups. Any experts who want to offer their services here need to know business processes, entrepreneurship, or start-ups, for example.
• ExpertConnect: Based in New York, ExpertConnect is always looking for experts in healthcare, technology, life sciences, telecommunications, media, legal affairs, accounting, finance, real estate, retail, and consumer goods.
• Maven: According to Maven, it is the “Global Knowledge Marketplace” and has many experts from all industry fields and walks of life. Mavens, as the experts are known, include truck drivers, barbers, auto mechanics, farmers, and doctors.
• GLG: The clientele on this platform comes from many different industries, including technology, life sciences, investments, market research, and consumer goods. You’re able to set your rates depending on your experience, practice area, and designation.
• Zintro: You pay nothing to be a Zintro member, but you or your client must pay when you first connect via the platform. You don’t receive emails with consulting requests. Instead, you have to visit your Zintro inbox regularly.

Level of expertise: Intermediate, expert

Requirements: Experience and skills that people need and want to pay for

Time: At least a year before you make any profit

Tools: Consultancy platform, website to advertise your services

Income Potential: $ – $,/month

Join a Remote Company Part-Time (or Full-Time)

Perhaps you’d like a change of career, want to try something new, or would benefit from a scenery change. In such cases, working remotely can be a breath of fresh air as well as an excellent opportunity to earn some money on the side.

Many companies are looking for remote employees, and it doesn’t matter where you work from. According to Upwork, 22% of the American workforce will be working remotely by That’s an 87% increase compared to before the pandemic.  Start on a part-time basis, and you might like it so much you want to work full-time.

Look for possible options by checking out online career listings, or visit one of the following websites:

• SolidGigs
• Flexjobs
• Remote
• We Work Remotely

The types of remote jobs available vary considerably. Such positions might include being a designer or working in customer support.

It’s a simple case of finding a job you like and applying for it.

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: The right skill for the job you’re applying for

Time: Instant

Tools: Knowledge and experience to help you secure the job

Income Potential: $20, – $,

Narrate Audiobooks to Make Money Online

The audiobook industry has experienced dramatic growth in recent years, which means there’s a significant demand for audiobook narrators. The popularity of audiobooks doesn’t seem to be slowing down either. It is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of % from to

There are no special qualifications for this online role, but you will need a great speaking voice and enjoy reading.

One of the quickest and easiest ways of starting your narrating career is to sign up with a platform connecting authors with audiobook narrators. Here are some examples of where to look:

• ACX
• Voices
• Audible
• Brilliance Audio
• www.oldyorkcellars.com

You’re going to need to invest in some good recording software and a top-quality microphone. Start by creating some samples so that potential clients can hear your voice.

Another good place to look for work is Upwork. This freelancing website will help you expand your reach.

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: Love of reading and a great voice

Time: Instant

Tools: Recording software, a good quality microphone, somewhere quiet to make the recordings

Income Potential: $ – $/finished hour

Make Money with Online Surveys

This option will not make you rich, but it is a way of earning prizes or fast cash and not worrying about learning a new skill. You can do this job in your spare time. The work is effortless, and most online survey sites require little or no skill or education.

Some survey websites pay more than you might expect, but even so, don’t expect your earnings to be in anything more than double figures.

You have to sign up at an online survey site and provide certain information, including your interests and background. With that information, the platforms can match you up with the most appropriate surveys.

The most popular survey sites online include:

• Swagbucks
• I-say
• Pinecone Research
• Pro Opinion
• SendEarnings

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate

Requirements: None

Time: Instant

Tools: Smartphone

Income Potential: $1 – $20/hour

Test Websites

Website testing is an invaluable resource for companies that might have invested vast amounts in their company website design. On average, the upfront cost of launching and designing a website is $12, to $,To test a website, you have to access, use, and analyze the website. You then have to provide feedback on the experience, how the website functioned and whether it was appealing or not.

A company’s website plays an integral part in its success. Websites are a very effective way of reaching, engaging, and converting online customers. It’s no wonder companies take website testing so seriously.

The amount of money you can potentially earn is not really large enough for this to be a full-time career. However, it’s a good way of supplementing your current income.

You sign up with a testing platform, and you’ll be informed when opportunities are available, either by email or by visiting the online platform. If you’re interested in taking part in any of the tests, you have to claim them and wait to be given access. Other users will be competing for the opportunities, and for the more popular company websites, competition could be fierce.

There are many online platforms you can use to look for testing tasks. The more popular ones include:

• UserTesting
• IntelliZoomPanel
• Userlytics
• Enroll
• TryMyUI

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate

Requirements: Good eye for website design

Time: Instant

Tools: Website testing platform

Income Potential: $10/hour with the occasional opportunity to make more

Make Money Writing on Sites

Do you like the sound of getting paid to write from home? You don’t need a vast amount of experience, but you do need to be able to string words together if you want to get paid for your efforts. There’s an abundance of websites and blogs that will pay you to follow guidelines and deliver good quality content.

There are many benefits to writing online. No upfront investment is required, and there are no start-up fees. You can expect to be paid relatively quickly, and there’s no shortage of writing gigs.

You might find yourself writing reviews, tutorials, how-to articles, or lists, and the subject matter could be anything, from travel and web design to parenting, health, and wellness.

Some blogs and websites pay writers on a revenue-share model, but that’s not the case in the following list. You can expect to receive an agreed-upon fee in exchange for every article you write that is accepted. This is a small selection of the sites that pay you to write.

• Textbroker
• iWriter
• Writer Access
• Upwork
• Problogger
• www.oldyorkcellars.com
• Fiverr
• WordAgents
• Verblio
• Writers Domain
• People per Hour

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: Good English language skills, knowledge of grammar and punctuation

Time: Instant

Tools: Writing software such as Google Docs or Microsoft Office, grammar checking tool

Income Potential: $10 – $/article

Make Money Typing

Gone are the days of rooms full of typists tip-tapping away. There’s no longer a need for such services because most people are half-decent typists themselves. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t still a need for experiences and better than decent typists. Thanks to the internet, it’s now a job you can do anywhere.

You don’t need lots of equipment, and the only requirement is that you complete assignments on time. Another benefit is that you can start making money instantly, whenever you’ve got the free time, or make it into a full-time career.

A range of typing jobs are available, but the majority fall into the following categories:

• Transcription: With this type of work, you’ll be typing audio recordings. It might be lectures, dictation, phone messages, conference calls, workshops, speeches, podcasts, interviews, webinars, or videos. Within this category, there are specializations such as legal transcription and corporate/financial transcription.
• Medical transcription: This role requires specialist training and certification as it involves transcribing dictation made by physicians or medical practitioners.
• Captioning: A captioner works off live video rather than recorded audio. Fast typing speeds are a requirement and accuracy and stenography equipment.

Level of expertise: Intermediate, expert

Requirements: Excellent spelling, punctuation, grammar, and typing skills,

Time: Instant

Tools: Sign up with a typing website, computer with a large monitor, headphones, foot pedal

Income Potential: $7 – $50/hour

Sell Your Art and Designs

A very popular way to make money online is to sell your art and designs. If you’ve got a good eye for design or consider yourself an artist, it’s possible to sell what you create online and also make money.

There are lots of websites that specialize in this kind of product. You’ll get help creating your shop on the platform, uploading your art or designs, marketing your products, along selling and shipping orders.

Where you decide to sell your designs and art online depends on what you want to sell. A wide range of platforms is available for selling everything from drawings and paintings to woodworking and crafts.

Here are some of the best we’ve found:

• Etsy: This site has a massive following, making it a great place to sell your art. You have to pay listing fees, and the competition is intense, but it’s worth checking out. To make your art stand out, you’ll need to include high-quality images.
• Artfinder: This online marketplace is where independent artists sell their work. You can sell paintings, sculptures, photographs, and much more. The site is aimed at high-end collectors, but that does mean you can charge more for your art. You have to apply to Artfinder if you want to sell your art. Applications are reviewed for originality and quality.
• Big Cartel: Big Cartel charges a flat monthly fee and doesn’t take a percentage from your sales.
• Storeenvy: This platform is entirely free, which makes it a great starting point.
• ArtPal: No upfront fees have to be paid. Instead, ArtPal takes 5% from any sales you make.
• Artmajeur: This site is based in France but sells art globally. Commission rates are a little steep, but you can list various items, including sculptures, drawings, multimedia, paintings, and photography.
• Society6: You can use this site to sell reproductions of art or get your designs or art printed on various items. Simply upload your photography or artwork, and you can have it printed onto everything from iPhone cases to art prints.

You can also use Facebook, Instagram, Patreon, or Shopify.

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: Artistic flare or a good eye for design

Time: Up to 12 months to make a liveable profit

Tools: Arts and crafts materials

Income Potential: $50 – $10,/month

Become a YouTuber and Make Money From It

When people are looking for entertaining, informative, or fun videos, millions of people around the world turn to YouTube. As well as being one of the largest search engines globally, YouTube is also a way to make money online.

The first step is to get an audience for your YouTube channel. The bigger, the better. A larger following can earn you some serious cash. Your audience, the better chance you have of making some serious cash. There are several ways you can monetize your YouTube channel.

• Become a Partner and Earn Cash From Ads
• Sell Merchandise or products
• Crowdfund
• Fan Funding
• License Your Channel’s Content
• Work as an Affiliate or Influencer

The two types of YouTube channels that achieve the best following are:

• Educational content: Think of these as “How to” videos. You can make this type of video if you’ve got information or valuable skills that will interest others.
• Entertaining content: This style of the video includes pranks, reviews, comedy videos, game walkthroughs, and much more.

Level of expertise: Intermediate, expert

Requirements: YouTube channel with lots of followers/subscribers

Time: It can take at least 12 months to realize a profit

Tools: Monetized YouTube account

Income Potential: $5 – $5,/YouTube video

Become an Influencer on Instagram

Instagram has been around for more than a decade. From very humble beginnings, it has grown into being one of the biggest social media platforms. In the third quarter of , it was estimated that there were billion Instagram users. One of the main reasons it’s become so popular is that it’s completely free.

It’s possible to make money from Instagram quite easily, but you will need a large enough following. There are companies out there that are willing to pay Instagrammers money. It might be for showcasing a product or making a post.

How much you’ll get paid for a post kind of depends on how engaged your followers are and how many of them there are. Remuneration ranges from a couple of hundred dollars to several thousand, just for one post.

To be able to charge a few thousand for a post will take a certain amount of time, patience, and dedication. First, you’ve got to build up a sizable audience. It shouldn’t be a problem if you enjoy taking photographs, however. You’ll also need to spend lots of time using your phone and be a dedicated Instagrammer. If you can tick all these boxes, it’s got to be worth trying.

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: Understanding of posting on Instagram

Time: 12 months or more to gain a good following, longer to make a profit

Tools: Smartphone with a good camera

Income Potential: $50 – $5,/post

Make Money with Apps

There’s a good selection of apps that pay you money, whether you’re looking for a side hustle, something to fill your free time with, or part-time employment. However, even the best-paying ones out there aren’t likely to make you rich. That being said, they can provide a sizable secondary income.

Not every app will suit everyone, but if you’re interested, there’s sure to be one that gives you what you want. The process is very simple. You simply download the app, create a profile, possibly provide additional information, wait for verification, and then off you go.

Apps pay in several different ways. Some pay with rewards, payment vouchers, gifts, money-off, cashback, or coupons. A large number of them pay via PayPal, so you’ll need to have a PayPal account.

The earning potential of money-making apps depends on the amount of effort you put in. Do you, for example, want to earn some extra bucks when you’re lounging around at home or relaxing in your local coffee shop? Are you prepared to drive around, visit stores, meet people in person, or do manual labor?

What Apps Pay You Real Money?

If you’re looking for an app that pays real money, check out the following list:

• Ibotta: earn real money on online or in-store purchases in one of over 1, retail chains and brands. Offers are retailer or product-specific, some of which are applied automatically. Products you can buy include entertainment, clothing, pet supplies, groceries, and more.
• Rakuten: With this app, you’re rewarded with as much as 40% cash-back when you make purchases from well-known restaurants, food delivery services, and retailers. To increase your earnings, you can link a debit or credit card and earn cashback when you buy in-store instead of online.
• Swagbucks: Earn your Swagbucks shopping, playing games, watching videos, and any number of other tasks. You can redeem the points you earn for cash into a PayPal account.
• Cointiply: This is a micro-task website where you sign up and receive free bitcoins in exchange for various tasks. These might be installing apps, filling in surveys, viewing apps, playing games, or much more.
• Doordash: if you’ve got a bike or vehicle, Doordash pays you for delivering food. More than , restaurants located in over cities use this app for providing food to customers.
• Shipt: This app is similar to DoorDash, but you are paid for delivering groceries in this case.
• Shopkick: To earn money from this app, you’ll need to pick from various tasks that tend to revolve around visiting a store and shopping. It’s also a mystery shopping app that pays you for visiting stores and checking whether specific products are in stock.
• Mercari: Choose Mercari if you’ve got loads of stuff you want to sell. It’s an online marketplace for new and used items for sale across the US.
• Poshmark: Poshmark is an app for anyone with clothing to sell. Millions of users visit the platform, and listing your items is free.

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate

Requirements: PayPal account for receiving payments

Time: Instant

Tools: An account with one or more money-making apps

Income Potential: $5 – $/week

Make Money on Your Phone

You don’t need a fancy computer to make money. You can make upward of 3k just by using your smartphone. What’s even better is that you won’t need to leave home to do it. The internet has made it super easy, and with smartphones having enough computer power to run a small country, there are numerous ways you can make money from home.

Lots of the options will bring in small amounts of cash, which we’ve already looked at. In this short section, you’ll find out about the more lucrative ways.

• Make a profit from flipping stuff: If you’re the kind of person who has an eye for hidden treasures and deals at garage sales or thrift stores, this could be the option for you. When you flip things, you’re selling items you got free or discounted for profit.
• Make smart investments with Acorns: If you’re interested in making money by investing, Acorns is a fantastic option, especially for beginners. When you buy something with your credit or debit card, Acorn rounds it up and invests the difference. It’s just a small change, but you’ll be surprised at how quickly it adds up.
• Sell books online: There’s a massive market for used books and textbooks. Sites such as  Bookscouter help you sell any books you’ve got or books you buy cheaply, for real cash.
• Play games and get paid: If you enjoy passing the time playing games, check out Dabbl. Play fun and simple interactive games and earn money. We’ll look at some other ways to make money playing games in the next section.
• Rover: Get paid to play with dogs, pet-sit, walk dogs, and more. Use your phone to set your rates and plan your schedule.

Level of expertise: Beginner

Requirements: Smartphone

Time: Instant

Tools: Sign up with the app

Income Potential: Up to $3, annually

Make Money Playing Games

Would you believe me if I told you that making money playing games is possible? It might sound like a sketchy idea, but it is possible. It’s not something that’s going to make you rich, but you could easily earn an extra k if you’ve got the time and inclination.

Can You Really Make Money Playing Games on Your Phone?

Yes, you can, and there are dozens of apps that reward you when you play games. There are a few games-for-cash sites that are sketchy, so you have to be careful. However, some are totally worth it.

Here is a list of the top games apps that hand out real money.

• Coin Pop: Collect points when you try out and play different games. The longer you play, the more points you earn. Redeem your points for Amazon vouchers or cash.
• MistPlay: Earn credits for playing selected games. You earn more the longer you play and bonus units when you reach higher levels or play at specific times. You cash out for a Mastercard or Visa payment, Amazon payments, or some other gift card.
• Fit Play: Once you’ve downloaded the app, you’ll get a list of games you can play for points. Build up your points and then redeem them for gift cards or cash into PayPal.
• Qmee: Primarily, Qmee is a survey app, but there is a section where you can earn money by playing games.
• Make Money – iOS: Lots of tasks available, some of which include playing a game you’ve downloaded to a certain level.
• Ysense: Earn cash rewards for trying different games. You need to meet certain conditions to receive your rewards, such as collecting a specified number of points or reaching a certain level.
• InstaGC: The payment threshold is really low, so you could cash out earnings as small as $1.
• Earnably: Play games for free and get paid to do it. Cashout is speedy via gift card or PayPal.

Level of expertise: Beginners

Requirements: Smartphone

Time: Instant

Tools: Sign up with the app

Income Potential: Up to $k annually

Sell Stock Photos to Make Money Online

Is your passion for taking pictures? Why not make some money at the same time? There are several different sites where you can upload your photos. The benefit of using these sites is that their user base is massive. Every time someone operates and licenses the images, you’re paid for the privilege.

Many people start selling their stock photos only to fall after a couple of months because they’re not earning enough. To make a consistent amount of money, you must upload images of the highest quality, research what sells, and then create the pictures you know people will buy. It also helps if you upload images as often as you can. The more extensive your portfolio, the better chance you have of success.

Some of the most well-known stock photography sites include:

How to Make Money Selling Photos of Yourself

Did you know all those selfies you’re taking could make you some cash? Agencies and companies are willing to pay top dollar for them because they can significantly impact businesses and brands.

If you can take good shots of yourself and know the best places to sell them, it is possible to make money. Options for selling your selfies online include the usual stock websites, via a website of your own, via a blog, or by running a contest or giveaway.

Some of the best websites for selling images of yourself include:

• Scoopshot
• Stylinity
• Foap
• Pay Your Selfie
• SmugMug

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate

Requirements: A good eye for taking a quality photograph

Time: A few months for people to find your images

Tools: Smartphone or digital camera, editing software

Income Potential: $ – $/month

Watch Videos and Get Paid

Wouldn’t it be great to get paid for watching videos? Well, the good news is that you can. It’s also a lot easier than you think.

There are loads of options. Here is just a small selection:

• Write film subtitles on a freelance basis, and if you speak another language, you could charge extra for your services.
• Become a TV and film reviewer – There are even opportunities to make this a full-time career. It’s a very competitive business, so you might need to charge low rates to start.
• Watch movie trailers and ads for money – Sites such as iRazoo, InboxDollars, and  Vindale Research pay you for completing elementary tasks, such as answering surveys and playing games. You can also get paid for watching cooking tutorials, short films, app adverts, and movie trailers.
• Get paid for watching ads on SuccessBux – The minimum payout is a mere $1, and it is paid via PayPal. Other options if you like the sound of watching ads include Swagbucks, ibotta, and Nielsen TV Ratings.
• Sign up with TV-TWO, and you can get paid in cryptocurrency – You’re paid for watching videos, but in this case, you have to earn a massive amount of credits, 50,, before you’re able to ask for a payout.
• Charge companies for promoting their videos – It helps if you’ve got a good following, but it’s not essential.

Level of expertise: Beginner

Requirements: Laptop or mobile device for watching the videos

Time: Instant

Tools: Sign up with the relevant app

Income Potential: $50 – $/month

Rent Your Home or Room on Airbnb

Do you own your own home? Is there a room in your home you don’t currently use? A great way to earn a passive income is to rent out your spare room. Thanks to a platform known as Airbnb, an increasing number of people are doing just that. Some people choose to rent their whole house. According to recent data analysis, there are million Airbnb hosts worldwide.

Airbnb is a very flexible option because you’re given the freedom to choose when and how often you rent out your space. The rental rules are also your responsibility, as is the daily rental rate.

Source

Renting a room or your house to strangers may leave you feeling a little uneasy. Airbnb, however, does provide insurance should anything occur. If you need additional reassurance, AirBnB does operate a renter’s rating system. Check out a person’s AirBnB reputation before you let them stay.

Level of expertise: Intermediate, Expert

Requirements: A room or a property that’s suitable to rent

Time: Instant

Tools: Register with AirBnB and follow the host standards

Income Potential: an average of $/month

Look After Other People’s Pets

Believe it or not, there is a massive demand for responsible and reliable pet sitters. One essential thing is that you have to love pets. Typically, it would be cats and dogs you’d be caring for, but potentially, it could be anything from a parrot to tropical fish.

Pet sitting is very similar to babysitting, but you’ll be looking after a beloved pet rather than a child in this case. It depends on the job, but you could look after the pet in your own home or the home of the owner.

If you don’t think you’ll be able to commit to caring for a pet over several days or longer, other options are possible. Perhaps you could be a dog walker or keep a pet company while their owner works.

There are several pet sitting websites where you can look for work, for example:

• www.oldyorkcellars.com
• Tailster
• Cat in a Flat
• Rover
• Pawshake
• Trusted Housesitters

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: You have to be an animal lover, be patient, and be empathic for animals

Time: Work on getting a good reputation, and you could turn a profit in a couple of months

Tools: Certification will help you get better-paid jobs, insurance should anything go wrong

Income Potential: $10 – $25/hour

Make Money Online with Google AdSense

Google AdSense is a program that lets you run ads on your website, YouTube videos, or blog. You are paid when someone clicks on the ad. Businesses using the Google AdWords program generate the ads, and you feed them by using an AdSense code.

If your website or blog is new, Google AdSense is one of the quickest ways to generate an income.

The program is free, and the eligibility requirements are simple. You get a wide range of ad options to choose from, some of which you’re able to customize to complement the feel and look of your site.

Payments made to you by Google are made by direct deposit every month. You’re not limited to running ads on just one website, and you can also run ads on RSS feeds and mobile devices. You have to meet specific Google requirements to include the ads on your website, blog, or YouTube channel.

Your website, for example, has to have at least 30 pages of content that’s unique, is three months old, and generates traffic. The better the traffic, the higher your potential for earning.

Level of expertise: Intermediate, expert

Requirements: Website, blog, or YouTube channel that meets Google requirements, some technical knowledge

Time: You can start earning as soon as your site is approved

Tools: It’s easier to display ads if you use a platform such as WordPress

Income Potential: $ – $15/click

Hobbies That Make Money Online

If you’ve got a hobby or two, did you realize you could be making money doing something you love? You may not have got into your hobby with the intention of making money, but some have the potential to become money streams if you’re serious enough.

Want to know what the most lucrative hobbies are? Keep reading for the ultimate list.

• Writing: Besides earning you money, publishing and writing online is also a great way to further your career or become an established expert. Freelance on sites like Fiverr or Upwork or write your blog.
• Design and illustration: this creative hobby can also make you money on a freelance basis. There are always potential clients on Fiverr, for example. Another option is to put your illustrations or designs on items like posts, canvases, or t-shirts. Choose a print-on-demand service, and you don’t need money upfront for an inventory.
• Cooking: Start a foodie blog to showcase your creations. Create a YouTube channel and teach people how to cook. Dive headfirst into your food hobby by creating cooking products or food.
• Music: Record and sell your albums or songs. Platforms like SoundCloud are good places to sell what you record. Creating beats or samples is another money-making musical hobby.
• DIY crafts: Crafting can be a very profitable hobby. There is an endless number of things you could make and sell. For example, jewelry, bath bombs, soap, wooden puzzles, candles, and many more.
• Gardening: With more people spending time at home, gardening has seen a significant increase in popularity. As well as making you healthier and happier, this hobby could also make you richer.
• Photography: You could become a freelance photographer, but for a side hustle that’s more scalable, why not sell your photos as prints or stock images?.
• Comedy: If you’ve got a good sense of humor and enjoy making people laugh, have you thought about using this talent to make money? It’s possible to amass large audiences by curating viral videos, memes, or tapping into a humorous niche.

Level of expertise: Beginner, intermediate, expert

Requirements: an interest or hobby with the potential to monetize

Time: Once you’ve made the items, you could be selling for a profit within a few weeks

Tools: These will depend on the hobby

Income Potential: $10, – $,/annum

How to Make Money Online for Beginners

You’ve probably all heard the stories of people making it big by traveling around the world. The laptop lifestyle, as it has become known, is a dream for many people. And it could be for you if you’ve got an internet connection and good cell reception.

There is an endless number of legitimate ways to make money online. However, if you’re just starting, you need to set your sites in certain areas. If you’re a complete beginner, here are some possibilities you might want to explore.

Selling Your Old Stuff

Have you heard people talking about the latest minimalist movement? The goal is to declutter not only your home but your mind and your life. It’s also an excellent opportunity to earn some extra cash. If you really can’t bear to part with some of your belongings, there’s always the option to rent them out instead.

Paid for searching the web

There is an endless number of companies that will happily pay you to use the internet. Ask Wonder, for example, is a company that pays a flat fee for the answer to a burning question. The answer must be thoroughly researched.

Review websites & apps for cash

This is a very similar gig to completing surveys, but in this case, you’re testing websites, apps, and other types of software. You have to actively participate in using the products you’re reviewing, pay attention, and provide continuous feedback.

Become a ‘Clickworker’

There are many ways you can become a clickworker. The company is always looking for people who can correct or create texts, search or categorize data, or take part in surveys.

Review music for money

Did you realize you could get paid for listening to music and writing a review? Sign up to one of several websites, and review music from upcoming songwriters and singers. All you have to do is listen and then give your opinion. The more music you review, the bigger the reward. Musicxray, Playlist Push, and www.oldyorkcellars.com are just a few possible sites.

Become a Twitch Streamer

Twitch is the streaming channel of choice for millions of gamers. Become an influencer on this platform, and you can earn income in various ways, but the best way to start is by becoming a Twitch Affiliate. To move things up to another level, you’ll need to work on improving your streaming skills and building a following.

Become an Extreme Couponer

When you use one or two coupons every week, it helps you save a small amount of money. Become an extreme couponer, on the other hand, and you could save a whole lot more. To become an extreme couponer, you’ll need to diligently scour magazines, newspapers, and online sites for as many coupons as you can find.

Match these coupons up with promotions and sales to maximize the amount you save. If you get good at it, you could even get some products for free.

Become a TikTok Consultant

TikTok has gained a lot of interest recently, with some people going viral overnight. With a concept that’s still in the early days of its success, there are many opportunities for monetizing. Become a pro on TikTok, and you could turn your hand to consulting. By leveraging your expertise, you’ll be able to help people who are looking for TikTok fame.

Data Entry

An online role in data entry will involve inputting information into a spreadsheet or scanning documents into an online program. No specialist knowledge is required, and it’s an easy way to make money online and from your home.

Level of expertise: Beginner

Requirements: None

Time: Instant

Tools: A laptop or a smartphone

Income Potential: $ – $,/month

FAQs

What are some fast ways to make money?

If you need to make some cash in a short space of time, there are many options. Answer questions in online surveys, get paid for searching the web, or review apps and websites for cash.

How can I make $ a week?

It might sound like a lot, but an extra $ a week is a negligible amount to earn. Become a virtual assistant, try freelance writing, sell on Etsy or Amazon FBA, sell in Fiverr, or become an Uber driver.

How can I make $ a day?

You will have to put in some effort to earn this amount of money, but it is doable. Here are a few examples: take part in research, get paid for completing surveys, become a shopper, teach kids online, or drive people around.

How can I make 1 dollar a day?

$1 a day might not sound like much, but add that up over one year and that’s an extra $ in your pocket. Luckily, there are heaps of legitimate ways to earn that one dollar, and they should take a tremendous amount of time. Survey sites, such as SwagBucks, Zap Surveys, and Branded Surveys, are just a few examples.

How can you get free money?

In our digital age, there are a ton of ways to earn free money. Free money includes rewards or cash bonuses. It’s free because you don’t have to trade hours of labor in exchange.

How can I get money without a job?

All the opportunities in this article are possible without a job. All it takes is a certain amount of effort, and it won’t be long before you’re earning some cash. After a while, you may find the work so interesting that you want to do it full-time and become a freelancer.

What will make money in the future? [What’s the next big money maker?]

Here are a few ideas:

• Start a blog
• Sell your products online
• Become an app developer
• Start a membership site
• Invest across all markets
• Peer-to-peer lending

Conclusion

Whether you want to make a few extra bucks as a sideline, discover a way to escape your 9 to 5, or start your own business, there are endless opportunities when it comes to making money online.

You can start with little or no investment or use your savings to get things off the ground. In the list, there are possibilities for the complete beginner right through to expert.

There really is something for everyone.

In a bind? Need some fast cash? We're talking here about small bursts of capital, not millions of dollars -- enough to satisfy your monthly obligations or get that nagging creditor to stop calling you.

Shutterstock

None of the 32 strategies listed here to get some money quickly will break the proverbial bank. Some are easier than others, but nearly all require very little to no capital. They are meant to get you through the difficult times.

Related: 2 Ways to Make Money Online This Month

Some of these strategies to make extra money will require you to be in certain locales, while others are location-independent, but it all boils down to being resourceful. We've all found ourselves in a tight spot at one point in our lives or another, but to the person who's committed, anything is possible. 

Much of this has to do with mindset. When you lack money, scarcity thinking sets in. The scarcity mindset is negative and thinks that there's never enough of whatever it is to go around. When you find yourself thinking like that, do everything in your power to move into an abundant mindset. 

Our thoughts are incredibly powerful. We have upwards of 60, thoughts per day, many deep within our subconscious mind, much of which are repeated. We have to be stewards of our thoughts. Once you find yourself thinking negatively, you need to jar yourself out of that.

When you're looking to make money fast, you're often in a tough spot financially, even desperate to make ends meet, but everything that we have and everything that we become is partly born from our thoughts. Think and you shall become. Curate and cultivate the right thoughts if you want to live an abundant life.

The psychology of making money. 

Regardless if you need to earn some fast cash or we're just talking about making money in the grand scheme of things, there's an important psychology that needs to be mentioned before getting into the strategies. If you study Freud's model of the mind, you'll discover the Psychic Apparatus. It's the three-part construct in your mind that controls all of your behavior.

Those three are the id, the super-ego and the ego. The id lives deep within the subconscious from birth. It's the source of our sudden and most instinctive urges. When you find yourself doing what you know you shouldn't, blame your id. 

The super-ego is formed later in life to balance the id. It forms and breaks off from the id through our upbringing, parental guidance and our sense of community and beliefs. People who are careful with their money can thank their super-ego.

The ego is the driver making the decisions. It decides between the devil (the id) and the angel (the super-ego) on either shoulder (yes, all those cartoons you've ever seen are partly true). We have voices in our mind, and it's up to the ego to decide which one to fulfill. Its goal is to satisfy the id in some way while also attending to the super-ego.

Get-rich-quick schemes and fad weight-loss diets are naturally popular because they satisfy the id while also attending to the super-ego. The ego's job is complete when it sees something like this. The appeal of "fast'' stems from the innate desire for instant gratification, so beware of what seems too good to be true (they often are) when you're looking to make money quickly. Be wary. Listen to the conversation deep within the confines of your mind and do your best to tame the proverbial beasts.

What are the best ways to make money right away? While a search online when you're in need of some fast cash will produce millions of results, not all will be legitimate. It's up to you to filter through the so-called noise. These 32 strategies will help put you in the black, even if it's in a very small way. Once you are, resume planning and focusing on the bigger picture. 

Related: How to Make a Fortune With $

1. Money-making strategy: Drive for Uber or Lyft

Companies like Uber and Lyft offer a great opportunity to make some quick cash. You'll need a clean driving record, a fairly new car and the authorization to work wherever it is that you live. If you have all of those things, you can work when it's feasible for you, whether that's in the middle of the day during rush hour, or in the wee hours of the night on a weekend. The choice is yours.

2. Money-making strategy: Become a market research participant

In college I participated in loads of market research. It's fairly quick money for not a lot of work. Companies looking for consumers' opinions on a variety of products and services put you in a room to garner your opinion. That's it.

This often involves writing or stating your opinion, answering polls or surveys, or breaking off in a discussion group. The mechanics don't matter much. The point is that you can rely on it from time to time. www.oldyorkcellars.com is just one company that is looking for participants.

Related: 6 Things You Must Quit Doing Now If You Want to Be More Successful

3. Money-making strategy: Sell old books and games on Amazon

Amazon makes it fairly easy to list and sell old books, games and devices on its marketplace. You can make more than just a few bucks If you have pricey textbooks from college. Be sure the books are in good condition. You'll get negative reviews if you attempt to sell books that are falling apart or games that are scratched up. Remember, be upfront about any defects, no matter how small they might be and no matter how few people might readily notice it. 

4. Money-making strategy: Sell, or resell, used tech on Craigslist

The market for used electronics is vast. You can use Craigslist to part ways with your old iPhone or your MacBook. You can grab a premium for these types of electronics. Some people even flip items by buying them and reselling them.

You could also use a website like Gazelle to sell your used phones, no matter what kind you have. Companies like that have made an entire business model out of buying used phones and refurbishing them. Either way, you can expect to get a fair bit of money relatively quickly if you have these items laying around your house.

Related: 4 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Small Business

5. Money-making strategy: Do tasks with TaskRabbit

TaskRabbit lets you tap into an existing marketplace of people looking for help locally with chores. The tasks aren't always small. This platform (along with others) offers bigger tasks, such as home renovations, as well.

Amazon is getting into the task business with Amazon Home Services. The services listed range from very small repairs to larger and more involved tasks that would take considerably more effort.

6. Money-making strategy: Deliver for PostMates

You can earn some cash when you're in dire straits by using PostMates, and you don't even need a car, just a bike for deliveries in busier cities and downtown centers. I've used it often to get food from specialty places that don't deliver themselves, but it can be used for many things. 

PostMates states on their website that you could earn up to $25/hour doing deliveries. You could also earn some tips in the process so it's a great option for people that are looking to do something in their spare time, similar to the big ride-sharing apps that are hogging up app stores everywhere.

Related: 5 Ways to Make Enough Side Money to Eventually Quit Your Job

7. Money-making strategy: Flip real estate contracts

Ir you're thinking this is cost prohibitive, it's not. You can flip real estate contracts without ever taking possession of the property. This isn't a fixer-upper endeavor, just securing a contract and selling it to an interested party. That's it.

You can do this with just a few hundred dollars in most cases to open up escrow. There are companies dedicated to teaching how to do this like REWW. It's good for making a little bit of money, but is also potentially something more long term as well. 

Related: 8 Ways Real Estate Is Your Smartest Investment

8. Money-making strategy: Sell on CafePress or Etsy

If you can design digital items, you can sell them for a share of the profits on a site like CafePress. You can do this with nothing more than some design software. They can include custom logos, inspirational sayings and other topical or trending designs appealing to the masses.

You could hire a designer to assist you with this, but you still need to come up with the ideas. This works best if you understand design yourself but requires no overhead. Items are printed and delivered on-demand. You simply receive a share of the proceeds. Similarly, you could sell items on Etsy as well.

9. Money-making strategy: Answer questions on JustAnswer

People looking for expertise online. JustAnswer (and several sites like it) allow doctors, lawyers, engineers and others with enhanced knowledge to earn a small income merely answering questions from people who would otherwise have to pay a hefty sum for those answers.

This platform is a great resource for people. It's also lucrative (for the time spent) if you're looking to earn a bit of cash in a hurry. Don't expect to get rich answering questions, but you can generate a few bucks here or there if you're in a bind. 

Money-making strategy: Grab gigs on Fivver

No matter what type of service you offer, you can likely offer it Fivver. This is terrific for digital services such as graphic design, web design, short audio or video clip creation, editing services, writing and so on.

Fivver has expanded beyond just the $5-per-gig model. Fiverr Pro pools the best talent on its platform. Depending on your skills, you could do considerably well on here.

Related: 5 Ways Fiverr Jump-Started My Life as an Entrepreneur

Money-making strategy: Walk dogs

There are networks devoted connecting dog owners with dog walkers. Rover is one of the largest networks of dog walkers out there. Of course, you could also use social media or just knock on neighbors doors to advertise your services, but you can easily use one of these services.

Do a great job if you're serious about building a track record of solid reviews. That will help you make money in the future when you're in desperate need of it.

Money-making strategy: Babysitting with www.oldyorkcellars.com

You can easily do some babysitting when you need to make a few bucks quickly. Parents everywhere are always in need of babysitting and nanny services.

Websites like www.oldyorkcellars.com connect parents with babysitters. The company does all the background checking and other due diligence to put parents' minds at ease. Of course, you can appeal directly to people in your personal network, but if you're looking to generate recurring revenue sign up with a site marketing to parents looking for child care services.

 Money-making strategy: Sell your photos

Have an eye for photography? Of course, you need to be good at this to earn any money but it you are, you can sell photos on ShutterStock or iStockPhoto (along with many others) to generate a passive income from something you might be very passionate about.

For a quicker way to earn by taking photos, solicit people looking for photographers to cover their wedding, engagement, child's birthday or any other life event. You'll need a good camera and some experience, but you can definitely earn some must-needed income this way no matter where you live.

Money-making strategy: Become a personal training

If you understand fitness, you could be a personal trainer. People pay good money for personal trainers, if only to have someone keep them on track towards their goals. You can add value while also helping yourself financially.

This could also break off into nutrition and assisting people with meal plans, and so on. You could solicit clients in your local gym, but depending on where you live, you might need some certification to do this (not to mention the gym's approval). You could also use a site like FitnessTrainer to advertise your services.

Related: This Entrepreneur Lives in the Back Room at a Gym While Building His Business

Money-making strategy: Tutor students

Parents are always willing to invest in their children's future. If you have a great deal of knowledge in subjects such as math, science or computers, you could tutor for cash.

Both www.oldyorkcellars.com and www.oldyorkcellars.com offer opportunities for tutoring local students. You could opt for either of these platforms or simply find your clients through your personal network or social media. 

Money-making strategy: Advertise for companies with a car wrap

Platforms like Carvertise connect brands and companies with drivers. The process is simple -- agree to turn your car into a roaming billboard for a price. If you qualify, you can earn a set monthly fee for advertising with your car. You won't have to pay anything to do this, but you'll need a clean driving record and a fairly new car.

You'll have to drive the car enough to be worth it for brands paying for your services. If you have all that, then you could make a bit of side-hustle income through this endeavor. 

Related: The 7 Toughest Startup Lessons You Don't Want to Learn the Hard Way

Money-making strategy: Help with home gardening

Offering your services as a local gardener could make you enough money quick enough to satisfy some pressing needs. There are loads of options from mowing lawns and pulling weeds to planning gardens and decor. If you pitch to enough neighbors, you'll find at least a few takers. It'll definitely be worth your while.

Money-making strategy: Take on housecleaning jobs

There's a variety of platforms online that you could tap into for doing this, or you could simply scour your neighborhood or post on social media. You could use Amazon's Home Services for this as well, or you could create your own simple, one-page website to advertise.

Either way, this is a terrific way to make upwards of $20 per hour or more doing a job that's often in high demand. You could easily make this a long-term gig if you perform well and don't cut corners.

Related: From $ Million to Broke to Betting It All on Cryptocurrencies

Money-making strategy: Become a home organizer

You could easily do home organizing for people, an industry that has gained a lot of popularity since the debut of Netflix's hit series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. If you're a tidy and organized person yourself, and you're good at organizing spaces, why not offer your services to people around you? You'd be surprised at how many people, even on your own social media feed, might take you up on doing something like this.

Again, a site like www.oldyorkcellars.com also helps to connect home organizers with people looking for this type of service. It all depends on whether you want to go through a professional company or pitch it yourself to people that are already in your personal or business network.

Related: 8 Ways Any Millennial Can Be a Millionaire in 5 Years

Money-making strategy: Wash carpets

Rent a carpet cleaning machine at your local home improvement store, or buy one if you think you can get enough work doing this. You'll likely find lots of people need something like this, but haven't actively looked for the service.

You can wash carpets in the owner's homes, or have them steam-cleaned offsite, depending on the job and the trust you build with the owners.

Money-making strategy: Give blood

You can \make around $20 to $50 per donation of blood, depending if your blood type is rare or common. You can also donate plasma. Different states have different minimum requirements that must be paid when people donate plasma.

Plasma donations help people who are fighting Leukemia and other immune disorders. This is a bit more complicated and involved than donating blood but you won't get much more than donating blood.

Money-making strategy: Decorate homes for the holidays

Whether it's New Year's, Christmas lighting, Easter, Fourth of July or any other holiday, you can get paid to help decorate homes. This might involve putting up lights inside or outside, decorating trees, setting up games and decor. 

Use the internet and social media to find clients, or simply advertise to your local network. There are loads of options when it comes to doing specialty jobs like this. 

Related: 50 Ideas for a Lucrative Side Hustle

Money-making strategy: Participate in medical studies

If you don't mind throwing caution to the wind, consider becoming a participant in medical studies or drug trials. Companies pay a significant amount of money to participants. 

You'll need to find the companies conducting medial studies and expect side effects. If you can live with that, then you can definitely make some money fast without too much effort.

Money-making strategy: Rent a spare room on AirBnB

AirBnB can be a terrific platform for renting out a spare room. You can make some good money, especially if you live in a tourist destination. If you don't mind the neighbors, then this is definitely an option. You can crash with friends and family and rent out your entire house if you're really desperate.

Related: What You'll Really Earn on Uber, Airbnb and TaskRabbit Every Month

Money-making strategy: Do micro gigs on Mechanical Turk

Mechanical Turk is a platform by Amazon that allows you to do small jobs and get paid for it. But don't expect too much money out of this. These gigs truly are "micro" and range from a few cents to a few dollars at the most. But if you string several of these together, it might be in your benefit. 

You don't need any serious qualification to do this. Usually, this involves clicking on links, taking surveys, giving an opinion, doing some light categorizing or other human-intelligence tasks (HITs as they like to call it).

Money-making strategy: Sell vintage clothes at a thrift shop

You'll likely get paid by the pound but it's some money, so if you're in need, then why not -- especially if you have no use for those clothes anymore. This works best for things like maternity clothes, old children's clothes, clothes that you haven't worn in years or are simply out of style. 

Money-making strategy: Open a cash-bonus checking account

Check with your local bank to see if they're giving away cash bonuses for opening up accounts. Banks run promotions like this all the time, so grab some real cash quickly if you're in need. It won't break the bank (no pun intended) but it will give you a quick $50 or $ -- maybe even more -- when you really need it. You might need to deposit a minimum amount of cash (usually in the thousands) in order to qualify for these types of accounts (but not always).

Money-making strategy: Get a small microloan

You can get a small business loan (very small) on Fundera, or Prosper if you're looking for a very small personal loan. Depending on your credit and your financial and employment situations, you can secure up to a few thousand dollars like this.

There are loads of platforms that offer these small microloans. You have to pay them back but it can help if you're in a bind.

Money-making strategy: Conduct a webinar

Okay, it sounds intimidating but webinars are one of the best ways to earn cash quickly. You're speaking to a highly-engaged audience. If you position yourself and the offer correctly, you can make loads of money in a very short period.

GoToWebinar is by far the biggest platform. Webinar Jam is one of the most feature-rich platforms out there. Whichever you go with comes down to how well you can sell. It takes practice, but this is fast cash at its essence.

Related: 12 Realistic Ways to Make Your First $1 Million

Money-making strategy: Wash or detail cars

People are always looking to have their cars washed and detailed. You could be a mobile car washer and detailer without having a permanent location. Reach out to people you know or make some flyers and put it in your neighbors' mailboxes. If you want to get serious about it, prop up a one-page website or give out business cards. You can make money quickly doing this.

Money-making strategy: Lead walking tours on Viator

If you live in a tourist locale, consider doing walking tours on Viator, which is one of the largest platforms for tour operators in the world. You'll really need to work hard to get a good reputation. To find clients quickly offer free tours and ask for tips at the end.

This is leveraging the principle of reciprocity with the power of free. People love to get things for free, but they feel obligated at the end to give something in return. That's why supermarkets are always giving away food. They know if you like it, you'll buy it. 

Money-making strategy: Pawn your valuables

If you're running on fumes, financially speaking, but you have some money coming your way soon, consider pawning something of value to borrow fast cash. Of course, to get those items back you'll need to pay back the loan with interest. If you don't pay it back in time, that you'll lose the item. If it's really something that has a lot of intrinsic value to you, don't do it. But if it's something that doesn't, you can certainly consider it depending on your situation.

Money / Side Gigs

Kativ / Getty Images

Whether you need to reel in your spending or just want to get ahead with your finances, consider picking up a side gig for extra cash flow. You can become a ride-share driver, take some online surveys, make deliveries for Amazon or leverage your unique skills to earn more.

Get Started: Make a Debt-Free Future Your Reality
More: Budgeting How To Create a Budget You Can Live With

How To Make Money Fast

There are plenty of ways to quickly earn cash, whether you’re looking to make money in just a single day, online at home, or via a side hustle. Read on to learn about 19 of the best options that are available.

How To Make Money in One Day Without a Job

If you don’t have time to get a job — or you already have a job and you need some extra money on the side — take a look at how to make quick cash with some of the items around your home.

1. Sell Your Gently Used Items on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace

Do you have gently used items that you no longer want? If so, there probably is someone — or several someones — who gladly will pay you for them. Take a few photos, write a brief description and post your items for sale on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace. You also can make a tidy profit by selling high-quality clothing and accessories on platforms such as Poshmark or Tradesy.

2. Trade In Old Gadgets and Electronics for Cash

To make quick cash with minimal effort, try trading in your old, unwanted electronics for cash. Here are some items to consider:

• Phones
• iPods
• Fitness trackers
• Tablets
• Game consoles
• Laptops

Buyback services will purchase old gadgets and electronics like these online. Some electronics buyback services include ItsWorthMore, Decluttr, Gazelle and Trademore. You can also use eBay and other third-party marketplaces to price your items appropriately and sell them independently.

3. Sell Unused Gift Cards

If you have unwanted gift cards gathering dust in a drawer, sell them. Sure, you might not get full face value for the cards, but it’s not like you’ll take a loss. Remember, you didn’t buy them. So, it’s essentially free money in your pocket.

Sell unused gift cards on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace or eBay. Or, visit sites such as CardCash to see how much you can sell your gift card for and make the sale in just a few clicks. You also can offer gift cards on your social media accounts to see if there are any takers.

Read: 35 Useless Expenses You Need To Slash From Your Budget Now
Find Out: 17 Biggest Budgeting Mistakes You’re Making

How To Make Money Online at Home

If you want to make decent money without the 9-to-5 grind, there are easy ways to score cash online. You won’t get rich quickly, but you could make as much as you would with a regular job. Here are some ways to earn money fast online.

4. Work as a Freelancer

Fiverr is a great place for first-time freelancers looking to build experience and their portfolios. From logo design and animation to editing and voice-over work, you can find tasks suited to your skills. Prices start at $5 per project.

Once you accumulate feedback, referrals and experience, you can start charging much more. Some people have taken their Fiverr gigs full time, with jobs paying as much as $10, per project, according to the company’s website.

5. Be an Affiliate Marketer

Affiliate marketing involves sharing products online and earning a commission by joining one or more affiliate programs, such as Amazon Associates, ClickBank or ShareASale. You’ll earn by promoting and selling those products through your blog or social media channels.

According to Affise, a performance marketing platform for advertisers, low-level affiliates can earn up to $ a day, while high-level affiliates can earn up to $3, a day.

Affiliate marketing can be an entire career — not just a side hustle — based on passive income, which is as close as most people are ever going to get to free money.

6. Sell Digital Products

• Depends on the pricing of products and units sold

Digital products can be sold through a number of marketplaces, many of which also handle physical sales: WordPress blogs, eBay and Etsy are a few popular options to sell courses, artwork, printables and more.

According to Oberlo, it’s estimated that there will be billion global digital buyers in  The more digital products you have to sell, the more passive income you’ll potentially make.

7. Become an Online Survey Taker

It’s not the most exciting side hustle, but there is money to be made filling out online surveys. Many sites such as Survey Junkie and Swagbucks allow users to earn cash and gift cards.

You also can visit the website for the Columbia Business School Center for Decision Sciences to sign up for online research studies that pay about $16 an hour.

8. Become a User Tester

• $10 per minute assignment

If you have 20 minutes to spare, you can make fast cash at home on UserTesting, which pays $10 per test. The company pays people to visit websites and apps, complete sets of tasks and give opinions on the experience.

9. Tutor Students Online

• Up to $25 per hour before commission

If you have a computer, an internet connection and expertise in just one subject area, you can tutor students online. TutorMe hires tutors in more than subjects and pays $16 an hour. Preply uses tutors in more than subjects, and the tutors set their own rate. English tutors on the site typically charge $15 to $25 per hour, before Preply’s commission.

Work as a Virtual Assistant

• Average income of $ per hour

A virtual assistant can work for an individual or a big business, performing tasks that include responding to customer phone calls, setting appointments, assisting with travel or event planning, or posting to social media. Since we do these things daily as part of our personal agendas, many people are well suited to virtual assistant jobs. Indeed reported that virtual assistants earn an average of $ an hour.

Other Ways To Make Money Quickly

So, you can make money online fast. But, if you’re willing to work outside of your home, there are many more options for side gigs. If you want to avoid getting a traditional job altogether, you may want to pick up multiple side gigs to help you make enough income.

Become a Ride-Share Driver

• Average income of up to $ per month

Driving for Uber or Lyft is among the most popular side hustles because of the flexibility this option offers. You can pick your schedule, drive when and where you want, and rent or lease a car through the ride-share company if needed.

Make Deliveries for Amazon or Uber Eats

• Typical earnings of $$25 per hour (Amazon Flex)

Uber Eats drivers make an annual average of $62, a year, according to salaries reported on Indeed. Even with an average salary that’s this high, you’ll still be working on a contract basis. That means you can set your own hours and work as much as you need to.

You can also use your car to work as a delivery driver for Amazon Flex. Drivers typically make $18 to $25 per hour, depending on factors such as your location and how much you earn in tips, according to Amazon.

Learn More: 30 Ways To Upgrade Your Home Without Blowing Your Budget
Discover: 16 Ways To Save Money on Food

Become a Pet Sitter or Dog Walker

• Median income of $ per hour

Sign up to watch pets while their owners are out of town. Pet-sitting sites, such as Rover, connect pet owners with sitters for a cut — 15% to 25% — of the sitter’s earnings paid by client users. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, pet sitters make a median of $ an hour, or $24, a year.

Get a Babysitting Gig

• $ an hour and up, depending on experience, location and number of children

Babysitters are always in demand. According to ZipRecruiter, they make a national average of $17 or more. Plus, watching two kids can come with an increase. According to www.oldyorkcellars.com, add 50 cents to $1 to your hourly rate for each additional child you babysit — double that for an infant.

Install Christmas Lights for the Holidays

• $ to $3 per linear foot of lights

According to Thumbtack, most installers charge double to install lights on a second story. And don’t forget about the removal costs. Thumbtack also noted that you can charge about half of what you charged to install for that. You also can choose to wrap outdoor trees with lights and charge $60 to $1, for each, depending on tree size.

Many seasonal jobs are available that pay quite a bit, but you’re going to need to rotate through them if you want to maintain income all year-round — or work very hard during that one season.

Become a Home Organizer

A professional home organizer makes up to $ an hour, according to PayScale, with an average hourly rate of $ To start organizing professionally, post listings on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace, or connect with your neighbors on NextDoor.

Help With Home Gardening

• Average income of $ an hour

Do you have a green thumb? Maybe it’s time to become a gardener. The average gardener makes almost $15 per hour, according to Indeed, so you’ll need to work about 20 hours to make $

Assist With Deliveries or Moving

Delivery drivers often need some muscle to help them load and unload their trucks for deliveries and moves. Sign up with GoShare to become a “helper” and earn an average of $39 per hour. Or, at Dolly, the “hands” are paid $15 an hour, plus tips.

Start a Snow Removal Service

Remember going door to door as a kid with your snow shovel asking neighbors if they wanted the sidewalk or driveway shoveled for a few dollars? Adults with a good, working snowblower can do that, too — or advertise their services on social media. According to HomeAdvisor, the going rate is $25 to $75 per hour.

How To Build Sustainable Wealth

Once you’ve made extra money, you should focus on setting yourself up for long-term financial success. It isn’t just about how to make money fast, but also about keeping it.

Investing

If you’re a beginner when it comes to investing, take time to set your investment goals. Here’s what you should think about:

Consider Your Investment Goals

1. Figure out how much you can budget for investments.
2. Choose your investment types based on your risk tolerance.
3. Choose a platform to invest with.

With these in mind, you can create a solid foundation where you can not only begin building your wealth but also continue maintaining it.

Budgeting

Creating a budget allows you to compare your income to your expenses, as well as to set goals for spending and saving. While there are different budgeting techniques, all of them revolve around tallying your expenses and reducing expenses where you can.

Saving Money

Regardless of how you choose to make money, you need to be able to store your cash safely and provide easy access to funds when you need them.

Opening a savings account can be your first step to building sustainable wealth. And if you find that you need more help in reaching your savings goals, you can work with a qualified and reputable financial planner.

More From GOBankingRates

Jami Farkas and Gabrielle Olya contributed to the reporting for this article.

This article has been updated with additional reporting since its original publication.

Data is accurate as of Sept 30, , and subject to change.

Money / Side Gigs

Kativ / Getty Images

Whether you need to reel in your spending or just want to get ahead with your finances, consider picking up a side gig for extra cash flow. You can become a ride-share driver, take some online surveys, make deliveries for Amazon or leverage your unique skills to earn more.

Get Started: Make a Debt-Free Future Your Reality
More: Budgeting How To Create a Budget You Can Live With

How To Make Money Fast

There are plenty of ways to quickly earn cash, whether you’re looking to make money in just a single day, online at home, or via a side hustle. Read on to learn about 19 of the best options that are available.

How To Make Money in One Day Without a Job

If you don’t have time to get a job — or you already have a job and you need some extra money on the side — take a look at how to make quick cash with some of the items around your home.

1. Sell Your Gently Used Items on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace

Do you have gently used items that you no longer want? If so, there probably is someone — or several someones — who gladly will pay you for them. Take a few photos, write a brief description and post your items for sale on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace. You also can make a tidy profit by selling high-quality clothing and accessories on platforms such as Poshmark or Tradesy.

2. Trade In Old Gadgets and Electronics for Cash

To make quick cash with minimal effort, try trading in your old, unwanted electronics for cash. Here are some items to consider:

• Phones
• iPods
• Fitness trackers
• Tablets
• Game consoles
• Laptops

Buyback services will purchase old gadgets and electronics like these online. Some electronics buyback services include ItsWorthMore, Decluttr, Gazelle and Trademore. You can also use eBay and other third-party marketplaces to price your items appropriately and sell them independently.

3. Sell Unused Gift Cards

If you have unwanted gift cards gathering dust in a drawer, sell them. Sure, you might not get full face value for the cards, but it’s not like you’ll take a loss. Remember, you didn’t buy them. So, it’s essentially free money in your pocket.

Sell unused gift cards on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace or eBay. Or, visit sites such as CardCash to see how much you can sell your gift card for and make the sale in just a few clicks. You also can offer gift cards on your social media accounts to see if there are any takers.

Read: 35 Useless Expenses You Need To Slash From Your Budget Now
Find Out: 17 Biggest Budgeting Mistakes You’re Making

How To Make Money Online at Home

If you want to make decent money without the 9-to-5 grind, there are easy ways to score cash online. You won’t get rich quickly, but you could make as much as you would with a regular job. Here are some ways to earn money fast online.

4. Work as a Freelancer

Fiverr is a great place for first-time freelancers looking to build experience and their portfolios. From logo design and animation to editing and voice-over work, you can find tasks suited to your skills. Prices start at $5 per project.

Once you accumulate feedback, referrals and experience, you can start charging much more. Some people have taken their Fiverr gigs full time, with jobs paying as much as $10, per project, according to the company’s website.

5. Be an Affiliate Marketer

Affiliate marketing involves sharing products online and earning a commission by joining one or more affiliate programs, such as Amazon Associates, ClickBank or ShareASale. You’ll earn by promoting and selling those products through your blog or social media channels.

According to Affise, a performance marketing platform for advertisers, low-level affiliates can earn up to $ a day, while high-level affiliates can earn up to $3, a day.

Affiliate marketing can be an entire career — not just a side hustle — based on passive income, which is as close as most people are ever going to get to free money.

6. Sell Digital Products

• Depends on the pricing of products and units sold

Digital products can be sold through a number of marketplaces, many of which also handle physical sales: WordPress blogs, eBay and Etsy are a few popular options to sell courses, artwork, printables and more.

According to Oberlo, it’s estimated that there will be billion global digital buyers in  The more digital products you have to sell, the more passive income you’ll potentially make.

7. Become an Online Survey Taker

It’s not the most exciting side hustle, but there is money to be made filling out online surveys. Many sites such as Survey Junkie and Swagbucks allow users to earn cash and gift cards.

You also can visit the website for the Columbia Business School Center for Decision Sciences to sign up for online research studies that pay about $16 an hour.

8. Become a User Tester

• $10 per minute assignment

If you have 20 minutes to spare, you can make fast cash at home on UserTesting, which pays $10 per test. The company pays people to visit websites and apps, complete sets of tasks and give opinions on the experience.

9. Tutor Students Online

• Up to $25 per hour before commission

If you have a computer, an internet connection and expertise in just one subject area, you can tutor students online. TutorMe hires tutors in more than subjects and pays $16 an hour. Preply uses tutors in more than subjects, and the tutors set their own rate. English tutors on the site typically charge $15 to $25 per hour, before Preply’s commission.

Work as a Virtual Assistant

• Average income of $ per hour

A virtual assistant can work for an individual or a big business, performing tasks that include responding to customer phone calls, setting appointments, assisting with travel or event planning, or posting to social media. Since we do these things daily as part of our personal agendas, many people are well suited to virtual assistant jobs. Indeed reported that virtual assistants earn an average of $ an hour.

Other Ways To Make Money Quickly

So, you can make money online fast. But, if you’re willing to work outside of your home, there are many more options for side gigs. If you want to avoid getting a traditional job altogether, you may want to pick up multiple side gigs to help you make enough income.

Become a Ride-Share Driver

• Average income of up to $ per month

Driving for Uber or Lyft is among the most popular side hustles because of the flexibility this option offers. You can pick your schedule, drive when and where you want, and rent or lease a car through the ride-share company if needed.

Make Deliveries for Amazon or Uber Eats

• Typical earnings of $$25 per hour (Amazon Flex)

Uber Eats drivers make an annual average of $62, a year, according to salaries reported on Indeed. Even with an average salary that’s this high, you’ll still be working on a contract basis. That means you can set your own hours and work as much as you need to.

You can also use your car to work as a delivery driver for Amazon Flex. Drivers typically make $18 to $25 per hour, depending on factors such as your location and how much you earn in tips, according to Amazon.

Learn More: 30 Ways To Upgrade Your Home Without Blowing Your Budget
Discover: 16 Ways To Save Money on Food

Become a Pet Sitter or Dog Walker

• Median income of $ per hour

Sign up to watch pets while their owners are out of town. Pet-sitting sites, such as Rover, connect pet owners with sitters for a cut — 15% to 25% — of the sitter’s earnings paid by client users. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, pet sitters make a median of $ an hour, or $24, a year.

Get a Babysitting Gig

• $ an hour and up, depending on experience, location and number of children

Babysitters are always in demand. According to ZipRecruiter, they make a national average of $17 or more. Plus, watching two kids can come with an increase. According to www.oldyorkcellars.com, add 50 cents to $1 to your hourly rate for each additional child you babysit — double that for an infant.

Install Christmas Lights for the Holidays

• $ to $3 per linear foot of lights

According to Thumbtack, most installers charge double to install lights on a second story. And don’t forget about the removal costs. Thumbtack also noted that you can charge about half of what you charged to install for that. You also can choose to wrap outdoor trees with lights and charge $60 to $1, for each, depending on tree size.

Many seasonal jobs are available that pay quite a bit, but you’re going to need to rotate through them if you want to maintain income all year-round — or work very hard during that one season.

Become a Home Organizer

A professional home organizer makes up to $ an hour, according to PayScale, with an average hourly rate of $ To start organizing professionally, post listings on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace, or connect with your neighbors on NextDoor.

Help With Home Gardening

• Average income of $ an hour

Do you have a green thumb? Maybe it’s time to become a gardener. The average gardener makes almost $15 per hour, according to Indeed, so you’ll need to work about 20 hours to make $

Assist With Deliveries or Moving

Delivery drivers often need some muscle to help them load and unload their trucks for deliveries and moves. Sign up with GoShare to become a “helper” and earn an average of $39 per hour. Or, at Dolly, the “hands” are paid $15 an hour, plus tips.

Start a Snow Removal Service

Remember going door to door as a kid with your snow shovel asking neighbors if they wanted the sidewalk or driveway shoveled for a few dollars? Adults with a good, working snowblower can do that, too — or advertise their services on social media. According to HomeAdvisor, the going rate is $25 to $75 per hour.

How To Build Sustainable Wealth

Once you’ve made extra money, you should focus on setting yourself up for long-term financial success. It isn’t just about how to make money fast, but also about keeping it.

Investing

If you’re a beginner when it comes to investing, take time to set your investment goals. Here’s what you should think about:

Consider Your Investment Goals

1. Figure out how much you can budget for investments.
2. Choose your investment types based on your risk tolerance.
3. Choose a platform to invest with.

With these in mind, you can create a solid foundation where you can not only begin building your wealth but also continue maintaining it.

Budgeting

Creating a budget allows you to compare your income to your expenses, as well as to set goals for spending and saving. While there are different budgeting techniques, all of them revolve around tallying your expenses and reducing expenses where you can.

Saving Money

Regardless of how you choose to make money, you need to be able to store your cash safely and provide easy access to funds when you need them.

Opening a savings account can be your first step to building sustainable wealth. And if you find that you need more help in reaching your savings goals, you can work with a qualified and reputable financial planner.

More From GOBankingRates

Jami Farkas and Gabrielle Olya contributed to the reporting for this article.

This article has been updated with additional reporting since its original publication.

Data is accurate as of Sept 30, , and subject to change.

In a bind? Need some fast cash? We're talking here about small bursts of capital, not millions of dollars -- enough to satisfy your monthly obligations or get that nagging creditor to stop calling you.

Shutterstock

None of the 32 strategies listed here to get some money quickly will break the proverbial bank. Some are easier than others, but nearly all require very little to no capital. They are meant to get you through the difficult times.

Related: 2 Ways to Make Money Online This Month

Some of these strategies to make extra money will require you to be in certain locales, while others are location-independent, but it all boils down to being resourceful. We've all found ourselves in a tight spot at one point in our lives or another, but to the person who's committed, anything is possible. 

Much of this has to do with mindset. When you lack money, scarcity thinking sets in. The scarcity mindset is negative and thinks that there's never enough of whatever it is to go around. When you find yourself thinking like that, do everything in your power to move into an abundant mindset. 

Our thoughts are incredibly powerful. We have upwards of 60, thoughts per day, many deep within our subconscious mind, much of which are repeated. We have to be stewards of our thoughts. Once you find yourself thinking negatively, you need to jar yourself out of that.

When you're looking to make money fast, you're often in a tough spot financially, even desperate to make ends meet, but everything that we have and everything that we become is partly born from our thoughts. Think and you shall become. Curate and cultivate the right thoughts if you want to live an abundant life.

The psychology of making money. 

Regardless if you need to earn some fast cash or we're just talking about making money in the grand scheme of things, there's an important psychology that needs to be mentioned before getting into the strategies. If you study Freud's model of the mind, you'll discover the Psychic Apparatus. It's the three-part construct in your mind that controls all of your behavior.

Those three are the id, the super-ego and the ego. The id lives deep within the subconscious from birth. It's the source of our sudden and most instinctive urges. When you find yourself doing what you know you shouldn't, blame your id. 

The super-ego is formed later in life to balance the id. It forms and breaks off from the id through our upbringing, parental guidance and our sense of community and beliefs. People who are careful with their money can thank their super-ego.

The ego is the driver making the decisions. It decides between the devil (the id) and the angel (the super-ego) on either shoulder (yes, all those cartoons you've ever seen are partly true). We have voices in our mind, and it's up to the ego to decide which one to fulfill. Its goal is to satisfy the id in some way while also attending to the super-ego.

Get-rich-quick schemes and fad weight-loss diets are naturally popular because they satisfy the id while also attending to the super-ego. The ego's job is complete when it sees something like this. The appeal of "fast'' stems from the innate desire for instant gratification, so beware of what seems too good to be true (they often are) when you're looking to make money quickly. Be wary. Listen to the conversation deep within the confines of your mind and do your best to tame the proverbial beasts.

What are the best ways to make money right away? While a search online when you're in need of some fast cash will produce millions of results, not all will be legitimate. It's up to you to filter through the so-called noise. These 32 strategies will help put you in the black, even if it's in a very small way. Once you are, resume planning and focusing on the bigger picture. 

Related: How to Make a Fortune With $

1. Money-making strategy: Drive for Uber or Lyft

Companies like Uber and Lyft offer a great opportunity to make some quick cash. You'll need a clean driving record, a fairly new car and the authorization to work wherever it is that you live. If you have all of those things, you can work when it's feasible for you, whether that's in the middle of the day during rush hour, or in the wee hours of the night on a weekend. The choice is yours.

2. Money-making strategy: Become a market research participant

In college I participated in loads of market research. It's fairly quick money for not a lot of work. Companies looking for consumers' opinions on a variety of products and services put you in a room to garner your opinion. That's it.

This often involves writing or stating your opinion, answering polls or surveys, or breaking off in a discussion group. The mechanics don't matter much. The point is that you can rely on it from time to time. www.oldyorkcellars.com is just one company that is looking for participants.

Related: 6 Things You Must Quit Doing Now If You Want to Be More Successful

3. Money-making strategy: Sell old books and games on Amazon

Amazon makes it fairly easy to list and sell old books, games and devices on its marketplace. You can make more than just a few bucks If you have pricey textbooks from college. Be sure the books are in good condition. You'll get negative reviews if you attempt to sell books that are falling apart or games that are scratched up. Remember, be upfront about any defects, no matter how small they might be and no matter how few people might readily notice it. 

4. Money-making strategy: Sell, or resell, used tech on Craigslist

The market for used electronics is vast. You can use Craigslist to part ways with your old iPhone or your MacBook. You can grab a premium for these types of electronics. Some people even flip items by buying them and reselling them.

You could also use a website like Gazelle to sell your used phones, no matter what kind you have. Companies like that have made an entire business model out of buying used phones and refurbishing them. Either way, you can expect to get a fair bit of money relatively quickly if you have these items laying around your house.

Related: 4 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting a Small Business

5. Money-making strategy: Do tasks with TaskRabbit

TaskRabbit lets you tap into an existing marketplace of people looking for help locally with chores. The tasks aren't always small. This platform (along with others) offers bigger tasks, such as home renovations, as well.

Amazon is getting into the task business with Amazon Home Services. The services listed range from very small repairs to larger and more involved tasks that would take considerably more effort.

6. Money-making strategy: Deliver for PostMates

You can earn some cash when you're in dire straits by using PostMates, and you don't even need a car, just a bike for deliveries in busier cities and downtown centers. I've used it often to get food from specialty places that don't deliver themselves, but it can be used for many things. 

PostMates states on their website that you could earn up to $25/hour doing deliveries. You could also earn some tips in the process so it's a great option for people that are looking to do something in their spare time, similar to the big ride-sharing apps that are hogging up app stores everywhere.

Related: 5 Ways to Make Enough Side Money to Eventually Quit Your Job

7. Money-making strategy: Flip real estate contracts

Ir you're thinking this is cost prohibitive, it's not. You can flip real estate contracts without ever taking possession of the property. This isn't a fixer-upper endeavor, just securing a contract and selling it to an interested party. That's it.

You can do this with just a few hundred dollars in most cases to open up escrow. There are companies dedicated to teaching how to do this like REWW. It's good for making a little bit of money, but is also potentially something more long term as well. 

Related: 8 Ways Real Estate Is Your Smartest Investment

8. Money-making strategy: Sell on CafePress or Etsy

If you can design digital items, you can sell them for a share of the profits on a site like CafePress. You can do this with nothing more than some design software. They can include custom logos, inspirational sayings and other topical or trending designs appealing to the masses.

You could hire a designer to assist you with this, but you still need to come up with the ideas. This works best if you understand design yourself but requires no overhead. Items are printed and delivered on-demand. You simply receive a share of the proceeds. Similarly, you could sell items on Etsy as well.

9. Money-making strategy: Answer questions on JustAnswer

People looking for expertise online. JustAnswer (and several sites like it) allow doctors, lawyers, engineers and others with enhanced knowledge to earn a small income merely answering questions from people who would otherwise have to pay a hefty sum for those answers.

This platform is a great resource for people. It's also lucrative (for the time spent) if you're looking to earn a bit of cash in a hurry. Don't expect to get rich answering questions, but you can generate a few bucks here or there if you're in a bind. 

Money-making strategy: Grab gigs on Fivver

No matter what type of service you offer, you can likely offer it Fivver. This is terrific for digital services such as graphic design, web design, short audio or video clip creation, editing services, writing and so on.

Fivver has expanded beyond just the $5-per-gig model. Fiverr Pro pools the best talent on its platform. Depending on your skills, you could do considerably well on here.

Related: 5 Ways Fiverr Jump-Started My Life as an Entrepreneur

Money-making strategy: Walk dogs

There are networks devoted connecting dog owners with dog walkers. Rover is one of the largest networks of dog walkers out there. Of course, you could also use social media or just knock on neighbors doors to advertise your services, but you can easily use one of these services.

Do a great job if you're serious about building a track record of solid reviews. That will help you make money in the future when you're in desperate need of it.

Money-making strategy: Babysitting with www.oldyorkcellars.com

You can easily do some babysitting when you need to make a few bucks quickly. Parents everywhere are always in need of babysitting and nanny services.

Websites like www.oldyorkcellars.com connect parents with babysitters. The company does all the background checking and other due diligence to put parents' minds at ease. Of course, you can appeal directly to people in your personal network, but if you're looking to generate recurring revenue sign up with a site marketing to parents looking for child care services.

 Money-making strategy: Sell your photos

Have an eye for photography? Of course, you need to be good at this to earn any money but it you are, you can sell photos on ShutterStock or iStockPhoto (along with many others) to generate a passive income from something you might be very passionate about.

For a quicker way to earn by taking photos, solicit people looking for photographers to cover their wedding, engagement, child's birthday or any other life event. You'll need a good camera and some experience, but you can definitely earn some must-needed income this way no matter where you live.

Money-making strategy: Become a personal training

If you understand fitness, you could be a personal trainer. People pay good money for personal trainers, if only to have someone keep them on track towards their goals. You can add value while also helping yourself financially.

This could also break off into nutrition and assisting people with meal plans, and so on. You could solicit clients in your local gym, but depending on where you live, you might need some certification to do this (not to mention the gym's approval). You could also use a site like FitnessTrainer to advertise your services.

Related: This Entrepreneur Lives in the Back Room at a Gym While Building His Business

Money-making strategy: Tutor students

Parents are always willing to invest in their children's future. If you have a great deal of knowledge in subjects such as math, science or computers, you could tutor for cash.

Both www.oldyorkcellars.com and www.oldyorkcellars.com offer opportunities for tutoring local students. You could opt for either of these platforms or simply find your clients through your personal network or social media. 

Money-making strategy: Advertise for companies with a car wrap

Platforms like Carvertise connect brands and companies with drivers. The process is simple -- agree to turn your car into a roaming billboard for a price. If you qualify, you can earn a set monthly fee for advertising with your car. You won't have to pay anything to do this, but you'll need a clean driving record and a fairly new car.

You'll have to drive the car enough to be worth it for brands paying for your services. If you have all that, then you could make a bit of side-hustle income through this endeavor. 

Related: The 7 Toughest Startup Lessons You Don't Want to Learn the Hard Way

Money-making strategy: Help with home gardening

Offering your services as a local gardener could make you enough money quick enough to satisfy some pressing needs. There are loads of options from mowing lawns and pulling weeds to planning gardens and decor. If you pitch to enough neighbors, you'll find at least a few takers. It'll definitely be worth your while.

Money-making strategy: Take on housecleaning jobs

There's a variety of platforms online that you could tap into for doing this, or you could simply scour your neighborhood or post on social media. You could use Amazon's Home Services for this as well, or you could create your own simple, one-page website to advertise.

Either way, this is a terrific way to make upwards of $20 per hour or more doing a job that's often in high demand. You could easily make this a long-term gig if you perform well and don't cut corners.

Related: From $ Million to Broke to Betting It All on Cryptocurrencies

Money-making strategy: Become a home organizer

You could easily do home organizing for people, an industry that has gained a lot of popularity since the debut of Netflix's hit series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. If you're a tidy and organized person yourself, and you're good at organizing spaces, why not offer your services to people around you? You'd be surprised at how many people, even on your own social media feed, might take you up on doing something like this.

Again, a site like www.oldyorkcellars.com also helps to connect home organizers with people looking for this type of service. It all depends on whether you want to go through a professional company or pitch it yourself to people that are already in your personal or business network.

Related: 8 Ways Any Millennial Can Be a Millionaire in 5 Years

Money-making strategy: Wash carpets

Rent a carpet cleaning machine at your local home improvement store, or buy one if you think you can get enough work doing this. You'll likely find lots of people need something like this, but haven't actively looked for the service.

You can wash carpets in the owner's homes, or have them steam-cleaned offsite, depending on the job and the trust you build with the owners.

Money-making strategy: Give blood

You can \make around $20 to $50 per donation of blood, depending if your blood type is rare or common. You can also donate plasma. Different states have different minimum requirements that must be paid when people donate plasma.

Plasma donations help people who are fighting Leukemia and other immune disorders. This is a bit more complicated and involved than donating blood but you won't get much more than donating blood.

Money-making strategy: Decorate homes for the holidays

Whether it's New Year's, Christmas lighting, Easter, Fourth of July or any other holiday, you can get paid to help decorate homes. This might involve putting up lights inside or outside, decorating trees, setting up games and decor. 

Use the internet and social media to find clients, or simply advertise to your local network. There are loads of options when it comes to doing specialty jobs like this. 

Related: 50 Ideas for a Lucrative Side Hustle

Money-making strategy: Participate in medical studies

If you don't mind throwing caution to the wind, consider becoming a participant in medical studies or drug trials. Companies pay a significant amount of money to participants. 

You'll need to find the companies conducting medial studies and expect side effects. If you can live with that, then you can definitely make some money fast without too much effort.

Money-making strategy: Rent a spare room on AirBnB

AirBnB can be a terrific platform for renting out a spare room. You can make some good money, especially if you live in a tourist destination. If you don't mind the neighbors, then this is definitely an option. You can crash with friends and family and rent out your entire house if you're really desperate.

Related: What You'll Really Earn on Uber, Airbnb and TaskRabbit Every Month

Money-making strategy: Do micro gigs on Mechanical Turk

Mechanical Turk is a platform by Amazon that allows you to do small jobs and get paid for it. But don't expect too much money out of this. These gigs truly are "micro" and range from a few cents to a few dollars at the most. But if you string several of these together, it might be in your benefit. 

You don't need any serious qualification to do this. Usually, this involves clicking on links, taking surveys, giving an opinion, doing some light categorizing or other human-intelligence tasks (HITs as they like to call it).

Money-making strategy: Sell vintage clothes at a thrift shop

You'll likely get paid by the pound but it's some money, so if you're in need, then why not -- especially if you have no use for those clothes anymore. This works best for things like maternity clothes, old children's clothes, clothes that you haven't worn in years or are simply out of style. 

Money-making strategy: Open a cash-bonus checking account

Check with your local bank to see if they're giving away cash bonuses for opening up accounts. Banks run promotions like this all the time, so grab some real cash quickly if you're in need. It won't break the bank (no pun intended) but it will give you a quick $50 or $ -- maybe even more -- when you really need it. You might need to deposit a minimum amount of cash (usually in the thousands) in order to qualify for these types of accounts (but not always).

Money-making strategy: Get a small microloan

You can get a small business loan (very small) on Fundera, or Prosper if you're looking for a very small personal loan. Depending on your credit and your financial and employment situations, you can secure up to a few thousand dollars like this.

There are loads of platforms that offer these small microloans. You have to pay them back but it can help if you're in a bind.

Money-making strategy: Conduct a webinar

Okay, it sounds intimidating but webinars are one of the best ways to earn cash quickly. You're speaking to a highly-engaged audience. If you position yourself and the offer correctly, you can make loads of money in a very short period.

GoToWebinar is by far the biggest platform. Webinar Jam is one of the most feature-rich platforms out there. Whichever you go with comes down to how well you can sell. It takes practice, but this is fast cash at its essence.

Related: 12 Realistic Ways to Make Your First $1 Million

Money-making strategy: Wash or detail cars

People are always looking to have their cars washed and detailed. You could be a mobile car washer and detailer without having a permanent location. Reach out to people you know or make some flyers and put it in your neighbors' mailboxes. If you want to get serious about it, prop up a one-page website or give out business cards. You can make money quickly doing this.

Money-making strategy: Lead walking tours on Viator

If you live in a tourist locale, consider doing walking tours on Viator, which is one of the largest platforms for tour operators in the world. You'll really need to work hard to get a good reputation. To find clients quickly offer free tours and ask for tips at the end.

This is leveraging the principle of reciprocity with the power of free. People love to get things for free, but they feel obligated at the end to give something in return. That's why supermarkets are always giving away food. They know if you like it, you'll buy it. 

Money-making strategy: Pawn your valuables

If you're running on fumes, financially speaking, but you have some money coming your way soon, consider pawning something of value to borrow fast cash. Of course, to get those items back you'll need to pay back the loan with interest. If you don't pay it back in time, that you'll lose the item. If it's really something that has a lot of intrinsic value to you, don't do it. But if it's something that doesn't, you can certainly consider it depending on your situation.

Our guide contains 46 money-making ideas, including clever ways to make cash online, by using your home or by using the money you already have.

You can jump to the section you’re most interested in using the navigation links above. If you want to continue your money makeover, we've also got a guide on 50 ways to save money that you should check out afterwards. 

Make your money work harder

One of the best ways to make some extra money on top of what you earn is simply to make the money you have work harder.

1. Boost your savings rate

Interest rates on savings accounts are generally pitiful across the board at the moment, after the accounts with the highest rates evaporated last year.

Still, as always, some accounts have better rates than others, so it's definitely worth switching if your interest rate is rock bottom. 

Alternatively, you should check out the current accounts that pay interest.

Find out more: best bank high-interest bank accounts - our tables show which account is best for you.

2. Get paid to switch bank account

The introduction of the Current Account Switching Service has made it easier than ever to change bank accounts, which has made providers keen to tempt switchers.

Some banks will pay you cash or vouchers worth up to £ to switch your current account.

Find out more: how to switch your bank account

3. Use your Isa tax-free savings allowance

The overall annual limit to invest in Isas tax-free is £20, in , and it can be split between a cash Isa, stocks and shares Isa or innovative finance product.

It's worth exploring the best Isa deals on offer to ensure you aren't needlessly handing over the interest you make to the taxman.

4. Use a credit card that pays you

Cashback credit cards reward customers every time they make a purchase.

You receive a  percentage of your spend back on your card as credit. By putting your everyday spending on the card, you could potentially earn hundreds of pounds a year.

However, it's important to avoid spending more than you can afford to pay back at the end of the month, as the interest charges are likely to outweigh any rewards.

5. Try your luck with premium bonds

Premium bonds don't pay any interest, but each bond is entered into a monthly prize draw in which holders can win up to £1m.

There's no guarantee that your returns will be as high as those offered by traditional savings methods, but the opportunity to become a millionaire overnight can be tempting.

Find out more: our premium bonds guide shows you the odds of winning a prize, or watch the video below.

6. Pay off expensive debts before saving

Don’t make the mistake of saving while you’re still paying off expensive debts – you’ll be throwing your money away if you do.

The amount of interest you’re charged is likely to be a lot more than what you earn in interest on savings.

Paying off £2, on a credit card attracting % APR (with % minimum repayment) would save you £ a year, while stashing £2, in a savings account earning % would earn you £30 over the same period.

7. Start stoozing with your cash

Stoozing is a way to make money from a 0% purchase credit card.

It involves using a 0%-interest credit card to do all the spending you would normally do from a current account. You then put the money that would have left your current account into the highest-interest savings account available.

Provided you pay the minimum monthly payment on the credit card and clear the balance before the 0% deal expires, you can potentially make hundreds of pounds a year through this method.

Stoozing was popular a few years ago when savings rates were high. Nowadays it’s harder to do, as savings rates have fallen off a cliff. That said, once they start to rise, this savvy move is likely to come into its own again.

8. Check your benefits

There are plenty of benefits available from the government that can help boost your finances.

The problem is knowing which you’re eligible for. www.oldyorkcellars.com has a great benefits check-up tool that can help you figure it out.  

9. Reclaim lost cash

You could have money sitting in a forgotten bank or savings account.

The UK government reckons there is around £m left forgotten in dormant accounts.

Find out more:how to find lost bank and savings accounts – this guide explains the steps you need to take to reclaim your cash.

Try investing your money for better returns

If you're willing to learn the basics of investing in equities, you could earn much higher returns from your savings than if you store your cash in the bank.

However, there is always an element of risk involved when putting your money into stocks and shares. Even the most seasoned investors sometimes lose money. 

It's often recommended to spread your funds across a wide range of investments for this reason.

Find out more: are you ready to invest?

Use a good investment platform

An investment platform – sometimes called a fund supermarket – allows investors to buy and hold a range of funds from different companies together in one portfolio.

They often provide extensive research and information on each fund, so can reduce the risk traditionally associated with investing, and help customers achieve market-beating returns.

Which? has rated 11 fund-supermarket providers to test which have the most satisfied customers, and given each of them scores for several different aspects of their services.

Find out more best investment platforms - find out the highest-rated fund supermarkets.

How to make money online

The internet can easily part you from your money but, with a bit of creative thinking, there are plenty of ways to make money online.

Sell your stuff on eBay

Unless you've been hiding under a desktop computer for the past 20 years, you will have heard of eBay, the most popular auction site on the web, which you can use to boost your income by selling virtually anything.

Just watch out for eBay's fees, which can eat into any profits you make.

Sell for less on Gumtree and Facebook Marketplace

But eBay isn't the online online platform that lets you sell your things.

Gumtree, Preloved and, more recently, Facebook Marketplace are some of the biggest sites where you can advertise items you want to sell, complete with images and descriptions – free of charge.

Share opinions in surveys

There's a fair number of research agencies that pay a small amount to people who complete surveys online.

All you have to do is answer the questions. Valued Opinions and Toluna are among the bigger agencies. You can expect to earn anywhere from 50p to £5 for each survey.

Download money-making smartphone apps

Several smartphone apps promise ways to make money quickly and easily.

There's an app for Toluna, mentioned above, that pays you to take surveys. The Roamler app sets secret shopping tasks you can undertake nearby. Apps like Receipt Hog give you the chance to make money from uploading pictures of shopping receipts. 

Just keep in mind that you usually won't make bags of cash from apps like these, as the payment for each task is likely to be quite small. 

Sell your photos online

If you can take a decent photo, you may be able to earn some cash from it online.

Shutterstock, Alamy and RF pay contributors when members download the images they have uploaded.

Share your skills

Lots of online sites can help you make money from your skills in your spare time.

If you’re a dab hand at DIY, for example, you could become a ‘tasker’ using Taskrabbit. The site connects people who need a hand with odd jobs, and people who have some time and know-how.

You can also use Fiverr or Fivesquids to offer a service, such as graphic design skills, that you can provide online.

Review music for cash

If you're a music enthusiast, you might jump at the chance of getting paid to review unsigned artists.

Slicethepie allows you to do just that. Users get paid based on the quality of their reviews, and there is no limit to the number of artists you can review.

Rent out the stuff you own

Rather than selling stuff you rarely use, you could rent it to other people online.

Vehicles, evening dresses and household tools are among the most commonly rented items on these sites, and you can set the price and length of time you are willing to lend your items for.

Unlock cash on gift cards

Got one too many gift cards for shops you never go to? Don’t let them go to waste! Websites such as Card Yard allow you to unlock the cash on unwanted gift cards.

How to make free money

When times are tight, it can be difficult to balance your budget, but it is possible to generate some extra cash without an initial outlay. 

Here, we've rounded up innovative ways to boost your bank balance by getting free money.

Turn on debit card cashback

Most major banks and building societies now offer tailored cashback schemes that pay up to 15% when you spend with your debit card in-store and online.

Santander’s is called Retailer Offers, Halifax offers Cashback Extras, Lloyds Bank has Everyday Offers, while HSBC and First Direct have Visa Offers.

The cashback opportunities are tailored to your spending habits, but you will need to activate them. You can do this through your online banking or mobile banking app. 

Once you’ve selected the offers you want, you simply need to spend on your linked card to earn money.

Refer a friend

Many companies have refer-a-friend schemes that can sometimes earn customers money.

One website – refermehappy – collates these deals and acts as a social network, giving more people more opportunities to benefit from the rewards. But make sure the services you recommend to friends are suitable first.

Enter competitions

Sign up to a site such as Magic Freebies or Latest Free Stuff, which aggregate all the latest competitions you can enter.

Test products for cash

If you're interested in testing new products before they are launched – from food to the latest technology – you can get paid for giving your opinion on them.

Rewards come in the form of either a cash payment or gift vouchers, and you should be told in advance how much you'll receive. 

There are a number of websites online that you can sign up to, including Paid Product Testing.

Use cashback websites every time you shop

Get money for buying products you were already going to buy by going through cashback sites such as Quidco and TopCashback.

Find out more:cashback sites explained – we explain the benefits and the problems to watch out for. Or watch the video below.

Try mystery shopping

Mystery shopping lets you get paid for things you already enjoy doing.

Mystery shoppers are regularly used to test supermarkets, retailers, restaurants and hotels. Register with Mystery Shoppers and Market Force to see what assignments they have going.

How to make money from your home

Your home holds plenty of opportunities to make some extra cash. Here are some ideas. 

Rent out your spare room

The government's Rent-a-Room scheme means you can earn up to £7, a year tax-free by getting a lodger.

You can register your room free of charge on sites such as Easyroommate and Spareroom.

The room you want to rent out will need to be furnished, and you'll need to get a tenancy agreement in place.

Find out more:Rent-a-Room – more information about the tax-relief scheme

Use Airbnb to make money from travellers

If you want to make money from renting your home on a more flexible basis, Airbnb could work for you.

It allows you to list and set the rates for a room, or your whole home, for a few nights to a week, to travellers in search of a place to stay.

If you live close to a sporting or festival venue, you could cash in by renting out your home to fans or even participants. Edinburgh and Glastonbury festivals, as well as events at Wimbledon and Henley, could all provide such opportunities.

Advertise on your car

If you don't mind driving around with a logo on your bonnet, you can make money by advertising on your car. You could make hundreds of pounds a month through websites such as Carquids.

Rent out your home for films

Fancy your home as a film star? You could rent it out to film or TV production companies.

Registration tends to be free, although you may have to pay a commission on the total location hire fee - see sites like AmazingSpace for more.

Most demand is for large houses with big rooms and plenty of good parking, although all types of property have potential, from contemporary conversions to classic period homes.

Host photoshoots from your home

As with films and TV, renting out your home for photoshoots could be a great source of extra cash.

Even though it can be inconvenient having a big crew in your house, if you get a shoot that lasts more than a day you could hit the jackpot - anything from £ to £1, and more.

Magazine companies are always on the lookout for places to feature as backdrops for photoshoots - see sites like Beach Studios and Location Works for information and to register your home.

Make money from your driveway

Listing your driveway or garage on sites such as JustPark and YourParkingSpace could earn you cash from motorists searching for a cheaper or guaranteed spot.

You decide what to charge, with the going rate depending on location, demand and facilities, such as lighting and security.

Register your space free of charge, and you could earn anything from £50 to £ a month.

Get cash for spare storage space

Your empty loft or garage could be making you money from people looking for some short-term storage.

Storemates puts you in touch with storage hunters. It's free to register and list, but the website gets a 15% cut of the monthly rent if you find a match.

Use your garden to grow food

If you have a large and unused garden, you could put it to work by setting up your own smallholding.

You can grow your own plants and vegetables, or keep chickens. It can reduce carbon emissions by cutting food miles, cut your food bills, and can be a good money-making opportunity.

The biggest challenge, after successfully growing your produce, is finding a place to sell it.

You could set up a stall in your front garden, local fête, local allotment association sale, or a school event. You could even contact local farmers to see if they'll sell your produce in their farm shop.

Recycle for cash

Rather than throwing out your old things, you should see if you can recycle some of them for cash. After all, one person's trash is another's treasure.

Recycle your old clothes

H&M will give you a £5 voucher – which you can use on purchases over £25 in-store and online – for unwanted clothing or textiles you hand in at its stores through its garment collecting initiative.

The clothes you bring in can be any brand. It doesn’t matter what condition they’re in, but the donation should fill a supermarket carrier bag.

Marks & Spencer runs a similar scheme called ‘Shwopping’. This involves taking your donation – which must include a piece of M&S clothing – to Oxfam to get a £5 M&S voucher, which you can use when you spend at least £35 on clothing, home and beauty products.

Sell baby and children’s clothes

Styles may change, but the one constant of children's clothes is that they're quickly outgrown.

If you have lots of baby clothes and toys to get rid of, take a look there are some specialist websites where you can sell them, or you can head to eBay and other online marketplaces.

Sell old Lego by the kilo

If the Lego in your household has reached critical mass, you can trade it by the kilo for cash on websites including MusicMagpie.

However, if you have unopened or complete Lego sets or figures, they'll probably earn you more on eBay or a specialist Lego marketplace like Brick Owl.

Sell your gold

Gold jewellery can fetch a fair bit of money, but getting the best deal isn’t always easy.

Use our guide 7 tips for selling gold jewellery at the best price to make sure you land the most money for your bling.

Recycle printer cartridges

You can recycle empty printer cartridges for cash or Tesco Clubcard points.

Some sites pay as much as £2 per cartridge. Compare what you can get by trying Cash For Cartridges and Infotone.

Alternatively, you can recycle empty cartridges with Tesco and earn up to Clubcard points with The Recycling Factory.

Generate your own energy

If you have installed or are thinking about installing renewable technology, such as solar panels, you may also be able to make money by selling some of the green electricity you generate.

The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) means households with renewable technologies receive money for the energy they produce themselves.

You will need to weigh up the potential to save and make money through your system against the initial outlay for equipment and installation, which can run to thousands of pounds. You should also think about the suitability of the technology for your property and location.

Find out more:Smart Export Guarantee explained - discover what you could earn.

Recycle your mobile phone

Sites including Envirophone and Mazuma Mobile offer an instant quote for smartphones – even if they’re damaged.

But don’t stop there. Mazuma Mobile and MusicMagpie will pay you for other old gadgets including tablets, Kindles and smartwatches.

Find out more:mobile phone reviews - our guides will help you pick the perfect replacement for your old tech.

Recycle old CDs, DVDs and computer games for cash

It's almost impossible to estimate the number of old CDs, DVDs, computer games and other home entertainment items there are in the UK, but around 2, tonnes of CDs alone are thrown away each year.

Whether you're upgrading technology or want to revamp your collection, make money recycling old CDs, DVDs and computer games instead of throwing them away.

There are lots of websites that offer instant cash valuations for these items, including CeX and MusicMagpie. Get a value for your item - which needs to be in good working condition - by typing in or scanning its barcode number.

Make money recycling old books

Don't leave unwanted or unread books on the shelf - pass them on to a new home and make some extra money.

Websites including Amazon let you sell second-hand books via virtual bookstores. Alternatively, you can trade in books for cash instantly using sites such as Ziffit and MusicMagpie.

Have a car boot sale

Alternatively, you could sell your unwanted odds and ends the old-fashioned way - at a car boot sale.

It's a great way to make some extra money while reducing the amount of rubbish you throw away.

Buyers will expect to pick up products at knock-down prices, but car boot sales are a good opportunity to bulk-sell items unlikely to sell individually online.

You can find your nearest car boot sale by visiting the online car boot sale directory Car Boot Junction.

Your profit will depend on the products you're selling, but remember to factor in the cost of pitching your vehicle, which is usually between £5 and £

Make money from your side hustle

It’s easier than ever to turn your hobbies into an income. Here are some ideas to get you going:

Set up your own blog with ads

If you like to share your thoughts with the world on a blog site and you've got a few followers, you could make money out of it.

Using Google Adwords you can put advertising on your site and make money every time people click on the ads. The more people click, the more you make.

Sell what you make online 

If you have a creative streak and enjoy making things such as soaps, cards, jewellery or other crafts, specialist sites such as Etsy can help you sell them worldwide.

It’s US-based but operates internationally, and has a category for just about everything homemade. You can also sell things on eBay of course, or on Gumtree or Preloved.

Our guide contains 46 money-making ideas, including clever ways to make cash online, by using your home or by using the money you already have.

You can jump to the section you’re most interested in using the navigation links above. If you want to continue your money makeover, we've also got a guide on 50 ways to save money that you should check out afterwards. 

Make your money work harder

One of the best ways to make some extra money on top easy ways to make money business what you earn is simply to make the money you have work harder.

1. Boost your savings rate

Interest rates on savings accounts are generally pitiful across the board at the moment, after the accounts with the highest rates evaporated last year.

Still, as always, some accounts have better rates than others, so it's definitely worth switching if your interest rate is rock bottom. 

Alternatively, simple way to make money, you should check out the current accounts that pay interest.

Find out more: best bank high-interest bank accounts - our tables show which account is best for you.

2. Get paid to switch bank account

The introduction of the Current Account Switching Service has made it easier than ever to change bank accounts, simple way to make money, which has made providers keen to tempt switchers.

Some banks will pay you cash or vouchers worth up to £ to switch your current account.

Find out more: how to switch your bank account

3. Use your Isa tax-free savings allowance

The overall annual limit to invest in Isas tax-free is £20, inand it can be split between a cash Isa, stocks and shares Isa or innovative finance product.

It's worth exploring the best Isa deals on offer to ensure you aren't needlessly handing over the interest you make to the taxman.

4. Use a credit card that pays you

Cashback credit cards reward customers every time they make a purchase.

You receive a  percentage of your spend back on your card as credit. By putting your everyday spending on the card, simple way to make money, you could potentially earn hundreds of pounds a year.

However, it's important to avoid spending more than you can afford to pay back at the end of the month, as the interest charges are likely to outweigh any rewards.

5. Try your luck with premium bonds

Premium bonds don't pay any interest, but each bond is entered into a monthly prize draw in which holders can win up to £1m.

There's no guarantee that your returns will be as high as those offered by traditional savings methods, simple way to make money, but the opportunity to become a millionaire overnight can be tempting.

Find out more: our premium bonds guide shows you the odds of winning a prize, or watch the video below.

6. Pay off expensive debts before saving

Don’t make the mistake of saving while you’re still paying off expensive debts – you’ll be throwing your money away if simple way to make money do.

The amount of interest you’re charged is likely to be a lot more than what you earn in interest on savings.

Paying off £2, on a credit card attracting % APR (with % minimum repayment) would save you £ a year, while stashing £2, in a savings account earning % would earn you £30 over the same period.

7. Start stoozing with your cash

Stoozing is a way to make money from a 0% purchase credit card.

It involves using a 0%-interest credit card to do all the spending you would normally do from a current account. You then put the money that would have left your current account into the highest-interest savings account available.

Provided you pay the minimum monthly payment on the credit card and clear the balance before the 0% deal expires, you can potentially make hundreds of pounds a year through this method.

Stoozing was popular a few years ago when savings rates were high. Nowadays it’s harder to do, as savings rates have fallen off a cliff. That said, once they start to rise, this savvy move is likely to come into its own again.

8. Check your benefits

There are plenty of benefits available from the government that can help boost your finances.

The problem is knowing which you’re eligible for. www.oldyorkcellars.com has a great benefits check-up tool that can help you figure it out.  

9. Reclaim lost cash

You could have money sitting in a forgotten bank or savings account.

The UK government reckons there is around £m left forgotten in dormant accounts.

Find out more:how to find lost bank and savings accounts – this guide explains simple way to make money steps you need to take to reclaim your cash.

Try investing your money for better returns

If you're willing to learn the basics of investing in equities, you could earn much higher returns from your savings than if you store your cash in the bank.

However, there is always an element of risk involved when putting your money into stocks and shares. Even the most seasoned investors sometimes lose money. 

It's often recommended to spread your funds across a wide range of investments for this reason.

Find out more: are you ready to invest?

Use a good investment platform

An investment platform – sometimes called a fund supermarket – allows investors to buy and hold a range of funds from different companies together in one portfolio.

They often provide extensive research and information on each fund, so can reduce the risk traditionally associated with investing, and help customers achieve market-beating returns.

Which? has rated 11 fund-supermarket providers to simple way to make money which have the most satisfied customers, and given each of them scores for several different aspects of their services.

Find out more best investment platforms - find out the highest-rated fund supermarkets.

How to make money online

The internet can easily part you from your money but, with a bit of creative thinking, there are plenty of ways to make money online.

Sell your stuff on eBay

Unless you've been hiding under a desktop computer for the past 20 years, you will have heard of eBay, the most popular auction site on the web, which you can use to boost your income by selling virtually anything.

Just watch out for eBay's fees, which can eat into any profits you make.

Sell for less on Gumtree and Facebook Marketplace

But eBay isn't the online online platform that lets you sell your things.

Gumtree, Preloved and, more recently, Facebook Marketplace are some of the biggest sites where you can advertise items you want to sell, complete with images and descriptions – free of charge.

Share opinions in surveys

There's a fair number of research agencies that pay a small amount to people who complete surveys online.

All you have to do is answer the questions. Valued Opinions and Toluna are among the bigger agencies. You can expect to earn anywhere from 50p to £5 for each survey.

Download money-making smartphone apps

Several smartphone apps promise ways to make money quickly and easily.

There's an app for Toluna, mentioned above, that pays you to take surveys. The Roamler app sets secret shopping tasks you can undertake nearby. Apps like Receipt Hog give you the chance to make money from uploading pictures of shopping receipts. 

Just keep in mind that you usually won't make bags of cash from apps like these, as the payment for each task is likely to be quite small. 

Sell your photos online

If you can take a decent photo, you may be able to earn some cash from it online.

Shutterstock, simple way to make money, Alamy and RF pay contributors when members download the images they have uploaded.

Share your skills

Lots of online sites can help you make money from your skills in your spare time.

If you’re a dab hand at DIY, for example, you could become a ‘tasker’ using Taskrabbit. The site connects people who need a hand with odd jobs, and people who have some time and know-how.

You can also use Fiverr or Fivesquids to offer a service, such as graphic design skills, that you can provide online.

Review music for cash

If you're a music enthusiast, you might jump at the chance of getting paid to review unsigned artists.

Slicethepie allows you to do just that. Users get paid based on the quality of their reviews, and there is no limit to the number of artists you can review.

Rent out the stuff you own

Rather than selling stuff you rarely use, you could rent it to other people online.

Vehicles, evening dresses and household tools are among the most commonly rented items on these sites, and you can set the price and length of time you are willing to lend your items for.

Unlock cash on gift cards

Got one too many gift cards for shops you never go to? Don’t let them go to waste! Websites such as Card Yard allow you to unlock the cash on unwanted gift cards.

How to make free money

When times are tight, it can be difficult to balance your budget, but it is possible to generate some extra cash without an initial outlay. 

Here, we've rounded up innovative ways to boost your bank balance by getting free money.

Turn on debit card cashback

Most major banks and building societies now offer tailored cashback schemes that pay up to 15% when you spend with your debit card in-store and online.

Santander’s is called Retailer Offers, Halifax offers Cashback Extras, Lloyds Bank has Everyday Offers, while HSBC and First Direct have Visa Offers.

The cashback opportunities are tailored to your spending habits, but you will need to activate them. You can do this through your online banking or mobile banking app. 

Once you’ve selected the offers you want, you simply need to spend on your linked card to earn money.

Refer a friend

Many companies have refer-a-friend schemes that can sometimes earn customers money.

One website – refermehappy – collates these deals and acts as a social network, giving more people more opportunities to benefit from the rewards. But make sure the services you recommend to friends are suitable first.

Enter competitions

Sign up to a site such as Magic Freebies or Latest Free Stuff, which aggregate all the latest competitions you can enter.

Test products for cash

If you're interested in testing new products before they are launched – from food to the latest technology – you can get paid for giving your opinion on them.

Rewards come in the form of either a cash payment or gift vouchers, and you should be told in advance how much you'll receive. 

There are a number of websites online that you can sign up to, simple way to make money, including Paid Product Testing.

Use cashback websites every time you shop

Get money for buying products you were already going to buy by going through cashback sites such as Quidco and TopCashback.

Find out more:cashback sites explained – we explain the benefits and the problems to watch out for. Or watch the video below.

Try mystery shopping

Mystery shopping lets you get paid for things you already enjoy doing.

Mystery shoppers are regularly used to test supermarkets, retailers, restaurants and hotels. Register with Mystery Shoppers and Market Force to see what assignments they have simple way to make money to make money from your home

Your home holds plenty of opportunities to make some extra cash. Here are some ideas. 

Rent out your spare room

The government's Rent-a-Room scheme means you can earn up to £7, a year tax-free by getting a lodger.

You can register your room free of charge on sites such as Easyroommate and Spareroom.

The room you want to rent out will need to be furnished, and you'll need to get a tenancy agreement in place.

Find out more:Rent-a-Room – more information about the tax-relief scheme

Use Airbnb to make money from travellers

If you want to make money from renting your home on a more flexible basis, Airbnb could work for you.

It allows you to list and set the rates for a room, or your whole home, for a few nights to a week, to travellers in search of a place to stay.

If you live close to a sporting or festival venue, you could cash in by renting out your home to fans or even participants. Edinburgh and Glastonbury festivals, as well as events at Wimbledon and Henley, could all provide such opportunities.

Advertise on your car

If you don't mind driving around with a logo on your bonnet, you can make money by advertising on your car. You could make hundreds of pounds a month through websites such as Carquids.

Esg investing the challenges of a growing market out your home for films

Fancy your home as a film star? You could rent it out to film or TV production companies.

Registration tends to be free, although you may have to pay a commission on the total location hire fee - see sites like AmazingSpace for more.

Most demand is for large houses with big rooms and plenty of good parking, simple way to make money, although all types of property have potential, from contemporary conversions to classic period homes.

Host photoshoots from your home

As with films and TV, renting out your home for photoshoots could be a great source of extra cash.

Even though it can be inconvenient having a big crew in your house, if you get a shoot that lasts more than a day you could hit the jackpot - anything from £ to £1, and more.

Magazine companies are always on the lookout for places to feature as backdrops for photoshoots - see sites like Beach Studios and Location Works for information and to register your home.

Make money from your driveway

Listing your driveway or garage on sites such as JustPark and YourParkingSpace could earn you cash from motorists searching for a cheaper or guaranteed spot.

You decide what to charge, with the going rate depending on location, demand and facilities, such as lighting and security.

Register your space free of charge, and you could earn anything from £50 to £ a month.

Get cash for spare storage space

Your empty loft or garage could be making you money from people looking for some short-term storage.

Storemates puts you in touch with storage hunters. It's free to register and list, but the website gets a 15% cut of the monthly rent if you find a match.

Use your garden to grow food

If you have a large and unused garden, you could put it to work by setting up your own smallholding.

You can grow your own plants and vegetables, or simple way to make money chickens. It can reduce carbon emissions by cutting food miles, cut your food bills, and can be a good money-making opportunity.

The biggest challenge, after successfully growing your produce, is finding a place to sell it.

You could set up a stall in your front garden, local fête, simple way to make money, local allotment association sale, or a school event. You could even contact local farmers to see if they'll sell your produce in their farm shop.

Recycle for cash

Rather than throwing out your old things, you should see if you can recycle some of them for cash. After all, one person's trash is another's treasure.

Recycle your old clothes

H&M will give you a £5 voucher – which you can use on purchases over £25 in-store and online – for unwanted clothing or textiles you hand in at its stores through its garment collecting initiative.

The clothes you bring in can be any brand. It doesn’t matter what condition they’re in, but the donation should fill a supermarket carrier bag.

Marks & Spencer runs a similar scheme called ‘Shwopping&rsquo. This involves taking your donation – which must include a piece of M&S clothing – to Oxfam to get a £5 M&S voucher, which you can how to add bitcoin to coinbase when you spend at least £35 on clothing, home and beauty products.

Sell baby and children’s clothes

Styles may change, but the one constant of children's clothes is that they're quickly outgrown.

If you have lots of baby clothes and toys to get rid of, take a look there are some specialist websites where you can sell them, or you can head to eBay and other online marketplaces.

Sell old Lego by the kilo

If the Lego in your household has reached critical mass, you can trade it by the kilo for cash on websites including MusicMagpie.

However, if you have unopened or complete Lego sets or figures, they'll probably earn you more on simple way to make money or a specialist Lego marketplace like Brick Owl.

Sell your gold

Gold jewellery can fetch a fair bit of money, but getting the best deal isn’t always easy.

Use our guide 7 tips for selling gold jewellery at the best price to make sure you land the most money for your bling.

Recycle printer cartridges

You can recycle empty printer cartridges for cash or Tesco Clubcard points.

Some sites pay as much as £2 per cartridge. Compare what you can get by trying Cash For Cartridges and Infotone.

Alternatively, you can recycle empty cartridges with Tesco and earn up to Clubcard points with The Recycling Factory.

Generate your own energy

If you have installed or are thinking about installing renewable technology, such as solar panels, you may also be able to make money by selling some of the green electricity you generate.

The Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) means households with renewable technologies receive money for the energy they produce themselves.

You will need peter leeds invest in penny stocks weigh up the potential to save and make money through your system against the initial outlay for equipment and installation, which can run to thousands of pounds, simple way to make money. You should also think about the suitability of the technology for your property and location.

Find out more:Smart Export Guarantee explained - discover what you could earn.

Recycle your mobile phone

Sites including Envirophone and Mazuma Mobile offer an instant quote for smartphones – even if they’re damaged.

But don’t stop there. Mazuma Mobile and MusicMagpie will pay you for other old gadgets including tablets, Kindles and smartwatches.

Find out more:mobile phone reviews - our guides will help you pick the perfect replacement for your old tech.

Recycle old CDs, DVDs and computer games for cash

It's almost impossible to estimate the number of old CDs, DVDs, computer games and other home entertainment items there are in the UK, but around 2, tonnes of CDs alone are thrown away each year.

Whether you're upgrading technology or want to revamp your collection, make money recycling old CDs, DVDs and computer games instead of throwing them away.

There are lots of websites that offer instant cash valuations for these items, including CeX and MusicMagpie. Get a value for your item - which needs to be in good working condition - by typing in or scanning its barcode number.

Make money recycling old books

Don't leave unwanted or unread books on the shelf - pass them on to a new home and make some extra money.

Websites including Amazon let you sell second-hand books via virtual bookstores. Alternatively, you can trade in books for cash instantly using sites such as Ziffit and MusicMagpie.

Have a car boot sale

Alternatively, you could sell your unwanted odds and ends the old-fashioned way - at a car boot sale.

It's a great way to make some extra money while reducing the amount of rubbish you throw away.

Buyers will expect to pick up products at knock-down prices, but car boot sales are a good opportunity to bulk-sell items unlikely to sell individually online.

You can find your nearest car boot sale by visiting the online car boot sale directory Car Boot Junction.

Your profit will depend on the products you're selling, but remember to factor in the cost of pitching your vehicle, which is usually between £5 and £

Make money from your side hustle

It’s easier than ever to turn your hobbies into an income. Here are some ideas to get you going:

Set up your own blog with ads

If you like to share your thoughts with the world on a blog site and you've got a few followers, you could make money out of it.

Using Google Adwords you can put advertising on your site and make money every time people click on the ads. The more people click, the more you make.

Sell what you make online 

If you have a creative streak and enjoy making things such as soaps, simple way to make money, cards, jewellery or other crafts, specialist sites such as Etsy can help you sell them worldwide.

It’s US-based but operates internationally, and has a category for just about everything homemade, simple way to make money. You can also sell things on eBay of course, or on Gumtree or Preloved.