20 WAYS TO CREATE EXTRA MONEY FROM HOME

Earn Extra Money From Home

Side Hustle – Side Business…

Call it what you will, THERE’S MONEY TO BE MADE! The best way to start shifting to abundance is to earn more money.

We can pinch and save and cut our budget to the bone, but that just leaves us feeling deprived and doesn’t necessarily lead to getting ahead financially.

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I’ve listed 20 side hustle ideas below. There are many side hustle ideas out there, but mainly I’m focusing on the ones that allow you to stay at home. Since more and  more of us are in family situations that require us to be home, I think that’s important. Single moms/dads, people caring for aging parents, and those who spend way too many hours a week commuting to their job, probably want, and, need to be home. These side hustles are a great way to turn your spare time into extra income and, quite possibly, become a business that will allow you to leave your 9-5 job.

“It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but, it’s good, too, to check upon once in a while and make sure haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy.” ~George Lorimer

Think of how it will feel to have the extra money to do and have the things you’d like. Extra money can change your life by allowing you to:

• Become debt free
• Take a vacation
• Pay for higher education
• Retire sooner
• No longer feel stuck in your job
• Stop living paycheck to paycheck
• Give you hope if you’ve been feeling hopeless due to your financial situation
• Create your own business from your side hustle

“Do what you love, and the money will follow.” ~Marsha Sineta

While there are many ways to earn extra money, I chose to focus on the work you can do from home. Check these suggestions out with an open mind. Choose to do at least one and, if possible, a few of them so you can leave the land of lack behind you ASAP!

1. Start a Blog

This one is my personal top choice. The income potential is unlimited. It’s not an over night success. It takes time, focus and commitment, but if done properly, you can earn a nice amount of money. There are many bloggers who earn enough money from their blogs to support themselves and have been able to leave their 9-5 jobs. There are some bloggers who make well over a million dollars a year!

It’s also good to have your own blog because it will tie in with many of the other side hustles listed below.

Create your own blog here with my tutorial. You can start it for as low as $3.95 a month and get a free domain if you sign up through my Bluehost link.

2. Answer Online Surveys

This side hustle won’t make you rich, but it has the potential to bring in up to $500/month depending on the survey sites you choose and the amount of time you invest in them. With that being said, not all survey sites are created equal. I’ve heard many people have had great success while other were dissatisfied. I recommend you research to ensure the companies you choose are a good match before you invest the time.

Here are a few suggestions. Sign up for as many as possible to earn the most money!

PineCone Research, Survey Junkie, Inbox Dollars, Cash Crate, America Consumer Opinion

3. Ebates

You can get Cash Back for shopping at more than 2,000 stores. Becoming a member is free! Stores pay Ebates a commission for sending you their way, and Ebates shares the commission with you as Cash Back. Get paid every three months, plus earn a cash bonus when you join and shop.

You can also earn by referring friends to sign up. Click here to get started

4. Write an E-Book

Make money by writing your own book and publishing it on Amazon for free. Basically, an eBook is a digital book that can be read on a computer or mobile device. There are a few of ways to earn money by selling your eBook. It’s also great idea for bloggers to turn their content into an eBook and use it as a lead magnet or to sell their information. If you’ve been dreaming about becoming an author, this is a great way to achieve your dream. Ebooks can be sold through your blog, website, Etsy and Amazon. This process allows you to be more in control of the entire process.

A great site to use for transforming your blog posts into an eBook is Designrr

5. Create an Online Course

Explore your strengths, skills and experiences the share what you know. People are willing to pay for your information. You can create educational content around your area of expertise then turn this into an online course and be rewarded for it!

One of THE BEST places for you to create and sell your course is teachable.

They offer a powerful yet simple all-in-one platform with over 7 million students.

Get started now. Click here.

6. Become a Virtual Assistant

A virtual assistant, or VA, provides services to individuals, organizations or companies, but they work online instead of going into an office. There are may tasks that an entrepreneur might need help with.

With more and more people running their own businesses and realizing they can’t do it all, Virtual Assistants are in high demand!

There are so many tasks that a VA might be responsible for. Some of these are:

• Bookkeeping
• Research
• Article and blog post creation
• Designing
• Answering emails
• Organization
• Manage social media
• Content creation
• Website maintenance
• SEO and Digital Marketing
• Scheduling…

Put your strengths to work and become a sought after Virtual Assistant.

Click here to learn how to become a Virtual Assistant

Your own blog will be a very useful tool if you are going to start your own VA business. Click here to start your blog

7. Manage Social Media Accounts

If you have great social media skills this can be a fun job and you could be in high demand. Many blogger, entrepreneurs and organizations rely on social media to promote themselves but don’t have the time and/or skills to do the job well.

8. Become a Freelance Writer

A freelance writer is someone who gets paid to write for a number of different clients. They work for themselves and contract out their writing services. These services include blog posts, website content ghostwriting, newsletters, email campaigns, press releases, product descriptions and more. If you love to write, this is perfect for you.

You can go to Upwork to find jobs. You can also create your own freelance business. Start your business by creating your own blog which will allow future clients to see you writing style.

9. Become a Proofreader

You can earn $17+ an hour by becoming a freelance Proofreader! If you've got a keen eye for grammar, punctuation and structure,  this would be an ideal a new job or to start a sidehustle for you. Proofreading is going over a piece of content with a fine-tooth comb. The main purpose of proofreading is to make sure there are no spelling, grammatical or typographical errors. Many of the errors are missed by word processing programs such as spell-checkers and grammar-checkers

Bloggers, authors, writers, students, professors, entrepreneurs, businesses, court reporters and anyone else who is writing material to be read by others, will be looking for proof readers.

To learn more and become a Proofreader, checkout Caitlin Pyle at Proofread Anywhere. 

Create your own blog and grow your business from there.

10. Make Money on Pinterest

This is another way to earn money from your affiliate links by pinning them onto your Pinterest boards.

Many affiliate programs won’t let you join without a website, so I suggest you create your own blog before you continue. You’ll be able to promote your links from your blog as well as on your boards.

Set up your website’s Pinterest page and add Tailwind to schedule your pins.

Some affiliate networks to check out are: Shareasale, CJ Affiliate, Awin, Clickbank.

11. Edit Content

Content editing evaluates the overall formatting, style, and content of a document to enhance visual design and comprehension. Content editing is usually a much more involve process than proof reading. Upwork and Damongo are 2 sites to use to begin to find clients. You can also start your own editing business. Begin by creating your own blog and grow your business from there.

12. Become a Trascriptionist

You can earn $15-$25 an hour by becoming a transcriptionist! You need good listening and typing skills along with experince in the medical and legal fields.

To learn more about becoming a transcriptionist, click here

13. Website Design

If you have web design knowledge and skills, you could earn money creating and/or improving websites for bloggers, entrepreneurs and others. All businesses, large and small, need assistance with their websites but not all have the time and/or knowledge to do it themselves.

If you’re good with WordPress, you can reach out to bloggers who need help setting up their WordPress site or just need help updating and redesigning.

You can start your business by creating your own blog and grow your business from there.

14. Open an Online Store

Whether you are selling a product you have created, purchased from a distributor, flipping from thrift store finds, or from affiliate sales, this can be a rewarding venue.

There are a few platforms available for setting up your online store. I have my jewelry shop, Back To Classic Designs set up on Shopify and my blog set up on WordPress.org. I’m very happy with both platforms.

Explore both and decide which is best for your business.

Checkout Shopify

Checkout Bluehost/Wordpress.org

15. Open an Etsy Shop

Etsy is an e-commerce website focused on handmade or vintage items and supplies, as well as unique factory-manufactured items.

This is a great place for you to get started selling your products. A few tips to help your listing:

• use a lot of pictures per listed item.
• crop the item in the picture.
• have clear sharp, well lite pictures.
• make sure the item POPS!
• Use a lot of tag words in your descriptions.
• Read the sellers handbook to get the best results.

16. Thrift Store Flipper

If you love searching through thrift stores, estate sales and yard sales, this is a great side hustle for you! You can sell your treasures on eBay, Etsy, Poshmark and your own blog or website

17. Become a Graphic Designer

So many directions to go in with this talent!!!! There are many ways that you can sell your designs from home. You can attract clients to work with and/or sell your designs through Sendowl, 99 Designs, Etsy, your blog or website.

18. Sell Your Photos Online

Do you have the talent of catching just the right scene at just the right time? Consider selling your photos online through Shutterstock, AdobeStock, Bigstockphoto, iStockPhoto, Etsy or through your own website.

19. Create Printables

Printables are a great way to earn passive income. Once you design it, you list it on Sendowl, Etsy, your blog or website and you’re done. Your customer just downloads the file and prints it. Items that you can design and sell include organizers, cards, graphics, clipart, quotes and lists. Pretty much whatever your imagination comes up with.

Creative Market is great place to find templates and graphics to work into your designs. Picmonkey   and  Canva are 2 of the online photo editing sites I work in when creating and editing my printables.

20. Sell on Amazon FBA

“FBA” stands for “Fulfillment by Amazon.” You find the inventory, while Amazon stores the product, packs and ships it, and handles customer service. Amazon then keeps a portion of the sales as a commission & service fee.

For more info, check out The Selling Family’s course “The Amazon Boot Camp”

There are so many ways to create extra money, but, as I mentioned in the beginning of this post, I’ve limited this list to the side hustles that you can do from your home. I will be listing more side hustles in the near future.

In the meantime, choose one (or more) of these side hustles to start creating money and begin shifting to abundance.