Everyone could use a little extra money, but not everyone
has the time to go out and get a second job. If you’re already working or you
stay at home, there are a few things you can do to get some side cash.
Depending on how much effort you’re willing to put in, you might wind up making
a fairly decent payday.
1. With Your Driveway
Do you have a driveway you aren’t using? What about a
covered parking space? Believe it or not, there’s probably someone else who
needs it. You can rent out your extra parking on a daily or a long term basis.
This is great for people who live in busy cities or live near airports. Best of
all? You don’t really have to do anything. Just check on the car every once in
a while.
2. With Your Spare Room
If you have a spare room, shed, or garage, offer it up as
community storage. Some people want a safe place to put their stuff without
having to deal with a major storage company. It’s more convenient for them if
you live close by, because they can stop in to get their stuff without having
to take a long drive. You’ll be making some cash on your empty space without
having to deal with a roommate.
3. With Trading From Home
Once you learn to
trade, you’d be surprised how easy it really is. Investing your money
wisely has the potential to be a lot more profitable than letting your money
sit in a savings account and collect interest. It’s simple to trade online or
through mobile trading apps. You don’t need to devote your whole life to
investing – just a few minutes every day.
4. With Freelancing
If you can write, you can be a freelancer. All freelancing
really entails is finding clients on a freelancing platform, setting your
rates, and finding clients who want your skills. You write blogs, articles, or
even business proposals for your clients. You might start out making small
bucks while you’re building a reputation and portfolio of work, but you could
end up making enough money freelancing to make it a full time job.
5. With Selling Your Crafts
What do you make? If it’s non-perishable, you can sell it
online. It’s easy to set up a shopfront through any website designed as
a handmade marketplace. Even if you don’t aggressively advertise, you can
still pick up occasional sales from people browsing around.
6. With a Blog
Start that blog you’ve always wanted to start. Provide
helpful content, update it on a regular schedule, and enable ads. You might not
earn a lot at first, but if you keep up with your blog enough to develop a
loyal following, those pennies really add up over the course of a month.
7. With Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate
marketing is when you promote, mention, advertise, or feature products on a
website. You include a “buy” link with your personal referral code. When
someone makes a purchase through that link, you get a taste of what they spent.
Build a few buyer’s guides for high price items and include reviews on each of
them – they’re bound to be found by people looking to make a purchase.
8. With Human Intelligence Tasks
Companies like Amazon offer what they call Mechanical Turk
work. These are small tasks that need to be completed or verified by a human,
because artificial intelligence doesn’t have the wisdom to do what they need to
be done. These tasks only pay a few cents each, but they also only take a few
seconds. There are thousands to pick up on any given day.
9. With Reselling Vintage or Antiques
Do you love spotting vintage or antique goods at yard sales
or consignment shops? There are a lot of people who want these things, but
don’t have the time or patience to explore for them. By purchasing them and
listing them on an auction site, you can give them what they want and even
charge them a premium for your time.
10. With Rebates
You need to shop anyway – why not shop online through a
rebate browser extension? These extensions will show you special promotions and
give you cash back for making purchases you might have already been interested
in making through the vendors they promote. You get a little extra money back
every time you shop.
Be careful not to fall for those quick money schemes – they
never turn out to be what they claim to be. When you want to make some money on
the side, be sure you’re using tried and true methods through reliable sources.
Bio:
Alana Downer is an experienced blogger whose main interest
lie in finances and new technologies. She might often be found online, sharing
her insights into technology trends which shape the way both businesses and
individuals function.
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