Money Making Ideas

                                     Money Making Ideas                  
       
1. Rent out your home

          Do you have some extra space in your home? Turn that extra bedroom into a “bed and breakfast” room. If you live near any sort of tourist destination, you can try your hand at renting your some space to earn a handsome side income. You may also find paid hosting opportunities in your community: Sign up to host exchange students, visiting professors to a nearby college, or hospital patients receiving long-term treatment.

Making Money by Renting Space

   

2. Start a Blog

This can be just a simple side hustle, or it can turn into something really special; it’s up to you. I’m a huge fan of blogging because I love writing articles and connecting with people all over the world. 

3. Affiliate Marketing

That’s how this website is able to generate thousands in revenue each month without selling anything. It’s one of the easiest ways to make extra money online. Setting up an affiliate-focused website is fairly simple, but it will take quite a bit of time and effort to draw in enough traffic to make decent money.

How Affiliate Marketing Works

4. Offer Web Design Services

For non-tech people (myself included), web design can cause a lot of stress. And stress means opportunity. If you have a knack for web design or web development, you should definitely be capitalizing on it. And since it’s such a foreign concept for many, it can be a really lucrative side hustle. You can find all sorts of gigs on Upwork.

5. Advertise on Social Media

Do you have a ton of followers on your personal Instagram, Twitter, or any other social media? “Influencer Marketing” is becoming really popular these days as brands are looking for more authentic ways to connect with their target audience.

6. Data Entry

It’s not fun work, but there is always some money to be made in data entry. Especially if you are fast and accurate. You can find a ton of data entry jobs on websites like Fiverr.

7. Become a Translator

Upwork always has gigs open for translators. If you are bilingual, put your skills to use and make some extra money.

8. Launch Your Own YouTube Channel

Your topic area can be literally anything. From pranksters filming their antics to chemistry professors sharing their how-to videos, anyone can make money from YouTube.

YouTube Channel

9. Start Personal Training

If you have a passion for fitness and love helping others improve their health, you might consider becoming a personal trainer. With social media, there are now more ways than just 1-on-1 training to make extra money in the fitness industry.

10. Start a Podcast

Maybe your writing isn’t all that great, but you are a great conversationalist. If you have a topic you’re passionate about, why not start a podcast? As your audience grows, you can land some pretty sweet sponsorship deals.

11. Drive with Uber

As an Uber driver, you can choose your own hours to hit the road and make extra money. So if you want to drive for Uber right after you finish at your 9-5, you can do that. If you want Uber to exclusively be your weekend gig, you can do that too. We like Uber because it's easy to get set up and its one of the more flexible money making ideas out there.

Drive With Uber

12. Sell your old stuff

Thinking about upgrading your iPhone? Trying to clear your DVD or Blu-Ray collection? Maybe you have an old textbook you thought you would reference, but let’s be real, you haven’t touched it since classes ended.

13. Make money teaching English online

You can actually teach English online…from anywhere with a WiFi connection (and no, you don’t need to know another language).

Depending on the company, you may have to limit your teaching hours to their scheduled time periods. But, you can still choose what time during those periods works for your schedule.

14. Become a Secret Shopper

If you have a great memory, can pay attention to details, and report on what you see and experience, then making money as a secret shopper will be a cinch for you. Becoming a secret shopper is as simple as you registering with a company that provides that service, then going undercover to different stores and reporting your experience as a customer. You are paid for your insight and while you are at it you can enjoy some free meals, traveling and shopping. Not only are you earning money and perks but you are also helping to set the tone for how real clients should be treated.

15. Offer to Babysit for Busy Professionals

Babysitting may seem like an obvious place to start when wanting to make some extra money and you may be thinking that you are not cut out to babysit, but here’s the twist. Look for moms and dads who are busy professionals who have small children under five. They will most likely tell you that they don’t remember the last time they were able to enjoy a quiet night out. Offering your services to this niche population will not only be a lucrative undertaking, but an easy job to do as well because chances are you will be simply house-sitting as the children sleep. 

My Advice for People Looking to Make Extra Money

Do something that actually matters.

Create something valuable.

Help someone else live better.

We only get one life, and it shouldn’t always be spent trying to make a quick buck. That’s why most of the ideas on this list are things that you can run really far with if you like the activity enough.