How to Make Money
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Warning: This article will give you too many ideas.
Wondering how to make
money online? Or perhaps you’ve already tried, but haven’t had any success?
Well, you’ve come to
the right place.
To my knowledge, this
is the world’s most complete list of ways to make money online.
It’s also one of the
most regularly-updated, as I only want to share current methods that work in
2019.
Including all the
research, writing, formatting, etc., I’ve easily spent hundreds of hours
putting this list together.
Since I’ve tried to
include every legitimate online earning method, there’s a huge range in income
potential – some methods can make you a millionaire (if you put in the work),
while others are only good for pocket change.
Whether you’re looking
to make a full-time income working from home or simply want to find a good side
hustle, I’m sure you’ll have tons of ideas by the end.
As you’ll see, I’ve
included the income potential for most of the items on this list, which is on a
scale of 1-5 [1 being the lowest income potential, 5 being the highest
(millions +)].
In many cases the
income potential is virtually impossible to give (such as in the case of online
investing), so don’t take these potentials too seriously. They only serve as a
general guideline.
As a disclosure, this
article contains affiliate links. This doesn’t affect you in any way, it
just means I may earn a commission if you click one of the links and purchase
something.
Without further ado,
here’s the list!
Affiliate Marketing
Ever wondered how some
people make thousands of dollars every month online?
Affiliate marketing is
so lucrative that even major media sites like the New York Times are adding affiliate sites to their portfolios.
The age of banner ads
is waning, while affiliate marketing has only grown over the years.
But
what exactly IS affiliate marketing?
It works like this:
You can promote any
product with a special “affiliate link”. When someone clicks that link and
purchases a product, you get paid a portion of the sale price (at no expense to
the buyer).
In other words, you
can sell anything online without even owning it!
Although you’ll only
get a small percentage of the sale, it adds up fast and many affiliate
marketers make tens, or even hundreds of thousands of dollars per month.
Granted, it does take
a lot of time to reach that level…anywhere from a year to several years,
depending on how much work you put into it.
But the end results
speak for themselves.
Though it will
definitely take some work, affiliate marketing is actually very easy. You don’t
need any inventory, it’s not a hassle like drop-shipping, and it can be done
using only a computer and a Wi-Fi connection.
For these
reasons, affiliate marketing is my number one recommendation for making
money online.
For those of you who
are interested, I know of some awesome training which covers every aspect of
affiliate marketing, and makes it very easy for beginners to understand and get
started.
In fact, it’s the
exact training that got me started!
Get Paid to Take
Surveys
Do you enjoy filling
out surveys?
I know, that’s
probably a silly question…. But what if you could get PAID to fill out surveys?
Would you enjoy it then?
Well, there’s some
good news:
Many websites PAY you
to take surveys. The earnings aren’t all that great, as most surveys sites
only pay a dollar or two per hour. Still, some people make thousands of dollars
every year using this method.
Surveys
can be frustrating, however, since they take a long time to complete and the
pay is well below minimum wage in the US. But if you do it mindlessly while
watching TV, you’ll turn wasteful hours into cash!
Perhaps
the most famous survey site is Swagbucks.
There are many surveys available on Swagbucks at any given moment, and the pay
is about as good as it gets.
If
you don’t like Swagbucks, there are plenty of other options. Here’s a few to
get you started:
3. Install These Apps on Your Phone
How’d you like to earn some
completely passive income?
There are several apps you
can download on your phone which will track your phone use. In exchange for
this…well, intrusion, you’ll get paid!
If you don’t mind a research
company tracking everything you do on your phone, then by all means download
these apps!
It doesn’t take any work on your part, but you can make a little
extra spending money every month.
Here are some reputable ones:
- MobileXpression– Free $5 gift card after
one week *(keep app installed for 30 days)
- ShopTracker –
Free $3 gift card for signing up
- Nielson Mobile Panel
4. Get Paid to Complete Easy Tasks
“Get Paid To” or “GPT”
websites pay you to complete certain tasks, such as taking surveys, completing
offers, searching the internet, etc.
Although the money is easy to
earn, it takes a lot of time and is far below minimum wage.
Nonetheless, it is still a good way to add a few dollars to your
wallet each month.
I have a lot of experience wasting time on GPT sites, so if you
want a little more information on the subject, read this post.
Here’s a list of the top GPT
sites out there:
5. Sell a Simple Service for $5 on Fiverr
You can sell pretty much
anything on Fiverr.
A lot of people sell traditional services, or “gigs”, such as
ghostwriting, editing, graphic design,
and web development.
Others sell
more…unique…services. Such as singing happy birthday to anyone you desire, or
making prank phone calls.
The possibilities are
literally endless.
The standard rate for a Fiverr gig is $5, but you can charge much
more if you offer a valuable service.
Sound like fun?
6. Create and Sell Your Own Online Course
Do you have extensive
knowledge in a particular subject? It can be anything – math, web design,
bodybuilding, whatever.
As long as you know your
field inside and out, why not create an online course to share your knowledge?
Depending on the topic, this can be an extremely lucrative way
to make money online. Some people make over $1
million per year!
Creating a good online course
takes a lot of time and hard work. It’s not uncommon to work on a course for
several months before launching it. But it’s well worth the effort.
Speaking of launching it, there are several websites where you
can sell your course. My favorite, and one that many people have had huge
success with, is Teachable.
That said, here are some
other options worth looking into:
7. Earn $0.10/Day to View Lockscreen Ads
Do you own a smartphone?
For virtually no work at all, you could be earning an
extra $36.50 per year!
S’more is an app that pays
you 10 cents a day to show an ad on your lockscreen, even if you never click
any ads.
When you sign up, use this code to earn $0.25 instantly: CJFNO9
You can’t redeem your
earnings until you reach $1.50, so 25 cents will speed up the process by 2 days
:).
You can also earn money for
referrals, and for taking surveys.
Read my full S’more review here.
Bonus:
you can download other lock screen cash apps to earn even more from your phone!
Check out these:
- Slidejoy – Lock Screen Cash
- Fronto Lock Screen
- Adme Rewards Locker
- LifeSlide – Lock Screen,
Unlock Money
- Paid Unlock
- Unlock & Win! by Perk
8. Teach ESL to Foreign Students Online
Are you fluent in the English
language? There’s a lot of money to be had by teaching ESL to foreign students
through online platforms.
Here are a couple of the best
ones:
The pay for these sites is generally in the $10-20/hour range with benefits. Also, some (not
all) ESL sites require that you have teaching experience or at least a
Bachelor’s degree.
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You can also set up your own
website where you offer English lessons – this could potentially be more
profitable, but it would also take a lot longer to get any clients.
In order to teach ESL online, you will need a video calling
software. Skype and Google Hangouts are the most popular options. For slow
connections, I have found that Gruveo works
well.
9. Create YouTube Videos and Monetize them with
Ads
Creating YouTube videos
is definitely a good, tried-and-true approach to making money online. However,
unless you have millions of people watching your videos, it won’t make you
rich.
If you monetize your videos with ads, you can expect to earn roughly $2,000 per million views.
Affiliate marketing is
another way you can monetize your videos. For example, if you do product
reviews, include an affiliate link to that product in your video description.
10. Start an Amazon FBA Business Selling Private
Label Products
Here’s how selling private
label products on Amazon works (in a tiny nutshell):
You find a generic product on Amazon, add your own branding to it,
and then resell it at a markup.
If your product is in the top
100 bestsellers for your category, you can make thousands of dollars per day!
However, a more typical income is in the $1,000-2,000/month range.
The most successful Amazon
sellers pick very in-demand products and do extensive marketing. It can be very
time-consuming, but if it makes you a millionaire, who cares?
11. Build Smartphone Apps for Free, or Hire
Someone Else to
The app industry is huge, yet
still new enough that it’s not oversaturated. This means huge opportunity for
app developers!
And believe it or not, you don’t even have to know how to code to
build an app.
With Appypie,
you can build apps without coding knowledge, and without paying a dime!
If you are serious about making apps and earning money from
them, you will want to hire a developer though.
12. Make Money from Your Livestreams with the
Peeks App
Have you been doing your
livestreams on Facebook or Periscope?
You may want to switch to a
new app….
Peeks is an ecommerce-enabled livestream app that allows people
viewing your livestream to easily send you tips.
If you become popular and
build up a large following, you could make a killing every time you go live!
Watch this video to learn
more:
13. Do Graphic Design
Graphic design is becoming a
more and more important asset to online businesses in these days of visual
appeal and user experience.
If you are any good at graphic design, chances are you could land
a paying job, and likely multiple paying jobs.
Online businesses need to
have good visuals and an appealing overall design if they are interested in
truly succeeding.
Most online businesses turn
to the tried and true methods of acquiring design talent by hiring designers
off of platforms such as the following:
Therefore, as a graphic
designer, these are the sites you’ll want to focus on – especially in the
beginning.
In order to get the
highest-paying jobs, you’ll have to make yourself stand out from the crowd.
This isn’t easy, but it’s very necessary – it’s what weeds out the great
designers from the mediocre ones.
14. Get Paid to Search on Google and other Large
Websites
Want to get paid for searching on eBay, Amazon, and Google?
Join Qmee!
When you have the Qmee
browser extension installed, ads will show up on the side of your screen every
so often. Each time you click one of these ads, you will earn a few cents.
I’ve earned more than $68 so far on Qmee:
One of the great things about
Qmee is that you aren’t required to have a certain amount of earnings before
you can cash out. That means you can install Qmee today, click just one ad, and
immediately cash out your earnings!
You can also make money with
referrals and surveys on Qmee.
15. Make $200+ a Month Watching Videos
Getting paid to watch movies
sounds too good to be true, right?
Believe it or not, there are
many sites that pay you to do just that!
The pay is pretty terrible at
just a couple cents per video, but there’s a neat hack you can use to make the
most in the shortest amount of time.
Here’s what to do:
If you have any unused,
outdated electronics sitting around, why not put them to work earning you
money!?
Just set them up to auto-play
the videos, and watch the pennies roll in!
Some people have reported
earning $200+ per month with this method.
16. Get Cash Back on Your Online Purchases
Do you shop online? If so,
you might want to look into joining a cash-back website.
When you shop through them at
a merchant like Amazon or Walmart, you’ll earn a small percentage back for
everything you buy!
Depending on the site, the
percentage can range from 1-70+%, so as you can see it’s really all over the
place.
Here are the best cash back
websites:
17. Earn $30/Hour Testing Websites
Want to help webmasters build
better websites?
Sites like UserTesting connect
webmasters looking for an opinion on their sites to people who want to earn
money for testing websites.
Just film yourself critiquing a website for a certain length of
time, send it in when you’re done, and get paid!
Freelance website testing can
earn you well above minimum wage. But tests are not always available, and when
they are people snatch them up pretty quickly. So if you want to make a living
doing this, be sure to accept the offers right away.
Here are a few more website
testing websites (lol):
18. Get Rewarded for Staying Healthy
Everyone knows it’s important
to stay healthy…but few know it can help your bank account too! There are
actually a number of health and fitness apps that pay you to stay healthy.
Really!
Achievement is an app that actually pays you
for staying healthy. It connects to more than 30 health, fitness, and lifestyle
apps and rewards you points based on activities like walking, meditating, and
logging food, and even…sleeping!
Once you reach 10,000 points, you can redeem them for $10!
Apparently, points can take a
long time to earn, so don’t expect to download the app and cash in your
earnings by tomorrow.
Here are a few more apps and
websites to check out if you want to get paid to stay healthy:
19. Become a Freelance Writer
Think you’re a decent writer?
Well, you’re in luck because
writing for the web is a very in-demand job these days, and it’s just becoming
more so in 2019.
If you’re a native English
speaker from the United States, all the better.
Most writing jobs pay peanuts
(like $10 for 1,000 words), but if you have a powerful portfolio and a knack
for producing engaging, high-quality content, you can expect a lot more.
True wordsmiths can make
hundreds of dollars per article.
How do you get started? You have a couple options:
Go out on your own and search for clients on Facebook (there are
writer’s groups specifically for this) and other social media, or join a
website like Upwork and
bid on available writing jobs.
20. Do Technical Freelancing
If you’re a techy person, you can utilize your skills to make a
good living online.
There’s a wide range of
angles you could take, including fixing WordPress errors, developing websites
and apps, and – believe it or not – converting files from one type to another.
For larger, more involved
tasks (like building an app), go with Upwork. When people post jobs, you can
give them a bid and show them some examples of your work.
For quick tasks however, check out Fiverr. You can charge people
$5 for a simple service, and offer extra upgrades for an additional cost.
21. Help People Get Things Done as a Virtual
Assistant
Assisting people with your
professional services online is a great way to make an income.
Virtual Assistants (or VAs)
help out with a variety of tasks, ranging from technical to creative. Obviously
one VA can’t do everything, so if you specify your strengths you’ll be more
likely to get hired.
22. Earn $20+/Hour to Tutor Students Online
Are you good with academics
and great at teaching? Becoming a virtual tutor may be the right job for you.
As a virtual tutor, you’ll be
helping students with their school work. For a fee, that is.
Here’s a list of great
tutoring websites, many of which pay up to $20+/hour!
23. Join a Focus Group and Earn $50-$200+
By participating in an online
focus group, you can earn some pretty decent cash.
Online focus groups are
typically used for consumer research, business-to-business research and
political research.
It may sound boring, but you can make anything from $50-200+ for
participating. You
should be aware that some focus groups can last several hours.
Here are a few companies to
try:
24. Use a Different Search Engine (Earn Up to $1
per Search)
Want to get paid for browsing the web? There are many companies that pay you to use their search engine!
Getting paid to search is one
of my favorite ways to make money online, because it’s literally passive
income. I’m getting paid for something I already do!
Check out this post for
more information and a list of paid-to-search websites.
25. Get Paid for Your Typing Skills with Data
Entry
Can your fingers fly across
the keyboard at 60+ words per minute? If so, you can type your way to cash by
doing data entry.
The pay is poor, but the
faster you can type the better.
Accuracy is key though, so if you make a lot of mistakes you’ll have to
practice until you can consistently type like a perfectionist.
26. Do Simple Jobs for Amazon with MTurk
Did you know that you can
work for Amazon from the comfort of your home?
While Amazon Mechanical Turk may
not provide the most exciting jobs (data entry, matching stuff, etc.), it can
be a great way to earn a little extra spending money.
Active users have reported making more than $10,000 per year!
27. Play Online Games. Seriously!
How would you like to play simple, but fun games online…and get paidfor it?
No, I’m not kidding.
Swagbucks, along with several other websites, pay
you a couple pennies every time you play one of their simple games.
This probably won’t
make you rich, but by the end of the day, you might be able to afford a candy
bar.
28. Get Paid to Examine Search Engines
That’s right, you can apply
to become an evaluator of search engines.
This work is more serious and
professional than, say, taking surveys, and some companies will require that
you have a degree.
The pay isn’t stellar, but if
you have an interest in search engines, this might be a great job for you.
Here are a couple companies
that hire search engine evaluators:
29. Become an Online Juror
If you like being a juror,
you will love this job.
With eJury,
you can work from your laptop and participate in mock juries and focus groups
via the internet.
According to ejury.com, eJurors can make $5-$10 depending
on the length of the case.
You certainly won’t get rich,
but even one case a week could probably pay for your internet access.
Here are some related sites
that pay:
30. Use Your Ears – Become a Freelance
Transcriptionist
Do you think you’d enjoy
turning audio into written text?
If so, you may want to look
into becoming an online transcriptionist.
The faster you can type, the
less time it will take. The less time it takes, the higher your profits!
So, if you’ve got good ears and fast fingers, transcription would
be a great part-time job.
There are a number of
websites you can join to find transcription work.
Here’s a good start:
31. Sell Your Photos!
As long as you take photos,
why not get paid for it?
Even smartphone photography
can sell well! Just make sure your photos are of high quality.
Here are a few sites where
you can sell your photography:
For your smartphone pics, try the Foap app. You’ll get paid $5 every time someone
purchases one of your images!
32. Start Investing with These Apps
Looking to become the next
Warren Buffett? Okay, stock trading apps probably won’t get you there…but they
can be a great way to get started!
There are a number of investment apps out there, but the two
that really stand out to me are Robinhood and Acorns.
Robinhood offers 100% free stock trades, and is the only app that
does so.
Plus, there is no minimum
balance required to get started.
Robinhood makes its money
through Robinhood Gold, which allows users to buy and sell after hours.
Acorns is a little different: it invests your “spare change”.
So let’s say you bought a
coffee for $3.60. Acorns will round this up to $4, and invest the remaining
$0.40 automatically.
Acorns charges a $1 monthly
fee (for accounts with less than $5,000), unless you are a student with a .edu
email address – in which case, it’s 100% free for four years!
==> Recommended: Affiliate marketing is my favorite way to make money
online. Here’s why.
33. Earn Money for Listening to the Radio
Some people like to keep a
radio on at all times. Some don’t even care what station it’s on, just as long
as it provides white noise.
So why not get paid for this?
FusionCash pays you 3 cents every half hour just
for listening to the radio. You do have to enter a Captcha code every half
hour, but it only takes a second. If you exceed $0.15 in a day, you’ll get a
$0.01 bonus!
34. Make Use of Your Eagle Eyes – Become a
Freelance Proofreader!
If you find yourself editing
in your head while you read, this would be the perfect job for you.
Even the most elite
publications oftentimes have typographical and grammatical errors. Nobody’s
perfect.
Here’s a list of sites
looking to hire proofreaders (some of them require extensive experience and a
college degree):
35. Become a Domain Name Flipper
If you’re good at coming up with great domain names that aren’t
already taken, you can purchase them and resell them on Flippa, Sedo, or a number of
other platforms.
You can also purchase domains
for sale on Flippa or other domain marketplaces, and try to resell them at a
markup.
Desirable domain names can sell for thousands of dollars. Some for
hundreds of thousands!
36. Teach People How to Play Chess
Yes, you can get paid for
tutoring chess players online through a video call program like Skype.
And you don’t even need to be a grandmaster, or master, for that
matter!
As long as you understand
chess very well and are better at it than your student(s), you’ll be fine.
There are several ways to get
started:
- Advertise your tutoring
service on online chess forums (read the rules first!)
- Offer your service on a
website like SuperProf or Care.
For any online tutoring job, you will need to have a
noise-canceling headset like these.
37. Make Money from Your Tweets
If you have a large following
on Twitter, this is a great way to rake in the dough.
Companies will come to you and offer you money in exchange for
promoting a product of theirs.
The larger a following and
the bigger an influence you have, the more you can earn!
38. Enter Naming Contests and Unleash Your
Creativity
Do you have a knack for
coming up with catchy names? Test your skills by entering a naming contest!
When startups just can’t come
up with a good name themselves, oftentimes they’ll turn to the internet for
suggestions.
If you join a naming contest and win, you can earn a hefty
prize. Some contests award more than $500!
39. Write and Sell Your Very Own eBook
Selling eBooks is one of the
oldest and most popular ways to make money online.
Write about a topic you’re
very knowledgeable about, and then sell it as an eBook for a couple dollars (or
more).
If you write about popular
topics, you can easily make a recurring full-time income.
40. Get Paid to Read Emails (No Joke!)
You likely read emails all
the time. What if you could get paid for it?
Believe it or not, you can!
Inbox Dollars pays you a few cents for each email you read.
To get paid, all you have to do
is click the link in the email. No need to take any further action after that.
41. Add Google AdSense to Your Website
If you have a website, Google
AdSense is a great way to monetize it.
Once you sign up, just place
the ad code wherever you want, and get paid whenever visitors click an ad!
Google AdSense, and for that
matter, any kind of advertising, works best on a site with lots of traffic.
Only a tiny percentage of visitors click an ad, and since one
click is usually worth around a dollar and oftentimes less, you’ll need many thousands of people visiting your site every day
in order to generate a healthy income.
Coupled with affiliate marketing, Google
AdSense can be a great way to turn your website or blog into a lucrative
business.
42. Get Paid to Write Product Reviews on Your
Website
Many companies are willing to
pay bloggers to review certain products.
Sometimes the payment will be the product itself, sometimes real
cash.
Before you can expect
companies to come knocking on your door, er – email, you’ll need to have an
established website with lots of loyal visitors.
43. Start Selling Your Products Online with
Shopify
Do you have your own products to sell online? One alternative to
the likes of Amazon and eBay would be to start your own Shopify store.
This means you’ll build your
own website and sell your products on it.
You will also be responsible
for sending traffic to your site – unlike Amazon, for example, buyers won’t
find your products unless you promote your site.
There are many ways to get
people to your site. Here are some great ones to try:
- SEO
- Social media
- Relevant forums
- Word of mouth
Yes, it will take work…but you can quickly become very
successful if you work hard enough. I’d recommend checking out this ecommerce guide for
an in-depth overview of how it works and how to get started.
44. Make Big Bucks with Email Marketing
Ever heard the term “the
money’s in the list”? That refers to an email list.
Email marketing has a huge
return on investment, and is an excellent way to drive traffic to your website
or your affiliate links.
Before you start, you will
want to have a website up and running and a good reason for people to want to
join your email list.
Some incentives are as simple
as “subscribe to get notified about new blog posts”; some are entire eBooks.
The power with having a list is that you own it; you don’t have to rely on social
media or a platform someone else owns.
If you want to learn more and get started, check out this guide.
45. Start Your Own Patreon Account
Struggling to make an income
from your content creation efforts?
Especially popular among YouTubers, Patreon is a great way to accept donations from your fans.
46. Enter and Win Online Slogan Contests
Yes, you can actually get
paid pretty well for coming up with clever slogans and taglines.
Some companies are willing to pay hundreds of dollars for this!
Finding contests is not
difficult.
Just Google “slogan contest”
and you’ll see lots of good results.
47. Write Articles for Popular Blogs
If you can write quality,
engaging content, you might consider looking into writing for some top blogs.
Your content needs to be
unique and meet each website’s specific guest-posting guidelines in order to
get accepted.
There are tons of sites that pay for guest posts if you do some
digging.
Listverse currently pays $100 for each accepted
submission. You may also want to check out these:
48. Easily Design Your Own T-shirts, Coffee Mugs,
and More!
Got an eye for design, or a
mind for witty phrases?
You can sell your designs
online!
Cafepress and Zazzle are
two examples of websites that print your designs on merchandise. Whenever a
product with your design sells, you get a cut!
You should be aware that unless your designs take off and go viral,
you probably won’t be able to replace your day job
with this.
But hey, anything can happen,
right?
Here are some more options
(other than Cafepress or Zazzle) to check out:
49. Host a Webinar and Share Your Knowledge with
the World
Webinars are a great way to
share your insights with the world.
You can make a lot of money from webinars whether they’re free to attend,
or not!
Free webinars are far more
likely to attract a lot of viewers, so this is what I’d suggest you do.
You can earn money by
directing your viewers to a product you sell, or give them your affiliate link
to a product you’re promoting. Either way, webinars tend to convert quite well.
Paid webinars probably won’t
attract as many viewers, but they can still earn you money. Perhaps not as much
though.
50. Automatically Save Money with this Free Chrome
Extension
Honey is a free chrome extension that can save
you a lot of money on your online purchases. Time magazine even called it
“basically free money”.
Honey claims it works on
thousands of sites.
When you’re on the checkout page, click the honey button in your
browser extensions and Honey will automatically apply any available coupon
codes to your shopping cart.
51. Offer a White Hat Link Building Service
This is for you more advanced
people who know SEO.
Since backlinks are one of Google’s top three ranking factors,
lots of website owners are more than willing to pay someone to build links to
their site.
Yes, you can offer black-hat
(spammy) link-building services on Fiverr for $5…but I would not recommend it.
At all.
Instead, if you offer a white-hat link-building service, not
only is it ethical, but you can make way more
money.
This is because genuine
white-hat links can be very difficult and time-consuming to build. Therefore,
webmasters are willing to shell out a lot of money to outsource the work.
52. Get Paid to do Email Outreach
If you are a great email
communicator, you can put your skills to work. Lots of bloggers and businesses
are willing to outsource this task.
The most common type of email
outreach is for link-building purposes.
You don’t necessarily have to
be an SEO or backlink expert to do email outreach though.
As long as you’re an effective communicator, you can easily do
this.
53. Join Paribus and Get Refunded for Products
that Went Down in Price
Paribus is a free app that tracks your online
purchases to find price drops, automatically refunding you the difference.
In order for it to work, it
needs read and write access to your email address, so that it can
scan your receipts and compare them with the current price of the product.
The trouble is, many people only get a few dollars back even after
hundreds of purchases (not necessarily Paribus’ fault though).
54. Sell Your Old Unlimited Data Plan for $1,000
Still got an ancient truly unlimited
data plan from the late 2000s?
You may not realize it, but you’re sitting on a goldmine.
Unlimited data plans are
selling for $1,000 on eBay right now.
Here’s why:
Current unlimited data plans
do throttle you down eventually if you use data all the time. But the old
unlimited plans, circa 2008-9, are literally unlimited.
So, while this may be a bit
risky, there is definitely a black market for these unlimited data plans, with
people willing to buy them for around one thousand dollars.
55. Build and Sell Ready-Made Niche Websites
For those who love building
websites but struggle with growing them, this would be a fantastic option.
Caution:
- This is very advanced
- This is not something you
can learn in a day
- There’s a lot of work
involved
With that out of the way,
let’s proceed.
Ready-made niche sites are very hot these days, and as long as
they have several (probably at least 10) pages of unique longform
content, they can sell for over a thousand dollars.
For maximum profit, the sites
should be aged for at least 6 months, and should have:
- At least 10 pages of
longform (1,000+ words) content, and a couple longer pillar articles
- An email optin form with a
unique lead magnet (like an eBook)
- A premium theme
- Proper SEO
- The necessary plugins (SEO,
security, etc.)
- A logo and branding
- Social media accounts
And as a bonus, offer free
skype or email support.
You can either try to sell these websites yourself, or list them
on a site like Flippa.
56. Design Logos
If designing is your thing,
consider designing logos!
Logo designers make about $5 per logo on Fiverr, and some even make two
logos for that price….
You may also want to check out 48 Hours Logo, a
site that holds logo design contests with cash prizes.
This won’t make you rich, but it’s a good side-gig especially if
it only takes you a few minutes to come up with a great design.
57. Make Real Money Playing Fantasy Sports
Are you a sports enthusiast?
Do you follow professional players and keep track of their stats?
Fantasy sports may be for you
– or not. Read on.
You’ve likely heard about
DraftKings and FanDuel, fantasy sports websites through which regular people
are supposedly making thousands of dollars.
But the truth is, playing
fantasy sports is essentially gambling.
You build a fantasy team of real players, enter contests, and
depending on how well the real players perform, you can make some money or lose
it all.
You see, in order to enter a
contest, you have to shell out real cash. And your chances of winning it back
are very, very low.
Pro players use expensive
software to analyze player stats, so they’re not likely to lose to somebody who
manually analyzes stats or goes by their gut.
So, you’re actually paying
for the low potential to make money. I cannot recommend this and would never try
it myself…but if you’re willing to take the risk, go for it!
58. Create and Sell Your Own Google Chrome
Extensions
Developers only:
Did you know that you can
create and sell Chrome extensions? There are several ways to monetize them.
59. Make Money When People Click Your Shortened
URLs
Yes, shortening URLs can
actually be profitable.
Here’s how:
- Shorten a URL with one of
the sites linked to below
- Share your new shortened URL
on your website, social media, or wherever people will click.
- When someone clicks your
URL, they will be shown a short ad before being redirected to the article
you shared.
- For every 1,000 views,
you’ll get paid! Some pay only a few dollars, but others (like Shorte.st)
pay up to $15!
List of URL shortening sites that pay:
60. Sell Your Email List
If you want to sell your
email list, be very careful.
- Most people frown on this.
- Your subscribers probably
won’t like you anymore
- You can make a lot more
money by keeping the list if you know what you’re doing.
But I’m assuming you knew all of the above.
Email lists are most often
paired with a website, product or service. So if you have any of those, sell it
along with the list.
Typically, each subscriber on an email list is valued at $1 (but
this depends heavily on a number of factors). So, a list of 5,000 subscribers is worth approximately $5,000.
61. Rent Your Email List for Easy Profits
If you want to profit from
your email list like never before, consider renting it out to people who want
to run solo ads.
As long as your email list is sizable, renting it out can easily
net you hundreds of dollars.
If this is the direction you’d like to take, check out Udimi.
62. Get Highly Targeted Traffic by Running Solo
Ads
Solo ads are a great way to
get highly targeted traffic to your landing pages.
63. Grow a Huge Audience with Social Media
Marketing
Social media marketing is one
of the best ways to get yourself or your business in front of the masses.
Facebook alone has more
active monthly users than the entire country of China.
Twitter has more users than
the United States has people.
Anyone can leverage the power
of social media to grow their brand, increase sales, or even get famous.
64. Become a Social Media Manager
If you are an expert at
social media marketing, you have a very valuable skill.
Many businesses are willing
to spend a lot of money on social media, and will oftentimes hire experienced
social media managers to get the most bang for their buck.
You can offer your services
on a number of platforms, but here are a few good ones to look into:
65. Do Online Public Relations
Are you good with public
relations?
Google defines public
relations as:
“the professional maintenance of a favorable public image by a
company or other organization or a famous person.”
There are a lot of public
relations jobs to be found online. This isn’t a job for newbies, so only get
into this line of work if you have experience.
Upwork has many public relations jobs available
at any given moment.
66. Build Your Own WordPress Plugins or Hire
Someone Else to
Can you code? Do you
understand WordPress well? You may want to look into creating WordPress
plugins. Plugins are basically addons that improve a website’s functionality.
Here are some of the most popular types of plugins:
- Search Engine Optimization
(SEO) enhancements
- Social media sharing buttons
- Membership capabilities
- Insert ads anywhere
- Image optimization=
- Photo galleries
- Contact forms
- Security
You can make money from your
plugin by offering a “pro” version. Be sure to make the pro version worth the
cost!
67. Can You Code? Offer Your Services Online!
Computer programmers are in huge demand these days. That’s because so many people have
ideas for applications, programs, and websites, but don’t know how to code.
As a good developer, you’ll
never have a shortage of jobs. Well-paying jobs, to be exact.
There are a number of places to offer your services, but one of
the biggest and most reputable is Upwork.
68. Earn a Full-Time Income Designing Websites
Does sitting at your computer
all day designing beautiful websites sound appealing?
A web design business can be entirely home-based, and the median
salary is quite high – ranging from $50,000 to $100,000!
69. Know a Second Language? Do Translation Work
Online!
If you know more than one
language, you have a skill that can easily be monetized!
Many people find themselves
in need of a translator – whether they need to translate a document, a website,
or even audio. And they’re willing to pay for it, too!
Translation work certainly won’t make you rich – but it could be a
great supplemental income stream.
Here’s a list of sites to
check out for translation work:
You can also check out
Upwork, Fiverr, and other general freelance websites, which will all have
plenty of translation jobs available.
70. Start a Podcast in Your Niche
If you haven’t noticed
already…podcasting is huge! Look at almost every top blog, and you’ll see a lot
of them have a podcast as well.
That doesn’t mean you need a blog in order to start a podcast
(although it would help tremendously), you just need a topic that will
fill a gap and that people would actually want to listen to.
Pat Flynn is very famous in the podcasting sphere, so if you
want to get started, I recommend checking out his course, Power-Up Podcasting.
71. Become an Online Newspaper Columnist
This isn’t a job that just
anyone can do…but if you already have experience as a newspaper columnist, you
may be able to find an online newspaper that’s willing to hire you.
72. Successfully Start a Viral Blog
If you’re constantly staying
on top of current trends and news, definitely consider this option.
Second, you’ll need to create
pieces of content (blog posts, videos, etc.) that people will love. For
inspiration, check out successful viral websites like Buzzfeed, and model your
content after theirs. (Don’t ever copy online content – that will get you in
big trouble with the search engines, and likely the source!)
Third, you’ll need to
monetize your website with Google AdSense or an alternative. Place ads in the
header, sidebar, and within the blog posts. This is how you’ll make money with
your site.
Fourth, you’ll need to
promote your content on social media. If you have the budget, consider running
Facebook ads. These aren’t too expensive, and will potentially bring you a LOT
of visitors.
If you succeeded in creating great content, people will share it
like crazy and you just might go viral! Thousands of visitors per day
can easily bring in hundreds of dollars in ad revenue.
Now, don’t get me wrong.
Creating a viral website is far more difficult than you probably think. Though
these steps may make it sound easy, few people can successfully pull it off.
But who knows, maybe you’ll be the one to do it.
73. Add Contextual Advertising to Your Website
Already have a website? You
may want to look into monetizing it with contextual ads.
When you sign up with a company like VigLink, they will
automagically convert certain words on your website into links. These links are
affiliate links, and when people click them and purchase a product, you’ll get paid a commission!
74. Write Content for Revenue Sharing Websites
Are you a good writer but don’t have a website? Consider writing
for a revenue sharing site like Hubpages!
You’ll get paid based on how many people read your
article, so make sure you write content that people
like to read (list posts, shocking news, etc.)
75. Snag Your Piece of the Lucrative CPA Marketing
Pie
CPA, or “Cost Per Action”
marketing is an online earning method where advertisers pay you whenever a user
performs a specific action.
Confusing? Hopefully this
will clear it up:
Let’s say you find a CPA
offer to promote. And let’s say this offer is a free insurance quote. You link
to the offer from your website. I come along, click your link, and fill out the
insurance quote form. Once I hit “submit”, you automatically get paid!
Some CPA offers pay simply
for a click, some pay for an email, some pay for a form, and some for an actual
purchase.
The payouts range widely, but
the easy ones (like clicking a link) usually pay out just a few cents, and
forms or purchases oftentimes pay as much as $20 (and sometimes more!)
As you can see, CPA marketing can be very, very lucrative if you
can drive a lot of traffic to your offer. But, you’ll need some guidance on
how to do it right before you jump in head first. Reading this blog post is an
excellent place to start.
Here’s a few CPA offer sites
to check out as well:
76. Do Forex Trading
Like the idea of online investing? You’ll want to look into the
foreign exchange or “forex”. According to FXCM.com,
the forex market is the largest, most liquid market in the world with an
average daily trading volume exceeding $5 trillion.
That’s more than all the world’s stock markets…combined!
Forex (and investing in
general) can be very risky, so if you have no experience, make sure to do a lot
of research and/or talk to a financial adviser before you jump in.
77. Test Software for a Full-Time Income
If you’re computer-literate
and have experience with programming, you could get a job as a software tester.
Entry-level software testers can make more than $50,000 per year.
Upwork is a good place to offer your services.
78. Raise Money with a Crowdfunding Campaign
Crowdfunding is where a large amount of people donate small
amounts of money to a certain cause.
No, you can’t start a crowdfunding campaign just to make money
(I mean…technically you could)…you will
need to convince potential donors that your cause is worthy enough for their
support.
Kickstarter, Indiegogo, CrowdRise, and GoFundMe are
two of the most popular crowdfunding sites, and are used by thousands of people
to raise money for businesses, charity, and personal goals.
79. Write Resumes and Cover Letters for other
People
Do you have experience
writing resumes and cover letters? That’s a valuable skill that can earn you
some decent cash online.
80. Become a Web Hosting Reseller
Reseller hosting can be extremely lucrative, but it is a difficult
business to break into. What is it, exactly?
Reseller hosting is where you
purchase an unlimited hosting plan from companies like Bluehost or GoDaddy, and
then resell that hosting to your clients at a markup.
Read this excellent guide if you plan on getting
into this line of business.
81. Get Paid to Promote Companies on Social Media
If you have a social media
account with a large (and engaged) following, you may be able to find companies
that are willing to pay you to promote their products and brand.
You don’t want to alienate your followers though, so make sure you
only promote brands that are very relevant to your audience.
82. Self-Publish Your Own Kindle Books
Are you an author? Aspiring
or experienced best-seller? Either way, self-publishing your work as a Kindle
eBook is a great way to make passive income online.
This article by
The Writers’ Workshop goes into a lot more depth on self-publishing a Kindle
eBook.
83. Sell Your Videos
Did you know you can sell
videos online? That is, as long as they’re edited well, and not scrappily done.
Here are some websites where you can earn money for your videos:
And if you happen to capture newsworthy events on camera, you
can sell them to major news organizations through Newsflare.
84. Become an Internet Life Coach
Life coaches can make a lot
of money. If you set up a website and offer your services over the internet,
you can get clients from all over the world.
This guide has
some good information on getting started.
85. Get Paid to Promote Products on Your Website
If your website gets a lot of
traffic, chances are companies will be happy to pay you to promote their
products to your audience.
86. Create and Sell Your Own Audiobooks on ACX
Are you an audiobook creator?
You can sell your audiobooks to millions of people through ACX.
ACX sells audiobooks through Audible and iTunes.
87. Make Money by Answering People’s Questions!
You can share your vast
knowledge with the world by answering questions!
There are many Q&A sites
that pay users to answer questions. Here are a few of the best:
The compensation is usually
quite low, so don’t expect this to replace your income. Even as a side hustle,
it’s pretty pathetic.
88. Create a Profitable Membership Site
If you have a digital product
such as an online course, you can create a membership website that requires
users to sign up (and pay money) in order to gain access.
In the right niche, membership sites can be incredibly lucrative. However, be aware that it will take a
lot of work and time to keep the membership strong and growing. It’s definitely
not a good option if you’re only looking to generate a passive income.
However, it is nonetheless one of the better ways to make a lot
of money online. This detailed guide walks
you through getting started.
89. Create a Software, or Hire Someone Else to
If you know how to develop software, you can easily get into one
of the most lucrative sectors of making money online.
If you don’t know how to code, you can still hire a software
developer on Upwork. This will require a
significant investment, but it can pay off big time in the future.
90. Get Paid to Share Links on Your Social Media
Accounts
ShareMagnet pays you to share links on social media.
Well, sort of. You share links, and when someone clicks that link, you will get
paid. You don’t get paid if no one clicks the links you share.
I’m not too sure about
ShareMagnet’s viability for two reasons:
- ShareMagnet’s website is
rather outdated and there’s not much activity
- The payout per link click is
pretty low, so you certainly won’t get rich.
I’ll let you decide for
yourself.
91. Earn an Extra $159/Year in Passive Income with
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92. Get Paid to Play Mobile Games
If you like to play mobile
games, you’ll be happy to know you can get paid for it!
AppKarma pays you to try out different games. If you are an active user (1
hour/day), you can earn about $14 per month – or $168 a year!
You can also earn by
referring others to AppKarma. You’ll earn 30% of what your referrals make for
life (at no expense to your referrals)! And when you join AppKarma and enter a
referral code (like mine below), you’ll get 300 points!
Here’s my referral code to get
you started: seoian
93. Review Phone Calls
Good listeners wanted!
Humanatic is a company that pays you to listen to phone calls and then
categorize them.
The pay is fairly low at
several cents per call, but as you gain experience and improve your accuracy,
your pay will go up.
You can cash out your earnings to PayPal every Monday as long as
you have accumulated at least $10.
If you think this is worth the time, you can join
Humanatic here.
94. Get Paid to Listen to Music
Are you a music fanatic?
SliceThePie pays its users to review music. Each
review needs to be about 50-100 words, and cannot be fake (they scan reviews
and reject them if they don’t seem legitimate).
For your trouble, they’ll pay you a few pennies.
Yes, that means you’ll have
to review several hundred songs in order to earn just $10. You can also earn
money via their referral program. You’ll make 10% of what your referrals make,
which is low for these types of sites.
You may also want to check out Musicxray,
which is similar to SliceThePie.
95. Get Paid to Comment on Forums
If you have an excellent
handle on grammar and the English language, you could get paid to comment on
forums.
This won’t earn you a
full-time income, but it could certainly pay your internet bill.
96. Make Money in College – Sell Your Class Notes!
How would you like to earn an extra $1,000 per month while in
college?
It doesn’t even require much
work if you already take thorough notes!
There are many sites that
allow you to upload your notes and get paid every time someone purchases them.
Since they are digital, you can sell an unlimited number of the same note! Check
out these sites to get started:
Hint: the best way to make a
lot of money selling your classnotes is by word of mouth. Tell your classmates
about the notes and study guides you have for sale, and if they are serious
about earning a good grade, they’ll likely buy!
97. Sell Literally Anything on eBay
eBay has been around since 1995, and remains
one of the top marketplaces on the internet.
You can sell anything on
eBay. ANYTHING.
You can choose to sell an
item as an auction, or as a “buy it now”. Auctions usually get more views and
activity, but don’t always go as high as you’d like. So if you KNOW the worth
of your item, list it as a buy it now (or put a reserve on the auction).
Note that being an eBay seller does require some work. You have to
manage inventory, paperwork, and the shipping of your sold items. It’s not too
difficult though.
How profitable you can be on
eBay depends entirely on what you have for sale. Some sellers only make a few
dollars, and others make millions per year.
98. Make a Killing Selling on Amazon
Amazon is the largest
marketplace on the web. So, naturally, you can make a lot of money as an Amazon
seller.
There is a variety of ways to
earn money with Amazon. You can sell your own products directly on Amazon, do
Amazon FBA, or even join the Amazon Associates (affiliate) program and never
have to worry about inventory.
All three options require a lot of hard work and patience, but
they are all among the most lucrative ways to make money online.
99. Sell Your Handmade and Vintage Items on Etsy
Etsy is the
marketplace of choice for selling handcrafted and vintage items. If you enjoy
making things by hand, you should look into becoming an Etsy seller.
Handmade is all the rage, so
a lot of Etsy sellers are easily earning a full-time income.
100.
Make Money Clipping Coupons
Everyone knows coupons are a
great way to save money, but did you know they can be a great way to MAKE money
as well?
In fact, there are a couple ways to make money clipping coupons:
- Clip all the coupons you can
find from cereal boxes, magazines, newspapers, etc. Search for online
coupon sites, and print out all the coupons you can. Once you have a pile
of coupons, start listing them on
eBay!
Tip:
See what similar coupons are selling for, and price yours accordingly.
- Print coupons off of
Swagbucks and Inbox Dollars! Not only will you save money with these
coupons, you will also earn about
10 cents for every coupon you redeem!
===> Note: My favorite way to make money online is still affiliate
marketing. Here’s why.
101.
Sell Your Teaching Materials on TeachersPayTeachers
Are you a teacher? There’s
money to be made!
In most cases, this provides
a decent supplementary income, although some teachers are making as much as a
full-time income.
102.
Rent Your Untouched Clothes Online
If you have clothes that
never get worn, consider renting them to strangers online!
Some people make $1,000 per month doing this.
103.
Rent Out Your Bike, Surfboard or Snowboard Online and Make Up to
$500/Month
Do you have extra gear lying
around, say, bicycles, surfboards, or snowboards?
You can rent those to strangers with SpinLister and
make up to $500/month!
104.
Sell Your Old Cell Phones and Electronics
Have any electronics just
sitting around, no longer getting used? You could trade them in for real cash!
There are several sites you
should check out if you want to do this:
Another option is to sell your electronics on eBay. Though the process is a little more involved,
you may be able to get a little bit more for your device.
105.
Sell Books Online for Cash
If you have any books sitting
around that you aren’t going to read, you might as well cash them in!
See what your books are worth with BookFinder, and sell them for
the highest offer!
106.
Get Paid to Scan Your Shopping Receipts
Nielson ratings is most
commonly known as the company that pays families to take surveys about TV and
radio.
After you sign up, they’ll
send you a free scanner. Every time you go shopping, you simply scan the
barcodes on the back of each product and send your data off to Nielsen.
As an active participant,
you’ll receive points that go toward gift cards and free sweepstake entries.
Prizes include money, vacations, and even brand-new vehicles.
107.
Turn Junk You Find on the Curb into Cash
Looking to earn a little extra cash on the side? Pick up the junk you find on the curb and list it on the LetGo
app!
108.
Get Free Money from Class-Action Settlements
There could be free money waiting for you. The Penny Hoarder has
an ongoing list of
class-action settlements that could potentially net you thousands of dollars.
109.
Sell Sports and Concert Tickets Online
If you have extra event tickets just lying around, you might as
well turn them into cash! StubHub is
the largest marketplace for event tickets.
110.
Find Virtual Odd-Jobs on TaskRabbit
TaskRabbit is an app that pays you to run errands
for other people. Most errands require you to actually get off your computer,
drive or walk to a nearby store, purchase a few items, and deliver them.
However, there are some virtual tasks as well. If you only want
to make money online, keep a look out for these
jobs.
111.
Turn Old Newspapers and Magazines into Cash
Got any old newspapers or
magazines lying around?
They should be about 30 or
more years old, and the older the better.
What you do is cut out the ads, and sell them on eBay. Buy frames
for the ads from the dollar store, and you can charge even more.
The more eye-catching the ad,
the more it can sell for. Most sell for about $5, but some go for a whole lot
more.
112.
Sell Stuff Locally on Craigslist
If you want to sell items that may be difficult to pack and
ship, you can sell them on Craigslist.
Local buyers turn to
Craigslist for things like couches, pianos, vehicles, and other large items.
Even animals can find new homes via Craigslist.
When someone purchases your
item (or animal), you’ll give them your address and they will pick it up in
person.
113.
List Your Items for Sale on the Facebook Marketplace
The Facebook
Marketplace is a good alternative to
Craigslist. It basically works the same, except it’ll be people on Facebook
that will see your ads.
114.
Get Paid Real Money for Your Junk Mail
“Wait! Don’t throw that
away!”
You can actually earn money for your junk mail – both physical
mail and emails!
SBK Center pays you to send them your junk
mail. They use the junk mail for market research.
You can’t expect to get rich doing this. In fact, you’ll
probably earn about $20 every 10 weeks.
But that’s not too bad if you think about it. Selling your junk mail could
increase your holiday spending budget by more than $100!
115.
Turn Your Talents into Cash with Online Competitions
Is there something you are
particularly good at? If it’s something that can be done online, chances are
there are contests you can enter.
Prizes will of course vary depending on the contest.
This may not be the best way
to earn a sustainable income, but if you are really good at what you do it
could definitely help.
116.
Win Free Stuff with Online Sweepstakes
This option may not be for
everyone, but there are plenty of legit sweepstakes you can enter online if you
know where to look.
Different companies are
running sweepstakes all the time, so a good place to look is on social media.
You can also search for
sweepstakes on sweepstake directories.
Though this is technically a
way to make money online, it’s not reliable nor sustainable. Not by a long
shot.
But, there’s always the
chance that it could turn out to be a profitable way to spend 5 minutes doing
each morning.
117.
Sell Your Digital Product on Clickbank
Have you created a digital product, such as an eBook or an
online course? One of the best ways to sell it is through affiliate sites
like Clickbank.
Using this method, you won’t have to do any of the promotion
yourself. Clickbank
affiliates will find your product, and trust me, they will do plenty of
promotion.
That’s because the affiliates
get a small cut for each sale. So, make sure to take this into account when
pricing your product.
You want it to be affordable,
but you also want to make sure it’s worth the affiliates’ time to promote it!
118.
Help People Solve Problems as an Online Consultant
Do you have extensive
knowledge in a specific field?
One of the most profitable
ways to turn that knowledge into cash is by offering a consulting service.
As a consultant or teacher, you’ll be mentoring and helping your
students solve problems they are facing.
There are several online consultant sites such as Clarity, Coach.me, and Savvy, but you can also offer
consulting services on your own site, or on LinkedIn.
Income potential: 4/5
119.
Find Unclaimed Money You are Owed
Did you know that right now, as you’re reading this, the state
might owe you a pretty penny?
In fact, there are billions
of dollars of unclaimed money in the United States alone.
This money comes from a
variety of sources, such as life insurance policies, inactive bank accounts,
uncashed checks, unclaimed trust distributions, unclaimed refunds of mortgage
insurance, forgotten retirement accounts, and more.
Let’s be realistic though:
Chances are slim that you
have unclaimed money. Still, the possibility is there, so why not take a few
minutes to check?
You can search for unclaimed money for free on Unclaimed.org.
Click your state (or province or country), and it will take you to a page where
you can start the process of locating any possible unclaimed cash.
120.
Cook Your Way to Cash with Online Recipe Contests
If you are a culinary genius,
you can make money online!
At any given time, there are plenty of online recipe contests that you
can enter. Some offer as much a $5,000 for first place!
Just be sure to read all the
rules beforehand. But other than that, simply put on your chef’s cap and work
your magic!
121.
Sell Your Music
Want to make money selling
your beats? Well, you’re in luck!
CDBaby, TuneCore,
and ReverbNation are three
sites that distribute your music to major platforms. I’m talking iTunes,
Spotify, Pandora, Amazon Music, Google Play, Deezer, and more.
As long as your music is actually good, these sites will give a tremendous kickstart to your music career.
122.
Sell Your Art Online
No need to be the starving artist. ArtsyShark has a list of more than
250 places to sell art online!
123.
Charge People to Place Ads on Your Website
Do you have a lot of traffic
coming to your website? If so, you might consider monetizing portions of your
sidebar(s), header, or footer by allowing people to place an ad in one of these
spots for a fee.
To get started, you could
have a “Your Ad Here” block in your sidebar which, when clicked, takes the user
to a page explaining your advertising guidelines and encouraging them to fill
out the required form.
124.
Earn a Stable Income as a Call Center Representative
For people who enjoy talking
on the phone, working from home as a call center representative is a good
option for earning a stable income.
Check out these sites if you
want to go down this path:
125.
Make Six Figures as a Blog Manager
If you are very experienced with all aspects of blogging, you
have a valuable skill that many companies will pay for. In fact, some companies will pay as much as six figures for a blog
manager!
As a blog manager, you’ll be
writing posts, scheduling posts, posting to social media, managing SEO, and
perhaps even managing a team of writers.
A good way to get a job as a
blog manager is to create press kit, and introduce yourself to companies,
letting them know you are interested in a job as a blog manager.
126.
Earn a Massive Income with Search Engine Optimization
Search engine optimization is
the art of ranking websites high in the search engines results.
You can make money with SEO by getting your own money-making
websites to rank high, or by offering to do SEO for another company.
If you are exceptional at
SEO, you can charge a lot of money for your services. Otherwise, you’ll have to
prove yourself on platforms like Upwork and Fiverr.
127.
Make Money Online as a Voice Over Artist
If you have a good, clear voice, you could offer a voice over
service on Fiverr.
You could charge different
amounts based on factors such as length, content, and delivery time. See what
other successful voice over artists are doing, and model your service after
theirs. Add a unique twist to it to really stand out.
You will have a lot of
competitors since voice overs are one of Fiverr’s main categories, so you will
definitely have to do some marketing on social media, your website, or by word
of mouth.
128.
Need a Quick $1,000? Read a “How-to” Article and Offer the Process
as a Service
This is probably the best way to legitimately earn a quick $1,000
online.
What you do is read a
detailed “how-to” article, and offer a service implementing the practices you
learned in that article.
For example, you could read a
detailed guide about “Guestographic link building”, and then approach bloggers
and pitch them with a document explaining your service.
In the document, you can list
everything offered in your service, as well as the price – which you can charge
more for the more valuable your service is.
This may sound sort of confusing, so I recommend you read this article which
explains the process in much more detail.
129.
Become an Online Mystery Shopper
Mystery shopping is where you
pretend to be a real customer, but really, you’re secretly gathering
information about the company – such as how you were treated.
Although most mystery shopping jobs require you to actually
visit physical stores, there are a few online mystery
shopping jobs which are mostly phone-based.
Pay varies depending on the
job, but usually you’ll get at least $10 per job, and a reimbursement on any
purchases you made.
130.
Do in-depth Research for Other People
If you can perform detailed and in-depth research, you may be a
great candidate for a job at AskWonder.
Your job will be to answer
questions – most of them very difficult, even with extensive research.
The pay is quite low, and for
most people it’s below minimum wage. However, this is far better than doing
surveys all day, although the latter would take less thought.
131.
Invest in Cryptocurrency for a Potentially Massive Profit
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are all the rage
these days, and for good reason. They’re basically like a
modern-day gold rush!
As with any kind of
investment, investing in cryptocurrencies is certainly risky – especially since
a lot of people believe “the bubble” is about to burst.
However, it’s also how a lot of people turned several thousand dollars into several million in just a few
years. If you don’t mind taking risks, investing in
cryptocurrencies may end up being one of the smartest risks you’ve taken.
Before you get started, make sure to do a lot of research (here’s a great place to
start). This isn’t something you can just start doing
thoughtlessly. You will thank yourself many times over if you take the time it
requires to thoroughly research before you begin.
Investing in a cryptocurrency
will cost money – nobody’s giving away free bitcoins. However, at the rate
things are going, it’s not impossible to make back your investment in a matter
of days….
132.
Keep Clients Informed of the Latest News in their Industry
Many people need to keep up with the latest news in their
industry, which takes up a lot of their time. If you could offer a news clipping service, it would save them
time and earn you a quick buck.
As a news clipper, you would
be doing all the research for them, weeding out any news that’s not worthwhile.
At the end of the day, or at a specific time interval, you would send them all
the worthwhile news.
It may be a bit difficult to
find a job as a news clipper, but probably the best way to find employment
would be to go to different networking events and pitch your service during
conversations.
133.
Create and Sell WordPress Themes
If you can code and are
familiar with WordPress, creating themes can be a great way to earn money
online.
Even if you can’t code, you can hire a developer on Upwork or a
similar site to develop themes for you. Yes, this will have an upfront cost, but it could
potentially pay off big time if you create truly great themes.
134.
Charge People to Add Links to Your Directory
If you can create a popular
business directory within a specific niche, you could charge businesses a fee
if they want to get added to your directory.
You will have to get a LOT of traffic before you can charge
anything worthwhile, since there are so many other routes businesses can take
to market themselves. In other words, you’ll have to make sure
getting listed in your directory is worth the cost.
135.
Be a Professional Gamer
Are you a skillful player of
any popular online games? If so, there are several routes you can take to earn
money with your passion:
- Start a YouTube channel – record videos of
yourself playing, and earn revenue from the ads. Some of the top YouTubers
in the world are gamers.
- Play professionally – many games have leagues and
tournaments, and some of them offer cash prizes to the winners.
136.
Make Money Uploading, Downloading, and Sharing Files
There are a number of popular
Pay Per Download (PPD) websites, which pay you a few cents each time someone
downloads your file.
What you do is upload your file to one of these websites, and then
share the download link on your own website or with your social media
followers. When someone downloads your file, you’ll be paid!
Make sure to do a lot of research before getting started with
PPD. This industry is rife with scams, so be aware
of that when making any decisions!
137.
Earn Money by Clicking Ads
Clicking ads on a Paid To
Click or “PTC” website is definitely the easiest way to earn a few cents with
no monetary investment.
You can literally join a PTC
site, and start clicking ads. Each ad click is usually worth a fraction of a
cent, rarely more.
A while back, I signed up with one of the largest PTC
sites, Clixsense,
and spent about two hours clicking ads. In the end, I had amassed
$0.07! (not a typo). The reason I stopped (aside from the
fact that it was a huge waste of time) was that there were no more ads to
click!
Granted, there are other ways
to make money on a PTC site – such as completing offers, and getting referrals.
But neither of those options are worth the time when you consider how much more
you could earn with other make money online opportunities.
138.
Report Bugs on Major Websites and Earn Up to $31,337
Many major websites, such as Google and Facebook, have bug bounty
programs. The reward for finding a bug can range anywhere from several hundred,
to tens of thousands of dollars. In fact, Google’s top reward is
$31,337 – a full salary for some.
139.
Write Guest Posts on Major Sites for Clients
If you enjoy writing and are
good at it, you may want to look into ghost-writing guest posts for other
people.
Guest posting is a powerful
SEO tactic, but many people find it time consuming and would rather hire
someone else to do it for them.
If your content is high quality, you can expect to earn a decent
income doing this.
A lot of content creators charge 5 to 10 cents per word, but charge what you
believe your writing is worth.
140.
Invest in Online Businesses
If you already have a good amount of cash on hand, you might
consider investing in online businesses through CrowdCube or
a similar investing website.
As with any kind of
investing, there are a lot of risks involved. Still, a lot of online businesses
take off and become very profitable for investors. Just make sure you
understand what you’re getting yourself into before you jump in.
141.
Start Your Own Forum
If you are passionate about a
particular subject, you might want to look into building a forum where you can
bring together a community of like-minded individuals.
Forums with a lot of traffic can make a decent amount of money
through ads and affiliate links.
One downside to starting a
forum is that unless you have a ready and waiting audience, forums are
extremely difficult to grow. And that is especially true if you are just
starting out, with little to no experience. Don’t ask how I know, haha.
142.
Earn Real Crypto Cash for Being Active on Steemit
Steemit is a
new social media website that’s seeing explosive growth. Probably because users
can earn real money, in the form of “Steem” coins.
On the front page, you’ll see
a list of the top blog posts, and it even shows how much money those posts have
generated (sometimes in the thousand-dollar range).
Definitely worth checking out
if you’re remotely interested in the cryptocurrency space!
143.
Make Money Selling Your Unwanted Gift Cards
If you have any gift cards lying around that you’ll never use,
why don’t you sell them on eBay?
There are bound to be many interested buyers.
You’ll probably have to sell
them at a discount, so for example, a $20 gift card may only go for $15. It
really depends on what company the gift card is for. Oddly enough, I saw some
$20 gift cards going for a lot more than $20 (like really??) so yeah, the
prices people will pay are all over the map.
144.
Join Medium’s Partner Program and Make Money from Your Posts
Medium is a social network
for writers. People can post their articles on Medium, grow a following, and
now, make money!
If you write awesome content and have a large following, you
could turn this into a good side-hustle or even a full-time income. In fact,
Medium reports that the highest-earning author in January 2018 earned a total
of $11,316.74 for the month!
You can read more about Medium’s Partner Program here.
145.
Get Paid Bitcoin Cash for Using Yours.org!
Yours is a fairly new social network,
but that doesn’t mean it should be ignored. You seriously might regret it if
you ignored it, in fact.
Here’s why:
Unlike Facebook, or Twitter,
or basically every other social network, you can actually get paid for using
Yours.
You get paid in Bitcoin
Cash when people vote or comment on your posts,
tip you, or purchase your content. Yes, you read that right. You can hide a
portion of your post behind a paywall, and charge people whatever you want in
order for them to access the hidden content.
You can even earn money for voting other people’s posts.
According to their FAQ page;
Each vote costs 25¢ and
the payment goes to earlier voters and the creator. If many people vote on the
same content after you, you profit.
For example, suppose Alice makes a post. Bob votes on her post
and pays 25¢ to Alice. Then Carol votes on the post and pays 25¢: 12.5¢ goes to
Alice and 12.5¢ goes to Bob. Then Dave votes on the post and pays 25¢: 8.3¢
goes to Alice, 8.3¢ goes to Bob, and 8.3¢ goes to Carol. The first quarter of
voters always profit.
I made over $6 in the first
couple of days as a member, and that was only from one post that took me a few
minutes to write.
The potential is huge.
To get started, you’ll want to sign up on Yours, click “deposit”, and then sign up with Coinbase and purchase
around $5 of Bitcoin Cash.Once that’s
all done, you should be good to go!