If you’re looking for easy side hustles to top up your earnings, you’re in the right place. This article will show you 5 easy ways to make extra money every month.
Side hustles are a perfect way to build up your income, while still working a 9-5. And the good thing is, side hustle earnings can eventually overtake your regular income.
If you want financial freedom, building multiple side hustles is the top way to get there. Or maybe you just need extra cash for a holiday, to pay off a student debt, or to treat a loved one?
Whatever your reasons for needing extra cash, starting multiple side hustles as soon as possible will get you where you want to be. Let’s take a look at 5 easy ways to make extra money on the side each month.
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1. Pinterest Virtual Assistant
Virtual assistants offer businesses and entrepreneurs support online. Pinterest virtual assistants specifically help bloggers create pins, organize their Pinterest boards, engage with other accounts and drive traffic to their website.
Pinterest is a huge search engine like Google, but it’s way more visual. Pins are vertical boards that need eye-catching images and text to encourage scrollers to click through to a website. These pins can be made easily on Canva for free.
If you use Pinterest already or have a bit of a creative side, a side hustle as a Pinterest VA could be perfect. You can set your own rates but many Pinterest VAs earn $25+ per hour. Build up your own Pinterest account to have social proof and reach out to bloggers and business owners offering your services.
2. Freelance Writing
If you’re better at text creation than image creation, a writing side hustle may be better for you. Content writers are in demand, with many businesses not having time to write on their blogs, create emails, post on social media or write sales copy for their products.
According to recent data, a staggering 7.5 million blog posts get published daily! If you could write a few of these blog posts, you’ll be on to a lucrative side hustle. And the great thing about freelance writing, is you can fit it around your current schedule.
There are thousands of places to find freelance writing gigs. My advice is to try multiple methods to increase your chances of success. Set a profile up on freelancer platforms like Fiverr and Upwork. Find businesses you want to write for and cold email them. And lastly, apply for work on job boards like;
- BloggingPro
- ProBlogger
- Freelancer.com
- WeWorkRemotely
- MediaBistro
- Freelance Writers Den
3. Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing is an easy side hustle anyone can starts to make money from blogging. It works by promoting a product you love and when someone buys through your unique link, you make a commission.
One of the best ways to make money in affiliate marketing is through a blog. But if you don’t have the time to start a blog, you can promote affiliate products on a social media account.
Work on increasing your follower count in a niche you know about or love. Post engaging helpful content that solves a pain point and promote your product as a solution to the problem. Offer a lead magnet for free, like a short training video or eBook in exchange for an email address.
Once you have people on your email list, you can promote many more products and increase your affiliate earnings.
4. Audiobook Narration
There are actually many companies that take on beginner audiobook narrators. If you love to read and have a nice sounding voice, audiobook narration could be the right side hustle for you.
Depending on where you find work, audiobook narration can pay from $100 per hour, right up to $500 per finished hour (for more experienced narrators). Another way to get paid is to opt for sharing the royalties 50% which is a good way to make passive income, long after you’ve done the work.
Search for audiobook narration gigs on platforms like Voices, acx.com, Voice 123 and the Bunny Studio.
5. Create an Online Course
The eLearning industry is booming and the global online education market reached $101 billion in 2019. And it’s only going to keep growing, with the move towards remote work and doing everything online becoming the norm.
Have a think about what skill you have to teach others?
And it doesn’t matter how unusual it is. Different sells and some of the most unique classes selling like hotcakes on Udemy are; Dance Floor Confidence For Men and Learn The Secrets Of Zombie Apocalypse Preparedness – yes really!
All you need to film your first class is; a laptop or smartphone with fast WIFI, a quality microphone and a screen editing software.
Once your new class is put together, upload it to big online educational platforms like Udemy, Skillshare and Teachable. You’ll make money every time someone watches your tutorial, which could easily make you $500 or more a month.
Conclusion
As you can see, there are many easy side hustles to earn you extra cash each month. Focus on one at a time and when you make money, move on to the next. Diversifying your income streams means you’ll always have money flowing into the bank. Check Remote Work Rebels for more passive income ideas and step by step affiliate marketing guides.