Making money and the ease of getting started is totally there, but everyone operates differently. So certainly keep that in mind. It’s important to note that these are not “get-rich-quick” options or ideas that you’ll make a full-time income from either.
But these are more about ways to make extra money to help your financial goals, pay off some bills or debt, use towards investments, or add to your rainy day fund. Ready to start making some extra cash from the comfort of your home?
1. Freelance or Consulting
If you have expertise in something specific or a unique skill, there are plenty of freelance and consulting opportunities for you. Most of these you can work from home too! Since you already have the know-how, the work can be a breeze and can pay well.
Some of the best way to find work is through networking, LinkedIn, freelance job boards, or reach out to local companies and pitch your services.
2. Selling Items Online (eBay, Amazon, Etsy)
Selling stuff on eBay or Amazon has become a pretty lucrative gig, but also crowded. Yet, even with tons of people selling things, you can still make easy money from home.
You can sell things from your home you no longer need, can buy stuff from garage sales and flip them, etc. It takes a few minutes to take some pictures, write a good description, list your item, and send it via mail once someone purchases.
3. Virtual Assistant
Many entrepreneurs and small businesses do not always have the money it takes to hire a full-time employee. And not all have full-time work to be done, but do need help to get tasks done. This is where the demand for virtual assistants (or VA) comes in and is a solid way for you to make easy money from home. You can work anywhere in the world with an internet connection and generally, your tasks won’t be very difficult.
4. Data Entry
Data entry jobs could also be with the freelance section, but felt it could be its own section. This is probably the easiest ways to make money from home. It also can be the most tedious as you are just entering data, cleaning up spreadsheets, etc. It’s not sexy. But it’s a simple way to make some extra cash from the comforts of home.
5. AirBNB
Hosting and list your place, extra room, or whatever cool living area you may have was something I wasn’t sure I wanted to list. But the more I thought about it and the potential, I think it is worth mentioning.
Have an extra room in the house? Try renting it out on Airbnb.com. According to SmartAsset, you can pay up to 81% of your rent by listing one room in a two-bedroom home.
6. Online Tutor
Have a college degree and knowledge in a particular field? Then one easy way to make money from home is to become an online tutor! Of course, you have to also like teaching others, good internet, and to be comfortable being on video. Many of the common areas for online tutoring would be math, science, english, or even another language. But this is also expanding as the internet grows.