67 Ways to Make Money

Blogging: Writing a daily blog is a wonderful habit to develop and will help your earning potential. Start off by writing for yourself and going in depth about topics that you’re interested in. Focus on your hobbies, thoughts, interests, opinions, ideas, and discover a way to transform those into words. Doing this will allow you to attract likeminded people and allow you to start building an audience.

Give away all of the knowledge that you possess in your brain. If you know how to knit, skateboard, snowboard, play video games, or anything else then spread that knowledge out to the world. Ensure that you have catchy headlines that represent the topic well but will also attract people to click on the link. Try testing headlines and get a second opinion to ensure you craft the best headline possible.

Don’t pretend to be someone you’re not when blogging people will see through your illusion and it’ll hurt the quality of your blog. Also, try to keep your blog posts short because people don’t have much of an attention span. Many successful bloggers will tell you that short posts are shared more on social media and are received well by readers. Ask your readers’ questions within your blog posts to help obtain an audience that engages with you. 

Most importantly when you do start building an audience it is essential that you listen to them. Use your audience to bounce ideas off of and to help you get new ideas. Make social media posts asking them what they’d like to read about. When your audience does engage with you try your best to reply to as many comments as possible. If you’re getting 6 comments on a post, then there is no excuse for not engaging with every single commenter. 

Affiliate Marketing: This is a type of marketing that gets rewarded solely based on performance. There are multitudes of businesses that will reward you every time your affiliate efforts bring in a new customer. This will be a good way to get something like a blog to generate income. To find a good affiliate program you’ll need to do some research and attempt to reach out to decision makers at companies. Amazon has an affiliate program that is commonly used by many people who have an influence online so maybe start there.

Drive for Uber or Lyft: These companies are practically an app-based taxi service and have become quite popular over the past few years. Luckily, if you have an acceptable car you can probably get a side gig with them since they’re always looking for drivers. If you don’t like dealing with people, there are other service like Uber eats and skip the dishes that exclusively go get and deliver food to people.

Sell items lying around your house: We live in a world that is obsessed with excess and has more physical possession than they really need for the most part. Consumerism is a large part of our culture in the western world and something that most people participate in. So, if you’re sitting on some items that you never use anymore it might be a good idea to sell them for some extra cash. Old clothes, furniture, appliances, video games, electronics, and so much more are constantly sold online every day. There are several buy and sell websites that you can find with a quick google search that’ll allow you to advertise what it is you’re selling. A popular way of selling items online is by posting them on Facebook marketplace.

Shovel snow for people: If you live in a place that gets snow then that means shovelling snow is a good way to make some extra cash in the winter months. Lots of people hate having to go outside to clear their driveways, walkways, and sidewalks which means they might be willing to pay you money to do it for them. Post on social media, knock on doors, hand out fliers, and ask neighbours to see if any of them would be interested in hiring you to take care of their snow removal needs. This is extra easy if you are already in possession of a snow blower.

Mow lawns: When the snow melts and the summer goes a new task that people sometimes hate doing emerges. Lawn maintenance is a difficult task for some people and isn’t the most pleasurable activity on the planet. There is a constant demand for landscaping service almost everywhere. The best part about this line of work is that there is lots of room for expansion. You can always build your way up to planting flowers, maintaining gardens, putting mulch down where needed, covering trails with gravel, and so much more.  

Write an E-book and sell it: It has never been easier to publish a book than it is today. Self-publishing is not difficult to get involved with and many services like Amazon direct publishing can help you get started. The hard part to this idea is physically writing the book which will take a lot of dedication, time, and effort. Finding buyers for the book you write can also be difficult but luckily the book you’re currently reading has plenty of advice that can help you do so. 

Freelance Writing: If you’re not up to the task of writing a full-fledged book then maybe some freelance work would be a better avenue. Many blogs are constantly in need of content writers and some actually pay pretty good. There are also many news outlets that are always looking for stories and hand out paycheques if they like what they read. It’s easiest to start by writing opinion pieces which have been more popular than ever recently. If you consistently submit articles to news outlets, then sooner or later the editors will start to recognize your name especially if you’re steadily submitting quality work. Always remember that networking is a super valuable action to take in every line of work. You can also advertise the services you provide on places like fiverr.

Provide Videography Services: In case you didn’t notice there are millions of people who are obsessed with watching videos online. Video consumption is at an all time high which means that content creators are constantly in need of people who can make their work look more professional. This is not the easiest skillset to acquire but it’s certainly possible to with some effort. Gathering clients and editing their videos can turn into a wildly successful career. Not only could you just freelance with this skillset, but you could also find a legitimate 9-5 job in this field.

Create an Online Course: If you’re an expert at literally anything then making a course that will help others learn is a potential opportunity for you. Take all the information you have on a topic that you’re an expert in and record it all. It’s best to have written, visual, and auditory content for the course you’re creating since everyone learns through different methods. Draft tests and assignments that will help the person learning get a better grasp on the topic at hand. Organize the content you’ve created similar to how a school would and then start selling it. 

Entertain and/or Educate people with a YouTube Channel: The amount of people making money through having a YouTube channel is astronomical. The best way to do this is by consistently creating quality video content that will educate or entertain people. The most successful YouTube channels educate people while entertaining them. People believe the only way to make money on the platform is through their partnership program however this couldn’t be farther from the truth. As your channel rises in popularity opportunities will arise that allow you to get sponsors. Sometimes sponsorship opportunities will result in cash payments and other times companies will send you cool products that they sell. The best sponsorships are where you get a mixture of both products and cash. Once a large following is established it shouldn’t be too difficult to find companies that will be willing to sponsor your channel.

Start a Podcast: If you’re camera shy a great alternative to making video content is making an audio-based podcast. (Having a video version of your podcast as well is a great idea but not completely necessary.) Similar sponsorship opportunities will present themselves the same way they would for a YouTube channel which is also a good platform to post a podcast on. The best part about podcasts is you don’t even need to constantly generate new ideas for content you can just have guests on the show and focus on being a good interviewer. 

Test Websites: Testing websites or web applications involves you ensuring that the software runs properly. Software creators hire testers to ensure that their product runs without any bugs. Owners of websites find value in this because it prevents them from losing attention due to an error in functionality of the website. These jobs can be found online usually through a firm which prevents you from needing to scope out your own clients which is also an option.

Narrate Audiobooks: The vast majority of people hate their voice which opens up the opportunity for you to narrate people’s books for them. You can contact authors who don’t have audio versions of their books and try to strike a deal with them. You could also narrate books you’ve written and provide consumers with more versions of said book. There’s also the option of narrating books that are in the public domain.

Graphic Design: This involves creating visual content that helps communicate a message. This is an amazing skill to develop and will provide you a boat load of opportunities. This is done through the use of illustration, iconography, photography, and typography. Graphic designers constantly design layouts for things such as advertisements, brochures, magazines, and corporate reports. They also are known to create logos for businesses which have never been more important than they are today. This skill is artistic and takes a long time to learn but is completely worth it in the end. You’ll want to learn how to use an editing software like photoshop and build a portfolio that you can show potential clients.

Drop Shipping: This is a method of selling products without ever needing to physically deal with the products. Your store will make the sale, and then pass that order off to a third-party supplier, who then ships the order to the customer. There’s a wildly popular company named Shopify with lots of information to help you get started.

Make and sell Arts and Crafts: Being artistic will always be a valuable skill to have and if artistic creations are something, you’re good at making then you might as well take advantage of that. There’s a vast market for paintings, knitted clothing, drawings, posters, sculptures, and just about anything artistic. There’s even a ton of easily accessible marketplaces like Etsy where you can sell the things you’ve created.

Become an Instagram Influencer: Attention is without a doubt one of the most valuable things on the planet. If you’re able to captivate attention on Instagram or any social media platform then you should. The best way to be successful is to have other people believe that they can make money off of you. There’s an endless amount of opportunity when you have the attention of a large audience.

Business Consulting: Business knowledge is a valuable thing for a person to possess. A business consultant will work with clients to help them do things like develop business skills, create strategy, plan things out, problem solve, develop marketing techniques, and teach them how to use those marketing techniques. 

Life Coaching: Having a vast amount of life experience is not something that everyone has. If you have the gift of knowledge, then you can make money spreading it. People are constantly looking for anything that can guide them to happiness. If you think you’re up to the task, then life coaching is definitely something you should try out. Ensure that you actually can bring value to people before giving it an attempt though. Maybe try taking on clients free of charge initially to gauge how you’d perform as a life coach with no risk of taking advantage of someone.

Refereeing Sports: All across the planet millions of games are taking place all the time. If you’re knowledgeable in a specific sport, then ask around leagues to see if they need any referees. You’ll probably need to start off in small events and games played by kids. However, with enough effort and experience maybe one day you’ll be refereeing games in the big leagues.

Sell Stock Photos Online: In the digital age we live in it has become common place to be taking an excessive number of photos. It’s highly likely that you have taken multitudes of photos. These photos could be worth money to people who are in need of images to do what they love. For example, someone running a blog might want photos for a thumbnail or on the page that the article is written. It’s known that articles perform better when there is imagery to go along with it. Many writers don’t have much photography skill which creates an opportunity for you to sell them photos. Obviously, the easiest photos to sell are ones that are high in quality.

Rent out a room in your home: If you can handle living with someone else around and have an extra room in your home then you could always rent that room out. It’s best to have a prior relationship with the person you’re renting to. Knowing the person, you’ll be renting to will be a giant plus when it comes to renting a room out in your home. 

Become a Virtual Assistant: There are more people than ever making money by running online businesses. As these businesses begin to expand their owners tend to need help operating them. This is where you come in by being willing to trade services for currency. Virtual assistants perform a variety of tasks including but not limited to scheduling meetings, finding guests for a podcast, answering emails, updating social media accounts, making travel arrangements, and administrative tasks.

Get a commission only Sales Gig: Many businesses don’t have the luxury of being able to afford employees. However, some of these businesses can offer to give you a percentage of sales that you make for them. This gives you the opportunity to eat what you kill. Depending on how good your sales skills are you can make oodles of money, a small amount of money, or no money at all.

Teach English Online: English is a language that many people want to learn. This desire to learn English stems from its use in the business world and the entertainment industry. This means that a native English speaker like yourself can make some money teaching others how to speak English. There’s a boatload of opportunities to even move to countries like China where you can make a living teaching English. If you’re a person who enjoys travelling, then teaching English abroad could be something that is worth pursuing. 

Write on Mediums Partner Program: This is a program that allows you to generate revenue by publishing content on medium. If you sign up and what you're writing meets mediums requirements, then it will be put behind a paywall. You’ll be paid every month based on the readers time spent reading what you wrote. Each member monthly subscription fee is distributed proportionally to the writers whose articles were read by said member. There’s a way to check your estimated monthly payout in the partner dashboard. 

Transcribe Audio and Interviews: Podcasters, interviewers, tv shows, YouTube content creators, and many more need their content transcribed into written words. This allows them to publish written word versions of the content, put closed captions on their videos, or simply have a hard copy of everything they do. Amazon has a program that’ll provide you sources for people that are looking to have things transcribed. 

Proofreading: Every writer needs some sort of editing to create quality products. As you can probably already tell this book is in great need of some extra proofreading. Everyone makes mistakes and there is value in having a second set of eyes proofreading your work. With some grammar skills you could easily turn proofreading and editing into a successful career path. The amount of written work presented to the world is always expanding meaning that there is plenty of demand for proofreaders out in the world. 

Copywriting: This is the act of writing text for the purpose of advertising or other forms of promoting something. This is written content that aims to increase brand awareness and make an attempt at persuading a person or a group to enact upon a particular action. Every business will probably do some copywriting at some point so there is a ton of demand in this area. If this is a skill you could excel at then you should capitalize on that.

Online Travel Consultant: People constantly have a desire to travel around the world but many of these people don’t have much experience. If you do have experience in the wanderlust lifestyle then you can guide others and make money off ensuring they have a positive experience whilst travelling. 

Become a Personal Trainer: Being in shape doesn’t just help you be healthy it’s also a cool thing to do. Many people want to get in better shape but don’t exactly know how. This means there’s an opportunity for someone who’s in good shape to help others reach that same result. You can teach people proper form, how much weight to lift, how much cardio to do, what kind of exercises they should be doing, what they should be eating, and how much they should be eating. 

Give Tours of Your City: If your city is a place that attracts tourists then use that to your advantage. People find value in having access to a local who really knows the area. Try to see if you can get mentioned on something like a travel blog to attract the attention of visitors. Showing tourists around the city can be good money especially since you can guide groups of people.

Social Media Management: In the world we live in social media has become an important part of life. It’s almost essential for a brand to have a presence on social media these days. Managing social media accounts can be tiresome and also difficult for people to figure out. If you know a thing or two about social media and creating content, then you should try finding brands that could use your skills. There’s lots of demand for social media managers these days and is a great way to make some extra cash.

Look after people’s pets: Almost everyone has a pet plus many people travel for things like work and vacations. It’s difficult to bring your pet along for a long journey and a lot of the time much easier to have someone else watch their pets. There’s also a lot of people who work long hours that need someone to check in on their pets. Ask around and use social media to see if there’s anyone near you willing to pay money for you to keep an eye on their pets. 

Babysitting: As you may know one of the hardest parts of having children is finding someone to watch them when you’re not able to. This demand for babysitters is a financial opportunity for you. If you know any parents who are not always able to be with their children, then you can strike a deal with them to watch their kids for money. 

Online Dating Consultant: Dating is something that doesn’t come easy to a lot of people. People who struggle in the dating department can find value in having someone who can help them be more successful in the area. This isn’t something that is always teachable but there’s situations where it is. If dating is something, you’re knowledgeable about then there is opportunity for you to share that knowledge for financial rewards.

Buy and Sell Domain Names: In this day and age it’s pretty much required for you to have a website if you’re going to run a business. All of these businesses will need to purchase a domain name at some point in order to have a professional website. You can scoop up a bunch of domain names that people will find valuable in the future and capitalize on it.

Write Songs: Having musical talent used to be a difficult thing to profit off of but times have changed. Needing studio time is a thing of the past and quality songs are recorded with simple technology every day. Applications like Triller, TikTok, Soundcloud, and Spotify have also made it easier than ever to promote the music you create. If physically creating music isn’t your thing you could always just write lyrics and sell them to people who do physically create music.

Buy an existing website: Lots of people start website-based businesses and just give upon them after a while for various reasons. This creates an opportunity for you to buy a website and skip the effort that it takes to initially create one. There are tons of different sites you could buy including but not limited to online stores, blogs, and news sites. Creating a website can be hard and sometimes simply buying one could save you a lot of time and effort.

Voice Overs: A demand for voice over work keeps increasing due to the excessive consuming of content that happens on the internet. You can lend your voice to things like cartoons, commercials, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and much more. Always be surfing the web and looking out for opportunities in this realm if it’s something that may interest you. Yeah you may hate hearing your voice but there’s a solid chance that others will love it. 

Do Surveys Online: People and organizations are constantly in demand of information and in-depth analytics. Usually information gathered from surveys is used to help increase the quality of a product. 

Dog Walking: Some people tend to live very busy lives and don’t always have time for things that need to be done. 

Purchase Dividend Paying Stocks: A great way to improve your financial situation is by buying stocks that pay out dividends. To make a significant amount of money you’ll need to invest a large sum of money but getting consistent payments for a tiny bit of effort is amazing.

Proofreading: Writers are always in need of good proofreaders and will pay a lot money for one. Proofreading involves carefully checking a piece of written work for things like spelling errors and punctuation mistakes. This is the last stage of the writing process and it’s super important that a book or article doesn’t have any typos when it’s shared to the world.

Tutoring: If you excel at a subject and are able to thoroughly explain that subject to another person then you can make money. People are constantly struggling to learn new things and will pay you to help make the learning process easier. 

Rent out your car or provide people with rides: Transportation is something that is hard to come by for many people. Cars tend to be unreliable and are expensive to maintain so people are in constant need of temporary transportation. Wouldn’t recommend choosing this option though because it can be dangerous and expensive if something unfortunate happens.

Hold a yard sale: A yard sale is always a fun way to make a couple bucks off selling some old stuff. People are always looking for yard sales and there’s no doubt you can generate some traffic with minimal advertising. A few signs around the neighbourhood and a couple social media posts should be more than enough to drive some traffic your way.

Recycle Scrap Metal: Most kinds of metals possess some form of value and can be sold. Some metals like gold are worth far more than a metal such as aluminum. If you have the ability to collect metals, then that means you’re only a simple google search away from finding someone who would like to buy said metals. Resources are never easy to come by therefore there is always some kind of demand for them.

Rent out a parking spot: If you are in possession of a spare parking spot that you don’t use then rent it out. Parking spots can be super valuable in big cities like New York and Toronto.

Get a roommate: If you have an extra room in your home then getting a roommate is always a good way to free yourself from some expenses. It’s super important that you make sure to screen people thoroughly though. You don’t want to live with someone you can’t stand, and you also want to make sure that the person can pay up every month. Finding a good tenant to rent your space to is one of the hardest things to do on the planet.

Sell your old college notes and textbooks: If there’s a class where your notes or textbooks will be useful then there is demand for those. Brand new textbooks are expensive, so students love the opportunity of getting the textbook they need at a reduced cost. Post-secondary educations are overly expensive so any chance to save a dollar will be taken advantage of.

Deliver Groceries: People aren’t always able to get out of their house to get groceries and need a hand to do so. Time is not a plentiful resource and it restricts people from finding the time to run errands. Delivering groceries is an amazing way to make some cash especially since the coronavirus pandemic has heavily boosted demand for this service.

Help people move: Sadly, not everyone has friends who are able or willing to help them move. This unwillingness creates opportunity for you since there’s people willing to pay you to help them move. There’s even more money to be made if you have access to a truck or a van. Post on marketplaces, social media, and wherever else you can that you’re available to assist with the task of moving.

Salvage and Resell antiques: You can find some pretty neat stuff at places like flea markets and garage sales that are worth far more money than they’re being sold for. When you get an eye for how much objects are generally worth then you can make some serious coin buying and reselling antiques. Sometimes these antiques will need a bit of restoring but other times you’ll be able to sell them as is. 

Get a part time job: To make extra money there’s always the good old method of making resumes and going out to find a part time job. Luckily, due to job finding apps like indeed and monster you may not ever have to go outside and physically bring a resume to a business. Due to the existence of the internet finding a job has never been easier.

Stream on twitch: If you went back in time and told people that there are thousands of people who make money from playing video games, you’d be called insane. In this world though making money from streaming the games you play is an actual reality. Nobody could’ve predicted that there’d be such a gigantic market involving consumers watching gamers play games but that’s exactly what’s happened. You can do things like make tutorials, start great conversations while you play, impress people with your skills, and so much more in the world of streaming. There are several platforms you can do this on including Facebook gaming, YouTube, and of course the most popular video game streaming platform Twitch.

Clean Houses and Garages: As you probably already know many people are lazy and dirty. They’ll make a mess and then never be in the mood to clean said mess. Some of these people who don’t like to clean will pay you to clean for them.

Start a Car wash: Just like houses and garages people’s cars also tend to need some cleanly attention. Cars are treated like dumpsters all the time and there’s good money to be made cleaning them for others.

Carpet Cleaning: A specific set of supplies are needed to clean a carpet properly which makes this difficult to get into. If you have access to said supplies or are willing to buy them then this is a great way to make some cash.

Participate in Medical Studies: This is a popular thing to do in America and is seen on multitudes of American television shows. Do a quick google search and see if there’s any medical studies that will pay you for participating in them.

Webinars: These are like virtual seminars where you can possibly sell tickets to interested people. You’ll need vast knowledge in an area to pull of making money at this. You will also need to put on a good show and provide people value if you’re going to sell tickets to these webinars.

Pawn your valuables: If you’re really desperate for money you could always bring your valuables into a pawn shop for some quick cash. Try your best to not sell anything that you’ll miss. This isn’t the most profitable thing to do but it’s a way to get some quick cash. 

Bookkeeping: This is the process of recording all the financial transactions made by businesses. This takes immense organizational skills and most businesses will usually want you to have some sort of education in the field.

Clean up search engine mistakes: A search engine evaluator will analyze search results to ensure that they are relevant and accurate. They’ll provide feedback that measures how useful the results of searches are and get paid for doing so.

Help people make resumes: Unemployment is on the rise and that means people are going to need well made resumes. If you can provide people with a resume that is well written, then you can make a lot of cash. People will be in desperate need of quality resumes in order to have an edge over competition in the job market.

Participate in Market Research: Businesses are always looking for knowledge that will help improve the product they provide.