Are you looking for free online courses to help you launch a home-based career or business? Then, keep reading for a huge list of resources!
When I started my work at home search, I had no clue what I wanted to do.
What’s funny is I knew all the things I didn’t want to do, like work in the nursing field, talk on the phone, or any occupation with a set schedule. And from the emails that I receive daily, this is a common theme among individuals who want to work from home.
If you’re ready to make money from home, but you’re not sure which direction to take, or you want to switch careers, there is a solution. There are many free courses, guides, e-books, and resources to help you take the guesswork out of this question.
Best of all, these courses are 100% online, so you don’t have to worry about taking time away from your family.
Here are 25 of the best FREE online courses and resources to help you grow and find a new remote career.
1. Free: Become a Booked Out Virtual Assistant (VA)
If you’re detail-oriented and would like to help business owners stay on top of their daily to-do lists, then sign up for Abbey Ashley’s free virtual assistant training, Become a Booked Out Virtual Assistant. Abbey started her VA business back in 2013 and was able to double her corporate job income in just 30 days while she was on maternity leave – pretty impressive!
When you sign up, you’ll learn:
How you can quickly earn $100K annually working as a virtual assistant
What paying clients are searching for in a VA
How to find real clients who are waiting for your services
Would you like to break into the high-paying tech field? If so, this free data analytics course will give you an overview of how to break into the data analytics field. And no, you don’t need a college degree!
In Charlotte Chaze’s free course, you’ll learn:
The best free resources to learn data analytics fast
How to create a portfolio to showcase your projects
A resume template for this high-paying tech job
LinkedIn tips so you can land your first data analytics job
Data analyst salary guide so you know how much money to ask for
Do you love dogs? Do you enjoy baking? Then perhaps starting a dog treat business from home is your calling! In Kristin’s free training workshop, you’ll learn about the pet industry, selling dog treats online and in-person, how to price your treats, how to earn $500 to $1,000 per month, and so much more!
To sign up for this free training, click on the purple Free Training Workshop button to get started!
4. How to Start and Run a Digital Tax Business
If you’re mathematically-natured and detail-oriented, perhaps starting and running a digital tax business from home is your calling.
Want to make $60 or more an hour working from home as a bookkeeper? The Bookkeepers offers a free 3-part online training series that tells you the characteristics of good bookkeepers, income potential, costs to get started, how to market your business, and the next steps for getting started as a virtual bookkeeper.
6. How to Become a Voice Actor
Have you been told that you have a pleasant voice? Does recording radio commercials and audiobooks sound appealing? If so, check out voice artist and trainer Julie Eickhoff’s free mini-course.
This free mini-course will give you an inside peek into the world of voice acting, covering topics like:
If you love browsing Pinterest, you can make good money starting a Pinterest virtual assistant business from home! In this free training workshop taught by Kristin Larsen, you’ll learn nine services you can offer as a Pinterest virtual assistant, what to charge for your services, and how to land your first client.
8. How to Start a General Proofreading Business
Do grammar and spelling errors drive you crazy? Do you constantly correct people’s texts and Facebook posts? Then Caitlin Pyle’s free workshop is for you!
Are you great at finding hidden gems at garage sales and flea markets? Then, your passion for visiting yard sales and second-hand stores turns into a profitable reselling business. Rob and Melissa Stephenson earn six figures a year reselling flea market finds online, and now they are teaching others how to do the same.
Five signs reselling items is the perfect fit for you
How reselling can be your ticket to freedom and financial security
Three insider secrets that will help you grow your flipping profits
10. Earn Money Selling Printables Online
You’ve read stories about people creating and selling printables on Etsy, but how do you get started, and can you really make money with this side hustle? Business partners Julie Berninger and Cody Berman both make money selling printables online, and they’ve taught 10,000 students how to do the same.
In this free workshop, you’ll learn:
What kind of printables should I sell to make money?
What are some good printable ideas?
What do I need to start an Etsy shop?
How much does it cost to get started?
How can I make sure my Etsy shop is a success and not a flop?
11. General Transcription Foundations: Free Workshop
You’ve heard about transcription work (transcribing audio files into text), but what exactly does this work entail? In this free mini-course, veteran transcriber Janet Shaughnessy explains the industry, how much you can earn as a transcriber, where to find clients, and what you need to start. She also includes nine signs that transcription is not a good fit for you. She also talks about medical transcription in this interview — be sure to read if you were considering that occupation!
12. I Love Print-On-Demand
In this free course, Jessica Roop shares her expertise on how she earns $500 to $1,500 selling print-on-demand (POD) products from home. She covers why this business model is amazing for aspiring side hustlers and 17 hot POD products you can sell to make money from home! If designing T-shirts, mugs, tote bags, and more sounds like a fun way to make money, sign up for this free guide here.
13. Pretty Focused – Food Photographer
If you love cooking food and taking photos, check out this free training from Melodee Lynn. In this free course that contains four modules, you’ll learn everything you need to know about becoming a food photographer for bloggers. Topics covered include:
Why bloggers hire photographers
The demand for these professionals
How much food photographers can earn
What the work is like
What type of equipment you’ll need
How to set up your home studio
And more!
You don’t need to be a professional photographer to get started. This course is perfect for beginners! You can sign up for this free training here.
14. TEFL Hero
If you’d like a remote job as an ESL (English as a Second Language) tutor, you’ll need to get your TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification. TEFL Hero offers a free 40-hour certification that includes four modules, 32 lessons, five assessments, and an instant certificate of completion.
15. How to Become a Successful Amazon Influencer
In this free eBook from Jessica Larrew, you’ll learn how to make money from Amazon reviewing products you already own. Including the things you’ll need to get started publishing videos, how to get approved for the Amazon influencer program, and how to create videos that generate sales.
More Free Online Learning Courses and Educational Resources
16. Grow with Google
Grow with Google is a non-profit program offering free online courses, certifications, and live training in digital marketing, career development, and data. Many of the courses include certificates of completion once you’re done and pass the end exam. Formats include online self-paced courses, and others are live webinars.
Some of their popular courses include:
Learn the fundamentals of digital marketing and help grow your business or career
Learn how to write a CV, prepare for interviews, and land that next job
Get an introduction to code, find out how it works, what it can do, and how it can benefit you
17. Alison
Alison is an online learning platform where you can take 5,000 courses and diploma programs for free! They also have paid premium options that remove advertisements, offer discounts on certifications, provide attestation letters, and access to paid courses. With Alison, you can take free courses in IT, sales and marketing, health, management, engineering, teaching, academics, and more! They even have a mobile app for Android and iOS devices so you can participate in courses on your phone.
18. LinkedIn Learning
Formerly called Lynda, LinkedIn Learning hosts over 21,000 online courses and learning paths taught by industry experts. The main concentrations are project management, business, design, web development, photography, cloud computing, and marketing. With LinkedIn Learning, you’re able to access as many classes as you’d like for a monthly fee of $34.99. But they let you test the waters free for 30 days. When you sign-up for a free trial, you’ll have to enter your credit card number, so be sure to mark your calendar so you can cancel your trial (unless you’d like to keep it). Otherwise, your credit card will automatically be billed.
19. OpenCourseWare
OpenCourseWare sites are free classes offered by educational institutions and universities like MIT, Harvard University, and Stanford that can be accessed online from anywhere in the world. The goal is to make learning available to everyone regardless of income or location.
While you won’t receive a college degree or certification for taking these courses, you can boost your skills and knowledge right from the comfort of your home.
Skillshare is an online learning community that hosts over 25,000 online classes on a variety of topics. Course categories include animation, design, illustration, lifestyle, photography, business, writing, entrepreneurship, social media, and more! With Skillshare, you can create a custom curriculum explicitly based on your needs and passions, and best of all, it’s budget-friendly – only $32 a month (or $168 annually) for as many courses as you want to consume! You can get a free 30-day trial using this link, or you can explore all of their free classes here.
21. Udemy
Another place to search for free online courses is Udemy. Many online instructors offer complimentary classes in HTML, business, IT, personal development, design, marketing, and lots more. I’ve never tried Udemy, but their website boasts more than 10,000 free courses, and all you need to do is search for the keyword free. They also offer a free 7-day trial on their Personal Plan Membership; after that, it’s $20.00 a month.
Some of their free online courses include:
Web Design for Web Developers: Build Beautiful Websites!
Useful Excel for Beginners
Introduction To Python Programming
Javascript Essentials
22. Coursera
Coursera is an online learning platform that has partnered with over 275 leading companies and universities like Duke, Stanford, Google, and Facebook to prepare you for an in-demand career.
Through Coursera, you can obtain an online degree, certification, find a new career, or advance your current career. Coursera has many different options for joining, and depending on your goals; you can take courses for free or join one of their affordable training options.
Gain New Knowledge: 2,700+ free courses
Learn New Job Skills: Starts at $9.99
Specializations: $49 a month
Professional Certificates: $49 a month
Coursera Plus (7,000 courses): $59 a month
Master Track Certificates: Starts at $2,000
Degree Programs: Starts at $9,000
Some of their course subjects and degrees include data science, business, computer science, IT, personal development, language learning, math, social sciences, and many others.
23. Meta Blueprint for Business
If you want to work as a social media manager or you need to enhance your social media marketing skills, Meta for Business offers free online classes for Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. Courses are self-guided and include such topics as:
Prepare to bring your business online
Attract an audience
Improve your creative strategy
Enhance your ads in Ads Manager
Some courses even include a free online certificate, which is great to add to your resume and LinkedIn profile.
24. IBM Training – Free Digital Training
Whether you want to gain new skills, earn credentials, or switch careers, IBM Training can help you achieve your goals with its free online training. They offer free courses in automation, business operations, cloud, data, AI, IT infrastructure, security, and supply chain. Courses range from 30 minutes to four hours in length, and once you pass your quiz with an 80, you’ll receive a certificate of completion. IBM also offers more robust training programs that you can purchase an annual subscription to participate in.
25. Free Coding Courses With Codeacademy
If you want to work in the tech industry, explore Codeacademy. They have a wide variety of free courses in AI, coding, analytics, development, web design, and more! With their basic training courses, you’ll get access to training materials, community support, and resources. When you upgrade to their Plus Plan, you’ll get access to their full catalog of online courses, skill paths, projects, and certificates of completion for $34.99 a month or $17.49 a month if you choose their annual plan.
Conclusion
So there you have it—a massive list of free online courses and resources to help you launch and grow your work at home career. No matter what path you want to take—join the remote workforce and earn a full-time income, start your own business, or launch a part-time side hustle—this list has something for everybody. Sign up with as many as you like and see which occupations and career paths best fit your unique skills, passions, and situation!
Which ones sound interesting to you? Do you know of another free course that should be on the list? Drop me a note below. I’d love to hear about it.
Originally published January 16, 2017. Content updated in August 2024.
In an era defined by rapid technological advancement and economic uncertainty, we embarked on a comprehensive survey to gauge the sentiments of the American workforce regarding job security over the next five years.
Drawing from a meticulously screened pool of 1,200 U.S. residents with full-time employment, we aimed to uncover the underlying anxieties and perceptions shaping the current employment landscape.
Why We Conducted This Study
Our investigation was spurred by the alarming wave of layoffs sweeping across industries — particularly in tech — the speculative yet tangible impact of artificial intelligence on the future of work, and uncertainty surrounding the global economy.
According to Layoffs.fyi, there have been more than 296,000 tech layoffs since 2023, with 33,000 coming in the first 5 weeks of 2024.
Part of the cause is excessive hiring during the pandemic. Roger Lee, the founder of Layoffs.fyi, told CNN that many tech companies are trying to “correct for their over-hiring during the pandemic surge.”
However, over-hiring isn’t the only cause. Dataminr CEO Ted Bailey — who laid off 20% of staff in November 2023 — states that AI is playing a role in their personnel decisions.
According to a memo shared with TechCrunch, Bailey says that ”recent rapid advancements of their AI platform” contributed to the layoffs.
The uncertainty surrounding the economy is also impacting public perception. While Brian Rose, a senior U.S. economist at UBS, told the New York Times that he predicts a “soft landing” for the U.S. economy after years of COVID-induced inflation, the inflation rate remains high compared to the last decade.
This reality isn’t lost on Americans — a Gallup poll reveals 63% of Americans say the economy is getting worse, with the same amount saying inflated prices pose a moderate or severe financial hardship.
This environment of post-pandemic cuts, uncertainty surrounding the impact of AI, and economic fears prompted us to seek answers: how do full-time U.S. workers feel about their job security amidst these changes?
Unveiling American Workers’ Growing Anxiety
Fear of job loss has rippled across the American workforce — 54.58% of full-time workers have increased concerns about job loss, with 27.08% feeling significant concern.
Our survey cross-referenced these results with a variety of demographic factors, including age, gender, education, income levels, industry, job role, and company size. Here are the most interesting findings:
Men are more concerned than women. Men expressed greater concern (62.87%) than women (47.53%), possibly reflecting the 3:1 male-to-female gender distribution in tech firms.
Higher earners are more concerned. Individuals in the highest income brackets feel most vulnerable, with 75% of those making 125k to 150k and 72.48% of those making 150k and above expressing concern. This may be swayed by the higher salaries in the volatile tech industry.
There’s a generational divide. The concern was most palpable among the 25 to 44 age group, with 62.2% expressing concerns. This showcases a generational divide in job security perceptions, as less than 50% of those 45 and older share their sentiment. Younger people may be more aware of the capabilities of AI and are also more likely to hold less senior positions that may be at increased risk of being cut.
More education = more job security anxiety. Individuals with at least four years of college education express more concern (61.02%) than those with less, possibly due to the higher stakes associated with their roles.
Executives are very concerned. Out of all job roles, high-level roles such as C-level executives (85% concerned) and Directors (78.38% concerned) express the highest levels of concern, which may indicate the visibility people in these roles have regarding the future of their industries.
Workers in larger companies feel particularly vulnerable. Those working in larger companies (500 – 1000 employees) feel particularly at risk (74.33%). This sharply contrasts with the lessened concerns of self-employed workers (42.47%) and those in smaller companies (below 25 employees, 45.38%).
The global economy weighs heavily on most. 73.61% of respondents have increased concerns due to recent global economic trends.
Job Security Concerns By Industry
When we break down job security fears by industry, it’s clear that the tech sector is most concerned. Information — Services And Data (89.66%) and Software (74.42%) are the industries where workers are most concerned about job loss.
This is significantly higher than less tech-centric sectors like Fashion/Apparel (30%), Transportation and Warehousing (41.35%), and Personal Services (42.93%).
This infographic provides a full breakdown of each industry’s level of concern:
AI’s Looming Shadow
A significant portion of respondents (54.58%) anticipate that AI will impact their job security within the next five years.
Sectors that have a high reliance on computer use — like Software (67.44%), Finance (67.57%), and Human Resources (64.29%) — express the highest levels of concern.
In contrast, people in sectors that involve more human-to-human interaction — such as education (43.04%) and real estate (44.68%) — are least concerned about the impact of AI on their livelihoods.
People in IT are noticeably more worried than anyone else. 72.42% of people in IT positions are concerned, with nearly half (48.28%) completely agreeing that AI will affect their job security. Less than 7% believe it won’t have any impact.
These fears may be warranted, as the nature of how we work is quickly shifting. A study from OpenAI estimates that 19% of U.S. workers could see 50% of their workplace tasks impacted by publicly available GPT-4 technology, and the World Economic Forum Future of Jobs report predicts that 44% of workers’ skills will be disrupted between 2023 and 2028.
In addition, these shifts are likely to impact job security. A report from McKinsey states that 30% of hours currently worked could be automated by 2030, and a Goldman Sachs report suggests that 300 million full-time jobs may be exposed to automation in the coming years.
Recovery From Job Loss
We also asked respondents about their ability to recover from job loss.
If faced with job loss, 42% of full-time workers don’t have enough savings to support them until they find a new job, and 38.58% are not confident in their ability to secure new employment within 3 months.
According to Statista, there are 132.59 million full-time employees in the United States, which means 55.68 million Americans — and their dependents — would have immediate financial struggles if faced with job loss.
This aligns with recent data on the decline in Americans’ emergency savings. According to Bankrate’s 2023 Emergency Savings Report, 49% of adults have fewer savings compared to a year ago, and 22% have no emergency savings at all.
The financial impact of job loss seems less severe in the tech-related industry sectors, where only 29.17% feel financially unprepared for potential unemployment. However, with Statista reporting 3 million U.S. residents working in tech, that still constitutes a million people. 38.89% feel unconfident about finding a new job within 3 months, similar to the other industries’ respondents.
It’s clear that sudden unemployment would cause immediate financial problems for many Americans, and threats to job security from many fronts are causing a majority of workers to feel the weight of that stress.
Potential Paths Forward
The widespread concerns about AI replacing human workers raise an important question: what can Americans do now to AI-proof their careers?
It’s important to note that the proliferation of AI isn’t only set to eliminate jobs — it should also create new opportunities. A World Economic Forum report states that while it may disrupt an estimated 85 million jobs by 2025, the new technology may simultaneously create 97 million new jobs. Workers who learn to use AI now may have an easier time taking advantage of these new positions.
While the rapid advancement of AI technology makes it hard to provide concrete guidelines for AI upskilling, Harvard Business Review and Fast Company have a few suggestions:
Become familiar with available AI tools and integrate them into your workflow.
Hone soft skills that machines strive to emulate, such as communication and empathy.
Build strong relationships with colleagues and peers.
Cultivate unique expertise and develop your personal brand.
An IBM study also found that 87% of executives believe job roles are more likely to be augmented than replaced by generative AI, lending further credence to AI upskilling as a safeguard against unemployment.
For those who are still choosing a career — or are open to a change — it may also be worthwhile to explore careers that are least likely to be automated. The U.S. Career Institute has compiled a list of 65 jobs with a projected 0% risk of being automated, with options including careers in medicine, social services, engineering, public service, and education.
We surveyed 1,200 vetted US full-time employees spanning a diverse range of industries to capture a comprehensive snapshot of the American workforce’s sentiments on job security.
Our survey also captured full demographic profiles of all respondents, allowing us to cross-reference data with a variety of demographic data, including:
Gender
Education level
Income level
Ethnicity
Age
Job role
Industry
Company size
Here is a demographic breakdown of the survey participant:
Gender
Age
25 – 34
26.50%
35 – 44
23.83%
45 – 54
16.50%
> 54
20.42%
Ethnicity
Asian
3.50%
Black
12.50%
Hispanic
3.58%
Latino
1.67%
White
67.42%
Multiracial
2.75%
Other
4.00%
Prefer not to say
3.42%
Education
High school
30.25%
Vocational/Technical college
18.00%
University
29.17%
Post-graduate
16.58%
Income Levels (Per Year)
Between $25,000 and $49,999
22.33%
Between $50,000 and $74,999
18.58%
Between $75,000 and $99,999
15.42%
Between $100,000 and $124,999
9.33%
Between $125,000 and $149,999
8.67%
$150,000 or more
9.08%
Prefer not to say
2.25%
Company Size
2-5
7.17%
6-10
6.42%
11-25
7.17%
26-50
9.08%
51-100
9.25%
101-250
7.25%
251-500
10.50%
501-1000
12.33%
1001-5000
8.83%
Greater than 5000
11.33%
Prefer not to say
1.67%
Implications of Study
Our study shows the American workforce has widespread concerns about job security, especially among tech workers, younger workers, higher earners, and those at larger companies.
These concerns are fueled by recent layoffs, the prospect of widespread AI automation, and a perception of instability underpinning the global economy.
AI automation is a particularly concerning threat to job security, with prominent companies predicting AI will be able to automate many tasks and roles. Computer-based jobs seem particularly vulnerable to augmentation or replacement.
Coupled with the inability of many Americans to cope financially with a loss of employment, it’s clear that potential hardship may lie ahead for the average American.
However, early movers who adapt their skills to include AI use or switch to careers unlikely to be affected by AI will likely have a smoother transition into the new era of work.
TimeZest makes it easy for end users to schedule appointments with IT service providers. Since launching in 2019, TimeZest has grown amazingly fast, and we’re a critical piece of software for over 1,000 businesses.
We’ve been a remote-only company since the day we launched, and currently have 22 great people across Europe, Asia and the United States. We have a relaxed working environment and use just enough process to keep ourselves efficient. We’re bootstrapped and profitable.
Role overview
As a result of our growth, we’re looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join our team.
We offer engineering challenges to deliver an elegant, reliable and performant user experience while dealing with the complex nature of the APIs we use and our business domain under the hood.
We’re looking for people who can work independently, who’ll help us discover new technologies and better ways to work, and who are as passionate about keeping our customers delighted as we are.
Our Stack
Ruby on Rails 7, PostgreSQL, Sidekiq, TypeScript and React, all running on Heroku.
What we’re looking for
5+ years development experience in Ruby on Rails in real production environments.
Strong proficiency of Ruby and JavaScript programming languages
Strong knowledge of relational databases such as PostgreSQL
Ability to deliver entire new features based on functional specs
Experience working in complex business domains
Proficiency with testing frameworks such as RSpec and Capybara
Familiarity with Git/Github and agile development workflows.
Fluent business English
Nice to Have
Frontend development experience, particularly in TypeScript and React.
Experience with APIs and integrating to 3rd party software.
A good eye for UI details and working with design systems
Previous experience working in a remote role.
This is a permanent, full-time position with a salary paid monthly. It is a remote position, and you can be based anywhere in the world, provided that you have 2-3 hours daily overlap with Central European Standard Time.
XRP (CRYPTO: XRP), the native cryptocurrency of the Ripple blockchain, has declined more than 80% from its all-time high in early 2018. The bulls had originally expected XRP to gain more traction as more companies routed their gross payments, remittances, and foreign exchange transactions through Ripple’s blockchain. Ripple claimed its ledger could provide its customers with secure, instant, and “nearly free global financial transactions of any size with no chargebacks.”
Several smaller financial institutions — including Travelex Bank, Tranglo, and Sentbe — tapped Ripple’s network as a cheaper alternative to the SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) protocol used by most banks. However, most of those customers only used Ripple for fiat currency transactions instead of adopting XRP as an alternative payment method. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also sued Ripple in December 2020 for raising $1.3 billion through an offering of XRP tokens, alleging the sale constituted an illegal transaction of unregistered securities.
Image source: Getty Images.
Meanwhile, many investors claimed XRP wasn’t even a true cryptocurrency because it wasn’t mined with the proof-of-work (PoW) protocol or staked through the proof-of-stake (PoS) protocol like other tokens. Instead, it pre-mined its entire supply of 100 billion tokens prior to its market debut, locked up 55 billion of those tokens in escrow accounts, and periodically released those tokens to stabilize its liquidity and supply.
All of these issues, along with rising interest rates and the crypto winter, crushed XRP’s price. However, I believe this high-risk token might still turn $1,000 into tens of thousands of dollars over the next few years as some major catalysts kick in.
The biggest near-term catalyst for XRP
The SEC lawsuit was the biggest headwind for XRP, but it finally concluded in early August with a favorable ruling for Ripple. The SEC had initially demanded a $2 billion fine, which would have exceeded the size of the token offering. But it subsequently lowered that demand to $1 billion plus interest. Ripple repeatedly insisted it would only pay a $10 million fine.
The trial finally ended with U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres imposing a modest $125 million fine on Ripple. Torres had previously ruled that XRP tokens couldn’t be classified as unregistered securities, and she reiterated that view in her latest ruling. Without that lawsuit hanging over XRP, its price could head higher through the end of the year.
The other major catalysts for XRP
While most investors consider the favorable resolution of the SEC lawsuit to be the biggest near-term catalyst for XRP, we shouldn’t ignore the other potential tailwinds. First, Ripple plans to launch its own stablecoin (Ripple USD) and $10 million in tokenized U.S. T-bills on the XRP ledger later this year. Second, Ripple is reportedly getting ready to upgrade the XRP ledger with new tools for developing decentralized finance (DeFi) apps and dynamic non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Those new projects, along with other applications, could broaden Ripple’s appeal and stabilize XRP’s price.
Lastly, lower interest rates will probably drive more investors toward speculative cryptocurrencies again. Some analysts believe the Federal Reserve could slash its benchmark rates as early as September to allay fears of a recession, and that decision could drive XRP and other altcoins a lot higher.
But don’t ignore the long-term challenges
XRP’s price could bottom out this year, but its growth could still be throttled by competition from faster blockchains like Ethereum and Solana as well as the unpredictable macro headwinds. The expansion of Ripple’s blockchain with new services also isn’t guaranteed to lift XRP’s price. But despite those unpredictable challenges, it might be a smart idea to buy XRP with $1,000 from the more speculative side of your portfolio before its near-term headwinds dissipate.
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If you have to convince somebody that something is money, it almost certainly isn’t. But there has been a marked shift in the world of digital currencies and crypto-denominated digital assets: their advocates seem to have long moved on from trying to convince us of their new and radical alternative to what they semiderisively (and semiaccurately) refer to as “fiat” currency.
The flaws in this story have always been apparent. For one, there has never been anything particularly “new” or “radical” about cryptocurrencies, the reactionary fantasy of apolitical money having a long and storied history. Meanwhile, the medium-of-exchange status of the “political” fiat currencies (which are more accurately described not as fiat- but as credit-based currencies, backed up by countless legal obligations to pay), particularly that of the key currencies (the dollar, the yen, the pound sterling, and the euro), has never been less in question.
For Bitcoin and its numerous equivalents, the opposite has become abundantly clear. They are not reliable media of exchange outside the confines of certain Central American dictatorships; not hedges against inflation; and due to changes in their value becoming highly correlated with conventional and volatile financial assets like stocks (and with erratic social media activity of billionaires), decidedly not reliable stores of value (rather, “three stocks in a trench coat”). The ancillary argument, usually evoked by those who concede these flaws, that the attendant technologies (notably the distributed ledger system known as “blockchain,” a glorified version of Google Docs or Excel) will transform our relationship with money, has also faded into the background, a process no doubt hastened by mounting consternation over the exorbitant environmental damages associated with crypto “mining.”
What crypto has instead revealed itself to be is a naked instrument of financial speculation and fraud, and a highly lucrative one. Far from removing politics from money and decentralizing power at the expense of oligarchic influence, crypto has become a vector of power and influence, not just for financial market participants — from professional traders and portfolio managers to the legions of insufferable crypto bros who flaunt their gains on the streets of Miami and Los Angeles — but for powerful actors in the tech industry wishing to gain a purchase on political decision-making. As a result, it has become an important arena of elite contestation. The current electoral campaign in the United States is a perfect showcase of this evolution.
Both the Democratic and Republican candidates are intimately connected to the California-based tech industry. But the incumbent Democrats have (too little, too late, perhaps) taken the first steps in introducing regulatory measures akin to those that exist in the financial industry. While the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), currently staffed by Joe Biden pick Gary Gensler, has over the last decade proven notoriously toothless in its job of curtailing the (often fraudulent) excesses of high finance, Gensler’s pugnaciousness and the specter of any infringement of Silicon Valley players’ ability to continue making enormous gains in the poorly regulated crypto world has mobilized many key actors behind Donald Trump, despite the former president’s initial disparaging remarks about Bitcoin. The catalyst for the process seems to have been the downfall of the cryptocurrency exchange and hedge fund FTX (whose former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, was recently sentenced to twenty-five years in prison) and the deployment of congressional and regulatory resources (led by Gensler and Elizabeth Warren) that brought it about.
The fear of a concerted regulatory response by a new Democratic administration isn’t the only factor mobilizing this particular contingent of the Californian right. As Lily Lynch recently pointed out in the New Statesman, the very tech barons who are balking at government interference in crypto also view Kamala Harris as representative of a “competency crisis” caused by the Democratic elite’s embrace of identity politics and its supposed manifestation in the workplace, “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) policies, of which Harris is somehow said to have been the beneficiary.
The magnitude of these events is becoming all too clear. The new partisan dynamic in the crypto world has brought several prominent right-wing tech billionaires, with their ample resources pouring into newly created super PACs, the primary vehicles for supporting political campaigns in the United States, into the fray. Among this strange cast of characters are prominent tech venture capitalists and doyens of the neo-right Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen, investors and entrepreneurs such as David Sacks, Cathie Wood, and Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and activist hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, as well as Elon Musk.
Trump’s volte-face on the issue has not just subsumed their concerns into the usual pseudo-libertarian Republican pabulum (with the Republican National Committee platform, under the guise of “championing innovation,” speaking of “the right to mine Bitcoin” and “the right to self-custody [over] digital assets” and to “transact free from government surveillance and control”) but has automatically entangled Bitcoin in national security matters. Among the many issues touched on in his unsettling interview in Bloomberg, Trump proclaimed that he would oppose any Democratic attempts to regulate the industry on account of not wanting China to gain an advantage “in this sphere.” The fact that there is little in the “technology” of digital currencies that confers any advantage in the grand geopolitical scheme of things, or the fact that China has pioneered cracking down harshly on unfettered speculation in crypto, matters neither to Trump nor to the average, low-information US voter.
American elections being awash with money is far from new. In fact, the system is set up to be particularly susceptible to the influence of well-funded and highly motivated special interest groups. And while the surge of the crypto-tech right is a new factor, donations can only take a campaign so far — especially when the opposing side is equally well funded by, among others, large tech firms.
In fact, the dominance of right-wing tech billionaires in the Trump campaign might prove to be a liability. This becomes clearer if we assume that Trump’s pick for vice president, Ohio senator J. D. Vance, a mentee of Peter Thiel, was motivated less by generic culture war considerations (the author of Hillbilly Elegy being a veteran of that theater) than by Trump’s desire to placate and win over the very crypto-adjacent Silicon Valley types that are now inundating him with money.
While the windfall will surely allow for an extensive ad campaign (though Trump’s relatively bric-a-brac but successful media efforts in 2016 proved enough), the excitement on the Right that initially greeted Vance’s ascendancy has recently been dampened. The Democratic campaign to paint the new right-wing culture warriors as “weird” has been aided not just by some of rumored couch aficionado Vance’s public appearances but also by the simple fact that the dramatis personae in the Silicon Valley story are also undeniably and deeply weird themselves.
Not only does their monomaniacal preoccupation with ever more arcane culture war issues fail to sufficiently resonate beyond the confines of podcasts and social media, the eccentricities of the likes of Musk (with his erratic and seemingly drug- and divorce-induced purchase and mismanagement of Twitter, now X), Thiel (with his sweaty, awkward demeanor onstage not helped by his well-established interest in recruiting young Stanford students to rejuvenate him with their blood), and Ackman (with his extremely public meltdown over his Israeli wife’s academic fraud and student protests over Gaza) now seem inextricable from Vance and his bumbling efforts to maintain composure.
Vance’s own attempt to reignite the culture wars has been dampened by the Harris campaign’s choice not to run on identity issues (thus rendering the “woke” or “DEI hire” talking points leveled against the former prosecutor Harris impotent) and to choose as her running mate Minnesota governor Tim Walz, whose confident “folksy-yet-progressive white guy” antics further highlight Vance’s faux down-to-earth-ness and anti-elitism.
It is of course far too early to know whether the Republicans are in the process of regrouping or painting themselves into a corner. Contributions from Thiel et al. will undeniably help to pad the pockets of the Trump campaign. But whether this will be an asset or not is unclear — the former president succeeded in 2016 despite being vastly outspent by Hillary Clinton. Undeniably, Trump’s embrace of the most regressive section of the tech industry is a gamble. If it pays off, it will bring one of most venal and unproductive sectors of American capitalism closer to power; but if it fails, it might provide Democrats with a chance to put an even tighter regulatory noose around tech’s neck. Whether they will take that chance is an open question.
To create an attractive advertising space for sponsored content, start small with your existing … [+] network on LinkedIn
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If you’ve been searching for side hustle ideas so you can make money online while you sleep, you’re probably tired of seeing the same suggestions over and over. You’ve likely seen common side hustles such as blogging, affiliate marketing, graphic design, photography, or online course creation being touted as viable options.
Perhaps you’re looking for a novel idea to grab your attention. After all, you want to make money outside your job, not only passively, but in a way that ensures your skills and expertise don’t go to waste.
Here are three less-spoken of side hustles you might want to consider launching this year, to start building passive income from home:
1. Sponsored Content Newsletters
If you’re passionate about a subject and have significant domain knowledge and expertise within your field, why not talk about it and monetize it? One great way to launch is by starting on LinkedIn, creating a LinkedIn newsletter, as this is a relatively easy way to gain a strong following through your existing network. LinkedIn enables publicity in various locations across its platform, so that you can gain more subscribers.
As you build traction, you can then launch your newsletter exclusively on your own website. Continue sending newsletter content to your subscriber’s emails and focus on optimizing your content so it can rank highly in Google search engines. This way you can ensure, over a period of time, that you continue to attract and generate organic traffic.
Monetize your traffic by selling advertising space to companies, or including a special spotlight to feature their content, for a fee. As you build relationships with relevant businesses who can adequately serve your niche audience, you’ll be able to land more sponsorships, and this side hustle can generate significant passive income.
2. Content Licensing
Have you ever found yourself creating evergreen content—written, digital, or otherwise, which is so good that you wished you could continue to sell it to reach an even larger audience?
Perhaps you may be lacking the resources to bring your content to life in front of a new market. This is where content licencing as a side hustle comes in. With this side hustle, companies or individuals who wish to use and sell your work can pay a premium for a licence, and through this medium, you are able to leverage their marketing model and existing presence to reach new markets with your work.
3. Digital Graphics On Etsy
The digital product market on Etsy is highly competitive and saturated, but you still have scope to establish your voice, define your brand and mark as a seller—both on and off Etsy—to reach a potential market of up to 95 million active customers. Printables such as templates, worksheets, and art are highly sought-after on the Etsy platform. One of the advantages of choosing this side hustle is that it has low overheads, as the products you create require no more than a laptop and internet connection.
If you enjoy creating digital art, you could sell it so that customers can print for use and display in their homes. Your online Etsy store will always be open so you can make money online and continue to boost your income, many weeks or months after creating the products initially.
Content licencing allows you to get paid for your work and enter new markets with minimal marketing … [+] effort on your part
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Have these three side hustle ideas inspired you to get innovative and explore your creative talent? With minimal ongoing effort, you can make money from home, secure your financial future, and escape the rat race of chasing a paycheck that barely covers the bills.
What a beautiful email. Designed with Dark Mode and accessibility in mind. Coded to work as seamlessly as possible in every inbox. You even got it approved by all stakeholders in no time. You hit send, and then…
The primary call-to-action link is broken. And you sent it out to a sizable segment.
As an email marketing team who markets to email marketers, we understand the importance of delivering effective emails because email marketers (we’re talking about ourselves here, too!) have incredibly high standards when it comes to the emails that land in their inbox.
Here are some of the ways we keep our cool while working to create email magic—thanks in large part to our email “safety net”, Email Guardian.
How we stay on top of 120+ emails and email templates
Just like us, you’re juggling a million things: how to meet your email marketing goals, setting up email automations, and managing a massive library of email design templates.
So, how does the Litmus team keep tabs on how their critical emails and email templates display—without losing our heads?
Every quarter, we test every single email template in our Litmus Design Library using Previews & QA to ensure there are no critical issues. Our focus here is to ensure that every single email and email template still displays (or renders) as expected in every email client and device and that our emails work as subscribers expect them to.
While this quarterly task is invaluable in helping us maintain our email templates, it doesn’t help us react quickly to unexpected and ad hoc email updates and changes.
Litmus Email Guardian does.
By ensuring every email and email template is monitored by Email Guardian, we no longer have to worry about unexpected changes that impact our emails. Litmus Email Guardian helps us protect our emails and ensure our subscribers have the best possible experience of Litmus in their inbox.
Plus, the Email Guardian Dashboard makes it easy to assess the comprehensive impact of Email Guardian’s monitoring efforts. We consider this our one-stop shop to:
Where does Litmus Email Guardian fit in the email workflow?
While the email workflow our team has adopted is well-defined, it’s flexible enough to be able to adapt when new technology is available which can help us be more efficient. It’s our opinion that email workflows should be continually reviewed and updated to best support the changing needs of the team.
We use Litmus throughout the email workflow, from building to QA—and even proofing. Rather than starting to monitor an email using Email Guardian when an email is first created, we’ve chosen to add newly created emails and email templates to Email Guardian after the email has been proofed and approved.
At this point in the email workflow, the email is fully QA’d and proofed by all stakeholders, meaning it’ll be the version of the email we’ll be sending and what our subscribers will receive.
This helps ensure Email Guardian isn’t monitoring an email that’s a work-in-progress—as you know, emails aren’t always built, QA’d, and proofed in a single day.
It’s easy to add this step to our workflow because it’s literally a single button press within our Previews & QA checklist!
And with that single click, we have collective peace of mind that if email clients were to update unexpectedly and impact how emails are displayed, Email Guardian is keeping a watchful eye on our emails—and if something does change, we’ll be notified.
What if we have multiple emails that need monitoring? It’s as easy as going down the list and toggling on monitoring.
Set it—and forget it. Yes, really
This might be a first. A “set it and forget it” opportunity in email?
Using Email Guardian is probably the only part of email marketing you can set and forget.
This is primarily because we can monitor an unlimited number of emails—and we have a lot of emails and email templates to keep an eye on! Plus, using Email Guardian doesn’t eat into monthly preview allowances. That’s called winning!
Once Email Guardian is monitoring our emails, when a change is detected, we’re notified of that email preview change via email. From that email, it’s a single click to see exactly what’s changed with a swishy before-and-after slider!
From there, we’ll review the change detected. If it will impact upcoming email campaigns, we’ll prioritize updating the email to fix the issue detected.
We’re not the only ones taking advantage of Email Guardian’s ability to give email marketers peace of mind:
“We have journey emails that are sent out automatically when visitors complete a website inquiry to learn more about a home and also for our Sun Outdoors welcome and pre-stay arrival emails. With Litmus Email Guardian, I’m able to keep a constant pulse on those emails, not having to continually review creative renderings and gain peace of mind that our brand is putting our best foot forward with every send.”
Emails that lead to a dead end are in the past. With Email Guardian, your emails won’t just look good—it’ll also help ensure you’re not leading subscribers to broken links or to links that load slowly.
Once a broken link is detected, we’ll review and update the link accordingly based on Email Guardian’s recommendation.
You can steal from us, we won’t mind. Take these steps, and goodbye to broken links—for good.
Embracing emerging technologies
Your email workflow isn’t—and should never be—static. If it were to remain static, you wouldn’t have the opportunity to adapt it to new technologies that can help make your email workflow more efficient.
Incorporating Email Guardian into our email workflows has:
Given us more visibility into how our emails render—without any extra work
Helped us keep a watchful eye on our enormous library of emails and templates
Empowered us to feel prepared for when email clients make unexpected changes
No doubt, making money in your free time using the online side hustle can help you achieve financial freedom, especially in this internet era.
However, finding the right and legitimate side hustles is not always easy, even for someone who has been in this online money-making industry for more than 10 years.
I understand your struggle is real. Juggling between the endless options can be frustrating and disappointing, but you don’t need to worry anymore.
In this article, I have shared the proven and tested side hustles to make extra money that helped me generate thousands of dollars per month.
Whether you are a busy professional, stay-at-home mom or college-going student, this post covers 31 best side hustle ideas you can start without special skills.
So let’s dive deep into this and find the free easy side hustle ideas for you.
What is the best side hustle to start with?
In today’s digital age, the opportunities for making money are endless. Some people make money by selling their products, while others offer their freelancing services.
In short, Finding easy side hustle ideas is not a problem, but finding legitimate side hustles that pay immediately is the actual problem.
Here, I have only shared the list of side hustles that have helped me earn money, and they can help you, too, if you take them seriously and put in the effort.
So, without wasting any time, let’s jump into the list of side hustle ideas you can start from home using your smartphone or laptop.
Take Online Survey
It was the first side hustle I started during college, and it helped me generate extra cash to manage my miscellaneous expenses.
The good thing about this method is that it does not require any investment, so you can start this side hustle without any hurdles and make some extra money.
To get started with this side hustle, download the paid surveys app on your phone, participate in the survey, and answer a few questions. You will be qualified to earn money.
These questions generally relate to your preferences, choices, knowledge and experience, and you can answer them easily.
Here is a list of the most trusted websites where you can sign up and make money.
Swagbucks
Survey Junkie
Vindale Research
InboxDollars
Pinecone Research
If you have free time and are looking for a side hustle to start immediately, taking the paid survey is one of the best ways to make some additional money.
Earning potential: $50 – $3000+ per month
Difficulty: 2/10
Investment: None
Selling Unused Items
Selling an unused item is the sure shot way andeasy side hustle for beginners to make money, and it does not require any technical skills; all you need to do is find out the items in your room that you are not using and that you can sell, it can be
Electronic products
Sports items
Jewelry
Clothes
Toys
Finding these steps is the first step. Once you have completed the first step, you need to find the places where you sell these items. In general, there are two ways to sell them.
Offline — You can contact your neighbours, friends, or the people living near your house.
Online — If you want to sell your product online, you can use platforms like Facebook Marketplace, eBay, and Poshmark.
I mostly prefer to sell the old products online as it is easy and does not require any additional shipping cost from your side, but you can choose as per your preferences.
Overall, it is a good and easy side hustle from home that you can start without any investment and make good money from.
Renting out your home is not a bad option for making money, especially if you have an extra room or spare space.
To make money from this side hustle, you only need to find the person who needs it, and in return, they will pay your real cash.
But thanks to the internet, finding customers to rent your home is not daunting; you can use apps such as Airbnb, Vrbo or the Neighbour app.
Most importantly, this easy hustle has huge earning potential, but it depends on various factors that are :
Location of your home
Customer rating & reviews
Rent for your space
In short, if the location of your house is in the standard area and you have a good rating on the app, you will get paid more than most sellers.
From my experience, it is the real and legitimate way of making money that does not require any degree or years of experience.
Earning potential: $500 – $2,000+ per month
Difficulty: 6/10
Investment: Listing fees, home maintenance and cleaning costs
Renting Your Equipment
If you are looking for a passive way of making money where you don’t need to spend too much time and energy, then starting this side hustle to make extra money is a good option for you.
If you look closely into your room, you will find that there are various tools that you don’t use on a regular basis or the tools that you use occasionally.
If you have such equipment, you can consider renting it and making money from it; some examples include electric bikes, laptops, solar panels, power tools, cameras, and more.
Finding a client to rent your equipment is not a big deal; here are some of the places that you use
Kijiji
Craiglist
Facebook Marketplace
Local Groups
The key to making it in this side hustle depends on the demand and value of your equipment. If you have high-value equipment, you will earn decent money from it.
One more thing: make sure you take some upfront payment from the customers before renting your items so you get scammed and always get the right rent for your equipment. That is the only way to make a profit from this business.
Earning potential: $100 – $500+ per month
Difficulty: 4/10
Investment: Cost of the equipment
Freelance Content Writer
Freelance content writing is always on the list of the best side hustle ideas, as it provides flexibility and an easy way to earn money from home.
If you are like me, who loves writing and expressing your thoughts, choosing this side hustle will change your life, and you can even achieve financial freedom from it.
For me, it’s the best side hustles that actually work. If you have the skills, there are various websites that you can use to get clients for this side hustle. Here are a few of them.
Upwork
Freelancer
Fiverr
Toptal
Guru
I personally did this side hustle along with my job in my initial stage to generate some extra income, and there was a time when I was making full-time income from writing content for others.
Overall, it is a good way of making money as it does not require any investment, and the more high-paying clients you have, the more money you will make from this side hustle.
Earning potential: $500 – $3,000+ per month
Difficulty: 7/10
Investment: None
Proof Reader
Do you also like to find typos and grammatical errors in other content? If so, then you can become a proofreader and turn your hobby into making money online from the comfort of your home.
As a proofreader, your main duty is to find the errors in the content, and they can be related to various things, such as
Grammatical errors
Spelling Errors
Formatting errors
Punctuation errors
There can be other errors as well, but the most important skill is having the eye to find the finer details of errors in the writing and communicate effectively with your clients.
Another benefit of these side gigs is that you do not need to worry about finding clients, as you can use various platforms to do so.
Here are some of the trusted websites where you can make the profile and get the client to work with
Upwork
Freelancer
Fiverr
Peopleperhour
Guru
There are many friends of mine who are doing this work and making more than $1000 per month.
Of course, to reach that level, you need to invest time, but it is still one of the easy side hustle ideas that you get into to make money.
Earning potential: $300 – $10,000+ per month
Difficulty: 6/10
Investment: None
Virtual Assistant
Are you a beginner who doesn’t have enough skills and experience in any field? If so, there is no better option for you to work as a virtual assistant in any company.
Currently, it is one of the most demanding professions in the market. Every business needs someone who can handle its administrative and small tasks, so it prefers hiring a virtual assistant.
As a virtual assistant, your main duty is to perform administrative tasks that include:
Scheduling of the meeting
Reply to the emails
Schdeling the content
Setting the appointment for the meeting
These are some of the common tasks, but at the end of the day, it depends on the money requirement. Don’t worry; you will get trained for it.
There are many sites where you can apply for jobs or get freelance clients, including Upwork, Freelancer, Fiverr, and Remote.
To conclude, it is the best option to work for money, giving you flexibility and the opportunity to earn money from home.
Earning potential: $500 – $2,000+ per month
Difficulty: 6/10
Investment: None
Cleaning House
If you don’t mind, cleaning the house for others is a good option for making money, as many people or working professionals don’t have the time to clean their homes.
For that reason, they prefer to hire people and pay them to clean their houses, and the amount of money that you have to make from this side hustle depends on the location.
For instance, if you are cleaning a house in a Tier 1 city, you are more likely to get paid more than those in Tier 2 or Tier 3 cities, as these people have less income.
If you are a school or college kid and have some free time after your studies, then there is no better way to use your time to clean the house for others and make money.
Earning potential: $500 – $2,000+ per month
Difficulty: 5/10
Investment: Cleaning supplies
Delivery Jobs for Food apps
One industry that has grown significantly after the pandemic is the food industry, which has opened opportunities for many people to earn extra money.
It is one of the decent jobs that allows you the flexibility of doing the work according to your schedule, and as a result, you can make money; many people have reported that they even make a full-time income doing this job.
But to make money with this side hustle, here are a few that you need to know.
You must be at least 18 years old
You must have a driving licence
You must have your own vehicle
If you have the above things, starting this side job to make money is no longer a big deal for you; you can work for apps like DooDash and Uber Eats, and the side hustles pay daily.
Another good thing about this side hustle is that you can also earn additional money if someone gives you tips when you deliver the parcel. It can be considered a good side hustle to generate some additional money.
Earning potential: $300 – $1,000+ per month
Difficulty: 4/10
Investment: Vehicle maintenance and fuel costs
Selling Digital Products
In today’s digital age, there are various ways for people to consume content; one of the most effective is through digital products, which contain knowledge from people with years of experience.
If you also have knowledge or experience about certain subjects or skills, you can leverage that by creating digital products and selling them online.
Here is a list of the popular digital products that you can create and sell to people.
Ebooks
Online courses
Checklist
Social media calendar
Designing Templates
These are some of the examples. You can also create products that suit your preferences and are in demand in the market. Nowadays, you can also get help from AI tools for creating products.
The amount of money you can make with this side hustle depends on the volume of sales; for that, you need to put effort into promoting on multiple channels.
Earning potential: $500 – $5,000+ per month
Difficulty: 7/10
Investment: Time to create the product
Sell handmade Products on ESTY
According to statistics, handmade products are an industry worth more than 915.43 billion dollars and are expected to grow by 4.7 % in the upcoming years.
Over the past few years, the preference for using handmade products has also risen; most people now prefer to use handmade products.
If you have the skills to create handmade products, you can consider selling them online and making decent money from them; here are some popular handmade products that you can sell online.
Jewelry
Candles
Artwork and Prints
Home Decor
Clothing and Accessories
Starting this side hustle is not rocket science; you only need to understand the market’s needs, create the products, and list them on a platform like Etsy.
If someone likes your product, they will pay for it, and you will earn money from it; unlike previous side hustles, your money depends on the sales volume.
Earning potential: $300 – $10,000+ per month
Difficulty: 7/10
Investment: Cost of materials
Offers Pet Sitting Services
The research found that more than 97 % of pet owners treat their pets as family members and spend over $1300 on their well-being every year.
Currently, the market size of this business is 2.49 billion, and it’s growing at a significant rate; there are many people who don’t have the time on their busy schedule, and as a result, they prefer hiring pet sitters
It clearly shows that there is a demand for people who can take care of their beloved pets. If you like to spend time with pets, you can consider starting this easy side hustle to make money.
In the initial stage of this business, it was very difficult to find the client, and now there are various apps that you can use to find the client, some of them include
Rover
Wag
Petsitter.com
Petbacker
These platforms have made it much easier for people to find a client and generate extra cash from it; this business has huge potential for making money.
However, to make decent money from this business, you must focus on providing your clients with quality services. Doing this will eventually create a good customer base for your side hustle.
Earning potential: $200 – $1,000+ per month
Difficulty: 4/10
Investment: None
Teach English Online
Undoubtedly, English is one of the most demanding languages in the world. Whether you want to get a job or present your proposal in front of clients, English is always required.
Due to the high demand for this language, many people who have a strong command of English and are qualified to teach students have been able to take advantage of this opportunity.
Although having a degree is not always necessary if you have one, you are more likely to get paid more, and you can make it a good source of income.
Here is a list of the companies that offer jobs to those who can teach English online to the people without any hurdles.
Open English
Engoo
Cambly
English Hunt
FluetBe
How much money you will make from this easy side hustle from home depends on the company you work with and the number of hours you teach the student.
In short, it is an excellent opportunity to make handsome money. This side hustle will give you the flexibility of doing the work, and meanwhile, you can also add value to people’s lives.
Earning potential: $500 – $2,000+ per month
Difficulty: 6/10
Investment: None
Start a YouTube Channel
Do you know that, on average, people watch 1 billion hours of content every day on YouTube? If you love creating videos, starting a YouTube channel would be your perfect side hustle.
But before you start this side hustle, you must first remember that it will take time to build a genuine and massive audience—if you are willing to do it, you can go for it.
The best thing about this side hustle is once you have built a massive following, you can make money in different ways, which includes
Youtube video ads
Sponsorship
Brand deals
Affiliate Marketing
Selling Merchandise
Channel Memberships/Subscriptions
In short, the avenue of making money with this hustle is endless, and once your channel reaches a certain audience, you don’t even need to put too much effort into creating the content.
Earning potential: $500 – $5,000+ per month
Difficulty: 8/10
Investment: Equipment, time, and effort
Start a Faceless Instagram Pages
Are you also a shy person who doesn’t want to reveal your face but wants to make some extra bucks?
If so, starting a faceless investment page can be an excellent option as it provides you with the flexibility to do the work and, along with that, you can also earn money.
Let’s first discuss what a faceless Instagram page means and how you can make money from it.
As the name suggests, Instagram’s faceless page is a platform that displays content without revealing the creator’s identity.
The motive for doing this is to build a massive following that appeals to a wider audience to open various revenue streams for the creator, including
Sponsorships
Affiliate marketing
Selling Digital Products
To start the faceless Instagram pages, here are the things that you need to do
Find the niche — Choose the niche that people are more interested in. You can check the popular Instagram pages for that.
Create the account — After selecting the niche, you next need to create and set up your Instagram account. Ensure that you choose the right and short username.
Create unique content — Once you have created the account, make sure you create unique content that grabs the users’ attention.
To conclude, side hustle jobs are good to start, especially if you are shy. Many people make more than $500 per month using this method.
Earning potential: $300 – $2,000+ per month
Difficulty: 6/10
Investment: Time and effort
Web Design For Small Business
Having a website for the business is no longer a choice; it has become a necessity for the business to build credibility and make the first impression in the eyes of the customers.
According to the stats, more than 70 % of Americans prefer to buy products online instead of visiting an offline store, which clearly states that people are now more interested in buying products online from your website.
So, if you have the skill of designing a website, then this could be the perfect side hustle for you; the other good news is that with the advancement of technology, there are various tools that you can use to design the website even if you don’t know how to code.
Here is a list of some tools you can use to create a website in less than 30 minutes and make good money from it.
Durable
Elementor
Dora AI
Code Design.ai
As stated above, having a website in today’s time is no longer a choice; it’s a requirement, but there are still many businesses that don’t have a website; you can reach out to such businesses and design the website for them.
Earning potential: $1,000 – $5,000+ per month
Difficulty: 7/10
Investment: Web design software, portfolio creation
Offers Consulting Services
If you are looking for a side hustle that can help you make a lot of money, then offering consulting services can be one of the best options, especially if you have particular skills or experience in any field.
However, one thing you need to remember is that this side hustle is not for everyone. You need expertise or experience in something you can offer to the market, and in return, you get paid for it.
As a consultant, you can offer various services, which totally depend on your files; here are types of consultants who get paid a lot of money.
Management Consultants
Technology Consultants
Financial Consultants
Healthcare Consultants
Energy Consultants
Getting clients for your consulting services can be challenging in the initial stage; to that end, you can use various platforms, including LinkedIn, Fiverr, Upwork, and Freelancer.
Once you have a strong portfolio of your work, getting clients won’t become hectic. You can also land high-paying clients for your side hustle for the business.
Earning potential: $1,000 – $10,000+ per month
Difficulty: 8/10
Investment: Expertise in development, marketing
Become an Affiliate Marketer
Becoming an affiliate marketer is one of the most lucrative side hustles you can start, but let’s first understand the meaning of affiliate marketing.
Affiliate marketers are people with specific audiences who promote the products and earn a commission from a company’s product. They are usually paid per sale, making it a lucrative way for people to generate some additional money.
However, the key to making money with a side hustle depends on your number of followers or audience when promoting products.
Here are the things that you need to consider to start this business and earn money from it.
Choose the right niche and target one set of people
Select the product ranges from between $50 – $100
Determine the right channel to promote the product
I have been using this method for a long time and have generated more than $100K from it. I suggest choosing the right product that can give you the highest commission.
But if you want to earn a high commission and money with this method, the best thing that you can do is join the direct affiliate program
These are special program which pays you between 20% to 80 % on each sale; here are some of the programs that I usually recommend joining
eBay
ShareASale
Clickbank
Shopify
If you are ready to build a genuine audience, it can become your best side hustle and even help you achieve financial independence.
Earning potential: $500 – $5,000+ per month
Difficulty: 7/10
Investment: Time to learn and build an audience
Freelancing
Freelancing is no longer a side hustle. Many people have made it a full-time business and earned decent money from it, and if you have skills, there are no better ways to make money by monetizing them.
As per the stats, there are more than 75 million freelancers in the United States, which shows that there is a huge opportunity in this side hustle, and there are many companies who now prefer to hire a freelancer than hire full-time employees, but before you start this side hustle, here are some of the question that you need to ask
Who is your target audience?
What services will you offer them?
Which platform do you use to find the clients?
What will be the prices for your services?
Answering the above question is crucial for you as it helps you map out a clear path that will actually work and help you get paid.
In my experience as a freelancer for about two years, I can consider this one of the high-potential side hustles you can start and earn huge money from; here are some of the platforms that you use to get the freelancing work
Freelancer
Upwork
Guru
Peopleperhour
LinkedIn
One of my favourite platforms is LinkedIn, as it helps you attract high-quality leads who are willing to pay a good amount for your work and, most importantly, value your time.
Earning potential: $1,000 – $10,000+ per month
Difficulty: 7/10
Investment: Developing your skills, building a portfolio
Short Video Editor
If you have been on the internet and used platforms like TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube, you have seen the immense rise of short-form content on these platforms.
According to the research, Gen Z watches 300 to 450 reels daily in 3 hours on average, showing a huge demand for short content.
If you have the skills of editing the reel or the short form of the content, you can turn this skill into a business and earn huge money from it.
The best thing about this side hustle is that you can make money even if you don’t have the skill. Still, for that, you need to spend time on learning. Nowadays, with the advancement of technologies, there are various tools that you can use to edit such videos; here is a list of some of the popular ones.
iMovie
Windows Movie Maker
Shotcut
Filmora
WeVideo
Once you have learned the skill of editing videos using any of the above tools, you can start approaching people for video editing services or use some of the popular freelancing sites.
Fiverr
Upwork
Guru
Freelancer
PeoplePerHour
But I suggest you reach out to people directly with a YouTube sample of work; it will help you land high-paying clients.
You can also post your work on a platform like LinkedIn if someone like them contacts you for services.
In summary, it is one of the best online side hustles you can start without any investment, just using an internet connection and your laptop.
Earning potential: $500 – $3,000+ per month
Difficulty: 6/10
Investment: Video editing software, equipment
Start a Blog
I started my first blog for fun in college, and eventually, it turned into my side hustle. Now, it has become my business and full-time work.
I have been doing this for the past 10 years, and to be honest, it has changed my life and helped me achieve financial freedom. You can start that, too; here are the blog steps.
Find a niche — The Niche is the category for which you will write the blog post, so make sure you select the niche where you can write the content and where there is demand in the market.
Buy domain and hosting — Once you select the niche, you must buy the domain and hosting to help you set upyour blog.
Set up your blog— Once you have purchased the domain and hosting, you must set up your blog; after that, you can start writing the blog.
Although these are general steps to learn blogging from scratch here, you can read the complete guide to starting a blog.
Before you start this side hustle, here is one thing that you need to keep in mind:
Making money from blogging takes time, as I got my first income after 6 months, so if you are willing to invest your time, then you can start this side hustle.
In my experience, this side hustle can change your life if you have learned the essential skills to grow in this field.
Earning potential: $500 – $5,000+ per month
Difficulty: 7/10
Investment: Web hosting, content creation
Social Media Management
Do you love creating and spending time on social media platforms? If so, you can use this free time to earn some extra money by offering social media management services to clients.
There are many people and businesses who want to grow on social media and generate leads for their business, but the sad part is that they don’t have enough ideas or the time to do all the things by themselves
That’s why they prefer to hire someone who can manage their social media handles, help them grow their business online, and reach a wider audience.
Starting this side hustle is no longer a big deal, but before that, you need to have a proper understanding of how this social media works, for there are some of free that you use
HubSpot Academy’s Social Media Certification
Hootsuite’s Social Marketing Training
Buffer’s Social Media Strategy Course
In essence, if you clearly understand growing on social media, this is one of the good side jobs for making money, and many people are already using it.
Earning potential: $500 – $3,000+ per month
Difficulty: 6/10
Investment: Social media tools, marketing knowledge
Become a Personal Trainer
If you are a fitness freak and have good knowledge or experience about fitness, then you can consider offering personal training services to people in your spare time.
Many people need help working out, especially new joiners. If you can provide them with training or a guide to the workout, you can charge them money.
Either you can start this side hustle by joining your nearby Gym, or you can also become an online fitness instructor, which requires a little bit of investment are
Computer /Laptop
A good webcam
Microphone
If you have these things, you can easily start your online fitness coaching program and make money from it. This side hustle can also change your life as it has huge potential for making money.
Earning potential: $1,000 – $5,000+ per month
Difficulty: 8/10
Investment: Certification, equipment, marketing
Event Organiser
I have not taken this as a side hustle, but I remembered that I had managed one of my college events with my friends, as it was a fun, memorable moment for me.
If you can also manage parties and events, you can make your career in event planning one of the highest-paid side hustles in the market.
If you can make a name for yourself in this market, you can easily charge a hefty amount from the client if you don’t need to have a high qualification or degree to get the work.
But if you can arrange the testimonials and reviews for your client, it makes your process of getting the client a lot easier; here are things that will help you get the clients.
Networking with the various people around you
Collaborate with restaurants and hotels
Create the online presence for your brand
Record the testimonials and reviews of client
These strategies will help you get the client, and overall, it can be considered one of the perfect side hustles to make extra money.
Earning potential: $1,000 – $10,000+ per month
Difficulty: 8/10
Investment: Event planning skills, networking
Become an Influencer
It is one of the recent and growing side hustles that you can take and earn good money from, as many companies are now hiring influencers to promote their products and increase sales for the business.
According to the research, the market for influencer marketing is 14 billion dollars and is expected to reach 50.3 billion by 2028.
This data clearly shows that the demand for influencers is increasing. Most influencers have a massive and loyal following, and when they recommend a product, most people are more likely to buy it.
That’s why companies prefer hiring influencers rather than spending money on ads, which barely help them generate sales.
However, the problem with this side hustle is that it requires time and hard work to build a genuine following. Once you have cracked it, you can make more money than with any other side hustle.
Here is a list of the platforms that you use based on your target audience and start creating the content
Youtube
Instgram
LinkedIn
Twitter
Tiktok
Some of the ways that you use to monetize your following include ads, sponsorships, brand deals, selling your own products and many more.
In short, you can start your journey as an influencer if you are willing to spend your time and ready to put in the hard work without getting money in the initial stage.
Earning potential: $1,000 – $10,000+ per month
Difficulty: 9/10
Investment: Content creation, audience building
Thumbnail Designer
If you are a creative person and love innovating and designing things, then another service that you can offer and make extra real cash is designing the thumbnail, but let’s understand the meaning of the thumbnail
A YouTube thumbnail is an image preview of the video’s content, and it is considered one of the most important elements for increasing the video’s CTR.
Many creators spend thousands of dollars creating thumbnails for YouTube videos, and if you have the skill of creating eye-catching thumbnails, you can consider offering this service to clients and charging them money for it.
There are many sites that you use to get the job of creating the thumbnail for the video; here are some of them that you can try
Fiverr
Upwork
Guru
Freelancer
jobs.co
Making money with this side hustle depends on your level of expertise in designing the thumbnail and your previous work samples. Most clients need the sample work before they give you the work.
In essence, it is a wonderful way to make money, and if you don’t have the skills to design a thumbnail, you can even learn it from YouTube and make money from it.
Earning potential: $300 – $10,000+ per month
Difficulty: 6/10
Investment: Graphic design software, portfolio
Donate Plasma
Donating plasma is an easy-to-do, high-income side hustle that you can start. This side hustle does not require any investment; all you need to do is donate your plasma to the person who needs it, and in return, you will earn the money.
The best part is that it helps you make money and contributes to the well-being of the person you donate the plasma to.
On average, you can earn between $2 and $50 per donation, but some companies pay more than that, especially to new donors. Many have reported earning $500 per month doing this.
But this side hustle is not for everyone ensure to check your health condition and consult with the doctor before you begin to donate your plasma and make money from it.
Earning potential: $50 – $500 per month
Difficulty: 2/10
Investment: Time and commitment
Sell Feet Pics
This is a unique way to earn money, and many people started it as a side hustle but now make it a full-time income. Most of them earn thousands of dollars per month.
Making money from this side hustle is not a big deal; all you need to do is click the picture of your beautiful feet, upload it on the marketplace’s sites, and if someone buys your pic, you will earn a commission from it.
According to statistics, people make an average of $500 per week by selling their feet pictures online. It is one of the most profitable businesses you can start without any investment.
You can use a site like feet finder, to upload your pic and earn a good commission from it as many people are already using this platform.
Earning potential: $100 – $1,000+ per month
Difficulty: 4/10
Investment: Photography equipment
Photography
Do you love taking the picture and selfie all the time? If so, then you covert this hobby into an earning opportunity; let me explain in simple terms
In this side hustle, you need to click beautiful pictures—it can be of your vacation, family trip, or something nature-based—and upload them to an online stock photos site.
If someone likes your photos and buys them, you will earn a commission. That is the whole business of the model’s side hustle. Multiple sites offer the opportunity to be part of their community and earn money from it.
Here is the list of the website that you use to sell your photos and earn commission from it and the amount you will learn from this easy side hustle will depend on the platform
Shutterstock
Adobe Stock
Getty Images
iStock
Alamy
If you are skilled at clicking stunning photos, you can consider starting this business and making money from it. It also ranks among the side hustles that pay immediately.
Becoming a makeup artist is one of the easy side hustles for females, and there are various reasons for that. First, it is an evergreen profession, which means the demand for makeup artists is always in the market.
Second, it has huge earning potential. On average, makeup artists earn up to $5000. Experienced people mostly earn it; however, if you are a beginner, you can easily make between $500 and $1000 with this side hustle.
The key to making money in this side hustle is to get makeup work done for wedding ceremonies, the stage artist, or any function.
In short, if you have the skill of doing makeup for other artists, then this can be a good side hustle job for any woman.
Earning potential: $500 – $3,000+ per month
Difficulty: 7/10
Investment: Makeup supplies, portfolio building
Online Bookkeeper
If you like math or love to play with numbers, you can do the online bookkeeper and consider starting an easy side hustle from home.
As a bookkeeper, you record the company’s financial transactions, prepare the balance sheet for the company, and maintain the other finances.
To become a bookkeeper, the first skill you need is to be an expert in calculating and understanding how the finances of the company work in real life.
If you know nothing about bookkeeping, there are various things you can do to learn it. Once you understand bookkeeping, you can start applying for jobs and generate some additional income from them.
As you can see, there are plenty of best side hustle ideas for which you can start and earn extra money, whether you are a skilled person or a complete beginner. We have shared the ways for everyone.
Now, all you need to do is pick the good side hustles at your convenience, start working, and take a step towards achieving the life you want, in which you have financial freedom.
So what are you waiting for? Choose any of them, get started, and let me know which one you will try.
Let me know if you still have any questions or queries about the best side hustle ideas; I am here to assist you.
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