With so many opportunities available, making a passive income online has never been easier. People are turning their passions and hobbies into online side hustles, creating the chance to earn extra cash.
Freelance Work
Freelance work requires a certain level of skill but can take a passion to the next level. If you enjoy or have a hobby in creating graphics, video editing, script writing, or any form of creative work that people may desire, it might be a good idea to set up an online freelance business. It can take your skills to a level where you can share your work with more of an audience, build a stronger portfolio, and make a passive income. It may take some time, but with the right training and a passion for the creative sector you’d like to work in, you could easily start offering your online services today.
There are a number of simple ways you can set up your online freelance work totally free of charge. One of the easiest ways is simply by just setting up a social media account and sharing your work, advertising that you are taking commissions through direct messages. It allows companies and individuals to see your work and choose if they would like to pay you for your services. Social media can also enable the ability to contact businesses and people directly advertising your services, helping to get more commissions. Another option could be using sites such as Fiverr and Upwork in order to get yourself out there for companies and people to see who may be looking for your services. They can enquire over the platforms and allow you to receive payment once work is completed.
Online Surveys/Market Research
Whilst this isn’t the biggest money maker, it is effective in terms of making money in a shorter period of time with a wide variety of different surveys and reviews to complete. Companies pay people for reviews of their products and online services. It is a great thing to start in your free time as it is relatively easy to do and requires little effort. As a result of being little effort, the money you receive isn’t as high as other side hustles on the list.
You can start this side hustle today by using services that allow you to sign up and complete surveys, which will reward you once you complete them. This side hustle is very easy to do and is a great one for people who may not have a large period of free time available.
App/Website Testing
App or website testing is a great way to gain a passive income. It is similar to online surveys and market research in the way that it requires you to use a service in order to receive pay, but it is equally as easy to do. Companies that are developing apps or websites may pay for people to test and try out the service before it is launched. This includes people sharing their opinions on a range of different factors such as usability, experience and bugs. It may take some skill in terms of being able to use the app or website in question and picking up on certain defects and potential drawbacks to the services.
It is very easy to start today by signing up to sites that share websites and apps that are willing to pay for feedback. It takes no start-up fees, only requiring a system that can run the apps and websites and 20-30 minutes of free time for reviews.
Voiceover Work
A less popular side hustle that isn’t usually considered when looking at new side hustles is voiceover work. It’s work that is widely available and relatively simple to do. Companies and creators tend to need voiceover work for things such as advertisements or even for social media posts, making it a side hustle that can grant plenty of work and be effective at making a passive income by dynamically choosing how much you want to charge.
The only drawback is you must have a good quality microphone that won’t distort your voice too much and ruin audio quality, which can be expensive. It also requires a level of confidence and a strong speaking voice with good pronunciation. If this sounds like something you can offer, it is a higher-paying side hustle and might be a great one to start today.
Dropshipping
Dropshipping is one of the more popular side hustles in recent years, with more people choosing to give the system a go due to the high potential to make a good passive income with little needed to set up the service. Dropshipping requires a website listing the products that you have advertised. A site like Shopify is perfect for setting up a dropshipping hustle. The key to dropshipping is that you don’t actually need to hold any inventory, so once an order is placed, the manufacturing company will ship the product to the customer at no charge to the seller. The commission is awarded to the seller after the sale is made through the seller’s shop.
This side hustle does take some time to set up, however, it is free to do and just requires the seller to open a shop to list the products and advertise the shop themselves, getting paid on commission and spending no money themselves. It does require a lot of time and effort but it can be done in free time with the potential to make a good amount of money from the scheme.
David Prior
David Prior is the editor of Today News, responsible for the overall editorial strategy. He is an NCTJ-qualified journalist with over 20 years’ experience, and is also editor of the award-winning hyperlocal news title Altrincham Today. His LinkedIn profile is here.
