6 Ways to Earn Money From Home

If you’ve been looking for ideas on how to make extra money from home and online, then you have come to the right place.

Earning extra money from home can help you:

1. Pay off debt
2. Increase your savings
3. Pay for a vacation
4. Save for retirement
5. Add a few hundred dollars to your grocery budget

And thanks to the internet, there have never been more ways to make money from home. Whether you need a few extra bucks to make that car payment, save money or start an online business to quit your job, this post has something for you.

In this post, I will share six popular ways to make extra money online.

Start a Blog

Blogging is my favorite way to make extra money online. When I was looking to quit my 9-to-5, I turned to blogging to start an online business and generate passive income. I was tired of trading my time for money, and I wanted an option that could free me from the constant grind.

Blogging requires time, but you can write about a topic you love, monetize the content, and over time create passive income‌. 

With blogging, you can earn passive income through affiliate marketing, display advertising, and/or selling digital products like eBooks and printables.

I learned all about creating a money-making blog from Alex and Lauren, who went from broke and frustrated to earning $100,000 per month from their blog in three years.

Create and Sell Printables

Printables are digital products like PDF worksheets, and templates that people can download and print from home. This includes budgeting templates, debt payoff trackers, planners, and templates for weekly grocery shopping and meal planning.

You can create printables and sell them via your blog or online store, like Etsy or Shopify.

The best part about printables is that you don’t need expensive software or graphic design experience to create them. You can use an online tool like Canva which is easy and free to use.If selling printables sounds interesting, you can read about Julie, who has made thousands of dollars selling printables on Etsy.

Become a Virtual Assistant

A virtual assistant is someone who helps a small business owner or company with administrative tasks. This can be anything from booking appointments, making travel arrangements, to managing social media. As a VA, you can decide what administrative services you offer.

Becoming a VA is an excellent option if you’re looking to work from home. More and more businesses are going online, so I expect the VA industry to grow in the coming years.

Here’s a great article about a Virtual Assistant who makes $2,000 + per month.

Self-Publish an eBook

If you have an idea for a book and like to write, then consider writing an eBook. Amazon and Kindle have made it so easy to get your book in the marketplace.

You can find proofreaders and editors on sites like Fiverr to help you get your book in tip-top shape.

When I wrote my eBook, “Planning Your Estate: An Introductory Guide to the Basics and Benefits of Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning,” I used the editing and proofreading services on Fiverr. I also hired a Fiverr freelancer to create the cover and format my book for Kindle.

It takes commitment and a plan to write and sell an eBook successfully, but if you’re determined, you can generate passive income or even start a writing career.

To learn the ins and outs of writing and selling an eBook, you can check out Book Launch by Chandler Bolt. He walks you through the entire process–from writing the book to creating a marketing plan to launch and sell it successfully.

Proofread and Edit Content

If you like to read and have a good grasp of grammar and punctuation, you can earn money online by proofreading and editing text.

I already mentioned Fiverr, an online platform where you can market your services. It’s easy to set up your account and start getting clients.

Upwork and Scribendi are other excellent platforms that allow you to work as a freelancer and earn extra cash from editing and proofreading.You can check out this article to learn more about how you can become a proofreader and editor and work from home.

Complete Online Surveys

Believe it or not, people are making money by filling out online surveys. Many companies depend on consumer opinions for their research, and they will pay you for your time.

If you like sharing your opinion and taking quizzes, signing up with survey sites can help you make some extra cash. You can spend about an hour answering surveys and earn extra money by just sharing your opinion. Some surveys take just a few minutes to answer.

Here are a few sites that will pay you to take surveys:

Swagbucks

Opinion Post

Survey Junkie

MyPoints

Additional Ways to Earn Money from Home

Sell Stock Photos Online

Are you good with a camera? If taking pictures is something you love to do in your spare time, then you can turn your love of photography into a side hustle. Sites like Shutterstock, Deposit Photo, IStock will pay you to sell your photos. You can earn a commission and/or earn by referring other photographers. You can check out this article to learn more about selling photos online.

Tutor Online

Offering a tutoring service is also a great way to earn extra cash from home. There are many online tutoring companies like TeachPartTime and QKid that will hire you as an online tutor. If you teach English, VIPKID pays up to $18 per hour to teach English to children in foreign countries. All you need is a computer and internet connection. You set your own schedule and can work from anywhere.

Sell An Online Course

If you have a skill, you can teach others what you know by creating an online course. An online course allows you to create a valuable resource for others. You can make a great income by teaching others what you know. 

Online platforms like Udemy, Teachable and Skillshare allow you to sell online and earn money from your expertise each time someone enrolls in your course. The more courses you have, the more income you will make. With an online course, you can make money even when you are not around to teach.

Ready to Earn Extra Money?

The ways to make money from home and online are endless. Whether you start a blog, take surveys or teach you can earn money from home. It will take effort and some time, but you can definitely supplement your income with any of the ideas I shared.

Give some ‌suggestions a try and come back to this post often because I will update it with new ways to make extra cash online.