How to Make Money From Home? [41 Fast & Easy Ways]

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41 Ways How to Make Money From Home

Complete Surveys

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Online surveys are a time-tested method for making money from home. Answer a few questions and be on your way to making extra cash. These money making opportunities can range from answering demographic questions to user preferences to questions following online videos, and more.

Swagbucks will pay you to complete surveys, shop online, and even simply watch videos. It is a great way to earn your favorite gift cards,

Inboxdollars provides direct cash rewards for reading emails, taking surveys, and playing games. Inboxdollars will send you surveys based on your profile and demographics and can range from the sports and politics arenas to surveys about electronics and brands.  

Related: 220 Survey Sites for Money

Take Photos of Your Groceries – Ibotta

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Yes, you’ve heard it right! You can actually make money taking photos of your everyday grocery purchases. Ibotta is one of the biggest companies offering up to 10% cash-back on your regular shopping.

Ibotta partners with various stores, including Walmart, Target, Amazon and others to offer you special promotions and cash-back opportunities.

The way Ibotta works is simple; to redeem the offers, you need to take a picture of your recipe after you are done with shopping and upload it to Ibotta App. The app will automatically apply cash-back offers to qualifying products in your list and add the money to your earnings. 

Teach ESL

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Teaching ESL can be one of the more rewarding and fun money making opportunities, as you have the chance to teach students a skill which is likely to greatly impact their lives in a positive and meaningful way.

Another benefit of ESL is it works very well on off-hours since you are teaching students from overseas. Those with daytime, 9-5 jobs will find this extremely helpful, but be careful, you could get stuck staying up all night teaching English to students in China.

There are a variety of tools and online resources that you can use to understand better how to develop an ESL curriculum and plan lessons for students.

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There are many services on which to teach ESL, and usually, you don’t need much more than to take an English proficiency test or go through a short training to be qualified to teach. The more qualified you are, and the more experience you garner from teaching, the more potential money you can make.

MagicEars pays as high as $26 per hour for teaching kids English in over 35 countries. Teachers at Education First teachers must first obtain a 40 hour TEFL Certificate or equivalent to be approved to school on the platform. Meanwhile, Cambly offers more informal teaching opportunities which are akin to simply chatting via webcam with both children and adults.

Rent Your Unused Space

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Renting your unused space is a great source of passive income.

For example, the price for a single bedroom for up to 2 persons costs somewhere around $40-100 per night in New-York on AirBnB; this totals a monthly income of $1,200 to $3,000.

Below are different types of spaces that you can utilize for multipurpose activities:

• Room – host travelers, students or local guests in your spare bedroom. You can list your property on AirBnB, VRBO, CouchSurfing or SpareRoom.com.
• Driveway can be used as a parking place and you can find people who need it on Spacer.com.
• Basement can be rented out as storage, studio, or additional room using Neighbor.com.
• Garage can be used by startups or music bands. You can list your unused garage on Spacer.com or Neighbor.com.
• Patio or backyard is mostly rented to host social events outdoors or who are camping.
• Garden is in-demand among people who like gardening, but don’t own land to develop. YardYum will match you with such people.

Watch Videos

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Large companies and brands always want to reach new audiences with their upcoming offers, new products or services. They need people to watch their content and share it with their friends online. 

That’s where InboxDollars comes into play – it allows companies to place their videos on their platform. 

InboxDollars then rewards you for watching videos with virtual scratch-off cards to unlock prizes that vary from a couple of cents to a hundred dollars.

Related: 7 Ways to Make Money on Snapchat

Start a Drop-shipping Business

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If you find it enjoyable to sell things online, it may be time for you to start your own online retail business. Don’t be intimidated, you can sell items online by drop shipping, meaning, you won’t ever have to handle your own inventory.

Dropshipping businesses use warehouses and services which hold your inventory until you are ready to ship. This allows you to run your entire retail business from the comfort of your own home. Be prepared to manage sourcing new products, creating product listings, customer service, and a whole lot more with your retail business.

Visit Shopify to open your webstore. It takes only a few minutes as no coding is required. You also don’t need to purchase expensive website theme as you can pick the free version.

Then install Spocket. It helps finding products and adding it to your store. Browse from their catalog and choose wisely. Once you done with products, open your store and start selling right away.

If you get stuck, you can always hire a freelance marketer to help you out!

Sell Your Crafts

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If your hobbies include creating crafts, then you can earn cash from home by selling them. 

Etsy is a great option to start selling your crafts as it allows you to create your own store within the Etsy platform easily and turn your hobby into a profitable business.

What’s good about Etsy is that it provides you a platform so you don’t need to create an online store from scratch. As one of the largest marketplaces, it already has a loyal audience of over 45.7 Million active shoppers. This means attracting new customers is easier than if you had an independent store.

Invest in Real Estate

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Real estate is one of the most lucrative sources of recurring passive income. There are different types of real estate you can invest in: 

• Apartments
• Houses
• Parking spots
• Commercial and office spaces
• Campsites 

There are two main ways to make money out of real estate investing:

1) Renting out your property to locals, students or travelers can get you an extra $1,500+ based on the size and location of your property. For example, a one-bedroom apartment in New York costs at least $1,700/month.

You have two options to rent out your apartment or a house:

1. Short-term rental is a popular way to host tourists for certain amounts of time starting from 1 night to over a month. The best platforms to list your short-term rental properties are AirBnB, VRBO and Booking.com.
2. Long-term rental is when you rent your property for a longer period of time than one month. RentBerry is the biggest platform you can list your long-term rental property.   

2) Flipping houses is when you invest in a property that you think has the potential to increase in value and resell it for profit.

For example, if a good house in your neighborhood is worth $200,000 on average and you find a $100,000 deal for an ugly property, you could spend around $50,000 to renovate it. This leaves you with a profit of around $50,000.

Create Online Courses

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People use the internet for various reasons. Apart from entertainment and socializing, people go online to learn how to do new things. Want to learn a new skill to develop your career? Most likely, there’s an online course teaching you everything you need.

You probably have a certain expertise in one field or another, so why not make money out of it? Find what it is that you can teach others, create a course outline and start sharing your knowledge with beginners in your niche.

Platforms like SkillShare and Udemy are a great fit for spreading your online courses for the beginning.

Overall, the demand for e-learning is only growing over time. According to Global Industry Analysts, the online learning industry is projected to reach more than $305.3 billion by 2025.

You can also create courses with Teachable and sell them on your own blog.

Share Your Internet Data

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If you don’t mind sharing your internet data to big companies to help them improve their internet presence, Honeygain lets you earn: 

• $1 for every 10MB of traffic that goes through your devices for Default Network
• $10 per hour for Content Delivery

When you share your internet connection through Honeygain, business partners can access the web from your location. They use this connection to test how their content is shown in different parts of the world and make improvements.

Sell Your Stuff Online

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Everyone has items around their home; they no longer use or received as gifts and never opened. These unused (and even used) items are equivalent to cash laying around your house just waiting to bring you extra money.

Ebay is the obvious choice for listing used items. While Craigslist works best for items being sold locally, which might fit the bill for heavy or large items you don’t want to bother shipping.

Cashback/Gift Cards

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Want to make money when making your favorite online purchases? Cashback sites such as Rakuten (formerly Ebates) allow you to make extra money without lifting an extra finger. While Rakuten is the best-known cashback site, there are a host of others which may provide more rewards depending on the site in which you are shopping.

You can use Cashback Monitor to see which cashback service will provide you with the best returns. Just be sure to be checking, as cashback percentages change daily constantly.

Similarly, utilizing gift cards from third-parties is a good way to obtain even more of a discount. Raise allows you to purchase gift cards at a discount from others who are looking to sell their gift cards. This marketplace model makes for a great way to find discounts on gift cards to your favorite stores and restaurants up to 20%.

Negotiate Your Bills

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While negotiating your bills won’t literally make you money, it could save a solid amount monthly.

What bills are negotiable?

• Cable or satellite television
• Cell phone and home phone service
• Credit card interest
• Car insurance
• Home security
• Gym memberships

With a bit of initial research, well-planned communication and persistence, you can negotiate with service providers to claim a lower rate.

Or you can lower your bills with Rocket Money. On average, Rocket Money saves $96 per year for its users. Simply sign up with Rocket Money, provide the information about your current bills providers and Rocket Money will negotiate you better rates.

Rent Your Car

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You can let your car work for you while you don’t use it by renting it out. Maybe you don’t need a car during your 9-5 job, over the weekend, while you travel, or you just don’t use it for now at all. 

Online platforms like HyreCar let you list and share your car to people who need it without much hassle.

You can even turn car rental into a full-time business. Investing in additional or even a couple of cars and listing them on car-sharing platforms can only maximize your monthly earnings.

Freelance

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Freelance work is suitable for those who have specific skills such as web design, content writing, or video editing. This work takes time to find relevant jobs and pitch new clients but can be the most financially rewarding option for making money online. As long as you stick to building a strong freelance profile and portfolio you can make some serious cash.

One of the biggest freelance sites around is UpWork, which has created a platform to connect freelancers and companies looking for people to complete tasks. Fill out an UpWork profile with your skills and information and then start applying for work. You can see a variety of jobs on the platform and build positive reviews once you complete work as directed. Upwork’s escrow service helps to make sure payments are made fairly and accurately and you receive your money as promised.

FlexJobs is another big platform to find freelance work jobs. FlexJobs jobs can pay anywhere from minimum wages to significant money based on the job and customer.

If you are attempting to freelance, make sure you read every job posting to understand what the client is looking for. Also, maintain a relevant and up-to-date resume to send to prospective clients. These things will ensure you are prepared for any freelance opportunities which may come your way.

Invest in Stock Market

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Investing in the stock market is one of the most lucrative sources of passive income. However, to minimize the risks it contains you should get an education first before investing big. 

Stash and Acorns allow you to start micro-investing with as little as $1 while educating and advising you to maximize your returns.

Microjobs

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Microjobs are small tasks that require less skill to complete. These tasks can be immediately completed without having to pitch a new client or take significant time to learn about a customer or company.

Taskrabbit was one of the first microjob sites, and still provides a significant amount of microjobs for those in need. Make sure to filter through the jobs which you will be able to complete easily, and not the jobs which may be more time or energy-intensive.

• Video editing
• Data verification and clean-up
• Information gathering
• Data processing
• And more…

Become a Dog Sitter

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Dog owners are often busy and need someone to take care of their beloved pets while they are at work. If you love spending time with pets, turning it into a part or full-time business will probably benefit you financially.

The demand for pet sitting services is showing a solid increase over the last few years. According to the American Pet Products Association (APPA), American people spent $95.7 Billion for their pets in 2019 and $99 to 2021; out of which $10.3 Billion and $10.7 accordingly was allocated to pet sitting services.

If dog sitting sounds good, check out Rover – one of the biggest platforms connecting pet parents to sitters online. With Rover, you are an independent contractor, setting your own services on your own terms, including pricing and schedule.

Sell Your Photos

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As more businesses are going online, they need visual content to promote their products and engage with their audience. Respectively, the demand for photo and video production is constantly increasing.

If you enjoy telling a story using photos or video footages, why not make extra money out of it as well?!

Imagine worldwide popular brands like Nivea are using your creative works. Isn’t it great? Fortunately, Foap has turned the dream of selling your hard work to brands of all sizes into a reality.

Foap is a platform connecting creators like you to brands who are looking to buy visual content for their online marketing. 

The company sells images for $10, paying you 50% of it via PayPal. The good thing is, you can sell the same image unlimited times.

Start a Blog

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People have questions about various topics and blogging is a way to provide them with the answers. Whether you want to learn how to cook your favorite dessert or learn how a new software works, you will most probably find a blog explaining details. 

Once your blog gains some exposure, you can monetize your website and make money out of it.

Let’s review several ways to monetize your blog content: 

1. Google Adsense will pay you to place banners on your website featuring ads within Google Ads network. The amount you can make with Google Adsense depends on your target location and niche, however, it may vary between $300 to $1,500 per 50,000 monthly views. Check Google Adsense Calculator to get an idea of your approximate earnings.
2. Affiliate Marketing – refer brands related to your niche and content. Businesses will pay you on average 5-30% in commission for each new customer they get through your referral. You can find opportunities on affiliate platforms like ClickBank and CJ.com. Another way to find an affiliate opportunity is checking a business website’s footer; click on “Affiliates” and see what they offer.
3. Place sponsored posts. Blog content looks more authentic than ads. Accordingly, businesses will pay you to share their information through your blog.
4. Sell products or services. Once you have built an audience that trusts you, you can offer your own products or services that are relevant to your niche.

Play Games

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If you’re interested in getting paid to play games, then this is another great option when it comes to passive income.

Companies need someone like you to test their games as sharing your feedback helps developers improve the game.

Here’s a list of the most popular companies that will pay you cash by PayPal for playing games:

• InboxDollars
• Bananatic
• PlayTestCloud
• GameTesters
• SwagBucks
• PointClub

Affiliate Marketing

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Since the early 2000s, blogs have been a great way for people to write on topics they love and gain a small following. They have also been an easy way to make extra cash from affiliate marketing.

These days, affiliate marketing via Amazon is a great place to start, as Amazon is one of the largest e-commerce platforms in the world. You can earn up to 10% of each purchase in affiliate fees.

Unfortunately, affiliate marketing is extremely saturated, and it is difficult to understand what works and what doesn’t.

However, if you work at it and build a strong following, affiliate marketing can be one of the best ways to make additional money from home.

User Testing

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New products and services are in desperate need of people to test their new apps or websites. They are even willing to pay you to do so.

User Testing will pay you for trying out a new website or app and simply creating a video to record your thoughts. This is great for anyone who wants to do user testing but doesn’t like writing so much. You can earn $10 for every 20-min video completed.

Userfeel tests the usability of websites and performs tasks given a scenario. These jobs also pay $10 and usually last 10-20 minutes.

UserCrowd will reward you if you take design surveys to respond to questions about the usability of websites and applications. Tests are quick and straightforward to complete.

The thing about user testing is its simplicity and speed. You can complete user testing for multiple websites and applications in under an hour, making some quick extra cash when you need it.

Peer-to-Peer Lending

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The advent of peer-to-peer lending has been a revelation for those seeking loans with less than stellar credit. What most people don’t realize is that peer-to-peer lending is also an excellent way for you to make money through investment. By investing in peer-to-peer loans, you provide another individual the cash they need, while at the same time earning an interest return.

One of the most extensive peer-to-peer lending services is Lending Club, which offers an average of 3-8% return per year. Automated investing on Lending Club is perfect for new investors and gives investors a pre-set strategy that matches their risk profile.

Prosper is another, similarly structured peer-to-peer lending platform that touts a 5.5% average return for investors. Prosper customers must invest a minimum of $25 per loan, a relatively small amount for even those with very little startup capital.

Customer Service

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One thing all online businesses need is good customer service. Consumers are no longer satisfied with outsourced customer service representatives who don’t understand their problems and have difficulty relating to different cultural norms.

Modern companies are in search of US-based customer service representatives to assist their clients in making purchases and resolving issues related to their products and services.

One such customer service opportunity is with Alorica, an outsourced communication solutions company. Alorica provides a paid online user training after which time you are tasked with assisting customers with questions, obtaining and verifying customer information, explaining new products or features, and more.

Arise is one of the leading customer service work from home opportunities. They provide customer service opportunities for many Fortune 500 companies. Those who are bilingual or have experience in specific industries, such as healthcare, can make even more money. With Arise, you don’t just have the opportunity to be a customer service representative yourself, but also to run a small call center business. This provides much more earning potential than most other work from home opportunities.

Find Work as a Housesitter

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Some people leaving their houses for a certain amount of time need someone to look after their houses – to take care of their pets, plants, perform general maintenance (including pools, air-conditioning, etc) or other duties as if the house owner never left. 

The terms of house sitting service is a matter of negotiation and fluctuate between $25-45 per day. Based on the house owner’s needs, the actual daily amount can exceed this estimate. Housesitters mainly charge a separate fee for pet sitting services.

Digital nomads and travelers generally benefit the most from landing a house-sitting gig, as they don’t need to pay for accommodation. However, local people might also benefit for one reason or another, based on the terms they negotiate with the house owner.

There are online platforms like Nomador, HouseCarers and HouseSitMatch match house sitters with homeowners around the world.

Become an Instagram Influencer

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If you love sharing your experiences with people and think you can influence them, then becoming an Instagram Influencer is another great option to make money from home.

This means more and more brands are investing in influencer marketing and you have a great opportunity to start earning from your Instagram presence.

Generally, sponsored posts pay anywhere between $50 to $1 Million. This is how much you can earn based on your Instagram audience size:

• Up to 10,000 followers – $88 /post
• 10,000 to 100,000 followers- $200 /post
• 100,000 to 1,000,000 followers – $670 /post
• 1,000,000+ followers – $3,000+ /post

Become a Tailor

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If you enjoy sewing, you could become a tailor and make money from the comfort of your home. You can start small, selling your work to locals and grow bigger over time. 

You could build your own brand on Etsy and Shopify to sell the items online and ship worldwide.

Meal Prep for Others

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If you’re interested in getting paid to prepare meals for others, then meal prep business is another great option to make money from home.

Busy people don’t mind paying on average $10-12 per serving just to save their time and hassle.

Consult

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Business owners need advice at one point or another and don’t mind investing in expertise.

If you’re passionate about consulting people and can share valuable advice, you could establish yourself as a consultant and help others with your expertise.

Consulting is a highly lucrative career. Consultant salaries vary from $83,500 annually for a base level to $1,000,000 annually for a high-level consultant.

Start a Podcast

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According to Edison Research, podcasts are currently reaching 24% of American population monthly.

The main benefit of podcasts is that audio content is convenient. Podcasts let people multitask and consume content while they commute, do household activities, work out, etc.

You can monetize your podcast by promoting:

• Courses
• Services
• Coaching
• Events
• Sponsors
• Crowdfunding and donations
• Products
• Books

Publish your podcasts on:

Related: How to Start a Podcast? (5 Steps)

• Spotify
• iHeart Radio
• Google Podcasts
• Apple Podcasts

Film Videos for Youtube Channel

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Creating videos for Youtube channel can be a great side hustle that you can grow into a full-time business over time. There are several ways to earn money from a youtube channel:

• Partner with businesses and create sponsored videos.
• Affiliate marketing – refer products/services to your audience and get a commission when they buy using your link.
• AdSense – let Google place ads on your videos. You will earn money based on how many views your videos get and how many people will actually click on the ad.
• Sell your own products or services.

Build an Online Community

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Having a loyal, engaged community could earn you a living. Today, the way products sell has changed. People don’t buy from brands, who don’t talk to them in a salesy manner. But they usually buy from people who they feel a bond with and who they share interests with.

If you build an online community, you could partner with brands and promote their businesses to your loyal audience.

You can build your online community on your social media, through a Youtube channel or a blog.

Make & Sell Printables for Extra Money

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Selling printables can be a great side hustle idea because you need to create a digital product once and sell unlimited times. As the product is digital, there is no inventory to maintain. 

Printable can be anything that you can provide in a digital form and people can print them out, including:

• Calendars
• Planners
• Trackers
• Templates
• Checklists
• Worksheets
• Inspirational sayings

You could make printables without any design skills using Canva.

The best place to sell your printables is Etsy. However, if you have a blog, you can sell there as well.

Make Money as a Pinterest VA

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Pinterest is one of the fastest-growing social networks with over 416 million active users. Accordingly, as more and more businesses turn to Pinterest to reach larger audiences, they need someone to manage their Pinterest presence.

If you don’t already have the knowledge, learn Pinterest marketing and become a Virtual Assistant. You can post a Pinterest management gig on Fiverr and earn on average $50/week per brand. 

Start a Home Daycare

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If you love spending time with children, a home daycare business might be perfect for you. What’s good about this idea is that you don’t need to invest much in advance. 

Some states require you to get licensed to babysit more than two kids at the same time. So it would be best to check your state’s requirements.

You could start by taking the maximum amount of kids before your state requires licensing. If after 6 months you still enjoy the job, you can grow your business into a home-based, state-licensed daycare facility.

Start a Mini Salon

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You can start a mini salon if you are skilled in any of the salon services, like:

• Doing manicure and pedicure
• Cutting hair, coloring and styling
• Doing make-up
• Brow and eyelash lamination
• Aesthetic services, including botox, face fillers, etc.
• Laser hair removal

If you don’t have resources to rent extra space, you could set up your mini salon in your basement, garage or even welcome customers in your house.

Depending on what service you can provide, you will need to invest in the tools you might need.

Get Paid to Exercise

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Getting paid to exercise has double benefits: it motivates you to work out while putting extra cash into your pocket.

There are some of the apps that reward you for exercising.

WayBetter lets you bet on yourself and win money when you accomplish your goal. For example, you bet $100 and get $200 when you win. It offers 3 different programs to reward you for different goals:

1. StepBet – for reaching the “daily steps” goal.
2. DietBet – for reaching your desired weight.
3. RunBet – for running consistently.

Work Virtually for a Company

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As the 2020 pandemic has shown us, most companies don’t really need offices to operate their business. Nevertheless, there are companies who strive to turn their jobs 100% remote. 

Companies usually post their remote job opportunities on remote.co, indeed.com and angel.co.

You can also apply to work for gigantic companies like Amazon, Facebook and Google remotely.

Write & Sell an Ebook

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Whether you are a seasoned writer or want to just get started, writing and selling an e-book is a great option to make money from home. In fact, the ebooks industry is a growing industry – US ebook sales were up 39.0% in June 2020 alone.

There are different platforms you could publish your ebook, including the most popular:

• Amazon Kindle
• Payhip
• Lulu
• Smashwords

Rent Your Clothes

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Who doesn’t like wearing luxury brands at special events like weddings, right? But only a few people can actually afford to own such clothes. That’s where clothes rentals come in handy.

If you own a piece of expensive clothing like a designer dress, Chanel bag or Louboutin shoes, Style Lend lets you make money by renting. By renting, you can earn an indefinite amount of money while the item is still yours.

Related: 36 Things You Can Rent Out for Extra Money

Ibotta

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Unfortunately, as more opportunities arise to make money online, scam artists and tricksters attempt to take advantage. It is always a great idea to check reviews of sites that you are unfamiliar with. A quick google search will usually help, or, you can use several services which are explicitly designed to detect scams.

First, check if the website itself is safe to access. You can use Scamadviser to see the likelihood of the website is safe to access. Don’t take any chances with a website that seems fishy or doesn’t pass the Scamadviser test. The service will provide a safety rating for any website, citing information such as the country where the site is based.

Scam.com is a good online forum for reporting and accessing scams. Users are continually updating the site with new scams and tricks to look out for. Scambusters is another great service which can teach you how to detect scams better. They have free resources on all sorts of scams, and a section dedicated just to work at home scams and how you can avoid them.

Lastly, be wary of any opportunity which first asks you to pay your own money in order to access leads, jobs, or customers. These are almost always a red flag of a company just looking to take your money without doing much to help you in the end.

Earn Extra Money Online

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While you are unlikely to make millions from these work-at-home options, they will likely provide you a method of adding additional income when you need it the most. Be careful of get-rich-quick schemes and services promising you wealth for almost no work, as they are usually too good to be true.

Stick with reliable, secure options for bringing in more income that won’t hamper your ability to still live a happy, healthy life. Whether you are attempting to chip away at your debt, stay afloat in a tough time, or build on your current income, these money-making options are likely to work for you.