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Everyone wants to make more money. But not everyone has the time or the energy to do it while working a day job. The truth is this. Working a full-time day job can zap you of your energy. No one wants to think about ways they can build more income streams when they’re just struggling to keep their head above water, right?
Look, I know it’s not easy. I get that. You have a million obligations tearing you in every direction. It’s overwhelming to say the least. But there are side hustles that will help you make more money to ease the burden on your life right now. Most of these side hustles can produce an immediate income. Meaning, they pay out on a regular basis. Maybe not daily. But certainly weekly or bi-weekly.
Other side hustles require a greater investment of your time upfront and might not pay out instantly. Still, they might not demand as much of your time as other passive income methods require. They just demand a little bit of legwork upfront. But a bit of time invested here can help you eventually break away from that life-sucking 9-to-5 job that’s draining you of all your passion for life.
It’s easy to say you want to make more money. But when it comes down to it, most of us don’t put in the effort. That’s why you need to set meaningful goals. And you need to track those goals. Don’t just set goals one time per year and never look at them. We call that New Year’s Syndrome and it’s a plague that infects millions upon millions of people.
Instead, you need to be SMARTER about your goal setting. Ask yourself this question. What do you actually want to achieve? What are your goals? Plus, why do you want those things in the first place? And what are the milestones you need to hit to achieve those goals? It’s okay to dream big. But it’s not okay to just let life just throw you around, living purely in defense.
Take control of your life. Take control of your goals. Don’t play defense. Go on the offense. Hustle like there’s no tomorrow. But don’t just hustle for the sake of it. Stockpile your money. And when the right opportunity strikes, put that money to work to help you make more money. That’s what leverage is all about.
If you haven’t set goals, it’s hard to put in the work and effort required to make more money. So make sure you set side hustle goals that are specific and detailed. This isn’t about figuring out what side hustles you should do. This is about your overall financial goals to live a more fulfilled life where you’re not running around all day long for someone else with zero time for yourself.
If you haven’t already noticed, in life there’s a big tradeoff. You have a resource called time. And there’s no possibility to buy more of it. It doesn’t matter how much money you have, the time you have is the same as every other person on this planet.
When you work a job, you exchange time for money. If you work hourly, your income is based on an hourly rate. If you earn a salary, there is no hourly rate. You agree to work for that pay. And once that time is gone, it’s gone forever.
The one thing you should ask yourself when doing anything is this. Is it worth my time? That’s because you’ll never get that time back. So if you’re wasting it doing something that’s not worthwhile, it’s gone forever. You’ll never get it back. Period.
So when you work a full-time job, you trade your life away for a wage. The same thing is true for most side hustles. You’re earning money based on the amount of time spent. Most of the options you see below are a direct exchange of your time for money.
Ask yourself if that’s worth it. Is it worth it to keep exchanging your time for money? Or is there something you can do to where you can work once and get paid over and over again? That’s passive income in a nutshell. But it does require a lot of work upfront with little to no pay for a long time. Is it worth it? Obviously, that depends on who you ask.
Ridesharing isn’t some new invention. But it is something that exists nearly everywhere on the planet. Thanks to the innovation by Uber, ridesharing is now a side hustle you can use to make money in most places on Earth. The best part? You only need a little bit of time each day for this. Especially if you live in an urban area.
No matter where you’re from, there’s probably a ridesharing platform in your area. That could be Uber, Lyft, Bolt, and others. You can set your hours and work when you can. You’ll need to go through an approval process and background check. Once that’s done and you’re all cleared, you can start accepting passengers immediately.
Scooters have invaded nearly every corner of the Earth. But that poses a problem. Charging. One company—Lime—calls this “Juicing.” Seems fitting, right? You’re Juicing a Lime scooter—otherwise known as Lime Juicing.
All you’re doing is taking the scooters and charging them up (aka giving them juice). You do this typically in the evening or whenever they’ve run out of power. Most people who charge scooters have large trucks. Then, you’re able to take 10 to 30 of these at a time.
Depending on the scooter company, you can get roughly about $20 to $30 to fully charge a scooter. It also depends on your country. Lime operates in a lot of countries, but there are other scooter companies like Bird and even Uber operate scooters in some cities.
There are many sites devoted to online tutoring. These sites help to connect tutors with students. You can use sites Tutor.com and others to teach students in your area of expertise. You can teach technical skills, language skills, business skills, and so many others. This gives you a part-time income that you can literally do whenever you’d like.
For this side hustle, you don’t need much time. And you can earn a decent amount of money. You’ll need to go through an approval process on most sites and gather some solid reviews. It’ll be slow-going at first until you have some great feedback.
This allows you to work remotely. You can be sitting in an apartment in America or you can be in a hotel room in the tropics. It doesn’t matter. And the beauty is that there are so many platforms devoted to online learning. All you need to do is pick and choose the one that works for you.
Social media has taken over the world. Today, if you’re not marketing on social media, you’re not marketing. Period. But here’s the thing. Most companies struggle with marketing in general. Especially when it comes to marketing on social media. That’s where you come in.
No matter who you are or where you’re from, you can reach businesses today thanks to the power of social media. That doesn’t mean you can snap your fingers and have instant income. But this is a side hustle that most people can pull off.
You can help businesses with many types of marketing. However, social media marketing is the most in-demand right now. That might change at some point in the future. But today it’s all about social media. So get to know all the top platforms like TikTok, Instagram, Twitter/X, and others.
Make sure that your profiles across your social media accounts are all in sync and look professional. Then, you’ll need to start an outreach campaign. Contact 100 businesses every single day. You can do this using cold outreach methods like DMs on social media, cold emails, cold calls, and so on.
Creating online courses is probably one of the best side hustles because there is more potential for growth. Most side hustles pay you an active income. That’s fine for when you’re working. But if you stop working, you stop getting paid. It’s similar to your regular full-time job. That makes sense, right?
However, online courses can provide a more recurring income. Especially when you build them on platforms where you have more control over the marketing. But if you’re just starting out, you can use a platform like Udemy to build your course.
And when you’re ready, you can transition to platforms where you have a little bit more control over the marketing like Teachable, Kajabi, Kartra and others. But the best way you can do this is to build a simple online course using a sales funnel platform like ClickFunnels.
Every single person has professional skills they can build a course around. The trick here is not to get sucked into perfectionism. Ask the market what they want and deliver it. This is called an “Ask Campaign.” Find out all the problems people struggle with in your area of expertise and build a course around those specific problems.
There are several platforms devoted to online services. They match up buyers and sellers in a simple marketplace. You can use these marketplaces to offer services like writing a product description, to something more complex like building out an entire sales funnel.
You can use platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, Freelancer and many others to work on these side hustles in your spare time. Keep in mind that these platforms are competitive. And it takes time to build up your profile. So you’re not going to be raking it in overnight.
However, they do enable you to work from anywhere and on your schedule. So even if you’re working a full-time job, you can still bid on these projects or offer these services on these platforms. Just keep in mind that it will take time to get any of these going. But once you have a solid track record, you’ll find it much easier.
Delivery apps are everywhere. It’s not just UberEats, Instacart, PostMates and DoorDash. There are so many apps for delivery. Especially when you look at other countries in the world that might not have Uber or UberEats. For example, Wolt is a very popular delivery app in Europe but doesn’t currently operate in the United States.
Delivery apps are so ubiquitous because smartphones are everywhere. So you can definitely do this on the side. In some cities, you don’t even need a car. For example, in central European nations and even in some cities like New York City, a bike or scooter will work.
It depends on the delivery platform and their rules in your city. Although this does require some legwork, it’s a simple and straightforward method for making money in your spare time.
There are several apps here in the United States that you can use for babysitting, dog sitting, and even house sitting. The most popular one is called Care.com. You can also use an app called Rover to do pet sitting. Sometimes, you’ll be asked to house sit with the pet while the owners are away traveling.
You’ll need to build up solid feedback on these apps and go through background checks. But once you have some great feedback, this could produce a decent income. And it’s something you can do in your spare time, on the weekends and in the evenings.
You’ll also need some great references for some of these, but it’s well worth it. Make sure you go through all the requirements first to see if you qualify. There are many apps and services like this that bring both the service providers and the buyers together.
