These are difficult financial times, where more and more people are looking into extra ways to make money online. While the biggest money options are the most risky, there are some safer ways to earn a few extra bucks in your spare time, with varying levels of difficulty.
Ways To Earn Income Online – Getting Creative
There are many ways to make small amounts of money online if you’re inexperienced – more if you have some serious skills. Having a clear-out of your wardrobe, books, DVDs and games can produce plenty of stock for you to sell on eBay or another trade-in website, as well as making more room for when you do have some money. eBay selling can take a little time to master, as the more positive feedback you have the better prices you can get for your items, as you’ll be seen as a reliable seller.
If you’re the creative type, Etsy is an invaluable way to get your creations up for sale. Almost anything you’ve made yourself or customised can be sold on there, including pieces of artwork. If you aren’t handy but are artistic, selling t-shirt designs can be another way to earn money and at least you’ll get something for your creativity.
Ways To Earn Income Online – Online Gaming
If not managed properly, gambling can be very detrimental for your personal wealth. However, there are ways to take advantage. If you are able to get particularly good at poker (which takes a lot of practice and hard work), it can be a great way to earn yourself a bonus in your lunch break or in the evening. In fact, a few years ago, I spent a year actually making a good living solely from playing poker online.
Additionally, a lot of websites have referral schemes, so if you have friends who might be interested you can get huge bonuses from websites just for them signing up – that’s money that can go straight into your bank account.
Most gambling websites will have promotions and offers to get you in, and there is no shame at all in exploiting them. GamingClub.co.uk, for example, has very good introduction offers (and even better when you consider Quidco cashback available) and if you play the lowest risk games optimally, your net EV from your bonus period will be positive.
Ways To Earn Income Online – Other Ways
Some money-making exercises online won’t do you much good, but there are legitimate ways to get a little extra, for example by selling on Amazon.
For more legitimate ways to make money online, check out Penny Hoarder’s 32 ways to make money at home.
Michelle says
I have a ton of things that I need to sell, and I may start listing them online. It just seems like selling on eBay is such a hassle!
Jon says
Thanks for the ideas!
MonicaOnMoney says
I used to sell my graduate school textbooks at the end of each semester and usually break even. Then I started selling anything that I don’t need. Both ebay and Amazon worked fine to sell quickly.
Marissa@Thirtysixmonths says
There were many work available online that’s why their is a big opportunity to earn extra money! I have some experience in online jobs and very happy that my clients were good and very responding.
Eliza from Happy Simple Living says
Thanks for sharing these interesting ideas. Last year I sold some broken and mismatched gold jewelry and made several hundred US dollars $. Good post!
P.S. It’s nice to “meet” you – I’m in the Yakezie Theta class with you.
DivHut says
Everyone suggests Ebay, Craigslist and the likes. The reality is between fees and shipping it can be quite expensive to make money that route. You really need to have a specific item of certain value for it to be worth your time to sell on line.