10 ways to make extra money online
The gig economy is unstoppable. Pandemics? Social distancing? Staying home? No matter what life throws their way, hustlers will always adapt.
These days you can sell anything online. Say you’ve got some great photos on your phone camera — you can sell them online. If you’re a talented musician, dancer or voice actor, you can sell those skills online.
What if you don’t have a particular talent, but you’re a friendly person who loves to talk? Yep — you can monetize that, too! If you’re looking to make some quick cash online, you’ll love these 10 gigs we found.
1. Deliver groceries for Instacart or Shipt
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Now is a great time to jump on the bandwagon. And even though you’re going to people’s homes, you can do contact-free delivery. You can even set your own hours. Plus, these apps are seeing more traffic than ever before, so you’re not likely to run out of jobs.
2. Sell your skills online
No matter what your skill is, you can sell it on Fiverr. Like writing? Sell your stories online. Like drawing? Sell your stick figures on Fiverr.
You can rap, you can say funny things in a robot voice or even read Tarot cards. Here are some random Fiverr gigs we found:
- I will teach you to speak with your pets telepathically
- I will say whatever you want in a Yoda impression
- I will throw a message in a bottle into the sea for you
- I will have fun reading your script as “Macho Man” Randy Savage or Hulk Hogan
- I will make an awesome breaking news video for you in 24 hours
Did any of these inspire you to come up with you own gig to offer? Just remember: If you can dream it, you can sell it on Fiverr.
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