If you hate your 9 to 5 job and want to start a side hustle, then welcome to the hustlers club!
Today, we will take a look at some of the best side hustle ideas that will help you to earn good extra money every single month.
And if you are serious enough, these side hustles can easily replace the job that you really hate and make a full-time income.
Now is the correct time to start a side business while still working full time or travel around the world being a digital nomad.
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49 Side Hustle Ideas To Make $5000 Per Month By Working From Home
Blogging
Blogging is one of the most lucrative side hustle you can start. It is very cheap to start a blog and the earning potential will depend on how much work you want to put in.
Pick up an idea that you love and then start to create helpful articles.
Promote it on social media or drive traffic from search engines like google and monetize it using ads or sell products to your blog readers.
If you are interested to start your blogging side hustle, then I already have how to start a blog guide.
Surveys
One of the fun side hustle ideas is doing surveys. Basically, you will be giving your opinions on different products and services. And then you will make money for your opinion.
There are tons of online survey sites that provide you an opportunity to make money by sharing your opinions.
You can earn $5 to $10 (or even more) for every surveys you complete.
Rate Music
Do you love listening to music? If your answer is yes, then you can turn this hobby into a side hustle.
There are tons of sites that pay you to listen to and rate music. Two of the legit and reliable sites are Music Xray and Hit Predictor which pay you to rate songs by up-and-coming artists and bands.
Each rating will earn you points which can be redeemed as Money, Giftcards (Amazon/Xbox), and CDs.
Instagram Influencer
Have you ever thought about how much money an Instagram influencer makes? Well, it depends upon the number of followers and how active an account is but they are making tons of money.
Whether you have 1k, 10k or more followers, you can make a good amount of money doing shoutouts or via brand deals and sponsors.
In fact, here are the approximate earnings influencers make based on the number of their followers:
- 10,000 followers : $88 per post
- 10,000 to 100,000 followers: $200 per post
- 100,000 to 1 million followers: $670 per post
That’s an average of how much Instagram influencers make but they are probably cashing in a lot. You can start or grow your Instagram followers and start a good side hustle as an Instagram Influencer.
Another way to make money is by managing or growing a client’s Instagram account, I also have a guide on how to make $1000 per month by starting an Instagram Management Agency.
Voice Over
Voice-over gigs can become a profitable side hustle, especially when you are confident about your voice. There is a lot of sites that pay you to do a voice from the comfort of your room.
Some trusted sites when you can find voice-over jobs or sell your voice-over services are Upwork, Snap Recordings, Voice123, and Fiverr.
Deliver Foods
Another lucrative side hustle idea is delivering food. Some many sites or apps pay you to deliver food.
An average food delivery drivers make $20 per hour. Here are some great options if you want to continue this side hustle.
- Postmates
- DoorDash
- Instacart
Dropshipping
Dropshipping is one of the best side hustle ideas that can easily be converted into a full-time business. Basically, all you have to do is set up an online store and drive people to buy stuff using paid ads, search traffic, Instagram influencers, or social media.
When someone makes a purchase, a third-party supplier ships the product to the customer. So, you will make a profit without having the hassle to handle products and inventory.
Proofreading
Do you have a great eye for grammatical errors? If your answer is yes, the popular side hustle for you is to make money proofreading documents. Find and fix errors such as grammatical errors, typos, formatting, and so on.
You can make $30 to $50 per hour doing proofreading. Here are some of the best options for you to start this side hustle:
- Scribbr
- ProofreadingPal
- dotdash
Create an online course
The online course industry is growing each year and this can be a good side hustle or a passive income source for you. In fact, Research and Markets stated that the online course market is expected to hit $350 Billion by 2025.
A lot of people are making a lucrative income teaching the skills they have such as cooking, dancing, online marketing, and so on.
Here are few options if you wanna start working on online courses:
- Udemy
- Skillshare
- Teachable
Become a freelancer
Being a freelancer allows you to work from anywhere anytime. I have been freelancing for over 3 years now and I love making a side income doing projects I love.
First, you must have a skill that is in demand. Are you good at writing, drawing, dancing, researching, or any other skill that you can sell!
You will always find buyers who need such services. And you get paid according to the skill you have.
Here are the options available to start making money as a Freelancer:
- Upwork
- Fiverr
- Freelancer.com
If you wanna start freelancing on Fiverr, then here are the resources to get started:
Create videos on YouTube
As we already know, YouTube is the biggest video-sharing planet. Millions of people log in to YouTube for entertainment, information, and whatnot. And the demand for videos is never going out of style.
Well, if you want to start a side hustle I will suggest you start making videos on YouTube. If you are good at it, you will eventually build up a subscriber base and then the side hustle can also become a passive source of Income.
You can make approximately $5 to $20 per 1000 views on YouTube. And think about it, millions of people watch YouTube videos regularly and if you can create good content, you can drive tons of traffic and make a good fortune on YouTube.
Play video games
Videos games are fun to play. We all agree on this! But what if we can make money doing what many of us love doing.
Yes, it is possible to make money playing video games and there are many ways to make money doing it.
Some of the ways to make money playing video games are:
- Become a professional gamer. If you are good at playing games such as PUBG, FreeFire, or Fortnite, then you can compete in different gaming events and make good money. In fact, professional games make millions of dollars competing in video game events.
- Stream video games: You can stream video games on stream, YouTube, and so on and make money with ads, membership, or sponsorship
- Get Paid to Play games: There are sites such as Swagbucks, MyPoints, and Mistplay which pay you to play games.
Sell used items on eBay
Do you have unused items at your home doing nothing but just occupying more space and giving shelter to spiders?
Well, this can become a great side hustle that will bring in quick money.
You can sell old furniture, smartphone, or basically anything that other people might find valuable.
Snap a photo of stuff you wanna sell and upload it on eBay and put a reasonable price tag and boom! there you go, a great side hustle.
Become a transcriptionist
Transcription is the process of changing audio files into text documents. Basically, you have to listen to audio or watch videos and type the words. Though it is not as easy as it sounds, it will require a lot of patience and typing skills to become a transcriptionist.
You can expect to earn $10 to $20 per hour as a beginner and as you advance your skills and become more experienced you can expect to get paid as high as $60 per hour.
Here are few options if you wanna start this venture:
- Rev
- Scribie
- Upwork
Virtual Assistant
Do you have basic computer skills such as browsing the web, create documents, researching, and so on? Then get ready to become a virtual assistant and make a decent income.
As a beginner, you can earn at least $5 per hour and as you acquire more knowledge, you can get paid up to $25 per hour.
Sites like Elance, TaskRabbit, Craiglist, and Zirtual pay you to provide virtual assistance services to the clients.
Complete Micro Tasks on GPT sites
Many Freelance websites require you to complete day-to-day tasks. Such tasks are fairly simple such as watching videos, playing games, answering surveys, signing up to email, etc.
Despite having to do a lot of work and needing some patience, if you can enhance your reputation and start working diligently, you will earn up to $50 per hour to $2000 per month.
Some of the popular high-paying GPT sites are Swagbucks, Ysense, Prize Rebel, and many more.
Become a Tutor Online
Nowadays many students want to save their time by learning classes online. Students tend to focus on earning money from an early age so they want to work in the daytime and join classes in night.
This is actually possible because there are many job openings for online tutors for the day shift and especially for the night shift.
So if you are an expert in some subjects such as English, Computer, Programming, Designing, etc, you can provide online tuition to those students.
The pay rate is really high on these websites where you can earn up to $60 per hour to even $100 per hour if you are really good at your job.
Some of the popular teaching sites are
- International TEFL Academy.
- SpeakABC
- Preply and many more
Market Flipping
Market Flipping is one of the new ideas of earning some great money and income. Fliping is the term in which a seller buys food for a low price and sells them at a very high price.
There are many Flea Markets and Auction shops that you can buy products especially foods at a cheap and Flip them for a good profit.
There are cases that people have made over $40,000 to $1,00,000 in a year from flipping. Some of the sites that you can check for flipping are
- Flippa
- Trademysite
- Afternic
Stock Trading
Stock Trading is one of the most profitable ways of earning some side money but you also have the risk to lose it all as well. This side hustle idea is the riskiest of all.
The general idea of stock trading is buying stock for less value and selling them when they become very valuable.
However many people tend to hold into the stock that has very high potential. So if you want to dive into stock trading you must have a fair share of knowledge about market fluctuations and other variables.
Some of the popular and high-potential stocks are MongoDB and Teladoc. If you are familiar with the trading that you can earn up to 4-5 times your investment.
Search Engine Evaluator
A search Engine Evaluator is a person who analyzes customers’ searches in search engines and comes up with plans to provide necessary help or feedback for the queries that customers are searching for.
Many organizations need data regarding customers searches so they hire a Search Engine Evaluator which can be a part-time or weekend job that you can do.
You can earn up to $15-$20 per hour for your expertise in search engines. Some of the popular sites to work as a Search Engine Evaluator are Lionbridge, Appen, SYKES, etc.
Rent A Friend
If you are confused by the topic, let’s make things clear you can actually earn some decent earnings by just being a friend. Many people in the world and shy and introverted who cannot make friends.
So there is a popular site called RentaFriend.com in which you can find people who pay you to become a friend for a couple of hours a day. You can talk, meet and even text with them.
The site pays you up to $50 per hour for just being a friend and even more if you can attend their event for a day or two.
Facebook Marketers
Facebook has become one of the most popular platforms for marketing. Hence many organizations hire people who are experienced in marketing but especially in social media.
The engagement in Facebook is twice that of other social media such as Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. If you can help organizations connect with customers via Facebook then you will be paid very handsomely.
You can earn from $2000 per hour to even $100,000 per month if you are a successful marketer and even join the position full time.
Almost all organization now keeps Facebook Marketers so there will be no problem of finding any vacancy.
Rent Your Unused Room
This method is quite practical for some time but now you can rent your unused room or spaces online and earn some really good money.
One of the most popular sites is AirBnB where you can rent your room and earn side income. All you have to do is provide details of your room including surroundings with pictures, then you specify the price you like to receive and post it on the website.
If any tourists or person rents your room you will be contacted and paid on your price via different means such as Bank deposit, wire transfer, and even Paypal.
Deliver Foods or Groceries
Delivering Foods and Groceries to households is not uncommon. However, it is different from a Pizza Delivery Guy who is hired by the Pizza making company.
There are side jobs where you act as a Freelancer for delivering foods and groceries. You provide the company the time frame you are available to work and they assign you tasks of delivering foods across the household or address that you have provided.
There are companies such as Doordash that pay you up to $5000 per month if you are active and if your job performance is excellent.
Earn by Landscaping
You can earn a decent amount of income by landscaping or maintaining and cutting grasses and bushes across various households.
However, these jobs are mainly in the rural areas or across the countryside where people have high acres of land and compounds in their homes.
You can earn from $5000 to $10,000 per month if you satisfy the clients with your landscaping techniques.
Uber Driver
Uber Driving services is very common in America and most European countries. All you have to do is drive around the city and following the instructions of passengers.
Since the job is of driving, it is essential you know driving and have a valid driving license. You can sign up for the vacancy as an uber driver.
You can join the most popular site Uber.com and sign up for a career as a driver. Payrate is normally hourly or in agreement with the customer.
However, if you can get enough passengers you will easily earn $5000 per month.
Podcasting
Podcasting is a really attractive means of entertainment nowadays that anyone can start if they can speak and have some equipment such as mike and camera.
Many advertising companies provide ads to the podcaster who have a popular podcast program nowadays. Many podcasters host their podcast on YouTube, Amazon, and Itunes as well.
One of the most popular podcasters such as Joe Rogan, Logan Paul, True Geordie Podcast earns up to 1 million for a month for just podcasting.
Get Paid To Chat
Get Paid to Chat jobs are very exclusive and high-paying jobs in the world. Many people in the world require someone to chat or talk with.
However, they prefer texting or emailing rather than talking on the phone or even meeting. Hence there are many sites that hire chat operators for chatting.
Sometimes the chat can be used to help the customers or provide support on queries or sometimes it is for personal talking and flirtations.
Chat operators can earn from $50 to $100 per hour and even earn up to $20,000 per month as a side hustle.
Data Entry Jobs
One of the most popular and demanding jobs on the Internet is the Data entry job. Some of the data entry jobs are Data processing, Email Processing, Transcription, and many more.
These operators are more than $20 to $100 per hour if you are very capable of your work.
Some of the sites that provide Data Entry Jobs are Live world, Amazon Chat Support Representative, The Chat Shop, and many more.
Childcare Services Jobs
Many parents are busy in the everyday world and everyone has to earn money. So most parents like to hire someone for their child.
This part-time side hustle is very high paying and if the kid is well behaved then you can earn some decent income and also complete your assignments.
The rate per hour is mainly agreed between parents and the workers so you can easily up to $40 per hour or $5000 per month.
Web Designing Jobs
Most popular organizations and companies now use websites for communication, booking, and customer feedback.
So all of them need perfect websites and who is better than a competent web designer. You can earn up to $800 per project and even more than $10,000 per month if you are hired for regular freelancing services.
Sell Your Photos
If you are a photographer and like to click pictures and also have some decent photos then you can easily earn a decent amount of money.
There are some decent websites that pay you a royalty for uploading your photos and if someone downloads them then you will be paid the royalty of the photo.
If your photo is interesting, engaging, and affordable then you can easily earn up to $50 per photo as well.
Some of the sites that you can join to upload a stock photo and earn some money are Istockphoto, Shutterstock, Depositphoto.com, and many more.
App and Website Reviewer
Website or App Reviewer is the key personnel for many organizations all around the world. Generally, the organization wants their website or apps reviewed before their final release to check any bugs, errors, or any mistake that can hamper their prestige later on.
So they hire reviewers that can review their website or apps and provide feedback any clear any bugs or errors on their product.
You can write them a review, send mails, or even talk with them face to face. These companies pay up to $100 per hour or $1000 per review as well and if you please them you can be hired.
Some of the popular websites that hire reviewers are Panel Pay Day, BlogExpose, Swagbucks. etc.
Insurance Agent
Being an Insurance Agent may not seem like a side hustle idea but it is. Some insurance agency hires a freelancer or part-timer insurance agent who convinces clients to take their insurance scheme by highlighting them the benefits etc.
If you become a bonafide insurance agent you can earn up to $30,000 per month and have a very lucrative life.
Cleaning Jobs or Services
Many factories and households have acres of spaces to clean so they hire cleaning services personnel. These jobs are normally on hiring or even follow the routine so that cleaning crews are notified.
You can register for sites like Amazon House Services where the clients ask for cleaning services and you will be hired.
You can easily earn more than $5000 per month for your cleaning services.
Book Keeping and Accounting
Book Keeping and Accounting jobs are one of the most important jobs in organizations and companies.
Many of them hire online Book Keepers and Accounting at the end of the fiscal year. So if you are good in accounting and financial records then you can get hired and earn up to $10000 per month.
You can earn from the sites like Accounting Principles, BIDAWIZ, Bateman, and Co.
Recycling Jobs
You may have no idea but if you are interested in recycling then you can earn some decent income.
Actually, some sites even pay up to $150 per day if you are able to collect the rubbish and help their recycling.
Get Paid to Play with Dogs
You can also easily earn some handsome income if you love dogs and are able to exercise them or walk with them.
Many people have dogs but they have to go to their jobs or vacation so they need a person who can look after their dogs.
You can earn easily up to $1000 per week or $5000 per month for taking care of dogs and walking with them.
Modeling
Modeling is one of the most popular and full-time jobs nowadays but you can model as a side hustle ideas as well.
You can easily do part-time modeling jobs despite your school or even your job as well. If you are beautiful, good-looking, sincere, and disciplined then you can easily earn up to $3000 per week or even more from modeling.
One of the popular modeling sites to get hire is Craigslist.
Rent your Internet
There is a lot in demand for the internet. So, you can rent your internet and earn through it. You can rent your internet to your neighbors and on-demand users.
The average pay rate of this rental service is $10 to $20 per month
Some websites that provide rental service jobs are:
- com
- Fon
Rent your Car
If you have a car but just sitting around doing nothing then you can give your car in rent. In this way, you can earn some money.
The average pay rate for renting your car depends upon your price rate. You can set the price of your car per day yourself.
Some websites that provide car rental services are:
- HyreCar
- Turo
- Getaround
- TravelCar
Become a Tour Guide
You can become a local tour guide to earn money. Some of the websites are willing to pay you for acting as a guide to give tours to tourists.
If you live in a vacation destination then you can join this job. You may also get tips at the end of the tour.
The average pay rate of a tour guide is $50 to $150 per day
Some websites that provide tour guide jobs are:
- Rent a Local Friend
Get Paid by Driving services
You can also get paid for driving services. You can engage in picking up your customers, delivering foods and products, and other driving-related services.
The average pay rate of a house sitter is $15 to $25 per hour
Some websites that provide house sitter jobs are:
- Uber
- InstaCart
- DoorDash
Earn by House sitting
You can earn by being a house sitter. In this job, you have to watch and take care of homes or people that go on vacation or have a second home and don’t spend much time there.
The average pay rate of a house sitter is $25 to $40 per day
Some websites that provide house sitter jobs are:
- Trusted Housesitters.
- House Carers.
- Mind My House.
Snuggling Services
You can engage in snuggling services to earn some extra money. Snuggling services refer to cuddling or hugging your clients in return for money. Professional cuddlers can make more than $80 per hour.
Some websites that provide snuggling jobs are:
- Cuddle Comfort
- Cuddle Companions
- com
Print Trending T-shirts
You can also earn by designing and printing T-Shirts. You can show your skills and earn money as well.
Printing trending t-shirts can make more than $100000.
Some websites that provide printing t-shirt jobs are:
- Spreadshirt
- Designhill
Organize an Event
Some sites are willing to pay for organizing, planning, or managing an event. You can join up as an event manager and earn money.
You can earn more than $50000 for managing and organizing an event
Some websites that provide event manager jobs are:
Be a Promoter
Another way of earning money is by being a promoter. As a promoter, you have to advertise various goods, services on websites.
You can earn more than $50000 for being a promoter. There are various companies that hire promoters for their campaign party, event, or any other promotional campaign, etc.
Party Catering
You can join catering jobs if you are interested in cooking. Not only in cooking but if you have equipment and supplies, you can rent them to an event planner to earn money.
You can earn more than $30000 for being a caterer.
Some websites that provide catering jobs are:
- Hotel Career
- com
