Last updated on October 20th, 2023
Would you like to know what are the legitimate ways people make money from home nowadays?
There are many ideas about making money at home. Be it online, offline with investment or without investment, fast or slow.
Are you looking just to make extra money working at home to supplement your full-time income? Maybe you are thinking of starting a new career. A career that will allow you to stay at home to take care of your children.
Whatever you are searching for part-time or full-time. Here I have 20 best ways to make money at home for you to explore.
How To Earn Money From Home Without Any Investment
Can you really earn money from home without any investment? Sure you can but it will not make you rich.
It will help you to make the extra cash that you need. If you have a dream to start an online business but have no money. Maybe you can start saving all this extra cash and reinvestment it to start an online business. The choice is all you.
1. Testing Websites And Apps
Why need to test websites? There are a lot of reasons why companies or even bloggers want to hire people to test their websites.
They would like to know whether their websites are easy to navigate, are the fonts too small or too big. Whether the page speed is too slow to load, etc.
The requirement to be a website tester is not a lot. All you need is a computer, an internet connection, microphone, and able to speak your mind out in English.
How much can you make testing websites and apps? On average is about $10 per test. For example, UserTesting will pay you $10 via PayPal for every 20-minute video you complete. Up to $60 for a Live Conversation with a customer.
Here are some website testing companies you can join today: IntelliZoom, enroll, TrymyUI, and Userfeel.
2. Take A Survey
Online survey is another easy way of making money at home.
My sister earns about $100 every three months with a survey company she joined. Thus, if you want to earn more cash, you will have to join more than one survey company.
Some of the best survey companies you can join today: 8 Best Online Survey Sites To Make Money Today.
3. Take A Medical Research Survey
A medical survey generally pays more than a general survey. The amount will depend on the specific survey and the company conducting the medical research survey. Those who qualify may receive up to a few hundred dollars per survey.
The Medical research survey requirement is very different from the general survey.
Take Acurian Health, for example. Currently, they are conducting a medical research survey on Eczema and Type 2 Diabetes (DIET + EXERCISE) Clinical Trials.
They looking for qualified participants to visit their nationwide research locations to participate in paid research studies.
You need to take a brief survey to see if you qualify. If you qualify, you will be asked to provide a phone number to schedule your in-person interview.
According to the Acurian Health website, the payment is up to $600, which varies by study. You are welcome to ask for specific details when you are called.
4. Petsitter
Ever think of pet-sitting? If you love pets, this will be an awesome way to make money.
There are a number of websites that you can sign up as a pet-sitter:
- Petsitter (USA & Canada)
- Rover (USA and UK)
- PetBacker (Singapore, Philippines, Australia, India, Deutschland, UK, and visit the website for more countries available.)
- Pawshake (Singapore)
As a pet-sitter, you have the freedom to choose your own schedule, services, and quote. Working time is very flexible and you got to set your own price.
5. Rent Out Your Extra Space
Do you have a spare room to rent? Are you located in a prime location? Why not rent out your spare room with Airbnb?
According to Priceonomics, Airbnb hosts make an average of $924 off their platform each month.
6. Become an Expert on JustAnswer
Are you an expert in your field? Are you the person your friends go to when they have any questions? If so, why not consider offering your service at JustAnswer.
There are more than 175+ categories for you to offer your service too. You can choose one category or more.
Working hours are flexible. You decide when to work and how long to work. All you need is a computer and an internet connection.
How To Make Money Online From Home
7. Start A Blog
It does take time to make money with a blog. Some blogger started making money after a few months, some a year later, some after a few years and many never.
Starting a blog is very easy and you only need to invest a little and yet the potential amount you can make is only limited by your own effort.
Check out this Top 10 Highest Earning Bloggers Of The World In 2019 to see its possibilities. All top bloggers’ main income source is direct advertisements.
In this blog post “How To Make Money Blogging For Beginners“, I talk about ways to make money with a blog as beginners.
8. Using Affiliate Marketing
Have you ever shared or recommended products to your friends because it is so good? Do you know you can get paid for your recommendation?
Affiliate marketing is when you refer someone to a product or service online using your unique link. If they purchased through your link, you will earn a commission at zero additional cost to them.
Want to understand more about affiliate marketing: Affiliate Marketing For Beginners: A Step By Step Guide
This is one of the ways I make money using affiliate marketing: How to Make Money on Pinterest With Affiliate Links
9. Sell on Amazon (FBA program)
Have you ever considered selling on Amazon? I want to know what is the Amazon FBA program everyone is talking about.
What is Amazon FBA and How it works? FAB stands for “Fulfillment by Amazon“.
It simply means that if you sell products on Amazon using their FBA program, Amazon will handle all your business fulfillment needs. Such as picking, packing, shipping, and even providing customer service for these products.
How to get started? The best place to learn is to learn from people who already making money from this business. Visit their website and read the experience and all the tips they share with their audiences.
For a start, I recommend you to take this Free Amazon FBA Starter Course on how to start a profitable Amazon business the easy way by Jessica, a Mom who successfully makes a full-time living doing this.
How much will you earn? This will largely depend on how much you are willing to put into this business. Jessica is making a six-figure income.
10. Transcribe Jobs
As a transcriptionist, you are required to listen to audio or video files and convert them to text. They offer their services to the medical, general, and legal transcription industry.
If you have the patience and the ability to sit for long periods of time and an eye for detail you can consider this job.
How to get started? Take this FREE mini-course to find out if this is a general transcription job right for you.
How much can you earn? The average median annual income for a general transcriptionist is currently $45,000. A
11. Proofreader
The proofreader’s job is to review a final draft such as fixing capitalization, punctuation and spelling errors, etc.
Does error tend to pop off the page at you as you are reading? If it does, you can consider this job.
Before you start enrolling in a course, I would like to recommend you take this FREE Introduction Workshop to have a better idea is this career for you.
How much can you make? The average median annual income for a
12. Freelance Writing Jobs
Do you like to write? Would you like to do what you like and get paid for it? Then you should consider a freelance writing job.
If you like to travel, you can write for the travel industry or maybe even the food industry.
How to get started? I recommend taking this FREE workshop to understand this writing career and find out the techniques Holly Johnson used to build a $200k a Year Freelance Writing.
How much can you earn? As a freelance writing side hustle, you can expect to make $100 – $200 per article. The typical starting rate is about $100 per 1000 words.
13. Pinterest Virtual Assistant
Pinterest hit nearly 1 billion dollars in ad revenue in the year 2018. It has over 300 million monthly users. Do you know what it means for you?
Pinterest is growing which means there are 1,000’s of businesses out there that can benefit from marketing their products and services on Pinterest.
This is where you can come in and offer your services to them.
How to get started? Pinterest is a more advanced platform than Facebook and Instagram. I recommend you to take a course conducted by a successful Pinterest VA – Megan. She will guide you step by step on how to be as successful as her with her Va Ninja course.
How much can you earn? Megan is charging $300 for a Pinterest business account set-up service. She does offer other Pinterest VA services packages ranging from $200 – $300 per month billing depends on different types of services she
14. Life Coach
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Do you love helping people and want to add positive energy to their life? If you do, a
How to get started? You can consider taking up this Life Coaching Certificate Course.
How much can you earn? The live coach school is hiring full-time and part-time life coaches. You can check out what they are offering on their website.
Creative Ways To Make Money
15. Rent Out Your Bike, Surfboard, or Snowboard
Face it even though you might have a bike, surfboard or snowboard in your house, you may not have time to use it all the time.
Why not rent it out at Spinlister and make some money? Here is the Spinlister guarantee in
It is free to list your ride on Spinlister. You choose your own rental price. Renters pay securely through Spinlister and you are paid via PayPal or Check within 10 days after the rental ends.
16. Do Laundry
Yes! You did not read it wrongly. Get paid to do laundry at home with the Laundry Care Team.
As a laundry provider, you have the freedom and flexibility to manage your own availability. Providers pick up laundry, return to their workspace to wash, dry, fold/hang, and return the client’s clothes clean and ready to wear. Scheduling, accepting orders and getting paid is all conveniently done through their mobile app.
17. Rent Your Car
If you have a car but barely use it, why not rent it out at Turo and make some easy money?
Rest assured you’re covered with up to $1 million in liability insurance, and your car is contractually protected against theft and physical damage.
Turo will screen all travelers before allowing them to book cars in their marketplace.
18. Rent Out Camera Equipment
Always wanted to rent your camera equipment but do not know how to? With KitSplit it makes renting of camera equipment
KitSplit is making gear rentals more enjoyable and affordable for a huge community of artists and filmmakers.
Join 4000+ people who are making passive income from renting camera equipment they own.
In Conclusion,
Have I missed out on anything? Do you know any best ways to make money from home/online that I did not list here? If you do, do drop me a comment and I will list it here.
