How to Earn Extra Money on the side?

Last updated on June 18, 2016

Side job or payable hobby can help you with saving your home budget. To keep their head above water during this time of difficult economic situation, more and more people are deciding to search for alternative sources of income. If you’re one of them, this article is just for you.

Affiliate marketing, or cooperative marketing, is a very simple model of making money. The process is as follows: create a site/blog on a particular field, set a cooperative link of a product on your blog and every time someone reading your blog clicks on the link and buys the product, you will receive a percentage. Of course, I have given you a simplified explanation here, but that’s basically it. You wouldn’t need a lot of money to start (a few tens of dollars, maybe less), but this side job requires skills from different areas of internet marketing and it takes time to start making money. If you are willing to learn and work, then this is the model for you.

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If you have a good camera and an eye for a good frame, then you can make a nice income out of it. Simply, take pictures, give your best and upload images on various photo sharing internet sites. Every time someone buys your photo, you will get money.

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This really is not a radical concept of earning money, and it is a quite common sight on the streets of any major city. If you have a hint of music, acting or entertaining talent, you should make the most of it during long summer days. Head to any tourist destination and do your magic. Beginner guitarist that is struggling with the “Smoke on the Water” is always nice scene and will certainly earn you a decent amount of money, or compassion.

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This method of earning money has been with us for a long time. The concept is simple, when you have some spare time, clean someone else’s house, office space or garden, and get paid for it. This extra work can make you a lot of money if you invest some in equipment. If you invest in some of those professional commercial vacuum cleaners or steam cleaners, like Steam Australia commercial steam cleaner, you can engage in professional cleaning of commercial spaces on weekends, which is, these days, very well paid.

Although you might think that scenes of people walking ten dogs at the same time are uncommon and can be seen only in big cities, this side gig exists for several years and in the future it will probably become an everyday scene. I don’t think that this can become a meaningful career, but if you love dogs and want to earn something, this is an ideal opportunity for you.

Having in mind that at the end of the month, most of us are trying to survive on the last few dollars that we have left from the last paycheck, it is clear that an additional source of income is not a luxury any more, but necessity. Find a good idea (maybe some of the above) and make extra money.

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Marie Nieves is student and blogger who loves unusual trips, gadgets and creative ideas. She is an avid lover of photography interested in interior and exterior design. Marie loves to talk about her experiences and she is regular author on Smooth Decorator. You can find Marie on Facebook or follow her on Twitter and G+.