You want to make some more money and work from home? There are many people who will try to sell you different ways to make money online without working… They sell this dream of passive income, making millions of dollars online for minimal work. While it IS possible to make a good amount of money online with a side hustle, it is also important to understand that it takes WORK (hence the term HUSTLE). There are many different “side hustles” out there, so, choose one that works. Here are a few side hustles that I have done; some worked, others not so much.
Open a Teespring Store
I designed some T-shirts to sell online with Teespring that didn’t really work out. However, it cost me nothing to make and what the heck, if you want one, check them out here https://teespring.com/lifting-is-fun or https://teespring.com/plant-powered-fitness (They are vegetarian and fitness based). There are some Teespring stores out there that are doing very well. One of the best things about this is that you carry no inventory and there is no cost to start.
Start a Shopify Store
I opened a Shopify Store and it was actually doing quite well. The store was making an additional $1,500-$2,500 a month, but I couldn’t keep up with the orders and inventory due to my day job (thanks Navy). I tried to show my wife how to do it, but she didn’t have the time either (thanks homeschooling). While the time commitment is not terrible, you will need to put some effort into this. You can do a store that dropships (which I did), however, you have to pay attention to the product inventory for what you are selling. My store was selling camping and fishing gear and would sell out of the action cameras on a regular basis.
Passive Income Through Investing
Now, I focus on investing my money in my retirement accounts and my other portfolios to have my money make more money. I do enjoy watching it grow and enjoy collecting my Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) dividends. I am hoping that one day this blog will generate another small income that I will use towards other investments. Updating this article to fix website errors after optimizing the website and can say that the blog does not generate an income, but the podcast I started does. I have also invested in real estate besides REITs to build more cashflow.
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketing and writing online can provide a nice side income. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a blog like this. There are other websites you can write for or even write blog posts for blogs owned by someone else. Some bloggers will pay for someone to write an article for them. Writing To Wealth is one a site that does just that. You can sign up here: http://bit.ly/2L4DGoZ and start browsing 1,000s of writing jobs. If you can dedicate one hour per week, you can make some decent money. Fivrr is a great way to do some work online by offering “gigs” for sale. You can check them out here http://bit.ly/2NBPUrf and make an account.
Affiliate marketing is what I just kind of did above. With affiliate marketing, you promote someone else’s product and get a commission when someone makes a purchase off of the link you provided. It can be time consuming depending on how much you want to make, however, it’s a method that works and can be pretty lucrative. If you have a large email list or social media following, you can do quite well with affiliate marketing as a side hustle.
Work From Home Jobs
If you are just looking for another job either from home or at a physical location, it is important that your resume is strong. Having a LinkedIn profile is a great start and can even generate a free resume for you to use as a start. If you want to make that resume pop to get more calls for interview, you need to have a good cover page. Here is another affiliate link you can check out that can help you with this cover page. http://bit.ly/2JgMshx
There are so many more side hustles out there that are legit and can make you some decent money. It’s important that you put forth the effort to make those side hustles work. That means you need to HUSTLE. If something seems too good to be true, it probably is! I hope this post was helpful and that you were able to take away a little something. Thank you for continuing on this journey with me.
