MSQ’s Master List of Side Hustles
The way side hustling works is that you basically take on extra work as you can. While nights and weekends are typical, you can also work on your side hustle early in the morning or even during the day if you work outside normal 9 to 5 hours for your day job.
Online
Cash Back:
Credit Cards
Ibotta
Rakuten (formally eBates)
Miscellaneous:
Amazon FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon)
Amazon Mechanical Turk
Audio Transcribe
Bookkeeper –
Accounting and bookkeeping can be a big business for people with training in accounting or just those who are used to managing the finances of a business or a household. This kind of work is often done by accountants during their spare time, but it doesn’t always require extra licenses. You can get started with just a simple Quickbooks license and grow your practice from there as time allows.
Data Entry Clerk – Smart Crowd | Clickworker
Sell:
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eBay
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Etsy
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Poshmark
Fivver – an online marketplace for creative freelance services
Foap – lets you turn your smartphone photos into cash.
HealthyWage – will pay you for losing weight
Inbox Dollars
Instagram Influencer
Mock Juror
Narrate Audiobooks
Nielsen Consumer Panel
Online Transcription
Publish a Kindle Book
Search Engine Evaluator
Search For Unclaimed Money
- National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators
- MissingMoney.com
Social media manager
Start a blog
Stream on Twitch
Swagbucks
SBKC – An Overview (Turn Your Junk Mail Into Money)
Survey Junkie
Pinecone Research Panel
Teach English
Tutor Kids Online
Udemy (create an online course)
User Testing – through sites like UserTesting or TryMyUI
Virtual Assistant – check out sites like Craigslist, Upwork and Zirtual to find opportunities.
Virtual assistants have the benefit of working remotely, though not always with flexible hours. Still, if you can commit to making yourself available at regular hours through a week or month, you can help small business owners to set and manage appointments, coordinate correspondence, prepare and review documents, and generally make their life easier.
Voice-overs
Writing – articles, eBooks, etc.
Mobile Apps:
Fetch Rewards – Sign up, use code A6PDA, then scan your first receipt and you will earn 2,000 bonus points
Foap – lets you turn your smartphone photos into cash
Lucktastic
Mistplay (Android only) – pays you for playing games such as Words With Friends 2, Yahtzee, Star Wars, and more
Shopkick
Stocks/Investment:
Acorns – an investment app that collects your spare change and puts it into the stock market for you
Fundrise Starter Portfolio – real estate investing
Robinhood
Stash
Offline
Airbnb
Babysitting / Daycare / Nanny
Calligraphy
Car washing/car detailing
Customer Service Rep
Deliver food/pizza/groceries/packages
Design and Sell T-Shirts – consider putting your designs on T-shirts and selling them through Merch by Amazon
Dog walking and pet sitting
Donate plasma
Doordash / Uber Eats
Flip thrift store finds
Focus groups
Graphic design
House-sitting
Instacart
Interpretor
Mystery-shopping
Notary
Odd jobs (TaskRabbit)
Officiate Games
Personal assistant
Pet sitting – Rover.com
Rover: Love What You Do
Photographer
RentAFriend.com
Rent your stuff – Airbnb, baby gear, clothing, RV, etc.
Shipt
Sell your stuff
TaskRabbit/Thumbtack
Trivia Host
Tutor
Uber (Lyft, etc.)
Wedding Officiant
Writing – greeting cards, etc.
Yardwork/Landscaping
The easiest home-based business ideas to develop are those with low barriers to entry and minor startup costs.
Think about your existing skill set, qualifications and expertise. If you used to teach fourth grade, for example, it would likely be easy for you to start a business tutoring elementary school students. Or if you’re a skilled crafter who always makes custom stuffed animals for your friends’ kids, you could easily create an online store on Etsy and sell your handmade products from your online store.
Some home business ideas you can start for less than $100 include freelance writing, working as a virtual assistant, tutoring, starting a YouTube channel, being a professional organizer, starting a dropshipping business, starting a print-on-demand business, working as a pet sitter or detailing cars.
https://www.reddit.com/r/sidehustle/
| Choosing a gig work platform | ||
| Platform | Best For… | Typical Wages |
| Uber | Drivers who want to get started quickly | $15.50 per hour |
| Lyft | Drivers who don’t mind a slightly longer vetting process | $17.50 per hour |
| Upwork | Anybody with special knowledge, skills, or software to complete small jobs | $15.76 per hour |
| Fiverr | People with niche skills who want to create tiered offerings | $5 per gig (base rate) |
| TaskRabbit | Handymen or people with repair skills | $8-$43 per hour |
| 99Designs | Creative people or those with experience using design software | $18-$25 per hour |
| Clearvoice | Experienced writers and editors | $15-$50 per hour |
| Wag | Dog-lovers in major American markets | $17.50 per walk |
| Postmates | Good drivers who don’t mind smelling someone else’s food | $15-$25 per hour |
| Amazon Flex | People with reliable vehicles in major American markets | $18-$25 per hour |
| Liveops | Friendly workers with good people skills who can provide strong customer service | $0.25 per minute of talk time |
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