Making your money stretch to cover the lifestyle you want isn’t always easy. Luckily, there are some ways you could top up your income. Here are 15 income boosters you can do when the kids are in bed.
Online surveys
Sign up for websites that offer incentives for completing short online surveys and giving your opinions.
Paid reviews
Get paid to write honest, in-depth reviews of products or services.
Blogging
Start a blog and make money through advertising, paid reviews or affiliate marketing or get paid to write blog posts for other people.
Video or photo editing
If you have an eye for detail and the right software, you could get paid to edit photos and videos.
Researching
Save companies time and earn yourself extra income by sourcing information, collating data and creating reports.
Homemade goods
Make money using your creative skills, hand-crafting items such as cards, gifts, wedding invitations and even clothing.
Webinar training
Sell online training courses, sharing your skills; playing an instrument, teaching a language or providing business coaching.
Test websites
Websites like UserTesting and TestingTime pay for people to test and review websites.
Enter competitions
Competitions aren’t a guaranteed income but you might get lucky. Entering competitions can be relatively quick and some offer substantial cash prizes.
Write E-books
If you have a way with words, you could make money writing and selling fiction or non-fiction e-books.
Data input
Data input can be time-consuming for companies and is relatively easy to outsource. If you don’t mind repetitive tasks and have an eye for detail, then you could get paid to input data.
Transcribe
Transcribing voice recordings and videos or writing up meeting notes can be a good way of making a bit of extra cash.
Translate
If you are fluent in a second language, you could get paid to translate documents.
Set up an online shop
Buying and selling goods through sites like eBay can generate extra income or you can set up your own e-commerce site selling products of your choice.
Freelance
If you have design skills, coding skills or other marketable skills then you can make money freelancing around a full-time job.
None of the above are guaranteed to make you money, but if you have the skills and can find a market for what you are offering then these can be good ways to boost your income from home. Don’t forget to declare any extra income to ensure that you are paying the correct tax.
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