Introduction
In this special report, we will reveal some profitable side hustles that you
can undertake on a part-time basis. This means that you can continue to
work at your job and earn more money for the things that you want.
With all of the side hustles in this report, you can make additional
income without having to spend too much time on them. A lot of people
find that their side hustle has the potential to earn them more than they
do from their regular job. They can then quit their job and focus on the
side hustle to make it their main hustle.
We encourage you to explore all of the side hustle ideas in this report
carefully. Decide which of them is right for you and create a plan to get
started and make regular income.
You can use a side hustle to pay off your debts or save for something
important. With the additional income that you will earn from your
chosen side hustle you will not have to worry about money again.
Most of the side hustles revealed in this report can be expanded so that
you can replace your current income and make much more money than
you ever did before. You decide how much time you want to dedicate to
your side hustle when you are getting started.
Let’s get started on this exciting side hustle journey
Provide Online Training
You can use the knowledge and the skills that you have to create online
training courses and programs. People will pay to access your training
and you can use established platforms such as Udemy and Teachable to
make your training available.
Decide on the Format of your Course
We would recommend that you provide your online training courses in
video format but you can also include text-based resources such as PDF
documents, spreadsheets, slide presentations and more. Find out what
your market wants before deciding on the format of your training. You
can research existing courses in your niche to see how they present their
training.
Right now, there are people earning huge amounts of money by
providing online training. They provide courses that show people how to
learn a new skill or solve a specific problem. Think about it – you create
your training course once and you sell it over and over to people that
want it.
Anyone can Create a Good Online Training
Course
You may be thinking that you do not have the knowledge, skills or
experience to create a quality online training course. But this is not the
case. There are people looking to learn all kinds of things online and all
you need to do is to learn more than they do and you can create a course.
The online course that you create does not have to be very extensive.
Less is often more with online training as people do not want to spend
too much time learning. You could develop a basic course and then more
advanced courses to make even more money.
Knowing what your target audience wants is the secret to success. In
every niche, there are problems that people have and you can identify
these and solve them with your online training. Do your research and
uncover these pain points. Then create your courses around them.
Make an Assessment of your Current Skills
The first step to creating successful online training courses is to make an
assessment of the skills that you currently have. Identify your interests
as well as it will be a lot easier for you to create a course around
something that you are interested in.
You want to come up with a list of possibilities and then choose the best
one to get started. Perhaps you have some experience of digital
marketing and generating traffic to a website for example. Or maybe you
are an accountant and can teach people valuable business accounting
skills?
There is value in these skills and many others. If you don’t think that
you have valuable skills and experience to offer then you can learn anew
skill, master it, and then create a course around it. The most important
thing is that you create courses that people want.
The Sky is the Limit with Online Training
The provision of online training has the potential to make you a lot of
money and can be one of the most profitable side hustles around. There
are many options for you to take this further to make more money. For
example, you could decide to provide personal one-on-one coaching to
your students. You can charge a lot more money for this. If your online
training is high-quality (which it needs to be) and people perceive you to
be an expert, some of them will want more from you and will be willing
to pay for it.
If you like the online coaching idea then you could offer your students a
30 day or 60 day series of calls. Another idea is to create a membership
website where your students pay you a monthly subscription for
additional training and resources.
Provide Freelance Services
When you offer freelance services, you should be able to make good
money without having to spend a lot of time. All you need to do is to
decide what services you want to offer, decide what you will charge for
your services and then only accept the number of gigs that you have time
to complete comfortably.
There are many different freelancing services that you can provide. Your
aim is to develop a client base who will come back to you with more
work on a regular basis. Today, there are several freelancing websites
where you can find freelancing work. Fiverr.com is a very popular “gigbased” site where you can advertise your services for free. If you prefer
to respond to project requests from clients then you can join a website
like Freelancer.com.
Choose your Freelancing Services
You need to decide which freelancing services that you are going to
provide. Choose a service that is in demand so you will get a steady
stream of work. Here are some examples of in-demand freelancing
services:
•Content writing
• Copywriting
• Translation
• WordPress set up and maintenance
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Web design and development
• Graphic design
• Social media marketing
You need to be confident that you can complete any job that you accept.
If you don’t feel that you have the right skills to offer you can learn them
first. It is better to do this than to just accept jobs that you do not know
how to complete.
Customer Service is everything
When you are providing freelancing services, you need to develop a
good reputation with your customers. Ask your customers to leave you a
review on websites like Fiverr and Freelancer as this will help you to
obtain work from other customers. If your profile has many testimonials
then customers are more likely to choose you for their work than your
competitors that have few reviews.
Commit to delivering your services to specific deadlines. Your
customers will really appreciate this. If you need to clarify anything then
contact the customer right away so that you can fully understand what
they need. Regular communication with your customers will help you to
obtain even more glowing testimonials.
Research your Pricing
Identify who your competitors are in the freelancing world and compare
the prices that they are charging. If you set your prices too high when
you start out then you will probably find it difficult to get work. You do
not want to set your prices too low either as you could end up working
like a slave for little reward.
Find out what other freelancers are charging for similar services. You
want to give the impression that your services are high-quality so don’t
settle for the lowest price. Go for a reasonable price to begin with. As
you build up your profile with positive testimonials from customers you
can increase your prices with confidence.
Here are some freelancing websites that you can consider for offering
your services:
Fiverr.com
PeoplePerHour.com
Upwork.com
Freelancer.com
Guru.com
Please note that the first 2 sites (Fiverr and PeoplePerHour) are “gig
based” where you can create your own gigs (ads) for your services and
customers will choose the one that they want. The remaining 3 sites are
“project based” which means that you need to respond to client projects
with your bid.
Create “How To” Videos
These days, people prefer to watch a video to learn how to do something
rather than read a lot of text. YouTube is the second largest website in
the world and receives around 35 billion visitors each month. It is also
the second largest search engine after Google. A lot of people search
YouTube for “how to” videos.
If you create popular “how to” videos then you can quickly generate a
lot of views and make a lot of money. Once you get used to creating
these videos it will be easy for you to make more of them. Creating a
YouTube channel for your videos is very easy.
What Videos will you create?
Creating the right type of “how to” videos is critical to your success.
You want to upload videos that people want to watch. A good place to
start is to assess your current skills, knowledge and experience. Can you
turn any of this into popular how-to video content?
Spend some time going through YouTube looking for how-to videos in
your chosen niche. Look at the average number of views that the videos
receive. Also take note of the number of subscribers that the channel
has.
Play some of the most popular videos to see how they are structured. Do
not copy what others are doing but use their videos for inspiration. How
are they answering the questions that their audience has? What kind of
style do the videos have? Are they showing their faces on camera or
using a slide show approach?
Take the time out to fully research your market. The more that you know
about what your audience wants, the more likely you are to create the
right videos. What problems do your audience have? Can you provide
solutions to these problems in your videos?
Creating High-Quality How-To Videos
We recommend that you show your face on camera. A lot of people
don’t like this idea but it will help to build trust with your audience.
Although the cameras in smartphones are improving all of the time, we
also recommend that you invest in a good quality webcam and
microphone.
YouTube users are not expecting you to create Hollywood style videos.
But they do expect your videos to be good quality. Using an inferior
camera or microphone will drive your audience away. You can find
good quality webcams (HD) and USB microphones on Amazon for a
very reasonable price these days.
Video editing software and screen recording software are available for
free. You can use iMovie for a Mac computer and Movie Maker for a
Windows computer. There are also other free video editing suites
available. For screen recordings you can use the open-source OBS
Studio.
Create a storyboard for your video. You can write a script for your video
as well but if you are reading from a script then this may come across as
unnatural. Plan your videos and write some notes instead. This will
ensure that you cover all of the main points that you need to and don’t
forget anything.
YouTube Shorts are very popular now. Can you create a good how-to
video in 60 seconds or less? The shorter you can make your videos the
better. People do not want to spend any longer watching a how-to video
than they have to.
A good opening clip and ending clip will add a good touch of
professionalism to your videos. It will also help to promote your brand.
There are gigs on Fiverr for a reasonable price for this. We also
recommend that you add high-quality graphics to your YouTube
channel. Again, you can outsource this on Fiverr.
Monetizing your How-To Videos
There are different ways that you can monetize your how-to videos. If
you have a product or service, you can promote this in your videos. Tell
your audience that it will reveal secrets to greater success in your niche.
Alternatively, you can promote related affiliate offers in your videos.
Find affiliate offers that complement the subject of your videos and
explain to your viewers how the product or service will help them.
YouTube has a Partner Program where you can show ads on your videos
once you surpass their requirements for this. You will need at least 1,000
subscribers and over 4,000 watch hours. We need to tell you that ad
revenue from YouTube is unlikely to make you rich. A lot of views are
needed to make decent money with this.
Another monetization strategy that you can consider is sponsorship. You
can find a company to sponsor your videos. Finding a company that
operates in the same niche is probably best but you can look for other
companies as well. Agree a deal with them and how you will promote
them in your videos.
You can make a lot of Money with How-To
Videos
There are people making thousands each month by creating and
uploading useful videos. YouTube users are always searching for
solutions to the problems that they have and if you can get in front of
these people, you will maximize your chances of success.
Choosing the right niche and creating the right videos is critical. You
need to be patient with this strategy as you are unlikely to make a lot of
money from it right away. Growing your channel is very important as
you want as many subscribers as possible. When your videos are good
your audience will share them on their social media profiles.
Creating engaging videos is your number one priority. You want to
encourage your audience to like and share your videos and leave
comments. Be sure to respond to any comments quickly and
professionally
Become an Affiliate Marketer
Being an affiliate marketer can be very profitable for you if you do it
right. It is a very popular side hustle as you can start for free. There are
thousands of affiliate offers available in just about every niche. It is easy
for you to get started with affiliate marketing. People are earning
thousands of dollars a month in passive income from this and there is no
reason why you cannot do it as well.
What is affiliate marketing? It is the promotion of someone else’s
products and services in exchange for a commission. You do not need
your own product and you will not be responsible for customer service
issues either. All you need to do is to drive traffic to the affiliate offers
and each time a sale is made you make a commission.
Decide on the Affiliate Offers to Promote
The best way for you to promote affiliate offers is through content
marketing. This means that you will have a website or blog, a YouTube
video channel, a social media channel such as a Facebook Page and so
on. If you like the idea of content marketing then we recommend that you
choose a niche that is in demand and where products are already selling.
The three most popular niches are health and fitness e.g. weight loss,
wealth creation e.g. make money online, and self-help e.g. relationship
advice.
Once you have chosen your niche you need to find related affiliate
offers. There are thousands of affiliate offers for the top 3 niches, but
you need to understand that these niches are all highly competitive.
You need to decide if you are going to promote physical products,
digital products or both. A physical product is something that you can
touch such as TV or a pair of shoes. It is easier to make sales with
physical products as people know what to expect. The problem with
physical products is that the commissions tend to be low.
A digital product could be an e-book or video training. The customer
does not receive anything in the mail when they order a digital product.
They will either need to download the product or access a special
website where the training videos are located for example. Commissions
with digital products are usually much higher. It is not uncommon to
make a 50% commission or more on a digital product.
Never promote low quality affiliate offers. If you can purchase the
product or obtain it from the vendor then go through it and make sure
that it provides good value. People will quickly lose faith in you if you
promote poor quality affiliate offers.
Affiliate Networks
The best way to find affiliate offers is to join an affiliate network. There
are many affiliate networks available that you can join for free. Some of
these specialize in digital products while others only deal with physical
products. Some have both.
You should never have to pay to join an affiliate network. If you are
asked to pay then we recommend you look elsewhere. When you join an
affiliate network you can search through the offers that they have and
find those that are best suited to your chosen niche.
Here are some examples of well-known and respected affiliate networks:
Physical Products:
Amazon Associates
Commission Junction
Digital Products
Clickbank
Digistore 24
Please note that you may require approval from some vendors to
promote some products. Always check the commission levels to see if it
is worth your while promoting the offer. Affiliate networks often
provide other useful information such as earnings per click, gravity,
conversion levels, and more.
Using Paid Traffic for Affiliate Offers
The fastest way to make affiliate commissions is to use paid traffic. It
can take a while for content marketing to work, but with paid traffic you
can start to get results in minutes. Pay per click (PPC) ads are offered by
Google and Microsoft and it is sometimes called search marketing. Your
ads will appear for specific keywords that users type in.
Social media ads and native ads are other alternatives. Facebook and
Instagram offer ads as do Pinterest and other major social networks.
Native ads are offered by companies like Taboola and they appear on
high traffic websites like CNN.com.
Become a Merchandise Seller
There is a huge demand for printed t-shirts and you can make money
from this without having to process any payments and ship any
inventory. All that you need to do is to use a website such as Printify or
Red Bubble and you only have to upload a design and they will deal
with everything else.
Every time that one of your t-shirt designs is sold you will receive a
percentage of the sale. You have the choice of several different types of
merchandise product that your design can appear on. Examples of these
products include handbags, mouse pads, coffee mugs and of course, tshirts.
You Focus on the Design
This is a really good side hustle as you just need to focus on your
designs and you will not have to spend time on anything else. We
recommend that you perform solid research to see what kind of designs
are selling well so that you can maximize your chances of success.
Spend quality time on this research and look at websites such as Etsy
and Amazon for inspiration. Make a note of the slogans, phrases, colors
and other factors that are involved for the most sold designs. This will
all help you to come up with winning designs of your own.
You do not have to be a Designer
Don’t worry if you are not a graphic designer or have no Photoshop
skills. There is a free website called Canva where anyone can create
awesome designs using their range of templates. You do not require any
design experience to create a great looking design using Canva.
Alternatively, you can find a talented designer on Fiverr that will create
the designs for you based on your ideas for a few dollars. There are
some very talented people on Fiverr that will be happy to create your
designs and get them to you quickly. Be sure to check out the reviews
that the sellers have from other customers before you choose a designer.
When you are uploading your designs to Printify or Red Bubble you
need to ensure that the resolution is 300 dpi and the file dimensions are
4,500 by 4,500 pixels. Make sure that your image is a PNG file and not a
JPG.
Use the Dropshipping Model
If you are not aware of dropshipping, it is where you can sell physical
products on your website (online store) and you do not have to purchase
any inventory or deal with delivering the orders to the customers. This is
one of the best side hustles for passive income. Once you have set
everything up, you will not have to spend a lot of time on this side
hustle.
Dropshipping is a low-risk side hustle. You do not have to purchase any
inventory and then hope that you will sell it all quickly. This requires
significant investment and if you choose the wrong products, you can
make a loss. With dropshipping, no products are shipped by the
company until sales are made.
Decide on your Niche
The most important thing for you to do when you are getting started with
dropshipping is to choose the right niche. Once you know who your
target audience is and what you want to sell to them, you can then look
for a good dropshipping company to work with
You want to avoid the mistake of trying to promote too many different
products. Narrow your focus to a specific niche and then investigate the
products that will be the best fit for the niche.
Some people use current trends to make money from dropshipping. They
identify what is popular right now and then jump on this by promoting
related products. We would not recommend basing your entire
dropshipping business on this method but you can make good short-term
profits with trends. Choose an evergreen niche for your business so that
you can be confident of consistent sales. If you have the time and
opportunity to jump on a hot trend and make some good profits as well
then do that.
Find the Right Company and Market your
Business
To be successful with the dropshipping side hustle you need to work
with the right dropshipping companies and promote your business
properly. Go over to Oberlo to start a dropshipping business in an
evergreen niche. You can always search for other good suppliers as well
as Oberlo by searching on Google. When you have found a good
dropshipping supplier, you will need to create an online store so that you
can integrate the inventory of the supplier.
It is never a case of “build it and they will come” with dropshipping.
You need to promote the products offered by the dropshipping company
and you can use eBay and Amazon as part of your marketing strategy.
Find out where your target audience hangs out and let them know about
your store. Spend all of the available time that you have promoting your
dropshipping business after you have set it up.
Become Self-Publisher
Before the launch of the Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing Platform
(KDP), if you wanted to write a book and get it published you were at
the mercy of publishing houses. You would first need to convince the
publisher that your book idea was a good one and would sell well. Then
you would enter into a contract where they would take a sizeable part of
your book sale income.
Now anyone can use the Amazon KDP platform self-publish. Millions
of self-published books are sold on Amazon every day and you can turn
this into a very profitable side hustle. With KDP you can publish a
fiction or non-fiction book immediately and start selling to your
audience.
Decide on the Books that you want to Publish
Think about what you are interested in and knowledgeable about to
come up with ideas for books that you can self-publish. It is tougher to
come up with successful fictional books than it is with non-fiction. But if
you create a winner in fiction then you can really make a lot of money
For non-fiction books, what skills and experience do you have that will
help others? Write a list of the things that you have done and assess
these for marketable ideas. Is there sufficient demand for your ideas?
For example, do you have experience in niches such as finance, digital
marketing, copywriting or personal development? These are a few of the
bestselling genres on Amazon.
Writing your Books
How do you feel about writing your own books? If you enjoy writing
then you can do this yourself. All you need is a word processing
application such as Microsoft Word or the free Google Docs or Librta
Office suite.
If you are not a fan of writing or do not have the time to write your own
books, you can still profit from the self-publishing side hustle. You will
need to find a competent write to create your books for you. These
people are called “ghostwriters” and have experience of writing books
for others. There are freelance marketplaces where you can find good
ghostwriters and these include Upwork and Reedsy.
Whether you decide to write the book yourself or outsource it to a
ghostwriter you need to create an outline for your book. Your outline
needs to be clear and specific especially if you are going to outsource the
writing task. When you are looking for a ghostwriter, check their
credentials thoroughly. What kind of track record do they have? Do they
have glowing testimonials from other customers? Can they write the
book in the style that you want?
As you start to profit with your self-publishing side hustle you can
reinvest some of your profits into the creation of a writing and editing
team. The more high-quality books that you can publish, the more
income you should generate from self-publishing.
Market your Books
There is a lot of visitor traffic for books on Amazon but we recommend
that you do not leave it at that. Do everything that you can to market
your book(s). You need a solid marketing plan for all of your selfpublished books so that you can tell your audience when you publish a
new book.
Another approach that you can take with self-publishing is to create
“low-content” books. These are popular on Amazon and examples are
notebooks, calendars, planners, and more. Low-content books are much
easier to create than full books. You can purchase templates for your low-content books which come with full commercial rights on a site like
Niche Raiders.
Conclusion
In this special report, we have provided you with 7 proven side hustle
ideas that are all online based. All that you need with any of these side
hustles is laptop or desktop computer and a connection to the Internet.
We recommend that you go through each of the side hustle ideas in this
special report and choose the one that suits you best. Focus on this side
hustle until you achieve your goals with it before moving onto another.
Trying to do more than one side hustle at a time is not likely to work
especially if your time is limited.
Please bear in mind that all of these proven side hustle ideas are going to
take patience and determination. It may be a while before you start to
see any income from them. Probably the fastest way to make money
from a side hustle is to become a freelancer.
We wish you every success with your side hustle!
Essential Resources
Use these essential resources to maximize your chances of side hustle
success:
11 Best Side Hustles To Make an Extra $1,000 Monthly
https://www.oberlo.com/blog/side-hustle
The Ultimate Guide to Freelancing
https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/freelancing
The Ultimate Guide to Affiliate Marketing
https://impact.com/partnerships/ultimate-guide-to-affiliate-marketing
