While many people start a home business to create or replace a full-time income, some people simply want to generate a little extra money to pay debt; save for a rainy day; or use as mad money, a sum of money reserved for small expenses or impulsive purchases. In the past, those who wished to make extra money needed to go out to find a second job. Fortunately, times have changed and people are thinking creatively about how to make extra money from home. They may be selling their services such as driving or shopping, skills such as writing or sales, or used items such as furniture, technology, or clothing to bring in extra income. Websites designed specifically to assist you in getting rid of unwanted items or selling your services or skills can help.
1- Sell Your Used and Unwanted Items
ebay is a popular resource for selling various used and unwanted items. However, there are specific sites for selling certain used items such as books, jewelry, wedding dresses, and electronics where you may have greater success. Also, to maximize earnings, it's important to take a great photo of the item and write a compelling, honest description.
Places to sell used items online include:
Gazelle : Electronics
Amazon : Sell just about anything
ebay : Sell just about anything
NearlyNewlyWed: Wedding dresses and accessories
ThreadUp : Clothes
Decluttr : DVDs, CDs, and games
RubyLane : Vintage, antiques, and collectibles
BookFinder : Books and textbooks
2-Get Paid to Do Tasks as a Microworker
More of the work world is turning into a freelance, sometimes called "gig," economy. Instead of hiring employees, many homes and small business owners are hiring project-based freelancers to perform tasks such as research, website updates, transcription, data entry, and graphic creation.
Microwork sometimes called crowdsourcing, sites help connect freelancers who can perform these time-limited tasks with the businesses that need them. While microwork is short-term and often doesn’t pay much, there are people who make $1,000 or more a month moonlighting as a microworker.
Microwork sites advertising freelance jobs include:
3-Make Money With Your Smartphone
It’s amazing the perks you can get from your smartphone, including discounts, coupons, and even earn cash or points that can be redeemed for gift cards. While you won’t make a living using these cool phone apps, you can save and earn money using your phone.
A few money-making apps are:
www.media-teck1.tk
4-Sell Your Photos Online
makers, and others need quality photos for their content. However, you don’t need to be a professional photographer to make money from your pictures. Quality photos from your smartphone are often good enough to sell online. Most stockphoto sites pay 15 to 60 percent of the sale of your photo, usually through PayPal.
5-Make Money With Your Car
There are several ways to make money from your car such as taxiing people, renting your car, or advertising businesses. Run the numbers before using your car to make money, especially if you're driving more than usual because it might cost more than you earn to use your car as a money-maker. Factor in depreciation, wear and tear, and gas expenses when you decide if driving is a cost-effective way to make extra money.
6-Get Paid as a Mystery Shopper
Mystery shopping isn't going to generate a regular income, but it can be a fun way to earn extra money and get free products. Signing up for mystery shopping should be free. Any place that charges you money is probably not a legitimate mystery shopping company.
Also, companies that use mystery shoppers require professionalism and often ask you to perform other tasks. You may be asked to visit specific departments, purchase particular items, or query others for certain information. To complete the job, you will then need to submit a detailed report of your findings.
7-Get Paid to Give Your Opinion at Focus Groups
Companies spend a great deal of money on the development of their products and services. As a result, they don’t want to waste money putting a bad product or service into the market. They use focus groups to obtain feedback on their products and services before making them available to the public.
Some focus groups are held in person where you have to go to the focus group office and others are held online. Online focus group have the convenience of working from home, but usually pay less than in-person focus groups. Generally, the pay rate is $50 to $500 per session.
8-Get Paid Taking Surveys
Another option for making extra money from home is to take surveys. Like many other options on this list, you won't make a living taking surveys, but you can earn cash, prizes, or points toward gift cards. These sites should be free to join and include:
_American Consumer Opinion
_Consumer Views