25 Ways to Make Money Online, Offline and at Home PART 1

The sweet spot that people look for in the gig economy is making money online. We've identified some workable solutions, whether your goal is to become a six-figure social media influencer or you simply want to add some online employment to your current income.

1. Find freelancing employment online
   Utilize platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, and Freelancer.com to earn money online. These websites provide opportunities to work as a virtual assistant, in addition to other freelance services including writing, programming, design, marketing, and data entry. Having a second language down pat? Check websites like Gengo or One Hour Translation, or generate traffic to your own website. Keep track of the going rate for the type of work you provide, regardless of the type of freelancing you do, so you can determine whether you're charging too much or too little. Find out how to begin using Upwork.

2. Test apps and websites
   Utilizing websites like UserTesting.com to earn money from home is another option. You are compensated for your opinions regarding the effectiveness of particular websites and mobile applications. To be accepted, you must pass a brief test. After that, you will get paid $10 for each 20-minute test that requires you to videotape yourself and respond to four written questions. Alternatively, you might get paid up to $120 to take part in a video chat with a client after your test.

3. Perform assignments on Amazon Mechanical Turk
   A human touch is still needed for some tasks even in the age of technology. Employers frequently use platforms like Amazon Mechanical Turk to outsource certain jobs. As a “worker,” the activities you’ll be assigned can be laborious — tagging photographs, transcribing movies, sorting receipts — and can take anything from a few minutes to a few hours. The cost of each assignment is determined by temporary employers, or "requesters," who also get to approve the final result before paying you. Research is important because that could leave potential for scams. Join a group that can help you avoid shady vendors, such as the MTurk Crowd forum or the MTurk and Turker Nation subreddits.

4. Participate in paid surveys
   Online surveys are a way to earn money from home, but don't count on getting rich quick. Most survey sites don't have very high payouts, and many of them are better for getting gift cards than cash. Swagbucks and Survey Junkie are two of the most well-known survey websites. Find out which survey site is right for you by reading our examination of a dozen different ones.

5. Earn money as an affiliate from your blog.
   If your site receives a respectable amount of traffic, you could earn money by signing up for an affiliate network. When a visitor clicks over from the website to the partner site and makes a purchase there, the affiliates—that would be you—get compensated. This is how some bloggers make a lot of money. Learn more about affiliate marketing and other revenue streams for bloggers.

6. Promote your products on Etsy
   Have a knack for ceramics, jewelry-making, embroidery, woodworking, or other crafts? Sell your products on Etsy, the preferred platform for independent creators of home décor, artwork, and trinkets. According to the website, Etsy has around 82 million active customers and generated over $10 billion in goods sales in 2020. Find out more about the Etsy earning potential.