1. Online reselling
Reselling is the new retail! For starters, you can go through and ‘Marie Kondo’ your entire house, decluttering and selling the things that you no longer want or need. Another option is to help others by taking their items on consignment. Which means you sell them and you take a commission on what you’ve sold on their behalf. It’s an even better ‘bonus’ if it’s in an area you love (like fashion or upcycling furniture).
You could do this through free apps like Facebook (and use their marketplace facility or even local ‘buy swap sell’ groups). Or you could create your own website if you want to make it more professional.
2. Fancy yourself as a social media buff?
Business owners are always in need of content, and one of the simplest things that you can do is to create some picture quotes or graphics custom-designed for them, that they can use online. Learn how to do this and you can charge anywhere from $20/hour+ or sell them as a bundle. The sky is the limit. Best of all, you can do them in your ‘spare time’!
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3. Become a freelancer
If you have a skill set that people need you could become a freelancer. Anything from proofreading to copywriting to graphic design and even photo editing are options to explore. Some of the sites you can sign up on are Fiverr, Upwork and Freelancer.com.
Do a skillset audit and take note of the things that you could do for people that are in line with similar work. For example, if you’re a journalist, you could also do proofreading for others.
4. Create your own online course
It’s likely you have a skillset that people want to learn or there is something that you’re naturally awesome at. There are so many people out there who have found themselves in the same position as you are in and now have more time on their hands. You can capitalise on this because some of these people have committed to learning new skills during this time. Why not provide them with your knowledge and expertise through an online course?
What do you love to do and what could you create a course around? What do people need? How can you deliver it? Then get out there and sell it!
5. Monetise the things people find frustrating
There are so many things that people find frustrating. Perhaps it’s because they don’t know how to do things, or it takes them too much time. Some people don’t have the desire nor the inclination to learn how to do things, they want someone to do it for them! This means that there is an opportunity for you to step in and help them.
An example that is particularly current, is the number of people who are trying to learn how to build their own websites. This could be for their own side hustles, but they get frustrated with the technology. If you know how to build websites, then Shazam! You could create a side hustle whereby you build websites for people. You can charge upwards of $500 per site depending on what each client needs.
Action: What do you know people get frustrated with, that you can do for them?
It’s easy to create an online side hustle. It’s just a matter of giving it a go!
