Does money make the world go round? Well, that's debatable, but I know money is pretty important to you because you're on this site looking at great ideas to earn some extra money.

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1. Task Rabbit – Make Money Doing Random Things for People

Task Rabbit is an online platform that allows anyone to get help in hundreds of categories such as grocery delivery, running errands, car washes, and many more. As a tasker, you can set up an account and choose to do a variety and tasks, and set up your rates

You don't have to be skilled to join task rabbit because there are very simple tasks you can always find to do line waiting in line, yep, it's there.

Once you start taking more jobs and getting good reviews, it's a good way to make money fast on your own time.

2. Get Cash for Giving Your Opinion on Apps and Websites

Remember how you're sometimes just on the internet for so long going through random websites and end up wondering how you spent 2 hours doing nothing?

Well, put that “skill” to use and cashing on reviewing websites.

There are many website review services like UserTesting and UserFeel that you can join and provide insights, thoughts, and opinions based on your experience on a website.

Many of these reviews take 15-20 minutes of your time and typically pay around $10 per test.

All you need is a computer, good internet access and in some cases, a webcam and you can start racking up cash for your opinions.

So, next time you feel like scrolling through social media for 4 hours, just choose to make $120-$150 instead.

3. Roadie – Cash in on Your Mileage

Do you drive anywhere? Well, you can make money on your way to anywhere just by picking up or dropping something off along your way.

All you need to get started is a car, a valid driver's license, and auto insurance. Well, if you have a car that you drive then you should already have these… I hope.

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Drivers can expect to earn anywhere from $8 up to $650 per job, depending on the size of the package and the delivery distance

–CNBC

On your way to work, you can earn your gas money and more! Talk about easy money.

4. Deliver for Doordash or Ubereats

Today, many people like to get everything delivered to their doorsteps and that includes food.

Join a food delivery service app and start delivering people's food orders from restaurants and grocery stores to them.

It's easy to make around $15 to $20 delivering with Doordash or UberEats. All you need is a working smartphone, a car with insurance, and a clean background check.

5. Love a Product or Service? Refer it to Someone else and Earn

Make money by recommending products and services to your friends and family. Usually, they just have to sign up with your referral link and in some cases, your referral gets a bonus too.

There are many referral programs that would give you actual cash for your referrals while others may give you a gift card, a percentage off of a service, or credit that you can use only with the company.

Rakuten, a cashback website gives $5 per referral and up to a $20 sign-up bonus, and Payoneer, a payment processor gives $25 for every referral that sends or receives up to $1000 in cumulative transactions.

6. Get Money Back From Shopping

Whether you're shopping for groceries, clothes, or gear for your next camping trip, cashback sites and apps will give you back a percentage of what you buy in cash or gift cards.

It's easy to earn cashback either in stores or online and some apps would allow you to do both.

For shopping in-store, all you have to do is create an account with the cashback website or app.

Then check for cashback offers where you would like to shop. Next, take a picture of your receipt or scan the barcodes of the items you bought, and…ka-ching!

For online cashback, just log in to the cashback site or app and shop your retailer directly from there. You automatically get the reward without having to do anything extra.

Some favorite cashback apps are Wikibuy, Honey, Ibotta, and Rakuten (Remember Rakuten from the referral program? Yup, that's 2 ways to earn with this app).

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7. Don't Need That Old Couch? Let it Go…for Money of Course

What seems like old stuff and junk to you, could be a gold mine. Find any items in your house that you rarely use anymore, your garage probably has a lot of it, and sell it on any selling website.

You get money from them and as a bonus, you declutter your living space.

You could sell anything including books, CDs, furniture, clothes, and games.

It's easy to sell these items online with apps like the classic Craigslist, OfferUp, Facebook marketplace, and many others. Or, you can have an old-fashioned garage or yard sale.

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8. Participate in Market Research – Choose Focus Groups Over Surveys

Companies almost always conduct market research when creating a new product.

Essentially, they try to get a feel of what potential consumers think about their products. Oftentimes, this can be through a focus group or a survey.

It's easy to apply to participate in a focus group for product research and earn around $50 to $100 of your time and may even get some sample products by the company in some cases. Check out sites like Vindale research.

9. Wrap Your Car With Advertisement

“10 more points for regular driving please!”. Yet again, you can make money driving your car around by placing a sticker or wrap with an advertisement on your car.

Well, not everyone wants to stick something onto their car, but if you don't mind, then you can make some extra hundred dollars up to $400 in a month.

If you have a car loan on the car, this way your car is literally paying for itself.

Companies like carvertise, wrapify, and free car media are some of the main companies that will pay you to advertise with your car.

10. Become a Mystery Shopper

Make some extra money by going undercover shopping; evaluate the service and report your shopping experience back to the shopping company.

You may have to use your money to shop and then get reimbursed afterward for your cost.

You get paid for secret shopping and also get to keep the products you bought.

11. Watch Videos for Money

Watching videos online can also score you some extra cash.

Although you'll have to watch a lot of videos to make tangible money, the good thing is you can play the videos while you do something else.

Some have said they can earn up to 2-5 dollars an hour.

Besides, if you just keep playing the videos throughout the day while doing your usual activities, then it can be a good way to get a quick few bucks.

Some websites that offer this are Swagbucks and inbox dollars.

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12. Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing involves getting paid a commission by an online advertiser when someone performs an action with your affiliate link.

The action could be in the form of signing up for an app, making a purchase, or joining an email list.

What you'll need to do to get started with affiliate marketing is to create a website and build valuable content around your affiliate products and embed your affiliate links in your content.

To actually make good money with affiliate marketing, you need to drive a lot of traffic to your website.

Also, make sure there's solid and useful content to ensure people actually click through your affiliate links.

Wealthy affiliates is a great training ground for affiliate marketing.

They teach you everything thing from creating your website, finding the right niche, writing great content, setting up your affiliate links, and driving traffic to your website.

They also have a community of over 200,000 active new and experienced users that are constantly providing guidance, insights, and the best tips to reach success as an affiliate marketer.

The great thing is you can get started for free! You also get a free domain to start off with.

13. Join Freelancing Websites

To become a freelancer, there are so many options for work you can choose from on freelancing websites such as Fiverr and Upwork.

It's easy to choose from graphics design, digital marketing, resume writing, translation, gaming, virtual assistance, and a lot more.

Fiverr has more than 200 categories you can choose from.

Some top sellers have been known to earn up to $2000 – $5000 per month and a few even earn up to $25,000 monthly.

However, when freelancing on the side you also have to factor in how much time you're able to dedicate to it.

Regardless, with some very lucrative choices, you can make really good money from freelancing.

The great thing about freelancing is you can set your own hours and choose which projects to work on.

That's the kind of flexibility most people desire for a job and it's why many freelancers end up going full time with it and quit their regular jobs after some time.

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14. Buy and Sell Domain Names

This process involves buying domain names that are considered valuable for very cheap and selling them at a higher price and make a profit.

As long as new business keeping popping up and websites continue to be created, there's always going to be a need for a website.

You're currently reading this on a website with the domain name thefinanceboost.com.

As of the end of the first quarter in 2020, there were 366.8 million domain name registrations. Per day over 300,000 domain names are registered.

There are many domain names you know today that have been sold for millions of dollars such as hotels.com at $11million and fb.com for Facebook at $8.5million.

Of course, finding domain dames that can sell for millions might be a very long shot, but you can find a domain with a resale value of hundreds to thousands of dollars.

It's easy to get started by searching for domain names on GoDaddy.

15. Start a Lead Generation Business

A lead is simply anyone that shows interest in a company's product in any way.

So, lead generation simply involves attracting people and converting them into someone who shows interest in a company's products finding leads for a company's products or services.

So how do you create a lead generation business?

Find an industry that needs leads, start marketing through online ad campaigns using channels like Facebook, YouTube, and Google Adwords.

Your ads should drive people to a landing page where they can fill a form.

Anyone that fills out details based on your ad for any industry has now become a lead.

Next, you sell those leads to a buyer which for example can be a real estate agent or auto dealership

16. Become an Amazon Retailer

In 2019, Amazon accounted for 45% of US e-commerce sales. Amazon is usually the first stop people make when they try to buy something online.

That's a lot of visibility and sales you can capitalize on. It's easy to become an amazon seller by wither buying products at wholesale price and selling them for a profit.

It's easy to also get products directly from a manufacturer and package it with your own brand (also known as private-label branding) and selling it at a higher price.

Another way is to create your own products and sell them on Amazon too.

Whichever way you choose to sell, Amazon is the biggest e-commerce platform in the United States and it can be a great way to make some extra money.

17. Sell on Etsy

Etsy is a great place to sell your handmade designs, vintage items, and craft products. It's easy to sell items like jewelry, toys, home decor, bags, clothing, and craft supplies.

In 2018, Etsy connected 2.1 million sellers with 39.4 million buyers.

So if you have creative ideas for handmade products, Etsy's online marketplace with millions of buyers is the best place to start.

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18. Write and publish a Kindle eBook

With Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), it's completely free to self-publish an ebook. You don't have to be an established author or find an agent or publisher for you to author a book and start making money.

As long as you have a good book idea and strategy for your book launch, you can make a 35% or 70% profit (depending on the KDP royalty options you pick) off of your book sales.

The great thing is that Amazon handles the marketing and promotion of your book and host it for free.

A number of people have published up to 100 books per year and some do that without even writing the books themselves.

This can be a very lucrative way to make money if you decide to go for it.

19. Walk Dogs & Pet Sit

Love animals? It's easy to make some money doing something you actually love by walking or sitting people's pets for them.

The national pet sitting average is $25/hour and the average cost of a dog walker ranges between $20 – $40 depending on the length.

Companies like Rover, Wag, and care.com all have pet services that you can sign up for and start taking care of cute little furry animals, while you earn money.

20. Drive for Uber and/or Lyft

If you can spare a couple of hours each day, driving for Lyft is another money-making opportunity that doesn't require any specialized skill (other than knowing how to drive safely).

It's easy to join one of these ride-sharing apps or you can join both to get a wider pool of customers.

Depending on how much you put in, rush hour traffic, and your location and tips, the average monthly income is $364 on Uber and $377 on Lyft per month.

Clarke Bowman, a part-time driver for Uber and Lyft talks about how he made $257 for less than 14 hours of work in a week in Miami.

21. Rent out your house for filming

If you own a house, you can rent it out to movie producers and photographers for filming. Your house doesn't even have to be in pristine shape for you to rent it out and make money off it.

Giggster is one of the many websites that will pay you per hour for renting out your house. According to Giggster,

the average homeowner on Giggster earns $2,027 per booking. The average annual income for homeowners who have hosted at least one shoot is $3,945.

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22. Fitness Trainer

If you're a fitness enthusiast or you just love working out, you can make some money by helping other people to work on their fitness goals.

You'll have to curate a range of exercises for your client that matches their goals and working with them to achieve it.

Especially in these times with a pandemic, where people are giving up their gym memberships and seeking workout alternatives, you can market one on one or group training sessions through social media or your own website.

It's easy to also consider recording a bunch of routine videos, put them on YouTube, and use them to sign people up for a personalized training program.

23. Tutor

It's easy to provide tutoring services at any level of education to students who need academic help. It could be tutoring for a subject within the regular school curriculum at any grade or college level.

There's also an option to tutor for standardized tests and exams such as the SATs or GRE.

As of Sept 17, 2020, the average hourly pay for a Private Tutor in the United States is $22 an hour.

If you're an expert in any specific subject area, then tutoring would be a good way for you to make some extra money on the side.

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24. Ask for a Raise

There are several reasons why you should ask for a raise.

Either you've grown in your current role and developed more skills that provide more value to the company or the market value of your role is higher than what you make.

As long as you believe that your value to the company outweighs what you're being paid for it then do not be afraid or reluctant to request a raise at your job.

Asking for a raise is normal and companies generally aren't opposed to the idea because they also want to pay fair value for your work and don't want you to go.

So go ahead and ask for more money for your work. It's easy to check on websites like Glassdoor and salary.com to know what your job's market value is.

25. Develop More Skills relevant to your Job

Companies like to see growth in their employees because it brings more value to the company.

Building a skill that's in demand and relevant to your current role could be the leverage you need to demand more money at your job or apply for a different, higher-paying role within your company.

26. Apply for a Promotion

As with most money-making opportunities, taking a leap is often required.

If you've been in a role for a while and you believe you're ready to take on higher responsibilities or have the skills required for a higher position, then do not wait another minute to revamp your resume and request to be promoted to that position.

Do not wait around for someone to recognize your good work and consider you for a promotion, instead build your case and go for it!

27. Go Back to School

Going back to school to get either a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree can lead to a higher earning potential.

According to The Hamilton Project, the average bachelor's degree holder earns approximately $1.19 million over the course of their career, more than double the $580,000 in lifetime earnings for those with a high school degree.

Also, based on data collected by SmartAsset, a professional with a Master's degree can earn almost $15,000 more than one with only a bachelor's degree.

However, evaluate properly if this the right path for you. For instance, if your job doesn't place much value in an advanced degree then it might not be the route to go.

Also, consider the cost of going back to school, how much more money you can potentially get for it, and how long it'll take before you start benefiting from it financially.

28. Bring in Business for Your Company

Check with your company to see if they reward employees with a commission on any new business, contract, or client an employee brings into the company.

This can be a good way for you to make money other than your salary if you have a strong network and connections.

It's easy to take advantage of this and help your company land new businesses and earn a sweet commission.

29. Do a Great Job to Get a Higher bonus

The end of the year is usually an exciting time for some employees because it's bonus time! Companies generally reward bonuses based on performance during the year.

So, all you need is to do an excellent job during the year and snatch up that big bonus check.

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Now we've come full circle. You're doing some work and making money from it. How do the rich get richer? By using continuously growing whatever money they already have.

It's fine and dandy to have $10,000 as extra cash, but it's more worthwhile to multiply that $10,000 by putting it to work.

This is the basic concept of investing – making your money work to bring in more money.

30. Invest in the financial markets

Stocks, bonds, derivatives, mutual funds, and index funds are all securities that are traded in the financial markets.

You would only invest in any of these securities on the premise that you believe they would appreciate in value over time.

People saving for retirement typically invest in the financial markets to take advantage of compound interest from the time of investments to the point of taking out the funds.

Ideally, you shouldn't blindly invest in the financial markets to avoid losing your money.

I've dabbled with stocks, forex, ETFs, and index funds in the past few years, but I make sure to do tons of research to figure out the best ways to invest my money (I definitely do not want to gamble it away).

Robo advisors like Wealthfront take away all the hassle of doing research if that's not your thing. Let's face it, reading the quarterly earnings of a company can be quite a snore.

With Robo-advisors, you just have to tell them how much risk you're willing to take and how long you have till retirement, and boom…your investment portfolio is on its way.

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31. Invest in a business

You might decide to finally try your hands at that business idea that's always been on your mind. Or you could deliberately set out to find a business you want to get started with.

Or, you could be an investor in someone else's business and take a percentage of the profits.

Whatever it is, the goal is to put your money into a business idea or opportunity that you believe has growth potential and enjoy the profits.

32. Reinvest into your business

Bear with me for a second,

If 1 person can produce 2 apples in a day,
then, 2 people can produce 4 apples in a day and
10 people can produce 20 apples in a day.

What's the point of the grade 2 math I put you through? It's that scaling can directly increase productivity.

So, your business is growing steadily and you're making a profit from it. Rather than pocket the profits, go ahead and reinvest that money into your business that will automate your processes, increase efficiency and productivity.

33. Invest in the housing market

As long as humans would need shelter to survive, the housing market is an evergreen opportunity to invest in.

Buy a house and watch it appreciate in value over time. Or buy a house that needs some work, renovate it and flip it for a profit.

Don't have a large capital? Invest in real estate investment trusts (REIT), which are companies that invest in income-producing real estate.

Fundrise, an online platform for investing in real estate, is a good place to get started with as little as $500.

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34. Become a Personal Lender

It's easy to lend money at an interest rate directly to individuals. However, if you're giving out an unsecured loan, it's difficult to go after any collateral if the borrower defaults.

Peer-to-peer lending sites, like the Lending Club and Prosper, allow you to spread out your loan to multiple borrowers. That means if you have $1000, you can invest $50 each across 20 borrowers.

Some investors have reported seeing up to 12% returns.

35. Pay Down Your Loan Principal

This is more like spending money now to save money in the long run. With loans, interest is calculated on the remaining loan balance each month.

By making additional payments towards your loan principal, you're directly reducing how much you'll pay on interest overall.

As an example, consider a 30-year fixed mortgage loan of $200,000 at a 4.125% interest rate and a monthly payment of $969/month.

If you make an additional $100 a month, you will save $28,089 and pay off the loan 4years and 11 months earlier. That sounds appealing, doesn't it?

Check out this extra payment calculator to find out how much you can save.

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36. Become a Serial Flipper

Buy low, sell high. That's the sum of making money by flipping items. There are so many product options to choose from if you want to start flipping.

Houses, cars, books, vintage goods, and collectibles are all great candidates for this. You just need to have a good eye and knowledge of the market for whatever products you decide to flip.

Find an Idea you like?

Now you just have to start with any of these ideas and start to earn extra money. Do have it in mind that some of these ideas require time and commitment to make money.

The earlier you start, the more time you give yourself to grow your income, so go ahead and start today.

Do you have any more ideas to earn extra income that you've tried or heard of? Let me know in the comments. I would love to hear from you.