The past one year has been tough for everyone
due to the ongoing pandemic. Some people lost their jobs, and some local
businesses shut down. Meanwhile, lots of parents need to stay at home to take
care of their kids beaucase the schools close regularly. In a word, we are all
faced with the situation that we have to stay at home for more time and need to
find new ways to earn extra income to support our family. Here are some tips to
consider.
Drive
Uber
For people who have flexible time schedules
and experience to drive, they can use their car to get some compensation. For
example, if you are a stay at home mom, you can drive around after sending kids
to the school in the morning and come back to pick them up in the afternoon. It
is not a difficult job, and all you need to do is to drive safely.
Use
freelancer website
If you have some design or marketing skills,
you can definitely try to get some orders from the freelancer website like
Fiverr. You can offer your services of designing a book cover, provide voice
over for a commercial or even write SEO related articles.
Start
personal blog or channel
If you aim for long term success and growth,
you should focus on building your personal portfolio, brand and online
presence. Under such circumstances, you can start your own blog or YouTube
Channel to attract followers. While lots of websites offer easy setups, you
don’t need professional IT expertise to establish or
maintain your personal website. However, the drawback is that you will not get
immediate payment in this approach as personal branding takes time. You need to
come up with good content to sustain your blog or channel. But as long as it
becomes prominent, you can earn passive income from it.
Refurbish
and sell crafts online
If you are interested in building and fixing
things, you actually have an advantage. Many people like vintage style
furniture and crafts. You can drive around your community and buy some crafts
from yard sales at a cheap price. Then you need to take your time to refurbish
them to look appealing. You can sell them through Facebook marketplace, Etsy or
Shopify depending on your preferences. This approach might not earn you big
money, but it is interesting and you can even do it with your kids.
When we look around our life, we can find lots
of opportunities, but every opportunity takes time and effort to grasp. The
good thing is that we don’t have to be a professional contractor like a window installer or plumber to earn extra
money. We just need to learn a few new skills to get everything started. Sometimes, we might not make a big fortune
from one approach, but we get new experiences and skills, which is the most
rewarding part.
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