10 real and effective ways to earn extra income

Many of us want to earn extra income on top of our regular jobs, but can't risk taking on projects or starting a new business because of limited time or a tight budget.

The Internet has provided us with more ways to earn money than ever before, plus the old ways still exist, so there's nothing wrong with earning a little extra cash by babysitting, selling in the garage or doing one-on-one work for your neighbors.

Here's a list of the best options for earning extra income (including online opportunities) without leaving your current job.

Data entry

Data entry is an option that isn't overly profitable, but if you want an easy way to earn a little money in an uncomplicated way, it may be something to keep in mind. However, data entry isn't for everyone.

Axion Data Services, DionData Solutions and DataPlus are employers who regularly hire data entry personnel.

This operation can also be carried out remotely. How? Some companies send you documents by post, to be entered on online forms.

Paid surveys (quick and easy solution)

Taking part in these surveys is a quick and easy way to earn extra income and requires no special skills on your part. You can complete surveys on your phone, tablet or computer. Often, completing these paid surveys takes around 5-10 minutes and you can earn between 1-10 $ per survey. You can make an hourly income of 5 to 30 $ if you find enough questions to answer. For this reason, we recommend that you sign up for several services, as some only offer a limited number of queries per day.
Among the best sites: LifePoints, Branded Surveys, Opinion Outpos, InboxDollars, Survey Junkie, SMyPointsetc.

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Working as a virtual assistant for a company or an individual

As a virtual assistant, you'll be performing all kinds of tasks for a company or an individual - in other words, all activities that can be carried out online. This is a good choice if you want to carry out a variety of activities without major barriers to entry, including potential planning, customer support and management tasks.

Many people in their line of work need a virtual assistant for routine tasks, but you don't have to wait for people to come looking for you, you have to go out and promote yourself and offer your services to people.

Customer service

Many large and medium-sized companies that want to support their customers 24/7 are not content with face-to-face customer service staff, and are constantly looking for others who can work remotely. So it's an accessible job, and you can always choose the conditions that suit you.

Turn your passion into a profession

Many hobbies can be turned into a new source of income, including art, videography and video games. Online resources such as Etsy allow you to open your own online store and sell your artwork or other creations. It may take some time to gain customers in these fields, but the more consistent you are, the better off you'll be in terms of income.

Learn a new language and work in translation

Working in the translation field requires you to master the language of the people you're translating for. This may be the only way for them to understand official documents, menus, etc.

Freelance translations are among the best paid. Check out sites like upwork.com, Fiverr or 5euros.com to find and apply for jobs.

It's true that learning a foreign language requires a great deal of discipline and effort, but as well as almost guaranteeing an interesting extra income, you can also take advantage of the opportunity to travel, talk to people from different cultures or study the country's literature and history.

Working in the content and blogging industry

We recommend that you start out as an amateur and produce interesting content that's worth looking at, and gradually this can turn out to be a good way of earning money. There are many ways to monetize blogs and make them a serious source of extra income, including :

• By selling advertising space.
• By promoting affiliated products and services for which you earn commissions.
• By selling your own physical or digital products, online courses, e-books and so on.
• Using a blog as a marketing channel to sell your expertise.

Create a YouTube channel

If you can think of a subject that interests you and that you know a lot about, you can create a YouTube channel dedicated to that topic. Make and upload videos with the aim of educating viewers or discussing a topic. Your channel will need to reach certain milestones before YouTube will allow you to monetize your account.

Online tutoring

If you think that being a tutor means that you got excellent marks in high school and university, think again. It all depends on how much you know and the quality of your knowledge. Online support sites such as Tutor.com, TutorMe and Studypool hire tutors to share their knowledge with students on a wide range of subjects.

Become a user experience tester.

Every company hopes that its website delivers excellent performance, achieves its objectives and, of course, makes money. But if something isn't working, the company needs to know why, and many use user experience testers to give their opinion.

Are you able to tell whether a website is user-friendly simply by spending a few minutes browsing? Companies like UserTesting or TryMyUI will pay you for your feedback. You can earn around 10 $ for every 20 minutes you spend testing!