Make money while soaking up the sun
These outdoor-friendly side gigs can help you make money for anyone who enjoys working in the open air.
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Can you make a living taking surveys?
Surveys can generate income of $250 to $500 per month. But only if you’re strategic about the type of survey sites you sign up with and the specific surveys you...
What to know before getting paid to test drugs, medical devices and vaccines
These websites enlist consumers to test treatments and devices but testing comes with risks.
Get paid to learn a trade
The economic argument for getting paid to learn a trade — vs. spending four years in college — is compelling.
8 AI-proof side gigs
Some work requires a human touch. And that makes these side hustles AI-proof — at least for now, and possibly forever.
SuperProf: Is this international tutoring platform good for freelancers?
The site presents some challenges for both tutors and students.
How to survive a layoff
These time-tested strategies can help if you’ve already been laid off, have been notified that layoffs are coming or just want to be prepared.
5 great be-your-own-boss sites
These websites don't send you jobs nor dictate how much you earn. Instead they present your profile when someone is looking for the type of service you offer.
How to be your own boss
Here's how websites can help you turn your idea or skill into a thriving business.
How to make money if you like to cook
Hotplate helps professional chefs and home cooks heat up food sales.
Side gigs for night owls
What makes these side gigs perfect for night owls? In some cases, it’s simply when the gigs are available.
Outlier: Can you make money training AI?
For this site the tasks, and potentially the payment, you get are not worth the time you spend.
Turn a hobby into a profitable side hustle
Whether it’s crafting, sports or reading, your pastime can become a lucrative side gig.
7 great jobs that don’t require experience
Some jobs offer on-the-job training or are simple enough that you don’t need qualifications.
Drive your way to wealth with these side gigs
If you love being behind the wheel, here are more than a dozen sites that can help you make money.
Get paid to provide help and companionship for seniors
Papa works with employers, Medicaid, and Medicare Advantage plans to provide an array of household and wellness services.
6 unconventional side hustles for fun and profit
There’s a world of unique opportunities that go beyond traditional part-time gigs, from getting paid to be a friend to testing websites.
Swimply: Rent Your Pool, Home or Court by the Hour
Swimply has expanded the personal property it helps you rent out. But some changes in the site’s are concerning.
Why do I need to know about side gigs and taxes?
If you’ve got income from a side hustle, now’s the time to do a crash course on taxes.
Kid-inclusive side gigs for dads
These are money-making opportunities that can be done with kids by your side.
Want a job at a college or university? This free job site can connect you with all kinds of positions
Whether you’re a teacher, custodian or a parking , a site called HigherEdJobs might have just the job lead for you.
12 fast-paying side hustles for quick cash
These are side gig sites that pay you within 24 hours of completing a job.
Profit from your own after-Christmas sale
By clearing out closets, you not only create inventory for sale, you free up storage space. You can use that storage for your new things. Or you can rent it...
Is your microtask a scam or legit?
For side gigs, these microtask scams often appear nearly identical to legitimate opportunities offered by a host of online platforms. Here's how to tell.
Making six figures with Poshmark
With seller-friendly rules and easy social media integration, Poshmark has managed to differentiate itself from other peer-to-peer sales sites.
Got an hour? Here are 8 quick-hit side gigs that take 60 minutes or less and pay generously
Options range from tutoring to taking care of pets; delivery to coaching; voiceovers to serving as a mock juror.
Want to earn money testing products or answering surveys?
Curion Insights offers product testing and research gigs and promises pay that averages $50 per hour.
Holiday jobs you can start tomorrow
These are gigs that people just like you would want someone else to do for them — right now.
RedBubble vs. FineArtAmerica: Which is Best?
As print-on-demand has become more popular as a semi-ive-income side hustle, more companies have sprung up to address the demand.
Gilding your golden years with a side gig
Adding a side job during your retirement years is increasingly easy, and it yields substantial economic benefits.
Can you make money answering questions on HelpOwl?
Steer clear unless you will be satisfied with earning just a few pennies an hour for your time.
Earn $200 or more per hour as an expert witness
most expert witness work is done behind the scenes long before cases go to trial. Here's how to land a gig.
Side hustles you should avoid
Here are some examples of side hustles worth avoiding — and some better alternatives.
Side gigs for artists, writers, filmmakers and other creatives
Side gig sites for creatives help with the nagging details so creatives can create and still collect the money they need to eat.
How much you could earn if you spent 3 hours a day working like your favorite TV characters
7 side jobs inspired by your favorite TV shows
Pricing your side gig for success
Finding the right balance on setting your prices is key to ensuring your side hustle is both profitable and sustainable.
Reliable side hustles for regular income
Ideas for side hustlers who just need reliable gigs for regular income.
Good side hustles for fall that can help you make extra cash
What makes side hustles for fall different than those available at any other time of the year? Mainly demand.
Best side jobs for Gen Z
A handful of sites entrepreneurs of almost any age, which can help you launch a new business when the risk of failure is modest.
Taskrabbit vs. Handy: Which is better for freelance workers?
Both promise to connect you with customers. The sites find the clients, invoice and collect for you. The question is, which is the better site to find work?
6 weekend side hustles to earn extra cash
Weekend jobs don’t interfere with your work day. Better yet, they can be highly lucrative and, often, easy and fun.
Smart side hustles for college students
These gigs are considered resume-boosters that increase your chance of getting a great job after graduation.
Nurse your wallet: Lucrative gigs in health care
Here are seven side hustles for medical professionals, including some that pay as much as $200 an hour.
Cinema cash: 6 side hustles for film fanatics
Act, the crew, do voice overs, write. Those are just a few ways to make side money in the movie industry.
New side job reviews highlight nursing, consulting and rentals
This week, three new side hustle reviews highlight nursing, consulting and renting options.
Calm and quiet: Side hustles for introverts
Here are jobs that can be done independently with a minimal amount of social interaction
Tune into profit: Making money on the side with music gigs
Here are 5 solid side gigs in music, including where to find them and how they work.
How to make money with hot-weather side jobs
Hot weather side gigs capitalize on the human desire to head outdoors to soak up the sunshine. And they often involve doing things you like as hobbies, like boating and...
Upwork vs. Fiverr: Which is better to find freelance work?
Both Upwork and Fiverr are broad freelance marketplaces that connect workers with individuals and companies that need help.
Moving jobs for summer are plentiful, but you need to be strong
Dozens of companies offer moving jobs for summer. Many of them pay generously — $50 or more per hour
8 mobile moneymakers: Side jobs you can do with just your phone
What used to be a simple communication device has now become the central tool in our modern lives. From shopping to dating, we rely on our smartphones. They have even...
How to balance a side hustle with a full-time job
A side hustle is a smart way to build a path to financial freedom. Yet, juggling a full-time job and gig work is tough. Meetings, deadlines, household chores, and spending...
7 side hustles for empty nesters
When the kids fly the coop and the nest becomes quieter, parents can find themselves with time on their hands. That can feel lonely. But it also makes this a...
Smart and satisfying side gigs for teachers during the summer
Summer is coming and that means teachers will have a few blissful months of needed rest. But, what if two months without pay is a luxury you can’t afford? Teachers...
Chill cash: Stress-free side jobs that are relaxing – even fun
Wish you could make some extra cash, but can’t deal with adding stress to your life? Consider these stress-free side hustles that let you embrace your entrepreneurial spirit without sacrificing...
6 side hustles for fashionistas
Chanel. Hermes. Prada. If your closet holds more labels than a luxury retailer, you may have a ion for fashion. And side hustles for fashionistas can help pay for your...
Well-paying gigs for people with disabilities or chronic illnesses
There’s no doubt that a disability or chronic illness can impact your physical and mental state, not to mention your job prospects. But in today’s digital world, there are many...
Getting paid to protest
Michaela Miller and Aileen Lawlor met each other, and a group of other performers, at a San Jose coffee shop one recent morning. They were getting paid to protest and...
Pros and cons of the latest side gigs for cleaners and gamers
SideHusl.com reviewed a smattering a new side hustle platforms that offer opportunity for cleaners, owners and gamers this week. However, the opportunities aren’t particularly good.Two of these platforms could deliver...
Love to shop? Here’s how to get paid for it
If spending a day in a mall or grocery store is your idea of a great time, you should know that you can get paid to shop.More than a half-dozen...
Should you rent out your house or yard for extra money?
Experts call it the “Silver Tsunami.” Starting in 2024, roughly 11,400 individuals are expected to retire every day, as the giant baby boom generation hits age 65. But what if...
Seasonal jobs: Here are 5 gigs if you want to work during the summer
Gigs for this summer range from seasonal jobs in resorts to part-time positions staffing concerts and events. And, there are some that simply allow you to spend your side gig...
Get paid to get fit
You can get paid to get fit thanks to a host of behavioral finance apps that allow you to wager on your weight loss or exercise journey, and some that...
Ghostwriters and ghost tours: 2 newly reviewed gigs
We explore two newly reviewed side gig platforms this week — one seeking freelance guides to host ghost tours; the other seeking ghostwriters. Ghostwriters and ghost tours guides must have...
This mechanic earns $12,000 a month answering questions
Chris Pyle is an auto mechanic who used to work on transmissions at a Ford dealership. Now the 45-year-old from Tennessee answers car repair questions on JustAnswer and earns more...
One-day jobs that will earn you $100
Want to earn $100 in a single day with a side hustle? A site called NetCredit studied top-paying side hustles and came up with nearly 20 that would pay $100...
Side jobs you can do with an infant
Having a baby is both a joyful and life-altering experience. But it’s also expensive. From unreimbursed medical costs to diapers, basinets, high-chairs and baby clothing, new parents often find themselves...
Gig workers: Misclassified or mistreated? A guide and a quiz to find out
Do you think the side hustle platform you’re working through is mistreating you — forcing you into unpaid training, long hours without overtime or simply not paying you for all...
Mini hustles: A little effort for a little money
We reviewed three mini hustles this week — sites that pay a small amount of money for little to no real work. And, while none of them will make you...
Love driving your car? Here are ways you can make money doing it
Love driving your car and wish you could make some money doing it? You’re in luck. There are dozens of side hustles for drivers and some of them pay generously.Side...
Earn six figures – mostly non-taxable – as a travel nurse
Anthony Swain, 32, and his wife earn six-figure incomes while traveling the country for work. And they pay tax on just a fraction of their income. Such is the life...
This actress has $7,000-$8,000 monthly side hustle
Breaking into acting is challenging under the best of circumstances. And in a year when both writers and actors were on strike, finding work was particularly challenging. But Vanessa Garcia,...
New hustles for consultants, callers and cleaners
SideHusl.com reviewed new hustles for consultants, callers and cleaners this week, finding good to average opportunity for freelancers.WynterThe best paying opportunity of the three comes from an armchair consulting firm...
Side jobs that help you keep New Year’s resolutions
Millions of Americans start the New Year resolving to do things better. Most commonly, they aim to get physically and financially fit, travel more, and spend more time reading or...
Former teacher earned $200,000 with surrogacy as a side hustle
Sunshine Hanson, 41, earned more than $200,000 with surrogacy as a side hustle. If you’re a healthy biological woman of child-bearing age, you potentially could, too.Having babies for people who...
Make money with AI: How one freelancer earns $10K/month
Want to earn six-figures with AI? At the one-year anniversary of ChatGPT’s launch, a number of freelancers are doing just that. Better yet, they maintain that almost anyone can make...
Contractors’ $3 million payday is a cautionary tale
More than 100,000 contractors who signed up for a lead generation service provided by HomeAdvisor are due to get refunds amounting to more than $3 million. However the contractors $3...
Best ways to earn cash over the holidays by pet sitting, wrapping gifts, working at events
Need a little extra cash to handle seasonal spending? If you’ve got some time, holiday hustles for service providers can pay you a nice hourly wage and they’re easy to...
Holiday hustles for creatives: Rake in $$$ making decor and gifts
Artistic and entrepreneurial? With holiday shopping already under way, this is the perfect time to consider holiday hustles for creatives. Whether you make holiday wreaths, custom cutting boards, cards, cookies,...
Declutter for cash: How to make money from your cast-offs
I was struck by an unusually strong urge to organize last week. And, instead of fighting it off (as usual), I realized that now is the perfect time to declutter...
Want a gig as a mover? Check out the reviews of these companies before you sign on for work
If you’ve got a truck and some muscle, you can make good money delivering furniture and helping people move. More than a half-dozen online platforms, including GoShare and CitizenShipper, will...
Time to sell your gold?
Do you have gold coins, bars or jewelry gathering dust in a bank, safe or jewelry box? It may be time to sell your gold.Many people own gold for two...
5 cash-back sites for holiday shopping
Holiday spending sets Americans back by nearly $1,000 each year. And, with inflation pushing prices of everything from clothing to gasoline into the stratosphere, this holiday season is gearing up...
5 cash-back sites for holiday shopping
Holiday spending sets Americans back by nearly $1,000 each year. And, with inflation pushing prices of everything from clothing to gasoline into the stratosphere, this holiday season is gearing up...
Writing jobs are booming. Here’s where to find them.
Writing jobs are booming, according to the latest Fast 50 report by Freelancer.com. Creative writing, content writing, copy writing, report writing, and ghost writing have all seen a significant boost over...
Got an opinion and a background? Try armchair consulting gigs
You don’t need a degree from Harvard or an impressive resume to make good money with arm-chair consulting gigs. All you need is an opinion and the right personal or...
Selling your body for science
You can make good money selling your body for science. There are two ways to do it. You can volunteer for paid clinical trials or you can give plasma or...
Make money by renting out land or garage or tool shed
Got land — perhaps a lot where you plan to build a retirement or vacation home? Or, maybe, just a big backyard? Instead of letting it sit empty, you can...
Quit work and travel: A how-to guide
Want to quit work and travel for years at a time? It is possible. Just ask Marco Ilagan and Francina Cassaniti. They quit work five years ago. They’ve been traveling...
Website testing jobs: Good pay and no special skills needed
Looking for a side hustle that pays well, but doesn’t require any special skills? Consider website testing jobs.You don’t need to be a college graduate, an expert, or even particularly...
How to spot the latest job scams
It was no surprise that job scams soared three-fold during the COVID lockdowns. After all, con artists are brilliant at using economic devastation as a marketing tool. But, when the...
Best side hustles for 2023: Profit from this year’s trends
The best side hustles for 2023 combine hot trends with well-paid work to provide side hustlers with ample opportunity to profit. Here we examine a half-dozen social, demographic and economic...
With experience, freelancers can go ‘pro’ on Fiverr
The continuing remake of Fiverr, a site that once encouraged freelancers to do odd jobs for just $5, has the site urging freelancers who have experience to go “pro.” Workers with...
Legit side hustles you can do from home
Looking for legit side hustles you can do from home? You’re not alone. Over the past three years, searches for this term soared 9,042%, according to SemRush, a leading search engine...
Side hustles for know-it-alls
You don’t like to brag, but you know things. And, while there are many ways you could spend a day, doing something that allows you to share that knowledge is...
Game-playing apps that promise cash
The come-on is compelling and simple. “Earn cash for playing games on your smart phone.” But can you really earn real money for just playing games? SideHusl.com looked into game-playing apps that promise cash...
Compare your gig to the latest trends in gig work
Ride share companies like Uber and Lyft once dominated the side hustle economy. No longer. A new survey showing the latest trends in gig work found that ride share ranks a distant fifth among...
Tips for freelances success
Matt Starky bid on more than 100 jobs before he landed his first gig on Freelancer, a big work platform that connects freelancers with clients. And, in many ways, his story...
Four new platforms for side-hustles that cash in on your skills, opinions
Editors at SideHusl.com reviewed four new side hustle platforms this week, uncovering new hustles for drivers, manicurists and more. However, only two of these hustles are available nationwide and both...
Vacation rental sites to make – and save – money
It’s vacation season, which means that Americans are trolling websites to find good deals on lodging, cars, watercraft and RVs. That makes it a perfect time for you to list...