We all have times when we could use a little extra cash in our pockets, and these 20 Unique Ways To Make Money From Home are perfect for those times. This list includes tons of ways you can make money fast, as well as ways you can build a true work at home career. It’s meant to give you a place to begin in your quest to make money from home.
20 Unique Ways To Make Money From Home
- Ebay: Sell your junk, collectors items or handmade items for top dollar to those looking for them on eBay. No cost to join, but minimal fees are based upon how much your product sells for and how it is listed.
- Craigslist: No cost to use this great online classifieds site. You can sell everything from clothing and furniture, to books and movies.
- Etsy: This site is a great way to have your own ecommerce page for your hand crafted items. You can sell homemade crafts, pieces of art, candles, jewelry and even downloadable graphics.
- Baked Goods: At home bakers do well around holidays, and can often build a very profitable business in local communities that eventually leads to a storefront opening.
- Multi Level Marketing Or Sales: From Tupperware to Essential Oils there are hundreds of at home sales programs you can join for minimal start up fees. Whether you sell by hosting in home parties, or you build a website online and market only there, these are great options for those who are good in sales.
- Freelance Writing: Many online and print publications are more than happy to pay you for your content. Start writing and submitting, or searching sites like Odesk, Fiverr and Elance for jobs you can do in the writing industry.
- Ghostwriting: Another closet industry for those who are great in the writing field is ghostwriting. This can be done for bloggers, website owners, or even published authors who just need someone to fill in the gaps for them to meet a deadline.
- Virtual Assistant: A virtual assistant can do everything from scheduling social media statuses and answering emails to placing cold calls to potential clients. There are tons of areas to find work in this field.
- Transcription: Transcription was all the rage many years ago, but is now a field that requires a bit more of a background in the field to get into. Look into affordable certification programs that also offer job placement.
- Childcare: In home daycares are great for the mom who has younger kids at home she already has to care for. Open your home to a few other children and charge the going rate for childcare to supplement your income.
- Graphic Design: Graphic design is a huge field for people wanting to work from home. Fiverr, Odesk and Elance are all excellent places to find work in this field. From website to logo design, graphic artists are always in high demand.
- Blogging: Blogging can be a great source of income, but that money doesn’t happen overnight. Building a website, adding content and gaining readers takes some time, but once established can easily create a steady income from ad revenue and sponsorships.
- Social Media Management: Helping businesses and websites manage their social media following is a great work at home job for those with experience in PR or social media on a business level.
- Freelance Programming/Coding: The tech industry is always in need of more freelance coders in various programming languages. Many projects are contract only for a few weeks or a particular item needed. Check out Odesk and Elance for more jobs in this field.
- Customer Service: Being an at home customer service call center is something many enjoy doing. A reliable phone line, Internet connection and headset are usually all you need.
- Appointment Scheduler: Many companies hire individuals to take calls and schedule appointments for everything from hair appointments to job interviews.
- Arts & Crafts: Hand crafted items like hair bows, blankets, home décor, wreaths and jewelry are great on sites like Etsy, but can also be sold out of your home to your local community.
- Photographer: If you are great behind a camera lens this is a great opportunity to do photography for people in your community. You can also look into selling stock images to online sources for a little extra residual passive income.
- Hair Stylist: Depending on your state health codes, you may be able to set up a room in your home dedicated to your hair stylist business. Instead of paying a booth rental, you may be able to make all of your profit by taking care of customers in your home.
- Product Reviewer: Just like blogging, this can be something that takes time to get into, but it can be profitable. There are a multitude of companies that want quality reviews on their products. This usually doesn’t pay in cash, but will give you free products that you can use for your family. That in essences is money in your pocket.
These unique ways to make money from home are a great step toward helping pad your budget while doing something you enjoy. Working from home whether on a part time or full time basis is a great rewarding way of providing for your family.
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I really enjoyed this blog post. I especially liked the “doing something you enjoy” advice at the end. There are so much ideas out there but I think the best idea is just to DO IT! Try different stuff and see what happens!