3 Best Creative Ways To Make Extra Money Online

We all love the idea of a side business or side hustle to make extra money online and help pay the bills. That’s why we’re here!

We have some extra time, some extra ambition, and we want to do more!

But how?

There are millions of articles on how to create a profitable blog, but here are a few more creative ways to make extra money online.

Which one’s best for you?

Best Creative Ways To Make Online Income

1. Open an online store.

Platforms like Shopify make it easy for you and me – people without any retail experience – to open an online store and sell physical products. And tools like Shoppable make it easy for you to integrate products and checkouts into your existing blog.

If you’ve already got a blog with decent traffic and loyal readers, you might want to stick with Shoppable or use EDD plugin if using WordPress.

Or, if you’re starting from scratch trying to make extra money online, maybe running an online store through Shopify would be better!

Either one can be profitable, and neither requires a big upfront commitment.

Just start one up and make some money!

2. Use your website like a job application.

Freelancing is hardly a new thing, but I see so many freelancers spending most of their time trying to Find work instead of actually working!

Who is that good for?

A system I stumbled into is using my website like an application.

My website shows a lot of my work, and what I can offer others. If they want that for their own brands, they reach out to me.

It adds value all around, and this way I don’t have to search for work!

The system can work for any freelancer, whether you’re a photographer, designer, developer, writer, or something else.

First, create a website. Then share your work on sites bigger than your own to prove your value. 

From there, just make it easy for people to contact you, and you might never have to worry about finding work again!

3. Review apps and websites

Brands want to make sure their products create great user experiences, and they need real people like you and me to help them.

Use a platform like UserTesting and get paid to share your thoughts as you navigate websites and other digital products.

After you’ve done a few, you can also add “Product Tester” to your resume, which will help you get work outside the platform, too!

I tend to view User Testing as the product testing version of Fiverr. You start out doing things fairly cheaply, and over time (if you want), you can start directly working with brands for a lot of money.

So if you like getting your hands on new things, give product testing a try!