How to make money online in 2024

How to earn money online in 2024

Making money online is the sweet spot people look for in the gig economy. Whether you aspire to be a six-figure social media influencer, or are just looking to supplement your regular income with some online side jobs, you're in the right place, we've found some viable options.

1.Pick up freelance jobs and make money online through websites like Upwork, Fiverr , and freelancer.com . These sites offer a wide range of freelancing job options such as writing, programming, designing, marketing, or being a virtual assistant.

2.Another way to make money from home is by Testing websites and apps. On sites like UserTesting.com,You get paid for your thoughts on how well certain websites and apps work.

3.Learn to use AI tools 

The use of generative artificial intelligence is on the rise. Some AI related side hustle includes;

A)Integrating AI tools as a freelancer, to help you create digital products or to edit AI content for a client.

B)Improving your advertising, marketing efforts and management of your existing small business.

C)Teaching others to use AI tools.

4.You can make money from home by taking online surveys, but don’t expect to earn a lot. Survey sites usually don’t  offer a big pay and many sites are more useful for earning gift cards than cash. Some of the more popular survey sites include Swagbucks and Survey Junkie.

5.If you’re a blogger who gets decent traffic, you could make money by joining an affiliate network. Affiliates (that’s you) get paid when someone clicks through from the website to the partner site and buys something there. Some bloggers make a lot of money this way, particularly those who do affiliate marketing full-time.

6.You can earn advertising revenue from your blogs and YouTube ChannelsIf your YouTube videos or blog posts draw a big audience, you may be able to make money from advertising. YouTube sets 1,000 subscribers as the benchmark for applying for the YouTube Partner Program. YouTube Partners then get access to monetizing features, including a share of ad revenue. You can also use Google’s AdSense, the same ad platform on YouTube, to put relevant ads on your blog or website for earning potential.

7.You can also earn online by becoming an instagram or TikTok Influencer as Companies are using influencers (people with large and dedicated following and audience)on the platform to rep their products and in turn, pay them for their promotion services. Influencers have the opportunity to become brand ambassadors to big brands and companies and also earn through that means.

8.Trade your old phones, electronics and gadgets Have an old phone, iPad, laptop or gaming system lying around? Instead of just keeping them there, Sell it on a site like Swappa or Gazelle.

9. You can Take beautiful pictures,sell and convert them into cash on sites like Fine Art America, which lets you upload your images to sell as prints, T-shirts, phone cases and more. Other marketplaces for photographers include SmugMug, 500px and PhotoShelter. Some sites require a subscription but may provide features ranging from cloud storage to password-protected galleries and a customized website.

10. Self-publish an e-book

Writing a good book is tough, but the internet makes it easy to bring it to market. If you’re a writer who can churn out pages, you can use Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing to sell your books(s) on the Kindle store. It’s free to publish a book, and you can earn up to 70% of each sale in royalties. Write your book, enter a clear description and the details to be displayed and upload your manuscript. Set the price and see if it sells.

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