I found 13 of the best side hustles that you can do to earn money in 2024. And some of these side hustles people are making millions of dollars a year with and others, they’re really good just to make a little bit of extra beer money every single month. And there’s going to be a wide range of different side hustles. So depending on who you are and what you want, you’re probably going to find something on this list that’s going to be good for you. And I made sure to include ones that you probably haven’t heard before. So if you appreciate me doing this type of content, go ahead and let me know, and let’s jump into it with.
#1 TikTok NPC
NPC stands for non playable character. So How the heck can you make money on TikTok being a non playable character? Well, it’s 2024. And you can make money doing just about anything, it seems these days. So basically, what this is, is you live stream on TikTok, and then people pay you to do certain on camera actions. And if you don’t think you can make money doing this, well, Pinkie doll is making millions of dollars a year doing this. And she makes 2000 to $3,000 per stream, and often does multiple streams a day. Yes, this is actually a way that people are making money. And there’s this article I found where she says, I don’t care about the haters. What’s important is my son is going to have a beautiful life. So I have mixed feelings about this. It’s absolutely ridiculous. I’m not sure why people are spending money on this type of thing. But that being said, respect to her for figuring out a really good side hustle and figuring out how to make millions of dollars from weirdos online. And there’s not just her, there’s a lot of other people that are making money doing this. And you kind of just have to find your own little unique stick. And you have to have incredible patience, because you’re just going to be doing the same emoji reactions over and over again for hours on end. But if you can do that, you can make a ton of money. So yeah, this one is very interesting to say the least, I don’t know how long it’s going to last, this might just be a fad that only lasts like a year or a few months. But right now people are making a lot of money doing this, I’ll go ahead and give this one an 8/10 opportunity score, although I don’t know what it’s going to be next year.
#2 Shoe Filping
So flipping items is probably the oldest business known to mankind, you basically buy stuff at a low price and you sell it at a higher price. It’s that simple. And the way you get good at this is having knowledge and expertise in whatever types of items that you’re flipping. So I’ve flipped many different items throughout my life, from cars to bikes to different electronic equipment. And I’ve made a ton of money doing it. And the greatest thing is you can actually just start as a teenager, I started when I was like 12. And sneakers are some of the best items to flip. In fact, there’s entire YouTube channels dedicated to sneaker flipping, there’s an article of person, for instance, who makes over $10,000 A month flipping sneakers. And here’s a YouTube channel that’s all about sneaker reselling. So yeah, this one is really good. And just flipping items in general is a really good side hustle again, especially if you have a lot of knowledge about these things. So if you’re someone who’s a sneaker head, you been basically buying and selling sneakers your whole life, this would be great for you, I’m gonna give this one a 9/ 10 opportunity score.
#3 Making tutorials on Youtube
So there’s all kinds of different random niches out there where you can make a ton of money on YouTube. And you don’t have to be incredibly charismatic or be a genius about the videos that you select. There are certain niches out there where you can make really high CPM which basically means how much money you get paid per 1000 views. And all you have to do is just make tutorial videos. And in some cases, if you’re smart about it, you can even put affiliate links in the description or if you really take it far you can make your own products and services and sell them on your YouTube channel. And there are literally millions of people around the world that are making money off of YouTube doing So this is absolutely possible for anybody out there to do this. So yeah, I think YouTube is incredible. If you try to start an entertainment channel, like a vlog or you know, a video game channel or a travel channel or something like that, it’s very difficult to make money. But if you start an education based YouTube channel that you’re solving real problems for real people with, it’s much, much easier. So I’m going to go ahead and give this one a 10/10 opportunity score, I think creating content is probably the easiest way to make really big money online, not just a tiny little amount, but really big money. And I’ve done it myself. So I know that it’s true.
#4 Amazon Flex
This is basically where you deliver packages for Amazon. So it’s kind of like Uber or Uber Eats, except you’re delivering packages. And there are actually people who are making over $1,000 a week doing this and certain times of the year, you can make even more. Now this does depend on your location, because there’s a lot more need for Amazon drivers in certain locations. But most drivers earn between 18 and $25 an hour. So yeah, this one is pretty good. It’s a legitimate side hustle, there’s probably 10s if not hundreds of 1000s of people out there that have made money with this. So I’ll go ahead and give this one an 8/10 opportunity score.
#5 Mobile Carwash
This is also referred to as a walking carwash. And this is basically where you go and Wash and Detail somebody’s car wherever they are. And people who have a lot of money are willing to pay for this because they don’t want to spend the time to go to the dealership get their car washed in detail, because that typically means they’re going to have to wait an hour or more at the dealership, and people who have a lot of money are willing to spend a lot of money for convenience. And there’s a video I saw on YouTube of Randy Roberto, and he makes about $77,000 a year with his mobile carwash, and he’s only 22 years old. So yeah, this is another legitimate side hustle, it is going to be better in some areas rather than others. But that being said, I’ll give this one an 8.5/10 opportunity score.
#6 WRITING ARTICLES ONLINE
This is exactly what it sounds like you’re going to be writing articles and then publishing them online. A lot of the time you will be working as a freelancer in some cases, you may get hired by a business full time. But there’s many, many other ways of making money by doing this. Now, there’s a lot of people who try to do this and they try to make money with it. And they make one massive mistake, which I always like to say over and over again to not do and that massive mistake is they try to be a generalist, writer. And that basically means that you’ll write an article about anything for anyone, you don’t want to do that maybe you can start off by doing that. But quickly, you want to figure out what your niche is, it’s very important that you niche down and you become an expert on writing articles, any particular vertical. So for instance, you could write articles about investing, and you could just get really, really good and familiar with investing consume all the content on it. And that way, when you write the article, it’s going to be top notch, because it’s very easy for people to tell when somebody writes an article about something that they have no idea about. So a really easy way to get started writing online is to start writing on the website medium, and they actually pay you AdSense for the ads that are shown on the article and you make on average about $13 per 1000 words that you write however, you can make much, much more than this. Another really easy way to get started is to start writing on websites like Fiverr. And then there’s all kinds of different freelancing writing websites out there that you can get started with as well. But again, the way you make the big money is you get really good at a particular niche. And you only write for that niche, I cannot emphasize how important that is. And most people don’t do that. And that’s why they quickly burnout and quit. So yeah, this can be really good if you do it the right way. And of course, yes, you can use AI to help you write these articles, but it’s not going to just do all the work for you. But I’m gonna go ahead and give this one an 8.5/10 opportunity score.
#7 STARTING A PODCAST
This is one that’s really hot right now. I think podcasts are one of the easiest ways to make money. However, it is going to take you some time to make money with a podcast. Typically, this is not something where you can make it and just start making money right away. In my opinion, YouTube is generally a little bit faster, especially if you make educational content podcasts, on the other hand might take six months or a year before you start making money. But once you start making money, it’s going to compound quickly. Another great thing about podcasts is they have an extremely long shelf life. So YouTube channels, for instance, oftentimes only last five to 10 years, and then people just kind of stop watching and then they just kind of die podcasts, on the other hand in radio shows in general are known to last 30,40 Sometimes even 50 years. So podcasts are an incredible long term investment. Now not only can you make money by creating podcasts, but you can also help other people create podcasts. There’s lots of different jobs in the podcast industry. So yeah, this one is really good, but it’s also long term so I can’t rank it very high because chances are you want to make money relatively quickly. So I’ll go ahead and give this one a 7/10 opportunity score.
#8 STARTING A NEWSLETTER
there’s two different types of newsletters. There’s paid newsletter and then there’s free newsletters with paid newsletters, people actually pay to be able to read the content. These are typically extremely highly curated pieces of content, and they’re so good that people will actually pay to read it with free newsletters, they can also be pretty good. But a lot of the time, in order to monetize them, you have to sell stuff. So you’re going to be either creating your own products, or you might be sponsoring people, or you might be dropping affiliate links in the newsletter. And basically, people would sign up for these newsletters, and then they get them in their email, maybe something like once a week, and there’s a story about a guy who started a newsletter about his job, which is product management, and he makes $2 million dollars a year just talking about product management and how it relates to technology. So yeah, there’s a ton of opportunity here, both on the paid newsletter side, as well as the free newsletter side. And again, the secret to this is niching down making sure you’re talking about a particular niche, and you’re solving real problems for real people. Now, this is one where I have seen newsletters blow up really quickly. But again, it’s probably going to take you some time to start one of these and start actually making money with it. So I’ll go ahead and give this one a 7.5/10 opportunity score.
#9 DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES
This is where you could provide a range of different digital online marketing solutions for different types of businesses. And these could include things like social media management, search engine optimization, content creation, email marketing, online advertising, For instance, Brian was able to land a digital marketing job and he was 59 years old, he didn’t have any experience whatsoever in digital marketing, and he was able to land a job at 59. So someone at 59 can do it, you can definitely do it as well. And there’s so many different ways to get started with this. I mean, you can offer your services on something like Fiverr or Upwork. And again, it’s very important that you only offer one service, right pick one thing that you want to get really good at and then offer it to one type of company or person. So for instance, you could offer SEO services for E comm companies. And yeah, this one is phenomenal, I’ll go ahead and give it a 9.5/10 opportunity score.
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#10 PHOTOGRAPHY
I recently met a guy who has a photography studio, and one of the things that he offers is creating YouTube thumbnails for people. So he basically takes a bunch of pictures of you. And he makes them really good, very vivid, very clear. And they’re designed to be used in YouTube thumbnails. So depending on the area you live, this is the kind of service you could absolutely offer and make a ton of money with. So yeah, there’s a lot to be said about photography. I mean, you’ve probably heard about this a million times on the internet before very important that you niche down there are certain niches where you can get paid much more than others, I’ll go ahead and give this one a 7.5/10 opportunity score.
#11 WRITING REVIEW RESUMES
This is basically where you review somebody’s resume and then you put a bunch of notes on it to help them make it better. Or in some cases, you just changed the resume yourself. Now this is another one where you want to niche down. So you only want to be working on a particular type of resume for a particular career. So for instance, if you’re somebody who got a job as an accountant, you would want to help other people get jobs as accountants as well by reviewing the resumes or helping them make it and the reason you just want to stick with one career is because you are going to be able to very quickly see once you’ve reviewed a bunch of resumes, the common mistakes that people make, and you’re going to have an insight on what types of things that hiring managers and business owners are looking for. Because you’re so familiar with the career. And there’s a story about a 35 year old teacher who brought in $2 million from his resume writing side hustle. And I can almost guarantee you if you reach out to a resume writer, and they’re specialized in the career that you’re actually trying to get into, you’re going to get much better work than if you just reach out to a general resume writer. And so this is a really cool gig that you can offer on places like Fiverr or Upwork. And most of the people on there just offer general resume writing and so you can stand out by offering a specific type of resume and you’re going to be doing much better work and your customers are going to be happier, so it’s a win win for everybody. So yeah, resume writing is a really good one. I’ve actually seen a bunch of different people make tons of money from doing this. There’s another guy I know who sold his business for millions of dollars. And he basically helped people get into the finance industry. So yeah, this one is really good. I’ll give it a 9/10 opportunity score.
#12 CREATING HANDMADE CRAFTS
This is one that you can make money locally, or you can sell on websites such as Etsy. And I remember I was traveling one time, and I was staying at this hostel. And I ran into a girl who actually makes a full time income from selling stuff on Etsy. And she basically sold these little like evil eye rings, whatever that is, it’s just like a ring that has kind of like an eye on it. And she was making a ton of money doing and there’s this girl who talks about how she makes $1,200 a week with handmade crafts. So there’s lots of different reviews online of lots of different people that are making money doing this. And it’s easier to stand out here than selling on something like Shopify or Amazon, just because of the fact that it you have to put some tender loving care into the things that you make. And so it’s much more special to people when they buy it, because they know that they’re not just getting some mass produced crap. So yeah, this is a really good one, you legitimately can make good money from this, I’ll give it an 8/10 opportunity score.
#13 BUSH TRIMMING AND LANDSCAPING
This can include all kinds of different services, you could be mowing people’s lawns, trimming their bushes, and just landscaping in general making their house and their lawn and their backyard look really good. And this can be especially profitable if you are in neighborhoods where there’s a lot of wealthy people. And there’s certain types of people who want this sort of thing done like every few days or every week. And again, this is one of those jobs where it’s not easy, you’re going to be working out in the sun, you’re going to be putting in physical labor, you can make a ton of money doing it because most people don’t want to, for instance, Reddit post about a person who started with nothing Three years later, he’s doing $110,000 in revenue a month, not a year, a month. And he says he’s making about 30 to $40,000 in profit per month from that. So it’s not easy work. But somebody’s got to do it right. And a lot of the time, this these boring businesses, that can be the easiest way to make money. So I’ll go ahead and give this one and 8.5/10 opportunity score.
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