The New Year is here, and you might be thinking of some ways to earn a little extra cash. It is not uncommon for someone to have a side gig, or as some call it, a side hustle.
These jobs allow a person to save money for vacations, luxury items, or just keep people busy doing what they love to do. Finding a side gig in something you’re passionate about too will make the job a lot easier to do in the long run.
If this sounds like something you’re trying to do in 2021, read on to learn about some of the best freelance business ideas that cost little to no money from you.
Online Coaching
If you’re passionate about something, or love to teach, try becoming an online coach. You can create your own space to coach, like on Facebook, and use community-building platforms that allow you to customize your URL, forums, designs, and more. This is a great way to earn cash on the side and schedule when you want to work around your full-time job.
Podcasting
Podcasting is the thing of 2020 and 2021. If you can gain an audience and enough listeners, you can get sponsors and funds to support your podcast. You can find resources, like another podcast, to help you launch your own and make sure to research what hosting platforms to use when you do launch your own broadcast.
If podcasting is your thing, remember it does take some serious commitment. Your audience will expect you to produce your podcast in a timely fashion, and if you don’t keep up with your own podcast, your audience will stop listening.
Blogging
The good old blog, this has been around for a while but is always a great way to earn a little cash. If you love writing, sharing stories, and you are decent with a camera, you should try blogging out. You can blog about literally anything and probably be able to gain an audience if you post enough and your headlines are captivating.
There is a plethora of hosting sites, like GoDaddy, that is free to use, and for a little extra cash, you can spruce the site up more to be tailored to your specific brand. Like podcasting, your audience will expect blogs at least once a week, so it is still a time commitment.
Graphic Design
People are always looking for someone to help add that little extra touch to their brand, and you’re that person. If you’re a pro with Adobe Illustrator, Stencil, or Visme, then you can make some money on the side designing graphics for others. You can even start your own Etsy show and print and sell your graphics for wall art in someone’s office.
Virtual Assistant
People who love to organize would be perfect at being a virtual assistant. You can find gigs on sites like Flexjobs, Indeed, or Upwork. Being a virtual assistant is excellent if you don’t want a typical nine to five job or have some flexibility in your full-time job. These gigs are also great for building your resume.
English Teacher
Teaching and tutoring English to someone who is using it as a second language is a great way to earn more money. Countries like Hong Kong and UAE are willing to pay people $25/hr to teach them English via Skype. Online resources like Learn4Good and Remote.co are great places to start if you want to try your hand at teaching English.
Social Media Manager
Sometimes it’s not a bad thing to spend all your time of social media. You can harness those skills and help other people or companies build their social media. Opportunities like this pop up all the time on sites like Flexjobs, Career Builder, and other company sites that need help.
You can also try to go your own social media and then use that to gain opportunities and turn that into money. You could be considering an “influencer”. Still, other people use their social media to promote happiness and health, which gains them highly converted ad spots on other companies’ social media.
Getting a side business is a great idea for 2021, the best place to start is finding something you’re interested in, a hobby, and going from there. If you can turn your hobby into an opportunity that will earn you cash, you’ll be one happy camper.
To help you further, here is a list of 60 websites for remote workers – The Top 60 Remote Work Websites for New Opportunities in 2022.
In addition, here is a list of online jobs – 10 Online Jobs Students Can Get Without a Degree
