If you want a bit of extra money then you might hope that you can make some in your spare time. Of course, there are different things that you can try but you will be limited because you will not have the same amount of time than you would have in a standard job. It is a good idea to have an idea of what sorts of things are available for you to try.
Freelance Work
There are freelance jobs available which can be a good way to earn some money on an ad hoc basis from time to time. You may even be able to find more regular work if you find a customer that needs a lot doing. The advantage with freelancing is that you can use hours to suit you and you will therefore be able to fit it around your job. You can also decide how much work to take on which means you will be able to ensure you do not get overrun with work. Freelancing may pay less than your regular job, but it will depend on what you choose to do and what the competition is like. You could find that you will need to charge a low amount to compete with others also offering to do the work.
Earning from a Website
You will find that there are websites that you can sign up to where you can earn money. You will given tasks to do such a surveys or giving feedback on videos and then you will get paid for this. You will find that you will get a small amount of pay for each task and you will have to accumulate a certain sum of money before you can cash out and get paid. These do not pay much but they can be fun and you can do as much or as little work as you wish and get a little bit of extra money.
Monetise a Hobby
If you have a hobby that you are serious about then trying to make money from it can be beneficial. If you make things then you could try to sell them but if you do not then you will have to be more inventive. You might be able to run a class teaching people or write an instructional book or pit together a video or online course. There are lots of things that you could potentially have a go at to see if you could earn a bit of money form it.
YouTube, Blogs and Websites
Many people will earn money by putting together a website or blog or having a YouTube channel. Although getting these together can be straight forward, making money is much harder. You need to be able to attract a lot of watchers or readers as the way to make money is through advertising. If you find a good niche or are just very good at what you do then this will help but you will have to think about marketing as well and make sure that people know that you exist and will be able to find what you have done. This means that you will need to give some thought to marketing as well, which can be a bit tricky. However, there are plenty of tips and tricks online that you can find out about for free which should be able to help you. This is actually more important that the content of the website or channel because you could have something that is perfect but if you do not publicise it properly, no one will ever know that it is there and will therefore not visit it and there is no way you can make money without visits.
