November 20, 2023
Editorial GuidelinesKari is a writer for SideHustles.com. She previously managed a website in the privacy and digital compliance industry and...
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Earn an extra income without stepping outside your door with these 15 easy and profitable side hustles that you can do from home.
If you’re good with words, check out these writing and editing side hustles. They’re perfect for anyone who’s adept with a pen (or keyboard) and wants a job they can do from their bedroom or home office.
Average rates: $25–$35 per hour
There are tons of ways to make money writing, like blogging, ghostwriting, and penning your own novel. Freelance writing is a particular favorite among side-hustling homebodies.
Freelancing is a huge market with gigs available for people writing in many different niches. There are also plenty of online platforms you can use to find writing jobs, even when you’re just starting out.
Average rates: $25–$40 per hour or $.02–$0.03 per word
If writing isn’t your calling, you may still be able to earn money by working with words. Becoming a proofreader is relatively easy and is a perfect side hustle for you to take up from home.
As a proofreader, you’ll be one of the final pairs of eyes on a piece of content, checking for errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and style.
As a bonus, this job doesn’t usually require much interaction with clients or employers, so if you prefer not to leave your house because you’re looking for a side hustle for introverts, this will be a great fit.
Average rates: $12–$22 per hour
If you’re a keen listener and a fast typer, become a transcriptionist to make quick money on the side from your home office.
As a transcriptionist, you’ll listen to audio files or watch videos and type out what you hear. There are many different transcription niches, including medical, legal, and business, so you can find work that fits your experience and knowledge.
If working with the written word is a bit too quiet for you, then consider these teaching-related hustles, which will place you in a virtual classroom and give you the opportunity to chat with people remotely.
Average rates: $15–$27 per hour
Just a few decades ago, teaching was a career that required you to go out into the world and interact face-to-face with students. These days, it can easily be done online.
If you have prior teaching experience, you can teach your usual subject. If you have no experience, you still have a lot of options, including becoming an ESL teacher, creating your own course and hosting it on a website like Outschool, or even teaching virtual music lessons.
Average rates: $20–$30 per hour
Tutoring is a lot like teaching, the main difference being that it’s done on a one-to-one basis (whereas when you teach, you’ll usually be instructing a class).
Like teaching, tutoring can now easily be done online, from your own home, and on your own schedule. You can offer lessons in any subject that suits you, whether it’s a standard school subject, test prep, music, or a language.
Compared with online teaching gigs, online tutoring jobs are often easier to find if you don’t have experience. They also usually don’t require certification.
The side hustles in this list will tap into your creative side and whatever skills make you unique. You can do some of them sitting at your laptop, whereas others might require you to do some crafting at the kitchen table or in your garage, but all of them can be done without leaving home.
Average rates: 93.5% of the sale price (on Etsy)
Home is supposed to be a place of relaxation, but that doesn’t mean you can’t turn your downtime into a money-making side job. Put your hands to work by making goods and selling them on Etsy or on another online marketplace.
You can make anything from jewelry and woodwork to candles and soaps. All you need is a bit of creativity to craft handmade goods that people want to call their own.
Average rates: $3–$15 per printable
Another fun and creative way to make money from home is to create and sell printables. These are downloadable (usually editable) documents that cater to a specific need. For example, printables can be meal planners, weekly schedules, journaling prompts, or reading diaries.
Use design software like Canva to create aesthetically pleasing and useful printables for others to purchase and enjoy.
Average rates: $5–$50 per hour
If you have services to offer that can be accomplished virtually, advertise them on a platform like Fiverr. You can set your own schedule and rates and write your own job description.
Popular services include graphic design, SEO, market research, and web development. Whatever your skills may be, there’s probably someone out there in need.
If what you’re really looking for is a traditional office job, there’s good news. These days, there are plenty of those that you can do from home, and many of them only require a part-time commitment.
Average rates: $25–$40 per hour
For a more intense home-based side hustle, you can become a virtual assistant and help manage a company or individual’s day-to-day goings-on.
As a virtual assistant, your day will vary based on the gig and the needs of your employer. You could be scheduling meetings, organizing calendars, planning events, or managing entire projects.
Virtual assisting is a great way to stave off boredom while working from home and gain a valuable skill set for future employment. The time commitment for this job can be anywhere from just a few hours a week to full-time employment.
Average rates: $11–$22 per hour
If you want to do something more low-key, consider starting a data entry side hustle.
Data entry is work that consists of moving information from one place to another, usually by entering it into a database or spreadsheet. This job pays pretty well for a side hustle, especially considering you don’t need any previous experience or special education.
That said, this job can get repetitive, so make sure your home office is equipped with decent headphones or a sound system so you can listen to music (or even audiobooks) while you’re on the job. In addition to improving your quality of life by staving off boredom, this can also make it easier to stay focused.
Average rates: $15–$23 per hour
You can stay at home but let your mind wander all over by picking up a side job as a virtual travel agent.
In this role, you’ll help vacationers or businesses plan and book the details of their trips. Your work might consist of reserving flights and excursions for families or booking out entire hotels for 100-person company outings. Your day will never be boring as a virtual travel agent, even if you never leave your couch.
Believe it or not, there are several home-based hustles that don’t require active effort on your part. If you’re willing to rent some of your stuff, you can just sit back and let the money roll in.
Average rates: $20–$25 per day
You’re at home, so why leave your car sitting in the driveway when you can use it to make passive income? There are apps you can use to rent out your car for money to travelers, commuters, or even professional drivers.
While some platforms require you to hand off your keys to the car renter, others have no-contact handoff systems that allow you to rake in funds without even stepping outside.
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If you don’t want to part with your car but you like the idea of earning a passive income, how about renting out the extra space in your home?
You can rent out your spare room, garage, shed, or basement for people to store their own possessions in, or you can rent out your yard as a private dog park for pet owners. Unlike renting out your room to a live-in tenant, these options require limited interactions and allow you to enjoy the peace and quiet of your home.
If none of the other options in this list appeal to you, one of these might. Both are side hustles with flexible schedules that you can easily do from your office at home.
Average rates: $25–$55 per hour
Consulting is a broad field that just about anyone can enter. As a consultant, you’ll help businesses or individuals address certain problems using your own skills, knowledge, and experience.
You might help a company create a business plan, analyze a startup’s marketing strategy, or even assist a new homeowner in designing their landscaping.
Many companies that hire consultants do expect them to sometimes attend in-person meetings, but in the past few years, the field of remote consulting has exploded, and this is now a job that it’s possible to do via video call or over the phone.
Average rates: $17–$26 per hour
As the internet grows and changes, website owners and developers need constant feedback to help them perfect their products. Many of them are willing to pay for it.
Website testing can be done by anyone—it’s just a matter of finding jobs that match your demographic. Whether you’re an 18-year-old girl, a 95-year-old man, or anything in between, your opinions are needed—and you can get paid for them without ever leaving your bedroom.
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