One might want to make a little extra cash
to fund your savings, or that eventual big spend this coming summer season. This
could be easy if you are eager to find earning opportunities as well as be able
to use your resourcefulness to put up that side business.
In the hyper-connected age we live in
today, there’s can be little excuse to put up that side business you want.
There are always more than one way to make a little extra cash, and here are
four ways to make extra money to get you started.
1. Sell your photos to stock photography websites
Remember those stock photographs you saw
online, or the wallpapers your gadget came with? Many of those were actually
taken by people and sold online, as opposed to edited or taken
specifically for turning it into a stock photo.
Note that stock photography websites
like Fotolia, Envato Market, and Shutterstock will
need hi-res submissions, so make sure that you get the best resolution when you
shoot photos.
2. Sell your notes
There are sites that allow you to upload
your old subject notes for other students to download at a price.
Websites like Notesale ask
that you upload these notes as PDFs for anyone to download. You can
set a price for these notes as well, but nothing outrageous, as your clients
are students, after all.
3. Get Paid for Searching the Web
Since you spend a lot of time online in any
case, why not make extra cash? If you’re window shopping, doing research, or
just browsing through at random, you could make a little extra cash from sites
like Qmee.
You’ll have to install an add on, and
click the links that have cash rewards in order to earn money,
which is sent to your Qmee piggy bank, which can
be transferred to you via PayPal, or donated to a charity of your
choice. There’s also a mobile app for your on-the-go needs.
4. Sell your old textbooks
A time-honored tradition exists for people
who’d like to dispose of books they no longer need, or no longer want to read.
When that happens, you head for Recto. Used bookstores line the streets, so
you’ll have no shortage of places to dispose of old books, but keep these
things in mind:
·
Books in better condition fetch
a higher price.
·
Editions closer to the current
will also fetch a higher price.
·
Sell directly to the buyers
inside bookstores for better prices.
Recto is a bookworm’s paradise; you never
know what you’ll find perusing the stores. Your best bet is to sell to the
bookstores inside buildings, if you want the best price for your
books.
There are also a lot of other alternative
ways to make a little extra cash online, like writing reviews, or full papers
for interested buyers.
When it comes to making extra cash on the
side, one just has to do a little research and a little legwork. Most of these
are also part-time, so feel free to invest as little or as much time as
you like to earn that extra cash.
About
the Author:
Kyle Kam is a Digital Marketing Specialist of MoneyMax.ph, a financial
comparison website aiming to help Filipinos save money through diligent
comparisons of financial products.
