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These companiesmake it easy to help yourself and your bank account.
Its also a cool way to connect with businesses you love.
A social media manager serves as the voice and face of a business on a number of engagement platforms.
Youll promote deals and content and interact with followers.
Better yet, connect with a business you already patronize.
Focus on social platforms you love and know inside out to boost your pay.
If youre an X (formerly Twitter) whiz, talk up your experience.
If you spend all your free time on Pinterest, put your pinning skills to use.
Online Tutor
Pay:$2641/houror more
Take your academic strengths and knowledge online tostart your own tutoring business.
Offer peer tutoring for fellow college students or connect with K12 students inhomeschool programs.
Market your tutoring services online at sites likeWyzantorTutor.com.
Or apply through one of theseonline tutoring companies.
Or, do all the work upfront andcreate an online courseto sell throughSkillshare,Udemyor your own site.
Typically, all you need is a computer and an internet connection.
Find online data entry jobs through these sites:
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Resume Writer
Pay:$519/hour
Know someone about to graduate or looking for a new job?
Offer to help polish their resume to make it job-search ready.
Despite constant updates to their algorithms, search engines are still riddled with errors.
They rely on real humans to look at search results and offer feedback on quality, accuracy and usefulness.
Thats where you come in.
Most evaluators are also expected to complete training and testing beforehand.
Find search engine evaluator jobs through these sites:
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Niche Blogger
Pay: Varies
Choose a topic that offers clear value to readers.
By focusing your efforts on becoming an authority, you’re free to make money blogging.
Many websites are open to contributors, and your post can include a link to your blog.
Your first step is to create a website.
You have a number of hosting options, one of the most popular beingBluehost.
Youll have to pay a little just $2.95 a month but its integral.
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It can be lucrative, flexible work.
you’re able to make your own schedule, pick your own gigs and set your own rates.
The best part is you get paid to write about almost anything!
you’re able to also tryfreelance proofreading.
A quick search will show you theres no shortage of freelance writing work online.
Want to try your hand at freelance illustrating?
There are many ways to showcase work for potential clients through services likeUpwork,Behanceand Instagram.
you’re able to always create your own personal website, too.
If you get creative, you might be able to do just that withFiverr.
Turn your weird ideas and unique skills into gigs on Fiverr.
One woman used Fiverr to market her resume-writing skills and has sinceearned more than $2 million!
Copycat sites offer similar opportunities.
As avirtual recruiter, youll work as a liaison between a company and potential new hires.
Youll do things like post available jobs, screen resumes, conduct preliminary interviews and negotiate salaries.
PowerPoint Presentation Designer
Pay: Varies, approximately$25106/hour
Did you master PowerPoint for a project last semester?
Turn that skill into a moneymaker!
When businesses or keynote speakers dont have time to create presentations for their events, do it for them.
Are you already a hobby genealogist or studying the subject in school?
Set up your own virtual storefront, like thisprofessional genealogist, or list your services on freelance sites likeFreelancerorFiverr.
VA gigs vary in pay, hours and the actual work.
With more and more professionals diving into freelance jobs and self-employment, these positions are increasingly in demand.
Find virtual assistant jobs through these sites:
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The work sounds easy: Listen to audio and pop in what you hear.
But it can be repetitive and requires a lot of attention to detail.
With that said, the flexible work hours fit well around an academic schedule.
Theres evena free introductory mini-coursethatll allow you to take a trial run.
Narrating an audiobook might be the perfect side hustle for you.
Find narration jobs through these sites:
Drowning in Expenses?
Maybe youre scrambling after your car broke down.
Or you got a medical bill you werent expecting.
Or inflation has finally pushed your budget over the edge.
You dont need to go it alone.
When money is tight,these resourcescan help you manage unexpected expenses without stress.
Note taker
Pay: Varies,$10$31/hour
Why not get paid for something you already do?
Freelancer Caroline Gaspich contributed to this report.