27 online businesses with which you can earn a lot of money without leaving home
New technologies and the development of business through the Internet make it easier to obtain income online.
Companies have the possibility of offering telecommuting to their employees, and self-employed professionals in sectors such as web design or content writing can carry out their work from home.
If you want to get a salary through online work, or at least receive an income that allows you to live more comfortably, you have to know all the options at your fingertips.
Below are 27 online businesses and jobs that will help you make money and can be run from home.
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don't let it get awayCreate a blog and monetize it
To create a blog you only need a computer and an internet connection, so you will not have to make a large investment to start this business.
However, generating quality content and monetizing your blog requires great effort and the development of your creative abilities.
The first thing you have to do is find a niche in which to position the content: tutorials, mobile phones, travel, fashion, video games, books, photography... the possibilities are endless, although you will have to develop a good writing and design strategy website to appear well located in search engines. In addition, the content must be attractive and useful for users, a virtue that Google especially values.
When you have a loyal community of users and several articles well positioned in search engines, the blog can start to bring you money.
There are several ways to monetize content. The most obvious is through advertising: companies that advertise their services and products on your website. You can also publish premium articles only available to paying users when the blog has grown in volume of readers.
Thanks to Google Adsense you have the possibility to start receiving benefits for your content.
Work as a web designer
Although you can create a blog from home and in a simple way, if you really want to monetize it, it is necessary that its appearance is as professional as possible.
Professionals with programming knowledge offer their web design services as freelancers for companies or individuals. Any business today needs to be well positioned in Google and have a serious-looking website for users and potential customers.
Since not all companies can or want to cover the costs of hiring an agency, they end up turning to freelance designers.
Of course, you will have to find a way to advertise your services and get a good number of clients to ensure income.
Become a private teacher online
Getty ImagesIt is no longer necessary to teach private classes in a classroom or study center. Thanks to the internet you can transmit your knowledge without leaving home, a situation that also makes life easier for students, who will not have to travel to receive classes.
There are platforms like Classgap that facilitate contact between teachers and students. Think about what you are good at or what skills you can teach and sign up on the website. You are also in charge of setting the price of the classes, in addition to the schedules and possible breaks.
The most required subjects are English, programming and mathematics. Although there are also lessons in music, biology or other languages such as Korean or Russian.
Work as a video editor
Much of the content you find on the internet is audiovisual. Companies need video editors to advertise their products on web pages, or directly the products they offer to their customers are audiovisual material.
Video editors can work at agencies and production companies or as freelancers. In the latter case, you can advertise your services on the internet and mount the videos from home. Although you need to have a good computer, since video editing programs are demanding.
Start a t-shirt business
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If you are good at designing clothes, maybe you should try selling your products online.
There are platforms like SpreadShirt where you can post your t-shirt designs and thus arouse the interest of users. You can also do it with mugs, sweatshirts and mobile phone cases.
The platform itself is responsible for manufacturing the products you have designed through an on-demand system. They also handle transactions and shipping to customers. You will earn a percentage of each product you manage to sell.
Invest in the Stock Market
ReutersAlthough it may seem otherwise, investing in the stock market is not just a business for the rich or experts in the financial market. You have the option to start investing small amounts of money and thus learn how the stock market works, in addition to obtaining some profits and extra income that will help you on a day-to-day basis.
Allocating 100 euros a month may be enough. If you want to know the basic concepts of this type of investment, you have the best free courses at your disposal.
Work managing social media
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Today all companies need to have a presence on social networks. Twitter, Facebook or Instagram are spaces in which to advertise and sell products to thousands of users.
Although there are expert agencies in offering advice and management of social networks, many companies and individuals end up turning to freelancers.
If you are an expert in networks it will not be difficult for you to advertise your services and obtain a good network of clients. You only need an internet connection and a computer or mobile phone to carry out this work.
Create and teach online courses
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If you manage to have a blog or website with good search engine positioning, you can include online courses on your platform. You also have the possibility to launch one of these courses and invest in Google or social media ads to get users to it.
Once you have uploaded all the contents of the course to the platform, whether in video, images, text or all at once, you will begin to receive money through the students who decide to sign up.
It is a way to get passive income after an initial effort and work, because once you have created all the content you will only have to update it if you wish.
Open a Youtube channel
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Thanks to the YouTube partner program you can earn money by placing advertising on videos. Although you need to have a good number of views for the income to be truly important.
The amount of money that an influencer earns for each video varies according to the visits to it and the interest it has generated in users. The demographic profile of the audience and the viewing time of each video are other factors that are taken into account when receiving advertising revenue.
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A video with 100,000 visits, an already high number, can mean a profit of 600 dollars (554 euros) in 3 weeks, according to this North American YouTuber.
Several of the youtubers who earned the most money in 2019 talk about video games, however this is a niche with too much competition and you may have to find another to start your journey as an influencer.
Sell objects and belongings that you no longer need
Surely you know the Wallapop platform. This advice is not about a business in itself, but it is a quick and easy way to get some extra money and also get rid of objects that you no longer use.
Register on a platform for selling second-hand objects and make everything you don't need available to users: furniture, clothes, books, video games... anything you can think of will find a new life with someone else , and you will get an income that you otherwise would not have gotten.
Sell your photos online
The Creative Exchange/UnplashPhotographers can sell their work over the internet. There are many portals and image banks that buy photos from professionals: Getty, Fotolia or Twenty20 are some of the best known. This article compiles 10 of the possibilities of selling images online.
Every time a user buys one of the photographs that are uploaded on the portal, you will receive a percentage. Some of these platforms also connect professionals and companies, so you may get a good number of clients if your photos cause interest.
Write custom texts
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Content writing is another of the booming professions thanks to the internet. All web pages need texts, whether they are merely informative for the user or with the intention of positioning in search engines.
You can offer your services as a copywriter on online platforms like Textbroker. You have to register, pass a written test and you will start receiving orders. Payments are made weekly.
You can also work as a freelance for companies, agencies and individuals.
Become a sales assistant on Ebay
It is possible to earn money on this platform without having to sell your own products. It consists of working as an assistant and managing the material that other users want to sell. The more sales you get for your customers, the higher the commissions you will receive.
You have to have skills as a salesman to achieve this. In addition, the platform requires certain requirements for you to become a sales assistant: that you have sold at least 4 items in the last 30 days, that you have a score of 50 or more votes and 97% of positive votes from users.
Here you can consult all the necessary conditions to develop this work. You have to take into account that the person in charge of setting the rates and commissions to be received will be you.
Participate in paid surveys
pixabayCompanies are very interested in knowing the opinion of their potential customers, and the most detailed and effective way to achieve this is by conducting surveys. In this way they anticipate market trends and have greater security when launching a new product.
If you want to participate in paid surveys, you must register on a website that provides this type of service. Although you have to be careful, since there are many tricks and scams that take advantage of users pretending to be pollsters.
In this Computer Today article you have at your disposal some of the most important survey websites. GlobalTestMarket, Future Talker or My Survey are some of them.
Learn to develop applications
Getty ImagesMobile phones are full of applications. Day to day life would be much more complicated without these programs that make many of the routine tasks easier.
Having knowledge in terms of application development and programming is a safe value today. In fact, it is one of the professions most demanded by companies today. Of course, you need specific training in programming to be able to work in this sector.
You have different ways to get money thanks to an app. The first one is selling your work to companies and individuals that require it. However, you can also develop your own applications and make them available to users.
In this case you have to incorporate advertising or include paid subscriptions to obtain money. In addition, it is quite likely that you will have to make an initial investment, for example to pay a designer or a web server to host it.
Work as a content and document translator
You already know that online translation services do not always work well. A professional who knows the handling of languages well will have their space in this market.
An increasingly globalized world needs fluid communication, and the language barrier can be a hindrance in some situations.
Offering your services as a content and document translator does not require a large investment, and you can start now by searching for clients on the internet.
On pages like One Hour Translation or Gengo you can register as a translator, pass an initial test and start working. You are the one who chooses the time and place from which you carry out the translation work.
Offers text editing and proofreading services
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To do this you must master grammar and writing. This work consists of elaborating spelling corrections, that is, those related to spelling and punctuation, and style corrections, which are those related to the vocabulary and lexicon used.
One of the positive aspects of working as a proofreader is that you do not need to invest money initially. However, you will have to move to find a good network of contacts who are interested in your work.
Create your client portfolio using employment portals such as Linkedin or Infojobs.
affiliate marketing
Matt Cardy/Stringer/Getty ImagesAs this article explains, affiliate marketing is "a form of online advertising that allows you to earn a commission by promoting products that have been created by other companies or other bloggers, every time you refer a buyer to the seller."
Simplifying with an example: if you have a literature blog and a reader buys a book on Amazon (or any other bookstore) through a link that you have published in your article, you will take a commission from that sale.
For this to work you need a well-built and well-positioned blog, with a good community of readers. You must also join affiliate marketing platforms: Awin, Tradetracker, Commission Junction or the Amazon affiliate program.
Create a podcast and monetize it
Following a podcast has a great advantage that audiovisual media lack: you can be doing anything else while listening to it. Whether with the helmets while doing sports, during a trip or on a car ride.
The phenomenon of podcasts has not gone unnoticed by large companies like Spotify. If you are an expert in any subject (business, culture, science... there are hundreds of options) try downloading a recording program, find a quiet place and edit the result.
If you want to monetize the podcast you need a decent amount of listeners. In this way you will be able to convince companies to introduce advertising spots, or even sell the product through a subscription.
drop shipping
This business model has grown thanks to the internet and new technologies. It consists of opening an online store but without having to take care of the product and its storage, packaging and shipping, since a wholesale company takes care of this.
Although you have to manage customer service, billing and the creation of databases. Through online portals such as Prestashop or WooCommerce you can design your store. You will have to work on social networks and positioning in Google to obtain clients.
Publish a book on a desktop publishing platform
Priscilla Du Preez / UnsplashIt is a good method to earn passive income. If you have a creative personality or are an expert in a field, do not rule out the option of writing a book or a manual to post it on a desktop publishing platform.
Every time someone buys your book you will receive an amount. If you already have a blog with many readers or a social network profile with a lot of movement, you will easily be able to advertise the book.
Amazon, Bubok or Lulu are good platforms to start distributing and publicizing your work.
Manage Facebook ads for businesses
The Facebook ad system helps companies place their products on the market by investing the amount they deem appropriate. Although a social network manager can perform this task, sometimes an expert in advertising content is sought.
If you have experience managing advertising on Facebook, you will be useful to companies and agencies that are dedicated to this work.
Work as a beta tester of web pages
pexelsWhen a company or an individual wants to launch a web page, they must first check that there are no errors or gaps. Otherwise, the experience offered to the client may not be entirely good and ruin the entire project.
To do this, they hire beta testers or web page testers. That is, users who are in charge of browsing the page looking for every minimum error or problem that it may cause. Any fault they find must be reported to the company so that it can solve it.
In this employment portal you can apply for website tester offers. The hour is paid at 5 euros and a maximum of 12 hours per week is worked.
Work as an online travel agent and advisor
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In the same way that there are traditional travel agencies, in recent years this business has also proliferated through the Internet.
If you have great knowledge about the tourism sector and the world of travel, you can become a good online advisor. Helping other people to book hotels, plane tickets or even organizing excursions can earn you some commission.
You have the possibility of trying to do it on your own (opening a travel blog is a start) or applying for the offers published by online travel agencies in job portals.
Sell your music on online platforms
Getty ImagesIf you are a composer you have to take advantage of all the opportunities offered by the internet.
Not only do you have the option of monetizing your music thanks to YouTube videos, but there are also specialized platforms in this regard.
CD Baby and Tunecore are some of the portals where you can upload your compositions and make them available to users. The platform itself is responsible for distributing it on Apple Music, Spotify and Google Play. You will receive a benefit for your copyright when your music is played on these channels.
Take advantage of sales platforms (Patreon)
If you have a hidden talent, or are good at creating content that interests the internet, you can use Patreon to monetize this talent.
Maybe you're good at recording funny videos, creating programming tutorials, teaching Fortnite, or chronicling travel on Instagram.
If you think you're ready to do an activity that someone would want to pay money for, you can add a link to Patreon during that activity, and manage your income from your mobile.
Patreon is a platform that allows you to collect donations, or monthly subscriptions. Normally your followers pay through card or PayPal, and you receive the money in your account. Patreon manages it in a simple way and allows you to send notifications with news to your affiliates, news, questions and answers, etc.
cyber security advisor
Getty ImagesIn this era in which digital has so much weight, cybercriminals who seek to make a killing at the expense of individuals and companies have emerged.
To stop these criminals you need training and experience in the field of computer security, but once you get it you can offer your services to a huge number of companies, since today almost all systems are computerized.