369+ Ideas to earn extra money on the side

Increase your salary

Negotiate a pay rise
Seek an internal promotion
Ask for overtime work
Earn additional bonuses
Working during holidays and weekends
Backfill someone in the same organization
Find a dream job elsewhere
Transitioning back to work after break
Negotiate your regular bill payments
Reduce your expenses

Freelancing

Administration services
Cooling and heating systems cleaner
Animal care and services
Animal grooming
Animal masseuse
Animal photography
Animal trainer
Animations creator
Answer questions
Antenna services
Antique refurbishment
Appliance repairs
Aquarium cleaning
Babysitter
Bag making
Bartending or Waiting Tables
Beautician / home beauty / make-up
Become a micro worker
Bicycle delivery
Bicycle repairs
Birth doula
Birthday party planner
Boat cleaning
Book reviewer
Bookkeeper
Bridal consultancy services
Broker
Business plan writer
Busker
Call center agent / representative
Canteen operator
Car flipper (buy and sell)
Car log-book service and mechanic
Car washing and detailing
Career advisor / coach
Caregiving
Carpenter services
Carpet and upholstery cleaner
Cash back for shopping
Caterer / meal deliverer
Chat agents
Chef
Child entertainer
Childproofing
Child reading scorers
Children’s photographer
Cleaning services for homes and businesses
Coach – business or personal
Commission-only sales
Comper
Computer cleaner
Computer trouble-shooter
Consultant for businesses
Content marketer
Counseling – college / university
Courier / delivery service
Court researchers
Customer service
Data analysis
Data entry
Database administrator
Dating Consultant
Debt collector
Deck maintenance service
Delivery person
Dessert making
Dietician
Digital forensic service
Digital media conversion
Disc jockey
Dog walker
Domain names flipper (buy and sell)
Dressmaker (alterations, sewing and tailoring)
Driver for Uber, Lyft
Driving instructor
Drone operator
Electronic repairs
Engraving service
Event planner or coordinator
Exercise instructor, personal fitness trainer
Face painter
Fashion / image consultant
Field agent
Finder – Antique and rare items
Florist
Forex trader
Funeral coordinator
Furniture maker, restorer and repairer
Gardening services
Gifts consultant
Graffiti cleaner
Graphic designer / desktop publisher
Green consultant
Greeting card writer
Grocery shopper
Gutter cleaner
Hairstylist
Handyman
Help a person with disabilities
Help others start websites
Help people stay on their meds
Home appraisal
Home day-care provider
Home health aide
Housesitter
Human Billboard
Indoor plant care service
Information security consultant
Insurance agent
Interior decorator and designs
Internet / online researcher
Internet marketing consultant
Interpreter or translator
Ironing and laundry services
Jingles creator
Junk removals
Law / legal practitioner
Leaflet distributing
LED light bulb replacement service
Lifeguard
Living Statue
Market researcher
Marketing and promotion consultant
Marriage coaching/ counseling
Massage therapist
Matchmaking service
Meal planner
Medical biller
Migration advisory and services
Mobile / vehicle advertiser
Mobile foot massage
Mobile oil change
Mobile party entertainer
Modelling
Moderate forums
Mortgage broking service
Movers
Mow lawns, rake leaves or shovel snow
Musician
Nail studio
Newspaper and magazine delivery
Notary public
Nutritionist
Occupational therapist
Packing / unpacking service
Painter
Personal organizer / housekeeper
Pet models and actors
Pet party planner
Pet photography
Pet shows and competitions
Pet sitter
Pet taxi driver / transporter
Phone case business
Photographer
Picture framing
Pop-up restaurant or cafe
Pose for art classes
Pregnancy fitness instructor
Pregnancy photographer
Product demonstrator (supermarkets)
Productivity coach
Project manager
Property maintenance
Property sourcing for investors
Public speaking
Receptionists
Referee
Remote / virtual worker
Remote technical support
Resume writer
Search engine optimization consultant
Search the web and get paid
Secret / mystery shopper
Senior citizen assistance / senior companion
Shoemaker
Shoe repair
Social media expert / jockey
Software engineer
Sports coach
Spy at the mall
Stress management service
Styling and staging houses
Swimming pool maintenance
Tablet/ smartphone repair service
Take your sports sponsorship to the next level
Tattooing service
Tax preparer
Theatre checkers
Toner cartridge refill service
Tour guide
Transporter – School, aged care, appointments
Travel consultant
Tree pruner, cutter, removals
T-Shirt designer
T-Shirt printing
Upholstery repairs
Video producer
Virtual assistant
Voice-over actor
Website design
Website development
Website maintenance
Websites flipper (buy and sell)
Window cleaner
Window/mural painting/sign writing
Yoga / meditation instructor
YouTube star

Sell things

Baking at home
Collect bottles and cans for deposit
Connect buyers with suppliers
Espresso or coffee cart
Help job-seekers find better jobs
Herb farming
Licensed product distributor
Make and sell custom-made furniture
Make and sell food
Make and sell toys
Sell your art
Sell your beer
Sell your CDs, DVDs, games
Sell your eggs and chickens
Sell your gold and silver
Sell your hair
Sell your handmade craft, jewelry, soap, etc
Sell your music
Sell your old electronics
Sell paper mache
Sell your photos
Sell animal clothing and accessories
Sell art
Sell balloons
Sell bottled water and food
Sell clothing
Sell coffee and tea
Sell shoes
Sell designer linen, towels, and shower curtains
Sell educational products
Sell games
Sell gardening supplies and tools
Sell handmade chocolates
Sell hand bands, hair bands and ribbons
Sell hats
Sell kitchen utensils
Sell mugs
Sell personalized gifts
Sell pet travel accessories and toys
Sell phone and tablet cases
Sell puzzles
Sell quilts
Sell ready-made craft kits
Sell T-shirts
Sell tote bags
Sell woodwork
Skin care products business

Sharing economy

Bed and breakfast
Rent out your spare room, unit, or house
Rent out your house for a movie shoot
Rent out your car
Rent out your truck or trailer
Rent out your car park
Rent out your parking space for events
Rent out your garden for functions
Rent out your shed for storage
Rent your bike, snow sports, or any other gear
Rent your clothing
Rent out your music instruments and studio
Rent out land for caravan, camping space
Rent out your office space
Rent out yourself as a friend
Rent out your creative dummy cake

Teach others

Art teacher
Cooking training
Computer training and lessons
Craft teacher
Dance instructor
Kidpreneur teacher
Language tutor
Music teacher
Teach DIYs
Teach online courses
Textbooks seller
Tutoring (off-line and on-line)
Small business trainer
University notes seller

Tell your opinion

Accommodation and area reviewer
Focus groups and market research
Food reviewer
Mobile apps review
Review and recommend things
Search engine evaluation
Software reviewer
Songs reviewer
Surveys (online)
Website reviewer

Write

Copywriter
eBook writer and publisher
Editor
Grant writer
Listing writer
Press release writer
Proofreader
Scrapbook maker
Slideshow / presentation maker
Slogan writer
Speechwriter
Stories seller
Transcriptionist

Bricks and mortar

Coin laundry, or laundromat
Café
Pop up shop
Vending machine operator

Online business

Affiliate marketing
Application developer
Application tester
Become a WordPress designer or developer
Blog publishing / writer
Build a Chrome (or web browser) extension
Build custom software
Create a directory website
Create a paid membership website
Earn royalties from creative assets
Game shop
Gaming
Internet and social media marketing
Marketing and selling games
Mobile application development
Monetize your website
Monetizing a gaming blog
Network marketing
Patent, trademark and copyright services
Playing games
Produce unique gaming tutorials
Review and recommending games
Sell digital products you’ve made (or acquired)
Sell physical products online
Sell services online
Testing games

Investing

Earn interest on your savings
Investing in real estate properties
Buy and hold property strategy
Negatively geared property strategy
Positively geared property strategy
Cash flow positive property strategy
Buy property to renovate property strategy
Partnerships and syndications property strategy
Property subdivision and development property strategy
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
Investing in paper assets
Investing and owning shares in a company
Investing in mutual or managed funds
Investing in bonds
Investing in currencies
Investing in options
Peer-to-peer money lending
Investing in commodities
Investing in precious metals
Investing in commodity futures
Investing in commodity-related shares