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Just wondering, as i am bored an curious because I'm in a position in life where i can get a job/cant travel to work. I remeber before I switched to lemmy and back when I used reddit, most people would promote their affiliate stuff or something, which really bothered me as it was quite common.

What legitimate ways are there to make money on the side from online without having a job? If you have questions, please leave a comment.

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[–] zlatiah@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

There are! Problem is that most of them seem to be either "jobs" that companies don't want to pay a full-time employee for, or require lots of entrepreneurship skills that I don't think fits most people... I don't see how someone living in a developed country would benefit more from an online gig than getting a shitty minimum-wage job at the local grocery store, but there definitely are options

A few non-scummy ones (at least by my standard) I could think of:

  • Most practical one I could think of is to teach English/foreign languages. The East Asian countries (especially China) have a huge demand for these types of roles, and I'd presume they have platforms where you can do it as a freelance tutor (at least that's what my parents told me lol)
  • If you have any in-demand skills, it is possible to become a self-proprietor to do contracts for businesses... ranging from the classic IT consultant to selling art commissions on Twitter/X
  • If you are good at crafts, I believe it is possible to make a small but reasonable amount of money by selling crafts online on places like Etsy, some ppl are really into these and I think ppl generally have a very positive view of these type of careers. Bonus is you might even be able to do some in-person events at conventions/markets/etc
  • If you have a fun personality (or if you are a complete train-wreck), content creation/streaming. Standard Twitch streaming, YouTube streaming, making edutainment like the funny bike guy, if you are willing to let go of some morals then Kick... Quite fun if you are into it, but competition is fierce and most people don't make it; and a lot of people who "made-it" chose to relocate to low cost-of-living countries where they only need like $500 a month so....
  • Extension of previous point, if you have any sex-appeal... lots of places to "sell your body" online and make decent profits. Not doable without good genetics though