Earn Extra Cash From Home - 7 Work at Home Ideas
With the world in the midst of a global recession, money is tight for everyone. Everything seems to be getting more and more expensive but did you know that there are literally 100s of ways that you can boost your income by working from home? Before we go to look at some of the best ways to earn extra cash from the comfort of your own home, you should be aware of some of the pitfalls of this industry. Many scam companies will ask you to pay upfront fees do work for them and these should be avoided at all costs. If a company asks you to pay to work for them then the only party that will be increasing their income will be them and not you.
With that being said, there are still 100s of legitimate and gainful ways to make extra income from home, either as extra pocket money on a part-time basis or as a full-time living. Below I've briefly detailed 7 methods you may be interested in:
1. Start an eBay business. Get started by selling items in your home that you longer need to build up your reputation and feedback rating. Then try visiting flea markets where plenty of bargains can be found that you can flip for a higher price on eBay. You can then look into drop-shipping which basically means that you sell the products but someone else ships them for you.
2. Affiliate marketing. This involves marketing other people's products for a set commission. The great thing about affiliate marketing is that you don't need to worry about the headaches of customer service and product support. You just need to get people to buy through your link and you will make money.
3. Become a freelancer. If you can write, program or design then there are numerous sites full of people eager to pay you for your expert services. Some of the most popular are Elance, Get a freelancer and Rent a Coder.
4. AdSense and other ad networks. With the Google AdSense program you get paid whenever people click on ads on your website. So you don't even have to sell anything, just keep producing web content and watch the money flow in.
5. Forex trading. This one can be risky but has the potential for a huge upside too. If you have a few thousand to invest then you can make a full-time living from trading foreign currencies. It's advisable to practice with demo accounts first before moving onto real money.
6. Arts and crafts skills. If you have a special talent for anything from knitting to designing candy wrappers then there will be people out there who will gladly pay you for custom designs and products.
7. Selling your own eBooks. This probably sounds daunting. You're probably thinking: how can I write and sell a book? Well, everyone knows something that other people would be interested in reading. eBooks are great sellers as well because they are delivered digitally, immediately - satisfying the instant gratification of the buyer.
Hopefully some of the above has sparked your interest and given you some ideas for making extra income from home. There are so many different variations of the above in terms of what you can sell or write about and so the possibilities for working from home are endless.
Erik B :-)
