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<\/div>\nDo you want to learn how to make $500 a week from home?<\/p>\n
You might think it\u2019s impossible to make $500 a week from home, but there are more ways to reach that goal than you think.<\/p>\n
Whether you\u2019re looking for a side hustle or a way to make extra money<\/a> from home, this list of jobs can eventually replace your full-time income job while also growing your skills.\u00a0<\/p>\n In this article, I\u2019m sharing:<\/p>\n Enjoy!<\/p>\n Are you looking for a creative side hustle? Designing and selling printables on Etsy can be a fun way to sell valuable resources to people while not having to manage any inventory.<\/p>\n Printables are products people can download and print from home, so you don\u2019t have to worry about keeping up inventory, shipping, or storing physical products. Even better, the customer can print the download as many times as they want, making it a no-brainer for them to buy.<\/p>\n You might be thinking, what kind of printables can I make and sell? What printables are people buying? Here are a few:<\/p>\n Just to name a few.<\/p>\n I also recommend signing up for the Earn Money Selling Printables free training<\/strong><\/a>. You\u2019ll learn printable ideas, how to get started on Etsy, and how to actually make sales.<\/p>\n Recommended reading: <\/em>How I Made $6,161 in Just 4 Months With a New Etsy Printables Shop<\/a><\/p>\n Do you want to make money selling printables online? This free training will give you great ideas on what you can sell, how to get started, the costs, and how to make sales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Starting a blog is another fun way to share your knowledge, experiences, and interests with an audience.<\/p>\n Over ten years ago, I started a fitness blog that evolved into a side hustle blog and then more of a craft blog. This experience also led me to realize you don\u2019t necessarily need to stick with what you started with. The key thing is just getting started. Your blog can grow and change with you. What starts as a hobby can turn into real-life extra income or even a full-time business.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a list of ways I make money on my blog:<\/p>\n Here are some articles you may want to read:<\/p>\n Did you know you can make money by posting content on Facebook? And that content doesn\u2019t even need you to be showing your face or making videos!<\/p>\n You can post funny memes, personal experiences, helpful tips and tutorials, and anything people are interested in.<\/p>\n Once your audience grows and you get more likes and follows, you can make money through Facebook\u2019s creator program (Facebook pays people to post so that they can keep users on Facebook scrolling longer!), selling your own products, and more. Facebook is such a surprisingly useful place to make money without a large following.<\/p>\n Recommended reading: <\/em>How I Got Paid $39,177 Directly From Facebook in One Month Just To Post Content<\/a><\/p>\n If you\u2019re someone who is organized, comfortable with numbers, and likes supporting small businesses, working as a small business bookkeeper might be for you.<\/p>\n Small business bookkeepers are in charge of helping businesses stay on top of income and expenses, reconciling accounts, sending invoices, and filing documents properly during tax season.<\/p>\n What\u2019s great about working as a bookkeeper is you don\u2019t need to constantly look for jobs. All you need is a few clients who pay you monthly, and then you have a recurring business model.<\/p>\n You don\u2019t need a finance degree or years of experience, and many people start with basic bookkeeping training (if this job sounds interesting to you, you can take this free bookkeeping training on how to become a bookkeeper for free by clicking here<\/strong><\/a>) and learn as they go. There\u2019s demand from small businesses of all types.<\/p>\n Recommended reading: <\/em>How To Become a Bookkeeper With No Experience (Step-by-Step Guide)<\/a><\/p>\n 10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n This free training will teach you what you need to know to become a virtual bookkeeper and make money from home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Sort of similar to selling printables on Etsy, selling print-on-demand items doesn\u2019t require you to store any inventory in your house.<\/p>\n You only create designs for products placed on mugs, T-shirts, stickers, tote bags, and more without having to print anything yourself. Instead, you upload your designs on a platform that does all of the heavy lifting for you. When someone places an order, the product is printed and shipped for you, and you earn the difference between the production and selling price.<\/p>\n You don\u2019t even need to be a professional designer, but you do need to design things that people want right now. Simple, clever designs do well, or things that appeal to a specific audience.<\/p>\n I recommend signing up for the How to Make Money with Print-On-Demand free workshop<\/strong><\/a>. In this workshop, you\u2019ll learn how one person made $500,000 in two years selling gifts, the best types of products to sell to maximize your earnings, and how to start this side hustle on Etsy.<\/p>\n Recommended reading: <\/em>How I Make $7,500 Monthly Selling Print-On-Demand Gifts<\/a><\/p>\n 10<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Want to learn how to make money selling print-on-demand products on Etsy? Check out this free workshop and learn how Emily made $500,000 in just two years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n I\u2019ve been working as a virtual assistant for a long time, and it\u2019s been one of my favorite jobs. I\u2019m actually a virtual assistant for this blog that you are reading right now!<\/p>\n I love keeping small businesses organized and getting things done. If you\u2019re the same, working as a virtual assistant might be up your alley.<\/p>\n Tasks may include:<\/p>\n And more.<\/p>\n You don\u2019t need to be a pro or expert from the start because what really matters is that you care and are willing to learn. There is a ton of flexibility and income in the virtual assistance space. Businesses are constantly looking for people to handle smaller tasks or tasks they don\u2019t want to do or don\u2019t have time for.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve had the most luck finding jobs on Upwork<\/a>. When I first started on Upwork, I set my rates in the lower range so I could get some quick jobs and get reviews on my profile. That made a big difference in a sea of contractors who were looking for the same jobs as I was. Once I landed more jobs and got good reviews, I increased my rates. I also made sure to go above and beyond in these jobs so I\u2019d get the best review possible.<\/p>\n Recommended reading: <\/em>How To Find Virtual Assistant Jobs as a Beginner<\/a><\/p>\n One of the quickest ways to make money is buying items for less than what you sell them for.<\/p>\n You can even start with items you have around the house that are not being used anymore, like clothing, toys, electronics, home decor, or furniture. Then, you can sell on platforms like Facebook Marketplace, Poshmark, eBay, and other online resell platforms.<\/p>\n It helps to start small to get the hang of things. Once you start building some profit, you can buy bigger ticket items to get an even bigger profit. What begins as trying to clean out your home can turn into an actual business that makes you money.<\/p>\n I loooooved pet sitting and worked on Rover<\/a> as a dog walker and pet sitter for a while. It is seriously one of the chillest, most enjoyable jobs I\u2019ve ever had.<\/p>\n Instead of traveling to someone else\u2019s house, you can pet sit from home and make money doing whatever you were already doing, but with an animal with you. You can opt to watch animals for a few hours, overnight, or a few days while someone is on vacation. You can find clients through word-of-mouth, by posting flyers on bulletin boards, community Facebook groups, or pet sitting platforms like Rover.<\/p>\n While we\u2019re out of town, we pay our pet sitter about $100 a night, so just five days would be $500. My sister\u2019s nephew also just did a pet sitting job where he watched a neighbor\u2019s pets for 21 days, and he was paid $2,100!<\/p>\n If you have skills or experience working with animals, you can charge even more, especially if you\u2019re willing to train the dogs while you pet sit or manage medications. Make sure to check local rules on pet sitting, or your HOA if you have one, as there might be rules against this.<\/p>\n Do you like baking? Do you love dogs?<\/p>\n Bake and sell dog treats!<\/p>\n Homemade dog treats can be sold from your house, through social media, or locally at farmers markets or local pet stores. You can start with easy recipes and even take custom orders for birthdays and holidays. You can even package them in cute custom packaging that makes you stand out.<\/p>\n One of the great things about this business is you can start as small as you want to. You can test a few batches with your own pets or your family\u2019s\/friends\u2019 animals and see what the dogs like the most.<\/p>\n Recommended reading: <\/em>How I Earned Up to $4,000 Per Month Baking Dog Treats (With Zero Baking Experience!)<\/a><\/p>\nBest Ways To Make $500 a Week From Home<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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