7 Side Hustles We did in March
Without much time or energy to dedicate to side hustles, it can feel tricky.
Here are 7 side hustles from March that made over $4,500.
Disclosure: This article may contain affiliate links for products and services I personally use.
1. Writing $1,940
This was for 3 articles and due to our typing speed, knowledge of the topic (finance) and the fact they didn’t need to be heavily researched or referenced, it took 1 hour.
Freelance writing is one of our favourite side hustles because we can pick up more work if we want to.
It is a flexible side hustle, aside from the deadlines you need ot meet.
2. Online Surveys $965
Octopus Group is the highest paying online survey site and the one we get the most from at just over $16hr. They also pay when you refer friends.
PrizeRebel is another that we have done well with this month. They pay in USD to PayPal.
A few other online survey sites we use are Swagbucks, Market Agent and Pureprofile.
You can find our reviews and experiences, how much each pay etc in the article about the best online survey sites.
3. Book Royalties and Sales $233
One of the things we love about books, is they are set and forget in many ways.
$50 this month was from a book we wrote 11 years ago. Every month, we get a royalty payment to our account and we do absolutely nothing for that book.
It’s under a different name and we don’t particularly like it so we don’t promote it.
However, for higher sales, a lot of marketing is involved with books.
Generally, they aren’t a money maker for most authors and instead are more about authority and providing other opportunities.
4. Reselling $200
This month we didn’t have much time to do it but we did sell the queen bed.
We bought it for $120 when we were repatriated mid-2020 and sold it a week ago for $200.
5. Crypto $120
Something we have been playing around with is crypto.
This amount isn’t profit, although our crypto has increased.
The $120 is referrals from friends and family who have asked me.
If you want to play around with crypto, you can get $10 free BitCoin with Coinspot when you invest $10 as well.
6. Cash Back $143
The main programs we use are Shopback and Honey.
Some have sign-up bonuses when you make your first purchase through them too.
The way cashback programs work is easy.
You sign up for free, download the apps and install them on your Chrome toolbar (they show you how).
Then when you are shopping online they pop up to let you know when you can get cashback.
Click to activate and you get cash back on whatever you were going to buy.
7. Experiments $916.95
We are doing a little experiment comparing 5 money making options.
Each option gets the same amount of money put towards it and the same level of effort each week.
Once we have done it for 6 months and explored or aspects of each, we will share more details.
It is extremely important to us that we only link to, share or recommend products and services we use and can endorse or answer questions about.
As such, we can’t share this one yet but we are excited to in a few months.
How are you making money on the side?
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