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Here on Making Sense of Cents, I discuss how to make extra income, side hustles, side income, and how to make money online a decent amount. I believe that earning extra income can completely change your life in a positive way. A person can stop living paycheck to paycheck, they can pay off their debt, and more all by earning extra money and learning how to make extra money.

In fact, because of extra income and my blog, I was able to pay off $38,000 in student loans within 7 months, I was able to leave my day job in order to pursue my passion, travel full-time, and more!

Learning how to make extra money completely changed my life.

From my How To Make Extra Income series please read:

  1. I believe that making extra income can completely change your life in a positive way. A person can stop living paycheck to paycheck, pay off debt, and more all by learning how to make extra income. How to make extra money75+ Ways To Make Extra Money
  2. 12 Work From Home Jobs That Can Earn You $1,000+ Each Month
  3. How To Start a Blog Free Course
  4. 11 Ways To Find Paid Online Surveys For Money – Get Paid To Take Surveys!
  5. 12 Passive Income Ideas That Will Let You Enjoy Life More
  6. How To Make $300+ Weekly As An Online Tutor With Course Hero
  7. 25 Of The Best Weekend Jobs – Make Money This Weekend!
  8. 24 Of The Best Work From Home Jobs & How To Avoid Scams
  9. 7 Best Online Tutoring Jobs
  10. Want To Make Money From Home? Here Are 17 Of The Best Online Jobs
  11. 16 Free Work From Home Courses & Resources
  12. 20 Of The Best Entry Level Work From Home Jobs
  13. 80+ Ways To Earn Extra Money
  14. 15 Home Business Ideas & The Free Courses You Need To Get Started
  15. American Consumer Opinion Review
  16. Survey Junkie Review
  17. How To Make $1,000 Monthly Selling Your Poop
  18. 12 Easy Ways To Earn Free Amazon Gift Cards
  19. 80 Ways To Make Money On The Side
  20. How To Become A Proofreader And Work From Anywhere
  21. How I Made $1,536,732 In 2017
  22. What You Need To Know About Affiliate Marketing For Beginners
  23. How I Make Money On TikTok – How I Grew To 350,000 Followers and Made $60,000 In 6 Weeks
  24. How To Start A WordPress Blog On Bluehost
  25. How To Work From Home Selling on Amazon
  26. How To Teach English Online From Home
  27. Want To Make An Extra $100 A Month? Learn How To Become A Mystery Shopper
  28. 8 Things To Sell To Make Money
  29. 10 Ways To Make Money Online From The Comfort of Your Home
  30. 10 Things I’ve Done To Make Extra Money
  31. 40+ Side Hustle Ideas and Tips From The Experts
  32. Make Money Proofreading By Becoming A Freelance Proofreader
  33. 65 Ways To Make Extra Money
  34. Ways To Make An Extra $1,000 A Month
  35. 6 Free Online Survey Sites To Join For Extra Money
  36. The Ultimate Guide To Starting A Side Business
  37. Do You Want To Be Self Employed?
  38. How I Make Money On Pinterest
  39. Ways to Earn Extra Income Part 1
  40. How I Earned Up to $4,000 Per Month Baking Dog Treats (With Zero Baking Experience!)
  41. So You Want to Be a Freelance Writer?
  42. How I Earned $655 From Random Craigslist Jobs In One Month
  43. What Does a Virtual Assistant Do?
  44. How To Become a Virtual Assistant
  45. How To Make Money Blogging
  46. How To Prepare for Self-Employment
  47. Pursuing What I Love or What Brings in the (Stable) Money
  48. Blogger or WordPress – Tips on How to Move
  49. Tips For Beginner Bloggers Part 1 – The Basics
  50. 16 Ideas That Will Teach You How To Find Time To Make Extra Money
  51. 80+ Best Side Job Ideas To Make Extra Money
  52. more to come… 🙂

 

To read my posts about how to make extra income and how to make money online, such as through blogging, click here. Below are my monthly extra income reports. I recommend checking out my online course for bloggers, Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing. I earn around $50,000 a month through affiliate marketing and I share my exact strategy and tips in this very informative online course. If you’re a blogger, then you NEED this course.

  • $672 extra in May 2012
  • $994 extra in June 2012
  • $1,425 extra in July 2012
  • $1,603 extra in August 2012
  • $3,275 extra in September 2012
  • $3,700 extra in October 2012
  • $5,114 extra in November 2012
  • $5,770 in Extra Income in December 2012
  • $6,523 in January 2013 Extra Income
  • $5,983 in February 2013 Extra Income
  • $7,862 in March 2013 Extra Income
  • $7,859 in April 2013 Extra Income
  • $7,641 in May 2013 Extra Income
  • $10,192 in June 2013 Extra Income
  • $11,117 in July 2013 Extra Income
  • $9,554 in August 2013 Extra Income
  • $12,334 in September 2013 Side Income
  • $11,927 in October 2013 Business Income – I Finally Left My Job
  • $13,387 in November 2013 Business Income
  • $12,160 in December 2013 Business Income
  • $12,640 in January 2014 Business Income
  • $13,454 in February 2014 Business Income
  • $12,100 in March 2014 Business Income
  • $13,493 in April 2014 Business Income
  • $12,747 in May 2014 Business Income
  • $12,787 in June 2014 – Site Redesign and More Motivation
  • $14,937 in July 2014
  • $15,272 in September 2014 Online Income – Outsourcing and Passive Income
  • $14,136 in October 2014 Income – My Monthly Online Income Report
  • $14,534 November 2014 Income – My Monthly Online Income Report
  • $13,673 December 2014 Income – My Monthly Online Income Report and 2014 Wrap Up
  • $15,396 in January 2015 Income – My Monthly Online Income Report
  • $23,758 in February 2015 Income – My Monthly Online Income Report
  • $15,151 in March 2015 – My Monthly Online Income Report Plus Traffic Stats
  • $32,474 in April 2015 – My Monthly Online Income Report
  • $20,635 in May 2015 – My Monthly Online Income Report
  • $23,471 in June 2015 – My Monthly Online Income Report
  • How I Made $25,138 Online In July 2015 Plus My 4 Year Blogiversary
  • Monthly Online Income Report – $23,992 In August 2015
  • September 2015 Online Income Report – $31,030
  • October 2015 Online Income Report – $33,482
  • November 2015 Online Income Report – $30,569
  • How I Made Over $320,000 Blogging In 2015, Plus My December Income Report
  • January 2016 Online Income Report – $44,782
  • February 2016 Blog Income Report – $49,607
  • My March 2016 Blog Income Report – $72,196
  • My April 2016 Blog Income Report – $71,761.30
  • My May 2016 Blog Income Report – $69,085
  • My June 2016 Blog Income Report – $68,440
  • My July 2016 Blog Income Report – $112,594
  • My August 2016 Blog Income Report – $90,188
  • My September 2016 Blog Income Report – $102,911
  • My October 2016 Blog Income Report – $99,607.18
  • My November 2016 Blog Income Report – $106,383.89
  • How I Made $979,321 In 2016 – My December Online Income Report and Annual Wrap Up
  • My January 2017 Blog Income Report – $139,233
  • How I Made $160,211.27 in February 2018 Blogging
  • How I Made $130,856.35 in March 2018 Blogging
  • How I Made $131,448.35 in April 2018 While Traveling Full-Time
  • How I Made $120,104.93 In May Working From Home
  • How I Made $121,861.28 In June While Sailing to Beautiful Islands
  • How I Made $110,897.33 In July 2017 Blogging
  • How I Made $135,110 In August 2017 Blogging
  • How I Made $113,267.08 In September 2017 Blogging
  • How I Made $136,829.30 In October 2017 Blogging
  • How I Made $110,656 In November 2017 Blogging
  • How I Made $1,536,732 In 2017 – My December Online Income Report and Annual Wrap Up
  • How I Made $114,812 In January 2018 Blogging
  • How I Made $179,139 In February 2018 Blogging
  • How I Made $241,649 In March 2018 Blogging
  • How I Made $104,065 In April 2018 Blogging
  • How I Made $136,807 In May 2018 Blogging + Tips For The Summer Blogging Slump
  • How I Made $100,324 In June 2018 Blogging
  • How I Made $113,235 In July 2018 Blogging
  • How I Made $110,284 In August 2018 Working From Home
  • How I Made $104,814 In September 2018 Working From Home
  • How I Made $145,319 in October 2018 While Traveling
  • How I Made $159,592 Blogging in November 2018

 

How To Make Money and Extra Income

Below are many different ways to make extra money, but check out the related sections further down to see many, many more.

Disclosure: There are some affiliate links below, but these are all products I highly recommend. I won’t put anything on this page that I haven’t verified and/or personally used.

  • Start a blog. Blogging is how I make a living and just a few years ago I never thought it would be possible. I have made over $5,000,000 blogging over the years. You can create your own blog here with my easy-to-use tutorial and learn how to make money from home. You can start your blog for as low as $2.95 per month plus you get a free domain if you sign-up through my tutorial.
  • Sell your stuff. There are many things you can do to make money by selling items. We all have extra things laying around that can be sold, or you can even search for items that can be bought and resold for a profit.
  • Answer surveys. Survey companies I recommend include American Consumer Opinion, Survey Junkie, Pinecone Research, Opinion Outpost, and Branded Surveys. They’re free to join and free to use! You get paid to answer surveys and to test products. It’s best to sign up for as many as you can as that way you can receive the most surveys and make the most money.
  • Use Swagbucks for your online searches. Swagbucks is something I don’t use as much, but I do occasionally earn Amazon gift cards with very little work. Swagbucks is just like using Google to do your online searches, except you get rewarded “Swagbucks” for the things you do through their website. Then, when you have enough Swagbucks, you can redeem them for cash, gift cards, and more. You’ll receive a free $5 bonus just for signing up today!
  • Try InboxDollars. InboxDollars is an online rewards website I recommend. You can earn cash by taking surveys, playing games, shopping online, searching the web, redeeming grocery coupons, and more. Also, by signing up through my link, you will receive $5.00 for free just for signing up!
  • Make money from home. Please read Real Ways to Make Money from Home (The Ultimate Guide) for more information on this.
  • Find a part-time job. There are many part-time jobs that you may be able to find. You can find a job on sites such as Snagajob, Craigslist (yes, I’ve found a legitimate job through there before), Monster, and so on.

Starting a blog for extra income online and to make money online.

It is possible to make extra income online from a blog, but it does take time. It is my favorite way of making money from home too!

Related articles about making money blogging:

  • How To Make Money With a Blog
  • How To Start A WordPress Blog On Bluehost
  • How To Quit Your Job And Become A Full-Time Blogger
  • Why You Need To Grow Your Affiliate Income

The first step is to get your domain. For the loooongest time ever, my blog was known as senseofcents.blogspot.com. I finally bought www.makingsenseofcents.com and haven’t looked back since. I don’t think anyone has ever said “I regret buying my domain and looking more professional.” If you sign up using my Bluehost link, then you will receive your domain for free.

The second step is to get your web hosting.  There are a lot of hosting companies out there, and Bluehost seems to be one of the best. Hosting starts at around $2.95 a month. It’ll most likely cost you around $60 a year, which is really good deal! If you pay for more than one year at a time, you also get a free domain through Bluehost if you buy through my link.

You can read more detailed instructions in my post How To Start A WordPress Blog On Bluehost.

And once you have your domain and hosting, also make sure to start an e-mail list. ConvertKit is great and very easy to use. Not having an e-mail list for so long is something that I definitely regret, but I am glad that I’m finally starting with this.

I recommend checking out my online course for bloggers, Making Sense of Affiliate Marketing. I earn over $50,000 a month through affiliate marketing and I share my exact strategy and tips in this very informative online course. If you’re a blogger (even if you’re a new blogger!), then you NEED this course.

 

Work From Home and Make Extra Income

There are plenty of ways to make extra income from home. Check out these options as well as the free courses that go along with them.

How To Start A Blog FREE Course: With this free email course, I show you exactly how to create a blog, from the technical side (it’s easy – trust me!) all the way to earning your first income and attracting followers. Each day for seven days, you will receive an email in your inbox that will help you create a successful and profitable blog, all from the very beginning. You can sign up here.

How To Work From Home Selling On Amazon FBA: The first year that Jessica’s family ran their Amazon FBA business together, working less than 20 hours a week total, they made over 6 figures profit! Check out this interview for more information on how to work from home selling on Amazon FBA. Jessica also has a FREE 7 day email course that will help people understand all of the basics of this business. I recommend signing up for it now!

Make Money Proofreading By Becoming A Freelance Proofreader: In 2014, Caitlin made slightly over $43,000 by being a freelance proofreader, while also going on several fun vacations. Caitlin also has a great FREE 7 day course just for people who want to stop wasting time and start making more money with their proofreading skills. I definitely recommend that you check it out.

Make Money Online As A Freelance Writer Or Virtual Assistant: Gina is a professional writer and virtual assistant. In just six months, Gina was able to earn over $4,000 per month as a writer. She also has a great free writing course as well as a free virtual assistant course if you want to try them out for free.

Make Money At Home By Becoming A Transcriptionist: In 2007, Janet started working from home as a medical transcriptionist for others. Shortly after that, she started a successful general and legal transcription business. While running her business, the idea of a course popped up. Janet now teaches others in her online course how to transcribe online and work from home as a transcriptionist. Learn more about how you can become a transcriptionist here.

 

How do I make an extra $1000 a month?

Becoming a virtual assistant for extra income online.

You can make extra income by becoming a virtual assistant. This is something that I started doing after I created my blog. It doesn’t comprise a LARGE percentage of my extra income, but it is there. I like to be diversified just in case anything does happen to one of my other extra income streams (yes I realize that I am not fully diversified because a lot of my extra income is earned online – just in different ways).

There are many things that you can do as a virtual assistant. You can manage the social media of a business, website, etc. (Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, and everything else), handle the newsletter, work on the website, proofread and edit, do market research, handle emails, and so on. The list is really endless. Are you interested in becoming a virtual assistant? Don’t forget to also read about what exactly a virtual assistant does.

 

Freelance writing to earn money online.

A lot of you seem very interested in making extra income by freelance writing. For the sake of this section, a staff writer = freelance writer, just to make this all easy. I made a post titled So You Want to Be a Freelance Writer?, so please check it out. Below is a snippet of it.

Just a few years ago, I never thought I would be staff writing, and I never even thought about it. But once I began, I really started to enjoy it. I really love to write (yes, I do realize that I’m not the best and I probably should proofread more, but I do like to talk), and writing for different blogs was fun for me. How are people supposed to know that you are looking for a freelance writing position?

Over one summer, I was asked to be a staff writer for a blog. The e-mail came out of nowhere, but after I received it, I started looking into staff writing further. Having a blog (as talked about before), helped people find me and consider me for their staff writing positions. After that initial e-mail, I then posted on Yakezie (a personal finance community with a great forum) and stated that I was searching for a staff writing position. After I made the post on the forum, I received a couple of e-mails and this is what launched my staff writing career. The power of throwing yourself out there and just asking was definitely helpful for me.

Also, there are the ProBlogger job boards, and there are a lot of staff writing positions on there. I know of a couple of people who have found their positions through that website.

If you do have a blog, then make sure you have a “Hire Me” tab if you are available. This will then let others know that you are looking, and also what you are available for. Many blog owners might also be looking around, or they might make blog posts directly stating that they need staff writers. Keep an eye out for this. It doesn’t hurt to just e-mail the websites directly. If you truly want to write for them, try sending them a quick e-mail, and attach some writing samples, and/or link to your blog as well.

 

IZEA – An easy way to earn money online through your social media accounts.

IZEA is a company I used a lot when I first started blogging. If you already have a blog or social media accounts such as Twitter and Instagram, then signing up for Izea is a great way to make some extra money. You can sign up for it even if you don’t have a blog. You can just connect your social media accounts and start making money right away.

All you have to do is sign up and wait for opportunities to come your way. It’s easy, but if you have any questions just shoot me an email and I can try my best to help you out.

With Izea, you are getting paid for whenever a company wants to advertise themselves through your blog and/or social media accounts (such as your Twitter account). You get paid electronically, and they always pay. They partner with big name companies such as Marriott, Netflix, Walmart, Kraft, Lego, and more. It’s an EASY way to make money through your social media accounts, so I highly recommend you check Izea out.

Click here to sign up for Izea. It is free to join and free to use. To get started, sign up, connect a few social media accounts, and validate your email so that you can start earning extra cash.

 

I believe that making extra income can completely change your life in a positive way. A person can stop living paycheck to paycheck, pay off debt, and more.

Renting out an extra room for extra income.

Back when we had a house, we had four bedrooms in our house and only used one. So when my sister needed a place to live, we of course invited her to live with us. It worked out greatly and she paid around $325 per month. She was hardly home so we didn’t really noticed an increase in any of our bills also. It was a great way to learn how to make money fast.

Read A Complete Guide To Renting A Room For Extra Money.

 

 

How to make extra money by mystery shopping.

There are many ways to make money online. The next one we will talk about now is mystery shopping.

  • I’ve talked about BestMark in a lot of my posts so far.  It’s easy money and I do secret shops for restaurants, Best Buy, and so on.
  • Click here to read my post about mystery shopping.
  • If you do join, please say I referred you! My ID is MO4999

 

Swagbucks to earn extra money.

  • Swagbucks is a search engine (like Google or Yahoo) that offers you the chance to earn “swagbucks” for different things.  I mainly just do my normal internet searches through Swagbucks.  Then when you accumulate enough, you can go to the prize store and get anything from toys, electronics, and gift cards.  Most people buy Amazon gift cards.
  • So far I have made over $300 in Amazon gift cards. It’s super easy to use, so sign up NOW!

 

Ebates for extra income.

  • With Ebates you just shop like you normally would online. Go to Ebates first and then search for the store you are wanting. They have many stores and most likely the store you are wanting to buy your item(s) from will be listed.
  • Then you just click to your online retailer of choice through ebates, and then ebates will give you your percent back! Sometimes you can get 10% to 15% back on your purchase. It’s easy money!
  • This is a free service, click here to sign up.
  • This is a quote from their website:  “People often ask: “This sounds too good to be true, how are you able to do it?” It really is quite simple. Just like almost every other online shopping center, we get a commission from the stores when you make a purchase. Instead of keeping that money – like almost all other sites do – we share it with you!”

See, there are tons of ways to make extra income! Hope you enjoyed this roundup all of my favorite blog posts and methods of earning extra income.

 

How do I make an extra $1000 a month? What can I do for extra income?

If you are looking for extra income ideas, one of the above may interest you and fit you best.

Whether you are looking to learn how to make extra income while working full-time, how to earn extra income online, or if you’re just looking to make extra money in some other way, there are tons of options.

Enjoy!

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