With the cost of living going up every year, it is more common than ever for people to think of new sources of income. A clever side hustle can be the answer to put extra cash in your pocket every month.
Many of us don’t realize that we have valuable skills that can be monetized. Our skills can start off providing us with more spending money and even get to the point where they make us more money than our regular job.
We will discuss why everyone should have a side hustle and what awesome ideas can make us money.
Some of these ideas are quick and easy and others take more work but can really change your life if you're willing to put the work in.
Easy Side Hustles
An easy side hustle is something you can do when you have a few extra hours of free time and want to use it wisely.
It can be as simple as using online surveys to earn an extra $50 this month or even doing a quick job for a friend.
These types of side hustles are great because they are low stress although they may not be life changing money makers. Each side hustle has its proper place.
Easy Side Hustles Include:
- Postmates delivery
- Instacart shopper
- Language teacher
- Uber
- Helping others move
- Handyman jobs
- Baby sitting
- DoorDash
- Paid online surveys
- Selling items you don't use
Hard Side Hustles
A hard side hustle is something that may take you a long time to learn. In fact, at the start you might think to yourself that you could never do something this difficult.
But it's important to get this type of thinking out of your head. Most people are not geniuses who are infinitely smarter than you are.
They just put the necessary work in to be successful. It's not rocket science. If you continue to work hard and not give up, you will eventually break through in one skill or another.
Although the learning process may be difficult, harder side hustles will no doubt bring in a lot more money in the long run and could even change your life completely.
Hard Side Hustles Include:
- Starting your own business
- Starting a blog with blue host (make 6 figures)
- Photographer
- Content creator
- Consultant as a leader in your industry
- Learning to Code
Nothing Good Is Ever Easy
If you browse the internet enough you will see countless promises to get rich quick. They do this to suck you in hoping you will buy a course or another service from them.
The truth is that the “get rich quick” idea is not realistic at all. It's more like “get rich at a slow and steady pace." That is if you're willing to put the work in.
The More Skills the Better
The amount of money you’ll be able to earn in your lifetime is almost always tied to the skills you possess. People won’t hand you their money for something they can easily do themselves.
So the more skills you acquire the better. You don't have to be a master at every single thing you learn, you just have to improve your new skills to the level where your work is quality.
The People Will Come
When you build up a number of valuable skills, people in your community will come to you. They will be throwing money at you for your talents.
You will become a resource to your peers and someone people rely on when they want to get the job done. This is just the beginning of making money from your skills.
Monetize Your Skills
Now that you have learned a few valuable skills, it's now time to monetize those skills. This is the time you need to carefully plan out how you will make money with a valuable side hustle.
Planning Is Important
Planning your next move is vital because aimlessly moving forward without proper direction has rarely made anyone money.
Whether you need to start a business, scale, promote, or start accepting appointments with your side hustle, you should have clear in mind the direction you want to go in.
Don't Give In to Doubt
After planning your course of action, it’s easy to keep putting it off month after month or even for years.
Many people begin to doubt whether or not they’re able to accomplish their goals. This doubt could be paralyzing and stop you from ever starting.
It's important to realize that this doubt is all in your head. The best course is to start immediately. It's easy to waste more time asking ourselves if we can do it rather than actually starting.
Don't Wait to Start
For example, a person may ask himself if he can learn a new language. He may be asking himself this question for a couple of years.
If he had actually started learning instead of questioning his ability to learn, he would have completely learned the language by now.
The lesson is to start right away and not to waste time overthinking. Your time is valuable and cannot be bought back.
Work Hard Until You Break Through
Along your journey to make money from an awesome side hustle, you will no doubt have moments where you want to give up.
This is normal and wont stop anytime soon. Make up your mind from the start that you won't give up no matter what.
With this thinking, you will work on your side hustle goals until you eventually break through. It can be a breakthrough with your original plan or an offshoot of that plan that suddenly came to mind.
Surround Yourself with Supporters
Do you have that one friend that is always thinking of new ideas to make money? They may encourage you with their enthusiasm to start a side hustle.
This attitude is contagious and can help motivate you to reach your own goals. Surrounding yourself with lazy people or doubters will likely do to opposite and kill your motivation to improve.
The Power of Mingling
People fail to realize the power of mingling and getting to know others in a social setting. You can easily meet others who may give you an awesome idea to make extra money.
They may even want to go into business with you. Taking advantage of getting to know others can allow you to meet someone who can help change your life one day.
So always be willing to engage in interesting conversation with new people. This skill alone can be extremely beneficial in the long run.
Conclusion
So why should everyone have a side hustle? Well besides what we discussed, it shows that you're always learning new things and that your improvement has put you in a position to make more money.
Your new found side hustle can also put extra money in your pocket every month whether it's a few extra dollars from an easy side hustle, or it's a large amount of money that can be life changing.
Remember not to give up, to surround yourself with like minded individuals, and also to learn the power of mingling.
With these useful tips you will find your new side hustle in no time.
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