A side hustle is a way to make money outside of your primary job. Side hustles can be a great way to make extra money, and they can also be a way to transition into a new career. There are a number of ways to get started with a side hustle, and there are a number of resources available to help you get started. ( Look at 100+ Best Side Hustles )

Here are some ideas to help you get started:

• Rent out a room in your house on Airbnb
  
  If you own an apartment or even a house, you can put that up for short-term rental on sites like Airbnb to help you make a side income.
  
• Offer pet-sitting services
  
  You could offer to take care of someone’s pet for an hourly price. What you can do is post that you offer pet sitting service on the Facebook market place and people will reach out to you. You should charge an hourly rate of $20+ so make sure that it’s profitable.
  
  
• Be a Postmate/DoorDash and deliver food for businesses and individuals
  
  If you own a car or a bike, you might opt-in to deliver food for people. There are services like DoorDash, PostMate, and Favor that let you make generous money via tips. I recommend catering to high-end neighborhoods so that you get more tips.
  
• Offer your services as a virtual assistant
  
  To become a VA, all you need is a laptop with internet. You can Find these on sites like Upwork.com or Freelancer.com. You can do easy tasks like data entry, where all you would do is their busy work to help them save time.
  
  
• Sell handmade crafts or goods online
  
  There are sites like Esty and Ebay where you can sell your handy crafts. Maybe go to a local craft shop and buy items to help you create art and sell that on Esty. These days you can create whatever you like and people will think its a good art.
  
  
• Provide your professional services as a consultant
  
  If you already have a skill that you use at your job, you could start doing consulting for it. For example if you are good at sales, you an help other companies improve their sales. You can charge a hefty consulting fee or a monthly retainer fee.
  
  
• Offer your skills as a tutor or teacher
  
  You can also start a tutoring service for kids or teenager to teach them math, reading and science. Start offering these services from home initially and then expand into commercial.
  
  
• Be a freelance writer
  
  If you love to write, you can find writing gigs ons sites like Upwork or Freelancer.
  
  
  
• Offer your photography services
  
  If you have a DSLR or even simple iPHONE, you can learn how to take great photos on YouTube and learn how to make those photos better using Photoshop, then offer this as a service to people.
  
  
  
• Provide your services as a web or graphic designer
  
  To become a graphic designer, you need to know how to use software like Photoshop or you can start off using something simple like CANVA, which is free to use.
  
  

You can find more side hustle ideas on our “100+ Best Side Hustle Ideas” Article