Looking for ways to make extra income through side hustles has become a major trend in the past few years and certainly in 2024, especially since we are living in such uncertain economic times.
As someone who has explored, tried many of them myself and even turned one of the side hustles below you’ll see into a full time earning gig, I have some good news for you:
There are many legit side hustles out there but no single one is ideal for everyone which is why I have listed 5 of the top side hustles to explore in 2024. I have also provided resources and details on how to get started with each one.
Out of all of the options presented below the last choice is my top choice and the one I practice full time today. If you have any questions about these side hustles, you are more than welcome to ask me below!
1) Personalized Online Coaching
With a shift towards personalized services, online coaching has emerged as a top side hustle in 2024. This can range from fitness coaching to career mentoring, language tutoring, or even life coaching.
The key is to leverage your expertise in a specific area to offer tailored guidance and support. This hustle requires strong communication skills, a willingness to help others, and the ability to market your services effectively. With platforms like Zoom and social media, connecting with clients worldwide has never been easier.
How to get started:
- Choose a topic you are most experienced at doing coaching on (say it’s fitness)
- Start a YouTube channel and make fitness videos. Focus on quality and giving good, free advice to gain trust.
- Provide a link to a website where people can buy hourly sessions from you via zoom.
Income potential:
It varies on your personal fees. If you charge $100/hour per session, over 10 hours you can earn $1000.
2) Freelance Writing:
With the constant need for fresh online content, freelance writing and blogging remain popular. This can include writing articles, blog posts, and even social media content for various clients.
Content curation is a very trendy topic in today’s digital world and though AI has become a huge part of people’s content creation, the need for real people, with great writing skills is still in high demand.
How to get started:
- Sign up to places like Freelancer.com, Fiverr.com (post your resume/gigs there)
- Find sites/blogs on topics you personally have a lot of experience in, email the website owners and offer them a free article to gain trust and possibly start a business relationship.
Income potential:
Rates for your articles should start low per word count at about $20 per 500 words, but as your reputation and experience grows, you can charge far more, maybe $100 for every 1000 words. Most successful freelance writers earn a decent side income but there even those who earn six figures yearly doing this.
3) Online Tutoring:
With the rise of remote learning, online tutoring in subjects like math, science, English, and languages is in high demand.
This is especially popular among students and educators. If you have experience in teaching or any of these STEM subjects, you can promote yourself and tutoring services and make a decent side income in the process.
How to get started:
- Sign up with tutor sites like: Tutors.com, Tutor.com
- You can also make a YouTube channel on any major STEM subject and just like with the fitness example above (consulting) offer tutoring services there. This is much more freelance and you can set your own hourly rates. Sessions for tutoring can be done via Zoom/Skype.
Income potential:
Rates for tutors vary from $20/hour and up typically. The better/more established of a tutor you are, the more you can charge per sessions. This can become a great side-full time gig.
4) Pet Sitting and Dog Walking:
For animal lovers, pet sitting and dog walking are great side hustles. It’s a way to earn money while spending time with pets.
These typically are great side hustles in major cities with large populations as many own dogs/pets who need that type of service.
How to get started:
Asking around your neighborhood is a good place to start (dog parks, classified ads). The key is to just get 1-2 happy clients and from there those people can recommend you to others, thereby growing your client base and income.
Income potential:
Hourly rates for dog walking vary from $10 and up. There’s some people who charge $50/hour for walking and it also depends on how many dogs there are and their sizes. Pet sitting is also a service with rates starting at around $30 an hour in many places. Here’s a great overview of dog walker salaries in NYC:
5) Making profitable websites on your passions (what earns me a full time income):
This was at one point a side hustle for me but is now a full time earning business. With this side hustle you take a topic you really love in life (say it’s fitness) and create an online business out of it. This side hustle is not a job but rather a business you build so it does take time and effort but the rewards can be absolutely amazing. The best way to how it all works is to break it down into 4 steps and here they are:
- Choose a passion (literally anything you love)
- Build a website
- Get visitors to the site
- Earn money
Here’s an example: Let me break down those 4 steps into one of my existing websites. It is called the Nature Seeker and it covers the outdoor/nature topic which I love. Here’s how it makes money through the 4 steps:
How to get started with this side hustle:
The steps I explained above are easy to comprehend but it is just as important if not more so to have some type of training program that actually shows you how to do this step by step and provides the tools, training and help to make it all happen. The great news is that there are many options out there that do this, but the best in my experience is Wealthy Affiliate, the same program that showed me all of this:
Their main specialty is helping people create a profitable website on any passions they have in life and monetizing it various ways (ads, promoting them, etc…). So if you love mountain biking for example, they’ll show you how to create a profitable website on mountain bikes (promoting them, putting ads on the site, etc…).
Why this is my top choice for creating profitable side hustles:
- It’s free to get started (literally, no CC required).
- It’s beginner friendly.
- It has tons of success stories
- You can create a side hustle on ANY passion you have in life.
- Very high Trustpilot rating (4.9 out of 5 stars, 500+ reviews).
- Tools, training and excellent support included.
- And much more.
Bottom line: You can try this program for free and if you enjoy it, there are optional upgrades available for even more benefits (Only $49/month or for the best membership, $99/month) if you decide to stick around.
While I highly recommend them, more than that I strongly recommend checking out the free membership first to decide if this is something you’d like to go further with. If you enjoy it and want to stick around great! If not, that’s totally OK too since this may not be for everyone, but at least you tried it and got your feet wet.
Steps to getting started:
- Join here (its free)
- Complete the Hubs set up process (5 steps) which has you create your first passion based website.
- Start your training (8 lesson course)
And that concludes the list of side hustles for 2024! If you have any questions about them, you’re welcome to ask me below!