Want Even More Ways to Make Money?

If you’re looking to generate extra income quickly, there are multiple online platforms that allow you to earn money through surveys, microtasks, gaming, and freelance work. Some are designed for casual side income, while others can scale into more consistent freelance revenue streams.

Online Platforms for Extra Income

Freelancing as a Remote Side Hustle

Freelancing is one of the most flexible ways to earn remote income. It allows you to work independently with multiple clients rather than relying on a single employer.

Key Advantages

• Flexible scheduling based on deadlines rather than fixed hours

• Location independence (work from anywhere)

• Ability to choose clients and projects

• Potential tax deductions for business-related expenses

Key Limitations

• Income may be inconsistent

• No employer-provided benefits

• Self-employment taxes apply

• You must supply your own equipment

For many people with full-time employment, freelancing works best as a supplemental income stream rather than a full replacement.

Where to Find Remote Freelance Work

Several platforms aggregate freelance and remote opportunities across industries:

• Upwork — General freelancing platform across writing, design, finance, and tech

• FlexJobs — Curated remote and flexible job listings

• VirtualVocations — Remote-only job board with part-time filtering options

• HireMyMom — Remote work opportunities tailored to parents

• Shopify Partners — Freelance work related to web, marketing, and e-commerce services

These platforms vary in specialization, but all connect freelancers with clients seeking remote work.

Common Remote Side Hustles

1. Bookkeeping

• Typical pay: ~$24/hour (median estimate)

• Tasks include payroll tracking, expense categorization, and financial recordkeeping

• Tools like QuickBooks are commonly used

• Best suited for accounting or finance experience

2. Website / App Testing

• Pay range: ~$15–$54/hour depending on task complexity

• Users evaluate website usability, bugs, and interface design

• Work is flexible but inconsistent

Platforms include:

• UserTesting

• Trymata

• Testerup

3. Graphic Design

• Pay range: ~$14–$41/hour (project-based)

• Requires tools like Photoshop, Canva, or Procreate

• Work is typically freelance and client-based

Common platforms:

• Dribbble

• Behance

• 99designs

4. Voice Acting

• Pay range: ~$7–$73/hour depending on experience

• Requires a quiet recording environment and basic audio setup

• Used for commercials, narration, and digital content

Platforms:

• Voices.com

• Voice123

• Backstage

5. Video Editing

Pay range: $16-$85 per hour, according to Indeed

As platforms like TikTok have exploded to the point where even Facebook and Instagram have morphed into reels, video editing is in high demand. If you’ve got the skills, there’s lucrative and abundant side hustle opportunities out there.

Now, if you want to find social media work, your best bets are platforms that generalize for all creatives, like UpWork or FlexJobs. But if you’re interested in feature-film-length jobs, here are some video-editing specific resources for project listings:

• Backstage: Backstage does have video editor positions available for full-length films. These projects sometimes require that you be there during shooting, but if you dig you can find work-from-home gigs, too – especially post-production opportunities.

• ProductionHUB: Provides a service similar to Backstage, with part-time and freelance gigs available. Vast majority require you to be local, but there are some remote positions listed.

6. Copy Editing

Hourly pay range: $25-$61 per hour, according to Indeed

If you’ve got grammar and SEO skills, copy editing could be a match made in heaven. It’s a little bit trickier to find freelance editing jobs — while there are a lot of remote jobs, most employers want you to sign on full-time. They’re fewer and farther between, but there are remote freelance gigs available if you’re willing to dig a little on platforms like these:

• Remotive: Most of the creative jobs listed — including copy editing positions — are full-time. But there are freelance opportunities listed, too, even if there are fewer of them.

• WriterAccess: Connects freelance editors and clients.

7. Writing

Pay range: $15-$65 per hour, according to Indeed

You may be surprised to hear that your earning potential can sometimes be higher as a writer than an editor, but it’s true! Freelance writing also tends to work better as a remote side hustle, as your clients don’t expect you to take on full-time hours. If all you have room for in your schedule is two pieces per month, it’s easy to find someone who’s willing to accommodate your schedule. Here are some good places to look for freelance writing positions:

• Contently: Connect with publications who use Contently’s platform. It’s usually a good idea to build up a portfolio and post it on your freelance writing website, but if you don’t have a website, Contently does provide free portfolio pages.

• ProBlogger: Job listing board that’s best for newbies, as the starting rates trend quite low. But it can help you build your portfolio to secure higher-paying gigs.

8. Proofreading

Pay range: $15-$41 per hour, according to Indeed

Proofreading is like lightweight editing. You’re only really looking at grammar and flow — you’re not usually expected to fact check or have any deep SEO knowledge. Because less is expected of you, the pay is lower. But so are the stress levels. Here’s where you can find basic proofreading gigs:

• Cambridge Proofreading: Freelance proofreading and editing gigs. Pays twice per month as long as you’ve worked during both pay periods.

• Polished Paper: Proofreading and editing work. Primarily academic proofreading for students.

9. Website Development

Pay range: $20-$58 per hour, according to Indeed

If you can reliably create, build and maintain websites and apps, web development is a remote side hustle opportunity. You can build your own business to market and find clients organically, but you can also supplement with gigs from these platforms:

• Toptal: Freelance web development jobs.

• Webflow: If you know how to use Webflow, you can apply to be a Webflow Expert to get connected with freelance gigs.

10. Website Design

Pay range: $14-$55 per hour, according to Indeed

Web design combines elements of web development and graphic design. While you don’t need to know how to code, you will need to know how to interact with different content management systems, and if you can’t do graphic design yourself, you will need to work closely with someone who does. You’re aiming to make the website look pretty, but also function well with search engine algorithms in its structure. You can find web design gigs on sites like:

• Toptal: Once again, Toptal is a good option for remote freelance gigs.

• Storetasker: Competitive network. But if you have great Shopify skills and get in, you’ll get connected with high-end clients.

• Guru: Freelance web designer listings.

11. Social Media Manager

Pay range: $15-$38 per hour, according to Indeed

As a social media manager, you’ll be in charge of strategy, scheduling and possibly even composing social media posts. After your campaigns go live, you’ll also be in charge of watching the analytics to get metrics on how well each one performed. Some management positions will be full-time, but you can find plenty of freelance or part-time positions, too:

• Sites like Upwork and FlexJobs regularly have freelance or part-time social media job postings.

• You can find both public and private Facebook groups centered around helping social media managers connect with clients.

12. Virtual Assistant

Pay range: $16-$42 per hour, according to Indeed

A virtual assistant usually helps small business owners or sole proprietors with their online chores. Think inbox management, basic data entry and maybe some light social media work. Here are some places you can find remote virtual assistant side gigs:

• Delegated: Hires virtual assistants who have past experiences.

• Fancy Hands: Has traditional freelance virtual assistant work available for entry-level pay, but also has one-off task requests from individuals rather than business owners.

• Wing: Remote virtual assistant jobs.

13. Transcription

Pay range: $7-$100 per hour

Transcription services take audio content and turn it into print. You’ll be turning podcasts, YouTube videos and more into print transcripts. You can find remote transcription work on sites like:

• GoTranscript: Up to $1.75 per minute of audio (not per minute you work).

• Speechpad: Pays $0.25-$2.50 per minute of audio.

14. Captioning

Pay range: $20-$69 per hour, according to Indeed

Captioning is kind of like transcribing, except the text you produce will run in the video. Closed captioning isn’t just a nice thing to have — it’s a required accommodation under the ADA, which makes it particularly important for companies with 50 or more employees. For closed captioning, you will need to add things like sounds and music — not just spoken word. You can find captioning jobs here:

• Rev: Pick up freelance captioning shifts.

• 3PlayMedia: Contracting work available. If you fall in love with it, they do have full-time roles, too.

15. Interpreting

Pay range: $18-$50 per hour, according to Indeed

Interpreting only happens between two languages. For example, you can interpret a conversation between spoken Spanish and spoken English, but there’s no writing or reading involved. Interpreting used to happen only in person, but with all the video technology we have today remote interpreting is taking over. You’ll have to hold certifications to be an interpreter, but if you’re already multilingual, passing the certification tests shouldn’t be terribly difficult.

Most interpreters are freelancers, so you can already plan on working as much or as little as you want. Here’s a few places to start looking for work:

• Universal Language Service: Remote freelance interpreting opportunities in a wide breadth of languages.

• Propio: Once again, a number of different languages are needed. Remote contracting work available.

16. Translating

Pay range: $20-$34 per hour, according to Indeed

Translators work with the written word. While transcriptionists take the audio of one language and turn it into a written form of that same source language, a translator writes in a second target language, serving as a conduit between the two. You may also work editing AI-generated translations. You can look for work on websites like these:

• Happyscribe: Translate captions in 67 languages. Most common languages are English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian and Polish.

• Gengo: Freelance translation work.

17. English as a Second Language Teacher

Pay range: $14-$22 per hour, according to VIPKId

For the time being, English is the language of business. That means people worldwide want to learn it. You can find tons of online English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching gigs, connecting with people from all over the world. For most jobs, you will have to secure TEFL certification, but that should be fairly easy as a native speaker. You don’t necessarily have to have a background in education to pursue this remote side hustle.

Here are some places to start your search for gigs:

• VIPKID: You pick your hours as an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher.

• Cambly: Connect with Cambly’s user base of English students as an online contractor.

• Learnlight: You will have to work a set schedule, but you pick the hours. Minimum of 10 hours per week.

18. Music Teacher

Hourly pay range: $16-$67 per hour, according to Indeed

Whether you’re teaching theory, an instrument or production, becoming a music teacher has never been easier. You can set this up as a remote side hustle, allowing you to expand your side hustle beyond your local market. Get started on platforms like:

• Musika: A platform similar to TakeLessons.

• Udemy: Teach a wide range of courses outside of instrumental and vocal lessons.

19. Tutoring

Hourly pay range: $13-$50 per hour, according to Indeed

Really, you can make a side hustle of teaching anything online. You’ll have more demand for high-demand topics, and you’re likely to be offered more money if you’re a certified teacher. But really this side hustle is open to anyone depending on the platform you use. Here are some to explore as you start online tutoring:

• Udemy: It’s not just for music — you can teach pretty much anything on Udemy!

• Wyzant: No teaching certification necessary to connect with students on Wyzant.

20. Customer service

Pay range: $11-$34 per hour, according to Indeed

Remote phone customer service jobs are available, and some of them are even part-time or contract work. But you’ll find more flexible work available if you’re willing to work as a live chat representative. Sometimes you’ll find these jobs listed on the big sites like FlexJobs, but you can also find them on:

• Arise: Contract customer service work with big brands as the end client.

• Amazon: Customer service positions can be remote. While they don’t always have part-time jobs listed, they do make their appearances. If you can secure part-time work directly with Amazon, you’re entitled to quite the benefits package.

• Cocoroco: All work is remote. Most of the listings are full-time, but there is a portion of the listings that are part-time.

21. Online Focus Groups

Pay range: $45-$250

The pay for online focus groups can be high, but it isn’t consistent. That said, if you don’t mind answering some questions about a product or service you’ve used, getting selected for the right focus group can pay big dividends. Here are some of the highest-paying platforms:

• Focusscope: About 25% of focus group listings are remote. Pays up to $250.

• WatchLAB: About 50% of focus group listings are remote.

• User Interviews: About 75% of focus group listings are remote. Average study pays $45.

22. Reselling Sneakers

Pay range: $0-$800 per hour

Flipping kicks can be a lucrative side hustle if you do it right. While you can resell sneakers in-person at conventions, you can also run your business totally online. Typically, you’re going to want to handle the inventory and shipping yourself. You can use sites and tools like these to build and move inventory:

• Whatnot: Live selling platform where you can find and sell inventory.

• GOAT: Can resell on GOAT, but it’s typically better for finding inventory.