We have covered many other points on how to make money online. Today, we will talk about more ways you can make money online. Especially local opportunities in your area that you can use. Online might not be working out fine for you and that’s why we are looking at local opportunities.
Handyman Services.
One of the most common ways to make money locally is through offering handyman services. You know doing things for people and businesses. Maybe the restaurant near you has just received a new delivery and they need someone to help them unload the truck. That’s your opportunity. You can offer to help them unload the truck then they pay you for that. In addition to that, there are so many other things you can do to make money using handyman services. Such include fixing things for other people and businesses, assembling furniture for neighbors or even local businesses. Like say a neighbor has just bought furniture from the local mall and they do not do the assembling services. Actually you can ask for the job from the local mall to be doing the assembling for them.
Lawn Care & Snow Removal.
There are more jobs you can do to make money locally such as seasonal work. One of the best seasonal jobs you can do is removing snow for neighbors and other people. During winter, not anyone knows how to or is able to remove snow on their driveways or yards. You can offer to remove the snow for them then they pay you for it. In addition to that, you can offer other services like lawn care. You can trim the fences, cut grass and other home care services that you can offer to the neighbors.
Cleaning Services.
If you want to go big about it, you can offer cleaning services. Either as an individual with your tools or as a bigger business with equipment and other staff. Actually there are many bigger businesses that offer such services on a large scale. They establish a cleaning business and advertise to the local community. Every time anyone in the local community needs cleaning, he/she just calls them. In your own capacity, you can offer cleaning services for things like residences, offices or even airbnbs. It all depends on what you want and what is your target. Just make sure that the people know who to call when the need the work done. Share your number with them and let them call you every time they need cleaning.
Personal Shopping/Errands.
This is not for everyone as you will not find it everywhere. The reason for this is because it requires upper middle-class or richer people. These are the people who normally higher personal shoppers and even errand-boys. If you get such a person to pay you to be a shopper it can be really good. Imagine someone paying you to just go to some mall and buy some things for them. That is some nice work and nice source of income. Just look for busy people who don’t have time for such things and are willing to pay you to do it for them.
Flipping Items.
If you have a business gene in you, then you can make money by flipping items. What is this? Flipping items is buying things at a very low price, improving the products and then selling them at higher price. What we mean by improving the products is you add value to them by things such as refurbishment. One of the ways of doing this is by buying used products then refurbishing them to look like new-condition. Then listing them on platforms like ebay as refurbished. You can really make a lot of money by doing this. You just need to do it right and to price your products right.
Shop for handmade vintage custom and unique gifts for everyone
Sell Handmade Crafts.
Do you make things? You know things like:
- Tufted rugs and mats.
- Paper flowers.
- Home fragrance products.
- Plant pots.
- Needle felted goods.
- Tote bags.
- Wedding accessories.
- Handmade bath goods.
- Pet fashion and treats.
This list is just a few of the very many products you can make. If you are able to make such products, go ahead and make them and sell online. Some of the online platforms where you can sell your products are Etsy or at local markets.
Print-on-Demand.
If you are good at designing, you can make money with it by POD. POD is print on demand. This is a business model whereby you make things when people make orders. They place order for such things and then you go ahead and print them. After you print them you ship them to the customer. Some of the products you can print and sell are T-shirts, mugs or other custom items.
You can read more about print-on-demand here.
Farmers Markets.
If you are a farmer or you live in a farming community, you too have an opportunity to make money. What you can do is sell homemade baked goods. You can also sell other produce such as jams or other produce. There is literally all kinds of things you can sell from the farm. Some of these things are just raw farm produce while others are processed. What we mean by processed is the things that you process before you sell. You process to add value and hence sell at a higher price to make more money.
Rideshare Driving.
If you have a personal car, you can make money with it. You can do this by turning your car into a means of transport for other people. Doing it on your own will take you a lot of effort to get the passengers. However, you take home the whole money. On the other hand, you can join platforms like Uber or Lyft and drive for them. With this you will get more passengers but you will have to share that money with uber or lyft. Hence you take home less money.
We will quickly mention other Local Opportunities To Make Money With.
Food Delivery – Deliver with DoorDash, Uber Eats, or Instacart.
TaskRabbit – Get paid for small tasks like moving help, cleaning, or assembling furniture.
Pet Sitting/Dog Walking – Use apps like Rover or find local clients.
House Sitting – Take care of homes while owners are away.
Fitness Training – Offer personal training or yoga classes.
Music Lessons – Teach piano, guitar, or other instruments.
Sports Coaching – Coach kids’ sports teams or give private lessons.
Photography – Take photos for weddings, events, or social media.
DJing – Provide music for local events and parties.
Catering/Baking – Sell baked goods or offer catering services.
Face Painting or Balloon Art – Great for kids’ parties.
Rent Out Equipment – Rent out tools, cameras, or party supplies.
Rent Out a Room – Use Airbnb to rent a spare room.
Storage Rental – Rent out garage space or parking spots.
House Flipping – Buy, renovate, and sell homes.
Property Management – Help landlords manage their rental properties.
Event Space Rental – If you have a big yard or space, rent it for events.
