The Web is flooded with deceptive advertisements that promise stratospheric earnings with the push of a button or so. As easily understandable, in reality things are not like this: on the Internet, as well as in real life, to earn money you have to work hard and have a lot of luck. Having said that, there are online services that allow you to earn from home, allowing you to supplement your salary thanks to the sale of objects, the publication of books, articles and reviews, participation in surveys and the creation of small commissioned works.
If you want, I can tell you some of the most interesting Internet sites that will allow you to earn money from home but, I repeat, unless you have a lot of luck, they won't allow you to raise significant sums of money. To be able to earn from home in a more serious way, that is to say obtaining a salary in all respects, you must instead think of setting up a real online business by creating a successful website or investing in fields such as software development. Nobody gives anything to anyone, therefore, if you really want to make substantial earnings, you will have to set up a real job. There are no shortcuts that hold!
Having clarified this fundamental point, if you are actually interested in the question and if you are really willing to get involved in trying to earn money from home, I can't help but suggest that you take a few minutes of free time and concentrate on reading the information you find. right below. I hope you can truly achieve your goal. Enjoy the reading!
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Earn small amounts of money from home
If what interests you above all is rounding up your salary, or your fixed income, I can suggest methods for earn small amounts of money from home: read carefully to find out what they are.
Selling items
Do you like spending time making objects by hand? Do you often dabble in making handicrafts? Then the website Etsy this is definitely the one for you. It is an internationally known web service in which it is possible to open a small virtual shop for the purpose of sell items handmade.
On Etsy, as mentioned, it is not possible to sell items that have not been made by the shop owner. Consequently, if you are interested in marketing goods produced by third parties, I advise you to look elsewhere. In this regard, I advise you to open an online store by following the instructions I have provided you in my guide on the subject.
If, on the other hand, it is your intention to earn from home by selling used items that are not necessarily made by you, my suggestion is to turn to web portals such as Subito.it. These are two very popular sites that function almost identically to the old ads that once ran in print newspapers.
These Internet sites allow you to sell items of all kinds completely Delivery to Italy takes one or two business days and they are also suitable for the sale of goods with delivery in person.
If you wish, you can also download the Subito.it app for Android is available on the Play Store or alternative stores and on the App Store for iOS / iPadOS.
Also Vinted it certainly deserves consideration: if you have used clothes to sell, it is one of the liveliest (and most profitable) platforms of the moment: find out how to use it by reading the tutorial that I just linked to you.
Publish books
If you are looking for a way to make money from home and you have a passion for writing, then you are in luck: there are several paths you can take. For example, if he has written a novel or short story, you can publish it online and sell it as an ebook. This way you could publish books and make some money from their sale.
There are various platforms for publishing a book online: for example there is the Internet site Lulu but also the website Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing: the latter platform is undoubtedly the most used for the sale of books in digital format.
To find out more, I suggest you read my guides on how to publish a book for free and how to publish a book on Amazon Italy.
To publish books online and become famous, in an attempt to get noticed by a publishing house, I also recommend a publishing platform designed for emerging authors, called Wattpad. It is a rather well-known and very popular Internet site with a mainly young audience in which it is possible to publish one's stories in a completely Delivery to Italy takes one or two business days.
The service is also available in an app version for devices Android, downloadable from the Play Store (or from an alternative store if you don't have Google services), or from the App Store for iOS / iPadOS.
Work online as a language teacher
Perhaps you have never thought about it, but there are many people in the world who need to learn Italian: well, if you know a second language in addition to Italian - for example English -, you could earn money online as a language teacher on platforms like Prely.
In case you've never heard of it, Preply is a remote language learning service, which connects teachers and students from all over the world, allowing them to take lessons with flexible hours from the comfort of PCs, smartphones and tablets (thanks to the Preply app for Android and iOS/iPadOS).
By teaching online on Preply you will be able to earn by sharing your knowledge with people from all over the world being able to count on a constant flow of new students (Preply uses machine-learning to effectively match teachers and students) and the ability to manage lessons with maximum flexibility, acting from any device you want, therefore not being bound to stay in a specific locality.
You will also be able to choose your hourly rate and change it at any time (on average, a teacher charges $15 to $25 an hour) and get paid on time via secure systems like PayPal, Payoneer, Skrill e Transferwise. In addition, there is the possibility of receiving constant support from the Preply team through training webinars, live chats and emails.
You can create your free teacher profile on Preply by connecting to the official website and filling out the form special. Just provide a few essential information about you, upload your own close-up photo, describe yours strengths as a teacher and record a short video presentation (of max 2 minutes, which students can then view to get to know you better). Finally, you'll need to set up yours availability and wait for reservations from students.
All in all, it's all very intuitive. In the meantime, however, you can follow the Preply webinars, consult the help center or contact the Preply support team to receive all the information you need to take your first steps and start earning money online as a language teacher.
To get a clearer idea of how Preply works from the student side, instead, you can take a look at my tutorial on the best English courses.
Publish articles
Do you prefer other types of texts to creative writing, such as informative articles or tutorials? Then I suggest you take a look at the site Write me. It is a platform designed to bring together the demand and supply related to writing articles designed for the Web. Using this platform, in fact, authors can get in touch with companies that need articles on different topics.
Connect to the official site of Melascrivi and, if you are a user interested in writing on the Web, register completely Delivery to Italy takes one or two business days and try to earn money by posting the articles.
The written contents will be distributed on various thematic sites and paid on the basis of pre-established rates based on an internal ranking system. Payments are made only upon reaching €25,00 and transactions are only processed through PayPal.
Make money from home with surveys
Someone told you it is possible make money from home with surveys: you know that no one gives anything to anyone, so you want to see clearly. I can tell you that, indeed, it is possible to raise small sums and, above all, get discount codes and gift cards with surveys, but it can be quite a laborious undertaking.
If you are wondering how to make money from home online while sitting in your chair, know that you may want to consider taking surveys. Let me be clear: this practice can allow you to collect very small amounts, in the order of €15-20, not immediately, or receive Amazon vouchers and other well-known e-commerce portals.
Carrying out work on commission
Another way to earn from home through the Internet consists in offering one's professionalism to companies or individuals, that is do work on commission.
In this regard, I have a couple of solutions to recommend: if your skills are mainly digital, you could sign up for Fiverr. It is a platform that brings together users from all over the world, ready to offer and purchase digital services of all kinds. Fiverr is for you if, for example, you deal with graphics and design, video, animations, translations, online marketing and so on.
Start by connecting to the Fiverr official website, then if you want to know everything about this useful platform, read my guides on how Fiverr works, how to sell on Fiverr and, of course, how to make money on Fiverr.
I warn you that the service is also available in an app version, downloadable for devices Android from the Play Store (or from an alternative store, if you don't have Google services), as well as from the App Store for iPhone.
If, on the other hand, you are looking for a portal in which to create a "showcase" with your skills, which do not only concern the digital sector, you can try to contact SoonPro. In this case it is a platform capable of welcoming professionals who work in the fields of house maintenance and to the green spaces, The event data and music, which they impart lessons, personal trainer, Photography and so on. Once you've entered your resume, you won't have to do anything except wait for someone to contact you to commission you for a job.
To start using ProntoPro, connect to the official website of the service and click on the button Sign up as a professional, then follow the wizard. You can also register and use ProntoPro by downloading the mobile app Android from Play Store (or at an alternative store, if you don't have Google services), or by iPhone e iPadOSby downloading it from the App Store.
If by chance you are not satisfied with the service, realizing that it does not bring you work or earnings, you can always delete your account from the platform by reading my guide on how to unsubscribe from ProntoPro.
Serious earning from home
In reality, what you would really like to know is a method for make money from home seriously, so much so that it can be considered a real job: no problem, here are the tips I can give you about it.
How to make money from home with Amazon
You sure know Amazon as a site on which to shop, yet it can also prove to be one of the best resources for obtaining income, provided that you decide to set up a well-structured business: therefore, I want to explain how to make money from home with amazon.
If you already have your own account on the famous e-commerce site, know that you can also start working with Amazon from it: if you don't have your personal profile yet, read my guide on how to register on Amazon.
With that said, the next step you'll need to take is to convert your regular profile into one Amazon seller account, or create one from scratch. Doing so is very simple: you will be asked for personal data and you can also decide if sell privately or with VAT number. If you intend to obtain earnings worthy of the name, however, I advise you to operate as a professional seller: you can also understand the reason for this choice from the Amazon seller program membership plans, which are as follows.
- Account base: Free plan, dedicated to sellers who do not intend to sell more than 40 items per month, with a fixed closing fee of €0,99 per product sold, together with a variable referral fee.
- Account Pro: plan intended for professional sellers, also intending to sell large quantities of products, which consists of a monthly subscription costing €39 and a variable referral feeaccording to the type of product sold.
Also, going more specific and thinking about how to make money from home legally taking advantage of the largest online commerce platform in the world, I invite you to also read my guide on how to do dropshipping on Amazon.
Il dropshipping it is a type of sale in which the seller is exempt from warehouse management, shipping processes, delivery of the goods and, sometimes, even from the customer assistance service: a supplier.
In close connection with dropshipping sales opportunities, I suggest you also read my guide on how Amazon FBA works, the logistics service managed by Amazon itself.
Are you already a structured company and want to increase your business? You might be interested in my tutorial on how Amazon Business works.
Create a website or start a blog
When it comes to making money from home seriously, the best choice lies in the create an Internet site or open a blog. In this case it is a more concrete possibility since, with a good business idea behind it, it is possible to earn more substantial sums of money.
In this regard, you should know that making money with a website or blog is actually possible and that there are various ways to do it. However it must be said that it is necessary to reach considerable figures and therefore it is necessary to have a very large catchment area. The goal that you will have to set yourself, if you want to earn from home through your Internet site, will therefore be to attract and maintain a very high number of visitors over time.
There are basically two ways that allow you to monetize the contents of an Internet site: the insertion of advertising banners through services such as Google Adsense, which allow you to collect a few cents for each click or each view, or the use of sponsored links of online stores (such as Amazon), which instead allow you to get small commissions on the sale of various items online.
For more information on this, I invite you to read my tutorial on how to make money with a site, in which I also suggested some techniques for increasing public interest in your site/blog (net of interesting content and high quality, you have to put those yourself!).
As for the specific case of blogs, I advise you to use WordPress on a Web space purchased separately (in self-hosted mode therefore), as I explained in my guide on how to make a site with WordPress.
Alternatively, you can start a blog price quotation Platform Blogger of Google and use Google Adsense from there, as I also indicated in my tutorial on how to create a blog.
If you also want a smattering of more technical notions, read my guide on how to create an HTML website.
Again, as well as for the advertisements of Google Adsense and the affiliation systems, which I mentioned in the previous chapter, earnings are consistent only if a good number of constant visitors are obtained.
Develop applications
Are you an expert in develop applications and would you like to earn? If the answer is affirmative, I would like to let you know right away that it is a fruitful path (at least theoretically) but also quite tortuous.
However, if you're studying programming languages and think you have some good ideas, you might want to try your luck at Google Play e App Store creating your own app. At worst, you'll practice "in the field" and you'll certainly gain visibility.
Furthermore, it may be useful for you to read my guide on how to program, to get an idea of the programming languages necessary for your purpose, as well as you can also refer to my guide on programming programs.
Then, when you intend to "get serious", I recommend you attend a course such as the Aulab IT course for Web developers.
How to make money from home without investing
You are one of those people who believes in the motto: "Low spending, maximum yield". So here's what you might be wondering how to make money from home without investing no capital, not even to start. I can suggest some ideas, but you must always keep in mind that no one will give you anything and that the so-called "easy money" does not exist.
How to make money from home with manual labor
You are not a great Internet expert, but they have pointed out to you that you have good dexterity and a predisposition for artisanal work: at this point, therefore, you might ask yourself how to make money from home with manual labor.
In this case, the advice I can give you, in addition to trying to ask some company in your area directly if they are interested in a collaboration, always go through the Internet. But don't worry, it's nothing complicated: you can simply try to consult some among the best known classifieds sites. Look for those that best suit your skills (for example, tailoring, tailoring, gardening, repairs, etc. are very popular), or post an ad yourself in the section dedicated to job seekers. In this regard, read my guides to classifieds sites, then, more specifically, to job search sites and apps to find work.
In addition to this, another move you can make is to register with portals and platforms dedicated to putting in contact the private citizen who needs various types of chores, especially at home and who can solve his problem. Some examples are Tabib, defined as the social network of chores, e SoonPro, the latter dedicated to professionals in various sectors, including manual jobs (I also told you about it in the previous chapter).
If, on the other hand, you already had a little familiarity with the digital world and, at the same time, the passion and talent for creating artefacts, I refer you to the previous chapters of this guide, relating to selling objects and how to earn from home with Amazon, a platform with a large audience of users, ideal for selling.
Article made in collaboration with Preply.
