Every parent, no matter what job they might have or what income they are bringing in, will find there are times when it’s not enough – they want to make some extra money for their family. The problem is, they just don’t know how to go about doing that. It’s hard when you either already have a job or when you are caring for your children full-time.
The good news is, if you have some technical know-how, you can create a side project that will bring you in some additional income and not take up too much of your time. Read on to find out more.
Start A Blog
There are several different ways that blogging can bring you an income. You might have ads on your site, for example, or you might have affiliate links. You might even review products. There are a variety of routes you can go down, so you’ll need to see what will work best for you in terms of the time you have to spare and the knowledge you have regarding setting up a website that people will want to read.
Whatever you choose, if you don’t have people visiting the site, you’re not going to make any money in this way. If no one sees your ads or clicks on the links within your posts, this will seriously reduce your income. This is why it can be helpful to engage professional SEO services. In this way, you know you will be seen in search engine results, translating into more clicks and, therefore, more money.
App Development
Perhaps your skills lie in app development, and if so, this can be a great way to make a nice additional income for your family. Creating just one app that you then sell or monetize through advertising and release for free is a good start, but what if you could create many apps and make money from them all?
Coming up with new and exciting apps is difficult, but don’t worry; you could set up a side business to make apps for other people. If they already have the idea, you can simply make them the app they are asking for, and they will pay you. You no longer have to worry about whether people will download it or if it’s a good idea as that is someone else’s concern.
Develop An Online Course
Online courses are becoming more and more popular, and once you have created yours and found a platform to host it on, it can bring you a good passive income for many years to come. It will take hard work and plenty of time to write the course initially; no matter how much someone is paying for it, they will want to feel they are getting value for money, and the information has to be accurate and interesting. However, with the money you receive from selling this one course many times over – updating as time goes on if need be – you can have a good additional income.
Choose an area you have experience in and that you know well – in this way, it will be a more straightforward course to write, and the information will be much more detailed.
*This is a collaborative post*
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