Ways to earn extra income

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Microtasks & AI Work
AI coding trainer
Writing, reviewing and ranking code to train AI models as an independent contractor, with no promised hours and pay that can depend on accepted tasks.
Where
Online
Cost
None
Experience
Required
Affiliate & Lead Generation
Affiliate marketing
Earning commissions when people you refer buy from merchants like Amazon or Walmart, which depends on an audience you build first and pays out well after the sale.
Where
Online
Cost
Low
Experience
Helpful
Rewards & Offers
Bank account sign-up bonuses
One-time cash bonuses from banks for opening a checking account and meeting direct deposit or transaction requirements, with payouts that can take weeks, offers that expire and taxable income.
Where
Online
Cost
Low
Experience
None
Rewards & Offers
Cashback and receipt apps
Scanning receipts and redeeming offers in apps like Ibotta, Fetch and Receipt Hog for cash, gift cards or coins, with cents per receipt and a minimum balance before your first payout.
Where
Online
Cost
None
Experience
None
Microtasks & AI Work
Data annotation
Labeling data and training AI for platforms like Mindrift, CrowdGen and Clickworker, paid per task or per hour, with qualification tests and no promised hours.
Where
Online
Cost
None
Experience
Helpful
Local Services
Dog walking
Walking other people's dogs for a per-walk price, through Rover, Wag or your own clients, with approval waits, platform fees and unpaid travel time between walks.
Where
In person
Cost
Low
Experience
Helpful
Gig & Delivery Work
Food delivery driving
Delivering restaurant orders in your own car through apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats, paid per order plus tips, with fuel, insurance and waiting time cutting into what you keep.
Where
In person + car
Cost
Low
Experience
None
Rewards & Offers
Get-paid-to sites
Earning points or cash on Swagbucks, InboxDollars and Freecash for offers, games and other tasks, with minimum cash-outs, offers that may not credit and no published hourly pay.
Where
Online
Cost
None
Experience
None
Gig & Delivery Work
Grocery shopping and delivery
Shopping for and delivering grocery orders through apps like Instacart, paid per batch plus tips, with your own car and insurance and unpaid time for driving and waiting.
Where
Hybrid + car
Cost
None
Experience
None
Local Services
House cleaning
Cleaning other people's homes for a per-visit or hourly price, through TaskRabbit, Angi Services for Pros, Thumbtack or direct clients, with unpaid quoting and travel time.
Where
In person + car
Cost
Low
Experience
Helpful
Local Services
House sitting
Staying in other people's homes to look after pets and property, paid per night on some platforms and in lodging on others, with membership fees, insurance gaps and irregular stays.
Where
In person
Cost
Low
Experience
Helpful
Software & Apps
Micro-SaaS
Building and selling a small subscription software product on the side, with payment fees, hosting costs and sales tax to handle, and no sourced timeline for first revenue.
Where
Online
Cost
Low
Experience
Required
Gig & Delivery Work
Package delivery driving
Delivering packages and orders in your own vehicle for Amazon Flex, Spark Driver, Veho or Roadie, with pay per block or route, vehicle costs on you and waitlists in some areas.
Where
In person + car
Cost
Low
Experience
None
Surveys & Paid Research
Paid online surveys
Answering market-research surveys for points or cash on sites like Survey Junkie, Swagbucks, Ipsos iSay and Prolific, with small payouts, screen-outs and unpaid time.
Where
Online
Cost
None
Experience
None
Surveys & Paid Research
Paid research studies
Online studies on platforms like Prolific and CloudResearch Connect pay per study, with a waitlist, approval waits and unpaid time between invites.
Where
Online
Cost
None
Experience
None
Surveys & Paid Research
Paid website and app user testing
Recording yourself using websites and apps for small per-test payouts from platforms like UserTesting, Userbrain and Userlytics, with unpaid sign-up steps and uneven test availability.
Where
Online
Cost
None
Experience
None
Local Services
Pet sitting
Caring for other people's pets through short drop-in visits or overnight stays, paid per visit or per night, with platform fees, unpaid travel between clients and a wait for approval.
Where
In person + car
Cost
Low
Experience
Helpful
Microtasks & AI Work
Rating AI responses
Rating, ranking and fact-checking AI answers as an independent contractor on platforms like DataAnnotation, Outlier, Alignerr and Mindrift, with hours that vary and no promised work.
Where
Online
Cost
None
Experience
Helpful
Affiliate & Lead Generation
Recurring SaaS affiliate commissions
Earning a percentage of a referred customer's software subscription payments for a set period, through programs like Kit, beehiiv and HubSpot, with income that depends on your audience.
Where
Online
Cost
Low
Experience
Helpful
Gig & Delivery Work
Rideshare driving
Driving passengers in your own or a rented car for Uber or Lyft, paid per trip, with vehicle, insurance and waiting time coming out of what you earn.
Where
In person + car
Cost
Low
Experience
None
Local Services
Senior companionship
Paid or stipended visits with older adults at home for company and non-medical help, through Papa, Care.com, agencies or a volunteer program, with state rules that vary.
Where
In person + car
Cost
Low
Experience
Helpful
Software & Apps
Shopify apps
Building and selling apps to Shopify merchants through the App Store, with a revenue share, billing fees, app review and no published typical earnings.
Where
Online
Cost
Low
Experience
Required
Local Services
Snow removal
Shoveling or plowing driveways and walks for customers, paid per visit or per season, with income that follows snowfall, physical strain, and insurance and local rules to check.
Where
In person + car
Cost
Low
Experience
None
Reselling & Flipping
Thrift store flipping
Buying secondhand goods at thrift stores and reselling them online or locally, with stock costs, platform fees, unpaid sourcing and shipping time, and tax rules to track.
Where
Hybrid + car
Cost
Low
Experience
Helpful

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