WITH the national lockdown having a major impact on businesses and individual salaries, it is becoming a major concern for families.
Making extra money can help with short-term financial stress.
Listed below are a number of ideas on how to earn extra money during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Check for government schemes and plans
A number of government relief plans have been announced to support people facing financial hardship because of the lockdown.
Look up your local options and make sure that you’re taking advantage of everything that you’re eligible for.
While this is not necessarily making money, it is an essential first step if you need to make up some lost income.
Get paid to write online
Now is the time to be a writer.
There are quite a few websites where you can make money by creating high quality, relevant content.
Start by looking at Listverse – a website that will pay $100 per accepted article; Longreads – a long-form content site that pays competitive rates; Back2college – a site aimed at older students which pays $55+ per accepted article; All Pet Voices – a pet website that pays $75 per accepted article; iWorkWell – a website for HR professionals and SMEs that pays $200 per accepted article; Loaded Landscapes – a photography website that pays $20-150 per accepted article; Income Diary – a website focused on making money online that pays $200-$500 per accepted article; and A Fine Parent – a parenting website that pays $75 per accepted article.
Become a virtual assistant
Good communicators who have strong digital skills and excellent organisational skills, could work as a virtual assistant.
There are a number of virtual assistant websites available.
If you’re new to being a VA or PA, you can apply on jobs websites such as Reed, TotalJobs or Glassdoor.
Rent out your driveway
If you have some driveway space and live in a busy area or city, you may be able to make an income from renting out that space.
The need for additional parking may have increased in your area, as people are at home more during lockdown and need to park all their household vehicles at once.
Rent out your car
If the public transport in your area is on a skeleton service, or people in your neighbourhood need to make larger purchases, you could also make money by renting out your car.
If you’re considering this, it’s important to weigh the risks against your own situation as car surfaces can hold bacteria and viruses well after people have returned the rental.
Try online tutoring
Now that schools and colleges have closed, there’s been a huge increase in parents looking for online tutors for their children.
If you have in-depth knowledge around a particular subject, great communication skills, and feel that you have the right temperament to keep your students engaged and nurture their interests, you can apply to a variety of online tutoring websites that link up tutors with students.
Become a delivery driver
It’s no secret that there’s a huge demand for delivery drivers at the moment ivery drivers. But it is one of the riskier ways of making money given current transmission rates.
Become a dog walker
Animal lovers can make friends with some new dogs and earn money too.
Although people are at home on lockdown, some people may have to still work long hours or be unable to take their dogs out, so there are still opportunities to get dog walking gigs.
Take part in psychological experiments
You can get paid for anything from taking online questionnaires through to having your eye movements tracked when looking at paintings.
Universities typically recruit students, but they are open to non-students as well.
Look-up Bristol University’s current experiments and sign up.
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