3 ways to make money in the new year

 

As the new year approached, we are all interested in new ways to make money. As a matter of fact, there is only so much you can cut about your daily expenses, and to afford your lifestyle, the easiest way is to try making more money. Here are a few ideas.

 

Create an online product

 

Most people who made money online created an app or a website whose main goal was to solve other people’s problem. Take Google for example. They make so many aspects of your daily life much easier. Email, driving directions, even document storage are just one click away. Yet, before they existed, no one had thought about it. You may not have the means to launch the next Google, but it is pretty easy to create an ebook or an app that will help people with one specific aspect of their life, such as exercise, weight loss, or getting organized. The costs are quite low to launch, and then good marketing will do the rest.

There are many sites to market your work, and creating your own website can also help you achieve that.

 

 

Poker and sports betting

 

This can be somehow unconventional, but I know a few people who make decent money playing poker online, one even funds all his travels by playing poker wherever he goes. The same goes with sports betting, with companies like sportsbettingdime.com, you can place your bets online, at any time and from any location. This is not a sure way of making money, but if you like sports, it can certainly be a fun one.

 

 

Neighborhood networking

 

A more traditional way to make extra money is via your neighbors, friends and family. Again, for them to be willing to pay for your services, you need to provide a service they do not have access to. But it is much easier to market your skills around people you know than to try and get attention among thousands of online services. You could walk the dogs, watch houses while people are on holiday, develop a website for a local business, tutor kids or cook meals and deliver them to the elderly.

Just make a list of what you are good at and you should get a few ideas to get started.

When I was a teenager, my mum got me a lot of jobs like that with the neighbors. I used to baby-sit the kids, or to teach them music after school. It paid really well considering you are already on site, so you don’t spend anything on gas, or even on a uniform and other work related expenses. You just have to walk next door and start doing what you do best. Another perk is that in this line of work, referrals come easily. So a happy neighbor can convert into half a dozen new customers.

 

Here is to a prosperous 2014!