How to earn money at home?

Freelance Working

What is it?

Freelance is one the most legitimate and easiest way of making money from home. Hundreds of jobs are available on freelancing websites like People Per Hour, Upwork, Freelancer, Truelancer, Fiverr, etc.

What to do?

You have to register your name with these websites by providing details like email ID, phone number, etc. Then, the website conducts a quick KYC before creating an account.
The next step involves creating a profile highlighting your strengths, depending on your education, experience, and expertise. Some of these websites, like Upwork, ask for a work sample to enable them to judge your capability. Once they approve your membership, you can bid for freelance jigs in your working environment.
You communicate with your clients through these platforms. The client posts their requirements, and you complete them within the specified time frame. The payment is also made through the same platform.
These freelancing websites offer jobs in various categories, including writing assignments, app development, data entry, finance, making videos, research assignments, translation, voice-over content, data analysis, etc. You can select your strengths and bid for the job you can perform.

How much can you earn?

Initially, the earnings can be low because it takes time to build your profile. However, once you build up a reputation, you get a steady stream of clients. The payments made through these platforms are genuine and secure. You update your bank account details on the website. The payment is made directly into the account after the platform deducts its commission.

Make YouTube videos

Making YouTube videos can help you earn good money from home. It is one of the best opportunities to earn money for students.

What is it?

Anyone can shoot and post their videos on YouTube. Registered members can make money from posting YouTube videos. The prime source of income is advertisements. Your videos should have sufficient followers to enable companies to contact you to place their ads on your videos. The more the viewers click on the videos and the ads, the higher your income is.

How much can you earn?

It depends on the YouTube content you post and the number of views, subscribers, and likes it generates. Besides, you can earn from the ads posted by companies in your videos.

Important Points to note

YouTube content creators have to abide by YouTube regulations regarding the quality of content strictly. If the content does not pass YouTube regulations, it can delete the post and take appropriate action.   

Instagram Influencing

What is it?

Social media influencers are in great demand today. Students are well versed with channels like Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, etc. As they have numerous followers, they can work as social media influencers. The job involves posting videos and Instagram posts online and soliciting followers’ views, likes, and shares. They can use this channel to influence people to purchase items by clicking on the links provided in the post. It enables them to work from home online and make money fast.

How to do it?

Students can select their niche from fields they are passionate about and have some expertise in. It can be anything from travel destinations to wildlife photography and product reviews. However, you need to have a striking profile for people to identify you with the products or content you market. It is also better to have an engaging bio to establish your credibility and distinguish yourself from others.
Initially, you can begin with a personal account. Subsequently, you can switch to a professional or business version to enable you to engage with your target audience better. The bigger the follower base and audience, the better are your chances of earning more money. However, this work requires continuous engagement on your part. Students are generally well versed with Instagram rules. Hence, making money online through this mode is not a problem.

How much can you earn?

Instagram has five influencer levels. Initially, you start at the Nano Influencer level. Subsequently, you can graduate to higher levels. This table should explain things better.

Influencer Level	Followers	Price per post
Nano	1000 to 10000	Rs 4000 to Rs 15000
Micro	10000 to 50000	Rs 15000 to Rs 40000
Mid-tier	50000 to 5 lakhs	Rs 40000 to Rs 1 lakh
Macro	5 to 10 lakhs	Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakhs
Mega	More than 10 lakhs	More than Rs 5 lakhs

Online Tutoring

Students can make a decent income teaching other students through online tutoring platforms like Tutor.com, Classplusapp.com, Skooli, Chegg Study, etc.

What is it?

Students can use their knowledge about chemistry, math, physics, accountancy, etc., and teach other students through online tutoring apps. In addition, these apps provide the ideal platform to link students with teachers and enable you to work from home online.

How to do it?

You can register your name with the platform and complete your KYC. You should upload your qualifications and demonstrate your abilities to tutor students online. The platform allows you to choose your niche and offer your services online. Various students needing guidance in a range of subjects keep browsing such websites looking for teachers. You can connect with them online and set up online meetings to guide them properly and clarify their doubts.

How much can you earn?

apps generally enable you to earn by the hour. You can quote your rates. If the student agrees to the same, the deal is fixed. Many people, even retired teachers and professors, earn handsomely doing the work they love to do. The teaching platform is the only thing that has changed.

Blogging

Blogging is an excellent way to work from home online and make money fast. A few years ago, people used blogs to satisfy their passions. Today, it has become one of the best online money-making avenues.

What is it?

Writing blogs and posting them online allows you to connect to an extensive range of followers. If your subjects and the content you post can attract web traffic, it translates into good money. We have already discussed posting YouTube videos earlier in this article. It is an advanced form of blogging known as vlogging. To earn money online, you can blog on almost any subject and write product reviews and guest posts on other blogs.

How to do it?

Initially, you select a blogging platform like Medium, Tumblr, WordPress, etc., and set up a self-hosted blog. Generally, free blogging sites do not offer good features. Hence, it is better to go for a paid plan. You get more storage space and can customize your blogs and even post affiliate links enabling you to make money fast.
Once you start getting acquainted with the procedures, you can subscribe to a domain name and hosting plan. It enables you to exercise complete control over your website.
Post high-quality content on your blog and promote them on social media channels like Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. You can also explore email marketing ideas to get your message across to the maximum number of people. Then, as traffic increases to your blog, it ranks on the first page of search engine results.

How much can you earn?

You earn money from ad posting, Google Ad Sense, and affiliate marketing. In the first month, you can start earning around Rs 20,000. However, blogging requires hard work and perseverance.

Affiliate Marketing

Have you heard of Amazon Associates? If you have, you can follow their working style and make money fast through affiliate marketing.

What is it?

Affiliate marketing is similar to blogging in the way you post quality content on the website to attract viewership. Generally, you post SEO-compliant content on the website and include links to various products on eCommerce websites like Amazon, Flipkart, etc.

How do you do it?

You need to have an affiliate account with these eCommerce retailers. The objective is to attract people to your website and influence them to purchase the product using your link. As a result, you get an excellent commission at a pre-determined rate.

How much can you earn?

It depends on your talents. While your website requires high-quality content and credible information, you should exhibit excellent marketing skills to promote your website. Initially, the earnings can be low, but they pick up at substantial speed as your website gains popularity.

Product Reselling

Product reselling is another type of affiliate marketing where you sell products online to customers rather than the customer purchasing items using your links.

What is it?

Product reselling is an excellent avenue that helps earn money for students and homemakers. You might have heard of the Meesho app that has become popular throughout India. Various product manufacturers advertise their products on Meesho. Users can sell these products by adding their margin to the pricing and earning a decent income.

How to do it?

You download apps like Meesho from Google Play Store. Then, register yourself as a reseller and complete the KYC formalities. Then, share your bank details to get the commission and margin credited to your account directly.
Select the products you would like to sell and download their photos on your smartphone. Then, please share them with your social media contacts or post your YouTube videos to encourage and influence people to purchase from you.
Once the customer evinces interest, you can share the pricing after loading your margin and shipping charges. Share the payment details with the customer. If they pay online, you can pass on the payment to Meesho after deducting your margin. Then, Meesho arranges to dispatch the product to the customer. If the customer chooses COD, inform Meesho accordingly. Meesho sends the product, collects the payment, and credits your bank account with your margin.

How much can you earn?

It depends on your selling and marketing capacity. Initially, the earnings can be less, but you can substantial amounts daily if your business picks up speed.

Online Surveys

Online surveys are one of the earliest ways of earning money online. However, they have stood the test of time and still present excellent online avenues to work from home.

What is it?

Many companies launch online surveys to gauge public mood about various products and services. This mode of online earning also includes watching videos, performing small tasks, etc., for money.

How to do it?

You register your name and details with the online survey websites. Generally, you receive the survey through email. You need to answer specific questions about various products and services. On completing the survey, the money gets credited to your account. So, the more online surveys you participate in, the higher your earnings are. At times, you earn rewards points that you can redeem later on.

How much can you earn?

It depends on the site you register and the number of surveys you complete. Generally, you can earn around Rs 2000 per week. It is an excellent avenue to earn money for students.

Design garments online

What is it?

Students have artistic traits and can design T-shirts and other garments online to earn a substantial income online. Many Indian and foreign websites offer excellent opportunities for designing T-shirts. Some sites include TeeShopper, My Home Store, TeeSpring, Zazzle, etc. 

How to do it?

You can create an account with garment designing websites. Some websites allow you to make the design on the T-shirt and upload it. Other websites will enable you to choose the garment, colors, and fonts and fix a price. You can also upload the T-shirt for sale. However, such websites require you to market the product on your social media channels.

How much can you earn?

It depends on your talents and the website you partner with. Some sites pay royalty income, whereas some pay a margin on the specific garment. A lot depends on your design and marketing skills.