The Mega-List of Side Gigs – 80 Ways To Earn On Your Own Time

Today we are going to talk about side gigs. First off, what am I defining as a “side gig”? While many work at home jobs could be considered side gigs, this list is going to cover various things you can do in addition to your regular work from home or outside the home job to make real extra money — not just a little bit of change here and there.

That said, many of these side gigs are lucrative enough either on their own or combined with other similar opportunities to actually be your full-time income.

But before you quit your day job to do any of them, I’d definitely recommend testing the waters first. Just consider it extra money and see how it goes!

Side gigs encompass a ton of various categories, so we’ve got a lot to cover here. Note that most of these are offline opportunities, but you will likely need a smartphone and in some cases a computer to be able to sign up and accept work.

The Ultimate List Of Side Gigs

Online Tutoring & AI Work

• Wyzant – US adults can apply to tutor online or in person, setting their own rates after subject approval. Creating a profile is free, and Wyzant keeps 25% of your lesson rate.
• DataAnnotation – Apply for remote projects reviewing AI responses and writing clearer answers, with strong writing and reasoning skills required. There is no signup fee, but assessment results and available projects determine your work and pay.
• Preply – Apply to teach online and set your rates, with approval depending on your profile and subject demand. Registration is free, but Preply keeps the full payment for each new student’s trial lesson and 18–33% of later lessons.

Shopping & Delivery

• Shipt – Read Shipt Review – Shop for and deliver groceries and household items through Shipt in supported US markets. Pay varies by order, with tips and possible bonuses; account for vehicle expenses and local shopper availability.
• DoorDash – Read DoorDash Review – Deliver restaurant, grocery, and retail orders with DoorDash where available. Earnings vary by completed offers, tips, and promotions, with vehicle expenses reducing what you keep.
• Instacart – Read Instacart Review – Shop for and deliver groceries as an Instacart full-service shopper in supported areas. Earnings vary by batch, tips, and demand, and you cover your own vehicle costs.
• Grubhub – Deliver food and other eligible orders through Grubhub in an open market. Pay includes per-order earnings, tips, and qualifying promotions; some markets have a waitlist, and delivery expenses are yours.
• Gopuff – Pick up orders from Gopuff facilities and deliver them to local customers. Delivery partners earn order fees and keep customer tips; earnings depend on local demand, availability, and delivery expenses.
• Favor – Deliver restaurant orders, groceries, and other items as a Favor Runner in Texas. Earnings include base pay, tips, and eligible promotions, minus your delivery expenses.
• Uber Eats – Use Uber Eats to deliver food and other eligible orders when delivery is available in your area. Pay varies by trip, tips, and promotions; transport requirements and expenses depend on how you deliver.

Pet Sitting

• Rover – Read Rover Review – Offer pet sitting, boarding, drop-in visits, or dog walking and set your own rates and schedule. Rover charges a profile-review fee and deducts service fees from bookings.
• Sittercity Pet Care – Read Sittercity Review – Use Sittercity to find local pet-sitting jobs and agree on your rates with pet owners. Creating a profile and connecting with families are free; applicants must be at least 18.
• Fetch! Pet Care – Apply with a local Fetch! office for pet visits, dog walks, and other pet-care assignments. Earnings depend on the location and the number and type of assignments you accept.
• Wag! – Apply to offer dog walking, sitting, boarding, or training through Wag! in supported U.S. locations. Check the pay shown for each service; a nonrefundable application/background-check fee applies.
• Care.com Pet Care – Find local pet-care jobs and set your rate with the family hiring you. Care.com charges an annual basic caregiver membership fee that covers required background screening.
• PetSitter.com – Browse local pet-sitting jobs, post a profile, and negotiate your rate with owners. A free account has limited messaging; a paid subscription is needed for full conversations.
• PetBacker – Offer pet sitting, dog walking, or boarding through a free listing after verification and approval. PetBacker takes 15–25% per booking, and free accounts have limits on responding to leads.

Child & Senior Care

• Sittercity Child Care – Read Sittercity Review – Create a free sitter profile, apply for babysitting or nanny jobs, and agree on your hourly rate with families. Optional self-purchased background checks cost extra.
• Care.com Child & Senior Care – Look for child-care or senior-care work and agree on pay and duties with each family. An annual caregiver membership/background-screening fee applies.
• Honor – Apply for paid caregiving work with older adults in Honor’s service areas. Rates depend on the local opening, and caregivers must be willing to work at least two weekly shifts with the same clients.
• Papa – Become a Papa Pal to provide companionship, errands, meal preparation, and light household help. Current advertised base pay is $13–$18 an hour, with location-dependent bonuses and eligible mileage payments.
• Helpr – Apply for screened in-home child-care opportunities through Helpr. Booking details include the pay and family needs, and available assignments depend on your area.
• Babysits – Find local babysitting jobs and agree on your rate with parents. Babysits says sitters can join, contact families, and get hired without fees or commissions deducted from their wages.
• Bambino – Connect with nearby families for babysitting work through Bambino and set your own hourly rate. Creating a profile is free; optional background-check badges and faster payouts cost extra, and bookings depend on local demand.

Selling Your Stuff

• Payhip – Sell your own ebooks, audio files, or design assets through a free online storefront. The free plan takes 5% of each sale plus payment-processing fees, and you need to create products and attract customers.
• eBay – Read eBay Review – Sell eligible used or new items on eBay and set an asking price or auction. Your proceeds depend on the sale price minus selling fees, shipping, and other costs.
• Etsy – Read Etsy Review – Sell eligible handmade, designed, vintage, or craft-supply items on Etsy, including original digital downloads. A setup fee may apply, along with listing, transaction, and payment-processing fees.
• Sell digital printables – Create printable planners, checklists, or templates and sell them as digital downloads. You set your prices, with earnings depending on demand and storefront fees.
• Sell low-content books – Publish original notebooks, journals, or planners through Amazon KDP’s print-on-demand service. Publishing tools are free; print royalties are 50% or 60% of the list price, depending on price and marketplace, minus printing costs.
• Mercari – List eligible items on Mercari and earn from completed sales. Listings are free, but Mercari deducts a 10% selling fee from the item price plus buyer-paid shipping.
• Poshmark – Sell eligible clothing, accessories, home goods, and other items on Poshmark. U.S. seller fees are $2.95 for sales under $15 or 20% for sales of $15 or more.
• Gazelle – Get a quote for eligible phones, iPads, or MacBooks and ship them using a prepaid label. Final payment follows inspection, with PayPal, check, and Amazon gift-card options.

Many more places to sell your stuff here.

Mystery Shopping

• Market Force – Read Market Force Review – Market Force mystery shoppers complete assigned visits and submit reports about their experience. Compensation is listed for each assignment and may include a fee, purchase reimbursement, or both.
• Confero – Read Confero Review – Confero offers mystery-shopping assignments to registered independent shoppers. Each assignment specifies the fee and any eligible purchase reimbursement before you accept it.
• Second To None – Read Second To None Review – Second To None recruits mystery shoppers in the U.S. and Canada through CX Group’s ShopperHub. Pay and any purchase reimbursement vary by assignment and depend on completing the required report.
• Amusement Advantage – Read Amusement Advantage Review – Amusement Advantage shoppers evaluate attractions and entertainment venues and submit detailed reports. Assignments may reimburse expenses and offer a cash fee or extra tickets, so check the terms before treating a visit as cash income.
• BestMark – Read BestMark Review – BestMark mystery shoppers evaluate businesses and complete the required reports. Compensation varies by assignment and can include cash, purchase reimbursement, or both.
• Yardi Matrix – Read Yardi Matrix Review – Yardi Matrix periodically hires temporary rent-survey callers through Partners Personnel; calls must fit the survey schedule and weekly quotas. The recruiting notice describes hourly-plus-piece-rate pay with a minimum-wage floor, and openings are seasonal.
• GBW – GBW evaluators carry out mystery-shopping assignments and submit reports after registering and completing the required screening. Compensation and eligible purchase reimbursements depend on each assignment.

Other Local Side Gigs

• Field Agent – Read Field Agent Review – Field Agent offers small smartphone-based assignments, including in-store checks and photos. Payment is shown for each task and depends on approval, so consider travel costs before accepting nearby work.
• WeGoLook – Complete local photo and information-gathering assignments involving vehicles, properties, and other items. Pay is shown before you accept each assignment and paid after approval; consider travel time and expenses.
• Glamsquad – Offer in-home hair, makeup, or nail services as a screened beauty professional in supported U.S. markets. Pay depends on completed appointments and tips; professional experience and relevant credentials are required.
• Amazon Flex – Amazon Flex delivery partners use their own eligible vehicles to deliver packages during available blocks. The app shows the offered block earnings, and vehicle costs, taxes, and local availability affect your take-home pay.
• Instawork – Instawork connects qualified workers with local shifts in hospitality, events, warehouses, and other industries. The listed hourly rate varies by shift and location, and available work depends on your qualifications and local demand.

Repair, Cleaning & Home Maintenance

• Taskrabbit – Read Taskrabbit Review – Offer furniture assembly, moving help, cleaning, or minor repairs through Taskrabbit in supported cities. Earnings depend on your rates and booked tasks, with expenses and any applicable registration fee to consider.
• Angi Services (Handy) – Angi Services, which uses Handy’s professional platform, connects qualified cleaning and home-service pros with customer jobs. Review the offered pay before accepting a booking and allow for supplies, travel, and other expenses.
• AllBetter JobPro – AllBetter JobPro lets home-service professionals bid on local repair, maintenance, and other customer jobs. Earnings depend on your accepted bids and completed work, minus applicable platform fees and business expenses.
• TIDY – TIDY helps cleaning and other home-service businesses manage clients and receive potential bookings through its network. You set your rates, and profit depends on booked work, service costs, and any software or payment-processing charges.
• HelloTech – HelloTech connects approved technicians with local in-home technology support jobs. Pay depends on the jobs you accept and complete, with travel and equipment costs affecting take-home earnings.
• TaskEasy – TaskEasy offers lawn-care work to contractors in supported service areas. Payment depends on the jobs completed and approved, with equipment, travel, and operating costs reducing profit.

Photography

• Shutterstock – Read Shutterstock Review – Shutterstock contributors can submit photos, videos, and illustrations for licensing after review. Royalties vary with the licensed content and contributor terms, and submissions do not guarantee sales.
• Snappr – Snappr connects approved professional photographers with local shoots in supported markets. Earnings depend on the bookings you complete, with your equipment and travel costs reducing your take-home pay.
• Foap – Foap lets creators submit photos and videos for brand briefs through its app. Payment depends on a brand selecting or approving your content, so uploading alone does not guarantee earnings.
• SmugMug – SmugMug lets photographers sell prints and digital downloads through their own photo website using an eligible paid plan. Your profit depends on sales, pricing, subscription costs, fulfillment costs, and SmugMug’s commission.
• Adobe Stock – Submit original photos, illustrations, vectors, or videos for review through a free contributor account; you must be at least 18. Standard royalties are 33% for images and 35% for video when approved content is licensed.
• iStock / Getty Images – Apply with six samples of your original photos, illustrations, or videos; applicants must be at least 18. Accepted contributors earn royalties when their work is licensed, ranging from 15% to 45% depending on their agreement.

Moving Services

• Taskrabbit Delivery (formerly Dolly) – Taskrabbit Delivery, formerly Dolly, offers local moving and delivery work for approved Helpers with suitable vehicles and Hands who assist without a truck. Pay varies by job and role, and vehicle costs and other expenses reduce take-home earnings.
• Lugg – Lugg offers moving and delivery jobs for approved drivers and helpers in supported cities. Earnings vary by role, location, demand, and tips; drivers should subtract vehicle and other operating costs.
• Bellhop – Bellhop’s driver program is for qualified moving carriers and owner-operators with a suitable box truck, required authority, and insurance. Drivers are paid for completed moving work, with earnings depending on jobs and operating costs.
• Unpakt – Unpakt lets authorized moving companies apply to receive bookings through its marketplace. Business earnings depend on the moves booked, pricing, platform charges, and operating costs.
• HireAHelper – HireAHelper allows moving businesses to apply for customer bookings, including labor-only moves that do not require a moving truck. Your business sets its pricing, and earnings depend on completed jobs after platform fees and expenses.

Driving Passengers

• Lyft – Read Lyft Review – Give passengers rides through Lyft after meeting your area’s driver and vehicle requirements. Earnings vary by rides, demand, tips, and incentives, and you need to budget for vehicle and insurance costs.
• Uber – Apply to drive passengers with Uber in a supported market. Your earnings depend on trips, tips, demand, and expenses, and driver, vehicle, and screening requirements apply.
• Curb – Curb connects licensed taxi and for-hire drivers with passenger trips in supported cities. Earnings depend on fares and operating costs; you must meet local commercial-driver and vehicle rules.
• Wingz – Apply for scheduled airport rides or non-emergency medical transportation with Wingz in supported markets. Trip earnings and work requirements vary; vehicle standards, screening, and onboarding apply.

Rent Your Space & Equipment

• Neighbor – List eligible unused parking or storage space on Neighbor and choose your price and access rules. Hosts receive monthly rental payouts minus processing fees, with earnings depending on demand and the space offered.
• AirGarage – AirGarage manages parking lots and garages for property owners rather than simply listing a spare driveway space. Revenue and management terms depend on the property’s size, location, usage, and proposal.
• Swimply – Rent out an eligible pool or other supported private space by the hour through Swimply. You set prices and availability, and payouts are reduced by service fees and your upkeep costs.
• Sniffspot – Let dog owners book your eligible yard or land for private visits through Sniffspot. You set a price per dog and hour, with platform and applicable payment-processing fees deducted from earnings.
• RVshare – List an eligible RV on RVshare and choose its rental rates and availability. Earnings depend on bookings and expenses, with commission and applicable protection costs to consider.
• Peerspace – Rent an eligible space for meetings, events, or photo and video shoots through Peerspace. You set rates and availability; service fees, upkeep, and required primary commercial liability insurance affect your costs.
• Boatsetter – Rent out an eligible boat through Boatsetter and choose your availability and pricing. Earnings depend on bookings and boat costs, with commissions and applicable rental-insurance charges deducted.
• ShareGrid – Rent out eligible cameras, lenses, and production gear to other creators through ShareGrid. You choose pricing and availability, while owner service fees, equipment upkeep, and booking demand affect your earnings.

Rent Your Home

• Airbnb – Host an eligible room or home on Airbnb and choose your prices and availability. Earnings depend on bookings and costs such as service fees, cleaning, insurance, and local hosting requirements.
• Vrbo – List an eligible vacation property on Vrbo and manage your rates and availability. Rental income varies with bookings, while platform fees and property expenses reduce your profit.
• Vacasa – Vacasa can manage an eligible vacation rental, including marketing, guest service, and local home care. Owner earnings depend on bookings and expenses, and a property-specific management fee applies.
• Homestay – Rent a spare room through Homestay while continuing to live in the home yourself. You set the price and arrange payment under the site’s options; income depends on bookings, hosting costs, and any applicable payment fees.
• Furnished Finder – Advertise a furnished room or home for stays of 30 days or longer on Furnished Finder. Standard listings currently cost $199 per year with automatic renewal, and you handle screening, leases, and rent collection directly.

Rent Your Vehicle

• Turo – List an eligible car on Turo and choose when it is available to rent. Your take-home earnings depend on bookings, your earnings plan, and costs such as maintenance, insurance, and depreciation.
• Riders Share – Rent out an eligible motorcycle through Riders Share when you are not using it. You set the daily price, but platform fees, coverage terms, maintenance, and demand affect what you earn.

And that wraps up our list! We have another list of part time work from home like the ones listed here if you’d prefer to work at home rather than out running various errands.

Good luck!

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