2020 has made all our lives take a U-turn we didn’t expect. It has shaped our lives differently in every aspect whether it’s household or work. It was a necessity to shift these aspects online. Grocery was done through apps and websites. Businesses had to create a whole new market for their customers to shop in order to survive.
Everyone had to improvise to survive this pandemic. 2020 had its challenges which were faced efficiently by some people. In 2020 everything seemed to have shifted to the digital world with technological advances every day.
People did surprise us by discovering fast ways to make money in 2021 and that too online! So what were they? Let’s find out.
Website and blog:
These two have proven to be the most effective and fastest way to make money online this year. You just need to be creative and aesthetical to attract people towards you. You can select your niche market, develop your product and content accordingly, and sell. You can sell existing necessities online that are needed or lure them in through their wants. For instance, the Shein pop-up store was introduced this year which is a retail store that is opened temporarily to take advantage of a faddish trend or seasonal demand hence increasing their sales through the roof!
Freelance:
One of the easiest and quickest to earn money online as it is highly accommodating according to your preferences. Websites like Fiverr and Upwork have made this way easier for everyone. Whether you want to write articles or edit videos, you can post an ad according to your skills and salary package and earn money. There are various ads as well from the buyer on what they need and what they have to offer hence making it easier for a freelancer to just choose one and start earning!
Courses:
With free time on their hands due to a pause in the academic world, many people are turning to online learning. Sharing your knowledge is one of the noble ways of earning fast. If you are an expert on a subject, it can be anything like music, art, English, or even textiles. You can teach a course. It is made easier by platforms like Udemy, Coursera that allow you to sell your course to a larger market.
Sell your stuff:
Apart from selling your knowledge, you can also sell stuff you don’t need anymore. Amazon and eBay are some of the busiest best coupon websites of 2020, you can sell your work or old stuff online. You can sell anything from clothes to records or jewelry to shoes. You can also sell your work online, for instance, if you make paintings, you can easily market them on a larger market rather than making an account on Instagram and building up from there.
Social media:
The easiest, fastest, and fun way to earn. The digital world has taken the world by storm and opened many ways for us to earn. YouTube, the biggest seller out there. People nowadays prefer entertaining, fun, or informative videos. Billions of users spend their time watching YouTube videos daily. If you don’t mind the camera, just pick a topic and start creating content. It can be entertainment-based like web series, comedy videos, pranks, reviews, video game walkthroughs, and a lot more or educational and informative content like teaching a language or “How to” this how-to can be anything, how to fix a light bulb, how to write calligraphy, etc. Instagram has a growing populating by the minute, you can always start a blog and make content. The same scenario works here, it can be an educational account like for mental health, a fashion blog for the latest trend or you can sell your skills and art. Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat also being a few other social media portals where you can earn quickly.
Create apps and websites:
well don’t worry if you are not a developer, nowadays you don’t need programming skills to create a website or an app. Nowadays marketers are using freelance platforms to find affordable developers to create apps and websites for them as these are the two fastest and most sure ways of making money in 2020. You can always make them and sell them according to the price in the market, you can make various templates for different domains. Your best shot is to add your app to Google store and Apple store while your website can be sold on your own website or webinar. You can even earn highly by creating a free app. Just add ads or premium features to help you make money as free apps attract a higher volume of people, it’ll be easier for you to upsell them.
