10 Legitimate Ways To Make Money Online 

This post is about different ways you can make money online. Many people only use the internet for social media but you can channel the time you spend on social media to creating an income for yourself.

1)  Freelancing On Fiverr/Upwork

Freelancing is a method where people deliver services to others that may or may not live in the same geographical location with them in this case, over the internet. It’s one of the faster ways you can make money online. When you are starting out, you might not make as much when you just sign up but starting is the important part. You can register with freelancing platforms such as; Upwork, Freelancer, and Fiverr. We will elaborate on Fiverr in this post.

This is the online largest marketplace for digital and freelancing services. Fiverr has a variety of different categories of services offered on the website by thousands of freelancers around the world. According to Wikipedia, “As of 2012, over three million services were listed on Fiverr”. There are lots of skills you can use to earn money ranging from logo design, article writing, transcription, social media marketing, video editing, technical writing, online courses, audio or video voiceover, proofreading, translations, virtual assistant, online lessons, music and audio, technology services, lifestyle, and etcetera. If you know have graphic design skills with good work ethics, be sure to land some good gigs when you sign up. Don’t worry if all you have is basic computer use knowledge.

With excellent use of the English language, you can get some writing and editing gigs.   HOW DO YOU GET STARTED? Go to Fiverr and sign up. You create a portfolio of the skills you have. Make sure you can deliver what you say you can do professionally. Go to the gigs section and search for jobs that suit your skills and apply. If you have samples of your previous work, add them to your portfolio on there to prove that you are a reliable seller/freelancer who knows what he or she is doing. When you are starting out, it is advisable to read the tutorials available on the website to help you understand how the platform operates.   HOW DO YOU MAKE MONEY? When you are starting out as a new freelancer, it will be to your best interest to charge lower than others so you build your evaluation and gain reviews from your customers. You would earn something from $5 to $2000 depending on the field you work on. The most highly paid categories are in the Web and Technology development categories. When you apply to jobs and get accepted by the buyer, you expected to be very responsive to communications with your customer. It is a good practice to ask the right questions before you start your work and while you do the work. When you are done with the work you submit it to your customer through the messaging platform. They will have to confirm with you that the work does or does not need any revision at which point the work will be marked complete when it is accepted. You can then request for your payment through your Paypal or Payoneer account.  

2. Izea

In this website, you help businesses and organizations post their content on your social media pages. More like you being a social media influencer. You get paid to post on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and all the social media platforms. If you have high followership on social media, that would be an added advantage. If you can be on Facebook, Instagram for many hours and get nothing back for all that time spent there, why not try this.

Sign up on Izea

Follow the registration process

3. ModSquad

You make money here by moderating social media pages and accounts. Your job will be to check, verify, delete, correct or sensor posts that some people post on the platform where you work. You basically represent the business as an assistant in live chats and handling customer complaints or launching new products. According to this website, the Mods have left their mark on many of the world’s favourite brands, bringing these companies closer to their customers than ever before. From global enterprises to international agencies to hip new startups. Their clients have reaped the benefits of putting ModSquad’s expertise to work. Why not be one of the cool people making this to happen while enriching your pocket.   Don’t expect to earn too high but give a try and be one of the many thousands of moderators in the world today. Here’s how you can start earning today.

Sign up on ModSquad.

You will have to provide your personal details, a cover letter, a sample of your work.

You can make a research on how to be a website or social media moderator to gain a better knowledge of what the job entails.

Start Earning

There is a non-disclosure agreement on the amount of pay that you will receive for your work.

4. UserTesting

UserTesting is a place where website and application developers post their project for review by Testers. You can easily do this. All you need are:

1) Windows PC or MAC book

2) Android or iPhone

3) Good microphone to improve the audio of your recording and to give you a clearer voice and

Of course a clear voice with good English speaking skills.

HOW THIS WORKS: The developers would expect the following from you:

Make a 20 minutes video where you give a review of their apps or website from a user’s perspective.
They do not need hight technical review but want to know the whole feel of the product.
Use the app or website by following specific requests they may provide you with.
Say what’s on your mind and please be professional and don’t just say oh, “it’s a good app or it’s a bad website”.

When you register here As A Tester, you have to download the screen videoing software provided to you by UserTesting. You will do a test video and send to them. If you qualify, then you start getting jobs. This is what you would need to record your screen for the review. You start building your rating here by completing more jobs with great reviews from your customers.

5. Sell Your Online Courses On Udemy / SkillShare

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Some people used to organize tutorials during their university days. After graduation, those gigs just faded away. No, bring back those old time moves and create courses about any topic you are very experienced in. Register as a Udemy or Skillshare tutor and start earning with your specialized knowledge.

“Ah, I have a very heavy accent oo”, some would say. If your course is helpful and well explained, people will choose the content over your accent, trust me.

“Hmm, I don’t want anyone to see my face on the video”! There you go again. Don’t worry, we don’t need to see your face, only your screen, and your voice.

The platforms for selling your courses are Udemy and Skillshare. The more students spend time watching your videos on Skillshare, the more money you make.

Udemy is a little bit different. Students buy your course and you share a percentage of the money made from selling your course with Udemy. the more students buy your course, the more money you make. You can earn as high as $100, 000 dollars a year from selling your courses. Review of your app is key here because students tend to buy courses with high-rated reviews. That’s quite obvious, right?

You have the potential to earn high if you are always available to answer your students’ questions. You will most like get good reviews. I remember one of the first Python courses I took on Udemy, the tutor was nowhere to answer my questions. I wasn’t even sure he still had access to his course or cares maybe he got caught up with life issues (I’m just trying to be fair with my judgment). Does his course have good reviews? I bet you guessed it right. Nope. Great content but no communication spoilt the whole show.

Find out how to create your own Udemy course here and also teach on SkillShare.

6. Sell Photos On iStock/Shutterstock/FOAP

You know all those photos you have on your phone and camera that have been sitting there for ages. They just occupy space. You can actually make money with them if you have very good quality ones.
Sign up on the following websites:

Foap (This only works on mobile phones for now).

iStock photography

Become a Shutterstock Contributor

Upload your photos. They have to meet specific requirements to be accepted. Once they are accepted and people start downloading them, you will get paid royalties or a percentage of the sales made from your photo. TAKE NOTE:

1) The photos may not fetch you a lot but the more you submit better photos, the better the chances to earn higher.

2) Pay attention to the tags you put on the photos because this will determine how your photo will when people make searches for specific photos.

3) It will be to your best interest to add tags that match the industry relevant to your photos.

4) Bear in mind that the photos do not have to be about you or your family.

5) It could be about food, fashion, lifestyle, nature, art, travel, and so on

These are some of the many ways you can make money online with your photographs.

7. Convert Audio/Video To Words on TranscribeMe

Your work here will be to type into text various audio and video files. You can do this work on the freelancing websites we describe earlier in this post but Transcribeme is specifically for transcription. If your typing speed is very high, may enjoy doing this. The job involves typing every sound you hear in the video or audio word-for-word. For people that are a bit slow with their typing, you can upgrade your skills for free here.With constant practice, you will get better. The files may come in many languages so if you are multi-lingual, you have an added advantage. You apply to transcribe in the language you can understand and write. HOW TO START:

Sign up here to become a transcriber HERE.

Prepare for a typing or transcription test using the materials provided on the website

Take the transcription assessment and pass in a maximum of two trials

Voila! Start making money online

8. School Solver

Yes, you read that right. Help students answer questions or solve the school assignments and get paid when someone buys your answer. School Solver markets itself as the “eBay of homework” as claimed on the website.
So, here is how it works:

When a student posts a question, you can provide an answer and earn money.

School Solver is a platform that lets you earn while helping students with their homework.

When other students ask the same question, they can also purchase your original answer which adds more money to your pocket.  Isn’t this a good way to earn some extra cash?

Create an account on the website.

Select the category you are experienced in such as maths, physics, biology, art, computer science, engineering, and so on.

Answer questions. Your old school notes might be of use here.

When your answer get selected, you get 80% of the pay while school solver keeps the remaining 20%

Zoom off to schoolsolver.com now! They even need urgent answers right now.

9. JustAnswer

This is an online expert question and answer website where verified and experienced professionals connect with users of the website to provide expert advice. There are several categories of fields such as mechanics, electricians, doctors, lawyers, accountants, financial advisors, computer scientists, technology experts, engineers, and so on. You can register based on your expertise. Most of the jobs require a minimum of four (4) years experience for you to qualify as an expert consultant.  The application to the JustAnswer consulting platform has three simple steps as stated below:  

Step 1: Select your category (Apply to as many as you like)

Step 2: Submit your information (Upload your resume or manually enter your personal information, education, work history, licenses, Government-issued ID, and your professional affiliations.

Step 3: Submit your professional credentials (The required credentials will depend on the category you are applying to)

When you pass the screening process, all you need is your computer and internet connection. To register, click here.

10. Create an Online Store/eCommerce

Thanks to the online marketplaces on Facebook, Instagram, and Jiji, OLX, etc that have made it easier to sell products. Amazon, eBay, Jumia are great places to sell your products as well. Find out more about how you can get started selling on these platforms by visiting their websites.

You can as well sell some of your products on eCommerce platforms like Shopify. Shopify provides great customer service and has rich resources for new Shopify sellers to start the business and learn on the process. When you sign up by clicking on anywhere you see Shopify on this article, you get a 14days free trial before the monthly subscription fee of $29.99. You can use the 14 days to test if this will work for you. There are also lots of YouTube videos you can watch to help you get started.

If you Sign up on Shopify here through my link, you will get a 14 days free trial today. Try it for free.

EXTRA METHOD: START A BLOG

I have written a detailed tutorial and step by step method you can use to start your blog from scratch and start earning money with your blog immediately.
Full details here:

How To Start A WordPress Blog | Benefits Of Blogging

How To Make Money From Blogging

I hope you find value from the resources I’ve shared with you here. Contact me on joyce@mindsetnuggets.com or use the contact form on this blog to reach out to me. One Love.