Firstly, I’m by now well aware that online gurus who sell shortcut ways to earn money without any skill are scamming. There’s no shortcut to skills and hard work.
I don’t have any monetizable skills at the moment, so please don’t advise me to ‘teach anything you know.’
I can manage initial investments (if any) and don’t want to spend on online courses.
I’ll be joining uni in mid-2025, and my schedule is not very busy currently, so I have some time to spare until then. I realize that juggling uni coursework with freelancing may not be very feasible. After weighing the pros and cons, I concluded that I should give it a try.
I mentioned $500-1000, but I don’t mind earning more than that. $500 is the bare minimum, but I don’t mind if I don’t hit that from the start.
Please share some resources to get started and let me know how long it typically takes to learn these skills. I’m based in India, if that matters.
I don’t know much about Fiverr, but on Upwork, many freelancers from outside the US are getting paid very low rates. If you learned a decent skill, you’d likely make more outside of these platforms.
Archer said:
I don’t know much about Fiverr, but on Upwork, many freelancers from outside the US are getting paid very low rates. If you learned a decent skill, you’d likely make more outside of these platforms.
Archer said:
I don’t know much about Fiverr, but on Upwork, many freelancers from outside the US are getting paid very low rates. If you learned a decent skill, you’d likely make more outside of these platforms.
Consider offering lead generation services on Upwork or Fiverr; there’s demand, and people pay good money for it. I’ve found Youtube videos really helpful for learning how to get leads. Also, check out trends.co for paid insights and theadvault.co.uk for free resources.
Consider user testing sites like Intellizoom and microjobs like Clickworker. The beermoney thread includes a couple of wikis that could be useful. You should be able to make $300-400+ a month with just a couple of hours of effort each day.
You might consider becoming a virtual assistant. Alternatively, learn a software program with high demand and useful skills. Assess what resources are available at your university, like access to libraries or databases. You could conduct prospect research for local businesses or marketing research focused on your university’s demographic.
As a grant writer, I haven’t lost business to AI yet; many clients prefer people over AI for specific tasks. The main challenge with freelancing is submitting enough proposals, which takes time.
If sports betting is legal in your area, you could potentially make $1k/month with decent startup capital. Just clarifying, are you legally allowed to gamble?
Blak said:
Try learning to set up AIs to work for you.
Could you elaborate a bit?
As a developer, I use tools like Aider to save time on side projects. There are free, open-source AIs available that can assist with writing, art, coding, and more. Find an AI that interests you, set it up, and then look for freelancing jobs on platforms like Fiverr. It’s a learning experience, and many people are successfully making money with AI.