Are you looking for new and interesting ways to make more money in the coming year with online tools? These days there are all kinds of unconventional ways to make additional income which we have mentioned in some of our previous articles and you don’t even have to take on a second job.

The Internet is a truly wonderful thing, and it has become a way for millions of people to be able to supplement their incomes and live better lives. Let’s take a look at some of the best tools you can use to make more money in 2021.

• How to Make Money with Online Tools
• 5 Tools That Allow You to Make Money From Anywhere
• How to make Money from your Website
• What is the Fastest way to make money in 2020 Online?

How to Make Money with Online Tools

1. Uscreen

You can make a lot of money by using Uscreen, simply by selling subscriptions, one-time content, and rentable content. More than 1,000 customers are using this platform, and you can be among those who are making more than a million dollars, just by selling their content online.

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Uscreen is ideal for educational content, membership sites, fitness training, entertainment videos, corporate videos, and more. The more valuable content you offer, the more money you are ultimately going to make, and you can do it all through one great website.

2. Upwork

If you can write, answer phones, do personal assistant work, do data entry, etc., you should check out Upwork. This is a freelancer site where you find jobs posted by clients, bid on the jobs, and then make money when you are awarded the jobs. Your potential earnings can be unlimited, it all depends on just how much work you are willing to put into it.

Some people use this for part-time income, while others are able to completely work from home (or anywhere else) on a full-time basis. There are some fees involved, but it is still a great way to be able to make more money without having to actually take on a second job.

3. Tutor

If you’re an expert on a subject, such as math, English, history, etc., you can make a lot of money by working as a tutor in your spare time. A lot of tutors simply offer their services and hope they will be contacted by students who need their help. If you work through this site, you will be guaranteed students to tutor, so you will definitely end up making money.

All you have to do is go online and apply to become a tutor. You will be directed to students who need help in your area of expertise. It is a win-win situation because you make money, and the students get better grades so they can make money in the future through great careers.

4. Matomy

If you are already operating a website, blog, etc., and you want to make even more money with it, you can get help here. You will find a single, multi-channel gateway that lets you advertise on all web, mobile, and social media platforms.

Maximize your revenue through targeting and media optimization, and see results unlike any you have ever seen from your site in the past. Media partners receive excellent inventory monetization through full and self-service monetizing options. You may even want to apply to be a part of this team. Positions are available for the right people.

5. Panel Place

One of the things that people like about visiting websites is taking part in surveys. But, the surveys have to be good ones and employ content that people are actually interested in. This tool lets you create the absolute best surveys, quickly and easily.

You save time, which means you can make more money because you have time to concentrate on other areas of your business and website. Use this tool to create surveys, update your email address with survey panels, view and do surveys, and much more.

5 Tools That Allow You to Make Money From Anywhere

Whether you’re a freelancer or craft show vendor, these resources can help boost your business. If you want to make money no matter where you go, here are five tools that can help:

1. Third-Party Payment Processor

When you work from anywhere, it’s nice to be able to accept payment from anywhere. YOu can use PayPal as your go-to third-party payment processor. Also invoice through FreshBooks, which gives you a break on your PayPal fees – you only pay a low flat fee, rather than a percentage of the transaction.

2. Mobile Check Deposit

Even though you work online, and most of your clients use technology as part of their businesses, the reality is that some of them still pay by check. If you want to account for this difficulty, you need to have a mobile check deposit feature on your phone and a place for clients to send your checks.

Check with your bank or credit union to see if it offers a mobile check deposit, and then download the appropriate app. You might need to arrange for someone you trust to pick up your checks and send them to your current location, but at least with mobile banking you can deposit these payments – even if you aren’t near a branch.

3. Point-of-Sale Software

Using a POS software program is helpful since it allows them to accept various forms of payment no matter what city they’re in. A point-of-sale application, like Vend, makes sense for artisans and musicians who collect payment while on the road.

4. Mobile Internet

One of the staples of the location-independent career is the coffee shop with free Wi-Fi. If you want to be truly independent though, you need to bring your own Internet with you. There might have been times when you would have liked to access the Internet on my laptop for work, but was unable to because of a lack of a hotspot nearby.

Most cellphone service providers provide a way for you to turn your smartphone into a hotspot. There are also data plans you can add to your tablet if you use one for your work.

There are even kits you can buy from various retailers that involve small devices or flash drives that help you connect to the Internet. FreedomPop offers a mobile hotspot device, and you can also buy prepaid mobile Internet from retailers like Wal-Mart.  

5. Reliable Web Hosting

Don’t forget to make sure you have reliable Web hosting. You need a web hosting service you can rely on to keep your website up and running. Look for a host that is scalable and can handle the traffic to your site. It might cost a little more, but you will have peace of mind knowing that someone else can handle most of your problems, even during times when you might be hard to reach.

How to make Money from your Website

Here are the best ways to monetise your website:

1. Affiliate marketing

Being an affiliate means you promote a product or service to your website’s visitors in return for earning a commission if a purchase occurs through your link. Join the Awin network to access thousands of affiliate programs, including major brands like ASOS, EE, and Expedia. Then simply include an affiliate link (provided by Awin) when mentioning products from your chosen partners on your website.

2. Use Skimlinks

Skimlinks is fairly similar to Awin (and other affiliate networks), in that it allows you to earn commission on purchases made through links on your site. The key difference is that, as well as allowing you to create individual affiliate links as and when you’d like, Skimlinks can also be installed on your website to automatically monetize your content.

If you link to a merchant in your content that’s part of the Skimlinks network, Skimlinks will automatically convert the link into an affiliate link! You’ll get paid if a visitor makes a purchase via your link, and commissions vary from 2% – 10%.

3. Add banner adverts

You can easily set up network adverts using Google Adsense or Media.net by copying and pasting code into your site to create adverts that are relevant to a visitor’s recent internet search. Taboola is another increasingly popular service for bloggers monetizing their content. It works by displaying relevant articles (rather than banners) from advertisers on their network.

These networks will pay you every time a visitor clicks on an advert (cost per click, or CPC), or per 1,000 impressions (cost per impression, or CPM). You can also sell banner ads directly to companies with a relevant product/service. This option can be much more profitable as, not only will you set the rates yourself, but the advertiser will (hopefully) know that your audience is one that they’d like to target!

4. Use text link advertising

Sell basic text links to an advertiser’s website (in-content advertising) and charge a fixed rate per month (e.g. £20). Alternatively, you could charge per click. There are plenty of marketplaces such as Backlinks and LinksPanel where you can both buy and sell links.

5. Sell to email subscribers

The biggest regret we hear from bloggers is not starting an email list sooner. So get an account with AWeber from day one to capture your audience and communicate with them after they’ve left the site!

You can then email them with recommended products that they might be interested in (affiliate promotion), and earn various commissions if they sign up or buy something.

6. Publish sponsored posts

Sponsored posts, sometimes known as advertorials, are adverts in the form of an article, usually containing the advertiser’s website link. An advertiser may send you the article, but if you can write the content for them, you’ll be quids up as you can charge for your time too.

You can earn £35 to £200+ for a sponsored post, depending on your website’s popularity. Join blogger network groups on Facebook and share your website, as that’s where the advertisers are looking!

Note: Advertising regulations state if you’re paid to publish an article on your site by a third party, you must always write “Sponsored Post” on the page somewhere.

7. Review products

This one is especially applicable if you’ve got a niche readership, like new parents or keen gamers.

But even if your readers aren’t from a specific pool, you can still get on the product testing gravy train. As long as you’re happy to write a review of the product after trying it out, companies will be more than happy to send some freebies your way – and possibly even pay you!

Sign up with Toluna and SurveyBods as soon as possible to receive the latest opportunities.

8. Sell digital products

eBooks, printables, graphics, templates, and podcasts are all examples of digital products that can help you earn a passive and ongoing income from your site. You could charge around £2.99 for a 5,000 word eBook – it doesn’t sound like much, but 20 eBook sales per month will soon add up! Check out the Envato Marketplace for inspiration and ideas.

9. Sell physical products

Use your website as a base to sell your own physical products too. For example, you can create designs for T-shirts or mugs with Zazzle – perhaps even with your site’s branding on it, if you think people would buy it! Or create handmade products to sell on eBay or other sites like Etsy.

But wherever you’re selling, just make sure you link to the marketplace from your site – straight off the bat, that’ll give you an advantage over the other sellers on the platform.

10. Include a business directory

Set up a business directory page, where companies pay you a set fee to have their business listed. You could charge a monthly or annual listing fee and charge anything between £20 – £500 (and beyond) per year, depending on your site’s traffic levels.

For example, say you had a website reviewing sound systems. Assuming that the likes of Currys PC World and Amazon are probably already pretty popular, you could charge independent retailers (both offline and online) to feature on a page listing places in the UK that sell top-of-the-range speakers.

11. Publish premium articles

If you can create incredibly useful content, you can earn from it. Let’s say you have a gaming website, and you’re able to share some little known strategies in an article. You can hook the visitor in by sharing a few tips, then linking to a password protected page (this is an option within WordPress) for the most valuable information.

The reader gets the password to unlock the premium content once they’ve paid a fee to you via PayPal. Charge what you like, although £2 – £10 is a realistic price for a premium article. You may have seen some of the big media outlets, like The Telegraph and The Times, using this strategy in recent years, so clearly it’s got some merit!

12. Add a membership forum

You can add a ‘members-only’ forum to your site through the use of free WordPress plugins like bbPress. You can then monetize this by charging a regular subscription, or a one-off access fee.

Crucially, the amount you can earn depends on how much value you can create for forum members. If you can turn your forum members into a real community – one that networks and shares tips – you’re onto a winner.

13. Create an online course

Create an online course as an add-on for your website. This is another type of paid premium content where visitors pay to access additional information.

The course can be delivered automatically via AWeber to those who’ve paid and subscribed with their email address, or you can add it to Udemy to reach a wider customer base.

Check out free online courses if you’re after a bit of inspiration, or just have a think about what your readers might be interested in. If your website is about arts and crafts, for example, you could have a course teaching people how to crochet.

14. Create your own affiliate program

Once you’ve created your own website product(s), such as a course or an eBook, you can create your own affiliate program and recruit affiliates to help spread the word.

This can lead to more product sales and more traffic for your website. It’s a win-win, and there are plenty of free WordPress plugins to get you started.

We work with a lot of brands here at Save the Student, and while a fair few tend to use networks like Awin to handle their affiliate marketing, many others (including Amazon, most notably!) go it alone. In other words, either way can work.

15. Create a ‘Hire Me’ page

When you start your own website, you’ll develop some new skills that will help you earn money on the side, too.

Set up a ‘Hire Me’ page on your site and offer freelance blogging and writing services to start with. If you took a more involved role in setting up the nuts and bolts of your website, too, then why not also advertises your services as a developer?

Beyond your site, you can offer these services via Upwork as well. A freelance writer can make pretty good money, of around £20 – £50 per hour. And Upwork isn’t the only freelancing site out there.

What is the Fastest way to make money in 2020 Online?

The truth is there are real ways to make money online – millions of people are doing it each day. From freelance digital nomads to savvy marketers to rising entrepreneurs, there are plenty of business ideas you can try at home using your laptop and a solid internet connection. So let’s break down how to make money online… the real way.

1. Become an Influencer

Building a personal brand can help you make money online. Did you know in 2018, Kylie Jenner made $1 million for every sponsored Instagram post, making her the highest-paid influencer? While it may seem like reality stars, singers, and athletes are the biggest influencers, keep in mind that even smaller-scale influencers can make more money today than they did a year ago.

To become an influencer you need to build a massive following. The easiest platforms to do that: YouTube and Instagram. Some of the biggest non-celebrity influencers often gained their first taste of exposure on these platforms.

To make money as an influencer, you can charge for sponsored posts, speaking gigs, create your own online store and sell products, add affiliate links in your bio, sell your photos, sell ads on your own podcast, get paid as a brand ambassador, create a book, get paid to appear at events, and more.

2. Publish an Ebook

With Amazon KDP, it’s never been easier to publish an ebook. All you need to do is write the ebook, format it, create an ebook cover, publish, and promote it.

You can choose to hire a writer for your ebook, a graphic designer to design the cover, or a freelancer to format the ebook for you to help minimize the work you need to put into it. It’s best if you focus on keywords based on popular searches on Amazon. Person often used Keyword Tool, which allows you to find the words people use while searching so you can craft your title around it.

To make money online selling ebooks, you can market it a number of ways. You can give away your ebook for free for a few days. This helps you rank high in search results for a few days and get some reviews which helps you rank better for paid listings.

3. Consider Freelancing

The easiest way to make money online is to take your current job at your 9 to 5 job and do it online instead. For example, if you’re a writer, administrative assistant, graphic designer, teacher, developer, etc., you can take those same skills and find clients online who are looking for it.

There’s a never-ending list of websites for each sector of freelance jobs too. For example, freelance writers can apply for jobs on specific online writing job boards, but also general freelance websites like Fiverr, Freelancer, Upwork, and all the others.

If you find that your job doesn’t have direct online money-making streams of income, you can look for other transferable skills you may have. To make money online as a freelancer, you need to start by building out a strong portfolio. That may mean doing some free work with some reputable mid-tier brands to start.

Once you gain a strong portfolio, you can start reaching out to potential big clients to earn more money online. Remember, freelancing is a numbers game: the more personalized emails and applications you fill out, the more likely you are to get a response back.

4. Become a Writer

With a growing interest in content marketing, more brands are looking for great writers to create content. The secret to succeeding as a writer is to be an expert in a niche. A lot of writers try to be generalists, writing for a wide range of categories from food to tech. However, having a niche focus as a writer allows you to write better content.

When you have experience in the niche, you can offer a different perspective to a piece of content. That means you’re not just saying the same thing as every other article online. And that’s what brands really want to pay for. Your thoughts, experiences and inside information into their niche.

If someone asks for a marketing writing sample, send them marketing writing samples. Don’t send a finance article. Or a fitness one. It’s hard for a hiring manager to know how well you understand the niche’s industry if they can’t see a relevant writing sample. Apply to opportunities suited to your skillset and experience. Also, if your pitch doesn’t have a list of links to writing samples, it’s going to get ignored.

5. Create Side Gigs

Side gigs can help you make money online while you keep your full-time job. If you’re unemployed, side gigs may not be enough to hold you over. If you’re only looking to make an extra couple hundred dollars per month, this is a great idea. The work doesn’t always last long-term but it can.

Use platforms like Fiverr to create gigs. When you’re new to Fiverr, you’ll want to focus on offering a low price so you could get your first review. I’d recommend getting a friend to buy your gig to leave your first review so you can get started faster.

Treat the friend like a client and actually deliver a finished product that you can feature on the platform on your portfolio. The thing with Fiverr is that it’s also a numbers game. If you look at top Fiverr users, you’ll see that they have multiple gigs available. The more gigs you have the more likely you are to be found.

If you don’t want to get paid Fiverr prices, you can turn to platforms like Craigslist to find side gigs. Under their jobs section, you can search for contract or telecommute opportunities. The great thing about the telecommute opportunities on Craigslist is that you can apply for them for any city in the world.

Craigslist has a variety of side gigs from writing, business, design, accounting and more. So if your talents don’t match up with anything else on this list of money-making ideas, you might want to try a side gig from Craigslist, and start making money online. Apply to multiple opportunities to land a few small side gigs.

6. Do Translation Work

If you need to make money now, translation work is a fairly underserved niche. You’ll need to be fluent in at least two languages to do this successfully. So if you’re bilingual or majored in a popular language in school, this may be a great money-making idea for you to try out.

You will need to show proof of your ability to translate so if you have a language degree or experience translating text, you should show samples of your portfolio. Most companies will require a translation test. Keep in mind that you need to be fluent in the languages you’re applying to be a translator for. So you can’t use translation tools.

Sites where you can make money online include:

• Upwork
• People Per Hour
• SDL
• Gengo
• Pro Translating
• Translators Base

7. Become an Online Tutor

You can make a lot of money online, and choose your own hours, by being an online tutor. According to Studenomics, Bohdan made $2100 from tutoring. In the article, you’ll learn how he made built up his clients through word of mouth, visibility, and great group rates.

While sciences and maths often have a high demand for tutoring positions, you’ll also find English to be popular among international audiences. If you’re an expert on a topic, tutoring may be the right platform for you to make money fast.

Having a degree or experience in a language is essential this type of job so showcase your degree, high-grade average in a course or other proof that you’re qualified to tutor that topic. If you have a teaching degree, you may be more likely to land a tutoring position.

If you’ve spoken at a conference or event about the topic, you might also be considered for an online tutoring, teaching or mentoring position. Focus on tutoring in your field of expertise. If you’re not the best, you probably shouldn’t be tutoring in that specific topic.

You can find online tutoring jobs on platforms like these:

• Tutor Me
• Chegg Tutors
• Tutor.com
• Yup
• Cambly

8. Drive Your Car

If you own a car, you can make some spare cash as an Uber driver or delivery person. If you don’t own a car, you can still be a delivery person using your bicycle or moped. Uber drivers looking to make even more money off their car can turn their car into an advertisement using Free Car Media.

Your car will be wrapped with a removable vinyl decal. There have also been cases of Uber drivers selling products in their car. As a driver, you’ll often times start talking about what you and your passenger do for a living.

Want to know how to make money fast driving Uber? If you own your own side business, you can showcase your products to your passengers if they’re interested. Not all will be though. However, if one expresses interest in your products, you can have products for sale under the driver’s seat for a passenger to sift through. If customers don’t have the cash, you can ask them to pay for the cost of it with Uber’s tip function. 

9. Become a Virtual Assistant

With so many entrepreneurs building businesses, virtual assistants are becoming an important part of running a business. As a virtual assistant, you’ll do a variety of tasks. Writing, order processing, bookkeeping, social media, and customer support are just a few of the tasks you might be asked to do as a virtual assistant. 

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You can earn money online on websites like Virtual Assistant Jobs, Indeed, or Upwork. Many virtual assistants have also found ways to make money online by reaching out to brands and entrepreneurs asking if they’re interested in hiring a virtual assistant. Using a combination of job posting applications and outreach, you’ll be more likely to make money fast. Build an active social media presence on Twitter and LinkedIn to help you find new clients.

10. Invest in Stocks

You can also make money fast by investing in stocks. If you aren’t an expert in picking stock you might want to skip this money making idea. While it can have one of the highest fast rewards, it can also result in money loss if you’re inexperienced. If you currently hold a 9 to 5 job, look into your company’s financial programs.

Do they allow you to invest in company stocks? If so, sign up for it. At least with a company stock program, you have some influence in the company’s success as an employee. If your company has an RRSP matching program, you can also sign up for that if your goal is to save up for retirement or a down payment on your first home.

Finally

To make money with online tools, you can pick one of the methods that we have listed and detailed in this article and start to build your career way up the ladder. There are people whose businesses and jobs are 100% based online, so starting today and being consistent will help you build a legitimate source of income online.