These days cutting back on our spending just isn’t enough to keep up with the rising costs of energy, food, petrol and everything else. There is only so much that we can cut back on, and canceling our £6.99 monthly Netflix subscription isn’t going to do any good. If you are wondering how to make more money to be able to cover your bills and other increasing costs then we have collated some of the best ways that we know how.
Sell your unwanted and unnecessary items to make more money
Selling your unwanted and unnecessary items is a great way to free up some cash quickly, such as your old clothes.
If you are wondering how to make more money this is a great place to start.
Gather up your unwanted items, photograph them and then list them for sale on places like Facebook Marketplace, Vinted and eBay.
You will be surprised at what sells, but also at how much all the small sales add up.
Start a side business
Now more than ever when we need to make more money it could be time to put that business idea into practice.
Whether it is crafting, offering services or something else entirely now could be the time to get your business started.
Whether you are looking to start a home based beauty business, turn your hobby into a side hustle or start working as a virtual assistant, there are so many business opportunities for you to explore right now.
You will need to factor in the costs of setting up a business and see how you can minimise these, including looking for funding options.
Related: How to start a planner business
Cashback.co.uk
If you are looking to make more money then cashback.co.uk could be for you.
Simply sign up and complete 15 offers to cash out. The offers include things like games, surveys, trials, and other offers, and the average payout is £150, which can go a long way to help you to make more money.
Freelancing
Do you have a skill that you can offer outside of your working hours?
If so then you might want to consider freelancing.
You could transfer your skills from your job to make more money outside of work.
This could include the following:
- Graphic design
- Social media management
- Content writing
- Proofreading
- Consulting
And many more.
Print on demand
If you are looking for a low cost way to make more money then print on demand could be exactly what you are looking for.
In fact you can get started completely free.
Print on demand is where you create a design using a website like Canva, and upload it to a printing parter to print it and post it. Then upload your products somewhere like Etsy and your printing partner will handle all of the rest.
There are loads of print on demand products that you can create, like t-shirts, mugs, coasters and so many more.
We have an entire series about print on demand to take you through the entire process.
- Make a passive income with print on demand
- POD products you can sell
- How to create print on demand designs in Canva for free
- POD companies you can use
- Are Printful UK good for POD?
- Where to find free mockups for POD
- How to make a POD Etsy store
Online surveys
Online surveys are a great way to boost your income and make more money.
The amount of money you make generally coincides with the amount of time that you put in.
Short and sweet surveys with just a few questions usually pay just a few pence, whereas longer surveys with more questions tend to pay more.
You may also be accepted for longer-term surveys and studies which can really boost your earnings.
Here are the top survey websites to sign up for.
Focus groups & market research studies
Focus groups and market research studies are a great way to get your opinion heard and make some extra money.
Pre-pandemic a lot of these took place ‘in real life’ at a particulat venue, meaning that those living rurally had less chance to take part in studies. However a lot of these studies have moved online now and are conducted via Zoom, Teams or other video software.
One of my favourite websites is Respondent, but we also have a list of market research studies you can browse through.
Free money offers
Did you know that there are tons of companies who are willing to give you free money for trying out their new apps or signing up?
These free money offers are always changing, with new ones being added all the time.
We have a page dedicated to all of the best free money offers.
There are always new free money offers popping up across the internet. Sign up to our mailing list below to be the first to know about any new ways to make money online for free!
Start a blog to make more money
Blogging is a really lucrative side hustle with lots of opportunities to make money.
Even if you don’t think you have anything to blog about chances are that you do!
My blog started as a hobby and is now my full-time income, so I am a huge advocate for starting a blog to make more money.
Here is my tutorial for starting a blog.
Get paid to play games
It sounds too good to be true, but I recently made £120 for playing a mobile game through Inbox Pounds.
Both Inbox Pounds and Freecash have these amazing offers where you can get paid to play games on your mobile phone.
I recently made £120 playing State of Survival.
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Mystery shopping
Mystery shopping is where a company ask you to visit a specific store, restaurant or website and act like a genuine customer by ordering or buying something. You then report back on the service you received and you can receive a fee as well as a reimbursement for your purchase.
Mystery shopping is great when you can combine it with a journey you were already planning to make, or a purchase you were planning to make.
Even if the reimbursement doesn’t cover the entire cost, if you were planning to make that purchase anyway then you have saved money.
Here are some of my favourite mystery shopping companies:
- Market Force
- Helion Research
- Red WigWam
- Amber Arch
- Grassroots
- Bare International
- Catalyst
- ESA Retail
- GBW Solutions
- Mystery Dining Company
- Performance in People
- QDOS mystery shopping
- Retail Active
- Retail Maxim
- TERN
