To create extra income working online, find the sweet spot where ALL of the following six criteria intersects: You are so passionate about the money making idea that you will spend ALL your free time working on it (even on weekends!). You want to create value for people and desire to make a difference in their lives. You have willing or desperate customers wanting to pay you for your work because you can solve their pain points or problems. You can create a sustainable living out of that money making idea when you do decide to quit your 9-to-5 job – Remember always that you have to pay your bills! You have the relevant skills and experience to perform the side gig without much re-skilling or learning. You want to align yourself with your religious beliefs. Here’s a seven-step process to explore some suitable business ideas, selecting that one idea that potentially sells, and making that idea work for you. Step 1 – You brainstorm and select your proposed business idea from a comprehensive list that I have compiled on my blog. Get your creative juices flowing. Step 2 – Develop an overall strategy for making money. This step requires you to determine your money making criteria and meeting those criteria. You will need to update your strategy as you gather more information. Remember that people don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan. Step 3 – Acquire or develop a product (e.g., e-Books, tools, coaching services, training, etc) that will help solve your target customers’ problem. The aim is to sell a relevant product to your customers and make money. Test out your proposed product by converting it into a minimum viable product. Step 4 – Identify the best platforms and established marketplaces (e.g., eBay, Facebook, blogs, etc.) where the majority of your target customers hang out so that you can sell them your proposed product. Step 5 – Validate your minimum viable product with your customers using these established marketplaces. Step 6 – Work hard to market and drive Internet traffic to your chosen platforms so that you can convert your visitors into leads and thereafter transforming them into paying customers. Step 7 – Depending on your testing results, you could scale-up selling this product with your own website, find another new product to sell, or ditch the product altogether. There are no get rich quick schemes to follow. There is no button to press and money comes pouring in. Everything requires significant effort and perseverance. Just do it and never give up! It takes hard work to earn money. . I have documented more than 500+ ideas to make money online and offline. It’s by far the largest collection of money making ideas on planet earth. Browse these money making ideas and get your creative juices flowing! Here’s a partial listing. . . Freelancing by selling your skills online • Administration services • Cooling and heating systems cleaner • Animal care and services • Animal grooming • Animal masseuse • Animal photography • Animal trainer • Animations creator • Answer questions • Antenna services • Antique refurbishment • Appliance repairs • Aquarium cleaning • Babysitter • Bag making • Bartending or Waiting Tables • Beautician / home beauty / make-up • Become a micro worker • Bicycle delivery • Bicycle repairs • Birth doula • Birthday party planner • Boat cleaning • Book reviewer • Bookkeeper • Bridal consultancy services • Broker • Business plan writer • Busker • Call center agent / representative • Canteen operator • Car flipper (buy and sell) • Car log-book service and mechanic • Car washing and detailing • Career advisor / coach • Caregiving • Carpenter services • Carpet and upholstery cleaner • Cash back for shopping • Caterer / meal deliverer • Chat agents • Chef • Child entertainer • Childproofing • Child reading scorers • Children’s photographer • Cleaning services for homes and businesses • Coach – business or personal • Commission-only sales • Comper • Computer cleaner • Computer trouble-shooter • Consultant for businesses • Content marketer • Counseling – college / university • Courier / delivery service • Court researchers • Customer service • Data analysis • Data entry • Database administrator • Dating Consultant • Debt collector • Deck maintenance service • Delivery person • Dessert making • Dietician • Digital forensic service • Digital media conversion • Disc jockey • Dog walker • Domain names flipper (buy and sell) • Dressmaker (alterations, sewing and tailoring) • Driver for Uber, Lyft • Driving instructor • Drone operator • Electronic repairs • Engraving service • Event planner or coordinator • Exercise instructor, personal fitness trainer • Face painter • Fashion / image consultant • Field agent • Finder – Antique and rare items • Florist • Forex trader • Funeral coordinator • Furniture maker, restorer and repairer • Gardening services • Gifts consultant • Graffiti cleaner • Graphic designer / desktop publisher • Green consultant • Greeting card writer • Grocery shopper • Gutter cleaner • Hairstylist • Handyman • Help a person with disabilities • Help others start websites • Help people stay on their meds • Home appraisal • Home day-care provider • Home health aide • Housesitter • Human Billboard • Indoor plant care service • Information security consultant • Insurance agent • Interior decorator and designs • Internet / online researcher • Internet marketing consultant • Interpreter or translator • Ironing and laundry services • Jingles creator • Junk removals • Law / legal practitioner • Leaflet distributing • LED light bulb replacement service • Lifeguard • Living Statue • Market researcher • Marketing and promotion consultant • Marriage coaching/ counseling • Massage therapist • Matchmaking service • Meal planner • Medical biller • Migration advisory and services • Mobile / vehicle advertiser • Mobile foot massage • Mobile oil change • Mobile party entertainer • Modelling • Moderate forums • Mortgage broking service • Movers • Mow lawns, rake leaves or shovel snow • Musician • Nail studio • Newspaper and magazine delivery • Notary public • Nutritionist • Occupational therapist • Packing / unpacking service • Painter • Personal organizer / housekeeper • Pet models and actors • Pet party planner • Pet photography • Pet shows and competitions • Pet sitter • Pet taxi driver / transporter • Phone case business • Photographer • Picture framing • Pop-up restaurant or cafe • Pose for art classes • Pregnancy fitness instructor • Pregnancy photographer • Product demonstrator (supermarkets) • Productivity coach • Project manager • Property maintenance • Property sourcing for investors • Public speaking • Receptionists • Referee • Remote / virtual worker • Remote technical support • Resume writer • Search engine optimization consultant • Search the web and get paid • Secret / mystery shopper • Senior citizen assistance / senior companion • Shoemaker • Shoe repair • Social media expert / jockey • Software engineer • Sports coach • Spy at the mall • Stress management service • Styling and staging houses • Swimming pool maintenance • Tablet/ smartphone repair service • Take your sports sponsorship to the next level • Tattooing service • Tax preparer • Theatre checkers • Toner cartridge refill service • Tour guide • Transporter – School, aged care, appointments • Travel consultant • Tree pruner, cutter, removals • T-Shirt designer • T-Shirt printing • Upholstery repairs • Video producer • Virtual assistant • Voice-over actor • Website design • Website development • Website maintenance • Websites flipper (buy and sell) • Window cleaner • Window/mural painting/sign writing • Yoga / meditation instructor • YouTube star . . Sell things online • Baking at home • Collect bottles and cans for deposit • Connect buyers with suppliers • Espresso or coffee cart • Help job-seekers find better jobs • Herb farming • Licensed product distributor • Make and sell custom-made furniture • Make and sell food • Make and sell toys • Sell your art • Sell your beer • Sell your CDs, DVDs, games • Sell your eggs and chickens • Sell your gold and silver • Sell your hair • Sell your handmade craft, jewelry, soap, etc • Sell your music • Sell your old electronics • Sell paper mache • Sell your photos • Sell animal clothing and accessories • Sell art • Sell balloons • Sell bottled water and food • Sell clothing • Sell coffee and tea • Sell shoes • Sell designer linen, towels, and shower curtains • Sell educational products • Sell games • Sell gardening supplies and tools • Sell handmade chocolates • Sell hand bands, hair bands and ribbons • Sell hats • Sell kitchen utensils • Sell mugs • Sell personalized gifts • Sell pet travel accessories and toys • Sell phone and tablet cases • Sell puzzles • Sell quilts • Sell ready-made craft kits • Sell T-shirts • Sell tote bags • Sell woodwork • Skin care products business . . Teach others using online platforms • Art teacher • Cooking training • Computer training and lessons • Craft teacher • Dance instructor • Kidpreneur teacher • Language tutor • Music teacher • Teach DIYs • Teach online courses • Textbooks seller • Tutoring (off-line and on-line) • Small business trainer • University notes seller . Tell your opinion • Accommodation and area reviewer • Focus groups and market research • Food reviewer • Mobile apps review • Review and recommend things • Search engine evaluation • Software reviewer • Songs reviewer • Surveys (online) • Website reviewer . . Write on online platforms • Copywriter • eBook writer and publisher • Editor • Grant writer • Listing writer • Press release writer • Proofreader • Scrapbook maker • Slideshow / presentation maker • Slogan writer • Speechwriter • Stories seller • Transcriptionist . . Online business • Affiliate marketing • Application developer • Application tester • Become a WordPress designer or developer • Blog publishing / writer • Build a Chrome (or web browser) extension • Build custom software • Create a directory website • Create a paid membership website • Earn royalties from creative assets • Game shop • Gaming • Internet and social media marketing • Marketing and selling games • Mobile application development • Monetize your website • Monetizing a gaming blog • Network marketing • Patent, trademark and copyright services • Playing games • Produce unique gaming tutorials • Review and recommending games • Sell digital products you’ve made (or acquired) • Sell physical products online • Sell services online • Testing games