25 Ways to Make Money from Home in 2021

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Making money from home is a common financial dream.

Who wouldn’t want to be their own boss? No sitting around in a cubicle or doing a hard manual job all day.

You get to wake up and choose when to work. You can take breaks when you want. You can stay at home with your kids while not worrying about money.

Sounds too good to be true, right?

It’s not. 

These 25 ways to make money from home in 2021 include legitimate full-time jobs you can do at home and smaller jobs to just make extra cash fast or supplement your income.

Keep reading to learn how you can leave your 9-5 with these 25 ways to make money from home and don’t forget to share this to Pinterest!

25 Ways to Make Money from Home

Start a Blog

Blogging is number one on here because it’s my favorite way to make money from home.

I love it because you are your own boss. You get to decide what your blog looks like and the posts you want to write.

There are so many reasons you should start a blog.My favorite thing about blogging is there isn’t a cap on how much money you can make.

There are bloggers making over $100,000/month, like Michelle Schroeder from Making Sense of Sense.

Of course, this is on the high end, but making 6 figures blogging is totally achievable!

The only thing you’ll need to get started is hosting. If you want to make money blogging, you need self hosting.

I highly recommend BlueHost. It’s perfect if you’re just getting started or don’t want to make a big investment.

To get started, you can check out my step by step guide to starting a blog in 2021.

(Yes, it’s still possible to make money blogging in 2021!)

You can make money blogging the following ways

• Ads
• Affiliate Marketing
• Sponsored posts

Proofread

Do you feel like you’re always spotting errors?

Proofreading may be perfect for you!

Some of the requirements needed to be a proofreader are:

• You should love to read
• Master English (spelling, punctuation, grammar, and syntax)
• Be detail-oriented
• Be able to manage time
• Be able to market yourself

Don’t worry if you don’t have these skills. They can be learned!

Caitlin Pyle put together an amazing course on proofreading. She not only teaches you about the skills needed to proofread, but also how to start your own proofreading business!

You can sign up for her free workshop that gives you a lot of information about becoming a proofreader.

Freelance Writing

Freelance writing is when you write, but aren’t employed by a company. What you do is find clients to write for.

There are so many types of freelance writing you can do. You can write for a magazine, blogger, advertising, etc.

Here are 17 freelance writing niches that pay big.

A good way to get your foot in the door is by starting on Upwork or Fivver.

These are platforms where you can put your services on there and people buy them.

Charmaine Pocek made $2.4 million on Fivver.

Graphic Design

Another great way to make money from home in 2021 is graphic design. Graphic design is perfect because you can do that from your computer.

You can either find an actual company hiring a remote position or you can start your own business.

You can design websites, logos, business cards, and much more!

If you’re artistic, this is an amazing way to make money from home.

Computer Programming

Computer programming is the perfect work from home job. This is another way you can either work remotely for a company or create your own business.

A college degree is probably the best way to go, BUT there are plenty of programmers out there who learned on their own without any college experience.

Harvard now offers a class for intro to computer science that can help get your foot in the door.

Keep in mind, this isn’t just a quick thing you can start right away if you have no experience. It takes a lot of time to learn everything you need to know.

Another resource to help you get started is Code Academy.

Customer Service

A lot of companies offer remote positions for customer service that you can do from home.

I got on Indeed to see how many remote positions there were, and there were tons. 

Some even paid up to $60,000 a year. 

This may not be the prettiest job because a lot of the time you’re dealing with disgruntled customers, but it could definitely be worth it.

All you need is interpersonal and communication skills and most companies will train you on the rest.

Sometimes you might have to buy your own equipment, like a computer or headset, but most of the time the company provides this to you.

Transcription

How much you can make with transcription depends on how fast you can type.

I see posts out there that talk about using Rev to make a lot of money.

Let me just tell you off the bat, you probably won’t make a lot of money doing this.

I like it to use Rev to just have a little extra spending money.

If you’re looking to make a lot of money, I wouldn’t recommend this. It IS good as a side hustle though.

YouTube

Although it might take a while to get views, you can definitely make money from home with Youtube. 

YouTube is great if you had been thinking about starting one anyway and love making videos.

You can use the same methods as blogging to make money on YouTube: ads, sponsored videos, and affiliate links.

Here is a YouTube money calculator that can help you figure out how much money you can make on YouTube.

Pinterest

Did you know that you can make money on Pinterest without a blog?

Of course having a blog helps, but it’s totally doable without one!

I took the best (and most affordable) Pinterest course that got me to 1 million monthly views.

Pinteresting Strategies takes you through setting up your Pinterest the right way and getting tons of traffic.

If you don’t have a blog, you can post direct affiliate links that can make you money (more on that below).

If you do have a blog, it makes it a lot easier to make affiliate sales.

Affiliate Marketing

I’ve already touched on affiliate marketing a little with blogging, YouTube, and Pinterest. Affiliate marketing is when you post the link to a product or service and someone clicks on your link and buys it.

You then get a percentage of commission when someone buys it.

You can do affiliate marketing through blogging and YouTube, but you can also do it without these things.

All you’d have to do is promote your affiliate links on social media, but it’s not as simple as it sounds.

There are certain techniques you can use to increase your affiliate marketing sales that Carly from Mommy on Purpose teaches you in Affiliate Marketing for Bloggers.

My favorite affiliate marketing platforms are Shareasale and Flexoffers.

Sell Handmade Products

If you’re crafty, you can make money from home selling handmade products! My favorite Platform for handmade products is Etsy.

Some things you can sell are jewelry, pottery, paintings, and much more.

Sell Digital Products

Similar to handmade products, you can also sell digital products. This means you post the file and then the buyer downloads to use or prints it themselves.

This is great for passive income because you can make the product once and not run out of stock or worry about shipping.

Digital products you can sell are recipe cards, worksheets, wall art, and planners.

Teach Kids Online

If you’re interested in education, you can make money from home in 2021 teaching kids English online.

The best website for this is VIP Kid. VIP Kid allows you to teach English to students living in China.

You can fill out an application, do the interview, and get started teaching! VIP Kid provides you with the lesson plans.

Dropshipping

Dropshipping is another great way to make money online. You basically own a storefront with products, but you don’t keep the products in stock. You order straight from the supplier to go to the customer.

One of the most common is Amazon FBA. Amazon will store your products in their warehouse and they will pack and ship the product for you.

Out of all of the ways to make money from home, this probably has the highest start up cost because you have to buy a large number of units for it to be worth it. 

You can do some of these side hustles to save up and start a dropshipping business.

You also have to do a lot of research about what products will sell and actually make you a profit.

Stocks

This is another one where you should have a decent amount of money to start, but it’s amazing for passive income!

If you’re new to stocks, I recommend investing in ETFs. These are a bundle of stocks that are chosen for you.

For beginners, I highly recommend Robinhood. This is how I got my start and I’ve made a decent amount of money from it considering I haven’t invested that much.

You can sign up and get a free stock here.

Virtual Assistant

Virtual assistants are another great way to make money from home. Virtual assistants do tasks for businesses or companies.

What you actually do depends on what the business wants you to do. It could be all tasks that can be done virtually, like email management, making appointments etc.

Some other virtual assistant tasks are

• Data entry
• Email management
• Customer support
• Graphic design
• Marketing
• Social media management

You can learn how to become a virtual assistance with the the 30 Days or Less to Virtual Assistance Success course.

Use Print On-Demand

Print on demand (POD) is when you design a product and submit it to a company, and then they make and ship it to the customer.

The most common POD companies are Printify and Printful. I chose to go with Printful, but the companies are about the same.

I spent a few weeks making designs to go on t-shirts. I created the mockups on the Printful website and opened an Etsy store. I connected my Printful to Etsy so it automatically uploaded the designs.

Now I don’t have to touch anything except customer service.

I even got two sales in my first week!

Bookkeeper

Bookkeepers are there so handle accounting for businesses, like transactions. You could find an actual work from home bookkeeping job, or you can start your own bookkeeping business.

Here is a comprehensive guide to starting your own bookkeeping business.

Social Media Manager

A social media manager is a job that is growing and can be done online.

This job entails doing everything social media for a company or business, like posting to social media, branding social media profiles, responding to comments, and more.

Search Engine Evaluator

One of the best ways I’ve been able to save money to pay off student loan debt is by becoming an ad evaluator.

I signed up with Appen, and I rate ads on Instagram for one hour 5 days a week. You can make up to $250 a month with this specific project, but you can also sign up for other projects that give you more hours

Update: Now I’m on a different project that makes up to $1,400 a month!

Travel Agent

If you love traveling, this is the perfect job for you! 

Travel agents coordinate travel plans for clients, like making itineraries, contacting tour companies, and getting your accommodations set up.

Here is a guide for how to become a travel agent.

Data Entry Clerk

A data entry clerk enters information for a company. Reviews records, updates databases, sorts records, etc.

Because all of this is online, this job can easily be done completely at home.

Training to be a data entry clerk is typically on the job.

Start a Coaching Business

I’ve talked a lot about starting businesses that sell products, but you can also start a business that sells a service.

One of the fastest growing industries right now is coaching.

You can start an online coaching business for pretty much anything- but make sure you’re knowledgeable about the subject.

Some types of coaching businesses you can start are

• Career coach
• Life coach
• Finance coach
• Wellness coach
• Business coach

Other Ways to Earn Money

• Survey Junkie– You can sign up for Survey Junkie here and get paid when you reach $5 (super fast and easy)
• Ibotta– Ibotta is my favorite way to make a little extra money any time I go grocery shopping. You get a $20 sign up bonus when you try the Ibotta app here!
• InboxDollars– Watch videos, take surveys, or play games to earn cash. Get a $5 bonus when you sign up today!

Ways to Make Money from Home Final Thoughts

Whether your goal is to be a stay at home mom or travel the world, there are tons of ways you can make money from home.

I’ve been loving working when I want to and not even going to work. I work for myself!

It’s hard to believe that you can earn a lot of money from home, but you really can.

I hope you enjoyed these ways to make money from home in 2021. Don’t forget to pin it for later!