Making a living has now become secondary to having a life. This has led to the importance of having an acceptable work-life balance, as well as the growth of a gig economy. If you need additional income to support your lifestyle, there are several ways to quickly get a part-time job or a gig online.

There are many gigs available for those who have the skills and the attitude to work from home on a full-time or part-time basis. These may be for a single task, project or gig, or it can be for a month or longer. Most of these jobs may not cost much, but if you can string these along, they can lead to a hefty paycheck.

Answer paid surveys

There are many online sites where visitors sign up to answer surveys. These pay a relatively small amount of money, but the good thing here is that you can do it in only a few minutes.

This is a numbers game; the more surveys you answer, the more money you earn. These surveys do not ask anything that you cannot answer. Surveys include lifestyle questions, preferences for movies or beauty and skin care, among others.

Buy and sell items

If you have a natural gift for assessing the value of things, you should try buying and selling items online through various platforms like eBay and Craigslist. You should check out the items on sale first, especially their prices, and see if there are any other sellers. This will help you estimate a competitive price for your products.

Sell used cars

You can not only sell used vehicles, but you can also rent out campers, vans and RVs. Contact a local second-hand dealer or car rental firm. They may sign you up on a commission basis. If you do not have the time to go out personally to find clients, advertising second-hand utes for sale or rent on a website can be an option.

Rent out the spare room in your house

Advertising via Airbnb has proven to be a lucrative option for many property owners who want to rent out their space. Not all people who rent places on Airbnb are tourists. Some of them are locals who just want to visit a specific place or book beforehand instead of becoming transients or staying in hostels. You get paid almost immediately after the guest checks in.

Manage a company’s social media

Big businesses now hire a lot of people for building their presence online. Small companies, unfortunately, do not have the budget to hire staff for their social media marketing strategy. You can sign up small businesses and manage their social media.

You can offer your services door-to-door and not just rely on online correspondence. Since these are small companies, you can also have an exchange deal with them where you are paid in kind or in services instead of cash.

There are many ways to make extra money on top of your regular job. The above is a short list of the things that you can do. Find a job that appeals to you, and where you have the aptitude. Enjoying your job helps make your work easier to do.