There are so many great ways to make money fast. Especially if you need some extra money in your pocket. Whether at night, during the day, whilst commuting or pssst..during break time at your full-time job.

Thanks to the digital age, the opportunities are endless.

Whilst It’s not an overnight get rich scheme. You can make a substantial amount of money, and the list of opportunities provided in this post are definitely more convenient, and easier, than many other side hustles.

How to Make Money fast

1. Sign up for apps to make money fast

There are legit apps that will give you free money when you sign up. Of course this is to encourage you to use the app, but it is what it is..free easy money.

A good example is Swagbucks. Swagbucks gives you a $10 sign-up bonus. If you’re not familiar with Swagbucks, it’s an app that allows you to do small tasks to get paid. You can play games, watch videos or complete surveys to earn money. It’s super easy to continue to earn long term, even after the sign on bonus.

Here are some other great examples apps that will pay you sign up bonuses.

1. Rakuten: This app offers a $10 sign-up bonus when you make your first purchase through the app.
2. Ibotta: Ibotta offers a $20 welcome bonus to new users who redeem their first cashback offer within 14 days of signing up.
3. Dosh: Dosh offers a $1 sign-up bonus and a referral bonus of $5 for every person you refer who signs up and links a credit or debit card.

*note that these bonuses are at the time of writing and may change over time. Be sure to do your own final research.

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2. Make money fast with free stocks

If you’re interested in investing in the stock market, you can earn money by just signing up to use Webull.

Webull is a popular app for trading stocks especially for micro day trading.

New users are offered free fractional shares that are up to $3 – $3000 in value each.

You can get between 6-12 free shares. You just need to deposit some (any) amount in your Webull account to receive the free fractional shares.

There is no way to determine what shares/stocks will be assigned. They are usually assigned at random. You can receive any stock in the $3 to $3000 per share range.

Simply make a small deposit (you don’t need to start trading if you are unsure how to). Receive the free stocks, and watch them accumulate.

3. Make money fast Playing video games – how to make money fast as a kid

Do you know that you can earn money on your phone for the games you already play?

This is possible with Mistplay. 

Mistplay is a popular gaming app that rewards users for playing games. Popular games like Candy crush saga, Pokemon Go, Solitaire, Chess are included. You earn points for every game you play, and these points can be redeemed for gift cards from popular retailers like Amazon, iTunes, and Google Play. Such a fun way to earn money!

Here are some examples of other gaming apps that offer rewards for playing games:

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1. Lucktastic
2. Swagbucks Games
3. Gamehag
4. InboxDollars

4. Flip your stuff and make money fast

Most people have really useful stuff that is gathering dust somewhere in the house or basement. Furniture, clothes, accessories, cameras etc. You either no longer need them or you just don’t fancy them anymore. Why not flip it quickly for money ? 

The easiest places to sell things you no longer use are Facebook Marketplace and Ebay. You can literally find a buyer for your stuff few hours after listing.

Just ensure you have a picture and description of what you want to sell.

I recently sold a one year old baby rocker for $200! And a Baby walker for $50 on facebook. It was a great feeling!

5. Complete small tasks to make money fast

There are many companies that will pay you to complete small tasks online. You can do these on your phone so long as you have an internet. Tasks can be anything from tagging photos, transcribing, data entry etc. 

Because the work is fairly easy, you won’t get rich doing small tasks but the little pennies all add up yeah? Bottom line, it’s a great way to earn some money while passing time. 

Where to find small task-related gigs:

• Amazon Mechanical Turk 
• Clickworker 
• InboxDollars 

6. Get paid for your opinion – surveys

Completing surveys is one of the most common ways to make money on your phone. You can make up to $20 or more by answering questions and giving your opinion about products. 

Want to know how it works? Behind every survey is a company that is doing market research to better understand who will buy their product. They pay the survey sites for this research and survey sites pay you a fraction for your time. While the pay is not huge, it can certainly help with a take out lunch or cover bill.

Where to find survey related gigs

• Branded surveys
• Survey junkie

7. Freelancing

Freelancers are people who do one-off projects for companies.

You can easily land a freelance job if you have the skills at something and have a portfolio to show for it.

Examples of freelance gigs and where to find them.

• Virtual assistant gigs – Fancy Hands
• Freelance Writing gigs – Upwork, Fiver
• Proof-reading gigs – Upwork, Fiver, Reedsy, Scribendi
• Book keeping gigs – Upwork, Fiver.
• Data Entry Gigs – full list here.

For non-remote freelancing, TaskRabbit, delivery apps like doordash or driving apps like Uber, Lyft, etc. also have great opportunities. 

8. Make money fast by selling photos

If you take great photos on your phone or you can create great photos using AI technology like Midjourney AI or Canva AI, consider selling photos on stock photography websites like Shutterstock.

You can also convert your photos to wall-papers for phones, laptops, home decor, or digital papers and sell on creative market places such as Etsy. Abstract photos and photos of nature work really well for this. 

All you need is your phone and a great editing tool i.e. Photoshop and you can easily make money.

Selling feet pics has also become extremely popular. You can check out Feet finder if this is something you will be interested in. 

Photography is certainly one gig you can turn into a full time income, so long as you take great photos.

10. Make money fast with cash back when you shop

Cash back apps allow users to earn rewards on purchases from virtually every large retailer. The great thing about these apps is – you’re earning rewards and money back on shopping you would have done anyway! 

A little 5% here, a little 1% there, or $5 cash back on your grocery shopping adds up over time.

Some great cashback apps include:

• Capital one shopping
• Rakuten
• Dosh.

If you love shopping on amazon, do you know you can also save up to 15% on all your shopping with Amazon save and subscribe? Read more about it here. Find great amazon deals here. You just may find items you can flip for profit.

11. Get paid to create content

Depending on your skills and interest, there are many opportunities to make life-changing income through content creation.

Just scroll through Tiktok for inspiration or read Blog income reports of the likes of Pinch of Yum, Neil Patel, Finsavvyblog.

You don’t need a big audience to start. Once your content is great, you start making money with ads, brand sponsorship or through affiliate marketing. There are so many options. 

12. Become a mystery shopper

Yes you can get paid to visit stores, restaurants, and other businesses to evaluate the customer experience. Simply sign up with a reputable company, submit an application. Your application will include basic demographic questions to allow companies to find the nearest and best jobs for you.

Be careful though. Many scam companies that claim to hire mystery shoppers but are actually trying to steal personal information or money. Be sure to do your research and only work with legitimate and reputable companies like:

• Secret shopper
• Pinnacle
• Market force
• Intellishop
• Acloserlook

13. Get paid to watch ads

We watch ads all the time, especially on YouTube and on free apps. Now Imagine getting paid for watching (not skipping) an ad! 

Here are some great platforms where you can get paid for watching ads:

AdWallet: You can earn up to $20 for as few as 4 to 5 video ads.

Swagbucks: For each video that you watch, you can earn rewards in swagbuck currency called SBs and you can redeem these for gift cards.

14. Sell your textbooks

Are you a student or you are just finishing college and have a pile of books you want to let go off? Why not scan your textbook’s ISBN barcode to see what it may be worth. Here are two great sites for selling old textbooks:

• BookScouter
• BookFinder

15. Become an App tester.

Instead of scrolling through your phone all day, you can sign up to test new apps. Many developers need feedback to help streamline their software and you can earn some cash as an app tester.

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