5 Quick Ways to Earn Money in 2024

Are you looking for quick ways to earn extra money? If you are looking for extra income to to build your emergency fund or generate some additional budget for a project you would like to start, finding new ways to round up your income could be very helpful.

Identifying which is the best option for you depends by how much time you have but this list is a great start to find what works for you.

1. Online Surveys

Brands are always looking for feedback, so if you want to get your voice heard and want to earn in the meantime, this activity if for you.

Swagbucks is a great place to start as you can start answering online surveys anytime and anywhere you want. The disadvantage of this website is that they don’t pay cash but offer you coupons, promo codes, deals, and cash back offers.

2. Sell Unused Items

I personally don’t like to own a lot of stuff as this simplify my life, detaches me to materialism and make my life easier when I need to clean up my house. If you are like me you could find great value in selling unused items on ebay or Facebook marketplace.

You are decluttering and making money at the same time. Two birds with one stone.

3. Freelance Services

Are you very good at something? Fiverr and Upwork could allow you to increase you income very quickly. Both of them are websites where you could get hires as a freelancer by companies that don’t want or cannot afford to hire someone.

I personally used Upwork to hire freelancer in digital roles, such as data analysts, no code programmers and SDRs.

As freelancer you can work with multiple clients and quickly build your brand as long as you provide value and maintain an high level of professionalism.

4. TaskRabbit / Amazon Mechanical Turk

If you are good at manual work you could easily earn money with this activity. You can complete small tasks or gigs for others TaskRabbit and Mechanical Turk are online platforms where you can find small tasks or gigs that can lead to extra income.

Typical tasks you could find are assembling IKEA furniture, hanging flat-screen televisions, or doing data entry work.

5. Expert calls

Are you an expert on a specific field? Then the most lucrative way to exploit this knowledge is to get hired by the hour to answer specific questions in you industry.

I used this service while working in management consulting and I found it extremely helpful. As a consultant you need to collect a huge amount of information in a short period of time regarding sectors you are not familiar with. So, very often the project has a budget dedicated to interview experts to get a quick overview of the main challenges regarding a product, industry or market.