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May have to do telemarketing. Would do dogsitting/housesitting but just moved to the area and I wouldn't trust Craigslist. Any reputable sites for those services?
I think the key skill is the ability to market yourself. You can be the best at <insert skill here>, but that doesn't mean a whole lot unless you can get customers.
If you can do that, you can pretty do anything you enjoy on the side. I have a neighbor that started walking people's dogs (they have two themselves) and turned it into a business (I believe she has two employees now). Not a whole lot of skill in walking dogs, but certainly needed some skills (or work) understanding the needs and getting clients/business.
Year ago before I became an RN I used to make side money in several ways. First, I joined Pinecone Research where you get paid like $3 to complete each survey. It adds up if you do a bunch per week. I have heard of all different companies that you can do this through, I just happen to personally belong to Pinecone. Next, I became a writer for Demand Media I think it was called or maybe Demand Studios? Anyway, I would write crappy articles for them, like the kind people put on crappy blogs or whatever. I made over $600 the one year but I was cranking out a lot of articles for that. I think they were like $9-18 per article.
Now that I am a nurse I pick up hours on the weekend at a nursing home when I need more money. They pay way more than the hospitals.
Can you use a mop? a cleaning rag? any general cleaning supplies? Then a part-time cleaning job may be just for you!!... I work with a team of 4 people to clean a small elementary school during the evenings Tuesdays - Fridays for extra cash. Pretty nice... nobody bothers you.. you can listen to your music.. do whatever as long as you do your part. Easy money and it doesn't compromise my weekends.... the only real skill you need is common sense.
I started auditioning for commercials and film when I was out of work in mid 2009. Landed just enough roles up until now to give me some extra income. Probably not for everyone, but required little to get started other than professional head shots and really, that's about it. Since then, I've put money into classes, and lots and lots of travel to auditions, which are usually in Atlanta for me.
Thanks everybody! These are all really great ideas. I also recently picked up crocheting. If I made beautiful headbands/jewelry/hats, I could probably sell those for about $10-$20 a piece on Etsy and it doesn't seem to take much to make them once I know what I'm doing. I just gotta get some cheap yarn and experiment!
My only advice is to pursue something that has a chance of providing full time income in the long run. Why not move in a direction that would allow you freedom from the rat race 9-5 prison of work?
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