How to Supplement Your Income Working Odd Jobs

Does our economic woes have you thinking it is time to supplement your income? Let this be your online resource for ideas.

Things You'll Need

• internet connection
• word of mouth
• classified ads

Instructions

1. Determine a set of skills you can use to offer services. Then advertise these regularly. Try posting free ads online or post fliers in public areas. Tell your friends and get business by word of mouth. Post your information at websites like doggeek.com. You will find recommended posting links at the end of this article. Ideas for this can include: babysitting, dog walking and lawn mowing.

2. 

   Check your local classifieds for listings weekly. Often people list temporary jobs in the want ads.

3. Check out workaholic.com. They list new online opportunities weekly.

4. 

   Consider doing yard work. In the warm months offer mowing and edging services. In the winter you can offer a service to help with shoveling snow. You may even get hired to get the weeds out of a garden or two.

5. 

   Review resumes. If you have experience in this area, offer this service and advertise on Craigslist.org or other online posting sites. You will see everything from panelist opportunities to posting fliers door to door.

6. 

   Teach at the local community college. There are openings for continuing education teachers year round. This usually offers very part time hours, with good hourly pay.

7. 

   If you are handy around the house, offer home repair services or handy man services.

8. Use your previous skills. If you once were an accountant offer to help people with their taxes. Tax season is always a busy time and H&R Block will be hiring for part time help.

9. Try your hand at freelance writing. Here on eHow you can earn money for your how to articles. There are other sites offering pay for articles of different types. helium.com, howtodothings.com and ezinearticles.com to start.

10. When you check craigslist for your city, look under part time jobs or the ETC section. You may see listings for weekend jobs, focus groups or market research. These jobs pay fairly good for a day of your time. A recent posting offers 175.00 per day for 3 day session.

11. 

    Take up a second job during the holiday season. It may keep you from spending as much and you are earning too. Many stores offer employee discounts too.

12. 

    Try Amazon's Mechanical Turk work. You earn money by completing HITs - Human Intelligence Tasks, these are individual tasks that you work on. With this work you can work from home, choose when you work and get paid.

13. 

    Do you play a musical instrument? Maybe you could teach that instrument too!

14. 

    Child care, pet sitting, dog walking, house sitting, plant care or mystery shopping can all add to your extra income goals.

15. Are you crafty? Offer your items on etsy.com. Craft stores offer classes, you could teach a class in flower arranging or knitting. Select your skill and offer classes.

16. 

    Be a character! Maybe you would enjoy being Santa this Christmas season.

17. Clean houses, you could pick up a few homes and make extra cash weekly. Be dependable, do a good job, and you will have great references.

18. Consider sitting with an elderly adult. Many people need extra help, without needing a full time person around. You can offering cooking/meal services and help with household chores.

19. Sell your stuff online. You can try eBay or Amazon and sell items you want to get rid of. If you have an item to list do a general search for it. You will see what it is worth and what to list it for.

20. 

    Face painting and balloon making are great week end jobs. You can work at birthday parties and area events. This work can keep you busier than you think.

21. Be a sperm or egg donor. Enough said?

22. Be a substitute Teacher. There is a minimum college hours requirement, usually around 60. Meet that and you have a nice addition to your income.

Tips & Warnings

• Read online ads often

• Advertise any services you offer.

• If you offer any home repair serves make sure you research being bonded or insured.

Resources

• Craigslist
• Become a Community College Instructor
• How to Make Money Selling Used Books on Amazon
• National Association or Professional Pet Sitters
• Egg Donor
• Snag A Job for Part Time Work