15 Side hustles paying up to $150/hour
Earning Money without Worry
Side hustles are the simplest and fastest solutions to our financial troubles. Thousands of them exist, and many pay handsomely for little effort that requires little experience.
Their wide variety allows for flexibility and unlimited working opportunities for freelancers, who can go from stable, high-paying jobs to developing a complete source of passive income.
Unfortunately, many lack a starting point and fail to indulge themselves in a side hustle that is truly worth it. There are many bad side hustles out there as well, and all they do is demotivate you from doing anything productive.
Below is a compiled list of side hustles I’ve found to be more worth your time, either due to their high pay, potential, stability, or feasibility.
Using one of these 15 side hustles paying up to $150/hour as your starting point on your freelancing journey can prove to be rewarding, eye-opening, and educational for your financial future.
1. Outschool
Outschool is an online tutoring platform that allows you to share your knowledge; which can be related to almost anything! You set your own class, list it, and Outschool will take care of getting you the customers you need; no teaching credentials are required.
This makes Outschool a side hustle that almost anyone can do, and it allows you to work remotely anytime and anywhere.
The great thing about this in comparison with other tutoring sites is the sheer amount of flexibility you have.
You are in control of what type of classes you want to offer, and how long they take. Some offer short courses that last a few meetings for quick and easy money or semester-long courses for more stability and steady income.
According to their site as cited in the embedded link above, Outschool offers a variety of services for teachers:
- A great online platform to market your services and classes to their community of students
- Integrated video chat and messaging application within the platform
- Secure payments and privacy
How much can you earn?
On Outschool, you list your own prices. According to Outschool, the average rate is $50 an hour but teachers can earn anywhere between $40-$100 an hour.
Outschool does keep a 30% fee from enrollments, but given their extensive marketing and large platform services, I’d say it is worth it. By starting a tutoring service on your own, it would be even more difficult to have people notice your services.
How to get started
You can get started by submitting an application and following the instructions via this link:
2. GoPeer
GoPeer is a peer-to-peer lending service you can invest in for extremely high returns.
When we think of loaning, we mainly resort to banks. However, often, private lending institutions take up a minority of the market for those who are unable to secure loans or simply need more funds.
Of course, there may be consequently a decent amount of risk associated with this investment, as there is with anything else. But with the aid of GoPeer and your own risk management knowledge, it is very much possible to make your returns profitable.
GoPeer allows the use of diversification of your portfolio and also limits the risk to Canadians alone. The overall sophistication and well-being of Canadians make it relatively safer than more dangerous places.
You can invest as little as $10 per loan across as many loans as you wish.
How much can you earn?
According to their site, you can receive gross returns of up to 7.5% to 28%. While the website doesn’t specifically mention any risk, with such a high-interest rate it is safe to assume from a financial perspective that the higher your return, the higher the risk.
Therefore, diversify and invest at your own discretion. But when done correctly, making money is definitely possible, especially on a short-term basis.
Make sure to diversify not only your investments/borrowers but also the returns you get. For example, don’t always invest in the highest interest possible. Try to keep it low and profitable relative to the risk, or mix it around if you want to try your luck at making more money.
How to get started
Get started by visiting the embedded link to the site at the beginning of this section and sign up to become an investor.
3. Society 6
Society 6 is an online creative platform that allows people to make their own designs for iPhone cases, T-shirts, art prints, and other objects.
The great thing about platforms like Society 6 is that all you are responsible for are your designs, which you completely own. Once you upload your product, Society 6 will manufacture the product for you and ship it to your customers.
How much can you earn?
Your earnings vary depending on your commitment, experience, and of course, luck. However, like everything else online, it takes time to build your brand and become successful.
Given time, it is very much possible to earn over $1000 every month from your designs. Also, note that your designs on there will practically make money forever as people continue to buy them over the years.
How to get started
You can get started via navigating their site and signing up. Here is a link to the useful information you need to know to get started and other outstanding facts (too much for this article):
4. Daily Transcription
Daily Transcription is an online transcription service that you can transcript for. Working for this particular site is beneficial due to its flexibility, weekly payment, and higher rates.
What you’ll be doing in this job is simple: typing and copying. That’s what transcription entails; you are creating a written representation of audio into a document.
The great thing about this job is that there are virtually no requirements other than being able to type efficiently and being able to speak and understand English. If you have those basic skills, you’ll be able to nail all of your tasks quickly with the given training Daily Transcription will provide.
How much can you earn?
On Daily Transcription, you can make anywhere from $350-$950 per week, which is quite high for a transcription service. However, it all depends on the schedule you choose and your overall commitment.
How to get started
You can get started by directly applying for their site. No fees are required for the application.
5. Nutri Inspector
Nutri Inspector is an online nutrition site where you can submit articles and get paid handsomely.
The site covers a variety of topics related to food, nutrition, weight-loss, and kitchen tools. If you have any personal experience regarding any of these broad topics, you are well prepared to write an article for them.
According to some sources, you can also write product reviews and how-to guides if that interests you better.
Otherwise, researching and learning on your own time can also give you some ideas and the knowledge required to compile an article for NutriInspector.
Moreover, your articles are expected to be of short to medium length, around 1000 words. This means that it is very much possible to complete one article over the span of 1 hour.
Of course, that depends on your general experience in writing.
How much can you earn?
NutriInspector has extremely high payout rates, and they vary depending on the articles you submit:
- Ultimate how-to guides (3000–4000 words): $120-$180
- Informational articles (2000–3000 words): $120
- Product reviews (1000 words): $60
This means that you can earn up to $180/hour maximum working for NutriInspector. It’s a pretty good deal for an experienced writer.
How to get started
You can learn more about working on NutriInspector on their website. Make sure to review their article requirements before submitting.
Once your article has been accepted, you can also request a separate author page with your biography and articles, as well as a short bio under every one of your articles.
You can use this to your advantage to promote your medium profile or any other of your socials, which can bring you much-needed followers and exposure to your other work.
Their submission page can be a little hard to find so here is a direct link:
6. Quora
We all know Quora as the question-asking platform we go to for answers. But little know that you can actually build a side hustle with Quora, and earn money by doing nothing but asking questions.
Quora has a partner program that compensates certain users for asking questions on the platform based on the traffic and ad impressions you generate for Quora.
For people who want something easy that can generate continuous passive income, Quora can be one of the best answers.
For the uninformed, you don’t even have to provide answers to your own questions. Just write what’s on your mind and request answers to gain traffic.
How much can you earn?
Earnings vary and depend on the popularity of your question. Some may earn on average $40-$50 per question, and each question can take up to only minutes to write.
Theoretically, as an extremely successful quora influencer, you can earn hundreds of dollars an hour. However, on average people earn $500–$1000 monthly.
While this amount may be a little unsatisfying, the job is overall simple and easy, and you have unlimited content to work with, making Quora an excellent side hustle to invest in for easy and quick money,
How to get started
Unfortunately, the downside to the Quora partner program is that it is invite-only. You would need some degree of success on the platform for the Quora team to invite you. This equates to approximately 100,000 views.
However, since asking questions is always an easy thing to do for everyone, achieving this milestone is very much possible; it just takes time.
Once you’ve been invited and accepted, you will gain access to a partner program dashboard much like on medium, and you can immediately start earning upon connecting your stripe or PayPal account.
7. Superprof
Superprof is an online tutoring service where you can find a wide variety of tutor jobs with flexible working hours and millions of students available for you to market your services to.
Superprof is built upon a large community of over 19 million teachers from different languages and cultures.
It operates in dozens of countries and languages, allowing teachers and instructors to share their knowledge while receiving handsome compensation for it.
How much can you earn?
On superprof, you get to choose your own prices. However, according to the site, you can earn on average $20-$50 an hour.
Once you begin more established on the platform and receive numerous positive ratings from students, your earnings will naturally increase exponentially; it works just like any other freelancer site out there.
Time and hard work will bring growth; and from that point on, things will only get easier.
I recommended starting with a lower wage to stimulate demand and gradually increase your wages for an inclining profit and also to keep up with inflation.
You can also use this basic strategy for any other service you offer that occurs over time.
How to get started
You can get started via the embedded sign-up link above. Create your own profile and follow the steps provided to get started with tutoring.
8. Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies are some of the newest assets in the financial world, and they provide a lot of opportunities due to their high volatility and unique price action behavior.
Crypto prices offer great opportunities for short-term trading due to their volatility. While it doesn’t offer dividends like stocks, bonds, or other financial assets that generate cash flow, many choose crypto as a method of earning money quickly.
What’s important is to ensure your technical analysis skills are good enough to make accurate and good decisions in trading. It is also beneficial to develop a strategy beforehand and make sure you understand and thoroughly analyze the cryptocurrency market before you begin.
You can backtest your strategy on past crypto prices to verify that it is valid and will bring you some degree of success in trading.
It is also important to consider risk management, and this involves spreading your investments to make appropriate stop losses with things like the ATR indicator.
You can also decide to invest long-term in cryptocurrencies, though I personally have trouble doing so as there is no way to accurately determine the intrinsic value of the given currency.
9. iStock Photos
Have you ever wondered where all those images online come from? Pictures capturing vast landscapes, diverse ecosystems, and bright cities at night can all be found on various corners of the internet for commoners to enjoy or use.
The answer is that a lot of these pictures come from people just like you. Many of us enjoy taking pictures when we are traveling or when we see something that captures our attention.
With the high-quality images that the new iPhones can capture, almost every single one of us can get involved with photography. Even better, we can actually transform this from our hobby to a profitable side hustle.
Essentially what you’re doing in this side hustle is selling the pictures that you’ve taken or kept over the years online. These pictures will continue to make money for you forever when people purchase a license to use them.
This can be achieved through a variety of websites such as GettyImages and iStock photos. All you have to do is ensure your photos are as unique as possible, visually appealing, and creative.
How much can you earn?
Your earnings are dependent on the success of your content. However, on average, a photo being sold as a stock image makes $1-$2 per month.
While this may initially seem less, do note that if you have 100 photos being sold, you’ll be making an extra $150 monthly. There is a limitless number of items to take pictures of, and your earnings will likely continue to grow exponentially as you take more.
A basic approximation states that this side hustle can make $200 in an hour, although you don’t get that money immediately. After all, your commitment ends by the time those pictures are uploaded, and your photos will continue making money forever.
Since you’ll be taking pictures while traveling anyway, why not do it for some money as well? Being able to make a few dollars per photo is excellent compensation for an easy and fun activity anyone can do.
How to get started
Getting started with selling on GettyImages and iStock Photos is described in the following steps:
- Download the Contributor by Getty Images mobile app.
- Upload 3–6 sample photos, illustrations, or videos. Make sure those photos belong to you and that you are the copyright holder.
- Once you have been reviewed and accepted, all you have to do is accept the email invitation sent to you and get started.
10. Staking
Cryptocurrency has been an extremely popular financial asset in recent times. Fortunately, other than day trading or long-term investing in certain coins, there is actually another way to make significant passive income with crypto.
Crypto staking can be extremely easy on popular platforms such as coinbase. When staking your crypto, you are earning a percentage rate reward over time.
Think of it like the interest you receive from your savings account, or the dividends from stocks. Except that the interest you can receive from staking can be numerous times higher than that of a normal investment.
In staking, you are basically “locking” certain amounts of your cryptocurrency in your wallet for the network to use as validators. Your coins are used to support the function of a blockchain network.
Don’t worry, you have full ownership of your coins and they will only be locked for a specific, defined amount of time.
If you want to learn more about this works, visit this link here for a detailed explanation.
The risk involved with this is the actual price action of the given cryptocurrency. While you are staking your crypto, you wouldn’t be able to trade with it.
If your crypto loses 50% of its value while you gain a 30% interest, things wouldn’t look good for your money.
Only certain cryptocurrencies allow staking. Typically, the higher the interest rate, the higher the risk. Here are some examples and how much you can earn with them:
How much can you earn?
- Ethereum — 5–17% yield
- Cosmos — 7% yield
- Cardano — 24% yield
- Polkadot — 12% yield
- Tezos — 6% yield
11. Motherwell
Motherwell is a parenting publication that accepts casual pieces of personal writing that discuss life, family, and experiences of both fathers and mothers.
If you have any parenting experience, this is a great place to get paid for sharing them. The articles you’ll be writing are generally short, and since it works like most other writing sites around submissions, you get to work on your own schedule and submit whenever you have something to talk about.
How much can you earn?
The articles Motherwell accepts can only have a maximum of 1200 words; which is great as that means less work for you and it makes writing a whole lot faster.
Assuming you are able to finish an article every hour (which is very likely after you have gained some experience), your wage would be around $50/hour, which is quite good for an average writer, being well above the national average.
How to get started
Make sure to meet all the requirements on their site and submit via Submittable in the link below:
12. Relode
Relode is an online platform that centers around jobs from industries of all different kinds. On this site, side hustlers can make money by working as a recruiter.
Here is the process of earning with Relode, where you can be eligible to earn up to three paychecks per referral:
- Find a job out of the hundreds of options on the site
- Find and refer a candidate. A member of the Relode team will review and approve the candidate if they are suitable.
- You receive a submission reward as the candidate is submitted to the client.
- If your candidate is set up and completes an interview, you receive an interview reward.
- Once your candidate is hired, you receive a hire award.
How much can you earn?
Relode is an extremely high-paying side hustle compared to most jobs we see out there. It ranks pretty high both in terms of pay, flexibility, and feasibility.
The average recruiter earns from $4000-$5000 per candidate referred. There have also been reports of recruiters earning over $10,000 per candidate referred, which is extremely significant for a comparably effortless amount of work.
Your total earnings really depend on your experience, your working style, and also pure luck (like most other things).
While I’m not going to make any promises, I can provide a brief estimation from my personal knowledge and experience that finding a suitable candidate may take anywhere from a few hours to a couple of days.
Note that you can still get compensated by Relode for the submission and interview payments, making it such a great option for recruiters to invest in. This means that the candidate you refer doesn’t even have to be hired or reach the interview stage; just by submitting you will be rewarded.
This job is an excellent motivator (which is important in every job) that compels you to do more and try harder to get those other bonuses and hit new milestones.
Additionally, I definitely recommend referring your friends and other people within your network as candidates, as you can easily make thousands of dollars almost immediately.
How to get started
You can get started by visiting the embedded link which leads to their site. You should be able to find the application and more information on this side hustle in the Recruiters section.
Depending on the time this article is published and when you’re reading this article, Relode may have different requirements. This may include a higher age requirement, basic recruiter training and experience, and certain sets of soft or hard skills.
13. Swagbucks
Swagbucks is an online survey site that allows you to make easy money for you to spend on a daily basis. The tasks you complete are typically extremely simple and easy, consisting of watching videos, playing games, or answering basic questions.
By completing tasks you will receive Swagbucks, which you can exchange for real money or free gift cards.
Using Swagbucks is as easy as browsing the web and doing the things yo already do online, and it’s great to be able to receive compensation for it.
How much can you earn?
The truth is, Swagbucks isn’t the side hustle for you if you are in it for a lot of money. However, the reason you should definitely give it a try is that it provides you with extra money for insignificant things that don’t really count as work.
In terms of the pay, there is quite a wide range which depends on the offers you take up on. According to their site, most Swagbucks members can make hundreds of dollars to thousands of dollars every year depending on their commitment.
Most people are able to earn at least $1 to $5 a day, but there are offers that pay up to $250. Keep in mind though that these people aren’t working and completing surveys the entire time like a 9 to 5.
Diamond level members, the most recognized members on the site, have managed to cash out over $20,000 from Swagbucks. Moreover, Swagbucks also occasionally give bonuses. For example, those who achieve the diamond member status are awarded $250 for free.
Here is the site where this information comes from; feel free to explore it if you are interested in this side hustle.
How to get started
Sign up on their site on Swagbucks.com and follow their extensive instructions to get started.
14. Wag!
Wag! is a pet caregiver marketplace that allows you to market your services to make money. You get to set your own flexible schedule and receive up to $1 million for property damage protection.
Brief facts:
- Wag! has donated over $10 million dollars to feed shelter dogs
- Wag! has a community of 351,000 pet caregivers across 4.6k cities in the United States
Even if you’re not a dog person, cats and any other common household pet you love are other options.
How much can you earn?
Pet sitters on Wag! can earn up to $41.67 every time you sit a dog (average estimate). According to their site, sitters have made $500 a month by sitting only 3 times a week. Your earnings are limitless if you have more time to spare.
This does not include the tips you receive, which you keep all to yourself. I wouldn’t be surprised if you manage to make over $1000 a month with minimal commitment.
How to get started
To get started with Wag!, visit their website from the link below. Choose whether you would like to become a walker or a sitter. Sign up and complete the necessary prompts and steps.
I recommend becoming a sitter as you can potentially complete other side hustle work during sitting, which you cannot do while walking.
However, if you would like shorter and easier gigs, then walking may be more suitable for you as a side hustle. The choice is yours.
15. Great Escape
Great Escape Publishing is another place where you can get paid for simply sharing your experiences. This particular publication focuses on articles related to “the craft and business of getting paid to travel.”
They also accept interviews with successful members, but they emphasize how they will NOT publish straight-up travel articles.
More or less, Great Escape wants to hear about your successes of getting paid and your experiences in general. They get into the guidelines of what you should be writing more on their writer’s guidelines site here.
You can also get a sense of what types of articles they accept and don’t (if the whole guideline is confusing to you) by visiting their archive and taking a read at what has been published there.
How much can you earn?
Great Escape pays $150 for every piece, which ranges from only 300–600 words. You will likely be able to complete this rather quickly, taking at most an hour (depending on your writing experience), especially since this isn’t asking for a sophisticated paper or essay.
Writers can very well earn up to $150/hour working for Great Escape, making it an extremely profitable side hustle you can definitely try out as long as you have your experiences to share.
How to get started
Visit the embedded links throughout this article to read their guidelines and apply them to their email or via the form on their website.
Note that they may not respond to you if they don’t need your article. In case of such an event, please visit another travel publication and try your luck there so you wouldn’t have wasted your work.
Otherwise, you can feel free to submit again another time when they are looking for more submissions.
You can find the other publications available to you in my other side hustle articles you will see pinned on my profile Shu Hasegawa, or on my public side hustle list:
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