3 Ways to Make Money On Your Commute to Work

Money making schemes for those with no spare time

We’re all strapped for time (not to mention cash).

Modern life needs us to be constantly moving around, from the commute to work to driving the kids to soccer practice.

Often it seems like it’s go go go from the moment we wake up.

So the big question people are facing is this: when do we have the time to make a little extra money?

Regular folks are being squeezed for every cent they have, so more and more people are turning to alternative methods to make extra spending money.

We have to fight for it anyway that we can.

Today I’m talking about some ways you can make make money when you’re on your commute. Or whenever you find yourself with a few minutes to spare.

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Surveys that pay well

Surveys have been around since the dawn of side hustling.

They get a bit of a bad reputation, which is totally deserved.

So many surveys pay pennies and ask for the world. For most people they’re not worth it.

But the benefit of surveys is they can be done anywhere as long you have an internet connection.

So if you’re on the bus to work, there’s a great opportunity to make some extra cash while you’re on your commute.

There’s only one survey site I bother to recommend to people and that’s Prolific.

Out of all the survey apps available, this might be the only one commited to paying out at the minimum wage.

And good news for my American friends, they’re pegged to the English minimum wage which is currently £7.49, roughly $9 per hour you work.

The even better news is that this is a minimum and many surveys pay above and beyond this amount.

One of the best surveys I was received was offering £8 for q 45 minute test. I completed the survey in just 20 minutes giving me an effective hourly rate of £24/$29.

What you’ll never see is a 20 minute survey that pays out 20 cents.

Just today I’ve earned £5.46 for about half an hour of my time alongside my commute to a job interview.

Getting creative with TikTok

Talk about being able to make money about literally everything.

TikTok is an incredible platform for earning extra money and the best part is, you can make content about virtually anything.

And, you can do this while you commute.

Many people just set their camera to record and they talk to the camera while they’re driving.

As long as you’ve got something to say and you’re knowledgable about the subject, you can find an audience. Trust me.

I have a TikTok account about 2000s music I enjoy. It drives over 1 million views a month and takes almost no effort at all.

Recently TikTok has introduced the Creativity Program Beta which replaces the Creator Fund.

Qualified videos now earn money in a similar way to YouTube: TikTok uses an RPM system (revenue per mille) and this can be anywhere from 0.20 cents to $2+.

Take a look at my last 30 days in the Creativity Program Beta:

I don’t spend hours making videos. They take me a few minutes each. My RPM is on the lower side with most videos making 30p per 1000 views. (my average is dragged down by my most popular video earning an RPM of 7p sadly).

Like I said, my channel is just dedicated to music I grew up listening too.

Whatever you’re interested in, use TikTok to talk about it. Keep posting content and you’ll find an audience — TikTok’s algorithm is the best there is.

Record your opinions

One of the more recent side hustles I’ve been using to make some extra cash is called Influence.

It advertises itself as a survey app but that’s not really an accurate description.

It’s a market research app where you’re tasked with recorded a short talking head answering a question.

Typically you only need to speak for 15–60 seconds about a given topic which is then sent off for review.

It pays 25p minimum per question with new questions popping up every day.

Using Influence on the go is perfect for any commute because it doesn’t take much time to answer each question.

You don’t need to be an expert in anything, just able to articulate your thoughts on the question asked.

If you’re anything like me you’re more akin to a jack-of-all-trades and a master of none, than an expert in side hustling.

I like the simple methods of making extra money without committing myself to a second full-time occupation (which many side hustle seems to be).

If you give any a try, I’d love to hear how you get on, so please drop me a comment!