HACKER Q&A
📣 kaishiro

Making Extra Money Online


Hey all,

A close friend of mine who is a recovering alcoholic is trying to get their life together and is finding it difficult to find a job in the current climate (Covid, broken foot, inconsistent recent work history, etc). Even being able to make enough to buy groceries would, I think, improve their headspace, so I was hoping some of you may have some suggestions on side gigs they could do online to supplement their income (e.g. Mechanical Turk).

Any input would be appreciated.

  👤 pelagic_sky Accepted Answer ✓
I'm not sure what your friends skill sets are, but if they are hard up for money, and have a stable internet connection, they could try usertesting.com. They would get paid to user test software. All they need other than a good internet connection is to be able to articulate their thoughts in a coherent manner. Hope that helps!
👤 wasyou
He can try Fiver. Write articles for money or similar kind of tasks. Pay may be higher than Mechanical Turk but generally pay is low, but it's extra money and should be enough for groceries.
👤 giantg2
Not online and not sure if they qualify, but some places pay for plasma donation.

There are online tutoring sites. Again, not sure if that's something they could do or not depending on their skills/history/the restrictions.

👤 tdeck
Writing articles for an SEO content farm (e.g. textbroker, constant content) can be a small but flexible income source. Definitely better paid than mechanical turk but requires more skill as well.
👤 ayushinigam1999
Freelancing is the perfect choice for the same.