9 side hustle ideas to start alongside your day job

Are you looking for ideas for starting a side hustle? I hope your answer is yes. You want to earn more money or you want a creative side in your life or you want to be your boss or you don’t like your 9-5 job. Whatever be the reason, starting a side hustle can be the best solution.

Growing your side hustle consistently may open up a new path in your life. In this blog, I wrote 9 side hustle ideas with the skills required and the steps to start each side hustle. Let’s start,

Content Writer

In this era of the digital world, more and more businesses are performing digitally. Users are consuming most of the information from the internet. So, there is a need to put valuable resources on the internet. Here comes the role of content writer. A content writer is someone who can write well-researched content on different topics based on the requirement of the client.

The scope for content writing is in high demand due to an increase in the usage of social media. This profession requires you to write content for websites, create social media posts, blog posts, video scripts, video descriptions, and many more. To know more about types of content writing, check this article,

https://www.nivaasiniganesh.com/post/content-writing-and-its-types

Despite having a high scope, this is a highly competitive field. But you can swim through it by developing your skills.

Skills Required:

1) Good command over Language.

2) Good grammar skills.

3) Research skills.

4) Basics of SEO.

Steps to start:

1) Write 3-4 sample articles on your niche.

2) Create a portfolio or website.

3) Create an account in freelancing websites like Upwork, Fiverr.

4) Post your work on social media platforms.

5) Network with people in your niche for job opportunities.

Youtube

Youtube is one of the most popular social media platforms. It has over billions of users worldwide. Most users rely on youtube for their primary content consumption. Youtube is not used only for entertainment purposes, but to educate, inform, and to inspire audiences.

Popular categories on youtube are beauty, cooking, vlogs, travel, Pranks, Sports, Technology, Education, Dance, etc… This is the platform to showcase your creative side to the world. This field is becoming highly competitive with more number of users every day. Patience and consistency in your work can take you to next level in your tubing.

Skills Required:

1) Will to explore different types of content.

2) Knowledge of shooting and editing videos.

3) Knowledge of Youtube SEO.

4) Good communication skills.

Steps to start:

1) Find your niche.

2) Experiment with different ideas in your niche.

3) Create videos consistently.

4) Improve your youtube SEO.

Designers

Designing is a very creative field. It is closely connected to humans as machines are not that good in that. Many small and medium-sized businesses need designers who can make their posts creative and outstanding. So, this field has high scope.

For design, you are not expected to have a professional degree or knowledge of popular designing software. You can create beautiful graphics using platforms like canva, pic monkey, visme. There are several templates available on those platforms. You can learn, explore, and create graphics for small and medium-sized businesses.

Skills Required:

1) Good knowledge of designing software like Canva.

2) Research skills to find design inspirations. You can use Pinterest.

3) Creative skills to mix and match color and fonts.

Steps to Start:

1) Learn designing through youtube or other online learning portals.

2) Create 4-5 graphics as work samples.

3) Create an account in freelancing websites like Upwork, Fiverr.

4) Post your work on social media platforms.

5) Network with people to find job opportunities.

Podcasting

A podcast is an audio consumption platform. In general, it is an audio file, available on the internet for worldwide users. Unlike youtube, it does not contain any video, only audio to listen to. Popular podcasts platforms are iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, etc..

You can learn, entertain, educate, motivate, inspire through audio. It is not as popular as other social media platforms. But it is gaining importance slowly. You have to be patient until you get your set of audiences. After you have a good number of followers, you can make money through ads and brand collaborations. To start your podcast, check this article,

https://www.hustlepost.in/post/how-to-start-a-podcast-in-1-week-a-step-by-step-guide

Skills Required:

1) Good interactive scripting skills.

2) Knowledge of recording equipment.

3) Knowledge of editing software.

Steps to Start:

1) Find your niche.

2) Using all your skills, start creating content.

3) Put a word about your work on social media.

Web Designer

A web designer is someone who creates and designs websites. It requires programming skills. But if you don’t know to program, still you can create a beautiful website. You can use platforms like Wix, WordPress, and Squarespace. There are a number of templates available and it is easy to create. You can choose any template and customize it based on customers' needs.

You can design websites for startups or small businesses where the budget is low. These platforms help you to create websites in a budget-friendly manner. You can learn about these platforms through youtube and other online learning portals.

Skills Required:

1) Up to date knowledge on website building platforms.

2) Good designing skills.

3) Knowledge of colors and fonts.

4) Creative skills to design the website for different businesses.

Steps to start:

1) Build your website.

2) Update your work on social media.

3) Network with the right peoples for work.

Decluttering Specialist

Decluttering is getting popular nowadays. De-clutter is to get rid of all the unwanted things in your home. In another way, it is organizing your home. This has become so popular due to Marie Kondo, a Japanese de-cluttering specialist. Her book, “The Life-changing Magic of Tidying up” has become so viral and organizing has become a profession.

Popularly it is said that de-cluttering improves lifestyle, reduces anxiety, boosts productivity, creativity, and a lot of health benefits. Still, I have not tried this in my home. But who doesn't like a well cleaned and organized space? Not all of us are good at organizing. This has created a new profession. They are called decluttering specialists. They come to your home, help you to organize your home in the best possible way.

Skills Required:

1) Creative Organization skills.

2) Up-to-date knowledge of organizational products.

2) Good communication skills.

Steps to start:

1) Learn about organizing through youtube.

2) Start free trials for your clients.

3) Post those pictures on social media.

3) Create your portfolio.

4) Network with the right people.

Social Media Manager

In the past few years, the usage of social media among people is drastically increasing. Billions of users are using social media currently and is expected to increase in the upcoming years. Most of the eyeballs are moving towards digital platforms. Hence, business owners are using social media to advertise their brand. They need to manage their social media account effectively to promote their products and to increase brand awareness.

Here comes a social media manager. Social media manager creates customized posts for their brand, manage posts, look for brand collaborations, develop strategies to grow their business. You can work as a freelance social media manager for startups and small businesses.

Skills Required:

1) UP -to-date knowledge on all social media platforms.

2) Creative mindset to develop posts.

3) Good Research skills to know what is trending in the market.

4) Good communication skills.

Steps to Start:

1) Learn about social media management through online learning portals like udemy or skillshare.

2) Create an account on freelancing websites and also share it on your social media.

3) Start giving free trials for clients.

4) Get testimonials and use that to get other potential clients.

5) Network with people.

Proof Reading

Are you the kind of person who can easily find any kind of minor errors in a text? If, yes. You are the right person to do proof-reading. Proofreaders' work is to check grammar mistakes, spelling mistakes, punctuation, formatting in a given text. They do not modify any text. Their job is to find minor mistakes in the document before it is going for final approval or publishing.

Demand for good quality proofreaders is high, as so many contents are created on the internet. Finding your niche can help you go in a long way.

Skills Required:

1) Good command over the language.

2) Good grammar skills.

3) Ability to write sentences with correct punctuation.

Step to start:

1) Learn about proofreading through online learning portals like udemy or skillshare.

2) Find your niche.

2) Create an account on freelancing websites and also share it on your social media.

3) Start giving free trials for clients on your niche.

4) Get testimonials and use that to get other potential clients.

5) Network with people.

Video Editor

Most of the content in today’s world is consumed in the form of video. Video editing skill is much needed to create a good video that can deliver the content effectively. Thus, video editor jobs are in high demand.

The video editor's job starts from shooting videos then editing and combine them to form a complete picture. Check this article to know about the story of a video editor,

https://www.mediabistro.com/climb-the-ladder/skills-expertise/what-does-a-video-editor-do/

Skills Required:

1) Good knowledge of video editing software like Final cut pro.

2) Creative mindset.

3) Open minded to work on different projects.

4) Willingness to know about new trends in the market

Steps to Start:

1) Start making 4-5 videos. Create your portfolio.

2) Post on social media platforms.

3) Create an account on freelancing sites.

4) Network with people.

Yup, these are 9 side hustles I brought on the table today. Hope you like this.

Thanks for reading.