[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/rkillen.ca\/4-real-ways-to-make-money-online-and-increase-your-budget\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/rkillen.ca\/4-real-ways-to-make-money-online-and-increase-your-budget\/","headline":"4 Real Ways to Make Money Online and Increase Your Budget","name":"4 Real Ways to Make Money Online and Increase Your Budget","description":"Building a lucrative side hustle that can let you make extra income can really be a lifesaver. For one, it can let you earn unlimited income. With a traditional job you have your regular income, now if you augment that with a side business that literally does not limit you to how much you can earn.","datePublished":"2019-08-30","dateModified":"2023-04-21","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/rkillen.ca\/author\/adminrkillen\/#Person","name":"R. Killen","url":"https:\/\/rkillen.ca\/author\/adminrkillen\/","identifier":1,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/291a08cd2df156bf4f7bceb09e15cda94bbf15ef7e70c7db3a538bde0c4a0230?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/291a08cd2df156bf4f7bceb09e15cda94bbf15ef7e70c7db3a538bde0c4a0230?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Richard Killen and Associates","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/rkillen.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/landscape-logo-12345-for-web.png","url":"https:\/\/rkillen.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/landscape-logo-12345-for-web.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/rkillen.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/4-real-ways-to-make-money-online-and-increase-your-budget-image.jpg","url":"https:\/\/rkillen.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/4-real-ways-to-make-money-online-and-increase-your-budget-image.jpg","height":400,"width":800},"url":"https:\/\/rkillen.ca\/4-real-ways-to-make-money-online-and-increase-your-budget\/","about":["Budgeting","Finances"],"wordCount":855,"articleBody":"Building a lucrative side hustle that can let you make extra income can really be a lifesaver. For one, it can let you earn unlimited income. With a traditional job you have your regular income, now if you augment that with a side business that literally does not limit you to how much you can earn. Imagine what all that extra money can do to help you reach your financial goals — maybe it can help you pocket a few extra dollars to save up for that family vacation you\u2019ve been planning for a long time, or maybe you can finally catch up paying some much-needed bills or maybe even start saving and building your emergency fund.Looking for a side hustle to make extra money isn\u2019t hard. Not with the advent of the Internet which has opened so many opportunities to make money online. Of course, you\u2019ll have to choose carefully as some opportunities can be a scam. However, if you do it right and work really, really hard, you can make a decent income with a few of these legit online opportunities.Earn cash by using appsThere are companies that will pay you to simply download and install apps on your cell phone and leave them there to run in the background and it will track your spending and purchasing habits. They pay you to use the data for marketing research purposes. If you\u2019re interested in a passive way to make money online, try out these apps: Nielsen Digital Voice App, Smart Panel, Media Insider Panel.There are also apps that pay you to do various tasks, like watching TV, exercising, or taking photos. You simply select tasks from their list of tasks and you earn money when you complete it. The Ibotta app, for example, let\u2019s you take photos of your receipts and get rebates. Another platform, perk.Tv, lets you make money by watching videos on android phone. Inboxdollars is a search engine app that pays you to search the web.Test Websites and get paidThere are companies that ask people to run through a site and perform user testing. You then give them feedback on whether the site is user-friendly or not, does it have too many pop-ups, can links be found easily, are the fonts and colors readable, is it easy to navigate, does it load fast, and is using the site in general a pleasant experience or is it a pain. You just basically have to have a basic understanding of what makes a website user-friendly, then you simply surf the web, click around on a site, take some notes, and you\u2019re all done. You can earn anywhere from $10 to $15 for about 20 minutes of work. That\u2019s not bad at all! If you think you can do this, here are some reputable sites you can check out : UserTesting, Enroll, TestingTime, TryMyUI, UserFeel, UserLytics and UserZoom.Get paid to do a gigIf you\u2019re a master at doing odd jobs, you can sell your services on Fiverr. You can sell just about anything on this platform, tarot reading, creating unique cartoon portraits, write resumes and cover letters, create social media graphics, create video advertisements, make crafts, any talent that you\u2019re really good at that you can do for five dollars and someone will pay for you to get it done. All you need to do is sign-up to post a job, set your price and wait for people to contact you and request for your services. Prices start at $5, but you can set your prices higher if you can offer premium value for your service. Don\u2019t give up if you don\u2019t make money fast as there have been many sellers who ultimately earn six-figure-plus revenues annually.Answer questions and make moneyThere are websites that can pay you to answer questions with your expertise. This is a great side hustle that can help you make money online, particularly if you have a high-level skills such as medicine, law, automotive, veterinary, information technology and other expert skill or knowledge in a particular field. JustAnswer is one of the best websites for earning money answering questions. It\u2019s very high trafficked so you have more opportunities to connect with visitors and get thousands of questions a day. If you have technical expertise, you can try answering questions in FixYa which is related more towards fixing electronics and mechanical things. If you become a top expert, you can easily earn $1,000 each month just helping people solve their problems.There many legit ways to make money online and avoid financial problems like debt and bankruptcy. However, just like a traditional job, it\u2019s not something that is going to be easy. You won\u2019t get rich quick. It\u2019s going to take a lot of work and you\u2019re going to have to really commit because it might take awhile to make more than a few dollars. Ultimately, hard work will pay off and you\u2019ll soon be enjoying the benefits of having a side hustle or two to earn extra money."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"4 Real Ways to Make Money Online and Increase Your Budget","item":"https:\/\/rkillen.ca\/4-real-ways-to-make-money-online-and-increase-your-budget\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]