Category · 7 ideas
Freelance work
Sell a skill by the hour or the project. The skill is the startup cost.
- 01Bookkeeping for small local businesses
<$1001-3 monthspart-timereplaces a jobcountry-specific
Every plumber, café and landscaper has a shoebox of receipts and an accountant who charges too much to sort it. Monthly retainers, clients for years.
- 02Technical writing for developer tools
$0weekspart-timereplaces a jobanywhere
Software companies ship products faster than they can document them. If you can code a little and write clearly, they pay by the page and by the month.
- 03Grant writing for small nonprofits
$01-3 monthspart-timereplaces a jobcountry-specific
Small charities know the grants exist and don't have anyone who can write the application. The first win pays for you many times over.
- 04Technical translation in a language pair you live in
$0weekspart-timereplaces a jobanywhere
Machine translation handles brochures. Manuals, contracts, safety data sheets and regulatory filings still need a human who signs their name to it.
- 05Fix hacked or broken WordPress sites
$0weekspart-timeside incomeanywhere
Millions of small-business sites run on WordPress and break after an update or a hack. The owner is panicking and will pay today.
- 06Transcription for lawyers, researchers and podcasters
<$100weekspart-timeside incomeanywhere
Automatic transcription is cheap and wrong in the places that matter. Professionals pay for the version they can quote, file or publish.
- 07Resume rewriting for people in your former industry
$0dayspart-timepocket moneyanywhere
Generic resume services don't know what a hiring manager in your old field actually reads. You do. Charge for the difference.