If you’re looking to make an income from a side hustle I have a perfect list of over 50 sites that are legitimate and actually pay. On this list, I’ve included my favorite ways to make an extra income, a brief description, and a link to my full review.
Before we get started, these are side income opportunities meaning they won’t make you rich. If you want a large online income, it’s best to build your own online business. If you’re ready for some extra money keep on reading to find out my recommendations.
Most of my readers are based in the US. If you’re not, some of these sites might not be available to you. Check out these 5 sites that are available worldwide.
Let’s get started, here’re over 50 side income ideas that actually pay!
Paid Survey Sites
In the Paid Survey category, you’ll find a ton of great reward sites that offer surveys and several other ways to earn. I don’t like to recommend the normal sites you’ll see on most other blogs because they only offer surveys and no other ways to earn. With the sites on this list, you’ll be maximizing your income with sign up bonuses, multiple ways to earn, referral programs, and tons of reward options!
Swagbucks – 96 out of 100 – Read Review – $5 Sign-Up Bonus
PaidViewpoint – 96 out of 100 – Read Review – $1 Sign-Up Bonus
FusionCash – 95 out of 100 – Read Review – $5 Sign-Up Bonus
InstaGC – 93 out of 100 – Read Review
PrizeRebel – 90 out of 100 – Read Review
Earnably – 85 out of 100 – Read Review
Paid To Search
We all search the internet; you might as well get paid for it. Here’re two ways you can get paid to search online!
Swagbucks – 96 out of 100 – Read Review – $5 Sign-Up Bonus!
Qmee – 96 out of 100 – Read Review
Paid To Watch Videos
Most of us watch videos online, but you could be getting paid for watching them. The sites below will pay you a few cents for watching popular videos on the internet.
Fusion Cash – 95 out of 100 – Read Review – $5 Sign-Up Bonus!
Swagbucks – 96 out of 100 – Read Review – $5 Sign-Up Bonus!
Paid To Shop
You can earn money for almost all of your purchases. Use the sites and apps below to earn money when shopping online, in-store, at the grocery store, and even automatic price match!
Ibotta – 95 out of 100 – Read Review – $10 Sign-Up Bonus!
Ebates – 95 out of 100 – Read Review – $10 Sign-Up Bonus!
Dosh – 93 out of 100 – Read Review – $1 Sign-Up Bonus!
Paribus – 91 out of 100 – Read Review
Drop – 90 out of 100 – Read Review – $1 Sign-Up Bonus!
Passive Income
You can earn passive income just by joining these companies and keeping their apps installed on your devices!
Cross Media Panel – 90 out of 100 – Read Review
SavvyConnect – 85 out of 100 – Read Review
Nielsen Digital – 80 out of 100
Paid To Open Emails
The sites below will pay you a few cents for opening their emails. If you complete the offer inside the email, you could earn much more!
Inbox Dollars – 85 out of 100 – Read Review – $5 Sign-Up Bonus!
FusionCash 95 out of 100 – Read Review – $5 Sign-Up Bonus!
Paid To Visit
Did you know you could get paid to visit websites? You’ll earn cash just for viewing a site for a few seconds!
ySense 89 out of 100 – Read Review
FusionCash 95 out of 100 – Read Review – $5 Sign-Up Bonus!
Smartphone Apps
Making money on my phone is one of my favorite side hustle ideas. Here’re two apps that will pay you to download other apps and answer short 1 question polls!
FeaturePoints – 90 out of 100 – Read Review
1Q – 93 out of 100 – Read Review
Listen To Music
Did you know you could get paid to listen to music? With FusionCash you’ll earn cash for listening to the radio online. With Slice The Pie you can get paid to listen and review music!
FusionCash – 95 out of 100 – Read Review
SliceThePie – 85 out of 100 – Read Review
Paid To Lose Weight
Did you know you could get paid to lose weight? As long as you meet your goals with HealthyWage, they’ll pay you to lose weight. With Sweatcoin you can earn points for walking and exchange them for fitness related products/services!
Healthwage – 90 out of 100 – Read Review
Sweatcoin App – 90 out of 100 – Read Review
Paid To Drive
Most of you know about the new app-based cab companies, specifically Uber. Learn how you can make money in your free time driving for Uber!
ESL Tutor
Did you know you could get paid to teach English to children around the world? These are flexible schedule opportunities that pay $10-$21 an hour. One option is a reputable company that hires a work at home position while the other is an app that you can use to teach at any time!
Paid To Test Products
Did you know companies will send you free products to try and keep in return for a social media shoutout and your opinion? Below are three sites you can use to claim free products! These sites won’t earn you money, but who doesn’t like free stuff!
More Legitimate Ways To Earn
I hope you enjoyed this long list of legitimate sites to make a side income. These are by far some of my favorite sites to use to make money online, so I recommend checking out as many as you can. If you have any questions about the sites on this list, feel free to leave comments below or check out my full reviews of each site.
If a side income isn’t for you, you can check out my Work At Home Job Directory; I have hundreds of work at home job leads for you to discover.
I prefer to work for myself, if you’re interested in starting your own online business I highly recommend checking out My #1 Recommendation.
Do you have experience with any sites on this list? Have a recommendation to add to this list? I’d love to hear your thoughts below!
Nice! article I tried different ways to make money online, for example, taking surveys online but, it was not for me. I decided to find a work at home job so, I research some legitimate work at home jobs. When I did my research I saw an advertisement about how you can start your online business.
I was interested to learn how to start your own online business so I kept reading more about it. They said it is an affiliate program called Wealthy Affiliate. Then I decided to join for free and I am glad I did.
Thanks for reading Felisha. Like you said, these are just extra income sites that aren’t for everyone.
If you’re interested in a larger online income, I highly recommend starting a blog.
If you’re looking for a steady paycheck you can see my Work At Home Job Directory.
Brok
Hi, Brok.
I have checked some of the things you recommend; they are excellent and simple to use. But all my interest just went to your other post about five ways to make extra worldwide.
Since I live in Bolivia, it is sometimes harder to find this buss.
Great post!
Thanks for reading my post and I completely understand. Most of the sites I listed are only available in a few countries. It’s difficult to find sites that are available in most countries or worldwide. I’m glad you found my resource of sites that are available worldwide!
Brok
Hi Brok,
I’m a huge fan of online money-spinners, but I must admit I’ve struggled to find one that I really like to use. I’ve heard of the classics like Swagbucks, but I had no idea there were other ways, with such a variety, to earn money too! I’ll definitely look into some of these, thanks for the review of them all!
Sophie
Thanks for reading Sophie!
Glad you enjoyed the post and let me know if you have any questions.
Brok