It helps to make more money on the side these days if you can. With so many people out of work for an extended period of time having an alternative source of income is important. One would think with all the great advances in technology that opportunities would be popping up all over the place - and to a certain extent they are - if you know where to look.
Turning Hobbies into Income Makes a Great Lifestyle
One thing I've seen a lot of lately is people taking hobbies they enjoy and finding ways to make money in their leisure time. It sounds a little counter-intuitive but when you think about it, it makes sense. I mean if you want to find expertise on a given topic, wouldn't you go to someone who does that activity alot? Would it make sense to go to the person who "lives to do it" and really has a lot of experience doing it? Funny thing is, that is what a lot of people do. Only now folks with a bit of entrepreneurial spirit are turning their expertise into a source of income.
Internet Brings Information to Customers - but Who Creates the Information
We've all searched the web to learn "how to" do *something* at one time or another. Did you ever stop to wonder where the information on that "how to" page came from? Do ya think it might have come from someone who is an expert at it that decided to share what they know online? Do you think that you were the only person looking for that information online?
Obviously not. Did you know that search results that reach websites frequently end in sales of one kind or another? Every time a sale is made online inevitably *someone* is paid a commission. If people are continuously asking you for advice on a topic you enjoy but don't make a living at... shouldn't you be thinking about finding ways to make more money on the side? Is your job or source of income so secure that you don't need to make money on the side? I don't know of too many people in that situation - that's for sure. Here's a few ideas for hobbies that make money on the side.
