50 Ways to Make Money this Summer

What if I told you that you could make money this summer without ever leaving your home?  Would you believe me?  I hope so.  If not hopefully this post will make a believer out of you.  There are several online gigs, tasks, and even some jobs that you can do from home that you can start today!

If you are out of school for the summer or soon to be, please sign up with some of these companies because it will help you to earn extra cash this summer and beyond.  Stay-at-home moms, dads, retirees, teens, teachers, and others can also benefit and use these platforms to earn some part-time income or parlay it into an online business with a full-time income.

Don’t forget to join our Extra Cash FB Group & Workersonboard Community for more ways to earn this summer.

Here are a few ideas that help you make money this summer and beyond.

1. Guitar Lessons – If you know how to play the guitar or other musical instruments you could offer guitar lessons online this summer and beyond by charging an hourly fee.  You can sign up with companies like Udemy, Fiverr, Laughing Camel, and similar teaching platforms.
2. Teach English Online – There are several companies that are continually looking for tutors and teachers to help people learn English from home.  Doing this on a part or full-time basis will help you to earn close to $20 per hour.  Try sites like BookNook, and Magic Ears.
3. Get Paid to Save Energy – OHM Connect is a free service that will help you to use energy when it’s clean and give you cash rewards to save your energy when it’s dirty.  Plus you get $10 when you join and connect your first smart device.  You can earn up to $300 a year with this site!
4. Fetch Rewards – Earn free gift cards to scan all of your grocery receipts from any store.  Use code G4HBH when you join for a free gift card at your favorite stores.
5. Panelpolls – Get paid free e-gift cards and cash money to complete virtual focus groups, test new games and apps, for a TV show and video testing, for family projects, and more!  You can make an easy $50 or more with this site.
6. InstaGC – If you like getting free gift cards or simply cash for doing things you already do online that do not take much of your time, please join InstaGC.  You must be 13 and there is no limit to how much you can earn.  I have already redeemed 57 gift cards with this site alone!  Watch this video for all the details.
7. Listen to Calls – Humanatic is a company that will pay you for every single live recorded call you listen to on your computer or phone.  You will need speakers if you use your computer and you will simply sort them into categories.  Very easy work with weekly pay.  Great for teens too.  Read all the details here.
8. Get paid to shop – Rakuten will give you $10 when you shop online plus cashback every single time you go shopping as you normally would.  They have more than 2,300 stores where you can get free coupons, discounts, and cashback to shop at the mall and more.
9. Smart Panel – Get paid to share your thoughts and experiences about how you use the Internet.  You will earn $5 just to qualify plus $5 every month you keep your devices connected plus loyalty bonuses.  If you are between the ages of 13-17 and want to get paid for joining the Smart Panel, please click here.
10. Start a Blog – One of the best ways you can make money passive income from home on a daily basis is with a blog.  In fact, it can help you to earn a full-time income from your blogging efforts.  Read all about how you can start your own blog and make thousands of dollars here.  Get your blog with Bluehost here.  Take my online course about how to set up your blog with Blogger or WordPress.  Redeem your coupon here.
11. Get Upside – Use code ALICIA7572 to get $0.30 cashback when you purchase gas and upload your receipts.  You can also earn for sharing your restaurant receipts and more plus get access to cheaper gas.
12. L & E Research – Complete market research studies in the form of focus groups, telephone interviews, online bulletin boards, and in-person studies that pay close to $100 or more.
13. Feature Points – Get paid free PayPal cash or free gift cards to download free apps, take surveys, participate in contests, and more.
14. LEO Opinions – Get paid at least $1 or more for every short survey you complete plus get a chance to win free prizes and more cash just for being an active member.  You can redeem your earnings for a check, PayPal cash, or gift cards.
15. Inbox Dollars – Get $5 to join this fun site plus earn real cash to play arcade games like Solitaire and others, find deals on Groupon, print coupons, search the web, and more.
16. Swagbucks – Get free gift cards and cash money to use Swagbucks TV and watch fun videos, search the web, complete offers, and more.
17. Qmee – Get paid cash to search the web and visit websites.  You can also earn for taking surveys too.
18. Branded Surveys – Earn when you take daily polls, complete TV surveys, find local deals, and more.  Must be 14 to join.
19. PrizeRebel – One of my favorite sites to use to get free cash or gift cards to complete daily surveys, short tasks, and watch videos.  Monthly contests for more cash.   Must be 13.
20. Stella & Dot – Be an online stylist and sell their jewelry and other items that celebrities like Reese Witherspoon and others wear.  You can work when you want and earn 20-35% commission from each item you sell in person and online.  Get $350 in products when you sign up today!
21. Go 2 Crowd– Get paid to participate in online communities, take surveys, and do other fun tasks.
22. Survey Savvy – Earn $180 a year to install Savvy Connect plus additional cash when you take paid surveys at home.  Must be 14 to join.
23. Quick Rewards – Earn rewards in 24 hours or less to play games, answer questions, and more.
24. Gazelle – Sell your used phones, electronic devices, and more for cash.
25. Mr. Rebates – Get cashback at over 1,000 stores!
26. Ibotta – Get $10 to join this free app plus earn cashback for uploading your receipts when you shop online or at the store.
27. National Consumer Panel – Earn when you scan your purchases on a weekly basis for cash, home appliances, prizes, and more.
28. Rebaid – Get free products and deeply discounted items from Amazon, Etsy, eBay, Walmart, and Target.  You will receive a check in the mail.
29. Door Dash – Get paid to deliver food on your own schedule.
30. UberEats – Deliver food and other items to customers in your spare time.
31. Turo – Rent out your car to other people to earn decent cash!  Use your bike or scooter.
32. Be a Voice Recorder – Appen has several projects that will pay you money to record yourself or your child’s voice from a smartphone app.  You will earn $25 per hour to do this from home.
33. Nielsen Computer & Mobile Panel – Earn $5 to use to join this panel and use the Internet how you normally would.
34. Be a paid reviewer – Slicethepie will pay you money to review new music, TV shows, logos, and so much more.  Weekly pay.
35. Field Agent – Get paid money to complete mystery shops from your smartphone.  Open worldwide.
36. Survey Junkie – Share your internet usage and opinions to help brands create better products and services plus earn free PayPal cash or gift cards.
37. Free PayPal Cash – Join Points Prizes to earn free PayPal cash or gift cards to sign up for offers, take surveys, watch videos, and more.
38. Earnably – Earn instant rewards to take daily surveys, download free apps, and more.
39. Timebucks – Get paid to follow people on Instagram – Instagram will pay you to follow people on social media, view content, watch videos, and more.
40. Opinion Square – Join OpinionSquare today and get a chance to earn rewards like points redeemable for valuable prizes like gift cards, electronics, and home appliances just for sharing your valuable opinion!
41. Paid Viewpoint – Take very short mini polls and get paid every single time either in PayPal cash or free gift cards from Amazon, Walmart, or Target.
42. YouGov – Earn money to express your opinion on interesting topics.
43. Bankrollbucks – Earn cash daily when you join Bankrollbucks to take daily polls, surveys, and more.  Must be 13 to join.  Same-day pay.
44. Pinecone Research – Get $3 to evaluate products before they the shelf.  You may get to keep the products you evaluate.
45. Playtest Cloud – Get paid to test video games.  Think out loud when you play to earn cash.  Must be 13.
46. Telephone Mystery Shopper – Call Center QA needs telephone mystery shoppers to work from home and evaluate businesses through mystery shopping calls.  No experience is needed.  Pays $5 per call.
47. Phone/Web Shops – BestMark needs people to make phone mystery shopping phone calls and visit businesses as paid mystery shoppers.  Have 200 phone shops available and pay $3 per shop.
48. Amusement Mystery Shopper – Get paid to visit fun amusements, zoos, water parks, go bowling, skating, and more for extra cash.
49. Smartphone Tasks – Clickworker will pay you to complete short online tasks from your computer, smartphone, or mobile device.  You will earn to take photos, record your voice, and more.  Weekly pay.
50. Inbox Dollars – Get $5 in cash to join this site.  You will also earn real cash to print coupons, read emails, play games, upload receipts, search the web, and more.

Do you have some sites that you plan to use this summer and beyond for extra cash? Are you going to give some of these a try?