In the past, many people moved to Houston because it had an excellent job market and great neighborhoods. But the city’s economy, like those of other major cities in the United States, was hit hard by the pandemic. Although the city is now experiencing an economic recovery, many working families still continue to struggle to take care of all their basic needs. Fortunately, there are many legitimate ways to make money in Houston. One often-overlooked way to make a living here is to get a side hustle. It could be either an online or offline side-hustle.
Let's look at an offline and online side-hustle that you could start to make up for a job loss or to supplement your current income.
Houstonians have always had a love for eating out. And now that more people have been vaccinated, many of its fabulous restaurants are re-opening.
Still, numerous people prefer to order from restaurants. Some are choosing to remain isolated and continue to self-quarantine, while others with hectic schedules would rather have the food they love delivered to them.
The large number of people who want restaurant meals delivered creates an economic opportunity for you. If you need a full-time or part-time job, or if you need to supplement your regular paycheck, then sign up to be a delivery driver for a company like DoorDash.
You will not only earn a good income, but you will also be able to set your own schedule. What’s more, you’ll be able to get DoorDash insurance, which could give you up to a million dollars in coverage. Although you’ll still need your own car insurance, this specialty insurance will give you additional coverage.
Unfortunately, many business opportunities available on the Internet turn out to be get-rich-quick schemes. They promise you a chance to make large amounts of money with little effort and almost always turn out to be nonsense.
Still, don’t let the large number of online scams dissuade you from making money online. You can still make money from legitimate opportunities.
While some real jobs will pay you less than you would earn if you worked at an entry-level corporate job, others could pay you much more than a well-paying corporate job.
Here are three examples of ways to make a good living online from your own home-based business.
If you know how to write in a conversational tone, then you could work as a freelance writer. Besides writing content for clients who need your writing services for their websites and blogs, you could earn money by creating your own blog or writing Kindle books.
If you have office administration skills, you could earn a living online as a virtual assistant. You’ll help businesses with administrative work, such as managing email accounts, arranging travel plans for executives, answering phone calls to assist customers, and scheduling business appointments.
If you don't have any specialized skills, you could make a living as an affiliate marketer. You would sell products or services for online merchants for a commission. After signing up with a merchant who has an affiliate program, you will get a special link to promote that will send prospects to the merchant’s website. Since this link has your affiliate code, you will get paid if the prospect buys anything. One popular marketing strategy to drive prospects to a merchant site is to create a review website to share your personal experience with different products.
If you find yourself between jobs because you lost your previous well-paying job during the pandemic or you earn less than the cost of living, you might try out an offline or online side hustle to make ends meet.
