6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

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December 8, 2017, 9:38 am

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Plenty of people worry about how they are going to make money online, but they are usually just stuck in a rutt when it comest to out of the box ideas. If you can think of something a person can use, no matter how odd it might be, I'm sure there are many other people out there in the shadows that will pay you for it lol. Making money online isn't the most difficult thing to do in the world, it just seems that way because of all the negative content out there talking about how someone failed after investing thousands of dollars in a method or program. Don't be one of those people who are simply following what someone else did, and then you fail or don't make as much as the originator.

You'll need to think outside of the box if you want to have a unique freelancing job since a lot of the common ones like SEO, content writing, web design, etc. are already saturated and will be difficult to crack into. Take me for example, I just wrote up a detailed content writing service here on Seocheckout and I made 7 sales in 30 days lol 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

Now, I didn't need the money right away for something like this, I was just trying to build up my clientele so I can have a decent income stream later on down the road.

Below I'm going to go over 6 unique, and a bit odd, ideas of how other people thought outside of the box and are now making money online.

Potato Quotes
There is actually a service that will purchase a potato for you and write whatever quote you want on it, then send it to someone you love or hate lol. They went live a few years ago and started to gain exposure mainly through Reddit and other websites like it. After a year or so, they were raking in a ton of money since they could purchase a potato for $4.35, a sharpie marker for $4 and sell a single potato for $25 lol.

Something like this is gimmicky and doesn't have a super long shelf life because it tends to fade away with time. People will purchase the potato because it's funny, but that fades after the business model begins to change. People will set up these odd services and then try to turn them into full fledged businesses, which usually dilutes their originality and people tend to fade away from it entirely.

Send glitter to your enemies
I thought this was a great idea when I first stumbled upon it. Again, I found this type of business model through reddit and thought it was hilarious. All you needed was an address and you could send glitter to your enemies in an anonymous fashion. Since the return address would be from the mail creators home or business, you enemy wouldn't think twice about opening it 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

I actually purchased something like this for all 3 of my sisters, which I regret because it was more expensive than if I did it myself, but it was funny at the time lol.

Again, this type of business model will fade after the originators begin to expand on the idea, diluting the image of the service. If you do something unique like this, keep it simple and try not to expand too much.

Doing voice overs for videos
This type of job just requires you to speak, literally. You will usually be given a script to use when recording your voice overs, or you can have an add on where you write the script yourself. Many people doing this type of work have previous experience as Disk Jockeys or Radio Hosts, but if you have a smooth voice, you can usually crack into this easily.

You will need to know how to edit video and voice files (not sure if that's what they're called lol) in order to send your customers something that is high quality. You will likely need a good mic and recording equipment if you want a lot of return customers, so there is some sort of investment if you want to go this route, and there's no guarantee that you will make enough money to cover your investment 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

I've purchased this type of work multiple times when I'm getting promotional videos made for my websites. For this reason, I know there is room for more quality voice over work, which you can capitalize on 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

Taking pictures with signs
If you live in an exotic location, or just a location that others think is exotic, you can usually get a good amount of sales just by writing the desired text on a piece of paper that you client submitted to you. Literally all you do is take the clients info, write it on a piece of paper or a dry erase board and have someone take a picture of you in front of a tree, monument, ocean, forest, road, car, etc.

People will pay for almost anything, so if you have something they can't access, they will pay you for it 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

Be someones fake boyfriend or girlfriend online
For this to work, you will need to be semi-attractive or at least have a profile image that makes you look so lol. There are some people who have gone as far as making entire accounts in order to be portrayed as a fake boyfriend or girlfriend to anyone who pays them.

There have been instances of this called "cat-fishing" but that is when someone takes another persons identity and tries to be that person while "dating" someone else. It's slightly different, but in the same realm I guess.

Anyway, you can have a profile set up on Facebook where you can then accept the relationship status of the client, and you will get paid for each week or month you are "dating" lol. It's kind of a sad thing to think of, people paying for a fake relationship, but there are a lot of people out there worried about how they are perceived and might need your help with this.

Break up with boyfriends or girlfriends for other people
This is actually kind of funny to think of, you're basically a professional at breaking up and there are no strings attached so you can be as nice or as savage as you want 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

Usually people who hire a "break up expert" will charge per instance, not a monthly fee, since it's a one time thing.

Not many people know about this type of freelance job, and it's probably because it's not needed as much as you would think. But the people who are doing this for work, do it well and make a decent living off of it. This is like the reverse Hitch where Will Smith was basically a match maker for guys who couldn't get women to fall in love with them, and it didn't matter how good of a guy they were. Instead of helping others fall in love, you would be breaking some hearts with your savageness and moving on lol 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

In Conclusion:
There are many odd jobs out there that will help you make some money online, but it's up to you on what you select and run with. Some of you might want to take pictures in front of cars with the clients content written on a piece of paper or whiteboard. Some of you may want to be a savage and break up with peoples boyfriends or girlfriends. If neither of those are up your alley, maybe you want to be the boyfriend or girlfriend while getting paid for it lol 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

You can always send people glitter potatoes I guess 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

Your imagination is the only thing limiting you from making money online. So get out there and start thinking of something odd people will pay for, and the masses will likely follow you if you go viral 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

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JoeMilford

Razzy,
This is one of your most whimsical posts, and I laughed out loud at this a few times, lol. The glitter one is awesome--I can think of a few people I would love to send those envelopes to. I also was intrigued by getting paid to "act" like someone else's significant other--this gave me other ideas for other types of online "impersonations" or "scams" for different roles on social media, and not just the role of a new girlfriend or boyfriend; however, I am not sure that I could do this type of thing, though, because I am a terrible liar, and I think I would really feel a bit awkward or just wrong considering the moral issues behind these types of social media practices; although, I am sure people do it all of the time.

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Tronia

You are not the only one that laughed throughout the article! I loved it.

And I have the same thoughts. Since I am in a relationship I wouldn't feel okay getting paid to pretend to be somebodies partner. It would definitely make me feel very conflicted and weird so I guess these jobs aren't for everybody.

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JoeMilford

Exactly--you might try to explain to your significant other that your online flirting with another person is just for money and is just an act in order to "help" the other person out; however, psychologically, is this really gonna go over well for very long with your partner? I know that I would not like it, and I am not really even the jealous type. I would always be a bit uncomfortable as my girlfriend sat beside me pretending to be another guy's girlfriend. No thank you--I could not deal with that, so I would not ask someone else to deal with me doing it either.

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TommyCarey

Some of these odd jobs have been around for a while but still make people plenty of money haha 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

The glitter one is definitely funny, it actually reminds me of my sister because she constantly send glitter in her cards no matter the occasion (except for memorial cards of course). We actually shake her cards before we open them and USUALLY we can tell if there's glitter inside them, but there's always the rare time she packs it just right and nothing moves until you pull out the card haha 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

The girlfriend/boyfriend thing actually surprised me. I knew about it, but I didn't think there were a lot of people doing this, but I was wrong lmao. There are actually people out there making full time incomes being someones fake girlfriend or boyfriend, and they usually never meet the other person in real life 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

hmmmmm, I think I might just try to be 300 peoples fake girlfriend/boyfriend and charge $59.99 a month 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

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Corzhens

Maybe that job is for the actors here because not anyone can act like somebody else especially in faking someone for the breakup. That is one very personal thing to do and I don’t think it would be that easy to do the impersonation. Maybe I could play the role of a sexy young woman but not of a celebrity or a real person because you have to know the person very well otherwise you will just fail in the impersonation.

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augusta

This looks like a fun way of making money, being someone boyfriend or girlfriend is what I will love to do. I need a lot of pampering and care Lol.At least we will be meeting in a public place and in a season like this wouldn't mind playing Santa came early for anyone likewise from the other partner to me and at the end of the day, I still get paid.

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Barida

Getting special attention is what we all crave for and getting that while we are being paid is an awesome way to make it!

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kgord

Well those are some creative ways to make money for sure! I think that they wouldn't work for everyone, but they are certainly innovative. I haven't heard of any of those kinds of jobs before except the pretending to be GF/BF or breaking up with someone.

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Barida

I've not heard of them as well and the pretend to be someone's boyfriend is one that I'm ready to do as long as it could pay well.

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DarthHazard

Option 5 is actually really good to make money but I don't think it is as good for men as it is for women. It's just so much easier to make money if you are a woman and pretend to be a girlfriend for someone. You are much more likely to find someone that is willing to pay you to pretend to be their girlfriend and the money will be good too.

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kgord

It sounds a little bit too much like a Sugar Daddy/ Sugar Baby thing to me. I am sure you can make money, but you definitely would have to be young and hot. Besides, is it really ethical? I don't know. It wouldn't be for me, but then I wouldn't fit the sterotype, so I wouldn't have to worry lol.

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DarthHazard

The thing is this stuff is mostly online so chances are you will never even be near the guy/girl. You could be miles away and just have to pretend on social media/online that you are his/her boyfriend/girlfriend. It's not really an unethical thing because you're not hurting anyone by doing this.

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Barida

But handsome men can still make money pretending to be a lady's boyfriend. How ever, it's risky at the end for anyone trying such.

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DarthHazard

Oh, definitely but I think that it's much harder for men to find these types of jobs because I just feel that women are a tiny bit less desperate for these type of things. I don't think that it's risky at all really, you never have to meet them and you're not doing anything dangerous or illegal. It's pretty much harmless

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Tronia

Haha, what the hell. I think you forgot to list how much each of these jobs pays though 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

but for real, you can truly find so many weird jobs over the internet. You would be surprised.

That is why internet is wonderful though. It offers you many different ways of earning some extra money or a full income. I would love to give these jobs a try!

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wiseagent

The internet really does offer many options (for so many things), but it's a shame that not everyone knows how to do this and uses it only for things that aren't going to get them somewhere useful, haha! Poor people... Wake up! =/

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wiseagent

Good tips (as usual). 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

I think among them, the most popular (at least something I've currently seen a lot) is "doing voice overs for videos". It's not such a practical thing to do, but it's fun if you know how to take advantage of it by being creative (and patient, haha).

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Barida

What's the big deal about the voice overs thing. Probably, it's something I might be keen to do as well.

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wiseagent

I think depending on the type of work being done is not something that simple (especially when it's something related to some kind of very specific content). Apparently it's an easy job, but I do not see it that way.

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Barida

It's interesting to read about how most of these odd jobs work for freelancers that are keen to make so much money by working on the internet. I would be glad if you can shed more light on the fake boyfriend part for it seems that's what I would want to do soon.

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Baburra

There really are some very odd ways to earn money online these days. I have seen a lot of trends like sending glitter to enemies come and go but I suppose that one at least has lasted for a while. I think the potato one is going to go away someday but who knows, and it's still not bad to be able to capitalize on it now while it is still trendy. These days as long as you have something unique to offer people will buy it even if it seems easy on the surface.

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vinaya

These are interesting concepts. I really liked the idea of potato quotes. I can use this concept to develop a business model on this line.Taking pictures with signs is also interesting concepts, however, the main problem is where to find people willing to pay for the pictures?

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Barida

I've not heard of the potato quotes before. I would be glad, if you could explain more about that to me at the end.

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vinaya

OP has explained about the potato quote. Sometime back someone used this concept to sell a potato for as much as $25 just by writing quotes on a potato. I found this concept very interesting.

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Soulwatcher

This is a sad way to make money online, preying off of people who are emotionally disturbed is not a good way to make money. And breaking someone up is another poor way to make money. I had high hopes of coming into this thread and finding ways to make money because I am so poor in life and I am leaving this thread with severe disappointment!

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JoeMilford

i totally hear what you are saying here, and I really do draw the line, on a personal level, in certain cases, of course, when it comes to my ethics and morals and when it comes to making money. I believe that there are consequences to all of our actions, and we can't just "sell out" in order to get paid. Different people are comfortable with different activities, but there is nothing wrong with staying true to your convictions, even if it costs you financially!

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overcast

Fiverr is full of people who are into voiceover. I remember one girl who was strugglign a lot. And then she purchased DSLR. And now she is doing the fiverr gigs on the voiceover. And it seems like things are going good for her. I am sure in few years she is going to be much richer than what she was few years ago. So that looks like a good progress on her side. And in future this is indeed a good option.

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potentialwriter

Honestly, I never knew there were such odd jobs that could be done with little or no efforts to make money online. Going by the odd jobs listed above, I still considered them hard ways to make money online. If I may suggest, starting up a permanent online business with a personal website would be considered far better than any other job online. This may take some little time to get results, but investing a good amount of time on it will make you glad soonest.

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cmoneyspinner

Odd jobs? Odd is right! The only one that appeals to me is the one about doing voice-overs for videos. But to be totally honest with you, none of these jobs appeal to me. Guess the old lady in me is showing again. 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

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vinaya

The OP is sharing concepts, he is not asking anyone to copy these business model and make money. For instance, he is not asking you to send potatoes as gifts or glitters to enemies, these are the concepts and anyone can use these concepts to build a business.

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cmoneyspinner

LOL. The potato quotes seemed the oddest of all. But I get your point. Use anything not specifically a potato. I still don't think I'm cut out for that type of job. Although I would like receiving the quotes. 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

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vinaya

That's right. I may also never start a business of sending potatoes with quotes or sending glitters to enemies. However, these are really interesting concepts. I may also never break relationship to make money or pretend to be a boyfriend to earn money. But these are also interesting concepts.

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vhinz

I never knew that those jobs really exist until I've read this article. It's really odd which makes me not to do those jobs, except voice over if I just had a good voice. I would prefer other small online jobs that doesn't hurt other people emotionally.

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potentialwriter

Personally, I believe in paying close attention to what truly pays. What's worth doing at all is worth doing well. I am not satisfied paying attentions to those odd jobs, but prefer doing real jobs online. Real jobs I prefer include affiliate marketing, Google AdSense, Google AdSense alternatives, blogging, freelance writing, translation, copywriting, logo design as well as many others.

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coolavender

Those certainly are odd jobs. I've tried different sorts of jobs online but none of the jobs listed. They're not for me. For some, the jobs may pay well for a season but they are not likely to stick or become regular and long term gigs for most people. There are a lot of legit jobs that one can do online and I'd really rather focus on developing more revenue streams using one or more of those jobs that require real skills. I've been working on a unique microtasking site for the past three months and though the job is non-writing related, it requires strong language and internet skills and also pays a lot better than any of the writing gigs I've been into.

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Corzhens

A fake lover or sweetheart. I know of someone who entered into this kind of contract. The purpose is to make jealous the real sweetheart who broke up with the guy. What’s funny is that my friend didn’t know about the sweetheart who turned up to be known to her. Fortunately it was a happy ending that the sweethearts reconciled not because of jealousy but because of the fact that the guy was willing to go at great lengths just to win back his sweetheart. But I don’t think I would do that kind of work though.

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Adesuwa08

I am just laughing so hard at this post, I actually thought it the other way round, like the kind of jobs you do online considered odd like freelancing. My parents consider me lazy for the online jobs like writing for sites, they see it as no work at all, but looking at these lists of odd jobs you do to make money online I think my parents would congratulate me for being hardworking.

There was a site I entered one day like that I viewed it and it was crazy, one of the sites you could sell your pop pictures to get money and the highest bidder gets it, yes right I saw it with my very own eyes. There was also another where you get money by just advertising your pederasty and lewd grafty skills, I saw that in the deep web but didn't get enough access to go far, people really do crazy things online to get money and odd jobs.

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rhombus

Please could you send me details on where to find voice over work, I know of someone looking for online work who would excel at it (previous host/DJ).
The online girlfriend/boyfriend kind of made me sad, however the reality is that most of us probably spend more time with our online friends than the real ones.
I am always looking for ways to make money online, and thanks to your post will be looking at the produce at the farmers market slightly differently from now on.

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AmieBotella

Clearly these odd jobs were a hit because majority of the people needs a break from life and needs to break someone else's neck too! But all great businesses that start off too strong really have a short lifespan because you have to constantly innovate to keep the fire burning. I'd say this is a really hilarious post and I wanted a job that requires minimal effort. But I don't think I can do the pretending, the voice overs, and the photo signs. But you are correct, people will buy anything! I remember there was a mussel farm in China that's making millions from live streaming. They will harvest a mussel and will start the bid without people knowing how big or small the pearl is inside the mussel. I think the excitement of not knowing, garnered its popularity and has become hit worldwide. I don't think this is an odd job though, what's odd is the buyers.

There's also a local restaurant here that offers you break plates, vases, television, anything breakable. When you're just so pissed off and wanted to throw something, this is the place to go. To vent out frustrations. It clicked and still running til now, Although I don't exactly know how one would transform this into an online thing, there are tons of odd jobs, businesses and people that would probably give you a rush in the cashflow.

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jaymish2

Great ideas. Some jobs are honestly really odd. Lol! It shows with a little creativity, you can go a long way online. If I had to chose I would choose to help you to break up with your boyfriend or girlfriend. This looks like a fun job. I'm honest and straightforward so I think this would help. Normally when you are breaking up with someone, it's advisable to be straightforward and get to the point. Though I hope they are not many people who handle relationships, in this cowardly way.

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keen2write

Excellent suggestions, some of them made me laugh lol thanks. I actually did use to do the voice overs, as not many people know this about me but I use to be a celebrity impressionist. Which on Seocheckout I not seen one service offering voice overs as this is something I would love to suggest and be a part of.

I once did a voice over for someone where I had to do the voice of Sylvester Stallone, lol honest... Can't remember what the ad was now as it was a long time ago. But over the years I had experience in this well I still have the experience I just need new equipment. But apart from doing voice-overs as Rocky and Rambo to family guy, this died down... But, I would love to make up a service on here once I get my new equipment... That is if Seocheckout would allow voice over services...

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kaka135

Yes, I think sometimes we have too many fears. Some may be worried if their ideas are too odd, I am afraid what I can offer has already been offered by many people in the market and I don't think I can do better than them. But I have always read that there is sure something I can offer and there are someone out there who need it, I just need to be more confident to stand out and serve others.

Thanks for sharing those might seem odd but great ideas. I like the potato quotes, I never thought of writing a quote on potato as it doesn't last, but there are people who like it and even bought it. If we always have those fears and not dare to step out, we will never be there.

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treecko142

Someone I know of actually received glitter and it really disrupted his whole life lol. Up until now, he still hasn't get rid of all the glitters in his apartment. I actually heard that that site has gotten so popular, it broke their website and have to delay some of the orders for a period of time. It is great to hear these success stories from seemingly bizarre and weird ideas, proving that everything is possible in this world of online businesses.

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fishbate

Breaking up and becoming a boyfriend / girlfriend is hilarious... but come to think of it it's actually quite marketable. This service may be a one time work but i think competition is less so you can actually have a good price range for the service. I bet these service is popular on teens and mid range adults.

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jennyfermanuel

Wow. This will put you to another level. Like being desperate to earn money.
Well nowadays, being wise and practical is needed to survive. Although it will have an effect with your social life, at least you survived 6 odd jobs you can do to make money online with little effort

Anyone in need and desperate to earn can possibly do this kind of job.

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