57 Ways to Make Money

Time Out New York published a list ways to make some extra cash in and around the city.  If you’re not familiar with Time Out you might be surprised by some things that made the list but if you are familiar then I don’t think there’s anything ground breaking.  Many of the opportunities listed would be considered "gigs" and don’t have real chances of becoming home businesses.  The are a few however and I’ve listed them below:

1. Personal Assistant.

2. Personal Chef.

3. Ebay Trade Assistant

4. Ghost Writer/Freelance Writer

5. Virtual Customer Service 

 A few weeks ago I posted a list of 20 Home Businesses that you could start  (here’s the 2nd part) which includes the opportunities listed above.  The Time Out list did have a few oddball items that I think deserve a mention:

  1. Open A Boutique In Your Apartment  

Margot Miller,25, has turned the long hallway of her Upper West apartment into a clothing store called Merch by Margot. She scouts thrift stores and affordable chains like H&M to find hot but cheap dresses, shirts and hats, and then channels her inner fashion designer and adds embroidery, buttons, gems, pins and tons of iron-on patches. She even pocked up a few mannequins and clothes racks at a midtown store that was liquidating its stock. Since opening her makeshift boutique last month she’s sold seven pieces for a total of $170.

 2. Convince Store Owners to Pay You $25 for Advertising Space on Your Dog Sweater

3. Marry someone from another country.

4. Become a Virtual- Reality Mogul

 Leo Newball Jr, a 27 year old who lives in Brooklyn, is a Second Life DJ- he creates music for virtual parties andevents. In Second Life, you can start a business and earn virtual Linden dollars , which can be traded for actual U.S. currency. Newball charges $25 to $50 an hour: in a given month, he makes between $200 and $800 while parked in front of his computer.

5. Sell your hair

6. Be a phone-sex operator

7. Rent your apartment to tourist

8. Scalp Tickets Online

9. Entertain/Scare Children  

Uncle Majic, 27, the local hip-hop magician whose ads are in heavy rotation on late0night TV, has entertained for the offspring of celebrities like Wendy Williams and Russell Simmons. "I started very small, handing out flyers at local schools," he says. "The first year, I performed at 40 schools- that’s 40,000 kids. And how many do you think are having a birthday party?"

10. Close bars, collect left-behind items, sell them.

(Photos:Francine Daveta, Time Out New York)  

Hope it helps. Leave a comment to let me know if does.