Well, I’ll get straight to the point. Some side hustle are not at all suitable for introverts. Doesn’t matter how well they pay.
If that’s the case then how can an introvert make money from side hustle?
Hence, I felt to share this exhaustive list of 31+ side hustle ideas best suited from introverts. Some of them are perfectly fit for introverts while some are fit for bot extroverts and introverts.
Ready? Let’s goooo…..
Blogging
Blogging is so versatile that anybody can enter this industry. Doesn’t matter whether you’re an extrovert or an introvert. I’m an ambivert (someone who is between introvert & extrovert) and still started many successful blogs. So, if there’s one side hustle you can start without giving any single thought, it’s Blogging.
And if you’re thinking about the money, then in the past three years bloggers and YouTubers have earned the most money. And these are the Bloggers who have revealed their identity, not the ones who haven’t. There are also reports of bloggers earn 7 figures every month from various sources.
Proofreading
Fiverr is one platform where you can earn money by proofreading. As the name suggests, proofreading means you verify a written document and fix grammatical, punctuation, spelling and various other sort of English errors.
Proofreading is easy if you have good grasp over your preferred language. If you good grasp over English then you should try your hands on English proofreading. Proofread Anywhere is a genuine platform where you can learn quite well and then venture into proofreading for clients.
I’ll start proofreading in few weeks, just for the heads-up.
Graphic Design
If you love art, then Graphic Design can be a great side hustle for you to make extra cash. Of course you can get serious and make a career out of it, but if you only want to test your artistic brain, try create some digital art and post on Instagram, or Dribble.
Graphic Designers are the guy who bring your ideas on paper and make them look as good as possible. Everything, from a company’s logo to small website’s, everything is a part of graphic design which you try your hands on.
Freelancing
Job and Freelancing are the two sides of the same coin. Both of them have positives and negatives. But somewhere or the other freelancing is far better than a fulltime job. Or else why would so many people quit and start their own hustle?
Starting a small business is not new, but after the 2020 event, the sheer number of people who have left their job and started a small business is astonishing. If you’re interested, start with a platform like Fiverr. Fiverr is not too complex and even beginners are welcome there.
And when you make a name for yourself, increase your price. If your service is good, people will not care about the price increase and will pay for it.
Online Surveys
Complete surveys and earn money. Among all the 31+ side hustles I’ll mention, making money from surveys is probably the easiest one. All you need is a computer, an internet connection, and little patience. The quicker you complete surveys, the more you get paid.
I have tried it once and earn $8 in one week. Yeah, the amount is not attractive at all, but I hardly spent any time on the platform. In the beginning I thought it was a scam, until my PayPal gave me a notification. I was delighted to see “$8 sent from…”
You can take it as a fun way to make money and earn some extra money during holidays. Or you can go all in and earn the big bucks. Everything is up to you.
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate Marketing is the most efficient way of making money. You don’t have to create a product, manage the product, design the product, etc. Your only job is to sell them and get a commission out of it. It’s that simple.
I won’t mention the big leagues affiliate marketers as you might get demotivated, but those guys are earning 8 figures every year just from affiliate sales. Insane!
You can try your hands on Amazon affiliate as it’s easier to sell. Affiliate marketing is all about convincing people to click on the link and buy the product. I you have a few followers, earning money from affiliates will be piece of cake for you.
Dropshipping
Dropshipping and Affiliates have many similarities. Dropshipping is tad bit more complicated where you have to manage inventory. But you won’t have to create your product. You’re in the middle on buyer and manufacturer.
Few years ago teenage boys and girls were earning in millions only from dropshipping products from China to the US. Though that trend is now gone, Dropshipping still is a great way to rake in the big bucks.
Baby Sitting
Though baby sitting is mostly considered a female-only job, men too are becoming baby sitters these days. I was reading a report about how parents don’t mind leaving their baby with a man or a woman.
If you love babies and don’t mind spending some time with them, taking care of them, then baby sitting can be a fine little side job for you. Well, if you’re nervous about managing babies, then think about the time when you sat your younger sibling or your friend’s sibling.
Transcription
Put your sensitive ears to good use by becoming a transcriptionist. If you’re good at figuring things by listening to them, transcription job is for you. Transcription job is especially good if you’re an introvert because most of the work is done silently, just by listening.
I first discovered about transcription side gig when I was reading a company’s financial report. Everything they talked about in their meeting was written on a pdf file. Fiverr is the best place to find transcription job. There are other websites too, but in my experience Fiverr is the best.
Game Testing
Famous gaming YouTubers earn hundreds and thousands of dollars by showcasing their gameplay. But, there’s other industry as well that rewards gamers for their hard work. It’s the game testing industry.
Before a game is released to the public, it goes through a continuous process bug hunting. These game testers repeatedly play a game to find any bug that could affect the gameplay experience.
From what I have discovered, game tester are at high demand as more complex games come out. Just image the guys who test GTA games. Lucky!
Ebook Publishing
Ebook publishing is serious business. I discovered this while casually browsing YouTube one day. Here was an old man raking in $10,000 every month by selling blank ebooks on Amazon.
This old man intrigued me and I dig a little deeper to know whether he was the only one doing this. No! many people were earning $$ by selling blank ebooks. Why do they sell so much? No Idea! But I thought to include this so that you too know about it.
Product Flipping
You might have heard about domain flipping, website flipping and so on. Not gonna lie, flipping websites have earned me a fortune! If you don’t believe me, visit websites like EmpireFlippers. Website flippers are earning millions by flipping websites.
While website flipping takes time as you need to run a successful website, domain flipping on the other hand is different. Domain flipping also needs a stroke of luck. If you enter early in an industry you might get a chance to make even millions.
Yeah, I kid you not. Domain flippers have earned millions by selling domains.
Faceless YouTube Channel
Faceless YouTube Channel are also called cash cow YouTube channels because of their earning potential. These YouTube channels gather millions of views everyday and earn at least 5 figures monthly from ads.
One YouTube whom I cannot name earns $100K every month from his one cash cow YouTube channel. And dude has multiple YouTube channels like that. In the beginning you can try creating all the content, but later hire freelancers from Fiverr to create content. Faceless YouTube channels runs on autopilot when you get a hold of the entire operating process.
And when you think it’s time to retire, you can sell your YouTube channel and earn instantly what you might have earned in 2-3 years.
No Commentary Gaming Channel
As a teen I loved to watch let’s play videos with commentary. But as I grew up, I started hating commentary and switched to silent gameplays. I still watch gameplay videos without commentary.
Ironically, a large number of people have switched to silent gameplays and there are YouTube channels raking in 50 Million views every month from video game gameplays.
I created a YouTube channel back in 2015 and thought to release GTA no commentary gameplay. Unfortunately, I wasn’t matured enough and abandoned it. I wonder how much to channel would have grown if I continued uploading.
Pet Sitter/Dog Walker
If you love spending time with pets, especially dogs, this side gig is for you. Dog walking has become quite popular lately as people have become too busy to walk their pets.
Pets, like humans need to enjoy fresh air and experience openness, and that’s where pet sitters and dog walkers come in. For a dog lover like me, the more dogs I get to play to happier I am.
Virtual Assistant
Extremely busy people delegate their work to someone else to ease work burden. Few years ago, before 2020 VAs weren’t that famous as a side hustle or career choice, but after 2020 their demand rose.
As a VA you can do something as measly as reading and deleting emails, to managing complex software. It completely depends on how much you can handle. Most VAs earn good enough for US standards. Freelance VAs earn more because they manage more than one client’s work.
If you’re good at multitasking, try being a VA. You might enjoy being one.
Data Entry
Data Entry jobs never gets old. Freelancing platforms like Fiverr have countless jobs no data entry which you can try to get. Few years ago I took a data entry side hustle and earned $400 within a week. Yeah, I worked my ass off for that but at the end of the day the money was worth it.
I never tried again because all those long hours burnt me out, but if you want to earn quick money, data entry on Fiverr is a great way to earn. Not gonna lie, but you can make a living out of data entry alone.
Social Media Manager
Social media has become an integral part of our lives. Almost every business has their foot on social media. And you know what happens when big businesses enter a landscape? They spend Millions if not Billions to be the best.
That’s where social media managing comes in. A Social Media Manager earns money by managing a company/person’s social media account. SMMs are responsible for everything related to the social media account. Whether it’s promoting content, posting, commenting, risk handling, and more. EVERYTHING is done by a SMM.
Big companies pay hefty money to SMMs to keep their social media account running.
Sell Stock Photos
Have you ever visited Shutterstock and Getty images? Have you ever tried to buy an image? If you haven’t try once and see how expensive they are. Photographers sell photographs on Shutterstock and Getty images. And since all the photos are unique, the prices are exorbitant.
If you’re a photographer and have a collection of unique photos you want to sell. Do it today. Make a Shutterstock account and list your images. If the photos are good, they’ll make you rich AF…
Book Reviews
Introverts are infamous for being a bookworm. If you’re too, then you’ll love book reviewing. And what’s better that doing freely what you love to do? Making money with it. For a beginner writer, your advice and opinion matters. Your years of book reading experience can help the writer slate down a new viewpoint which can increase sales.
Books reviewers have their own quiet community where they share their experience reading a book and further discuss about what could be better.
Online Tutor
You can share you knowledge with students online if you think your knowledge is worth sharing. With children and adults studying and working from their homes, online is the only option they have.
My cousin had to hire an online tutor because he couldn’t go to school. Online tutors earn considerable income.
Sell Online Course
Note this when I say this: There’s no limit income from selling online courses. I wrote that with bold letters because I know bloggers who earn in 7 freak figures every year from courses alone. They also earn from affiliates, ads and private sponsorships.
The best example among all if Adam Enfroy and Create&Go. In the midst of 2020, Create&Go reported that they earned a little more than $200K in just 1 month from their courses. Another one is Anastasia Blogger. Her Pinterest courses are great and regularly earns her 5 figures every month.
So, if you’re good at something and think there’s earning potential. Dive in, spend some time in creating the course, and make it live on Udemy. Later, you can move on the other course-selling platforms for higher profit margins. I once thought to sell my own course about blogging, but couldn’t get the time. I still regret the decision.
Food Delivery
You can earn sweet cash if you don’t mind delivering food to people. Services like Instacart and DoorDash are the most sort after platform for delivery guys.
I read somewhere that some dedicated DoorDash guys have earned in the higher 4 figures in a month. Of course they have hustled their ass off to earn that high. But, it’s possible! Food delivery is also not just limited to DoorDash and Instcart. You can also contact restaurants and hotels to provide your service.
And if you’re good at it, they won’t mind paying you higher than others.
Stock Trading
Stock Trading is one of the oldest side hustle that almost everyone have tried at least once in their lifetimes. You only need a bank account, a stock trading account and little money to start trading. Stock Trading is more welcoming for newbies because there’s no limit to how less you can invest. You can even trade with $1 if that’s all you’ve got.
Of course, the profit will be negligible, but you’ll earn something if you’re good at it. Unlike lottery can gambling, stock trading is skill-based. So, You’ll excel in stock trading if you’re more analytical and calculative. Honestly, stock trading is a bad idea for artists.
Sell Feet Pics (Adults Only)
This section is for adults, so if you’re not, please move ahead to the next point. What if I told you that you can earn money by selling feet pics? I was surprised and chuckled a bit when I discovered that you can earn by selling your feet pics.
I’m not proud of how my feet looks, but if you think people would die for it, try to sell and see how it goes. And since feet are more important, you can keep your identity a secret and only focus on feet.
Cashapp
Cashapp is the buzzword right now. Especially among teenagers who want to earn the extra cash during holidays. Cashapp is a great to not only earn money through stocks & Bitcoin, but you can also earn discounts.
Research more about Cashapp as people are raking in the dollars every month, even week.
Sell Printable
Printable business is insanely profitable if you’re good at designing. Printables are more famous among teenagers who like to be unique among their peers. Few years ago it was a problem to make your own printable, but today there are great tools like Canva. But if you want to go overboard, try Adobe Illustrator.
Avoid Amazon and sell your printables on Etsy. Etsy is more aligned towards art-centric products. What I can is that it’s far better than online selling platform. Etsy is not new, so you get the trust.
Write On Medium
Years ago I used to write on Medium and gained considerable number of readers. Unfortunately, my country does not support the payment method Medium uses, hence I couldn’t get paid. Lucky for people who live in countries where they can get paid!
I was honestly surprised to learn how much writers are earning from Medium. Top writers on Medium have earned more than $100K in a year. Which is more than what majority of bloggers earn from their blogs. And the best part is that you won’t have to reveal yourself and talk verbally to anyone.
Yet, Medium is a great place to read unique content and share your own. You can make friends who can help you increase your income. Medium is probably the best place for eager writers and readers.
Sell Notion Templates
Notion rose to immense fame especially after 2020 when everybody was trying to be more productive. Just to let you know, Notion is a cloud-based note-taking app which can do way more than just note-taking.
What makes Notion much more special than just note taking is how much you can customize according to your liking. So, if you know all the ins and outs of Notion you can sell templates at dirt-cheap price. People will buy them no matter how pricey it is if your templates are unique and easy to use.
I’ve tried some free templates and it has seriously pushed my productivity. I wonder how good will be the paid version.
Sell Handmade Crafts On Etsy
Etsy is the best place to sell handmade crafts. They are on high demand and sell like hotcakes during festivals. My mom once bought one from Etsy which we all liked. Keep your prices reasonable and your Etsy gig will fly before you even think about it. Heck, I have seen people regularly notch 5 figures every month just from Etsy marketplace.
So, if they can do it, why can’t you? Try for yourself, and if you’re free do let me know…
Jobs Not Suitable For Introverts/Worst Jobs For Introverts
- Consulting: As a consultant you’ll have to regularly interact with people, that too with people you don’t know about. So, if you’re an introvert and want to avoid too much interaction with people, Consulting is not a side gig you must choose.
- Sales: Salesmen are the most talkative ones. They seldom keep any silence because it’s their job. The more they talk, the better they perform and sell. So, I don’t have to mention how bad being a salesman would be for an introvert like you. Just stay away from you.
- Stock Broker: A stock broker too has too many people to talk to. He has to carefully explain his clients why they should buy a stock and why they shouldn’t. A stock broker also has to grow through some hard times if their stock recommendation goes bad. Being a stock broker is a risky job. Even more risky if you’re not a good talker.
- Astrologer: You simply cannot be an astrologer if you don’t talk to people. Doesn’t matter whether you provide your services online, you’ll have to talk to people and offer them solutions to their problems. Yeah, you can offer astrological service over the internet and avoid personal meets, but when it comes to talking and interacting with people, you won’t be able to ignore that.
- Public Speaker: A public speaker spends all his life speaking to a large audience. Introverts use public speaking as a way to break their shyness. So, if you’re one of then, go ahead and break away from being shy. A large number of extroverts are public speakers as it’s natural to them.
Benefits Of Starting Side Hustle
- Flexible Work Timings: You cannot have any flexible hours with a job. Yes, it’s true that you might have to spend long hours in growing your side gig, but you’re working on yourself not for someone else. With a side gig you won’t have to care about waking up early in the morning and sleeping early. You can pull all nighters and sleep all day if that works for you better.
- You Are Your Own Boss: There’s nothing comforting than being your own boss. With your own side hustle you’re always your own boss. No one is going to stop you from taking radical decisions, criticize you for your mistakes, and take credit for your hard work. In short, you’re going to get spoiled by this luxury and people with fulltime job are going to hate you for this.
- Financial Freedom: On top of being your own boss, side hustle gives you complete financial freedom. Everything you earn is yours. The harder you work the more you earn, unlike job, unfortunately. And you know what this means? There’s no limit to how much you can earn. I know some blogger who rake in 4 figures even in their worst days.
- Unlimited Income Opportunity: There’s no limit to how much you can earn from your favorite side hustle. The only side effect is that in the beginning you might have to go through some ups and downs. But if you keep on working towards your goal, eventually your income will stabilize and grow.
- You Don’t Have To Reveal Your Identity: This is especially for you is you’re an introvert and don’t want to reveal your identity. In so many years of me blogging, I never thought to reveal my identity. Yet, it was my personal decision to reveal it.
- No One Takes Your Hard Work Credit: This is pretty common at a job. You put in the hours of work and your boss takes all the credit. Nothing feels worse than that. Well, you personal side gig gives you this luxury. No one is going to steal your hard work credit.
How To Start Your Side Hustle Quick
Here’s the simplest way to get started with you favorite Side Hustle as fast as possible:
- Identify Your Interests: This is the crucial part! You must spend the most time in researching whether the topic you’re choosing has earning potential. Because at the end of the you want to make money. it’s a great way to keep yourself motivated. If you’re all in an want to get the best suggestion, I’ll recommend you to buy Ahrefs or Semrush subscription for research. These tools are little expensive but are worth it.
Of course, you also have a free option. Websites like Keyword.io is a free keyword research tool. Unfortunately, you won’t get the same results in the free version as in the paid one.
- Create A Plan: After you’ve done all your research it’s time to create a rough plan. It doesn’t have to too perfect. Try not be perfect as you won’t ever be! Create a plan good enough to just start. Eventually, things will get better when you keep working on whatever you’ve chosen.
- Create Brand Value: Brand value is insanely important if you want to sustain your side hustle and later make it a well-established business. And begin unique is one of the best way to create brand value. But honestly, it’s hard to create one! There are many books on how to create brand value. Dive into Amazon and find one. It’ll help you in future.
- Take Dedicated Action: I cannot express how important it is to take action to grow your side hustle. It doesn’t matter how good your planning is, if you don’t take action nothing would work. I can tell you this from my personal experience. Heck, even if you have no plan and just jump into taking dedicated action, automatically you’ll see things fall into place.
- Stop Procrastinating: Lastly, before I leave, I’ll request you to keep on working on your side gig. There’ll be time when you’ll be frustrated and will want to abandon everything. This is normal to everyone who tries to build something great. The resistance you’ll face is a sign “it’s time to notch up the game and learn more.” You should have a vision where you see yourself as a successful person.