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Earn money online from the comfort of your home or on the go? Thanks to increasing digitalization, there are countless opportunities every day. new ways to earn an online income build up.
The many possibilities can be overwhelming, so here's a list of the Top 50 tips. You can adopt these 1:1, or optimize them even further. Think about the individual points. Because the more specifically you adapt the ideas for yourself, the better you can use them to earn money online Switzerland-wide or internationally.
One important credo applies to every company: If you can solve a problem for others, there is often money to be made in doing so.
Keep this phrase in mind as you go through the following 50 ideas.
Good luck!
Podcasts and audio books are becoming increasingly popular. Give your voice for a work and get paid for it. Many authors don't even have the topic of audio books (or podcasts) on their "radar" yet, so you can actively approach them. You will need a good microphone, but you can also hire a podcast studio by the hour (e.g. in Zurich).
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If you have a special skill, you can also offer it as a freelancer. For example, you speak Italian or a "special" language?
Then you can work as a translator on platforms such as Fiverr * offer.
On such freelancer platforms you can offer any skills and build up a digital income.
Conversely, if you lack a skill, you can find professionals there easily and inexpensively.
Manufacturers often look for test subjects for their new products before they are launched on the market. On Tester platforms or directly from manufacturers such as Philipps you can test products or even websites.
Often you will receive free products in addition to the online income.
Have you ever had a eBook bought? Thanks to Amazon and the like, anyone can become an author today.
You can also easily publish a 20-page book there, as you don't need a publisher. In addition to an eBook, a printed book is also possible and you don't have to worry about distribution. As an author, you can create a long-term passive income build online.
Are you looking for a ghostwriter or someone to design a book cover for you? Fiverr * is your address.
Have you ever looking for restaurants in a foreign city? You probably use Google Reviews or TripAdvisor to do this. At least that's what millions of people do every day.
Some restaurants have thousands of 5 star ratings, others only 2 and those are bad too.
You can help restaurants collect good reviews for a fee. For example, by showing them how to get a review from their customers for a free espresso or cookie. You can make this accessible via QR code displays on the tables.
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Investments are increasingly digital and can fortunately be handled conveniently online. You can earn money online with trading or long-term investments throughout Switzerland or a Passive income with Dividends Build up.
Risky and therefore only an option on a small scale, if at all crypto staking. Here you invest in cryptocurrencies and then lend them out. In return, you receive staking rewards. Bear in mind, however, that cryptocurrencies and staking are very risky.
More and more people want to become self-employed and need to advertise. Paid adverts can be placed on Facebook, Instagram, Google and the like. The topic is very complex and many entrepreneurs "burn" money there. If you teach yourself this skill, you can make so-called Performance Marketing operate.
Here you can show other entrepreneurs how to advertise successfully in return for a commission and share in their profits.
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Especially as a student or if you only work part-time, for example, it is possible to Virtual Assistant (VA) earn a flexible income. Because with this location-independent job, you can earn money from anywhere. Platforms place you and you can earn a good CHF 25 - 40 per hour with digital assistance tasks. Where? Fiverr * for example.
Have you already completed school, an apprenticeship or even a degree? Then help others to achieve this.
Since homeschooling has become normal, it has also become online tutoring increasingly popular. Students are happy for any help and you can easily build up a side income.
Use science to individualised nutrition and training planse to create.
Based on genetic information (DNA tests) or detailed health data of your customers, you can offer plans that are precisely tailored to their needs.
This could be a website or an online advice platform that personalises tips, recipes and training routines.
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Start a business that specialises in sustainable fashion specialised.
Offer Subscriptions where customers receive a carefully curated selection of ecologically sustainable clothing and accessories every month or quarter.
This not only promotes more conscious consumption, but also supports smaller brands and producers in the field of sustainable fashion. You can set yourself apart even further with a special style or focus on a target customer.
In many respects, Switzerland is highly segregated from the markets of its neighboring countries. This often creates distortions in prices and thus opportunities for arbitrage trading. In Austria, certain goods are available at very low prices? Find out what the legal import costs and whether you can earn money with it.
Thanks to free trade agreements with China, you can also look further and buy products on Alibaba, for example, and sell them on platforms like Ricardo.
Websites are "old hat" and yet many companies have poor websites. Keep your eyes open. If you see an otherwise "good" company with a bad website, you can make them an offer for a good website.
You can also find a website on Fiverr * and then sell it to a company. It is best to have your own website created first as an advertisement/example.
With your own website, you can build an income nationwide thanks to affiliate marketing.
Similar to websites, social media presences are also important for more and more companies and individuals. Does a doctor have time for an Instagram channel? Probably not. But perhaps the social media channel will help him attract customers.
Tik Tok and the like are easy to understand for young people, but perhaps less so for a 50-year-old dentist. You can therefore offer such experts a social media service and set up or manage the channels for them.
An indication of interest from them? A poor social media profile. Then they've already given it a shot, but you can show how they can get more out of the profiles. Keep your eyes open!
If you've ever sat on a bachelor's thesis or other big theses, you've probably come across ghostwriters. At least, when I was procrastinating, such services were always shown to me 🙂
You can help others with their master's thesis or other final papers as a ghostwriter or, for example, with research for a fee.
You remember the point above about the Online course? As a trainer you can earn money online, for example, with 1:1 or group coaching. Whether you give cooking classes with Albanian specialties or tips for naturalization, there are countless opportunities.
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Are you good at IT? Then you can get involved as a cyber security hacker and (in consultation) check companies for security vulnerabilities. IT security hacking is used to check IT security. Knowing about possible gaps is worth a lot of money to companies, because they potentially threaten the company.
Have you ever been searching for a new job? Preparing documents, searching out companies for hours, preparing for interviews or reading negotiation tips... There are many ways to help other people. There will surely be people who will take your support for a fee.
TipPosition yourself in one area. The more specific, the better you can offer added value.
You have probably heard the hype about Luxury watches like Rolex and Co. In the store, they are hardly available regularly or rare models only with a long wait. Since more and more people want to wear the rare watches, the prices for used watches rise partly extremely high.
With some expertise and patience you can earn money on the Internet with Rolex and Co.
Okay, okay, this tip is not necessarily the number 1 easy way to make money. But if you're wondering how to get rich or how to get rich online, you've come to the right place. You only have to do one Solve a maths problem to earn 1 million USD to earn.
Unfortunately, this is so complex that even the best "brains" in the world are already trying.
You have a good hand for cleaning up or for used goods? Then help your neighbors clean out their attic or cellar and ask if you can have the old things. You can then sell them on Ricardo and Co.
Selling photos on stock photo sites like Unsplash and Co is becoming less and less attractive, unless you have a flair for good images or special motifs. Especially in Switzerland we often have unique motifs "in front of our noses" and so you can make the photos available to others for a fee.
Whilst we're on the subject of art... artists are not always good entrepreneurs. You can help artists to digitise their art and turn it into NFTs, for example.
You have already guessed correctly Fiverr * you can also have this done.
Granted, it's not a guaranteed source of income if you want to make money with sweepstakes. But with small groups, the odds are often increased. A local business around the corner is offering a sweepstakes? The chance of winning is probably higher than with a worldwide sweepstakes.
Decluttering is good for the soul, so they say. Why throw everything away when others could enjoy it? Put goods that are no longer used on Tutti and Co.
Since people kept asking how to quickly earn 1000 francs, mucking out is probably a good option for many.
Languages again? Yes! The rarer your language skills are, the better. You don't have any? Maybe you can even earn money with Swiss German to High German as a translator. The rarer a language the less competition you have.
Either you find a company that pays you, for example, or you offer your work on Fiverr * to.
Become an expert for the Planning and realisation of virtual events. From corporate conferences to online workshops and virtual weddings, we offer a full service that includes technology, design and programme organisation.
Use platforms such as Zoom, Teams or specialised event software to create unforgettable experiences.
Tip: Weddings in particular are complex and expensive. Perhaps you have already got married and could now offer your expert knowledge as a wedding planner?
You don't necessarily need your own products if you want to set up an online store. Thanks to dropshipping, you don't have to worry about logistics and you take care of marketing and so on.
AttentionThere is a company in Switzerland that teaches this subject to others at completely exorbitant prices. Don't fall for it (see SRF Impact Doc).
Just as land is rare and coveted on the Gold Coast, so are website domains. The domain Whiskey.com, for example, was bought for over 1 million francs.
There is still good money to be made online with domain trading.
Websites need good backlinks to have good positions in Google. If you don't understand that, no problem. But read up a bit about "SEO" and you will quickly realize that you can place backlinks for other website operators for a fee.
You have seen online, for example, a Vespa in Italy and see that this model is traded here at twice the price? Find someone online to appraise, organize transport and arrange customs clearance and sale here.
A Swiss eCommerce Shop with your own products? Thanks to Shopify and the like, this is no longer complicated to implement. You can produce products yourself or buy them as white label products and only personalize them.
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As an online bargain hunter you will always come across free or very cheap product samples. Why use them up when they can also be sold, depending on the product?
Discount promotions are not always on the busy people's radar. If you have time for promotions, you can wait for them and buy in larger quantities. Online or in the personal environment you can resell the products afterwards.
Often business people have little time, but then want to make extensive and special vacations. For example, you can create and design good travel plans individually? Then you can do this for a fee. This is not a wild idea, but is implemented by many people so.
So you do what a travel agency does, only much more personal and for individual travel.
You know those ads on random websites that always show what you are currently researching? These are Google AdSense ads. If you have a website or something similar, you can embed them there and get paid by Google. So you can easily earn money online in Switzerland or internationally.
Why do everything yourself? You can find a job online and have someone else do the work for you. How? By finding a professional who will do the tasks properly for you and cost less than you get paid for the job. On Fiverr.com such models are quite possible.
You have a special knowledge, an exciting hobby or you have acquired knowledge that was hard to find?
People are getting more and more impatient and our world is getting faster and faster. Therefore, you can earn money with an online course by showing others how to achieve something quickly or easily.
You mean you don't have any knowledge about it?
Here are a few ideas for an online course for inspiration:
You can sell the course e.g. on Skillshare or Udemy. If you don't know how to create an online course, you can learn it yourself in a course, Google it or have a freelancer do it for you. Speaking of freelancers ...
Having your own channel takes a lot of time, but gives you some opportunities to make money online in the long run.
Airline miles are increasingly being advertised again today, and thousands of miles are often given away. If you collect them specifically, you can exchange them for awards or sell them to others.
Since the Ukraine conflict at the latest, it has become clear that even private individuals can now find important information thanks to the Internet that even major news services such as the NZZ have not yet seen. (Example).
If you are skilled in using Internet tools, you can turn your knowledge advantage into money.
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Nowadays, it's easy to market information in a clever way. For example, thanks to a free airplane tracker, someone is tracking the Elon Musk private jet and regularly tweets where it is at the moment. Countless people find this exciting and so even a single piece of information can be easily marketed.
Once you've built a reach, there's money to be made from it.
Companies and private individuals alike are always grateful for Excel templates. If you're adept at Excel, you can either customize them for a fee or sell them on a website to a wide audience.
When you invest in stocks, some companies will give you Dividends in kind. These can be, for example, shareholder watches at Swatch (not available elsewhere) or free pajamas at Calida. You can collect these and sell them online.
You have a spare room or are going on vacation for a longer period of time? Find out if you are allowed to rent out your apartment on Airbnb. A cleaner will surely be happy to take care of the key transfer and final cleaning.
In Switzerland, Amazon is only accessible to a limited extent, but you can still be active as an entrepreneur. An Amazon FBA business is still an exciting activity, since you can address customers on one of the largest marketplaces in the world.
Do you need coaching in this or a product designer? Fiverr *.
Here you have to look closely. AirBnB arbitrage is probably only rarely legally possible in Switzerland, but there are opportunities.
You don't have to own your own property, but rent an apartment, furnish it tastefully and create an appealing Airbnb listing. The rental income should exceed the rental costs. Please do this only in consultation with the landlord and if AirBnB is allowed in your canton/municipality.
Whether it's sneakers or the new iPhone, there are collectors and limited markets. Sneakers are always being dropped and raffled off at online stores like Titus. If you win them, you can buy them cheaply and then sell them for a high profit.
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As with sneakers, there are also Cryptocurrencies so-called airdrops. New cryptos are then distributed for marketing free of charge, but you need to know about the promotions. Discord is a good place to get free cryptocurrencies through airdrops.
E-sports and eGaming are becoming increasingly popular, and so are in-app purchases. Instead of spending a lot of money on equipment, many games give you the option to earn it. You can earn money through gaming by selling rare artifacts, etc.
If you want to earn money with surveys, you can do so in Switzerland on a number of platforms in exchange for money. Google will help you with your search. You can earn money quickly throughout Switzerland as you are paid per survey. If you are looking for paid surveys throughout Switzerland, you can use several platforms at the same time.
Here you will find a detailed article on how to create a Build up passive income in Switzerland can.
This way you can easily build up a side income or perhaps even a main income.
What other tips do you have for the community? Feel free to share them in the comments!
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Fantastic site. Plenty of useful information here. I'm sending it to a few friends and also sharing in Facebook. And certainly, thanks for your sweat!
great, thanks 🙂
Thank you for the super post with the entlos great suggestions.
Germe 🙂 A book comes to mind when I read your comment: "Kopf schlägt Kapital". Book tip 🙂 ... and once again the clear statement: If you can solve problems for others, you can usually earn money with it.
Then looking at where your strengths are and what you enjoy will give you some ideas and opportunities.
Kind regards
Eric