Apr 22, 2020 06:31:37 AM by Rachael O
Really interested to know if anyone has any other jobs/side hustles they do outside of Upwork? Personally I have a couple of blogs/website as well as a YouTube channel that I make a small amount of income from. I'm also looking to write a couple of books to generate some passive income. I'm always interested to hear other perspectives though!
Apr 22, 2020 06:49:00 AM by Jamie F
I have a (very) small writing agency that hasn't recieved much TLC for some time. I'm really just serving existing clients without focusing on expansion, despite expansion being my intention to begin with. I also have a website that I have barely touched in god know's how long.
I'm just so busy with my Upwork clients that I don't have time for anything else.
Apr 22, 2020 07:11:28 AM by Mary W
When I lived in New Orleans, I worked as a background extra on films and TV shows. Since moving to Biloxi, I've only done a couple. Pay is terrible but it's a whole lot of fun (usually) and I get to use a different part of my brain. I miss it a lot.
Apr 22, 2020 07:43:07 AM by Janean L
I have applied to, and have provisionally been accepted for, the position of "grandmother" to one male and one female human.
Expected date of employment to begin on or around late May. Possibly sooner.
I understand that the financial remuneration is lousy, though.
Apr 22, 2020 08:25:36 AM by Kelly B
I have an etsy store and it was doing well but it was way too time consuming for the income it generated. I want to retool it though, and offer t-shirts and other graphic design services that don't need day to day creativity to maintain. I have zero time though because the virus has made book designers a valued commodity on Upwork.
Apr 24, 2020 08:04:32 AM by Innocent M G
I do a few editorial and writing work outside Upwork besides maintaining two personal blogs.
Apr 22, 2020 04:35:32 PM by Aziz U
I invest in the stock market on the side. It's not completely passive as I have to do research and keep up to date. I spend about 5-10 hours / week doing this.
Apr 22, 2020 04:39:01 PM by Amber F
Such a good question Rachael, and interesting to see what others do!
After realizing my resume-writing skills need improving, I took them off my profile to focus on copywriting jobs. In the meantime, I joined the National Resume Writers' Association to take classes and get certified. I'm studying up now between Upwork jobs!
Apr 22, 2020 07:35:26 PM by Preston H
re: "What are your side hustles outside of Upwork?"
I am a private dancer. A dancer for money.
I don't limit myself to any specific genre of dance. And any old music will do.
My goal is to make a million dollars and buy a place out by the sea.
Jun 6, 2020 07:55:19 AM by Kristen H
A. Do you do any sensual dances to the Jeopardy theme song? and B. How much?
Apr 24, 2020 02:53:50 AM by Cat L
I tried that movie thing once, lonnng time ago (80s.) Was promised the thing was crap, was a tax write-off, so don't worry if you're bare-arsed in one scene, Cat. Nobody will ever know, Cat, and you'll make great money for the days rhat scene shoots. Plus, it will be fun.
Yeah. Never so bored in my life. Production was so cheap we ate the same catered food days in a row; many of us got the green apple quick-step. Including me. They did give me a short brown flip wig, to ensure nobody would ever find out I was in the thing. After all, it would go directly to drive-ins, they swore.
The flick's title was "Porkys."
A laugh a minute especially when some idiot called my (extremely syraight-laced, bible-belted) parents with, "Hey Bill! Saw Cat in Playboy and oh my goodness!" Lead balloon city.
Never did another flick: I did open a talent agency and cast the next two "Porky's." Oh, the tales I tell!
These days I own a whopper of a reality TV site, based on Big Brother of all things.
Life is never boring.
Apr 24, 2020 05:20:23 AM by Jennifer M
Catherine L wrote:I tried that movie thing once, lonnng time ago (80s.) Was promised the thing was crap, was a tax write-off, so don't worry if you're bare-arsed in one scene, Cat. Nobody will ever know, Cat, and you'll make great money for the days rhat scene shoots. Plus, it will be fun.
Yeah. Never so bored in my life. Production was so cheap we ate the same catered food days in a row; many of us got the green apple quick-step. Including me. They did give me a short brown flip wig, to ensure nobody would ever find out I was in the thing. After all, it would go directly to drive-ins, they swore.
The flick's title was "Porkys."
A laugh a minute especially when some idiot called my (extremely syraight-laced, bible-belted) parents with, "Hey Bill! Saw Cat in Playboy and oh my goodness!" Lead balloon city.
Never did another flick: I did open a talent agency and cast the next two "Porky's." Oh, the tales I tell!
These days I own a whopper of a reality TV site, based on Big Brother of all things.
Life is never boring.
Did you get to meet Hef? My god that would be awesome. Meeting Hef at the Playboy Mansion. That would be so cool. I've been watching Girls Next Door. I blew $90 of my NEETbux on the DVDs cuz you can't find it streaming anywhere but YouTube and some of the episodes are removed because female body parts are OMG CENSOR THEM.
Apr 24, 2020 09:11:14 AM by Kristen H
Upwork is my side hustle. I use my Upwork monies to spend frivolously on myself and kids so that my husband cannot b***h at me for "buying stupid stuff that I dont need". Ironically he "needs" 5924 pairs of ugly dress socks that he can never find matches to. I work for DHS as a full time gig.
Apr 25, 2020 08:57:20 PM by Christine A
I make jewellery and sell it at craft markets a couple of times a year. But I guess it's more of a hobby than a side hustle, since I probably spend more money on tools and materials than I actually earn. 🙂
Apr 26, 2020 08:32:34 AM by Christine A
Petra R wrote:
Christine A wrote:I make jewellery
PHOTO please 🙂
PM'd you. 🙂
Apr 27, 2020 04:31:25 PM by Dana S
I Dj and i have an events agancy, ( Really pandemic friendly business I know:).
But I don’t consider any a side hustle, I am invested in all, including Upwork, all the same importance.
Apr 28, 2020 01:48:35 AM Edited Apr 28, 2020 01:51:06 AM by Irene B
I own a health and beauty business (shut down during coronavirus period) and I make jewelry that I used to sell at craft markets but lately stock at the business.
I forgot to mention I am a licensed reiki practitioner as well.
(Just when you thought you knew someone, eh?)
May 6, 2020 10:44:00 PM by Syed S
Yes sometimes, I've been doing all this since 2008, so I know guys who know guys 🙂
May 19, 2020 05:14:22 AM by Rachael O
If I may ask a question..... do you prefer Flippa over Go Daddy auctions?
May 14, 2020 08:28:16 PM by John B
I keep myself within my skill and talent set, yet apply them to long-term projects.
Within 30 days, an eco-educational text will be coming out. A nice 100-pager. A three-year project has resulted in a 465-page, 126,000-word Novel. That one is scheduled for release in January 2021.
These are "side jobs" that are start-finish, can provide residual income, and are a pleasant integration into my business writing day.
Net. Pick a long-term project that will make you money. Let your "side hustle" be strategic in nature, enjoy the ride, and make money with strategic time frames involved. Risk more, make more and let the daily work take care of the rent and food.
John.
Jun 25, 2020 09:29:03 AM by Kim F
John B wrote:
Pick a long-term project that will make you money. Let your "side hustle" be strategic in nature, enjoy the ride, and make money with strategic time frames involved.
Bugger that. My PhD proposal has just been accepted and I've done most of the research for an historical biography since lockdown. (I've also embroidered two cushions but that isn't interesting.)
I'm much too old to make it all about money.
Upwork is the side hustle from now on, especially as I have some work in a place that offers less headaches. I will be back to insist on being called 'doctor' though.
Jun 26, 2020 01:44:01 AM by Nichola L
Congratulations Kim (on the acceptance).
Pics of the cushions?
Jun 26, 2020 04:16:00 AM by Kim F
Nichola L wrote:Congratulations Kim (on the acceptance).
Pics of the cushions?
Thanks, Nichola.
Maybe later for pics... once they're less flat-looking 🙂
Oct 18, 2020 07:23:30 AM by Martina P
I've recently discovered the beauty of vintage handstitched needlepoint, I free them from their boring old wooden frames and turn them into funky bags and pillows. If you'd like to see them in my Etsy shop, please PM me!
Oct 30, 2020 06:27:07 AM by Adrian M
I am a professional luxury hotel concierge and cookbook author 😉
Oct 31, 2020 09:28:05 PM by Sergio S
I am an inline skating instructor and once in a blue moon I become a kind of amateur tourist guide on wheels around my city. Needless to say both activities have been dead for me during these pandemic times. I also work in social media for an European skating school, where I respond questions by people who are learning and/or are subscribers/followers.
Nov 30, 2020 09:49:53 PM by Mikko R
Rachael, I didn't even know it would a good idea to depend on just one sales channel when you're a freelancer.
Thanks for educating me.
Now I understand a few things better over here. 🙂
Dec 25, 2020 05:10:01 PM by John R. C
I love analyzing financial charts and discussing trades based on technical analysis. Is it too late to say Amazon would come out of the pandemic much stronger?
Dec 26, 2020 03:29:37 AM by Viacheslav K
I'm writing insrumental music and starting to write lyrics.
Jan 22, 2021 11:10:16 AM by Abah O