How To Make Passive Income: 10 Easy Strategies For Quick Money

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Making money doesn’t have to take up all your time and energy. You can actually generate a decent amount of cash with passive income.

Passive income is the type of positive cash flow that works out front  because you’ve done so behind the scenes.

How Can I Make Quick Money In Atlanta?

If you’re trying to make some quick cash in Atlanta, the way to do is to put together a plan that works. The issue is that you may not have the time to devote to the project or task that generates cash flow for you.

In that case, passive income is exactly what you need. It can actually generate quick cash for you on a continual basis.

10 Best Passive Income Ideas To Make Extra Money

In this article, we’ll explore ways to make passive income so that you can generate a positive cash flow each month.

For this passive income ideas we’ll discuss, you won’t have to know or learn a specialized skill, although it never hurts to already know one. But first, let’s answer a key question…

What Is Passive Income?

When you say “passive income” a lot of people get the wrong idea. They think that you’re doing a side hustle, which often takes up just about time and energy as a real hustle.

An idea that generates passive income means that its churning in the background while you’re focused on something else, or better yet, resting.

1. Rent Out A Room In Your Home

You may not realize how many people are looking for a room to rent right now. All you have to do is go to places like:

By renting out your room, you can charge whatever the going rate for a one-bedroom apartment goes for, especially if you’re providing amenities like free cable / streaming and use of appliances and utilities.

Don’t know where to start? Here’s how to rent your a room in your home.

2. Flip A Home

If you’ve ever had the opportunity to get into real estate, you know that many homes are wads of money. The key is to get a home that needs minimal repair and flip.

The process of flipping a house does not have to take a long time. In fact, some people can’t do it in as little as two months.

The key to making money from a home flip is to buy it at wholesale prices. How go do that, you ask? Buy the home in foreclosure.

3. Write A Book

You may not consider yourself an author, but who are you to judge? Many successful authors didn’t know they could write a bestselling book until they did it. Today you can write a book online and sell i. Here are some online platforms that allow you to write a book and sell it:

4. Invest In The Stock Market

A lot of people don’t play the stock market, because they don’t understand it. But it’s pretty easy.

The basic idea of buying stocks involves buying shares in companies that are publicly traded in the stock exchange.

You can make passive income by investing in companies for a set amount and letting them make money for you! Some companies pay dividends, which are checks that are sent to you periodically.

5. Advertise On Your Vehicle

If you put a lot of miles on your vehicle to and from work, you could make even more money by advertising on your car.

There are companies out there that pay good money to wrap your car in their logo or branding. All you have to do is drive around town displaying their name on your car.

How It Works: The companies all have mile requirements that will determine how much you get paid. Some of the top car-advertising companies are:

6. Sell Your Old Photos

If you’ve got a lot of pictures in an old photo album or phone, you could be sitting on a gold mine.

There are a lot of companies that will buy your old images, especially if they’re of wildlife or nature. Here are some platforms that allow you to sell your photos online:

  1. Getty Images
  2. Image Vortex
  3. Crestock
  4. Foap

7. Sell Your Music Online

Are you musically inclined? If you then if you aren’t making money from your music you’re missing out on some good passive income.

The truth is that music is one of the easiest ways to make money today. You can upload your music to sites like:

Here’s how you can sell your old photos.

8. Offer Online Courses

If you’re a good teacher with a highly sought skill, you can make money by putting together a course.

There are websites that allow you to sell courses online. All it takes is some legwork to put the course together and you can sell it.

Here are some of the best sites to offer a course online:

9. Sell Your Art

Do you have portraits, sketches or paintings just sitting around the house gathering dust? You can earn passive income by selling art.

Some websites that pay handsomely for your sketches are:

10. Create YouTube Videos

If you’ve got a knack for talking about things, you can make money online by making Youtube videos.

YouTube, which is a part of Google, pays you through its Adsense program. The internet is filled with people who say they’ve made $10,000 on Youtube in a short period.

The truth is that you’ll have to go viral or have a huge following to make a lot of money, but you won’t know until you try.

Final Thoughts

There’s no doubt that you want to make some extra money. But do you have the time to devote to a full-on business? If not, you need to consider passive income.

After reading this list, you may say to yourself, “I’ve thought about doing some of those passive income ideas, but I just haven’t.” That’s the thing. You have to give it a try.

Successful people don’t work hard, but they have a plan that does. When it comes to making passive income, you may have to put some effort into the idea before you see some lasting results.

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Tee Johnson: Tee Johnson is the co-founder of AtlantaFi.com and as an unofficial ambassador of the city, she's a lover of all things Atlanta. She writes about Travel News, Events, Business, Hair Care (Wigs!) and Money.