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Life’s not all about making money, but a bit more pocket money certainly helps. Multiple “jobs” has become the norm. Since the recession in 2008, more and more people are relying on different revenue streams, in order to thrive in this harsh economic environment.
I don’t believe vets are any different. Especially, when you compare the profession to some other more financially rewarding (but not as awesome) vocational careers.
What I like about trying to earn money through other avenues, it challenges you to develop new skills or build on existing ones. Here are my suggestions below, I’d be interested to hear your personal accounts. Comment or get in touch.
1. Tutor
Tutoring has become a lucrative career for many and provides the opportunity to make a bit extra cashola. Your focus could be everyday clinical skills or a particular subject. However, your topic doesn’t necessarily have to be veterinary-related; teach a hobby or interest and get paid to do it.
Tutoring can be 1:1, promoting your services through word-of-mouth, social media, flyers or posters. But thanks to sites such as Udemy and Skillshare you can access a wider network of students.
2. Locum
I’m not going to promote locum work too heavily. It’s is an obvious way to make some extra income quickly, but take care not to burn out. Supplementing a full-time salary with locum rates (especially out-of-hours) can be lucrative. But I believe this is a short-term solution. Exchanging all your free time for money isn’t worth it for the long haul. Time is your most valuable asset, it’s the one thing your money can’t buy.
3. Create an online resource
I used to imagine authors sitting in candle-lit basement rooms, drowning in scrolls of type-written paper. Thanks to the wonderful worldwide web, writing books is no longer such a tall order.
With the advent of the ebook, sharing your expertise with the world has never been so easy. You can use sites such as Clickbank and e-junkie to sell knowledge to an existing audience, armed with money. These sites also have affiliate schemes, whereby people who have used your product can promote it to others for commission.
I would also recommend a great app called Grammarly for anyone considering publishing a lot of text without the services of a proof-reader. It’s like an advanced spell-checker, click here to find out more.
4. Blogging
Easier said than done!
I’m new to the world of blogging, but there are guys and gals out there making a lot of money through online blogging. So much so many end up quitting their day jobs.
Don’t expect to make money overnight; it can take years to generate enough traffic to your site before it makes any money. Bare this in mind when picking a topic; make sure you’re passionate about it! Here is a helpful post from a Forbes articles which has some other tips.
How can blogging make money? We spoke about affiliate marketing earlier where you can promote products that have made a difference to you. However, most pro-bloggers recommend trying to add as much value as possible in order to become the authority figure in your niche. By trying to sell, sell, sell it looks scammy and makes it difficult to generate a following. Becoming a thought-leader could open doors to membership subscriptions, public speaking at events, online training, podcasting, consulting, etc.
Pat Flynn of ‘Smart Passive Income‘ has an excellent blog and podcast which is well worth following if you are interested in making money online.
New to tech? Clickbank created a series of videos which give you the step-by-step guide for developing a website, from purchasing your domain all the way to designing a website. Useful if you can tolerate the American pronunciation of the word “niche”.
5. Join the sharing economy
The millennial generation gets a hard time in my opinion. We are the most charitable generation in history and as a result, have built the ‘Sharing Economy’.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you must have heard of AirBnB. Rent out your spare room to travellers for money. Or pay for your entire holiday by promoting your home while you take a vacation; make money while you sunbathe. You’d be surprised what your house could make, especially during popular times of the year.
If you live in the certain cities, you could be an Uber driver in your lunch break.
I recently came across this great site whereby if you live in London you can hire out your bike. Check our Spinlister for more details.
These innovative, money-making services are only becoming increasingly common and accessible. Not currently available in the UK, but sites like Getaround will make it possible to earn 4-figures a year from renting out your car. Get involved.
6. Service provider
Promote a skill as a service; one that you can harness to make money. Whether that be clinical, such as evaluating diagnostic images, or a hobby, such as dressmaking or photography. I’m going to shamelessly promote a friend’s new company here. ‘Instie‘ makes it possible to sell the rights to your Instagram photos, click here to sign up and be first in line for the launch. Who said making money shouldn’t be fun? And with all those great vet photos, who knows how much money you could make.
source: instie.co.ukLet me know how you go; would love to hear your suggestions and successes. Comment or get in touch.
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