Looking for online side hustles to help pay your bills?
Look no further! We’ve listed 5 realistic ways to make money online where you can earn between RM1,000 to RM10,000 ($ 237 to $ 2,370) monthly.
All you need to get started is a smartphone, a laptop, and a good internet connection. Chances are, whatever you have right now will do.
Let’s start:
Make Money Online by Answering Surveys
It’s simple! All you have to do is to join a paid survey site and answer the surveys. You will earn money online in exchange for your participation.
Most companies seek people like you for opinions to help improve products & services and figure out how to market to the audience.
Here are some sites for you to join and answer the surveys:
The more active you are in sharing your views on the surveys, the more money you will earn in return.
Make Money Online by Joining Affiliate Marketing (Recommending Products to Your Followers)
Affiliate Marketing is a great way to make reviews about your favorite products and promote them to your followers online. You will earn a commission when your followers buy the products you recommended through your affiliate link.
Promoting ‘Cost per Unique Click’ (CPUC) promotions is the easiest way to earn money online as you will drive traffic to the brands’ websites, giving you earnings when your followers ‘click’ on your affiliate link.
Get started with signing up as an Affiliate Marketer (Partner) at Involve where you will find about 500 affiliate programs to promote your favourite brands on your reviews.
Create reviews about your favourite products on Shopee and Lazada as many people mostly purchase their items from these sites.
7 things to keep in mind for creating product reviews:
- Know what your followers want
- Know about the products inside and out
- Be unbiased and objective
- Share your experience with the products
- List down the pros and cons of the products
- Mention technical information
- Provide suggestions on using products
The next step is to have your own niche or personal branding page (such as blog, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok) where your followers can find your product recommendation.
Below are some examples of how Involve Partners earn their affiliate commissions in different ways:
Make Money by Promoting Tech Products on a Website
This is an example of how promoting a tech product online can help you earn money.
AXO is a website that talks about tech gadgets and the latest product in the market.
In order to make money from promoting Asus ZenBook 13 OLED UX325, Involve affiliate link is added at the end of their article.
Therefore, their audience can click on the link, and purchase the recommended product.
Make Money as a TikTok Beauty Influencer
This is how you can make money on TikTok If you enjoy talking about beauty products.
In this example, carittaa TikTok beauty influencer shared her thoughts on a HOLIKA HOLIKA Honey Royalactin product.
Through her TikTok video, she also demonstrates how the product works wonderfully to achieve an instant glowing face.
She then asks her audience to click the link in her profile where they will find the link to purchase her recommended products.
Make Money on YouTube by Recommending Financial Services or Products
Suyin Ong is a great source of inspiration for anyone interested in finance and looking to make money online in Malaysia.
She is a YouTuber who covers a wide range of financial topics, including various financial services and products.
In the example above, she earns money by promoting an affiliate link in her video about a product called StashAway.
Hence, if you have strong communication skills, we recommend that you start your own YouTube channel and make money by making product recommendations, just like how Suyin Ong did.
Make Money Online by Selling Photographs and Videos
Monetise your photo taking and video making skills by selling your creative works online for various media such as print publications and websites.
You will earn money as your passive income online when people pay a fee for license to the use of your works.
Sell your photographs and videos at these third-party websites which are quick, easy and affordable to upload them:
Think about what kind of photos and videos that people will use for their projects. All-round photos and videos, especially those with people in them, are one of the most popular searches on these websites.
Somewhere down the line, people will start to notice your amazing work and you will be contacted by companies to take part in their creative projects.
Make Money by Delivering Food and Goods
The demand for delivery people is increasing as customers are constantly ordering items online due to their busy schedule and want minimise their time in running errands.
Take this opportunity to earn money online in Malaysia by making deliveries in your local area.
Applying to be a delivery driver doesn’t require academic skills. You just need a well-maintained car or bike, time management, and great driving and navigation skills.
Here is a list of companies to apply as delivery drivers.
Make Money by Doing Online Gigs
Be your own boss, pursue your passion and make use of your talented skills by doing freelance work, from short-term projects to long-term projects, that you can earn money online.
You have the control on doing the projects you want to work on and choosing the clients you want to work with. You also have the flexibility to where you work at any hours you prefer. The money you earn depends on your skill level, experience and quality of work.
There are many companies hiring freelancers, based on specialised skills which are ideal for the projects. Content marketing & writing, graphic design and video editing are some of the fields where freelancers earn online income in Malaysia.
Here are a couple of sites where you can find online gigs:
Wrapping it Up
There you have it. These are 5 realistic ways of how to make money online in Malaysia at the comfort of your home. Identify and improve your skills so you will be able to take on more projects and earn more money online.
If you love to review products and are interested in doing affiliate marketing, click on the button below to sign up as a Partner at Involve Asia.
