Side hustles you don’t have to leave the house for

Do you dream of making money from the comfort of your own home? Whether you’re a stay-at-home parent, a student, or a retiree, you may wish to start your own side hustle that has the flexibility to be done from home. Stuck for ideas? Here are four great side hustles you don’t have to leave the house for.

Home baking

Can you make cakes that rival Mary Berry or Nadiya Hussain? Have you ever considered starting a home baking business? Home baking can make you money in the comfort of your kitchen. You may need to venture out to local fairs to sell cakes but you could also set up a delivery service for local events or businesses that need a sweet treat and hire a delivery driver to handle transporting your baked goods.

A home baking business is a fun and exciting way to make money, but, like any business, it’s hard work to set up. You’ll need to make sure your kitchen is up to UK food standards regulations and you’ll rely on your own marketing and word of mouth to get customers. If you’re up for the challenge, check out this podcast where you can hear from experts in a similar industry.

Freelancing

Whatever skills you have, there’s a good chance you could make money as a freelancer. Writers, bloggers, graphic designers, virtual assistants, and accountants are just some of the roles that can be done on a freelance basis from your home office.

To get started, check out individual jobs on online job boards like Fiverr and Upwork. This list of the best freelance job sites is a good place to look if you’re unsure where to get started. You might also want to set up your own website so that you can direct potential clients there and not lose any money to commissions on freelance job sites.

Tutoring

Some skills are best when you’re teaching them. Lots of us want to improve our skills or are keen for our children to get better grades. There’s a great market out there for online tutoring. Whether you can teach a musical instrument, a foreign language, or provide tutoring for school kids, you could be making money as an online tutor.

Alternatively, if you have a skill you can teach others but would rather make passive income rather than commit to online tutoring every week, you could create an online course. Using websites like Udemy and Coursera, many people are building online courses as a side hustle, covering topics from cooking and life coaching to coding and graphic design. If this sounds up your street, check out this guide on how to create and sell online courses.

Etsy seller

Etsy is a great online marketplace for anyone with a dash of creativity. Whether you can crochet blankets, craft pottery, or make candles, if you have a crafty hobby you could make money as an Etsy seller without having to leave your house to attend craft fairs.

Etsy isn’t just for the crafty, there are lots of business ideas you can dive into as an Etsy seller. You could start a printables shop if you can make fun and cute calendars and to-do lists or you could run a print-on-demand business where customers send you photos and you pass these on to a printing business that will print and ship products for you. These side hustle ideas require little time and effort but can make you some extra cash along the way.