How to make money in the summer, summer business ideas with minimal investment

Part-time work on weekends or other free time from work is a good way to improve personal or family well-being, especially for mothers on maternity leave, students, and teenagers. The main advantage of such activity is that it is usually built on a very free schedule and brings only pleasure: since you yourself choose ways to earn extra money on weekends, no one will force you to do something that is unpleasant, uninteresting or too burdensome for you.

Advantages and disadvantages of part-time work on weekends

Like any job, additional employment has a number of advantages and disadvantages. Here are the main ones.

Pros:

Naturally, additional income;
good practice in the main specialty or the opportunity to learn a new type of activity;
the opportunity to form a new circle of connections and acquaintances.

Minuses:

be prepared to live non-stop - the amount of free time will sharply decrease;
You may encounter a less than conscientious employer and be left without a well-deserved pay.

Before you take on additional income on weekends, try to sensibly assess your abilities and capabilities, distribute your time so that there is no harm to your main work and you do not feel like a “hunted horse.”

If the decision to get a part-time job has already been firmly made, all that remains is to choose a suitable profession. This could be a matter related to your main activity or hobby. Hobbies or, on the contrary, a fundamentally new and unusual activity.

All part-time jobs can be divided into three types: “weekend professions”, freelancing and work related to monetizing a hobby, or maybe making money on the Internet will suit you.

Work under a civil contract

Let’s immediately make a reservation that you can work under a civil contract (usually a contract agreement) either with your employer or with another organization.

If work on vacation is carried out under a contract, you must keep in mind that there are significant differences between this and the employment contract, for example, under the first, sick leave will not be paid.

If a citizen wants to work for his employer during vacation, but the terms of the contract do not suit him, then the way out of this situation is recall from vacation. Work without any registration at all is not a serious matter; you may not be paid anything at all.

"Weekend professions"

A large number of weekend vacancies are posted on job search sites. This means that the organization is not looking for a full-time employee, but someone who can perform their duties periodically - for example, two or three days a week or only in the evenings. The main advantage of such vacancies is that in most cases a formal employment contract is concluded with the employee, guaranteeing timely payment of earnings.

Options for weekend specialties:

nanny for a couple of days a week or evenings;
animator for children's parties and performances;
sales assistant in various stores;
hairdresser, makeup or manicurist;
tutor (part-time work is not for everyone, since it most often requires special education and experience);
a promoter who advertises a product, service or brand.

Most of these professions allow you to receive money not just once a month, but for each “shift” worked, which can also be considered an advantage.

Deliver the parcel

By going to another city or country, you can not only learn something new, but also become the people's postman. Today, several online services offer travelers to do a good deed and take a package with them for someone: , and others.

For help with delivery, you may be paid money or provided with some service - for example, a free ride to the airport. They can also give you a scooter, for example, so that you can get to the airport yourself.

You negotiate all delivery terms with the customer yourself, including the method and terms of remuneration. Some services offer to conclude an agreement. But this is more of a gentleman's agreement. Be sure to read reviews about the user and look at his pages on social networks.

To avoid unpleasant situations, always check the contents of the parcel and do not agree to transport packed items. Otherwise, you risk facing serious problems at customs.

Freelance work on the Internet

Ideas for earning extra money in your free time can be implemented without leaving home - a personal computer with Internet access will help with this. A number of sites and exchanges offer work for freelancers - most often it looks like a one-time order for a certain type of task with clearly defined requirements. There is no need for special education to perform such work, but it is advisable, before starting, to familiarize yourself with the basic principles of the activity you are going to engage in. You should also not take on large and complex orders with little experience - there is a high risk of not being able to cope and spoiling your reputation in the eyes of potential customers.

Main types of part-time freelance work:

writing and editing texts (copywriting and rewriting);
translation of texts or audio/video recordings;
web design - creation of website design elements;
creation of drawings and illustrations.

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Hobby as the best favorite job

Another option for working part-time on weekends is perhaps the most pleasant. It involves turning a hobby or passion into a business that generates a stable income. Let's say, if you are passionate about photography, then you can easily conduct several thematic photo sessions - perhaps free of charge to start with. With close friends. And they will already tell their friends about you, thus attracting clients.

Those who are passionate about cooking can also make good money doing what they love. Preparing meals and desserts to order is a very popular service.

Other options for turning a hobby into a business:

handicrafts - creating clothes, interior items, souvenirs to order or putting them up for sale via the Internet;
making jewelry and jewelry - unique products from this category are in great demand;
making cosmetics, soaps or perfumes with your own hands - such things often become exclusive gifts.

You can earn money not only from the results of your work, but also from master classes. You can conduct them at home or in specially designated premises, at exhibitions or handmade fairs. And if you are not ready to act as a teacher, it is enough to present your secrets of mastery in the form of a competent, captivating text, accompanied by photographs, or make a video dedicated to the creation of another masterpiece. Subsequently, such a master class can be sold to a thematic publication or to a website on the Internet.

The options for working part-time in your free time listed here are only a small part of all the possible ideas. Show your imagination, find something you like, so that it provides not only material income, but also joy, satisfaction and positive emotions.

Relax with pleasure and profit: how to make money on your vacation

Signs of a good vacation are not only a tan, a fresh look, but also, alas, empty pockets. However, even lying on a sun lounger with a cocktail, you can manage to earn income.

Yulia Chernova travels a lot - at least eight times a year. Most trips cost her nothing or almost nothing. The avid tourist has long created several travel accounts on social networks, where she posts impressions and photos of her travels. Yulia has more than 20 thousand Internet friends, and now travel agencies offer her free trips in exchange for her story about them.

Not everyone can become a “professional traveler,” but there are ways that are available to absolutely everyone.

Work as a "postman"

When you go somewhere, you can grab a small package, do a good deed and receive a reward - a service or money. For example, you may be given a lift to the airport or paid with a small gift. One of the tourists undertook to deliver a custom-made bicycle to Germany and earned $300 from it. Swiss chocolate and Italian parmesan are especially in demand during the period of sanctions.

Several “people’s mail” services have appeared on the Internet and have already become popular: Tuda Tuda, GoCarry, PaggyBee. You negotiate the terms of delivery and remuneration with the customer.

Be sure to check the contents of the parcel and never take packaged items, so that you don’t have to deal with customs and law enforcement agencies, or, much worse, contact drug dealers or terrorists. It is also advisable to study reviews about the user and view his pages on social networks.

Get cashback, accumulate points

If you get a cashback card before your trip, then after each purchase you will receive an average of 1–3% of the amount spent back into your account. It's a small thing, but nice. There are also cards with increased cashback for certain categories - for example, for cafes and restaurants you can get up to 10% back.

Airlines offer to accumulate award miles, which are awarded to you for each flight. After several vacations, it is quite possible to earn a free bonus ticket to some other pleasant place on the planet.

Take more photos

Everyone takes with them on a trip a camera or a smartphone with a built-in camera. But not everyone knows that you can make money from photos not only from likes and enthusiastic comments.

If you are sure that you have shot something truly masterpiece, upload your photos to one of the photo banks: Shutterstock, Foap, Snapwire, Scoopshot. If someone likes your photo, you can earn from 5 to 100–200 dollars. One user creatively took a photo of a Pina Colada cocktail before drinking it, and upon returning home, he received a $300 fee for the photo.

There are text exchanges for texts with impressions and advice from travelers: Text.ru, Advego, TextSale. Share your thoughts and earn money!

Refund tax

What's a vacation without shopping? In most countries you have the option of refunding the tax included in the price. For example, in Spain tax free is 10–15% of the purchase amount, in Greece – more than 20%.

Just remember that tax free is not valid at all retail outlets and to receive a tax benefit you need to spend at least the threshold amount. In Germany you need to spend at least 25 euros, and in France - 175 euros.

At the checkout you will need to present your passport. Tax refund points are usually located at the airport, but can also be located in the city.

Rent out property

Particularly thrifty and not very squeamish travelers rent out their car or apartment for vacation. This can be done either independently through free online platforms such as Avito and Airbnb, or through special services that will insure the property and check the details of each client - for example, Rent-a-Ride. The remuneration for such a service will be 25–30%, and 70–75% will be your net earnings.

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The material was published in the Sobesednik publication No. 20-2019 under the title “How to make money on vacation.”

Share impressions

The trip will probably bring you many new emotions and experiences that you can share. If you write a trip report, reviews and recommendations for other tourists, or simply share your emotions and impressions, then such text can be sold on a special exchange. For example, , or. Of course, you can earn money only if you know how to express your thoughts and the essence of your messages is clear to readers, and if the editors are interested in your texts. The scheme of working with text exchanges is simple: you place the finished text in the article database, and if they buy it, you receive money into your account account, and then withdraw it to your card. You can also become a regular author and regularly fulfill copyright orders. Another option is to create your own text channel in . If your articles get thousands of views over and over again, you can make money by placing advertisements.

Websites to help

I hope you understand that there are quite a lot of options for how to earn money in your free time from your main job, for both men and women, both at home and on the couch at the computer.

Moreover, you can search for part-time work without leaving home, using a selection of these sites:

sites with different vacancies: helper, rabota.ru, porucheno, jooble.org, youdo, trud.com, kabanchik.ru, ionyk.ru, Avito, hh.ru, rabota.yandex.ru;
work with a fixed fee: kworks.ru – fixed – 500 rubles, commission – up to 20%;
copywriting exchanges: ETXT, textsale.ru, advego.com, NEOtext, text.ru, turbotext.ru;
for typists: Typing-text.rf;
for students in the field of tutoring: vsesdal.com;
for writing essays and coursework: work5, author24, zaochnik, readywork;
for extras: massovki.net, telepropusk.ru;
for couriers: kureroff.ru, yacurier.ru, free-courier.com;
to participate in clinical trials: clinicaltrials.gov;
freelancing and remote work: freelance.ru, trovit.com, https://vk.com/distantsiya, FL.ru, moguza.ru;
voice acting: diktorov, voices24;
anchor exchange (link text): ankors.ru;
likes and reposts: VKTarget, v-like, ProfitTask;
surveys: questionnaire, globaltestmarket, expert opinion, surveys.su, platnijopros.ru;
for selling photos: millionagents, snapwire, clashot;
for craftswomen: livemaster.ru.

But if you have websites, don’t forget that people still find vacancies in newspapers: local, regional or regional. You can also view information about part-time work in the departments of the employment center.

Collect points

Many banks today offer co-branded cards that allow you to accumulate points for purchasing goods or paying for services of a company. These points can be used to pay, exchange them for discounts in stores, or reimburse the cost of plane or train tickets. There are cards that allow you to collect miles for purchasing tickets from any airline. True, you will have to buy them on special bank websites, where tickets can be more expensive than those from popular services. A mile is credited for every 50–70 rubles of the ticket price. Servicing such a card costs from 500 rubles to several thousand rubles per year. But depending on the terms of the program, you can receive various privileges (such as access to business lounges at airports).