OTHER IDEAS FOR CREATING AN INCOME FOR YOURSELF
DIRECT SELLING
THIS is where you sell popular products from brands such as Body Shop, Avon, Amway and Usborne Books.
Check out the Direct Selling Association at dsa.org.uk, which has a long list of established firms so you can find one that may suit you.
DO SURVEYS
YOU can get paid to share your opinions via sites such as panelbase.net, valuedopinions. Toluna, One Poll and The Viewers.
The amount you will receive varies greatly but via One Poll, it could uld equal around £40 for 10 0 hours, while The Viewers ers lets you get involved in TV focus groups and pays £1 to £10, depending on the length of the programme or survey.
BECOME A PART-TIME TUTOR
USE your work expertise and experience to educate others in your specialist field, or in a hobby or passion you have expert ert knowledge of. Check out teachable.com and Learnworlds.com
SELL UNWANTED ITEMS
ONE person’s junk can be another person’s must-have treasure. Have a clear out and you could make some e extra cash on the likes of ebay, Gumtree and MusicMagpie. ebay is the place to sell almost anything, just be sure to be realistic with your expectations and find out what similar items have sold for. Gumtree is good for bulky items like furniture and gardening equipment that needs to be coll collected, while
Mus Musicmagpie is go good for DVDS, g games, books and technology items such as mobiles.
For potential collectables worth a bit more, try Valuemystuff or Wheretosell; the he former charges £20 for an expert estimate, while the latter connects you with local buyers or sale rooms.
If you fancy setting up a small firm selling via ebay, it has launched hed a Pay As You Grow scheme for start-ups and small businesses.
This sees fees removed for any first-time sellers on the platform until they’ve made more than 100 sales in a single month (and reduced fees for up to 300 sales each month).
SEASONAL JOBS/ODD JOBS
AS we head into the festive season there will likely be temporary jobs on offer, particularly for delivery drivers and in order fulfilment areas for online firms.
Keep an eye on the websites of firms such as Amazon, Royal Mail, Deliveroo, Driver Hire and our jobs website Fish4jobs.co.uk.
Also, check supermarkets, which typically take on more staff to deal with increased demand over Christmas.
RENT OUT O A ROOM
IF Y YOU have an empty o or spare room in y your home you could put it to good use by renting it out via the Government’s Rent A Room s scheme. The sc scheme allows you to earn up to £7,500 in rent w without having to pay tax on that income.
You can let a furnished room to a lodger, or run a guest house or a bed and breakfast.
You cannot use the scheme if the accommodation is not part of your main home, not furnished, or if your UK home is let while you live abroad.