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ARE YOU LIVING IN SOUTH AFRICA AND LOOKING FOR WAYS TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE?
Are you a stay-at-home mom or dad, a student, recently retrenched from work, retired?
In need of extra sources or sources of income or simply interested in making money online in South Africa?
Well, here is some excellent news for you, legitimate and safe ways to make money online.
In these uncertain times, bills may be pilling up, and people may be looking for legitimate ways to make extra money to help pay bills.
There is an increase in the unemployment rate.
Many South Africans have lost their jobs and closed down their business.
Some people are working fewer hours or working the same hours but are being paid less.
Are you among the millions of South Africans looking for ways to make money online in South Africa?
Maybe start a side hustle online, or even start a business from home, but you wonder how to go about this and where to start?
Listed below are legitimate on how to make money online in South Africa.
1. BECOME A WEBCAM MODEL ONLINE.
If you are adventurous, flirty, bubbly, outgoing and are NOT camera-shy, then being a webcam performer is a great way to make money online, and you can earn lots of money from the comfort of your home.
There are INTERNATIONAL camming websites that do hire South Africans, both male and female performers.
However, before you decide to try webcamming to make money, please make sure that you understand fully what the job entails.
Camming websites can be very lucrative, but it may take you time to build a clientele.
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO FOR WEBCAMMING?
Not much is needed to become an online webcam model.
Make sure that you have a good quality because no one likes to look at a grainy picture.
You should have access to a high-speed internet connection.
Good lighting and a nice comfortable working environment, and a good background.
Important to know beforehand what your boundaries are and stick to them.
Only do what you are comfortable doing and do not do anything that makes you uncomfortable in front of the camera.
CAMMING WEBSITES THAT YOU CAN JOIN AND EARN MONEY ON:
2. LEGITIMATE ONLINE SURVEYS.
Have you ever thought about taking surveys online to make some extra money?
I have been taking online surveys for many years, and the survey sites listed are the sites I have been taking surveys on for years.
I had no issues with payments.
And, I do receive numerous surveys to complete monthly.
Remember that you may not qualify for all surveys, and you are only paid for completed surveys.
Do not rush when completing surveys. If you do, you may get disqualified.
Never pay to join any survey site.
TOLUNA INFLUENCERS
Toluna Influencers was one of the first legitimate survey sites for South Africans that I joined many years ago and am still actively taking surveys on the website.
On Toluna Influencers, you take part in surveys.
For each survey you complete, you earn points which you exchange for money, vouchers and more.
Another way you can earn points is by playing games and taking part in polls.
Click here to join Toluna Influencers.
ySENSE
ySENSE formerly known as Clixsense is open to people worldwide.
There are various ways for you to make money on ySENSE including:
Surveys
Micro tasks are small tasks you complete online.
Offers, get paid by doing various tasks being signing up for websites, signing up for trials and watching videos.
PAYMENT
ySENSE payments via PayPal and Payoneer.
MY IYO
I have been taking surveys on My Iyo for over ten years now.
Surveys vary from 5 minutes to over 30 minutes per survey.
My Iyo was founded in 2004 and has been around for over 15 years now.
You earn points for each survey you complete.
Exchange your points for cash paid via PayPal.
LIFE POINTS
Life Points has over 5 000 000 members worldwide and paid its members over $22 million last year.
When you join Life Points, you will receive 1000 points for just signing up.
Earn points for taking surveys.
Exchange your points for cash paid via PayPal or gift vouchers. If you want to, you can donate your money to charity.
Click here to join Life Points.
MOBIWORK
I have been taking surveys on Mobiwork is a long time and have never had payment issues.
When taking surveys on Mobiworkx, do not rush, or you may be disqualified from the survey.
Payment is via PayPal.
SURVEYEAH
Surveyeah is open to over 100 countries worldwide, including South Africa.
Earn points for taking part in surveys.
Points are exchanged for cash or Amazon gift vouchers.
Cash is paid via:
PayPal
Skrill
Western Union
MoneyGram
When you earned 10 Pounds, you may withdraw your earnings.
RELATED: Read the full post on how to earn money by taking surveys on Surveyeah.
3. FOCUS GROUPS
Another legitimate way for you to earn online is by taking part in focus groups.
RESPONDENT
Respondent is a focus group that people worldwide can sign up and join.
Earn up to $250 for taking part in focus groups on Respondent.
Click here to join Respondent.
4. ONLINE TUTORING
Online teaching and tutoring have become a way for tutors, teachers, university students and qualified teachers to make money online.
Online teaching or tutoring is a job that allows you to work in the comfort of your home or remotely.
Some subjects are more in demand than others.
Subjects that are in demand include:
Afrikaans
Accounting
English
Maths
Physics
Science
Companies that offer online teaching and tutoring may require you to qualify to work on their platform, and others may require you to have a university degree.
Read the full post here on how to become an online teacher or tutor in South Africa.
6. BECOME A FREELANCER
Do you have a skill or service that you would like to offer?
If you have a skill or a service, why not join one of the many freelancing websites?
You may want to join more than one freelancing website to increase your earning potential.
HOW MUCH WILL YOU EARN AS A FREELANCER?
Depending on the number of hours you work and the number of clients you have.
Freelancing could be a very lucrative way for you to make money online as a South African and be a great way to generate a second income.
In the beginning, you may experience a slow start, but if you keep pushing, you may be greatly rewarded.
Read these two detailed posts if you want to know more about becoming a freelancer in South Africa and the best websites to freelance on.
21+ Best freelance websites for South Africans.
How to become a freelancer in South Africa.
7. SELLING DOMAINS (DOMAIN FLIPPING)
The purchasing and selling of domains or domain flipping can be a lucrative way to make money online.
You do this by searching for expired domains and domains that are for sale.
Do your research before you start domain flipping.
Websites, where you can buy and sell domains, include:
Sedo, Sedo has auctions on domain names and allows you to buy and sell domain names.
Afrihost
Flippa
Afternic
NameCheap
Namejet
eBay.
8. SELLING DOMAIN NAMES
The buying and selling of domain names online is another way to make money online in South Africa.
Many people buy and sell domain names online for a profit.
Websites where you can buy and sell domain names include:
NameCheap
NameHero
Great Domains
NameSilo.
Do your research beforehand.
9. BUYING AND SELLING WEBSITES ONLINE
You can also make money online by buying and selling websites.
Buy an established website, make changes if you need to or want, and hopefully sell the website for a profit.
Remember that the company you use to buy and sell websites on may charge a commission for a successful sale.
Listing fees may be applicable.
Websites to buy and sell on include:
Flippa
Empire Flippers
WeSellYourSite.com
10. SELL DIGITAL PRODUCTS ONLINE
A digital product is different from a physical product or a substance.
There are numerous products that you can sell online.
Products include:
Courses
Pintables
Templets
Patterns
eBooks
Software
11. AFFILIATE MARKETING
By becoming an affiliate marketer, you promote products for individuals, companies or brands.
For each sale you make, you earn a commission.
Whenever a person makes a purchase, you will earn a commission.
More sales equal more money for you.
Places for you to sell affiliate products include:
On your blog
YouTube channel
Podcasts.
Your commissions’ earnings will depend on the company or product that you are promoting.
Cookie duration also varies as some cookies last a few hours, and other cookies last for a few months.
South African affiliate programs to sign up and join as an affiliate include:
Faithful to Nature
USN
Trip Advisor
Avis
Bid or Buy
The Health Nut
Travel Start
Just Go
Loot
Mantality
Future Light.
These are only a few affiliate companies you can sign up to and join.
You can sign up to become an affiliate for many more affiliate companies online and make money online.
13. START A YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Have you ever thought about starting a YouTube channel?
Starting your YouTube channel may be another way for you to start making big bucks and become financially free.
Consistency is key to your success when starting your YouTube channel.
You also need to produce quality content that will keep your viewers and subscribers interested and happy to keep viewing your content on YouTube.
Do your research, find a niche and start producing content that will blow your viewers away.
However, you need to that you will not become a YouTube sensation overnight.
It WILL take time.
You need to first build an audience before placing ads or selling products on your YouTube channel.
The sale of your products as well as other companies will provide you with a source of income.
Before applying to monetize your YouTube channel, you will need to have more than a thousand subscribers in the last 12 months, and your videos need to have been watching for more than 4000 hours in 12 months.
Your content must meet the advertiser “friendly content guidelines”, and if you would like to find out more about the requirements and guidelines, please visit “Support.google.com/YouTubeHelp.”
14. BECOME AN INFLUENCER
An influencer is a person with a large following on a social platform.
Influencers do promote products to their followers on their various platforms.
Products promoted may include:
Beauty products
Clothing
A recent report by Business Insider South Africa, South African influencers can get paid between R500 and R10 000 per Instagram post.
Here are four Influencer Marketing Agencies based in South Africa:
6 Degrees
Have You Heard Marketing
The Salt
R-Squared.
You are probably wondering about the number of followers you need to start making money as an Influencer.
Well, the number of followers depends on various factors.
If you become a nano influencer, you are an influencer with less than 10 000 followers on Instagram.
To find out more about South Africa’s top Instagram Influencers, read more on Stargate.
15. START A BLOG
Blogging could be another way for you to make money online.
HOW DO YOU START A BLOG?
First things first, you need to decide on what you would like to blog about and stick to your chosen niche for years to come.
Chose your blog name carefully to make sure the name will stand out and still stand out many years from now.
I use Lyrical Hosting to host my blog, and they answer any silly question I ask.
Plus, Lyrical Hosting goes above and beyond in helping you with any questions you may have.
Ways to make money by blogging:
Affiliate marketing
Sponsored posts
Placing ads on your blog like Google Adsense, Ezoic and AdThrive.
You can also make money by writing reviews, having a members-only section and selling courses.
If you want to find out more on South African bloggers earnings, click here.
CONCLUSION
There are a few ways for you to make money online in South Africa.
I hope you have found the post informative.
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