ONLINE side hustles give people the flexibility to work from anywhere while consistently earning money – just ask one Etsy seller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grete has been able to spend more time with her family and less time working after finding a side hustle that earns her $3,000 a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The digital download business has become incredibly popular among those looking to sell extra cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It doesn’t involve a large start-up cost, and most of the work can be automated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Grete’s TikTok, GreteCreates2<\/a>, she explained how she got started and what she did to boost her business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said it took her\u00a0six months<\/a>\u00a0to get to a steady income of about $3,000 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After opening her Etsy store, she used sites like eRank to find products that were in demand and didn’t have a lot of competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She started designing her products in Canva, which is a free site creators can use to make new templates for digital downloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are membership options on the site, but Grete didn’t clarify if she pays for one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She learned search engine optimization (SEO) skills and then applied them to her storefront and other social media sites to grow traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grete is active in her shop every day adding new listings, testing new sales strategies and updating everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using automated systems to schedule posts and add new items allows her to spend more time on other parts of growing her business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said her Etsy store has changed her life in just six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grete isn’t the only one who has taken advantage of digital designs to boost her income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n TikTok<\/a>\u00a0user and entrepreneur Diamond tried several popular side hustles before landing on selling digital designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She lost $530 trying out wholesale shipping, and another $288 when she opened an Amazon Storefront.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Her gig as an affiliate marketer didn’t make her any money, and she only made $100 when she tried dropshipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She finally found her niche selling digital products online and was able to make over $20,000 in just three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Diamond built off this and now offers courses teaching others how to do the same thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She shared a screenshot showing she made $7,372 in one day, with 76 payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shopify<\/a> explained the reasons behind these high profits include low overhead costs, flexible products, and the ability to automate shipments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, this is a booming business that is quickly growing, so the competition is fierce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As always when making extra cash online, be aware of\u00a0the tax implications<\/a>\u00a0and what you need to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If this isn’t up your alley, see how making deliveries for a few hours a day<\/a> can net you an additional $1,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA booming business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n