20+ Best Ways to Make Money Online Without Investment 2023
Last Updated on 16th May 2023 by Ajmer Singh
Do you want to know “How To Make Money Online Without Investment In 2023“?
Great, you are in the right place.
But remember scammers are everywhere. You need to be careful while looking for the topics “Make Money Online” & “Earn Money Online”.
First, let me tell you “How to stay away from fraud”.
How to find out and check a scam/fraud website:
1. If they are asking for registration/security fees (Whether it’s refundable or not), leave the site or cut the call immediately.
One of the most scam reports I received in my community is about DATA ENTRY SCAMS.
2. Google it. Just write scam after the website and google it. In a few seconds, you will get to know the reality.
Like, “example.com scam” or “example.com review”.
3. There is no quick rich scheme available in the online market (That’s the best thing a scammer can use to make you fool).
Every single work needs hard work and patience.
In this article, I am going to tell you about some legit ways through which you can make money online without investment.
So, not wasting your time let’s start.
Comparison Chart of 20 Free Ways to Earn Money Online
With so many options out there, it can be overwhelming to choose the right method that suits your interests and skills.
That’s why we’ve put together this comparison chart of 20 money making ways to help you make an informed decision.
Income Stream | Average earnings | Average Time Period | Passive Income | Required Skillset |
---|---|---|---|---|
Blogging | $100 - $10,000+ per month | 6 months - 2 years or more | Yes | Writing, SEO, Marketing |
Youtube | $0.01 - $0.03 per view | 1 - 2 years or more | Yes | Video editing, Content creation, Marketing |
Freelancing | $15 - $50 per hour | Depends on project duration and workload | No | Specific skillset depending on field (e.g. Programming, Graphic Design, Writing, etc.) |
GPT & PTC sites | $0.01 - $0.10 per task | Few hours per day | No | None required |
Captcha Solver Sites | $0.0005 - $0.001 per solved captcha | Few hours per day | No | None required |
Amazon Mechanical Turk | $0.01 - $0.50 per task | Few hours per day | No | None required |
Fotolia | $0.25 - $80 per download | Depends on number and quality of uploaded images | Yes | Photography, Image Editing |
Online Coaching | $50 - $500 per hour | Depends on client base and demand | No | Expertise in a particular field, Coaching skills |
Affiliate Marketing | 5% - 50% commission per sale | Depends on product and promotion effort | Yes | Marketing, Networking |
Sprout Gigs | $0.03 - $2+ per task | Depends on project and client base | No | None Required |
Survey Filling Sites | $0.10 - $5 per survey | Few hours per day | No | None required |
Facebook & Instagram | $0.50 - $5 per post engagement | Depends on followers and engagement rate | Yes | Social media marketing, Content creation |
Facebook Page | $10 - $500+ per sponsored post | Depends on page niche and followers | Yes | Social media marketing, Networking |
Ebook Selling | $2 - $20 per sale | Depends on book quality and promotion | Yes | Writing, Marketing |
Content Writing | $0.03 - $0.15 per word | Depends on client base and workload | No | Writing, Research skills |
Online Game Streaming | $1 - $1000+ per stream | Depends on viewership and sponsorships | Yes | Gaming, Commentary, Video Editing |
Domain Trading & Website Flipping | $100 - $10,000+ per sale | Depends on domain and website quality | Yes | Knowledge of website building, Marketing |
Quora | $0.01 - $0.10 per upvote | Few hours per day | No | Knowledge and expertise in a particular field |
Medium | $0.01 - $0.05 per view | Few months to a year or more | Yes | Writing, Marketing |
Influencer Marketing | $10 - $10,000+ per sponsored post | Depends on influencer niche and followers | Yes | Social media marketing, Networking |
20+ Legit Ways To Earn Money Online Without Investment
Looking for ways to make money online without spending a dime?
You’re in luck!
With the rise of the digital age, there are now numerous opportunities available to earn an income from the comfort of your own home.
Whether you’re looking to make a few extra bucks on the side or replace your full-time job, there are plenty of options out there that require nothing but your time and effort.
In this article, we’ll explore some of the best ways to make money online without any investment.
So sit back, grab a cup of coffee, and let’s dive in!
1. Blogging (The most profitable way to make money online)
Blogging is one of the most popular and best ways to earn money online. Most importantly, you are getting paid by writing while sitting at home.
For free blogs, you just need to sign up and start writing blogs.
Blogspot(Bloggers) is the most popular platform for writing free blogs.
Below I will mention all the popular platforms (both free and paid) for blogging.
To start a free blog, first of all, you need to:
- Sign up for the blogger’s platform.
- Choose your layout and theme.
- Decide what to blog about.
- Customize your pages and make your website beautiful.
- Monetize your website.
The last and most important part is “Monetization”. There are a lot of methods to earn from your website.
But remember the content of your blog is the most important thing because in order to grow the audience you need good content.
The more visitors, the more you can earn.
Popular Blogging platforms :
- WordPress.org (recommended)
- WordPress.com (freemium)
- Wix.com (freemium)
- Bloggers (free)
- Joomla (freemium)
*Freemium means free with premium/paid options as well.
At bloggers and wordpress.com, you can write blogs for free but there are limitations,
if you want full control over your website then you need to have your own domain and hosting.
I also started my blogging career in bloggers(Blogspot),
but later on when I understand the basics and needs then I switch to wordpress.org. With my own domain and hosting.
You can get your own domain and hosting from Bluehost (the cheapest one) or Cloudways (recommended).
I always recommend new bloggers to start with a free platform (bloggers/BlogSpot).
EARNINGS: Very High (no limit)
2. Youtube (Become a Youtuber)
Yes, you heard right you can make money by uploading videos to YouTube.
Nowadays most people prefer YouTube to Google Search.
And it takes only a few minutes to create your channel and upload videos.
But I suggest uploading videos according to your interest so that you didn’t get bored and enjoy creating videos.
You know most of the YouTubers start the channel, upload some videos and then quit. Why?
Because they don’t know what to upload next. That’s why I recommend that before starting the youtube channel first decide on your niche.
What you need to have before starting a Youtube channel:
- A perfect channel name. (Your brand name like FindMyTricks)
- Niche (like my niche is blogging and I love writing on this topic)
- Ideas for the next 20 upcoming videos. (prepare a list of 20 topics in your niche before starting)
- Basic SEO knowledge.
- Social appearance. (it’s better to create Facebook, Instagram, etc profiles with your brand name before you start)
- Laptop or Mobile. (laptop is better)
- Internet connection.
That’s all.
TIP – Keep uploading videos, grow the audience and have patience.
Once youtube starts recommending your channel then you will know how much you can earn.
Patience is the only key to success in this field.
EARNINGS: High
3. Freelancing (Master a skill and quit job)
Freelancing is another popular way to make money online.
Basically, a freelance job is one where a person works for themselves rather than for a company, they are ultimately self-employed.
Freelancers work on a temporary basis and provide services to companies or organizations.
Here, you can work as a content writer, or web designer, or provide services like data entry, etc.
In simple, you can provide service to those people who are willing to pay for their work.
A lot of sites are there for freelancers. Just visit, sign up, fill up your profile and start working at home.
I also posted jobs on freelance sites whenever I need someone to work for me. Like I recently posted a job to change my Logo and Favicon.
You can also get work there if you have the potential to work online virtually.
They (freelance sites) also recommend you or give you a badge according to your performance, which is very helpful for your profile to get work.
Many content writers, web designers, etc are earning 1000’s of dollars every month from these sites.
If you are good at any profession then you must try these freelance sites.
Top Freelancing sites:
EARNINGS: Good
4. GPT & PTC Sites (get paid to & paid to click)
GPT sites pay money for completing their online surveys, watching videos, playing games, tasks, and referring to friends.
While PTC sites pay for viewing and clicking their ads.
Easy, yes it’s undoubtedly one of the best, easiest, and most comfortable ways to earn money online without investment.
No age restrictions, simply signup and log into your account.
I recommend Ysense and Neobux, as these sites provide both GPT & PTC in a single platform and are the oldest and most trustable websites that really pay.
To be honest, you can’t earn enough with these sites.
But good for those who want some extra cash to spend. Especially for students.
I already tried Ysense (previously clixsense) and earn approx. $100 in a month.
But haven’t tried again because I started focusing on my blogging career.
Tip: To make money from these sites, do surveys given by them. You can earn up to $5-$20 from just one survey of 15-20 mins.
Don’t answer and skip in seconds, take time otherwise you are kicked in the middle of the survey.
EARNINGS: Low to Average
5. Captcha Solver Sites (The easiest one)
If you have some free time, then you can earn extra income in your pocket by working as a captcha solver.
This is one of the easiest ways to earn money online in your free time.
You just need to read the captcha images and type the exact characters, but you need to be very fast in order to earn well.
If your typing speed is 30+ words per minute then you can earn better than others.
As everyone knows what a captcha is and how some software uses bots to fill up these captchas automatically.
If you are using google chrome then you know about chrome extensions to fill up captchas without typing manually.
Now I hope you understand why they pay you for solving captchas.
But honestly, earnings are low so I don’t recommend this method for those who are looking to earn a living.
Top Captcha Solver sites:
EARNINGS: Low
6. Amazon Mechanical Turk (For side incomes)
Amazon Mechanical Turk is a system that allows you to complete micro-tasks on the Amazons Platform for money.
Anyone over the age of 18 can join and start completing the tasks.
Thousands of tasks are available on a daily basis and believe me with some practice and a little bit of focus, you can earn better.
You will get paid for every simple task you complete. Tasks are easy and simple but you don’t get it every time.
Website: Mturk
EARNINGS: Average
7. Fotolia (Become a photographer & sell your photos)
A website for photographers. It allows you to sell photos taken by you.
When you upload your images or videos to Fotolia you are showcasing your work to millions of buyers worldwide.
If someone is looking for a photo and your photo matches their criteria,
then they purchase the rights of your photo through Fotolia and you will get paid.
Just Think of getting paid by clicking random photos. Amazing right?
But remember only one thing, the quality of the photo. That’s all.
Website: Fotolia
EARNINGS: Average to High (It depends)
8. Become An Online Coach
Yes, you heard right. You can also start selling your knowledge and advice online as a coach or consultant.
In fact, if you bring yourself as an expert, there are a lot of people out there who are willing to pay you for your knowledge and time.
There are websites or you can say platforms where you can visit, log in, and start your career as a coach, consultant, or expert.
On sites like Chegg, you need to answer questions asked by students. You will be paid for every answer (about $3 per answer).
You just need to qualify for their online test and submit your details.
Note: This site is for degree holders only.
Websites:
EARNINGS: High
9. Affiliate Marketing (One of the trending ways to make money online in 2023)
With affiliate marketing, you are able to sell other’s products on your Website/Youtube, etc.
Even if you don’t have any of these sources to place affiliate links then don’t worry.
You can share the affiliate links on social platforms like Facebook, Instagram, etc.
The basic thing is you can make money by selling other’s products.
Whenever someone purchases the product through your link, you can get a commission.
For example, Amazon. Sign up, become an affiliate (it’s a free process) and start selling products from amazon.
Affiliate marketing is the best method to make money online without investment. (It is the best method to make passive income)
EARNINGS: High to Very High
10. Sproutgigs previously Picoworkers (For pocket money)
I have tested Sproutgigs and they genuinely pay for their tasks. On this site, you will be asked to complete small and featured tasks.
You just need to complete these tasks with the proofs they asked for in the end and done. You will receive the money within a few hours.
A lot of tasks are available every day and I have tested this site from my side, so don’t worry.
But there are a lot of scams that are also available on the net so be aware that you open sproutgigs.com and not other sites like .net, .org, or something else.
You can also use this site to post micro jobs like YouTube subscriptions, website visits, email signup, etc.
EARNINGS: Low to Average
11. Earn money online with Survey Filling Sites
There are a lot of companies out there that create surveys for their satisfaction or ideas for their products or services.
Some of them create surveys to check the product or service before launching.
The last survey (I completed), was about the new phone feature. (about dark mode and light mode)
You only need to answer some questions or give feedback, that’s all.
Simple! Yes.
You just need to complete the survey and get paid approx. $2-5 per 10 min survey.
Some sites like Inboxpounds also pay you for playing games, searching the web, etc.
Sign up, create a profile and start taking surveys immediately. But be careful not every survey job site is legit.
Scams and frauds are everywhere in the world of the internet.
Below I will mention some of my tested sites that will genuinely pay you for your time,
Websites:
1. Swagbucks
2. Toluna
3. OnePoll
4. InboxPounds
5. Inboxdollars
EARNINGS: Good
12. Facebook and Instagram (Interesting one)
Now you are wondering, How??
Well, you can make money on Facebook and Instagram only if you have a decent amount of followers.
Companies and brands are looking for such profiles where they promote their products.
But you need to be in a niche. For example travel, food, dress style, etc.
Companies will contact you to promote their hotels or something else if you have an audience in travel blogs.
Or pay you to provide a positive review of their hotels.
You only need engaging followers that respond to your posts. People are charging 1000’s of dollars for a single post.
EARNINGS: High to Very High
13. Create a Facebook Page to Earn Money Online
How one can make money with a Facebook page? Well, Facebook has an inbuilt monetization method for their pages which not everyone knows.
Creating a Facebook page takes only a few minutes. And it is totally free.
What you have to do is post daily, engage with your audience, and promote your page to gain more followers.
Facebook has 3 types of monetization available for pages:
- In-Stream Ads
- Fan Subscriptions
- Branded content access
Check the eligibility criteria and rules for monetization here: Check Facebook Monetization Eligibility Status
You can create and publish a Facebook page in a few minutes but before doing this make sure to choose your niche/topic for your page.
Because to engage with your followers you need to post daily.
You can also promote your page to gain more followers, but you need to invest in that case.
That’s your choice if you want to build your audience in starting.
EARNINGS: High
14. Create and Sell E-Books (Only one time Investments)
You can also make money by writing and publishing an e-book.
If you have an interest and good knowledge of any of the topics then this method of making money online is for you.
Steps to create an E-Book:
- Choose a topic.
- Start writing.
- Make your content ready.
- Choose an E-Book creation software.
- Import, do changes and export the content.
- Sell your e-book on different platforms.
Platforms to sell E-Books:
2. Payhip
3. Blurb
4. Lulu
5. Feiyr
You can also sell the ebook on your website. The best thing is you can charge whatever amount you want and the profit is yours only.
No mediator charge, no third party charge nothing at all.
EARNINGS: High
15. Become A Content Writer to Make Money Online!
If you are good at writing, then you can easily make this your passion & earn money online.
You know the fact that many bloggers/Website owners are not writing their own content.
They hire a writer and pay them as per their skills. Just learn some basic things if you wanted to earn big as a writer like:
- SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
- No grammar mistakes. (You can use Grammarly for this)
- Ability to write engaging content.
- Plagiarism-free contents.
- Practice & Research.
People are making a good income as content writers. First learn, practice & research then apply for content writing jobs.
You can find a lot of opportunities regarding this profile.
EARNINGS: Average to High
If you are not aware of this, then let me tell you, it is one of the trendy ways to make money online without investment.
You just need a,
- Youtube channel.
- Headphone.
- Laptop/Mobile.
- An application for streaming.
- OBS or Screencasting.
Online games like PUBG, Call of Duty, etc. are the most played games all over the world.
And people love watching streams online.
Popular Streamers like Aditya Sawant (Dynamo Gaming) are earning 1000’s of Dollars per month.
What you need to become a successful streamer:
- Consistency. (fix a time to stream daily)
- Engage with your audience. (reply to their chats)
- Not only these things you also need to be a good player of the game you stream.
- Entertain your audience. (don’t play silently instead try to entertain your audience)
EARNINGS: High to Very High
17. Domain Trading & Website Flipping (Research=Skill=Money)
Domain trading is also a good way to make money online but you need to invest a little bit with some knowledge in this field.
What you need to start domain trading:
- A domain. (you can buy from anywhere like Bluehost for as low as $2-$3 or for free)
- Sell to a needy person. (try asking in Facebook groups)
- Skill. (here comes the knowledge, for example, you need to look for domains that are not booked yet related to company names)
- If nothing works, then put your domain on the auction.
Website Flipping is somehow similar to domain trading.
Here, you don’t need a domain only, but you need to create a website. Just like domain trading, you need to invest a little.
You can evaluate your site value on flippa and whenever you found it valuable then sell it on the same site.
Many bloggers or you can say newbies are looking for already created sites.
Because they don’t want to build a new site as it is time taking.
As you know it is much easier to grow an already built site than a new site.
EARNINGS: High
18. Quora “Question & Answer Platform” (Knowledge=Money)
As you know Quora is one of the best and most popular Question & Answer platforms in the online world,
where you can get your answers from real people and you can ask questions or give answers for free.
But you know you can also make money using this platform. How?
Okay, let me tell you, first of all, there are two ways through which you can earn.
- Quora Partner Program
This one is invited only, which means quora can only invite you for this program.
In this, you can make money by asking questions. Yes, you heard right you can make dollars by just asking questions.
But as I said this is an invite-only program.
Visit Quora, sign up, and start asking questions, if you are getting decent views in your questions then they will invite you to the program.
I saw many people getting invited by just asking 4-5 questions.
So, visit and create a decent profile. Start asking questions and gain followers.
- Quora Space earning beta program
Just like the Facebook page, Quora has Quora space. Here you can create your space, share content, build community, gain followers, etc.
Quora recently launched this program which’s why it is still in the beta version.
You can earn in 3 ways,
1. Ad revenue sharing
In this program, quora will show ads in your space and pay you for your audience engagement.
So share good content, quality answers, etc. if you want to earn from this program.
There are no minimum eligibility criteria for this program.
Anyone can create a Quora space just like a Facebook page.
In your space, you can share the answers of others.
(In fact, quora give suggestions to share answers in your space, so you don’t need to find content for your space).
Just go to your suggestions tab and share as much as you can.
You can also use their queue tab where you can queue your content for the upcoming days or months.
You can also set the time and the quantity for your queue.
One more thing you don’t need to promote your space, quora automatically promote it for you.
2. Quora+ revenue sharing
Quora has started its membership plan to access full content on quora. Your space can join this program and earn by referring to Quora+.
The benefit is you can get paid without offering a monthly or yearly subscription to your subscribers in your space.
3. Space subscriptions
You can start monetizing your space by offering monthly or yearly plans to your subscribers.
Your space subscribers can access your content but to access full content they need to subscribe to your monthly or yearly plan.
You just need to provide valuable content to your subscribers.
The minimum payout and threshold are $10. You can payout to your account immediately when your account reached $10.
Quora ad revenue is one of the trending ways to make money online without investment.
EARNINGS: Average to High
19. Use the Medium platform to Make Money Online!
Medium is a publisher’s platform for bloggers or for people that love to write and share knowledge.
At Medium you can earn by sharing articles, republishing your blog posts, writing new articles etc.
You can join their partner program for free.
How did Medium earn money?
Medium allows only 5 articles per month to read.
If you want to read more then you need to subscribe to their membership plan which costs around $5/month & $50/year.
How you can make money with the Medium partner program?
Simple, by publishing articles. More articles, more views, more money. Choose a topic, write engaging articles and grow your audience.
The more views of your articles, the more you can earn.
If you are good at writing, then you can join this program to make money online.
EARNINGS: Good
20. Influencer Marketing (Become an influencer and make money online)
Influencer marketing is one of the fastest-growing industries in marketing and social media.
You may wonder how influencers make money or if it is worth the time.
It’s actually an interesting phenomenon because many large brands are looking to influencers for marketing help.
Influencers are an up-and-coming career choice. Influence marketing is a quickly growing industry.
The way the social media sphere works has created an opportunity for individuals who are not celebrities can get popular,
by creating niche content, posting consistently, and interacting with followers to break through to even bigger opportunities.
It is a social media strategy where a business pays a social media influencer to post about it.
This can be done in many ways, such as an Instagram post, Twitter sponsorship, blogging, interviews and more.
Basically, it is a form of marketing in which reputable people, called influencers, promote products to their influencer network on behalf of an advertiser.
Influencer networks are groups of social media users with large followings who post quotes,
or ads across different channels-they can include Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
In recent years, the use of influencers in brands’ social media marketing strategies has grown exponentially.
In simple words, it is the process of using social media influencers to market or promote products or services.
Marketers pay social media influencers for endorsing their products, telling their followers about the products, posting authentic reviews about them,
and referring potential customers to their businesses through unique content creation.
EARNINGS: High to Very High
6th June 2019 @ 3:44 am
Its very useful blog
6th June 2019 @ 1:48 pm
Thank You 🙂
30th October 2019 @ 2:29 pm
It is nice way to earn money
25th July 2020 @ 2:59 pm
Thank you for providing information about great ways to earn money online.
27th July 2020 @ 8:20 am
Hi Manish, Glad you found this helpful.
19th May 2021 @ 4:31 pm
U gave lots of ideas . Thank you very much ❤️
19th May 2021 @ 4:42 pm
🙂