Money making hobby — it may sound like a new idea, but making money from a hobby has helped people for generations. With the advent of the Internet, the money making hobby has shot to the forefront — but it’s hardly new.
For example, people like the Bronte sisters made money from writing, one of the few socially acceptable ways for women to make money back then. Today, millions of people around the world work as freelance writers.
And Thomas Edison made money from inventions. Gadgets are hardly a 21st century idea!
And many people have made money from art, crafts, writing, woodworking, cooking, music and other hobbies. My good friend, Rhona-Mae, makes money with her piano. My brother and his wife sell plants at farmers’ markets in the summer. My brother’s friend turned his love of tropical fish into a money-making hobby business that cleans and maintains aquariums for businesses, institutions and individuals.
In a way, my consulting business is a money-making hobby. Although I make most of my living from marketing consulting, part of my business spills into freelance writing. Since I love reading, writing and research, this is a great way to get paid to do what I’d do anyway.
Do you have a money-making hobby?