Living in South Africa have so many benefits like access to good road and steady electricity, jobs that can pay you some minimum amount and access to clean water all thanks to new development that has been going on in the country but have you ever stopped and reason how to make money online in South Africa?
Yes, it is very important that you find ways that will help you make money online in South Africa. As complected you may see it to be as a beginner, below are my top 15 proving ways you can start making money online in south Africa:
- Forex and Online Trading
- Buy and Sell Expired Domain Names
- Start An Indigenous YouTube Channel
- Become a Voice-Over Artist
- Online Transcriber
- Sell On Facebook Market For Local Businesses
- Online Customer Service Providing Agent
- Market Used Items On Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree
- Start South African Ecommerce Store
- Start An Indigenous Blog
- Trade and Invest In Cryptocurrencies
- Virtual English Instructor
- Sell Stock Videos and Photos
- Sell Properties On Airbnb
- Register As a Driver With Uber Or Taxify
There are several ways in which I have been able to make some money online while living in South Africa because based on my reasoning, it is very bad to waste the steady power supply without having to utilize it in making some cool money online.
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The fact that South Africa has one of the fastest internet services in Africa has made it even better because working in an industry that requires fast internet access is one blessing that we should be grateful for.
Make Money Online In South Africa
Here are ways you can start making money online in south Africa. Now coming to this list, you may not be able to involve in all the ways I have used t make money but you can choose two ways and become a master in them.
What I usually do when starting a new online business, I first figure out the one that can do me great justice in the long run.
I figure out those ones that can still earn me lots of money even after 10 years, I invest my time and resources in them by learning how to start using them and how to become a master in them.
Another thing I do is fish out those ones that are difficult, I will invest my time in learning it and then becoming a master in it. The reason I do this is that I understand fully well that because if difficult in doing it, many people will avoid it leaving me with few competitors and as a master in it, I will always be at the top of the game.
Forex and Online Trading
Forex is one of the places I have really made some good money from just that you need to invest your tie in learning how the trade works.
From my own perspective, learning forex will be easy for some and will be hard for others but the thing is, if you can invest time in learning the art of trading in forex, you will always reap your reward.
If you are a fast learner, in 6 months if investing your time into forex trading and online trading, you should be able to start making a profit and making good money from trading.
You can use Binance and Meta trade platforms to learn how to trade and start trading, both are good platforms where many people have been able to reach their goals in life and have been able to earn a steady income that they couldn’t even make half of in their 9 to 6 jobs.
Learning forex and online trading is understanding the right time to buy or sell your stock, making the right move will give you great benefit and profit while making the wrong choice can make you lose everything you have worked for which is why it is advisable you first invest time into learning the art before investing.
Buy and Sell Expired Domain Names
Buying and selling expired domains and other domain flipping is one way now can really make good money online in south Africa.
These days many young men and women are just joining the blogging industry meaning they will need a domain to start their blogging journey but many of them would want to start from scratch by buying a new domain.
Since they prefer old domain, offering that services to them with a high charge really worth it. You can have your own website where you buy and sell this domain to this category of people.
If you are wondering where to get the expired domain from, there are platforms that look out for these domains and offer them to those who have an interest in buying them for a lesser amount of money.
When you buy this domain from them, you should be to resell them to potential buyers that need them for one to two reasons.
There are a lot of big tech companies that buy this kind of domain too, which means you have unlimited customers who are sure to patronize you and once your platform has built up authority and trust, you are very well on the way to make some belong time good money.
Start An Indigenous YouTube Channel
Everybody is rushing into starting a YouTube channel with the post “How To Do This and That” but how many people have you seen posting what the indigenous south African wants to see whenever they go on YouTube?
The goal is to make money from YouTube not just posting there. Targeting a large audience is good but can you really stand the competition that comes with that targeting?
I advise my students to start small and then grow big when they are starting anything like blogging and YouTubing.
First, you need t to understand what the average South African who uses the internet wants to see then proceed in making videos that teach home or her how to do that.
You can also choose to entertain them by looking for those jokes and entertainment categories that they love seeing and watching.
These way, you can reach your goal faster and have your trusted audience whom you are sure can not wait to see your content each and every day.
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Become a Voice-Over Artist
If you have a good voice starting as a voice artist will do you some great Favour to start as a voice-over artist, I mean you have a good talent why not put it to good use?
Many people who I know that doesn’t have a great voice are really hitting big in the voice-over artist industry. Bringing the best in you makes the work come natural and you are sure to make it big.
There are companies who would higher you to do their voice-over work for them, you should apply for a job there. You can start your own channel using YouTube and TikTok combine where you showcase what you have got to your audience.
Online Transcriber
If you are Good n typing, you should apply to be a transcriber to companies and industries that may need your assistance in transcribing their meetings both virtual and one on one meetings.
This job is very lucrative as the pay is very high. If you are not good with typing, learning ghee it does that with Marvin’s beacon can help you master where all the keys on the keyboard are.
Learning how to summarize words in a few sentences will give you a big advantage in writing fast. I have done transcribing jobs in the past as a virtual secretary to a firm where I attend their meeting with them using Zoom and Google Meet.
The work is not as hard as you may think, starting and getting better in that line of business will help you greatly, and it will also earn a high amount of money into your account.
If you have no idea how to get started, learn by watching some YouTube videos like the one below. It will give you a head start on what you should do and how to grow.
Sell On Facebook Market For Local Businesses
Do you already have some business you do whether buying and selling some electronics or selling handmade crafts, you can reach more customers through the Facebook marketplace.
The beauty of it is that Facebook does not charge for you to display your product on their marketplace. This is one avenue people have advanced their business in order for them to reach more people with just a button.
Online Customer Service Providing Agent
As an online customer service providing agent, your job is to attend to customers’ questions and help them solve the problems with the brand you represent.
This job can be the most part of your time. You will be needing to answer as many times as possible in order to help their needs.
Market Used Items On Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree
Do you have some used items you think will be useful to others but you no longer need them? Why not markets them on the Facebook marketplace and Gumtree, the will come as extra cash to you which you can use to purchase some other used items you think can be useful to people.
There is no limit to what you can sell on those platforms as far as it is useful. There are many ways to get these used items from people at a very cheaper price which you can then turn into something you can sell for a higher price.
You may want to do some work on those items, let’s say you bought a used TV with some faults for a cheaper price, you may want to check if there are faults, if there are, you can fix them before putting it up for sale on those platforms.
Start South African Ecommerce Store
Having an E-commerce store is a great deal, but the problem is that there are plenty of them, and can really be a very big problem trying to compete with them.
The way out is selling some specific things you are sure are needed in a particular area, then grow from there. What this does is that it helps you avoid competition from those top platforms and avoid trying to take over a top platform that you never be able to accomplish.
Start An Indigenous Blog
Bogging has many categories and micro niches under every niche. The aim of every blogger is t get people who are interested in what he or she is blogging about and the topic he or writes about.
The problem is that every blog wants to target an audience around the world forgetting the ones around him or her, let’s say you have 100k people that are interested in whatever you are blogging about and stayed glued to your blog, that is a great achievement you have and can have a great impact to the money you will make.
Since you have the audience and understand what they want, you can choose a particular product that you can be selling to them which is another way of creating side income for yourself.
Trade and Invest In Cryptocurrencies
Crypto is now the currency order of the day, trading with the currency has made more millionaires than any business has which simply means there are more opportunities in them than any business one can go into so far you really know what you are doing.
Before you start trading with crypto you should first learn how trading works, what you should do and things you should avoid at cost.
Losing money on crypto is very painful, and can seriously deal with you financially, for the fact one can make good money from it doesn’t eliminate all the risks in it.
First, understand the basics and how it works, the rise and fall and ways you can greatly benefit from it then start small by investing the little money you can endure if you lose and then proceed in making yourself better in the trade.
Virtual English Instructor
As far as the English language remains the number one spoken language around the world, people will keep paying money to learn how to speak it fluently in order to expound their communication range.
Tutoring English in South Africa is one great way to make good money, you may turn it into a full-time business as many people get to know you.
You should be able to start making a good amount of money from your initial start. First learn how to speak English, learn verbs, how to make correct sentences and the pronoun including the noun in the English language.
This will help make you a great teacher of the language, will help you gain people’s trust and referral and also will help you grow in the business.
Sell Stock Videos and Photos
Having a good camera shouldn’t benefit you when taking selfies and pictures with families and friends. Do you know you can sell pictures and videos on stock websites that will be willing to pay you money for pay picture you submit?
It is still surprising that many people do not yet know that this kind of thing exists which is why they waste their time on things that don’t give them money.
Selling of pictures has been some great way those in the eastern world has made some money and are sill making. If you can take a good picture and make a good short video, you can make money from it. Below is a site that pays you for pictures and videos.
- Stockphotos
- Pixlab
- Pixabay
- Storyblocks
Sell Properties On Airbnb
Selling properties on Airbnb is another way you should make money online in south Africa, having some properties for sale or knowing someone who has can make you some money.
This one needs some extra work as you should meet people who are willing to sell their properties, act as an agent and help them sell the property.
Register As a Driver With Uber Or Taxify
Uber and Taxify may not be classified as a way to make money online, but in my one point it is. Now when someone books online for a taxi and the person is around your reach, you can go pick up the person and make you money.
Since you are not just on the street looking for passengers make it one of the easiest ways to make good money with your time and the resources you have.
If you have not considered registering with Uber and Taxify, you should because they have been very useful to people and have turned side hustle to people who want to make extra cash and most importantly make their time more useful than sitting around Netflixing and watching some football match on the television.
It is very simple to register with them, as a matter of fact, I have previously made a full tutorial on how to do that which post you can find here.
Conclusion
Making money online in south Africa should be a goal everyone living in that out of the world should expire for, there is no right time to start than starting now.
If you have access to the internet and have a laptop that is in good condition, then starting one or two of the above online money-making pertain should be your ultimate goal.
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I have written some other posts on how to build an online business from scratch and how to build your brand. Check out my business and branding category to learn more about these things.
