These extra income resources include the sites, articles, and podcasts that I usually recommend to teachers and other smart people who’re looking for a little extra dough to supplement their full-time jobs or add a little oomph while in retirement.
If you have other go-to places, please share them with me in the Comments section below and I can have a look for possible inclusion in this directory.
Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate Marketing for Beginners: How to Make Your First Affiliate Marketing Sale in 7 Steps
Affiliate Marketing: How to Launch an Affiliate Marketing Campaign
Series of Affiliate Marketing Best Practices Articles
SimpleK12’s Affiliate Marketing Program
Six Affiliate Marketing Best Practices
Ten Best Practices for Affiliate Marketing
Ten Best Practice Tips for a Profitable Affiliate Marketing Business
Blogging and Writing
Best Way to Make Money Blogging for Beginners
How Book Marketing Really Works: Tips from a 6-Figure Self-Published Author
Quora for Bloggers: How to Accelerate Your Authority, Audience Growth, and Traffic
Self-Publishing Your Own Book is the New Business Card
Start a Blog, Create Great Content, and Make Money (ProBlogger)
Write an eBook (for Amazon Kindle)
Creating Your Own Online Store
Extra Teacher Income — Online Shops and Other Options
Finding Products for Your Online Store
How to Set Up an Online Store in WordPress
Luxury Tapestry Bargains (an example of a good/basic Shopify online store)
Creating and Selling Courses Online
The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Creating, Selling, and Profiting from an Online Course
How to Create and Sell Courses Online Video (uses the Kajabi platform, but principles apply to all)
How to Make Money with Online Courses
This Math Teacher Found a Way to Make $1 Million a Year. Here’s How He Did It
Course Creation and Selling Platforms
- CourseCraft
- Educadium
- SimpleK12
- Teachable
- Skillshare
- LearnWorlds
- Kajabi
- Thinkific
- Academy of Mine
- WizIQ
- Udemy
- Ruzuku
General Resources that Cover Other and Multiple Side Gigs
12 Ways to Make Money on the Side as a Teacher
24 Legit Ways Teachers Can Make Extra Money
25 Productivity and Automation Hacks from a 6-Figure Freelancer
99 Side Hustle Businesses You Can Start Today
The Best Summer Jobs Teachers Can Hold Year Round
Side Gigs for Teachers and Other Smart People Who Know Stuff
Where to Host Your First Website