If YouTube is your main source of income, you may find any inconsistent ad revenue from month to month discouraging. You’re not the only vlogger to worry about this. Even some of the most successful content creators still have outside projects that help them make ends meet. These secondary sources of income are called side hustles.
Though picking up a second job may help your bank account, it can also take away too much time from your videos. However, there are several side hustles that you can also use to create videos your audience will love.
Here are three side hustles that also make great videos.
1. Sign up as an Uber driver and prank your riders.
Rideshare apps are a quick and easy way for just about anyone with a driver’s license to earn extra income. If you meet the requirements for an app like Uber or Lyft, sign up as a driver and plan a few videos to make while you work.
There are several different kinds of videos you can make as a driver. Play harmless pranks on your unsuspecting riders or invent your own version of “Cash Cab.” However, before dropping your riders off, let them know that you filmed a YouTube video and ask for their permission to use the footage you took of them. It may help to have a business card for your channel to give them.
Vlogger Ayydubs makes lots of prank videos as an Uber driver.
2. Write a book or blog about something you care about.
If you like to write, considering publishing a book or blog about something you care about. For example, many vloggers publish books about their struggles with mental health or putting their entire lives online.
Then, you can discuss what you wrote in a video. Answer viewer questions or expand on a topic you didn’t go into detail about in the book or blog post.
Irish vlogger Melanie Murphy wrote a book that details her struggles with an eating disorder. Recently, she explained more about her recovery in a video.
3. Share your special skills by teaching lessons online.
Nowadays, people are using the internet to learn everything from how to play an instrument to how to get their lives back on track. If you have some kind of expertise or qualifications, share your knowledge by teaching lessons online.
Showcase your skills in a video series. You can do a tutorial, advice video, or whatever represents the lessons you’re offering.
Tristan Paredes is a vocal coach. So, along with his “vocal coach reacts” videos, he teaches singing lessons online.
Ad revenue doesn’t have to be the only money you make from a video. Try out one of these side hustles to get both extra income and a great video idea.
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Kristen Harris enjoys listening to a wide range of music, from Taylor Swift to, on occasion, Celtic instrumental. She also spends her time writing, reading, and baking.
