Who doesn't want a little bit of extra cash flowing in on the side? And by side, I do not mean illegal. By on the side, I mean something more than what you're earning at your current job or as pocket money if you're a kid. No matter how small the amount is, extra cash is always a good idea. But how does one find easy ways to make money on the side? There are scores of them! Read the following article for some easy tips. Great Ways to Make Money The thing is, each one of us can find ways to make that extra cash for ourselves. We just have to tap into our hobbies or what we like to do and voila! We can turn it into a method for earning money. Here are some money making ideas that you can look into. Freelancing Great at writing? Can pen a decent column if you feel like it? What's the point of keeping that talent to yourself? Utilize it instead. Contact the local paper or magazine or even a national one and ask them if they need any writers or stray columns now and then. Papers are always on the lookout for creative material flowing in. They might give you a theme to work on or you can come up with your own and send it to them. This is not only one of the best ways to make extra money, but it will also open up newer opportunities for you―someone might like your content and offer you a regular column. Computer Programming If you're generally great around computers then this will work like a dream. Spread the word around that you can help people with their programming or computer repair. You won't obviously charge as much as a service workshop would do, so it will be a great deal for friends and family to utilize your service. You could even tie up with a small time computer firm and help them with the servicing. Helper These could be anywhere―general stores, library, boutiques, malls etc. For a few hours after class or on weekends, you could help out there and earn that extra cash. You could even sign up for paper delivering or as a delivery guy in pizza parlors. Giving Tuition This is a simple and yet a great way of earning some extra money. If you're good at a particular subject, you could give extra tutorials to your neighborhood kids. Quite a few parents don't know how to handle their kids' studies because they are no longer in touch with the subjects. So it'll be like a boon to them to have someone tutor their kids. It's a great way of making money from home. Contact the local schools or teachers to ask if they can help recommend some students. Hobby Classes Anything from different types of paintings, cooking, singing, dancing, writing, or any other activity will work just as fine. If you have a certificate in any of these activities, it'll help tremendously no doubt, but if not, you can put up fliers announcing the hobby classes and you'll still have people coming in. Especially parents who have small kids and want them to pick up some great hobbies. Sell Goodies or Handmade Products Great at baking cookies/biscuits? Or making some secret recipe pickles? Or can you make some really unique and tasty cupcakes? You can do a lot with that talent. Once a week you could come up with a batch of these and go and offer it to your local bakery to sell. If it sells well, the owner might ask you to make it a regular feature. Or you could just give small samples to your neighbors and ask then to contact you whenever there's a party etc. You could use the same principle for selling any homemade products as a means of earning extra income like clothes, crochet napkins, funky jewelry―the options are limitless. Gardening Have a green thumb? Convert it into a profitable venture. Offer your services to help people set up their gardens. Many are too busy to plan a great garden or they don't have that intrinsic sense to do it. You could help them out to earn some extra cash. Creative Ways to Make Money

• Baby or pet sit.
• Hold a garage sale.
• Sell used books.
• You can start a business no matter how small, like a library of books or CDs, and DVDs.
• Click photos for a magazine/paper.
• Write online. Many people are not tapping into the internet marketing strategy.
• Do translation work.
• Organize homes for people.
• Water plants/clean and weed gardens.
• You can even think of making money online by writing, blogging or via YouTube.

There. Now you know some easy and effective ways to make money on the side. All you have to do is rack your brain a little and come up with a hobby that you can convert into a medium for some extra cash flow and you're all set.