How to Make Money Online in South Africa (2023)

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There are so many ways to make money online in South Africa, if you are looking for one, you are in the right place. On this page, we will be updating regularly top ways to Make Money Online in South Africa.

To make money online you need a phone or a computer, Internet access, the needed information and a little skill

This guide is based on experience, intensive research and interviews.

6 Ways To Make Money Online in South Africa (2023)

Here are 6 legitimate ways to make money online in South Africa

1. Start a niche blog and leverage on affiliate marketing

One of easiest ways to make money online is by starting a niche blog. Niche blog is when you focus on writing about one thing alone. Generally we divide blogs into two categories, lifestyle blogs (that cover almost everything) and niche blogs (that is focused on addressing one thing). As a rule of the thumb, niche blogs provide more benefit than lifestyle blogs.

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Here are some advantages of Niche Blog

i. Its gives you a reliable audience
ii. its make it easier for the blog to be monetize
iii. its expand your knowledge and keep you on track

How to Start a niche blog.

To start a niche blog, you need to:

i. Know your passion

First, answer these questions;

What are you good at?
How can you turn your passion into value?
What are the problems that your passion can solve?

ii. Research and decide on your niche

Once you understand your passion and what you will blog about, the next step is to research on blogs that are already covering the topic you wish to cover. This will enable you to know the‘gaps and opportunities’ on the niche.

iii. Do a keyword research

From the gaps and opportunities you noted during your research, you can use that to build some keywords that will guide your content strategy. PLEASE DON’T START A BLOG, IF YOU DON’T HAVE A CONTENT STRATEGY.

iv. Develop a Content strategy

This is one of the most important aspect of your blogging career. Your content strategy should have your content posting calendar, your keywords, content ideas and writing style. Once you develop a strategy stick to it, work to implement it and improve on it as you grow.

v. Decide on how you want to monetize the blog

If you want to make money from blogging, you have to decide early on how you will monetize it so that you will be able to follow laid down procedures that will help you achieve your dreams.

We have many ways you can monetize your blogs, but we will focus only on affiliate marketing.

After starting your blog, its time to monetize it, you can leverage on affiliate marketing and make money from it.

Here is a list of Affiliate Networks that accepts South Africans

vii. Start the blog.

We have a detailed outline on how to start a blog, please click here to get more insight.

2. Find Freelance Jobs

It is very easy to get a freelance job online.You just need to know where to look. We have highlighted 5 places for a start, but there are more. Visit them, create account and start searching for freelance jobs.

i. Upwork

ii. Work Market

iii. Fiver

iv. Freelancer

v. People Per Hour

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3. Start a YouTube channel

Anyone can start a YouTube Channel and make money from it. Just like niche blogging, you need to have a content strategy and review each contents to see its performance. If you can create engaging contents and build your traffic, you can make well over $2000 Monthly.

Click here to read more on how to start a YouTube Channel

4. Teach English online

Last month, I earned over $500 teaching English online, It may not be big money, but it was enough to pay some bills. I have listed some of the platform I use below, I believe if you can put more time and energy than me, you can earn more than me.

5.Become a Virtual Assistant

Virtual Assistants are those who use their skills to support a project virtually. You can be a Data analyst, Social Media Manager, Digital Marketer, Newsletter Writer, Administrative Assistant, Online Translators, etc depending on your skills.

Here is where to find clients

6. Paid surveys

You can make a residual income from paid online survey. Some of them pay up to $1 or more per survey. Here are some top survey sites with proven payment history.