Best Online Jobs for anyone looking for more money

The WFH team
Apr 16, 2023
6 min read

Updated: Nov 11

(That pay Long term)

If you’ve ever searched “ways to make money online” you’ve probably seen the same list everywhere : surveys, data entry, transcription. But the truth is, those jobs barely pay.

From 2025, the real money online comes from digital skills, content creation, and smart systems, not clocking hours for someone else.

The internet has changed. Pinterest, Instagram, TikTok, ChatGPT, LTK, Benable and Shopify have opened up endless ways to earn from home especially if you want flexibility and income that grows over time.

Below are the most realistic and profitable online jobs for stay-at-home parents this year; ones you can start small, grow gradually, and still manage around nap times and school runs.

The Best Online jobs that make money in 2025

1. Digital Product Seller (Printables, Templates, Ebooks)

This is the fastest-growing online business for moms because it’s low-effort, evergreen, and 100% home-based.

You can create planners, checklists, or even ChatGPT prompt guides and sell them on Etsy, Shopify, or your own blog.

Once your product is made, it can keep selling automatically. That’s how many creators are quietly making $1,000–$5,000 months without constant posting.

How to Start:

Use Canva to design your printables OR buy resellable printables from purposePLR
Validate ideas using EverBee (see what’s already selling on Etsy).
Upload to Shopify or Etsy and connect Printify if you want to add physical options (like journals or mugs).
Promote with Pinterest (still one of the top 3 traffic sources for eCommerce in 2025).

2. Blogging for Passive Income

Blogging is still one of the most powerful online businesses if you treat it like one.

Modern blogging is no longer about random journaling; it’s now about creating helpful, evergreen, money making content that attracts readers and earns through ads, affiliate links, and digital products.

How to Start:

Start with a niche that people search for consistently. Things like Pinterest side hustles,productivity, weight loss, relationships, parenting, Small business ideas. Build a very fast blog using hostinger. If you’ve never created a blog before, start here. Before you start writing blog posts, use KeySearch to find easy keywords and topics that people are searching for.

The key to having a blog that ranks on Google and has lots of visitors, is to go for topics that the big blogs are not writing about (ie low competition keywords).

Once your posts start ranking, you’ll earn from traffic without having to show up on social media every day.

Blogging is perfect if you prefer bursts of creation rather than constant posting, especially if you’re balancing work, home, or parenting.

Read this post to learn how to turn one blog post into 60–90 content ideas and Pinterest pins (and save yourself hours every week).

Check out these ChatGPT prompts that will help you plan, write, and repurpose blog content faster, even on your busiest days.

3. Pinterest Print-on-Demand (POD) Seller

This is one of my favorite ways to earn from home.

You design aesthetic products (like mugs, candles, or notebooks) and let Printify handle printing and shipping. Pinterest drives the traffic for you so you’re not spending on ads.

It’s one of the few businesses where your content keeps working for months after you post.

Here is the simple Print-on-demand Workflow I use that works efficiently:

Validate → Design → Pin

I always use EverBee to check demand and validate any product I have in mind, Kittl or Canva to design, Pinterest to promote like crazy and Printify to fulfil orders.

Simple, and scalable to make you decent money.

Read this post to see some of the best print-on-demand ideas to start creating.

4. AI Content Creator

Are you one of those fighting the AI wave? Please don't. Smart creators are using it to save time and multiply output.

Let's take ChatGPT for example. You can use it to:

Write blog posts and newsletters
Create social captions and carousels
Build digital products or eBooks
Offer AI-powered writing or strategy services

What to Sell

Start small. You can make “ready-to-use” prompt lists and sell them.

Here’s how: use AI to create something people are searching for or struggling with, refine the prompts, and then share the best prompts as a digital product.

For example, after figuring out how to make fun apps in 20mins or less using AI, I turned those steps into a prompt pack that I now sell to coaches and content creators.

You could do something similar. If you enjoy testing ideas or solving small problems, start there. Create something useful, and then sell the exact prompts that helped you make it.

If you’re curious about tech or just love figuring things out, this could be a really smart way to earn online.

5. Online Course Creator or Coach

Teaching online has become one of the most lucrative ways to share what you know and you don’t need to be a full-on “expert.”

If you’ve figured out something other people struggle with like Pinterest marketing, designing in Canva, Investing, Outfit styling, meal planning, or burnout recovery, best believe you can build a mini course or coaching offer around it.

Tools you need:

Teachable or Canva for hosting courses
StanStore if you want an all-in-one platform for digital offers + coaching calls
MailerLite or ConvertKit to collect emails and launch your first product

6. Freelance Content Creator

If you want something with quicker pay while building your own brand, freelancing is a great bridge.

You can offer services like:

Pinterest management
Instagram post creator
Blog writing
Content repurposing
Email or product copywriting

Where to Start:

Fiverr or Upwork for experience
Or cold DM small brands, Etsy shops, or coaches offering to create content for them using ChatGPT

Many freelancers turn this into an agency or digital product later.

7. Faceless Content Business

This is the new “quiet” way to earn. For example, you could build a Pinterest, Instagram, or TikTok page that grows through faceless content (quotes, carousels, or AI visuals).

Once you gain consistent views, you can monetize with:

Affiliate links
Digital products
Coaching offers
UGC (user-generated content) deals

You don’t need to show your face; you just need a strong niche and consistent posting.

Tools you need:

Canva for visuals
CapCut for short-form edits
ChatGPT for scripting and captions

8. Software affiliate marketing

This is one of the easiest ways to make money online and one of the most profitable long term.

Software companies pay recurring monthly commissions, which means one sign-up can keep earning you money every month.

Start by joining affiliate programs for trustworthy tools like Canva, Koala ai, Printify, KeySearch, Viralvue or even finance apps like Sofi, which pay generous bonuses for new users.

Create quick tutorials or blog posts showing how you use each tool, add your link, and share it on Pinterest or your email list.

It’s simple, low-effort, and the income can snowball quietly in the background.

9. App developer

You can work from home designing apps for individuals or companies. Thanks to AI, whether or not you have some coding experience, this business can still become a reality.

The quickest way to find a job is to sign up with free lance platforms like Upwork or fiver. You can also proactively find businesses, or creators you’d like to work with and pitch your services. If you pitch your service to 2-3 prospects every week, you should get a response in a short time.

Affiliate marketing (physical products)

Other than promoting software, promoting physical products on Pinterest, a blog or Benable is a beginner friendly way to start earning online.

You simply recommend products you already use and love, and get paid a small commission whenever someone buys through your link. This could be anything from clothes you wear, makeup or hair products, bath toys for kids, cooking utensils.

The key is to start with Amazon Associates. It’s free, and with the right strategy and tools you can earn up to 30% commissions instead of the 3%-5% that many content creators earn.

Not ready for a blog?, try Benable, it's a visual list app that lets you create and share curated “shop my list” boards (for example: desk essentials, mom must-haves, or content creator setup). It looks aesthetic, links directly to your products, and works beautifully with Pinterest or TikTok.

Final Thoughts

The online job world has shifted. The best opportunities today are creator-led, system-based, and flexible enough to grow with your family.

If you’re short on time, start with one path: