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Excellent Ideas to Start Earning an Extra Coin on Shopify

If you feel like your day job is not giving you enough money to sustain all your needs, you don’t need to worry because you can start your side hustle with Shopify. Moreover, if you’ve been dreaming of starting your own business, but you can’t quit your job yet, you can do it part-time with Shopify.

Written exclusively for Expat Network by Larisa Wong

It is easy to start a side hustle with Shopify and make that extra cash to run the pressing bills you have at home. Here are some simple ideas you can put into practice to start making some extra online dollars.

Start a Dropshipping Business

Starting a dropshipping business is easy because you don’t have to buy any items to put on a warehouse, neither do you need any capital to start. With dropshipping, you simply need to place an order from a supplier whenever a customer buys from you, and the supplier will send the order directly to the customer. All you need to do is find a supplier selling a product you’re interested in selling, and your job will be to find customers on their behalf. You don’t have to do anything else as they will package and fulfill the order. You will not track any inventory, handle the products, or do the mailing. There are no obstacles involved here, so nothing holds you from making that extra income. You also don’t have to place a huge order since a single product can do.

Become a Freelancer

In this era where everything is done online, you can become a freelancer on anything, including photography, graphic design, online writing, app development, etc. Find something that you can do comfortably and focus on developing your skills towards it. There are many people across the globe looking for people to work remotely and help them finish essential tasks. Freelancing is a verified Shopify Side Hustle that you can do anywhere at any time. Don’t let this chance of making some easy money pass you by. Put that fantastic talent to good use.

Start a Clothing Line

If you’re a fashion-conscious, you can start sharing your fashion ideas with people by starting a clothing line. Thanks to the digital era, people now rely on the Internet to find new fashion styles and designs. They also carry out important purchasing there, and you can take advantage of this opportunity to make some extra coins. Building a Shopify store for your online clothing line is only going to take you 10 minutes, and you can start selling immediately. Don’t let those creative designs you have in your head get out of your memory before you can put them out there and see how gorgeous they look.

There are many ways to make extra income online, and the three mentioned above are the simplest and do not require a lot of money to start. All you have to do is learn how they work, and within a short period, you will be up running a successful side hustle. If all goes well, you can even find yourself making more money with your side business that you start thinking about quitting your day job.

Moving Abroad Checklist

Initial Considerations

Will your partner be travelling with you?

If so, what will they be giving up in your present home and will they be able to continue with their career in your new home? You will need to check whether a separate visa is required for your partner to work or if your visa gives that right. If they are unable to work you will need to decide on the effect on your finances and what alternatives are available to give a fulfilling life (home business, training, voluntary work).

Are you taking family with you?

Moving with family raises many exciting opportunities, but also can create challenges. The HSBC Expat Explorer survey indicates that expat kids can take six months to settle in to their new country (see article). Getting young or even older children to prepare to move and leave their friends and family behind can be a challenge and should be thought through.

The options for education is another area that needs to be thought through.

Moving your child to a new country with a different education system can be a great opportunity to broaden their experience, but if they are close to key exams the timing can make this inadvisable. If you do take your family with you, it is important to decide between joining the local school system or choosing an international school.

Where will you be living?

Whether you will be living in a house or apartment, furnished or unfurnished, these decisions will affect what you need to take with you. The time you are planning to live overseas will also affect whether you should leave your property at home empty, rent it out or sell it. See the article Sell, Store or Ship.