Get paid fast with these 20 side hustles that pay weekly

If you need more money, picking up a side hustle is your best bet. You'll make money the way you want, whenever you want. Sounds amazing, right?

The downside? Some of the best gigs won't pay you as soon as you complete the job. You might have to wait for a month, or in some cases, even longer. 

Unfortunately, bills won’t wait for later. That's why side hustles that pay weekly are such a good solution. With Whop, you can get money once a week, or even daily—you're in full control of your income.

So, which side hustles are actually worth it and fill up your bank account once a week like clockwork? We've got you. Check out the best side hustles that pay weekly.

Side hustle jobs with weekly pay

First things first: these side hustles will let you start earning money soon. However, some of them do come with some extra requirements, such as being able to leave the house or having your phone with you most of the time. For some, you might need a car. For others, such as selling online courses, all you need is your phone and some knowledge.

Let's have a look through a range of side hustles so that you can see which ones are right for you at a glance.

The 20 best side hustles that pay you weekly

We’ve narrowed down the 20 best side hustles that will guarantee you weekly pay. At the end of the list, we’ll go over some factors to consider when choosing a side hustle!

1. Dog walking

A dog-walking side hustle is heaven on earth if you’re a fan of dogs. You get to walk them, play with them, pet them, and get paid for it? Yes, please! But, at the end of the day, it is still a job.

Walking a dog isn’t just petting and playing with them. You may encounter other dogs while out that are aggressive, so need to know how to handle and defuse a situation to the best of your ability. 

The amount of work required will also depend on the client. Some may just want you to take their pup out once a day, while others may want you to check in or walk them every three hours. Some dogs are high-energy and require two hours of running, while others will happily trail behind you as you take a leisurely walk.

Aside from dog walking, you can look into pet boarding. Rover is the go-to app and website for this, but DogVacay is another option for boarding.

2. Blogging

A blog is one of those hobbies that can easily also be a side hustle. With blogging, you can choose to write about something you have a genuine interest in or a passion for and utilize that for a cash flow. 

Here are some of the ways you can monetize your blog: 

• Affiliate marketing
• Newsletters
• Sponsored product reviews
• Advertisements

Unfortunately, blogging alone takes a long time before you start getting any return on investment (ROI). Even if it's free to start, you're still putting in the time to make it work. 

That's why the best way to make money as a blogger is to think outside the box. For instance, you could set up a paid community for your readers where they can interact with like-minded people and get first-hand advice from you. Doing this takes minutes with Whop.

• How to make money as a blogger

3. Social media management

If you want to make money from social media, but you don’t want to be an influencer, social media management is the one for you. 

Companies everywhere need a presence on social media, but they may not want to shell out the money for a dedicated full-time manager. This leaves the perfect opening for a flexible, part-time social media manager. 

Social media managers usually need the following skills:

• Content creation, including tools like Photoshop, Canva, or Figma
• Copywriting
• SEO
• Keyword research
• Social media strategy
• Knowledge of tools like Hootsuite, Buffer, Sprout Social, Google Analytics, Facebook Insights

Consider building a portfolio of your work with some samples of posts to show to potential clients. You can then connect with them and send them a checkout link to get paid.

4. Selling digital journals

If you have a creative flair and you like being organized, you can create and sell digital journals. These make for a great mix of passive and active income. You can design the journal and a set number of pages for it (making it weekly, yearly, etc) and then start selling it.

Designing various colors and themes is a good idea, as it requires little work and still gets you money. Digital journals are one of the top ways to make money on Canva. They're also popular Private Label Rights (PLR) products, meaning that people buy them to customize and then resell, so you can sell them in bulk.

5. Selling downloadable worksheets/trackers

Similarly to digital journals, worksheets and trackers are a good way to create something that will keep making you money. 

You can create all sorts of trackers and then put them up for sale on Whop, either with a one-time fee or with a subscription plan. The latter is great if you're planning to offer regular updates.

Here are some of the types of worksheets and trackers you can make: 

• Shopping budget tracker
• Study tracker
• Craft project tracker
• Study guides
• Fitness tracker
• Meal plan
• Habit tracker
• Workflow tracker
• Emotional intelligence worksheet
• Goal worksheet
• Mental health checklist
• Mood tracker

6. Microtask sites and apps

Microtasks are the tiny jobs that need to be done for a business but aren’t vital enough to hire full-time employees to handle them. 

Common microtasks include typing out information from a photo, digitizing invoices or receipts, tagging photos on social media, searching out phone numbers for businesses online, and transcribing small video segments. 

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Here are some of the most common microtask apps: 

• Amazon Mechanical Turk
• ClickWorkers
• Teamwork.ai
• Timebucks
• Neevo
• Timewall
• Microworkers
• Rapidworkers
• Toloka
• Sproutgigs

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7. Babysitting

Babysitting is a side hustle that requires a little more care and experience than some of the other jobs. Since you’re taking on the responsibility of a small human, you need to know how to keep them safe and alive. If you’re confident in that, then it can be a fantastic side hustle! 

You can even charge more than the standard rate in your area if you have specialized experience, like being a teacher or daycare worker. If you aren’t sure where to find babysitting jobs, don’t worry. Much like with everything else in the world: there’s an app for that. 

• Sittercity
• UrbanSitter
• Sitter Pro
• Busy Bees Babysitting
• Bambino
• Care
• Sitter

8. Online courses

Online courses are a hugely profitable market. This is true for the e-learning market as a whole, which was valued at around $399 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach a staggering $1 trillion by 2032.

You can make a course about just about anything—we have a handy list of 200+ trending topics right here. The more valuable your knowledge, the more you can charge for your course, and if the knowledge you're passing on leads to making more money, the sky is truly the limit.

Combining your course with a private, paid community for your students gives you the best chance to make a consistent (and impressive) income. 

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9. Freelance gig work

With freelance gig work, you can zone in on your strengths. It may take a little time to build a client base, but good referrals, word of mouth, and the ability to put yourself out there make it easier with each gig you complete. 

Here are some of the different types of freelance side hustle gigs that you can consider:

• Graphic design
• Accounting
• Video editing
• Digital marketing
• Proofreading/editing
• SEO
• Virtual assistant
• Writing

You can use a third-party website to offer your services, but remember that it's better to pick a platform where the majority of the income goes to you.

10. Food delivery

If you need a flexible side hustle and you have transportation, you can do food delivery. This is a better option if you live near or choose to work in a major city because you’ll be able to get more jobs within a shorter range. 

The amount you make per week will depend on the orders you take, and when you make yourself available for deliveries. You’re allowed to work with multiple delivery apps simultaneously, so you can sign up with all of them that operate in your area and get your pick of the crop.

You do have to factor in the wear and tear/mileage on your vehicle, and the fact that food delivery apps do not compensate you for your gas. Some of that can be made up for in the tips you make, though!

Check out the following apps if this sounds good:

• DoorDash
• Instacart
• Uber Eats
• GrubHub
• ChowNow
• Toast Takeout
• Postmakes
• Seamless

11. Online coaching

Online coaching can be a great way to leverage your real-life or professional skills to make money online. This includes career coaching, personal fitness, and so much more. In fact, there are plenty of coaching niches that are making good money right now!

There's a lot you can do to make money as a coach outside of just one-on-one calls. You can set up a paid community for people to stay in touch with you and motivate each other; you can host webinars and live events; you can also sell eBooks or courses.

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12. Handyperson

Some people have a natural knack for fixing things or putting things together. If that's you, good news: your services are always in demand.

This is one of those side hustles that will feel like real work because it is real work, but the amount you can make reflects that. You can choose if you want to charge by hour or by project, but if you want weekly pay then hourly might be the way to go. 

Here are some tips from verified handypeople to help get you started. 

• Own a truck to carry tools and building materials you need. 
• Consider self-employment taxes and keep all receipts/expenses on a spreadsheet. 
• Look into what kinds of work require a license and what doesn’t where you live. 
• Treat your clients like gold, because word of mouth and referrals will be your best friend. 
• Find jobs on apps like TaskRabbit, Pro Referral, and Handy.

13. Event photography

There’s a lot of competition when it comes to photography as a side hustle. In order to make money in this field, events are where it’s at. If you have the patience to stick with it in a very saturated field, you can end up making good money from working only 2-3 days a week or just on weekends. 

Find the types of companies that may be in need of your services, and get your work in front of them. In some cases, you don’t even need an expensive camera; you can just your phone. You might end up working at events like:

• Conferences
• Galas and fundraisers
• Awards ceremonies
• Weddings and engagement parties
• Trade shows
• Baby showers
• Birthdays
• Milestone birthday celebrations (sweet sixteen, quinceaneras, bat/bar mitzvahs)

In addition to event photography, you can also earn some less time-intensive money by selling photographs to stock photo websites. The money isn’t as good, but it is passive so once you sell the initial photos it requires no extra work. 

14. Run a paid community 

This one might seem too good to be true, but it is true. You can make a lot of money and get paid every week just by running your own exclusive community. 

This is one of those side hustles that require your time investment on the front end, though. Communities don’t appear overnight. You do have to build it. 

Whop is the best place to create an online community. When you create your own whop, you add native apps to build the community hub that best suits your business. If you want a place for members to talk, you add a chat app. Want to host giveaways? Add the Whop Wheel. Have something to teach your members? add the courses app. Want to host a live call or webinar? Add the video app.

You design your whop, your way, in minutes. Plus, you can sell access to part or all of your community and it's digital products, on a once-off or recurring-payment subscription basis.

15. Rideshare driver

Much like food delivery, you can make money by getting people from place A to place B.

Many Uber drivers consider the peak for the platform to have already passed in terms of profit potential, but it can still be good extra money. You just have to be aware of the best times to make yourself available and be prepared to put in a chunk of hours at a time if you want it to be worth the gas money and car maintenance costs. 

A driver with enough time and the right location can earn a few hundred dollars a day/night. 

If you want to be a rideshare driver, here are some tips on when to drive to maximize your weekly earnings. 

• Morning and evening rush hour for office employees.
• Around college campuses on game days.
• Near clubs on weekend nights.
• During bad weather.
• Around airports, especially during holiday weekends.

16. Meal prep service

People appreciate the concept of meal prep because it means they don’t have to think about what to eat, how to make it, or how it’ll impact their health. It’s the healthy, higher-priced equivalent to the ease of fast food on the way home from work, and you can benefit from the amount people are willing to pay for this convenience. 

The best meal prep services cater to specific diets. You can write up separate menus to cater to clients who are vegan, vegetarian, lactose-free, gluten-free, keto, etc. How much individualizing you want to do can depend on how many clients you’re cooking for. If you’re on keto and it’s easier for you to make only keto, then brand your services as a keto meal prep plan. Just make sure you look into the cottage food industry laws for your specific location!

You can check websites like MeetAChef to advertise yourself or find people looking to hire. 

17. Online tutoring

If you have any kind of background or experience in a specific subject, you can use that to help kids stay on top of their schoolwork. It's not just kids you'll be working with, either—you can tutor people of all ages. If you have specialized education, you can even tutor college students. 

Each platform for online tutoring will have its own version of the fine print in terms of revenue split and what requirements they have for you to sign up. 

Here are some of the places you can check to pick up your first online tutoring jobs: 

• Wyzant
• Studypool
• Varsity
• Tutor.com
• TutorOcean
• VIPKid
• Palfish

Alternatively, instead of working with platforms that often take a big chunk of your revenue, you can build up your own tutoring business with Whop. Getting clients may take longer, and you'll need to advertise yourself on social media, but the earning potential is a lot higher.

• How to become an online tutor in just 5 simple steps

18. Reselling PLR digital products

PLR stands for Private Label Rights, and PLR products are essentially products you purchase from the original designer and then rebrand however you’d like. This saves you the time and energy of making the original product but still allows you to put your touch on it. 

PLR products are a great way to build a source of passive income, and chances are that you'll score some sales every week—especially if you market yourself. Alternatively, you can set up a weekly subscription with Whop and offer something new every week to get paid. For instance, you can buy done-for-you fitness plans and resell them on a weekly basis.

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19. Online surveys

Taking online surveys won’t earn you a full-time income, but it can pad your pocketbook pretty well. If you need coffee money or money for a guilt-free evening out, this can be the perfect way to do it. 

You can sign on and do a few surveys or watch some ads, and let the amount build throughout the week. Different platforms will pay out in different ways, so check out the fine print.

Sticking to surveys, your best options are:

• Swagbucks
• Elite Survey Sites
• Freecash
• Kashkick
• Prolific
• Branded Surveys
• SurveyJunkie
• InboxDollars
• PrizeRebel
• Prime Opinions

20. Retail arbitrage

Retail arbitrage can be one of the more time-intensive side hustles on this list, but it can also be one of the most financially rewarding. And here’s a hot tip: if you’re someone who likes shopping, it can also be one of the most fun. 

Retail arbitrage just means you put your time and energy into finding sales in brick-and-mortar stores so that you buy an item at less than retail price, and then resell the products online at a profit.

Here are some tips from retail arbitrage experts: 

• Shop season-ending sales and hold onto items until the next season. Lawn equipment isn’t useful during winter so if you buy it cheap at the start of winter, you can sell for more in the spring. 
• Stick to niches that you know. This ensures that you have a good understanding of what’s a deal, what will sell, and what isn’t worth it. 
• Only buy what you’re willing to store and ship. This is especially important if you do buy seasonally, because you may end up having it take up space for months before you move it. 
• Be patient. Research items that you can’t return or that might be overbought so that you aren’t left with inventory that no one wants to buy. 

Choosing a side hustle

Now that we’ve given you some information to chew on, it’s time to settle in and decide which side hustle is right for you. There are a few things to consider when picking one. 

• Experience. Think about the kind of education and experience you already have. A side hustle that builds on what you already know will always be easier than one that involves learning everything before you can start. 
• Time investment. Some of these side hustles pay more but also require more of a time investment from you. If you have a busy life already with full-time work or a family that needs a lot of your time, you may not be able to fulfill the time requirement needed from some of the more demanding side hustles. 
• Earnings. You should weigh the effort with the reward. This ties back into experience; if you have to learn an entirely new skill, even if the pay is higher it may be more of a time demand than it would be for someone with existing experience. Pick a side hustle that both pays well and also is a reasonable compensation for your time. Alternatively, start from the opposite end: figure out how much you want to earn and choose a side gig that aligns with that.
• Schedule.  A job that involves fulfilling a service for a client requires you to not only have the time to do the job but be able to hit deadlines and goals you’ve agreed on. If you don’t have as much flexibility in your schedule, consider a lower-paying but less demanding side gig, like online surveys. Better yet, start your own business so that you can be your own boss and set your own hours.

Take a little time to weigh in your options before deciding what truly works for you and your life—that's the whole point of having a side hustle.

Get paid weekly with Whop

How do you tell a good side hustle apart from one that's less than ideal? Outside of all the mandatory "is it legit" checks, the key thing to pay attention to is this: Does this side hustle fit seamlessly into your life? 

This is the most important question because it's the most important aspect of any side hustle. It's meant to work for you and help you make more money without taking over your entire schedule. 

This can be difficult to achieve with some platforms. You're not always able to set your own hours; you won't always find readily available work; you may need to be out of the house for hours on end to make that weekly paycheck.

Fortunately, there's a solution that lets you get money weekly and maintain your sanity: just sign up with Whop.

With Whop, you become your own boss in every sense of the word, and it's your choice how often you get paid—daily, weekly, or monthly are just some of the options available.

Making your own whop takes a few minutes and you can start earning right away. Once you have your own hub, you can make money with some of the following: 

• Online courses
• eBooks
• Access to paid communities
• Downloadables such as journals and trackers
• Coaching with one-on-one video calls
• Live events
• SaaS
• Offering your own services, from VA work to financial advice

Be your own boss and make the perfect side hustle that pays weekly. Sign up with Whop today.