Are there ways on how to make money online with your phone in Kenya? Yes. There are lots and lots of ways you can start creating income through your phone. If you thought that it was impossible for you to make money online when you are sitting on your smartphone, think again.
With the advancement in technology, more income-generating opportunities have come up.
There are all sorts of exciting opportunities that exist out there on the internet and be rest assured to get a variety of them here.
How to make money online with your phone in Kenya
If you have a smartphone, then you have thousands of ways you could start making money in Kenya.
Online tutoring
If you are passionate about teaching and guiding others on different courses or skills, online tutoring could be your thing.
Tutoring online is a great job that you can do in your spare time from home or anywhere as long as you have a smartphone or PC with access to the Internet.
All you have to do is;
- Register as an online tutor on a legit online tutoring company.
- Verification and approval of profile.
- Familiarise yourself with online collaboration tools.
- Start tutoring.
You can decide to either tutor part-time or full-time.
Online surveys
With your smartphone, you can decide to do paid online surveys and start making money.
A paid survey is a type of statistical survey where you are rewarded through an incentive program, generally entry into a sweepstakes program or a small cash reward, for completing one or more surveys.
Some of the best survey companies you can work for in Kenya are;
- PaidViewPoint
- ClearVoice Surveys
- SurveySavvy
- GlobalTestMarket
- iPoll
- Ipsos i-Say
- Opinion World
- Univox Community
- Engage In Depth
Creating a website
Interested in generating passive income? You need a website. It’s the way to make money while you sleep.
Save the Student is just one example of a successful website, started at university by Owen Burek in his first year, which has since grown into a full-time and sizable enterprise.
Delivery rider/driver
If you have a car/motorcycle/bicycle and a smartphone you’re good to start a delivery job.
You could sign up with a delivery company and start delivering food, parcels, etc. Here are some delivery companies in Kenya you can register with;
- Glovo
- Uber Eats
- Jumia Food
- Pizza Inn
- Dial A Delivery
Affiliate marketing
Affiliate marketing is a type of performance-based marketing in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought by the affiliate’s own marketing efforts.
With your smartphone, you can become an affiliate marketer simply via your social media accounts by promoting products of a company and getting paid for that.
This works best if you have a large number of social media audiences.
Dropshipping
Dropshipping is a slightly advanced method of making money online. It requires a bit of knowledge of how international e-commerce sites such as Amazon and eBay work.
Dropshipping involves buying goods from a cheap online wholesale retailer and reselling them to consumers at a higher price. With dropshipping, you will never have to actually handle the goods physically.
Freelancing
You can earn yourself cash simply by being a freelancer. You get to earn from things that you are skilled in and passionate about.
Here are some freelancing jobs that are top in demand;
- Graphic Design
- Marketing and Advertising
- Content Writing
- Video and Animation
- Software Development
- Transcription and Translation
Content Writing
Freelance content writing is one of the most common online jobs. There are thousands of blogs and websites out there that need content.
As a content writer you will be providing clients with content in form of articles to be used either online on their websites, blogs, newsletters, e-books, mailing lists or in some cases as offline newsletters, books etc.
Unlike academic writing, there is no low season, and there is a constant flow of jobs throughout the year. The best part is that you don’t have to learn much, just a little on keyword density, some basic SEO, and you are good to go – it takes less than a day.
Vlogging
Another way on how to make money online with your phone in Kenya is through vlogging.
If you like creating videos, you just need to find yourself content that you’re passionate vlogging about. This can be travel, politics, fashion and design, culture, art, pranks, music, etc.
This could be your best way to start making cash and trust me, there is nothing fulfilling than earning from what you’re passionate about.
All the above are some of the ways on how to make money online with your phone in Kenya. It’s time you decide to get out of your comfort zone and try something new or chase that wild dream you have.