How to get paid to do what you love doing

 

 

How to get paid to do what you love doing

Making money is the very essence of all we do as humans. Our entire life is governed by the desire to accumulate wealth or simply establish a means of livelihood and sustenance.Right from out conception to now,we have been trained with a money consciousness and the rest of our lives are dependent on it.Hence,we go to school,study specific professional courses and use those degrees to secure monotonous jobs and ultimately continue in our stereotyped approach to money making.
However.making money should be seen more like an art and should not exert as much pressure as it does on us.The main problem is that,many times,we are stuck in a profession we chose in our earlier years and not what we would rather get paid to do now.The best way to obtain a good trade off ,is to make money by doing our hobbies.In essence,whether it would be used as a side gig or a principal source of income, there are many ways to get paid to do what you love.Here is a list of 5 regular hobbies and how you can get paid to do them.
singing
Singing is one of the very common talent across the globe.A number of people have grown with an inborn talent in singing while some have painstakingly taken time out to learn the art through voice lessons and proper couching.However,compared to the plethora of people who have been blessed with this talent,only few have made a fortune out of it.
The music is industry has evolved over time;nevertheless,it's still one of the hardest to break into as you need more than a good voice to make it as a musician.You require branding,marketing and even sheer luck to make it as a musician.What we often neglect is that there are many ways to get paid to sing other than being a professional recording artist.
Here is a list of ways to get paid to sing:

• Tutor younger aspiring singers.
• Sing at local bars and restaurants.
• Apply for backup singing roles.
• Sing in kids parties.
• Sing covers of other peoples song and post them on your monetized YouTube page.
• Perform at churches and wedding ceremonies.
• Be a karaoke host.
• Write songs for people.
• Start a band.
• Street singer
• Be a recording artist
• Classical music performer
• Making music jingles for movies.

There are many more ways to get paid to sing and they need not be primary jobs.They could just be side jobs before you decide to advance to a fulltime career in music.

Dancing

Dancing is also another common hobby that people fail to utilize to it's fullest capacity.They great part about dancing is that there a different types of dancing.Hence,depending on your preference ,you can focus on one part and get paid to do it.
For example,as a ballet dance,the kind of jobs you would get paid to dance for would be different from that which hip-hop dancer will be required for.
Here are different ways with which you can get paid to dance:

• Ballet dancing for classical and theatrical performances
• Tap dancing for stage performances and bonfire events
• Cultural dancing for tourists (e.g. Hawaii dancers or Spanish dancers)
• Dancing tutor(e.g. teaching salsas to couples)
• Music video dancers and vise ens
• Open your own dance studio
• Street dance
• Dancing competitions
• Get paid to dance through online platforms (e.g. net and dance pro)
• Dance for advert.

writing

There are too many ways to get paid to write and thanks to the internet,even more are available.Even though there are professional writers,many other have used their writing skills to gather huge sum of money.Here are simple ways to get paid to write:

• Write a book and sell it.
• Become a freelance writer
• Ghost writing
• Content creation
• Write use of Job boards to get clients
• Write songs
• Write columns for newspapers and magazines
• Write short stories for clients
• Write comics for cartoonists
• Write scripts for movies
• Own a blog and monetize it
• Become a future writer.

Cooking

You did not think you could make money from your love for cooking?well,you actually can! If you have great cooking skills,there are also many ways to make money from it.So rather than solely bless your family member and friends with your skills,you can make substantial amounts from cooking.here are ways to get paid to cook:

• Short a recipe blog
• Show your cooking skills in video and post on your monetized YouTube page
• Work in a restaurant as a chef
• Open your own small restaurant
• Cook for a school or office canteen
• Offer a food delivery service
• Start a home cooked meal delivery service
• Cook and bake for weddings and parties
• Operate a food truck
• Get a column in a newspaper for cooking
• Enter a cooking competition
• Start a food review website.

Talking

Do you love to talk or can you talk well? well there are also ways to make money from it. While I have never seen or heard someone say talking is my hobby or talent,I have seen many people start and build solid careers where they are basically required to talk. Here are ways to get paid to talk:

• Become a tv or radio host
• Audition for radio adverts
• Make podcast on specific topics speaking appearance of marketing
• Host a kiddies party
• Network marketing and all others types
• Start a talk show or forum
• Adult chat services(e.g. my girl fund and lip service)
• Start a vlog(video blog)
• Get a customer service job at a call center.

There are many more ways to get paid to do any of these hobbies or more;All you need to do is think outside the box.