25 Best Ways to Make Money Before Christmas
Are you looking for ways to make money before Christmas in 2023? I’ve got you covered. Check out the 25 best ways to earn extra cash before the holidays today.
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Ok, if you have kids, or even if you don’t, you know how stressful this time of year can be, especially if you are living paycheck to paycheck to paycheck. That’s why I rounded up twenty-five awesome side hustles that you can try to make money before Christmas. Check them out below!
1-Start a Stan Store
A lot of people think that Stan Store is just a link-in-bio app, but it is actually an all-in-one selling platform. You can use it for many of these side hustles to collect payments for services and digital products, but you can also use it to create courses and subscriptions and promote affiliate links. Plus, It’s super easy. All you have to do is sign up and start adding stuff. But the best thing about Stan is that, unlike Etsy and Amazon, Stan doesn’t show your audience your competitor’s products when they go to buy. This means your store is focused on your business. Try it here.
2-Create Holiday Gift Guides
Do you want to take advantage of holiday sales this year? You can do this by signing up as an Amazon Affiliate and creating blog posts about different holiday gifts. Then, you add links to your post and make a commission every time someone makes a purchase through one of those links. You can write blog posts featuring the best gifts for men, women, kids, and anyone else you can think of. (Check out the one I did for Paw Patrol toys!) When someone clicks on a link and makes a purchase, you might be eligible for a commission.
3-Promote Coupon Apps
This is one side hustle that I don’t see a lot of people talking about, but I see A LOT of people making money with it. Basically, all cash-back apps have referral programs that will pay you every time you get someone to sign up for their app. The best part is that it’s free for you and your referrals. In most cases, they will get bonuses for signing up too. All you have to do is download the app, sign up for an account, find the referral link, and start promoting them, just like you’d promote any other product. Some good ones include:
4-Promote Survey Apps
This one is very similar to promoting coupon apps, but many of these survey apps have made the deal even sweeter. They will give you a bonus every time someone signs up for their app, and they will give you a percentage of everything your referrals earn. Some good ones include:
5-Sell Print-On Demand Gifts
Are you crafty, but let’s be honest, not that crafty? Like you know how to use Canva, and that’s it. Me too! That’s why print-on-demand gifts are so cool. Here is how it works–you create designs in Canva and add them to gift items like mugs, t-shirts, or even jewelry boxes. Here are some of my favorite POD companies:
6-Sell Handmade Gifts
There is no shortage of handmade gifts you can make and sell during the holiday season. You can make homemade candles, soaps, crayons, resin projects, and more. Then, sell them on Etsy or Amazon Handmade.
7-Create Custom Ornaments
You can do this one of two ways. You can create handmade ornaments and sell them on your own website or Etsy shop, or you can partner with a POD company like Gearbubble to create custom ornaments and designs.
8-Create Gift Bundles & Baskets
There is no limit to what you can do with this side hustle. You can join a direct marketing company like PaperPie and make product bundles, or you can make bundles of handmade items, or you can just assemble your own bundle from the products you’ve purchased. Self-care bundles are really popular, but the sky is the limit.
9-Sell Baked Goods
Are you a master baker or a 5-star chef? Put your talents to good use this year by selling baked goods or starting a meal delivery service. You can make cookies, sell cookie mixes, or even sell your family recipes in a recipe book.
10-Sell Digital Christmas Lists & Planners
Christmas is a hectic time for everyone, which is why digital Christmas planners and Christmas lists have become so popular in the past few years. You can create these digital products on Canva and sell them on StanStore, Etsy, or both! Try StanStore for free for 14 days.
11-Sell Christmas Invitations
Need another digital product idea? Consider selling Christmas invitations. Invitations are great because you can create templates or customize them for your customers. You can create them using Canva templates and sell them in Zazzle, StanStore, or Etsy.
12-Sell Planners for 2023
Did you know that the planning industry is a $1.02 billion business worldwide? That’s a heck of a lot of planners. There are a few ways you can sell planners for 2024. You can create digital planners in Canva, or you can create them in Google Sheets. Want to create a physical one? You can upload a PDF version of a planner you created in Canva to KDP and sell it on Amazon.
13-Mystery Shopping
Mystery shopping is another great way to make cash around the holidays because you can do it while you are out running Christmas errands. You can sign up for a website or even just sign up for your app on your phone. Here are a few favorites:
- Field Agent
- Mobee (use code 1BDC for a reward)
- iSecretShop
- Intellishop
14-Product Testing
Product testing is another fun way to make money during the holiday season, and there are so many different companies out there looking for product testers. Here are some of my favorites:
- ShiftSmart (pays $20+ per hour!)
- Clicks Research
- Smiley360
- BzzAgent
15-Sell Gigs on Fiverr
Don’t see anything you like on this list? You can create your own gig on Fiverr. This can be anything from astrology to creating presentations for big companies. Some people are even using Fiverr to sell parenting advice.
16-Shovel Snow
Do you live in a state where the snow starts in October? Shoveling snow can be a practical way to make some money and help keep your neighbors safe from slips and falls.
16-Holiday House Cleaning
The holidays aren’t just expensive and time-consuming. They are also messy. That’s why it might be a great time to start cleaning houses for families in your community. It’s also a great time to show people what you’ve got and start a year-round business.
17-Dog Walking and Pet Sitting
Do you love playing with cute pups, kitties, and even farm animals? It might be time to join Rover, a pet-sitting app that allows you to earn money while having fun with animals. It’s free to join.
18-House Sitting
If you like the idea of pet sitting, but you aren’t really a pet person, you can also offer to sit homes. You’ll be in charge of turning lights on and off, taking out the garbage, and just making sure that Harry and Marv don’t show up. (<~Home Alone reference.)
19-Hang Christmas Lights
Hanging Christmas lights is a lot of work and apparently a big business, with some companies charging up to $100 per hour, and that’s not including the cost of the lights! This means you can make up to $800 or more for larger houses
20-Deliver Groceries With Shipt
Shipt is actually one of my favorite side hustles for moms who have childcare because you can do it on your schedule, and the tips are great! Basically, you get paid to shop at Target and other stores, which you’re probably already doing. And you get to do it alone. This is actually my dream job.
21-Drive for Uber
If you have a newer car, Uber is a great way to make money around the holidays. This is a great job for moms who want to work at night. The holiday season is a great time to do Uber since many people are out late attending holiday parties. I actually did this one a few years ago, and it was kind of fun.
22-Gift Wrapping
I think we’ve all been there–staying up late on Christmas Eve, trying to wrap all those last-minute Christmas gifts. If you actually enjoy those midnight wrap sessions, this can be the perfect way to show off your creativity and help busy parents knock one more thing off their to-do list.
23-Become a Hallmark Holiday Merchandiser
It’s kind of cheesy, but nothing says holidays like Hallmark, and becoming a Hallmark merchandiser is a fun way to work flexible hours from home while getting out of the house. Basically, your job would be to make sure that stores are properly managing and displaying their Hallmark merchandise. Check it out.
24-Write a Christmas Themed Novella
Are you a Hallmark Christmas movie fan? Writing a Christmas novella is a fun and creative way to share your love of the holiday season with others. Whether you’re a seasoned writer or a beginner, it’s a fun way to start your author career, and you can publish it right on KDP.
25-Try a Shift App Like Wonolo
Wonolo is more than a mystery shopping app. It also allows you to find open shifts at different restaurants and stores on an as-needed basis. This allows you to get a seasonal job without actually getting a part-time job, and it is perfect for busy moms who just want to pick up a few shifts here and there.
So there it is! 25 Ways to Make Money Before Christmas! What do you think? Let me know which ones you’d like to try!
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