Side gigs for digital nomads

Moving around breaks anything tied to one city. These gigs travel with you. Each page says what you need, how you get paid, and what goes wrong when your address keeps changing.

4 gigs.

• Take Paid Studies on Prolific

  $8-12 an hour

  $8 an hour is the floor Prolific makes researchers meet.

  Researchers pay you to answer questions and do short tasks online. Prolific makes them pay at least $8 an hour. You need a computer, an ID and patience, because there is a waitlist to join.

  • No car needed
  • No phone needed
  • Computer needed
  • Can sit

  First money in about Unknown. There is a waitlist to join..

• Teach English Online With Cambly

  $10.20-12 an hour

  $0.17 a minute works out to $10.20 an hour, and Cambly Kids pays $0.20 a minute, or $12.

  You talk to English learners by video. Cambly pays $0.17 a minute, but only for minutes you are actually in a call. No degree or teaching certificate is needed. Three US states are barred.

  • No car needed
  • No phone needed
  • Computer needed
  • Can sit

  First money in about 2-4 weeks.

• Type Audio for GoTranscript

  $0.20-2.38 an audio minute

  Per minute of audio, not per minute of your time.

  You type what you hear in recordings. GoTranscript's headline says up to $1.75 a minute. Its own rate table says English pays $0.65. You are paid per minute of audio, not per minute of your time.

  • No car needed
  • No phone needed
  • Computer needed
  • Can sit

  First money in about 1-2 weeks.

• Type Audio for Rev

  $0.40-1.10 an audio minute

  Paid for each minute of audio, not each minute you work.

  Rev pays you to type what you hear in a recording. You pick the files you want. Pay is $0.40-1.10 for each minute of audio, not each minute of your time. You need a computer and good headphones.

  • No car needed
  • No phone needed
  • Computer needed
  • Can sit

  First money in about 1-2 weeks.

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