9 Flexible Side Hustles You Can Take Anywhere

The business industry has gone mobile. Today, companies are online, employees are travelling from country to country while working, and CEOs are taking meetings while enjoying the northern lights in Iceland. So, things are completely different from how they were even a decade ago. 

If you love to travel, or are simply someone who loves flexibility, there are numerous ways to earn a living without being glued to a 9-5 desk job. And the best part is that these remote side hustles not only pay you to cover your travel expenses, but also help you explore new places, create a free lifestyle, and also meet new people.

1. Drive and Earn

Thanks to modern logistics and flexible hire services, you don't have to earn a living from hectic day-to-day jobs. You can earn on the go and discover new places, meet different communities, learn new cultures, and just live the adventure. 

And No! You don't need to own a vehicle to join the gig economy. Wherever you go, as long as you have a valid driver's license, you can easily find taxi cars for hire and start driving for Uber or any other ride-hailing service to support your travel expenses and even save a couple thousand dollars. 

It's one of the most flexible ways to pick your own schedule, choose your routes, chat with locals and travellers and earn extra income. So, even if you're just visiting a city for a week, drive a hired car to earn freely. 

2. Freelance Writing and Editing

If you are a maestro of words, writing, and editing can be your best portable side hustle. You just have to play with words and throw them into your Word document. So, all you need is a Laptop and Wi-FI. 

It's no one's concern if you're working from a beach in Bali, a beautiful Italian cafe, or a luxury Airbnb in Morocco. There's a couple variations that you can write about including, blog articles, guest posts, Linkedin or social media posts, documents, academic researches, whitepapers, sales copies, or simply what you feel the most confident about. As long as your work is good, clients don't care where you're working from; they'll be spamming your inbox with new orders. 

3. Social Media Management

Social media management has been a great side hustle and even full time businesses for a couple years now. Businesses are desperate to create an audience on social media to sell their services or products. 

If you are confident in creating engaging posts, attention-grabbing reels/shorts, schedule content, and interacting with followers, you can grab some clients with your portfolio and handle their social media platforms from anywhere in the world. You'll be travelling with your laptop, earning while on the go and still have a lot of time on hand to enjoy the new city/country..

4. Virtual Assistance

Hiring in-house employees not only costs the businesses more, but they also have a specific hour window to get the job done. So, many companies, from small-scale to large enterprises, are hiring virtual assistants on an hourly basis. It not only costs them less but also provides them more flexibility. 

You get paid for all the hours that you work, and they get to have your services for only the hours that they need you for. Simply offer your services from your hotel room, beautiful balcony, or even a train station while you're waiting for your ride. 

5. Digital Marketing Consultant

Every business is finding ways to get online visibility. That’s why digital marketing consultants are gaining great popularity. From improving search engine rankings to enhancing social presence by running ad campaigns, there’s a plethora of work for you if you know how to do it right. 

In fact, one of the most in-demand areas right now is SEO, which is a crucial part of digital marketing. Working as an SEO consultant is not only lucrative, but you can also do it for a number of clients simultaneously. Clients don’t care about where you are as long as you deliver the results they expect. 

6. Online Tutoring

Another lucrative skill to sell as a side hustle is tutoring. Just like the business industry, the education space has also adapted to the online ecosystem. People search for online tutors who can help them with specific subjects, concepts, and even business models. 

If you're good at explaining concepts or teaching a new skill, this might be a great side hustle. Just sign up for Zoom or any other meeting platform and get your students to sign up for your courses. Students will log in from all around the world, while you only need to have a stable Wi-Fi connection. 

7. Selling Digital Products

Digital products are spreading through social platforms like a tsunami. Every other page you see on instagram is selling any digital product and inviting people to do the same. There are E-books, templates, digital courses, and more. You can create them once, pick a store on Gumroad, linktree, stanstore or more, and start selling them to your audience. 

The beautiful thing about selling digital products is that you can automate everything, from answering comments to scheduling your promotional posts, and even sharing further details regarding your products in the inbox. 

You can enjoy hiking to Mount Everest, and when you come back, you might have hundreds or thousands of dollars waiting in your bank account from automated selling. 

8. Photography and Stock Images

If you have a knack for taking ethereal photographs and love doing it, you can start selling your photos to stock image websites or take on any photography gigs while you're travelling around the world. 

There are many influencers on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and tiktok, who are invited by many countries to promote their culture and tourist places via beautiful photography and videography. 

This side hustle not only helps you earn money, but it also gives you a purpose to explore every culture deeper than a usual tourist. 

9. Dropshipping

Dropshipping is a great way to run an ecommerce store without any capital investments in inventory. You don't need to hold the products yourself, just make contracts with the brands/suppliers, and find the customers/clients. Once you have any orders, they'll go directly to the supplier, and they'll ship the products to customers. 

You earn the money simply by being the middle person. To find customers, you can create your online presence on social media and actively seek customers who might be interested in your selected product. That's it! You'll skip all the hustle and only manage things from your laptop, making it a perfect business side hustle if you love to travel and hate 9-5 jobs. 

Final Thoughts

The 'Old is gold' phrase is no longer viable in the business industry. Things have changed, and the earlier you adapt to them, the easier it will be for you to make money. The 9-5 jobs still are a great option if you love a stable job that pays your bills. 

However, with growing needs of living, back-breaking taxes/bills, and the urge to get back your freedom, demands a side hustle that you can do anywhere and even scale them into your full scale business.   

In this age, your income doesn't have to depend on your location. Just pick a side hustle that matches your skills and dream life, and you'll see that discovering the world and earning a living can both go hand in hand.