5 Things You Can Do with Your Smartphone to Earn Money

These days, it is not a necessity to be arm to the teeth with gadgets before you can create a content that will trend online (which can in turn make you some money).

While you need special skills to get you started, you don't really need much tools before you can create a content that will be worthy of attraction.

When I say content, I mean creating value by creating useful things that people will love.

Creating things that interest people is a sure way to get to their pocket.

You can render a service from the comfort of your home in this technological age and get paid for it without leaving your house.

There are plethora of things you can do with your smartphone that can fetch you good amount of money.

While most people think you need to have many tools before you can start rendering services online, a smartphone is enough to kickstart an online business.

You can earn using your smartphone if you have knowledge about certain things, some of which I'll explain in this post. Just keep reading.

A typical 21st century phone have all the things you need to develop content. It has the essential ingredients needed to create a digital content.

Technology has advanced to a point where a pocket-sized phone can take clean clear photos with high-resolution quality.

Today, we have phones that have 3GHz octa-core processors and up to 16GB of RAM. Today, we have high-powered highly-efficient phones that can handle any task you throw at them.

Phone have become a medium by which we create and access digital content on the web.

Creating and selling digital content is one of the surest way to earn money online. To do this, you need a device with good specs that can multitask and run several applications.

Sure, you are going to need some apps installed on your device that can help you carry out certain tasks, depending on what content you want to create and monetize.

Content you can create on your smartphone:

• Images
• Videos
• Infographics
• Articles
• Podcasts
• Documents

Like any other work, you need tools (applications in this case) that can help simplify the process involved in creating any of these content on your device.

You want to earn money by using your smartphone to do work, right? Well, this include having reliable softwares that can help.

Your phone is nothing more than a piece of hardware with camera, microphone, display, speaker, battery, and different sensors attached.

What exactly can I do with my smartphone that can earn me some money?

Let me answer the question.

How to earn by using your smartphone:

1. Become a Writer

Yes, it has never been easier to get paid for writing articles for various outlets on the web.

If you are good in putting two sentences together, and you have a decent education, you can take writing as a profession and earn from it.

Your smartphone is sufficient enough to get you through with the task. You only need to install few applications like "Evernote" and you can begin to write and earn in no time.

Some phones (like Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra) even come pre-installed with a notepad that is capable enough to get you started. If you can type fast on a virtual keyboard, it will surely help.

You can become a ghost writer by using your phone to write articles and then sell them online.

To increase your credibility, you can create a blog to showcase your skills and your talent.

2. Become a VLogger

If writing is not your thing, you can venture into vlogging and earn money by creating and uploading videos on YouTube.

You can create videos using your smartphone camera, edit it, and then upload it on YouTube using the YouTube Studio app.

VLogging takes time and a lot of resources before one can begin to earn from it. Moreover, YouTube have certain requirements you must meet before ads can begin to show on your videos.

To meet these requirements can take a lot of time.

To create videos that will sell, your smartphone must have a very good camera. Also, you need video editing software like Cyberlink PowerDirector to make your video catchy.

You can use TikTok to monetize your videos if you have a lot of followers.

3. Create and Sell Photos

This may sound awkward, but do you noticed that the featured image in this article (at the top) was captured and posted by someone on stock image sharing sites?

You'll be surprised at how much people make by taking photos and selling them online. You don't necessarily need a DSLR before you can take clean shots that'll earn you some decent amount.

Mobile Photography is a thing you can learn on YouTube - this will help you to know how you can use your phone camera to take better pictures.

You can sell your photos on Shutterstock, Freepik, IStock, Adobe Stock, and Dreamstime.

4. Blogging

It's easy to create a blog and to begin to fill it with contents using a smartphone. Blogging is one of the legitimate ways by which people can make money online.

Since most smartphones nowadays are capable of doing most of the things that can be done on a laptop, with your smartphone, you can become a blogger and begin to earn money from adverts and affiliate marketing.

There are free web platforms you can use to create a blog, such as blogger.com and wordpress.com.

5. Become a Graphics Designer

You do not need a laptop before you can design graphics and make money while doing it. There are apps you can use on your smartphone to design banners, posters, birthday cards, business cards, flyers, and lots more.

If you are using Android or iOS, you can download Canva and install it on your device to create beautiful graphics. You can design banners and posters for people using the app and earn money.

Canva is not entirely free as it attract a monthly subscription fee, but then, you're using it to make money, right? No complaint.

There are other apps like Desyner, Venngage, and Fotor, that can be use to create graphics on phone as well.

You can do these five legitimate business with your smartphone and earn decent amount while doing them.

The best thing is, you can wear a pajama while doing them.