Side Hustles That Pay More than Ksh. 5,000 a Day

Are you feeling the financial pinch and wondering how you can earn a few thousand shillings in just a few hours every week? 

Think of the impact that extra income, when accumulated over time, could have on your main job. Never look down on making small amounts of money on the side. 

Any extra income you can create outside of your full-time job could be very beneficial, even if you don't need it right now. Take a side hustle that pays you Ksh. 500 an hour and commit to devoting 10 hours a week to it; at this rate, you will be making Ksh. 5,000 every week. 

Do this month in and month out, and you will have Ksh. 20,000 more on your paycheck—nice addition, right?

That Ksh. 20,000 can be utilized in such ways: build your investment portfolio, add up to your savings for that rainy day or further education, invest in your own business venture, or simply enjoy a new purchase or a well-deserved vacation.

Luckily, you do not need to go far in search of ideas on how to make money from home. Opportunities for side hustles abound everywhere, but which ones pay at least Ksh. 500 per hour? Here are three lucrative ones:

1. Graphic Design

Graphic designers have a leading role in these two fast-growing industries of digital marketing and social media management in the country. Although they also engage in non-digital projects, opportunities would most likely be numerous with digital marketing, given its high potential growth rate.

Even with the boom of AI technologies, from AI image generators to AI-powered photo editors, the demand for graphic design is still at par. Besides, no AI can ever outsmart a human in regards to creativity; it has flaws and limitations. As a graphic designer, you can use AI to give a boost to your creativity and help you in that process so you may save loads of time and energy while earning money off this side hustle.

With platforms like Upwork and Fiverr, you get the opportunity to serve clients all over the world. On these platforms, an hour of work could pay a Kenyan designer between Ksh. 1,500 to Ksh. 10,000, depending on your expertise and the kind of projects you work on.

2. Mobile App Development

Another lucrative side hustle that can earn you over Ksh. 5,000 a day is mobile application development. The mobile application market is on fire in the entire world, and Kenya is no exception. With the increased usage of smartphones, there has been an increase in demand for digital solutions and, consequently, in demand for mobile apps within such sectors as fintech, e-commerce, and education.

Most mobile application developers in Kenya start by working on it as a hobby and then eventually turn it into a lucrative side hustle. Other ways through which one can make money from mobile application development include:

In-app purchases: This involves giving additional features or content for a certain fee.

Ad revenue: It means monetizing your app through running ads within the app.

Creating applications to sell to companies: You develop an application, then sell it to various businesses.

What you earn will be determined by your skills and how much in demand your application is. Anything from Kshs. 3,000 through to Kshs. 15,000 an hour is a real possibility.

3. Document Reviewing

Most freelance document reviewers charge between Ksh. 3,000 to Ksh. 20,000 an hour for specialized review with recommendations on legal paperworks. A good number charge upwards of Ksh. 4,500 to Ksh. 6,500 per hour.

This could be a suitable side hustle if you are a graduate in law looking to gain industry experience, or if you have substantial legal experience and would like to broaden your base of income. One could work at their flexibility and provide completed reviews with recommendations to the clients.

Invest your time, research, upskill, put in the required effort, and these three side hustles could get you well over Ksh. 5,000 a day in earnings, propelling you into financial and career success in just the near future.