8 LA apps to help you make some money on the side

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Published on Jan. 15, 2016

 

At this point every girl is familiar with the resell clothing shops like Plato's Closet. Tradesy has brought the process online, making it easy to sell and buy clothes from their site or mobile app. You can list your own unwanted items for whatever price you deem fair and Tradesy takes a 9 percent fee. 

 
 

 

Sometimes the classic route is the way to go. Newspaper routes and lemonade stands may have been the best way to make money growing up, but dog walking is a close third. Wag! provides on-demand dog walking around the city and can be a great way for you to make some extra cash while getting some exercise with man's best friend. 

 

 

 

Remember in college when you could make some extra cash by participating in surveys or tests in the Psych Building? Well this is nearly the same thing on a smaller, mobile level. The app allows you to take a wide variety of surveys and get paid around 25 cents for your input. If you can avoid Instagram and spend some time procrastinating with surveys, it could pay off. 

 

 

 

Let's face it — we live in a gig-driven economy. Hustle lets you get in on the action with their aggregated list of well-paying gigs around the city. Their site streamlines the application process as well, making it easy to reach out to many companies at once. 

 

 

 

You should always take advantage of the unique skills you have. From writing and photography to accounting and interior design, Tispr is a marketplace for local pros to connect with clients. The site allows you to name your own price and without any signup or posting fees. 

 

 

 

Twenty20 is a stock image supplier for companies looking for a more creative angle than a typical Shutterstock image. Instead of professionally staged photographs, Twenty20 creates authenticity by crowd sourcing their photography. If you're talented behind the camera, it may be a way to make a few extra bucks. 

 

 

 

Knowledge is power. And power is money. Toot is a marketplace for on demand tutors so if you consider yourself well-versed in a certain subject or skill, it may be a way to make some side money while helping others learn. Everyone wins!

 

 

 

Lucky Day is the outlier of this list. While the other companies require some work in exchange for cash, Lucky Day simply wants you to play a couple games and, in doing so, watch a few ads. There is no guaranteed payouts like the others on the list but there is still close to no risk. 

 

 

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