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Owen Abbott

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Owen Abbott got into side hustles the way most people do: he needed extra money, and too many of the ideas he found online were either vague or a scam. Since then he has tried, tested and kept track of hundreds of ways to earn on the side. He has worked with the sector long enough to distrust income screenshots and to ask the boring questions first: what it costs to start, how long until the first payment, and who is actually paying.

At eSideHustles he edits the directory of more than 500 websites, apps and marketplaces that pay people, and checks every listing and guide against each platform’s own information. When a platform changes its rules, closes or stops paying, he updates the listing or points readers to alternatives. He also writes the guides on Side Hustle Side Quest.

His rule of thumb: the best side hustle is the one you can still face on a tired Tuesday evening.

How Owen checks listings

Every listing is reviewed against the platform’s official website, help center or terms, and shows the month it was last updated. Our editorial policy explains the process in full.

Contact Owen

Corrections, closed platforms and suggestions can be sent to [email protected].

Latest from Owen

Listings and guides by Owen appear below.