The best way to be financially independent is to have some form of passive income. Passive income allows you to stop working, yet live off the money that comes in from your investments. In this article, we'll cover 10 ways you can start generating passive income today!

What is passive income?

Passive income is money you make while you are not working. It's earned from a business activity in which the investor does not participate.

Passive income is different from active income, which is gained through your daily labor. If you were to work for yourself and then go out to dinner with friends, that would be considered active income—the money from your paycheck is still yours, but it was earned by doing something other than sitting at home on the couch.

Passive income, on the other hand, doesn't require any additional work beyond what's required to maintain investments that generate it (think of stock dividends or rental properties).

Things you can do to earn passive income

1. Invest in real estate

One of the best ways to build passive income is through real estate. Real estate can be a great investment for people who have a lot of capital, or if you have a high credit score and access to loans. You can also diversify your portfolio by including real estate properties in it.

Real estate is generally considered an asset class that has a low correlation with other assets, so it's good to have some in your portfolio when building wealth and earning passive income.

2. Start blogging

Blogging is one of the easiest ways to earn passive income. You can write about topics that interest you, build an audience and make money from blogging through advertisements on your blog. This is when advertisers pay you to display their ads on your blog or website, which appear as links or banners at various locations throughout the page. When a visitor clicks on these ads, they will be taken directly to the advertiser’s site and revenue is generated for both parties involved in this transaction—you get paid per click/view while the advertiser gets more traffic to their site.

3. Become an affiliate marketer

Affiliate marketing is a great way to earn passive income, and it’s easy to get started.

• You don't need to be an expert in any field to start earning money with affiliate marketing; that's the beauty of it!

• You'll need to have your own website, but you can use one of many free site builder services like Wix or Weebly. Once you have your own website, all you need is an account with an affiliate network (like Amazon) where people will buy products if they click on links from your site.

• You get paid when someone clicks through one of those links and buys a product!

4. Take advantage of Robo-advising

One of the most popular ways to generate passive income is through Robo-advising. Robo-advisers are investment services that offer automated portfolio management. This means you can create an account, tell the platform your risk tolerance and goals, and then let it go—Robo-advisers will manage your investments for you based on those inputs.

Robo-advisers have been growing in popularity over the past few years as a way for people who don’t have time to manage their own investments (or who just want someone else to take care of them!) to diversify their portfolios and make better returns over time.

5. Invest in real estate investment trusts (REITs)

A REIT is a trust that invests in real estate investments. The trust then distributes the income to its investors. There are many advantages to investing in a REIT, including:

• Flexibility. You can choose how much and when you want to invest in a REIT, as well as how long you keep your investment for. This means that it's possible to generate passive income from multiple sources at once, or even on a monthly basis if you invest more than once per month!

• Diversification. Unlike other forms of investment, such as stocks or bonds, which may have only one type of asset class (like stocks), there are many different types of property available through REITs: office buildings; shopping centers; apartments; industrial warehouses; hotels; hospitals...the list goes on! This means that your risk exposure will be lower if some properties lose value while others gain value over time.

6. Start peer-to-peer lending

Peer-to-peer lending is a form of crowdfunding. Lenders give money directly to borrowers, who then pay back their loans with interest. Peer-to-peer lending has been growing in popularity since 2008 when Prosper was founded. You can lend money to individuals or businesses by applying to platforms that offer loans with higher yields (meaning lower risk) so that you don't have to worry about getting paid back by your borrower(s).

7. Create online courses

If you have a skill or know something well, it’s always a good idea to turn that knowledge into an online course. There are plenty of platforms where you can sell your courses like Udemy and Teachable.

The quality of your content is going to be the most important factor in whether or not people will buy your course. If you don't have any experience creating videos or creating content for an audience, hiring an expert could save you time and money in the long run since this is definitely one of those tasks that's easier said than done.

Once your course is ready to go live on those sites, make sure that there’s a sales funnel set up that converts visitors into customers by offering them something free first (like an ebook). Once they subscribe for the freebie, they'll get some more value from other articles related to their interests before finally buying the entire product in its entirety at once as opposed to paying piecemeal every month.

8. Sell products online

If you have a niche market, you can sell relevant physical products like merchandise or digital products like e-books on your website or through marketplaces like Amazon. These kinds of products remain live for as long as you choose and continue to generate passive income for you year-in, year-out.

9. Earn passive income through vending machines and kiosks

If you have an eye for business, vending machines and kiosks are a great way to earn passive income. Vending machines can be used for a variety of things, including selling food and beverages, beauty products, or even office supplies. Kiosks can be used for selling a variety of products and services.

Many people in the U.S. are attracted to vending machines and kiosks because they don't require a lot of work on your part—just make sure they're stocked with whatever you want them to sell!

Conclusion

If you have some capital to invest, there are a number of ways to generate passive income for yourself. Passive income is a great way to build wealth without having to work as hard at it.

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