The rise in inflation has caused people around the world to struggle with the increasing cost of living. As a result, workers have started seeking alternative revenue streams to supplement their incomes. Fasthosts, a domain and hosting provider found through the Ahrefs keyword tool that around 24,000 people a month in the UK are searching for ways to make money online. They have listed the five most-searched-for side hustles, which include completing paid surveys, selling clothes online, making money on TikTok, selling feet pics, and becoming a virtual assistant.
The search term for paid surveys, which offers the opportunity to fill out questionnaires from home, has seen a 50% increase in searches in the UK since December 2021. Selling clothes online has seen a 72% rise in searches while making money on TikTok has seen a 24% increase in searches. Selling feet pics has seen a significant rise of 96% in searches, while "how to become a virtual assistant" has seen a whopping 170% increase in searches, making it the highest searched-for side hustle in the past year.