We have all wondered at one point in time if it would be possible to get paid to work from home. I am here to tell you it is. I will be listing below a list of websites that are tested, trusted and guaranteed to pay you to work from home.

For one reason or the other, it is quite difficult to go to the office, either because of transport or hold up especially in a place like Lagos. These platforms I will mention are not going to make you rich quick but they will be a very important source of extra income. While at the hold up to your day job, you could use the time to earn extra N1,000 or N2,000.

Here we go;

1. Sidegig.co (Most Recommended): This is sidegig.co, they are our most recommended for many reasons such as; Free registration, referral is not compulsory, lifetime referral payment, constant availability of tasks to complete, your withdrawal is transferred directly into your local bank account, they respond to complaints by users instantaneously via their ticket and you can start earning immediately after Signup – no hassle. Sidegig.co is a freelance platform that pays you to work from home in Nigeria, you can earn money at the comfort of your home. With ASUU on strike, get paid working from home in Nigeria with Sidegig.

How to get started

Visit sidegig.co,  remember referral is not compulsory. Fill in your information at the signup page, next you will be asked to confirm your phone number and voila!! You will be able to access all the gigs. But before you can begin submitting and get paid to like, or get paid to stream music, get paid to use your smartphone, you will need to add a social profile. To do this, go to your settings by tapping the profile picture, next tap on social accounts, choose the platform and input your username. You will get verified within the hour. To avoid any unnecessary stress, ensure the social account you will be adding have a profile picture and at least 5 posts of you not all those trees, cats and aesthetics. Minimum withdrawal is N4,000 after which you will get closer to becoming a premium user when you earn up to N5,000 giving you access to gigs that pay even more. Upgrade to premium is free. 

For influencers/brands who wants to boost their social media engagement by getting organic Nigerian likes, Nigerian comments and getting Nigerian followers on all platforms, they can register as a brand on sidegig.co

2. Fiverr: Fiverr is an international platform that pays you to complete jobs from their clients. A client could pay you to type from a picture, edit pictures, mix music, build a website and much more. The minimum you can charge for a gig on Fiverr is 5usd. The issue with this, is; it will take a very long time before a client might decide to use your service as the pool is wide and large. We are talking months. 

3. Inboxdollars: This is a site that pays you to complete online surveys for money, they pay from $0.50 to $5.00 and take 3 minutes to 25 minutes to complete. There are some online surveys that pay $10, $20, or even more if you match the demographic profile they are looking for. Taking branded surveys for money is a fun and popular way to earn. Who doesn’t want to earn survey money for their opinions?