3 Cybersecurity Side-Hustles You Should Start In 2024
Make these side-hustles your personal project in 2024
The New Year is almost here and so is the pressure to start working on and achieving the goals you have set for next year
For cybersecurity professionals, I am sure that most of you would have set those amazing career goals of learning a new cybersecurity skill or cert but I want to add something else which is ..
Start a new Cybersecurity side-hustle in 2024
I cannot stress how important this is in today’s world
Layoffs are still going on
The threat of a recession is still present
Inflation is still killing everyone’s wallets
It is crazy to simply rely on your 9 to 5 job no matter how well you are being paid
The good news is that there are some great ways to monetize your cybersecurity knowledge and make some extra $$$ on the side
Here are a few of the cybersecurity side hustles I have tried myself to varying degrees of success
Digital Courses
If you have a skill on Cybersecurity then make a course about it
Use a platform like Udemy which does everything for you and launch your first course
The minimum length is 30 minutes and all you need is PowerPoint for the slides and Zoom for recording
Your courses will probably not do all that well but I guarantee you will get better over time and start building traction the more you learn
My first courses flopped into Internet oblivion but I got better the more courses I made and now I have had multiple courses with the highest-rated and best-selling tags on Udemy
Once you have gotten used to it and built a following then you can self-host a course on your own website or platform and make some serious $$$
1–1 Talks
If courses are not your thing then why not monetize your Cybersecurity knowledge by charging for your time
Cybersecurity is a massive field and if you are established then you can make lots of $$$ by mentoring and giving advice
Use a platform like Topmate or Calendly which allows people to block slots of your calendar and monetize your knowledge
Put these on your LinkedIn Profile so anyone visiting it can see they can talk to you 1–1 if needed
This is how it looks like on the featured section of my LinkedIn profile
Online Writing
Writing is one of the best ways to earn some $$$ on the Internet
It is also the easiest side-hustle to start compared to the others
You can start by writing on Medium and earn money via the Medium Partnership Program (although tech writers honestly have suffered under the recent changes)
OR you can start a Substack newsletter and create your own following so you are not at the mercy of an algorithm
OR if you already are good at writing then why not start writing a book
Writing is like working out and you will get better at it the more you do it
Once you have an established portfolio you can start earning some serious cash via freelancing also !
Below is my guide for 2023 which I am updating for 2024 .. the tips outlined in it are still valid !
