Earn a little extra money, top up your salary, generate additional income from home or nearby—yes, it’s possible!
Having a side activity, in addition to your main job, is a great way to reach the income level you want, tailored to your personal budget. But how can you increase your income?
There are many online activities mentioned on the internet (paid surveys, cashback, dropshipping). However, in practice, few of them actually bring in enough each month to make a real difference to your income.
So, how can you increase your income from home? As a company specializing in home fashion sales, Elora shares its expert advice.
THE SKILLS YOU NEED TO EARN EXTRA INCOME
Many people rely on tips and tricks from all sorts of platforms and websites. Online, it all seems so easy to achieve! You spot various gigs that, at first glance, seem to offer a simple way to earn extra income and boost your resources. You hope for attractive pay, whether occasionally or regularly.
But there’s a big catch! These types of online freelance activities are not actually among the most profitable solutions... Whether it’s cashback, paid surveys, creating videos for sales sites, or even dropshipping (on Amazon or other specialized platforms)... Often, hours of online work only result in a token payment, reduced further by platform commissions.
Let’s be realistic... unless you’ve found a miracle opportunity, or you have specialized training or a unique skill that makes you indispensable in a technical field, these kinds of services won’t make a real difference to your budget. It’s better to see them as a way to practice, discover new activities and companies, break out of your routine, and maybe earn a little extra cash along the way.
That’s why many of you are now looking for a different kind of work, alongside your main job, to generate an additional income that’s enough to cover all your expenses (rent and home maintenance, children’s education, car and insurance, etc.).
But how do you find a good idea and choose the right opportunity?
Whatever your professional skills, remember that the company paying you is above all interested in what you can bring them. If you can generate traffic to a website, sell products online, come up with original ideas, or convince clients to join your community... you’re on the right track!
Don’t settle for a basic, standardized activity that hundreds of others could do just as well. You are unique... your service should be too, and your earnings will naturally follow.
PART-TIME WORK
If you already have a job and are only looking for part-time work to earn extra money and boost your income... things get trickier! You’re not available for just any activity. Your real question is how to start a new job during your free hours, preferably close to home, and according to your own schedule.
Coming up with a profitable side activity without being able to dedicate a lot of time to it can seem impossible... And yet? Times have changed. Thanks to the internet and all its resources, someone creative and efficient can get training, build a network, review products, and even work remotely from home, without needing to commit full-time like before.
For many, the spark comes during a work break or maternity leave. It’s the perfect time to step back, browse the web, and ask yourself what kind of activity you really want and need, based on the extra income you feel is essential.
THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS FOR EXTRA INCOME
A profitable job will almost always involve working with a company or brand, even part-time!
Now more than ever, temp work is a valid option, except that most assignments for non-specialists are in logistics, manual work, hospitality, reception, or catering. Not only is this not for everyone, but you also won’t get to choose your workplace (which may be far from home, costing you time and money) or your hours.
Joining “gig economy” platforms is another realistic way to earn money, but in practice, it’s not so easy to start working as a driver or delivery person. The same goes for dropshipping (selling products online without managing stock or shipping yourself). Competition is fierce online... Various e-commerce sites and platforms (general ones like Amazon or more specialized ones) are in a constant battle. What was once a booming sector now requires real know-how and commitment from anyone hoping to earn significant income.
HOW TO EARN MONEY WORKING FROM HOME?
Working as an Independent Home Sales Consultant (VDI) alongside your current job seems to be one of the best ways to boost your income.
The role of a VDI (Independent Home Sales Consultant) is to sell products on behalf of a brand, either online or by visiting clients at home or in businesses: fashion, lingerie, jewelry, cosmetics, natural products, and more.
This is a type of job where no specific diploma is required and your previous experience matters little, as long as you sign a contract with a company to distribute its products and services. The only essential quality is a commercial mindset, backed by real energy. All you need is the confidence to represent a brand, with ideas, conviction, and efficiency!
Most often, you’ll be asked to become self-employed (set up your own micro-business). This can be done easily in just a few clicks, directly online via the URSSAF website. You’ll then be able to offer your services to companies in the home sales sector to earn extra money.
If you love fashion and have your own ideas about style and trends, if you already enjoy taking your friends on shopping trips, the home fashion sales sector could be perfect for you.
Why not try the Elora adventure, like hundreds of other women in France and Benelux, who are thrilled with this activity and the extra income it brings? Some of them, happy with their earnings and personal growth in this job, have even made it their main career!
BECOME A PERSONAL STYLIST WITH ELORA TO EARN MORE
For over 30 years, Elora has been serving individuals by offering exceptional shopping moments with friends. Thanks to Elora’s Fashion Consultants, fashion week comes right into the living room of over 950,000 clients in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Luxembourg. Everyone finds their style among the many products in this trendy, original, and committed collection. In fact, Elora is dedicated to designing and producing collections that are over 85% eco-responsible.
How does it work? As an independent home sales consultant (VDI), your mission will be to carry out prospecting and marketing activities in your network.
You’ll organize presentations of the Elora product line at your clients’ homes, helping them refresh their wardrobes—and it’s through this activity that you can generate extra income.
WHY JOIN ELORA TO BOOST YOUR INCOME?
By offering your services to Elora, you join a company with strong values like kindness, transparency, and a commitment to quality.
The company is committed to supporting its new team members by providing a starter kit so you don’t have to invest your own money in products at the beginning, as well as an experienced and enthusiastic mentor who can show you, step by step, how to succeed in your first presentation. To further develop your skills, free courses are available on the online training platform, making it easy to continuously grow in confidence and effectiveness.
Every personal stylist is also free to browse the Elora blog at their own pace, which features plenty of articles and tips for independent home sales consultants.
Thanks to self-employed status (that is, a micro-business), each team member can organize her schedule as she wishes, with complete independence. It’s important to remember that Elora personal stylists’ income depends on the number of home presentations they do, making the activity highly motivating.
A Fashion Consultant earns nearly 30% of the sales she generates. That means you can earn a few hundred euros in just one evening! The equivalent of a minimum wage salary is quickly reached as soon as a home sales consultant makes at least two sales per week... Which, with good organization, is totally compatible with a regular job.
Would you like to promote Elora’s products to individuals to earn extra income, but you’re not sure how to apply?
Simply send your application via the brand’s website.
