Most people want a side income, not because they are greedy, but because life has become expensive. Rents go up. Bills go up. Family needs grow. Salaries stay the same. A side income is not luxury anymore. It is security.
But the real challenge is this, How do you build a side income when you already have a full time job and limited time?
I learned this the hard way. When I started freelancing, I was working full time and studying. I had almost no free hours. But I still managed to build a small online income that slowly increased year after year. Here is what I learned in simple words.
1. You only need one hour a day
Most people fail not because they are lazy, but because they believe they need five or six hours to start something. You do not.
You need one hour: One focused hour without scrolling, without noise, without excuses.
I built my early freelance work in internet cafes and friends offices with Free internet using one or two hours a day. That one hour became skills. Those skills became confidence. That confidence became income. It did not happen in one week or month. It happened slowly, one small effort at a time.