Return Potential: Hundreds yearly
Investment Estimate: $0 (minus fixed cost of camera of course, but it’s not worth doing if you don’t already have or plan on having a digital camera)
Effort requirement: Medium, then Low
Snap 'em then sell 'em.
Selling photos online is a quick, easy and potentially rewarding way of making money. Some websites will pay you every time a photo of yours is downloaded or sold. It is up to you to make the judgment on which route to take. If you are a photographer you would be best to go the pay per sale route. If you’ve just got a few shots which you think people might want to modify or hold onto, you should go with the pay per download route. I am guessing that many people reading this will likely not have professional photography skills. In which case, try to gather up pictures which are rare, old, of some significance or of something famous. Keep in mind that if you’re taking photos with people in them, you get permission to put their picture on the internet. Some photo websites will require this.
This is a relatively simple and easy way to make money. It will likely not bring in high profits, but the effort it requires is low, thus I highly recommend it.
ShutterStock.com
This website will pay you every time someone downloads one of your photos.
PhotoStockPlus.com
This website will give you commission on the sale of your photos.
You may as well sign up for multiple websites to diversify your profits.