Freelance Web Designer ($20-$40/Hour)
Tech and small businesses are on the rise in Norway, and web designers are in high demand in 2025.
| Method | Time until paid | Skills required |
|---|---|---|
| Web Designer | 1-2 weeks | In depth UI/UX knowledge |
Web designing maybe sounds fun and exciting, creating fun and sleek websites giving companies a fresh look that fits todays web design innovation. But there is a catch, you need a lot of technical skills to thrive in this freelance opportunity.
Web designing requires a lot of dedication, program knowledge, and a good in-depth idea of what makes a website appealing to the viewer. If this all sounds very exciting to you to start investing time in, here are a few good web design courses:
- TheKnowledgeAcademy: A website driven for Norwegians or anyone living in Norway looking for credible online web design courses.
- Noroff: A vocational school online dedicated to those in Norway wanting to learn web design, development, and other programming courses.
- Coursera: An all arond great platform for highly credible web design courses created by Google or accredited college programs.
If you are already skilled in this field, but don't know where to start, here are a few platforms that are popular among Web Designers in Norway:
- Upwork: Great beginners and to start building a decent work portfolio.
- Webflow: Great place to find gigs as a more intermediate web designer.
- Dribbble: Not always easy to land clients here, but its extremely popular platform to showcase work, think of it like Fiverr but for Web Designers (more income potential).
When applying for gigs, your first few clients might low ball you around $20 an hour for a very short project. However, after a couple years under your belt, don't be shy to start hiking up your prices to get more long-term, high-valued gigs.
Freelance Blog Writer ($20-$30/Hour)
Blog writing as a freelance can be done literally anywhere, especially in Norway, making it a great job to make money online.
| Method | Time until paid | Skills required |
|---|---|---|
| Blog Writer | 1-3 days | SEO, basic html, basic journalism |
There are plenty of blogs out there, too, focused on moving to Norway, or what life is like living in Oslo, etc. Depending on your niche, you can easily start making money from writing in Norway within a few days.
To start earning money on a blog, you will need to set up affiliate focused ads along with setting up a Google Ads profile. All of these could take some time planning, and I recommend creating a content plan to keep it all organized.
If you just want to help other blogs and websites, most freelance writers use Upwork and Fiverr to get started, however if you want your own blog I suggest getting started on WordPress.
Test Online Products or Websites($5-$25/Hour)
If you are looking for a side hustle in Norway, and you know a bit about UI/UX design and basic programming, or even none at all, testing products and websites is for you.
| Method | Time until paid | Skills required |
|---|---|---|
| Testing websites and online products | 1-2 days | programming languages, basic technical skills, UI/UX basics |
Online products testing can entail testing out a websites funcitonality when advertising said product. You can also earn free products and write small reviews on them. One of the best platforms to earn consistantly is Freecash.
On Freecash, I have earned over $30 within one day by simply testing out products and writing my own opinions through surveys about websites. If you stay consistent, you can easily start earning up to $27 per hour on Freecash.
Here is how I got started:
- 1 Created an account on Freecash.
- 2 Completed tasks such as testing products, websites, and answering surveys.
- 3 Cashed out using Paypal, Visa, and cryptocurrency.
There are over 17.400 offers available on this platform, and has made it an easy way for me to earn cash on the side while being in Norway, and even making money while living in Portugal.
Freelance ESL Language Teacher ($20-$25/Hour)
Freelance ESL (English as a Second Language) teaching is extremely popular in Norway as a majority of jobs require knowledge in English.
| Method | Time until paid | Skills required |
|---|---|---|
| English Teacher | a month or two (monthly salary) | Bachelors in English/communications |
There are plenty of ways to work part-time or even full-time as a teacher in Norway, however you will need to make sure you have a relevant Bachelors degree and/or a TEFL certification that allows you to teach in Norway.
The average salary for an ESL Teacher in Norway is 44,810 NOK ($4,176) per month, give or take depending on location and experience.
To succeed as an ESL Teacher, I highly suggest being both fluent in Norwegian and English, along with having the proper certifications. Once its all set up, here are a few popular platforms freelance ESL Teachers use to earn income:
- Preply: A teaching platform that supports various types of teaching, including ESL and tutoring sessions.
- iTalki: A popular platforms for language teaching, offering a range of ESL courses and opportunities.
- coLanguage: Teaching platform where Norwegians can directly learn having 1:1 ESL sessions
