3 Real Ways to make Money in Zimbabwe

3 ways to actually make money online in Zimbabwe.

1. Content creation

Content creation involves producing and sharing various forms of media such as videos and social media updates. By doing this consistently, content creators manage to gain huge following. This field has become a significant way for generating income.

We have social media content creators such as YayahGoodVibes a Zimbabwean young woman who earn from sponsored posts on platforms like Instagram. There a mutiple Zimbabwean owned youtube channels earning through Adsense such as Talem Films and Crazy Creative Minds Studios the creators of Paghetto.

• Competition: 8/10 (Hard)
• Expected Income: 3/10 ($50 - $1000)
• Learning Curve: 4/10 (Easy)

2. Ecommerce

I will be lying to you if i said Ecommerce is a big deal in Zimbabwe as of now in 2024. Even so there is a gap between demand and supply that is worth millions of dollars if well capitalized on. Real ecommerce as of now like Amazon and eBay might not be wise as a means of survival but rather experimental projects

If you want to make money through ecommerce in Zimbabwe then the go-to proven method is through whatsapp business. A lot of small businesses especially those which sell gadgets and fashion wear are making use of Whatsapp business and Meta Ads as a way of doing Ecommerce.

• Competition: 6/10 (Medium)
• Expected Income: 6/10 ($100 - $1000)
• Learning Curve: 5/10 (Medium)

3. Blogging

Blogging is a million dollar business model in some countries where internet traffic is highly valued. Even though the internet traffic value in Zimbabwe is low its not exactly worthless. We already have blogs like techzim and news publications like herald who have over 300,000 monthly traffic which is mainly monetized on adsense.

• Competition: 4/10 (Easy)
• Expected Income: 7/10 ($100 - $2000)
• Learning Curve: 8/10 (Hard)