* Create an app. Create a smartphone app and earn money every time someone downloads it.
* Start a static blog. Spend some time building a website in an area that interests you and other people
* Write articles online. You can make money if you get approved to be a writer.
* Create a YouTube video. Shoot a video for YouTube, and if your video becomes popular, you can run ads on it to make money.
* Draw and design graphics.
* Sell insurance.
* Stock dividends. One of the more common ways to earn passive income is investing in stocks that pay high dividends.
Two answers.
1. Teach something you're good at (anything) and put it on Udemy.com and other sites like Skillshare and Skillfeed. You make the content (free to make), they market, you both get a piece of the pie. http://udemy.com/
2. Signup and use Footrr Ads and get paid for sending emails. https://footrr.com/
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Depends how much you've got to invest.