You can also make money working on something you’re good at, on freelancing sites. If you want to start in a field, there are numerous tutorials on the net, most of them free, about how you can do certain things, for example programming.
You learn programming or another skill, such as copywriting, or let’s say design (these are just some examples), there are many more areas in which you can work from a laptop. After you learn these or a trade, you don’t have to know it perfectly, you start looking for work on freelancing sites.
One of the best paid skills is copywriting. Another would be programming. But it also pays well in graphic design. You have to be patient until you find work online. You can find work online even after 6 months. The point is to try until you find it.
With the first client comes the dawn of your occupation. You will have to do the job in a professional manner so that you get good feedback. Feedback matters most because it is visible to potential employers.
In this way you have more doors open. With good feedback you can find clients more easily, you can have more work, therefore you can earn more money.