One of the easiest and lowest cost methods to get started making money online is to teach simple courses on online course marketplaces like Udemy . You don't need to have any special qualifications to publish courses on their platform and the only tools you really need are... A computer A quality microphone Some screen recording software For the computer I suggest a laptop, since they're more mobile. I use a MacBook Pro . You don't have to go with a Mac, but I highly recommend them. This is going to be by far your most expensive investment. The next thing you will need is a quality external microphone. Most internal microphones aren't that high quality and Udemy is very strict on wanting their audio to be high quality. So, I use and recommend an inexpensive USB mic like the Blue Yeti . The other tool you will need to buy is a screen recording software. If you're using a Mac then I recommend ScreenFlow . And if you're using a PC...