Remote jobs and ways to earn money online in Italy

Remote and freelance work in Italy

Online jobs in Italy generally fall into two groups: remote employment, where a company hires you for ongoing work, and freelance jobs, where you take on individual projects or clients.

For remote jobs in Italy, job boards such as LinkedIn, Indeed and Glassdoor list positions you can filter by remote or work from home. For freelance jobs in Italy, platforms such as Upwork, Fiverr and Freelancer connect people with clients looking for writing, design, translation, virtual assistance and similar work.

Data entry jobs in Italy are often posted on the same freelance platforms, usually as short projects rather than long contracts. Treat any listing that asks you to pay upfront, buy equipment or hand over banking details before you have agreed any work as a warning sign.

Other ways to make money online in Italy

If you are looking at how to make money online in Italy without committing to a client or an employer, a few other routes are worth knowing.

• Selling items you no longer need through sites such as eBay or Etsy.
• Sharing videos or short clips through YouTube, TikTok or Instagram, which takes time to build before it brings anything in.
• Reward sites and apps, where you complete small tasks such as surveys or offers in exchange for redeemable rewards.
• Freelance or part-time remote work, covered above, for people who want ongoing projects rather than one-off tasks.

Reward sites like PocketsFull are not a replacement for a job or for freelance income. They pay in rewards for small completed tasks, and what you can earn depends on what is available to your account and how much time you put in.

What PocketsFull offers in Italy

PocketsFull is an online rewards site, not an employer. Members in Italy take paid surveys, complete offers and redeem the rewards they collect. Joining and using it is free, and no deposit or payment is ever asked of you.

Surveys are market-research questionnaires from survey providers. A completed survey adds its reward to your balance, though not every survey fits every profile, so being screened out partway through happens to everyone from time to time. Keeping your profile complete and accurate helps you get matched with more surveys.

Offers are tasks from partners, for example trying an app or a game and reaching the steps it lists, or signing up for a service. Earning by playing games on PocketsFull works the same way, through game offers on the Offers page: you install or open the game and reach the steps listed. Some offers take between 7 and 30 days to confirm, and the offer itself states its confirmation time.

PocketsFull also has a separate page of free browser games with no download and no sign-up. These are for fun only and do not pay rewards.

How members in Italy get paid

The payout screen shows the redeem options available to your account.

For members in Italy, this includes local gift cards from brands such as Amazon, Sephora, PlayStation (PSN), Zalando and IKEA, alongside PayPal and Litecoin. The exact catalogue depends on your country, so you see brands available in Italy.

A redeemed gift card is sent to the email address registered on your account.

What to watch out for

Be cautious of any site or job listing that asks for a registration fee, a deposit or payment details before you have done any work. PocketsFull never asks for a deposit or a payment of any kind.

One account per person applies on reward sites generally. Using a VPN, fake details or running duplicate accounts is not allowed and can get an account restricted or suspended.

The minimum age to join PocketsFull is 13, and anyone under 18 needs the consent of a parent or legal guardian.