Remote jobs and ways to earn money online in the Netherlands

Remote and freelance jobs in the Netherlands

A fully remote Dutch job is usually posted the same way as any other vacancy, just marked as remote or hybrid. LinkedIn, Indeed and Glassdoor are good places to filter for that.

Freelance jobs in the Netherlands tend to sit on general platforms rather than country-specific ones. Upwork, Fiverr and Freelancer all have clients looking for Dutch or English-speaking freelancers in areas like writing, translation, customer support, design and development.

Virtual assistant and data entry work

Virtual assistant jobs in the Netherlands and data entry jobs in the Netherlands are both common search terms, and both usually mean freelance or contract work found through the same platforms mentioned above, rather than a single dedicated site.

These roles can be a genuine part of a freelance career, but they take real client work: proposals, interviews and ongoing deliverables. They are not the same as the smaller, no-commitment tasks on a reward site.

Side hustles and smaller ways to earn

Side hustles in the Netherlands range from selling things on eBay or Etsy to freelance gigs to reward sites like PocketsFull. The amount of effort and the type of reward differ a lot between these, so it helps to know what each one actually is before you start.

PocketsFull is a reward site, not an employer and not a job board. Joining and using it is free, there is no registration fee, and it never asks for a deposit or a payment. On PocketsFull you take paid surveys, complete offers, and collect rewards that you redeem, rather than apply for a position.

PocketsFull pays pocket money for spare time, not a salary. It works alongside a job or studies, not instead of one.

Paid surveys in the Netherlands

Paid surveys in the Netherlands on PocketsFull come from market-research survey providers. Completing a survey adds its reward to your balance.

Not every survey fits every person. Providers look for specific profiles, so being screened out before the end happens to everyone from time to time. Keeping your profile complete, accurate and up to date helps you get matched with more surveys that do fit.

Offers, apps and games

Besides surveys, PocketsFull has offers from partners: trying an app or a game and reaching the steps it lists, or signing up for a service. Each offer shows its own steps and its own reward.

• Game and app offers are listed on the Offers page: install or open the game or app and reach the steps the offer sets out.
• Some offers take between 7 and 30 days to confirm, and the offer itself states its confirmation time.
• A reward can take a while to show up because the partner checks and confirms it first.

PocketsFull also has a separate section of free browser games. No download and no sign-up are needed, but these free games are for fun only and do not pay rewards.

Getting paid in the Netherlands

When you redeem rewards on PocketsFull, the payout screen shows the options available in the Netherlands. These options depend on your country, so what you see is tailored to the Netherlands rather than shown to everyone everywhere.

Gift cards make up part of the catalogue, and a redeemed gift card is sent to the email address on your account. Depending on availability, the catalogue can include well-known Dutch names such as VVV, Bol.com, Nationale Keuze, Nintendo eShop, IKEA and Amazon. PayPal is also listed on the redeem screen, and so is Litecoin for anyone who prefers a crypto option.

Things to watch out for

• No legitimate reward site ever asks for a deposit or payment to join or to start earning.
• One account per person: VPNs, fake details and duplicate accounts are not allowed and can lead to a restricted or suspended account.
• The minimum age is 13, and anyone under 18 needs consent from a parent or legal guardian.
• Treat a reward site as a way to earn a bit of pocket money in spare time, not as a replacement for a job.