Making Money as a Student

I did not start making money when I was in school. I started making money only when I completed my education and got a job. However, if I could relive my student life again, I would definitely start making money as a school student. You can make money even if you are a student. If you read life stories of billionaires, you will see most of them were already making money when they were just school students. Age does not matter, what actually matters is whether you have knowledge, skills and funds to start a business. Mark Zuckerberg was still in school when he started his business, he had knowledge and skills to do so. However, I believe you need to be at legal age to start a business.

What Are the Benefits of Making Money Online for Students?

When you decided to start working online, what potential benefits did you see in terms of making money? Well, when I started making money, I had just lost my job so I was looking for income source. Currently, I make full time income. The best part of making money online is you can not only work as a part-time job, or a side hustle, but also work full time and use it as your main income source. Another best thing about working online is you can work on your own schedule. If you have a regular, you have a fixed working schedule, however, with online work you can work at any time. If you have high-paying skills, you can earn really well with online work.

What Are the Best Side Hustles for Student

As a student you do not have a lot of spare time because you have to go to school/college and study for exams, and your main priority is excelling in your studies, however, you still need money, in fact a lot of money to pay your tuition fees, and living cost, therefore, you need income source. Therefore, you will have to do side hustles to generate income. There are many options but the question is where do you start?

In my opinion, online jobs are your best bet! That’s because you do not have to leave your dorm and you can easily do it from your computer. Well, there are multiple ways for students to earn. From content creation on social media platforms to selling products online, affiliate marketing, microjob sites, and more, the internet has so many thing to offer to a student. Sure, students might not start earning in day one but consistency and hard work are the keys to become successful. Therefore, students should explore online earning opportunities to become financially free.

The best option is building content for social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Youtube or TikTok is a goldmine. Not only can you earn through content monetization, but also sponsorships and merch sales. So, unleash your creativity and watch money roll in. There is a growing demand for video content. There are a lot of platforms for video sharing. If you can build audience and views, you can earn money in so many different ways.

Social media content creation is one of the best methods for students to make money online. These days every student has a mobile device. They can shoot videos from their mobile phone and share on various video platforms and earn through various means such as the monetization feature offered by the platform where they share videos, sponsorship, affiliate marketing, brand deals, etc. It is not easy to earn as a video content creator but if the person is persistent and if he creates good videos, he can become successful

Yes, you can play games and still make money from your gaming activities. You will have to start playing Play-To-Earn games and also start streaming your content.

Starting a Business as a Student

Being a student doesn't mean your entrepreneurial dreams should be put on hold! All you need is a killer idea and a solid marketing plan. If you have marketing skills and a good marketing plan, you can even work on saturated niche and excel.

First, figure out what you want to sell and how you will reach your target market. Start small, focus on low-cost options business ideas, and remember, knowledge, skills, and money are also very important to excel. Your passion and creativity are the fuel for your business. You also need to constantly learn to remain ahead in the market.

You can do affiliate marketing, dropshipping, print-on-demand, reselling old stuff, selling digital products, etc. If you are a well known kid in your school and neighbourhood, you already have an audience, and you can sell various items to your audience. You can start by selling on social media sites, and then scale your business by selling through ecommerce marketplaces.

How to Start Online Thrift Business

Do you know what is the best online business for beginners? What business does not require a lot of investment and is also risk free for beginners? Well, you can start an online business by selling thrift items, or used items that are in good conditions that a lot of people find useful. You can sell almost anything that is still in good condition. For instance, if you have some wearable clothes that you do not want to wear, you can sell them for profit. A lot of people have even built successful businesses by selling used items. There are a lot of platforms where you can sell. But it's no walk in the park.

Print-On-Demand For Beginners

Print-On-Demand is a business model where you create design and the print company will fulfil the order when your design gets ordered. You make money without manufacturing or shipping the product. This is one of the low cost business models that does not require a lot of hard work. However, the main question that needs to be answered is:

Is Print-On-Demand Good for Beginners? In other words, can beginners actually make money with Print-On-Demand?

The answer is YES! However, you need to take care of the following.

Use Etsy to sell: You can sell Print-On-Demand through shopify or woocommerce but the best platform for newbie is Etsy

Create interesting designs: With Print-On-Demand model, you do not sell products, you sell designs, therefore, designs are the main attraction for generating sales.

SEO and marketing: You need to do SEO on your listing, you also need to market your listing. You might even have to run ads.

Ride-Sharing and Food Delivery as a Side Hustle

Do you have a car or a bike? Can you drive/ ride well? Do you know your cityscape? If you meet these requirements, there is a lot of income opportunities by working in ride-sharing and food delivery platforms. If you do not have job, you can work full time, if you already have a job you can utilize your spare time to work as a driver and delivery guy for ridesharing companies and food delivery companies. Join as a driver and connect with passengers or hungry customers in your city. While I have not worked in this field, I know a lot of people who are making good income through this method.