Are you a college student looking for a way to make extra money?
You are in the right place.
I have a few side hustles perfect for you.
Someone might wonder why a college student would want to make extra money. In reality who wouldn’t love to have extra $200.I know I would.
I remember back in college I always looking for ways to get some more money.Well all i was thinking about then was shoes shoes shoes.So i needed extra money to buy more shoes.
Whatever your reason is,bottom line is you want to make extra money.
In college, you don’t have so much expertise so getting a job can be a bit challenging especially office jobs that’s why today am sharing with you 11 legitimate and fun ways you can try.
1. Walking Dog
Do you love fur babies?
How about making some money from hanging out with them. You can make extra money just by walking or sitting the dogs. Awesome right?!
This is perfect especially now since most people will be traveling for summer holidays.
If you want to try out dog walking as your side hustle try out Rover and care.com
2. Selling your old clothes
This is the best way to declutter and create space in your wardrobe too.
We all have those items in our wardrobes we haven’t worn for months and if you are like me its years.
Stop holding on clothes in the hope of losing a few pounds for them to fit.
You can make your cashback by listing some pieces on sites like Depop, ebay or Poshmark.
If you don’t want to sell online checkout for a physical shop or a garage sale in your location.
3. Start a blog
This is my absolute favorite.
With blogging, you can do it from any corner of the world as long as you have internet.
It’s not a get rich quick scheme don’t be fooled by all the income reports floating online. So much dedication and hard work go behind it. If done right it’s totally worth it.
If you are interested in starting and running a profitable blog check out my 8-day free ecourse where I will equip you with the necessary skills and all the information you need.
You can also check out my step by step detailed guide on how to start a profitable blog in under 30 minutes.
If you want a roadmap to blogging I highly recommend blog by number course. Which a course by Suzi from startamomblog, I have taken it and I can confidently say it’s worth every penny. She took her blog from $0 to $20,000 in just over a year. I talk more about the course on this post feel free to check it out.
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4. Make extra money by Taking surveys
Get paid by companies for your opinion. If you have a few minutes to spare then give surveys a trial.
You could earn up to $5 or even more per every completed survey.
Some of the survey websites you can check out are swagbucks, Pinecone Research, inbox dollars, MyPoints and vindale Research.
You can join as many as you want so as to receive many surveys.
5. Become a VA
Been a virtual assistant is the new thing now and it’s another easy way you can make extra money on your free time. For example, you could be a social media manager. You could manage someone else’s Instagram, Facebook or Pinterest account all from home.
There are other many skills you can offer such as proofreading articles, email support, typing, data entry, creating graphics, the list is endless.
Some sites you can checkout VA jobs are upwork, craiglist and flexjob
Depending on your skills you can earn $35 per hour or even more.
6. Data entry jobs
Are you fast at typing? This could be your side hustle and the perfect way to make extra money from the comfort of your house.
In most cases data entry jobs don’t require any certificates or special technical skill so they are perfect for any college student.
7.Make extra money from Tutoring
Been a college student doesn’t mean you don’t have skills to tutor someone else.
For example, you can teach English to Chinese students via VIPKID. Teach what you know and what you are good at. Maybe you are good at math, tutor that.
You can check out websites like Tutor.com and Tutorvista.com
8. Freelancing writing
If you are good at writing and enjoy doing it you can make some good money freelancing.
There are so many websites out there looking for articles in all possible niches, such as fashion, lifestyle tips, healthy living so you write what you are passionate about.
A few sites you can get freelancing gigs are Upwork, freelance writing gigs, upworthy and the krazy coupon lady,
You have to make sure that you have corrected any grammar errors by using Grammarly before submitting your work.
Grammarly is a free online grammar checker. It literally makes writing easy.
Related post: Free grammar tool
Two skills you need to be a good freelancer writer
- Able to do research online
- Ability to deliver on time
9. Website testing
Website testing involves things like checking the speed, page and .
The good part is that it doesn’t require you to be tech savvy you just need to know your way around a website.
Some legitimate companies you can go through are whatusersDo and Usertesting.
You do need to have a webcam and a microphone because you will have to speak out your thoughts about the test.
10. Sell stock images
Do you love taking pictures?
You don’t have to be a professional photographer for you to do this.
If you have been reading my blog, by now you must know I love stock images. It’s what I use in almost all my blog posts.
There are so many websites out there and bloggers looking for unique pictures, why not sell them yours.
All you need is a good camera, good lighting, basic editing (which you can learn from YouTube) and be a little bit creative.
You can sell your pictures to site like shutterstock and istockphoto.com
11. House Sitting
House sitting is another way you can make some extra money.
Especially now since summer is fast approaching this could be a winner. Most people are traveling for holidays and they need someone to house sit for them.
This is plain simple because there isn’t so much into it, some of the things you might be required to do are watering their plants and picking up their mails.
I hope this post was helpful and that you found one or two side hustles you can try on your free time and make extra money.
Which side hustle have you tried or planning to try?I would l love to know in the comment section.
