I received an email the other day from a College Student wanting to
know how they could make extra money online. The email stated they
didn’t have a lot of time because of their studies. So after giving it
some thought, I came up with a list of 7 quick ways college students
could make extra money online.
I dismissed blogging in general because it takes some time to get a
blog established and making money (the exception is local websites and
blogs, see below). I assumed the emailer needed money fairly quick.
Here are my suggestions to the emailer.
1. Project Payday: A few months ago, I experimented with a way to
make money quick online with a program called Project Payday. I took a
day and researched this project online. Seemed real people were making
real money with it. Not getting rich, but making enough extra money
quickly to pay some bills or other stuff. The next day I signed up with
Project Payday, watched the training video’s and browsed the Forums to
get a feel as to how this program worked. In all, this process took me
a few hours. The next day I followed the directions and made myself
available for some “offers”. The first day, I made $30. The next day I
hit it hard for about 6 hours and brought down $70 for my efforts. The
following day, I worked 3 to 4 hours total and made $45. I soon found
out one drawback to this program. It’s boring! No special skills are
needed other than the know-how to operate your computer and use the
Internet, but it is tedious work. I’m not cut out to spend hours behind
a computer! Most people can make money quickly with this program, but
you’ll have to put the time into it. The more time you put into it, the
more money you’ll make generally. It’s not rocket science but you will
have to keep track of the trials you sign up for. If you’re interested,
check out Project Payday by clicking here. It’s free to sign up if you
fill out an offer or you can buy directly into the program. Next you’ll
need to read the promotional literature they have and watch the
training video’s. They even have a guarantee that says if you follow
the simple 4 step process in Method 1 and don’t make money in 24 hours,
they’ll give you $100! This is the best guarantee I’ve seen online. I
doubt anyone will need it though, because I found it easy to make money
with Project Payday although it was boring computer work.
2. Read Emails – Taking Online Survey’s, etc: In my opinion, this
isn’t as easy as Project Payday, but it’s real close. There are
companies that receive thousands of emails every day that need to be
read. Obviously the CEO or other employees can’t spend every day
reading emails, so they outsource this. There are several companies
where they outsource this type of work as well as other tedious, time
consuming chores such as product testing, online surveys, online
mystery shopping and other. Send Earnings is one such company that
other companies outsource to. Consumers such as you sign up and are
normally paid on a per assignment completed basis. The pay varies by
what type of assignment you choose. You choose where you want to make
money. Click Here to learn more or to sign up for this opportunity.
3. Become a Freelance Writer – Can you Write a sentence? Then you
may have what it takes to make money as a Freelance Writer. You don’t
have to have a degree in English either. In fact, if you can write in
an easy to read manner, you have what it takes to make money writing
Web content, short stories and other media. You can sell articles on
Forums like DigitalPoint and SitePoint, but don’t expect to make a
whole lot. Or you can sign up for a service like Freelance Home
Writers. Basically this is a job board for Writers where Companies and
Individuals needing Writers post their offers. You can either accept or
reject them, it’s up to you. Click here for more information about the
Freelance Home Writer program and learn how to make money as a
Freelance Writer.
4. Make Money On Ebay - There are many ways to make money with eBay.
It seems that the 2 most popular ways are either by going to Garage
Sales or Estate Sales and buying stuff to resell. You can make some
decent money this way. Back in 2001 I did this same thing for several
months and I made around 1-1600 per month. But it was long hard work
making all those auctions or driving around looking for deals at Garage
sales. Another way that is becoming more and more popular is people
starting their own online stores with the help of eBay. ProStores is an
ebay company that offers several packages for you to start your online
store. They do a lot of the work of getting set up for you. If this
sounds interesting, give them a test drive. One Month Free Trial!
ProStores – an eBay Company
5. Become an Online Tutor – I’m not sure what this pays, but I’ve
known people in the past who have worked with companies like e-Tutor,
SmartThinking and Tutor.Com. Online tutoring is an in-demand service
and growing all the time. If you like helping others learn, this could
be just the ticket for you. You will have to set aside a certain number
of hours per week, anywhere from 2 hours on up on average depending
upon which service you go with.
6. Give eLessons – Do you know MS Word inside and out? Can you make
an Excel spreadsheet scream for mercy? Can you work magic with Quicken?
Well, there are thousands of people who just want to know the basics of
these programs or are looking for some updating. You can advertise on
places such as Craigslist and Kijiji or even the local newspaper. You’d
be surprised at the number of people just wanting to learn the basics
on operating a computer and who are willing to pay someone to teach
them!
7. Become an Online Juror – Even Lawyers need to practice! There are
places such a eJury and TrialJuries.Com that stage mock trials. The
Jurors get paid anywhere from $5 to $60 depending on how complex the
case is. There’s no guarantee you’ll get a case, but it has to better
than cleaning up after the old folks at the Senior Citizen Center! Many
colleges have access to these mock jury trials, but from what I’ve been
told, they don’t pay as much as the online jury pools. Also, as with
anything in life, if you slack off on the Jury, don’t expect to be
called back. The more you pay attention and get involved, the more
likely they’ll “keep your name around.”
Some college students show up on the first day in a bright shiny BMW
convertible. Those are the ones who do not need help. For most College
Students, a few extra dollars a month goes a long ways in making it
easier to study for their classes. If you’re in a pinch, there’s no
need to run down to the Blood Center to give blood, just turn your
computer on and go to work.
