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Most
of the students are currently in their long holiday and are looking on
wys inchich they can make money to sustain them in the next smemster below are
some of the things you can do to make money
· Betting
Hands down the quickest way to make
a lot of money (well, without breaking the law). Lots of students have
genuinely made over KES 10,000 from this technique. It’s completely legal, risk
free, tax free, and anyone can do it.
It works by taking advantage of free
bets , usually found in ROYALBET ,often offered by betting sites . Matched
betting eliminates the risk of losing a bet (you are betting both for
and against a certain result).
· Online surveys
An
upcoming and popular way for students to make money is to fill out online
surveys in their spare time. Research corporations are always hiring new
members to answer surveys and test their new products.
For a few minutes of form filling,
you can make a couple of points which is paid as cash or in rewards. You can
make up to USD 5 for some surveys!
Which is paid to your PayPal
account.
· Get Paid for
searching the web
Interested in earning cash for doing
what you already do online? This has to be one of the easiest methods of making
money online without really any effort or change in your behavior.This
innovative idea by qmee.com rewards you for searching in Google, Bing or Yahoo.
You just install a simple add-on to your browser and when you conduct a search
there may be a few sponsored results alongside your normal search.
Each Qmee result has a cash reward
attached – if you are interested in it simply click on it and collect your
reward.
The best thing is there is no minimum
to cashout – you can wire any amount to your Paypal account. You also have the
option to donate it to charity.
Sign up now for free and start
earning from your own searches!
Qmee
is currently only available in the United States and United Kingdom only
1.
Start your
own website
There are
of course there are lots of stories out there about successful students who
have started a site while at university, just like Kenya-notes.blogspot.com or
even bought a domain name and later sold it for 1000s. you can buy domain in Google
domain.
In fact, this
blog is one such example of a
website by Geoffrey and his friends in their first year at the university of
nairobi.
2.
Write and
publish a Kindle eBook
If
students are good at anything, it’s researching and writing. With the Amazon Kindle store,
anyone can publish an eBook and make money.
And the
Kindle app is now available on almost any device (laptops, iPads, smartphones
and yes, Kindles) so your global market is huge!
List your
book for £1.49 – £6.99 and you earn 70% of the sale. Considering Amazon is the
ultimate selling machine (and remember people are looking to spend), that is a
fantastic deal.
The key to
success with eBooks is to create value, and write non-fiction. Simply bundling
information you have researched and complied on a common problem (eg. ‘secrets’
to finding a job) and then presenting it in an easy to digest format (an eBook)
justifies someone spending a few quid on it.
Another
big tip is to have a great cover designed so it stands out, and once your book
is live on the Kindle store (approval takes less than 48 hours) it’s really
important to get some reviews so it shows up higher in results. Encourage
readers to leave an honest review at the end of your book.
The best
thing about this lucrative idea is that once you’ve invested the time (say 20
hours), you’ll earn a passive income for years to come! For a step-by-step
guide to publishing and earning with eBooks, see “How to write a nonfiction eBook in 21 days“.
3.
Affiliate
marketing
If you’ve
got a good presence on social media or perhaps you even have a blog or website, you can start bringing in money immediately by promoting
all sorts of companies, products, services and offers online.
Sign up to
an affiliate network such as Affiliate Window, check their offers blog or browse the merchant listings to
find something you think your friends would be interested in, grab your
affiliate link and share it. If someone buys (can be within up to 90 days)
using your link you’ll make a nice commission.
To take it
a step further, set up a website (read our guide) or a topical Facebook page and invite all your friends to
join it and post your affiliate offers on there.
4.
Review
music for money
If you
love music, make it your business by reviewing unsigned bands and artists
online for cash with Slicethepie.
It can
take a while to build up your reputation but some users of the site have said
that they earn £40 a month. This may not sound like much, but if it’s something
you enjoy then it shouldn’t be hard work and is another thing for your CV. Money you earn will be in $US but anyone can sign up and
review.
To get
started, head over to Slicethepie
now or read our quick guide for more info.
5.
A
part-time job
A part-time job is the obvious first choice, opted for by
most students looking to supplement their student loan. It provides a pretty
steady flow of income and can enable you to gain valuable work experience.
However,
depending on where you live, jobs are not always easy to find. Check local
classifieds, your university careers service for vacancies.
Read our
guide to finding a part-time job
whilst studying for more tips.
6.
Sell
second-hand course books
One great
way to make money is to buy other students’ text books at the end of the year,
and then sell them just after freshers’ week – when the new intake of students
know that they need them!
You can
either advertise on campus or list them online very easily on olx.co.ke(just bear in mind they take a commission on books sold).
7.
Sell your
notes
If you
don’t mind sharing your notes with other students it’s a great way to generate
a little extra cash. There are sites out there that you can upload your notes
to, along with your price, and then when another student downloads them you get
paid.
Sites like
Notesale
are free for you to list your notes but tend to take a cut of your profit in
order to handle the marketing etc so that you don’t have to go out there and
promote your notes yourself.
You will
most likely have to upload PDFs but it’s worth it for the return and you can
submit handwritten notes but you’re likely to make more money if they’re typed
up.
8.
Become an
Amazon ‘Mechanical Turk’
Don’t ask
us what this means, all we know is that it’s an easy way to make fast cash from
your sofa. The concept is based on ‘internet crowd-sourcing’ where businesses
advertise specific, scalable tasks they need completing quickly.
There are a variety of tasks (known as HITS), but most
commonly they involve mindless data entry or form filling. You are rewarded in
cash (though $USD) for the work you do, and you can choose for what and when
you work. Give it a go [Update: Currently US signups only, try ClickWorker].
9.
Buy and
sell domain names
A domain name is just a website address (eg.
‘savethestudent.org’ or ‘mysite.co.uk’) and there are lots of extensions (.com,
.net, .co.uk etc).
They cost
as little as £1.99 to register with 123-reg.co.uk
or GoDaddy.com yet premium domain names can fetch £1,000s if not millions
when sold on. In 2007 VacationRentals.com went for a cool $35m!
Now you’re
probably not going to come across anything like that, but you can still turn a
quick profit with a bit of searching. The trick is to find available domain
names which have some commercial value, snap them up and then list them for
sale on a site like DomainLore.
10.
Mystery
shopping
Today becoming a mystery shopper is easier than you think
and you can get rewarded handsomely.
We’ve
recently come across a really fun smartphone app called Roamler
that pays you in cash for completing various tasks in your local area. So
definitely check that out first!
More
traditionally, there are plenty of agencies that pay you to visit all sorts of
shops to feedback on how they are performing. For more info on where to apply
see our guide to becoming a mystery shopper.
11.
Be an
extra
Do you
fancy yourself as a budding young actor or just that person that walks past in
the background shot of an episode of Eastenders? It could be you if you
apply to be an extra.
The pay
isn’t bad either – £60-80 a day on average, and you hardly have to do anything!
You can
apply at Be On Screen for a number of opportunities or 2020 casting
is another agency (just know they take a cut from your earnings).
12.
Sell all
your old CDs, games and movies
If you are looking to make a very quick buck, then selling
your old bits and bobs that are cluttering up your room is a good idea.
The best
thing about it is that you can rip all the songs and films onto your laptop or
external hard drive before selling them. This means that you are only really
selling the plastic and artwork!
You can
earn anything from 10p to £20 per item, and the earnings can really add up if
you have a large collection. Whilst you’re at it, see if your parents have any
‘clutter’ they’d be happy to see the back of.
You can
also sell almost anything for free on Amazon Trade-In
or Preloved
and sites like MusicMagpie will pay you instantly for sending in unwanted items.
13.
Sell on
your education!
Become a
tutor to local primary school or secondary scool students
There are
now a few online tutor sites too, so you can go also global without too much hassle.
You can join and start teaching online right from your computer .
You mayhave
the feel as if you aren’t qualified to
be a tutor, but being at the university you will most likely have the
qualifications to tutor for Secondary school or even secondary school. Some parents
may feel that their child will react
better to a younger tutor compared to older ones , and it can be great
experience (something you can also add
to you cv), so why not give it a go?
