College isn’t cheap. With the cost of going to school rising every year, it’s hard to find jobs that are both profitable and fit in with your schedule. However, it is not impossible! Today we have compiled a list of 7 ways for college students to make money online that are easy, cost-effective, convenient for student’s busy lives.
Upwork
If you have a natural ability for writing either at a professional level or for marketing use, Upwork is a great way to make money online! This can take up as much time as you want, as you have the option to choose between short and long term projects and full-time contract work.
However, the more extensive projects can pay upwards of $300 or $25/hour. To begin, just make a profile to highlight your skills, abilities, and previous work experience. From there, you’ll be shown projects that you’d be a good fit for and that match your desired rate. Unlike other freelance websites, Upwork doesn’t charge you a membership fee.
Instead, they give you 20 connects to apply for jobs. After that, connects only cost $.15 apiece and can be bought in bundles of 10, 20,40, 60, and 80. Whether you want to do a one time, $75 article or a three month $10/hour article, Upwork is a great way to work from the comfort of your home while still making some serious cash. You can sign up for Upwork here.
Skillshare
Skillshare is another great way to make money online if you have a skill or interest that you are super passionate in! The Skillshare platform allows you to publish projects and learning-based lessons that are at least 10 minutes long. This is not time consuming, as lessons only have to be 10 minutes a piece, and the more people you enroll, the more you make so there is no extra work involved.
When people sign up for your class, you earn the revenue from the class fee! While the income is dependent on how many people sign up, most users note that as long as you have 30 minutes of lessons published on time, you will get paid every month. Not only this, but Skillshare even has monthly challenges for teachers to earn prizes if they publish content consistently!
There is also plenty of free content published by Skillshare to help you get started. By having pre-recorded content uploaded, you can have a steady stream of disposable income that requires very little work or attention. You can find the link to register to teach here.