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This time 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.
These are just three relatively fast and easy money making ideas. There are also a lot of other ways. Just do a web search on one of the top search engines using a phrase like “easy money online”, “making easy money” or “easy money making” and you are bound to find a lot more ideas how to make money online. Okay, so lets get to the point, what are these three money making ideas?
The first idea that we will talk about to make easy money online is through affiliate marketing. This involves referring customers to someone else’s products or services in return for a commission. You can join networks of merchants all willing to pay you commission for referring customers to them (affiliate networks) and use advertising and other techniques to promote merchants’ products or services to your customers. To get customers, one of the quickest and easiest ways is to advertise on search engines (Pay Per Click). With Pay Per Click advertisement you direct people who click on your ad to either your website or directly to the merchant’s website.
2. Buying and Parking Domain Names
Buying and parking domain names is one of the very best money making ideas on the internet. The way this works is you buy a domain name, typically an expired domain name that still receives traffic and point that domain name to a webpage provided by a “domain parking company”. Their webpage will feature text ads and other forms of paid advertisement so that every time someone clicks on them, you receive a share of the per- click revenue. The parking company gets their share as well. All you need to is to learn how to choose the right domain names and how to optimize parked web pages. This is definitely a great way for making money online.
3. Freelancing
You can make money relatively quickly by offering freelance services. Whether you’re good at software programming, writing, data entry or web design, there are generally always companies looking for people to help them. In this case you don’t need a website at all. You just need to find someone looking for help and convince them that you’re the right person for the job. While the major freelance websites have traditionally been geared towards web design, graphic design, computer programming, and writing, more and more jobs requiring other skills are being posted daily.
4. Become a Freelanc Writer – http://www.freelancehomewriters.com
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. For more information about the Freelance Home Writer program visite http://www.freelancehomewriters.com .
5. Ebay -
Yes, ebay. As long as there are College Students, there’ll be some students who need money and those who are making money. You could easily sell stuff for other Students and take a small commission from them. A better way would find Dropshippers and Wholesalers. This is how many Power Sellers make their living from eBay. Back when I made money with Ebay, I visited Garage Sales and Estate Auctions to buy stuff to resell. It wasn’t until I got the FREE Ebay For Dummies starter kit (I think I had to pay 2 bucks for shipping) that I really started making some good money. This starter kit is full of tips and advice for people wanting to make money with ebay. It also has lists of Dropshippers and Wholesalers that you can use.
6. 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.
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.”
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