It can be fun being young, but ask most teenagers what the biggest drag is in their life, and they'll tell you it's the fact that they don't have enough cash.Money doesn't just buy you nice things, it also gives you some independence.
You can travel, go to concerts or take people out on date. Being broke is really no joke and it can really get a person down.
Here are 5 ways you can earn some cash at a younger age, even if you're still studying. I'll start with the lower paying jobs and then end with the jobs that can earn you really big money.
(1) Online stuff
So online stuff sounds a big vague, but I mean doing something online that takes no skill set at all.
You basically just answer questions, fill in surveys or review stuff.
We found a blog online written by a young guy that used something called the iPoll App. It seems he was British but you can do similar stuff in other countries.
Using this App, he was asked to go shopping and buy a particular product, answer questions about the product or sometimes just answer questions in the survey. If he bought stuff, he would have to upload receipt and sometimes, he might write something about the product.
We should say that the reward weren't massive and he had only earned about 130 bucks in a few months.
If you're still in your early teens, that's not bad at all but you might need the consent of your parents though if you're very young.
There are Apps where people can earn cash doing surveys and some website that pay for very short reviews of products. One called Slice the Pie paid young folks to write reviews of 30 to 60 words,which is easy. You might also get paid for referring other people to do the same as you.
The website as I write this is down, but it doesn't look like the business is no longer running. To see a long list of similar Job, just Google something like “getting paid for online reviews and surveys", and you'll find what you're looking for.
(2) Fivver
I'm going to give Fivver it own spot on the list because there are just so many ways to earn cash using this online marketplace.
There are people earning good money here.
Because some of the skills are for skilled people, whether they are tech workers or musicians, but there are also lots of gigs that only require person to basically write or communicate well in English.
If you get a gig after you're paid, you have to give some money back to Fivver, but it's free to sign-up.
So, you're not good enough to start copywriting or designing webaite, but there are other jobs like doing voiceover that doesn't demand that much technical experience.
But it is more than just reading a script. There is actually a website called voices.com where you can make cash doing voiceovers.
If you have a clear voice, then sign up to that and you might end up doing voiceover for your favourite YouTube informative show.
Don't be dismayed if you don't have many skills because you're still young. Just have a look around and see if there's something you can offer. If you can put some time and effort into this, I think you can make some money.
(3) Tutoring
You might not consider yourself good enough to be a teacher, but you might be pretty good at the subject at just age 16 or 17. There are plenty of online tutoring website, and many of them, if you're over 15, you can start helping people out.
Just go online and search for job that allow teenagers to tutor. They exist!!!
Job sites tell us that the average wage for a teenager doing online tutoring is anywhere from $10 to $15 an hour, which isn't bad at all since you're doing something you enjoy and you don't have to leave the house.
(4) Podcasting
You might not have as much life experience, but you know that young folks sometimes just want to laugh and they want to know what their peers think. You can start young and it really doesn't take much effort to record or video a conversation
You can look at tutorials online to see how you might get started. Maybe you can talk about events at your school or do a podcast on local spot, fashion or whatever you think is interesting.
You can talk about gaming or even interview adults. Young people are already doing this and when enough audience start watching your content, you can make money running ads on the platform.
This could turn to a carrier for you. There's no immediate pay-off but you could get big in time.
(5) Online sales
You can just start selling stuff on Facebook or on websites such as eBay, Konga, and it's as simple as that.
Sometimes, Facebook can be a major way to find customers. You can just find clothing and sell it on for more than you pay for it.
I believe this post just answered a few questions on how to make money as a teen.Don't forget to share with your friends that may need it.
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