You Can Make Money As A Student And Here Are 7 Side Jobs To Get You Started

• Ayo AL
• November 25, 2020
• Money
• business students can do to make some money, how every student can make more money, how to make more money as a student, side hustles for every student
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Yes, we know that as students, extra cash is always needed, and sometimes, you just do not feel like troubling your parents for some more money.

Yes, that is perfectly understandable, and there are legal ways to make some extra money as a student.

There is no need to be worried that it would affect your academic performance- all you need to do is plan your schedule well.

Interested in these side hustles for students? then read on.

1. Baking and Confectioneries

As a student, you can take advantage of celebrations and partying such as birthdays, graduation, matriculation, convocation, hall weeks, etc to start up a baking and confectionery business.

Some students love snacks and would prefer that to cook any day, so if you are into that business, you are sure to make your money.

You can bake:

• Cakes
• General snacks eg puff puff, chin-chin, doughnut, buns, egg roll, etc
• Small chops, Sharwama, and pizza, etc

One thing about baking is that if you are able to satisfy your clients, then more jobs would start trooping in which means more money. All you need to do is to be exceptional in your business.

2. Hair, Make-up and Hand Crafts

This is a popular business in school. Ladies do not joke about looking good so you can leverage on that human want and start making money even as an undergraduate.

Some hair,  beauty salon, and handcraft options include:

• Hairdressing
• Makeup
• Bead making and wire works
• Woven embroidery and knitting
• Shoe Making etc

You can learn the skills if you don’t have prior knowledge and buy your equipment.

You may not necessarily need a shop; you can work from a hostel room or corridor. Whichever you decide.

3. Manual and Menial Jobs

Engaging in manual and menial jobs for other students. To make head-ways, you will have to swallow your pride. No matter what you think, it is way better to engage in such chores to make more money than stealing, joining cults or prostituting.  You can run services like:

• Cooking services
• Run errands.
• Laundry and general home maintenance services etc

Just try to be humble,  punctual, and gradually, you will pave ways for yourself, you never can tell you just might be helping the governor’s child.

4. Tutorials center

There are students who are out there looking for a way to broaden their knowledge on courses they find difficult or are struggling to pass. You can turn this to your advantage and start making money from organizing tutorial classes for students, especially if you have a strong knowledge of that course.

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It could be on some academics courses or something else like how to bake, how to play guitar, how to do makeup, even how to use a computer. You can also teach old people how to read and write etc. Impact knowledge and get paid, then watch your bank account go higher.

You can use your room, a classroom, back of a classroom, or any vacant location to actualize this.

5. Freelancing

This involves being hired by a firm or a person to carry out a task. Most times, it is about writing, which is quite easy for a university student.

Freelancing offline includes:

• Writing assignments reports seminars and projects for busy students.
• Customizing PowerPoint slides.
• Writing editorials.
• Writing posts and articles for websites to get paid.

6.  Get decent modelling or ushering jobs

Girls are going into ushering and modelling jobs in school and it is paying off in the long run. No matter what size you are, someone out there needs a person exactly like you to model his/her wears.

Believe in yourself, increase your confidence and you are good to go.

For this business, all you need is the right attitude, a good posture, and a lovely personality. Though it might take a while before you make a lot of money from it, it is worth trying out.

 7. Buy and Sell

While in school, you can involve yourself in buying and selling business. You can choose a product that will sell well around the school. There are many products you can think of.

You can sell things ranging from clothing to bags, shoes, hair, and just about anything sellable.

You can make a serious amount of money from this buying and selling business especially if you do it well and refuse to sell on credit.

One Reply to “You Can Make Money As A Student And Here Are 7 Side Jobs To Get You Started”

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  Goodness

  November 28, 2020

  That’s lovely, modelling is my passion.

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