Making money is a frame of mind. Decide if you want a job or if you have an entrepreneurial streak. Here are some great ways to make money if you're under 18.
Work a Part-Time Job - You already knew that duh! Remember money is a mindset. Get the right part time job. Decide how many hours a day and how many days a week you are willing to work. I would say no more than 3 days a week for three reasons: school, social life and you many want your own business and well get into that later.
What are the right part time jobs?:
- Librarian - In down times you can go online and educate yourself, read books or get some of your school work done.
- Parking Lot Attendant/gas station - Again down time. Study a skill or for school.
- Barista - Get cash everyday and it's easier than working in a restaurant. Sometimes you get free food and coffee and it's a great social environment.
- Print or postal center - Only if you get a discount on products! You can use cheap or free services to promote a business which we'll get to.
Do you see the connection? Not only do you get a paycheck but your incentives are time to work on your own thing and a reduced rate on products to use to your advantage.
Other jobs which are seasonal and for fun:
- Camp counselor - You get to get away from your parents for the summer and GET PAID.
- Retail - Winter only! If you need a steady job from fall to spring get in early, September or October.
If a job is not your thing, start a side business. The smarter you are about scheduling the more money you will make!
Make sure you do these jobs on your own or split larger jobs with a trustworthy friend. As a last resort work for someone else if they are fair and pay you well.
Turn Your Hobby Into a Business - Especially if you have special skills in the arts or computers.
- Make custom seasonal greeting cards - either hand drawn or using photographs. Use your writing skills to come up with sentimental or funny greetings. If you have extras you can sell them year after year or give some away as a sample with ordering information inside.
- Graphic and web design - Make banners and logos or design newsletter templates. Offer to create customized Myspace graphics for friends. Many people have small businesses and need graphics for websites and pamphlets.
- Photography - Take pictures of your friends for their web avatars for cash. Photograph homes for real estate. Take pictures at proms, graduations or private parties.
- Desktop publishing - Can you write or are you web savvy? Create newsletters for small businesses or if your really ambitious publish books and magazines in print or online.
Offer a Service - Pick one or two days a week and only offer your services those days! You can make $20 to $800 a month for just one day of work per week.
Simple services that you as a teen can cash in on:
- Running errands/personal assistant/odd jobs - Busy or those with special needs could often use the help. Grocery shopping, preparing and dropping off packages to the post office, picking up kids from school, organizing, you name it. If you don't want to stick to just one job the options of helping others vary. Seasonal: rake leaves, shovel snow, landscape, clean pools, paint etc.
- Dog Walking Service - Start in your neighborhood and if you see someone walking their dog approach them and offer your services. Make sure you learn dog handling, training and safety.
- House/business/window cleaning - Research how to clean properly and charge for it. Start off by cleaning your own house, your parents will love it and they may pay you if you do a good job. Start in your neighborhood and see who needs a cleaner or is unhappy with their current service. If they want to replace their cleaner this is good news to you. Charge by the job not the hour. A small one bedroom house is $50 to $75.
- Baby sitting - Two kids, one night a week, ca-ching! If you're a Friday night baby sitter you can charge extra. The parents will be out late and the kids will be in bed early and all you have to do is be there. Take a CPR class and know the laws in your state.
- Tutoring/Lessons - You can either tutor younger kids or your peers with certain types of school work or you can teach special skill: music or dance, calligraphy, painting or other art, teach a foreign language. Whatever you're good at.
Money On the Web - I know your excited for this and you made it this far so lets get too it!
- Viral Marketing - You love Myspace, Facebook, Digg, all the big social networking sites and you know how to use them well. Offer your services to friends. Build a friends list or get exposure for a business or service.
- Make videos - You don't need a video camera!. A montage is a string of pictures, text, audio or music. Study basic copyright and creative commons laws. Some material is cheap if you give credit or a small fee to the original artist.
- eBay and Craigslist - Did you get a job in a thrift store? Get first pick or even a discount then sell items online. Popular and seasonal clothing items and accessories sell well. Brand name items, antiques and collectibles are better. Another option is to buy off eBay and sell on Craigslist or vice versa.
So if you go that job at the print shop use your discount to create fliers, business cards or save on postage. Learn how to market yourself to make even more money.
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