If you’re reading this, you may be in need of some money. Lucky for you, I am willing to share my tried and true ways of making money online, while in college.
Don’t worry: I made sure that these ideas range in level of time commitment since some of you are probably all super-geniuses and studying bio-medical-engineering or something of the sort. A lot of these tactics do not require more than a half-hour of your time and have large payouts.
Sound good? Let’s get into how to make money online fast while still in college!
Upwork is basically my long-term, loving boyfriend as I’m going through college. Every week, I log online and spend some quality time with him, and in return, he leaves me cute little presents…like weekly PayPal deposits.
But really. As a college student, Upwork is a huge asset. The ways that using it can benefit you are endless…like never having to leave your bed while using it, building your resume, and gaining new clients.
Upwork is a platform used by millions all over the world to hire freelancers in various different fields of work. Virtually anyone can become a freelancer. All you need to do is realize what your unique skills and interests are, set up a professional profile and account, and then apply to jobs on Upwork to start making money. And in college, you usually have at least a couple interests (think your major, hobbies, etc.)
People on Upwork are looking for freelancers that are talented, efficient, and easy to work with. Jobs on Upwork range from designing logos, blogging, copywriting, and so much more.
You basically just need to set up an account and search through all of the categories yourself to believe it. I guarantee you will be able to find something that you can excel at!
Upwork jobs are either paid hourly (you set your own hourly price) or at a fixed price. Fixed prices are agreed upon between the freelancer and client. Another huge plus is that Upwork is linked to PayPal, and you can choose how frequently you are paid out. Making money has never been so convenient!
eBay/Poshmark
If any of you think that eBay is outdated and so 2003, think again. I started using eBay about a year ago to sell a lot of my old clothes. I’ve been hooked ever since!
Every so often, I scan my closet and find a pair of shoes I never wear or an old Brandy Melville t-shirt that I’m done with and list them. I always list my items as an auction rather than a fixed price, so that people can compete for my item and raise the selling price via bidding wars. Almost always, my items sell for (at least) my asking price, and I’m a happy girl with less clutter in her closet and more money in her bank account.
I suggest installing the eBay mobile app and listing items from there, as it’s a lot more user-friendly than the website. You can create listings within minutes, and take/import pictures of what you’re selling straight from your smartphone camera.
I also list my clothing items on Poshmark because I find that a lot of girls are more comfortable buying from that platform. You can shop out my Poshmark closet here.
Sell Old Textbooks
This is probably one of my favorite methods to make money online fast in college. College textbooks are extremely expensive and are hard to reuse after a course or semester is over.
However, there are tons of awesome websites college students can use to resell their textbooks to others. My favorite sites to use when reselling textbooks are eBay, Amazon, and BookScouter.com. These books are usually bought by the website and you can make money for your books within a week.
BookScouter.com is awesome because it compares several different websites (usually around 20-30) and helps find where you can sell your books for the best price.
Do you have any tips on how to make money online fast? Leave them in the comments section and we can all stop being “broke college students” together!
