Here are all the best ways to make money in your spare time whilst being a student:
Online surveys An increasingly mainstream way for students to bring in cash is to fill out online surveys in their extra time. Research companies are always recruiting new individuals worldwide to answer surveys and test new products.
For a few minutes of form filling, you can make a couple of bucks which is paid as cash or rewards.
Get paid for searching the Internet This is probably one of the most effortless methods of making money online. Qmee.com rewards you for searching in Google, Bing or Yahoo. You just install a simple add-on to your browser and when you conduct a search there may be a few sponsored results alongside your normal search.
Each Qmee result has a cash reward attached - if you are interested in it simply click on it and collect your reward.
The best thing is there is no minimum to cashout. You also have the option to donate it to charity.
Start your own website Interested in generating passive income? Start a website. It's a great way to make money while you sleep.
Starting a website with Bluehost is super easy. It only takes a bit of plugging on social media to get your first visitors, and there are a multitude of ways to monetise your site.
Review websites & apps for cash UserTesting.com is a platform that pays everyday people to review all kinds of websites. Each review takes around 20 minutes and bags you $10 via Paypal.
Become a delivery driver Got a bicycle, motorbike or car? A Smartphone? That's all you need to make some extra cash by delivering food or people whenever you've got some spare time.
Sign up with companies like Uber who are always on the hunt for new riders. They allow you total flexibility to work when you want, delivering food from restaurants to the customers' door.
Affiliate marketing If you've got a good presence on social media or perhaps you even have a blog or website, you can start bringing in money immediately by promoting different companies, products, services and offers online.
Mobile phone recycling You can earn good money and help the environment by recycling your old mobile phones and other unused devices. Maybe ask your family and friends if they have any lying around too.
Part-time job A part-time job is the obvious first choice, opted for by most students looking to satisfy their student loan. It provides a steady flow of income and can allow you to gain valuable work experience.
Gigs on Fiverr Fiverr is now the world's largest marketplace for people to make money selling small services.
You could offer absolutely anything, from writing and translating, social media posting, playing pranks and teaching to creating music, voiceovers and short video clips for people all around the world!
The default price is $5, but you can add extra services to gigs for more money.
Sell your notes If you don’t mind sharing your notes with other students it’s a great way to generate a little extra cash. There are many sites whereyou can upload your notes to, along with your price, and then when another student downloads them you get paid.
Most of these sites like Stuvia & Notesale are free for you to list your notes.
Sell second-hand textbooks Another great way to make money is to buy other students' text books at the end of the year, and then sell them just after orientation week – when the new influx of students know that they need them!
You can either advertise on campus or list them online very easily on Amazon Marketplace.
Buy and sell domain names A domain name is just a website address (eg. 'thezoomersclub.com') and there are lots of extensions (.com, .net, .co.uk etc).
They cost as little as $3.99 on Namecheap.
Be an Extra You can apply to be an extra in TV or film.
The pay is pretty good: $80-100 a day on average, and you hardly have to do anything!
There are lots of casting agencies that place willing extras. They make their money by taking a cut from your earnings, so always ask what that is before you take on work.
Dog walking & sitting Students especially are likely to have free time during the day when others are out at work and worried about their pets at home.
You could bag around $10 an hour per dog, and it's also a great way to keep fit.
Sell clothes on eBay Everyone's best friend when it comes to getting rid of junk is eBay. Online auctions are a sure-fire way to turn those jeans into hard cash.
YouTube videos With the YouTube Partner Program you can profit from making and uploading videos. You will receive a percentage of the advertising revenue collected per 1,000 views.
Depending on how successful you are, you can earn a lot of money, and there are plenty of stories every week of more and more YouTubers making it their career.
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies Pro tip: please don't rush into buying Bitcoin to make money. It's really important to know what you're getting involved with first.
There are many other creative ways to make money as a student, you just need to figure out what works best for you!
