1. Become a blogger

This is what I did three years ago and I still do it today. It won’t buy me a house but it pays the bills and really that’s all that’s important. There are a lot of places that are hiring bloggers. You just have to have a good grasp on the English language and you have to like writing. The best site to find blogging jobs is ProBlogger.net. Best of luck!

2. Landscaping

3. On-Campus IT Support

A great way to work around your hectic college schedule is to actually work for your college. Thanks to it being the digital revolution, people who know how to set up, fix, and otherwise maintain computers is becoming a valuable job skill. If you can get into the IT department at your school, you’ll gain real life experience and we hear it looks good on a resume.

4. Graphic Designer

5. Become a freelancer in almost anything

There are websites out there like Freelancer.com that is a cornucopia of work. We mentioned graphic design earlier but these freelance style sites can be for anyone. Developing mobile apps, creating websites, blogging, video editing, graphic design, and pretty much any other type of online work can be found on these types of sites. They work and once you earn a good reputation, you can get jobs pretty easily.

6. Do some online tutoring

7. Social media specialist

There are actually companies out there that will pay you to make their social networking profiles sparkle. You’ll be responsible for making posts, interacting with people, and making social media profiles stand out above the rest. It’s both an easy and a hard job at the same time. On one hand you hang out on social media all the time but then the downside is that you hang out on social media all the time. If you can handle it, it’s a good opportunity and it looks good on resumes.

8. Flip furniture

9. Sell stuff at fairs, festivals, and social events

If you’re a maker of bracelets, painter of paintings, or knitter of clothing items, then pretty much any large social event is a change to make money. Most cities have festivals, fairs, carnivals, and other large social events. You simply set up a booth with your wares and get people to buy your items. You can make a pretty penny this way if you’re persistent and chances are that you’re doing something you love.

10. Become a photographer or a videographer

These days a lot of people have pretty nice DSLR cameras. You can use that fun little hobby item as a professional item if you so choose. There are a load of people who are looking for photographers and videographers to shoot events like weddings, large social events, concerts, school events, and other things. It can pay a lot if you’re good at it and you can use these events to start a portfolio if you ever decide to do this professionally. Plus, it lets you accept the jobs you want at the hours you want so it doesn’t interfere with studying.

11. Become a freelance programmer

12. You can do some home improvement

Practically every home improvement contractor on this planet will hire college students. You’ll be painting houses, laying down carpet, installing bathtubs, and other things like that. Obviously, you’ll be working with someone who is licensed and bonded (we hope) who will do the super technical stuff. However, it doesn’t take a degree or a certification to paint a house. They can pay pretty well and it is a year-round job so you don’t have to worry about your money drying up at the end of the season.

13. Volunteer to work events

Most large events require temporary people to work them. For instance, working security at a concert hall during a show or working cleanup after a large social event. These jobs can pay hundreds of dollars for a weekend’s worth of work depending on the event and what you end up doing. Since there is always an event going on then you always have a chance to find some work.

14. Pet-sit or babysit

15. Become a marketer or a promoter

Perhaps the hardest job on this list is also potentially one of the most rewarding. Marketing and promoting use vastly different methods but invariably perform the same task. They get people aware of something so they can go spend money on it. Promoters are people that hand out flyers for concerts or show up at bars or pubs with promotional items to get people aware of a product. Marketers do pretty much the same thing except there’s less leg work and a much larger audience. It can be a lot of work but it can also make a lot of money.   Becoming a freelancer is difficult. It takes a while to build your portfolio so it may take some time to make some real money. If you have a little trouble starting out, don’t get discouraged. It’ll get better if you keep trying! Featured photo credit: Nerd Wallet via assets.nerdwallet.com