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Below are the 10 side hustles for students for making a good sum of money

1. Create and sell your own handmade goods

It's no surprise that many Ecommerce merchants get their start with a hobby they enjoyed doing in their spare time. It doesn't feel like work if you enjoy doing it. Consider something you enjoy doing even if no one is paying you for it. Carpentry, knitting, painting, and crafts are just a few examples of hobbies that can be used to start a side business.

Almost everyone has a pastime or creative outlet in which they are enthusiastic. If your job is creating something with your hands, you're in a particularly advantageous position—while acquiring a new skill takes time, it's one of the finest ways to stand apart in a sea of commodity goods.

Furthermore, buying raw materials places you in a unique position to ensure that your production process is consistent with your brand values. In reality, many business owners use their beliefs, such as the use of recyclable materials in their products, as part of their sales pitch. Take, for example, Dick Moby, a store that sells sunglasses made entirely of oil-free acetate, an environmentally beneficial plastic counterpart.

Using recyclable materials can be a terrific method to keep your product's environmental sustainability while keeping costs low, from bags made of old car seats to broken radios refashioned as Bluetooth speakers. This could be the side-hustle for you if you enjoy repurposing existing materials into something new.

2. Create your own designs for a print-on-demand business

If you have a passion for design and want to try your hand at entrepreneurship, print-on-demand enterprises are a great place to start. Shopify tools like Printful and Printify make it simple to add creative designs to items like t-shirts, mugs, canvas bags, pillows, and more, allowing you to quickly add new products to your store.

When clients make a purchase, your manufacturer prints and ships the items directly to them. Print on demand has one major advantage over bulk manufacturing: it allows you to match and adjust your product supply to demand without needing to make huge inventory purchases up front. You may also use your original graphic designs to add your own flair and branding to things.

Furthermore, because the dirty work of manufacturing and shipping is delegated to a third-party, you'll have more time to focus on the design and marketing of your company.

3. Start a dropshipping business

Consider launching a dropshipping business if you appreciate the automated parts of print-on-demand but prefer marketing and operations to designing custom designs. Dropshipping is a business concept in which a third party creates and ships your products.

Dropshipping is also a low-risk business model because things are only shipped once they've been purchased, leaving plenty of chance for profit as long as your marketing costs are acceptable. Dropshipping frees you a lot of time by delegating manufacturing and shipping to a third party.

That time could be better spent identifying a market niche, marketing your items, reaching out to new clients, or providing customer service. Dropshipping is obviously a side venture for people who want to flex their marketing muscles, as product development and design are noticeably lacking from this equation.

4. Start a zine and sell digital subscriptions

What exactly is a zine? Is it similar to a magazine? In certain ways, yes. A "zine" is a smaller-circulation publication. The name "zine" is sometimes used to describe any publication aimed at a niche market, but the key difference between a zine and a magazine is the hand-crafted, autonomous element that relies on ideas and principles not covered by mainstream media.

A zine can be a great way for artists and authors to show off their work. It may be a powerful tool for activists to mobilise supporters. Alternative, unappreciated pieces of art and literature have long been featured in zines. The internet has provided a venue for the next generation of zine editors to share fresh ideas through digital subscriptions. It's quite straightforward to sell digital files securely using Shopify's digital downloads tool, while the Lulu xPress software may enable you self-publish physical copies of your zine.

Apps like these can help you cut down on the costs and time it takes to run your zine, giving you more time to focus on your writing, art, photography, or whatever content you choose to focus on.

5. Become a freelancer

It's now easier than ever for experienced (and up-and-coming) writers, programmers, designers, and other specialists to connect with clients and supply their skills from anywhere in the globe because to the internet's efficiencies.

Freelancing could be a good fit for you if you're searching for a side gig with a lot of possibility for growth and relatively quick returns. While freelancing does entail directly exchanging time for money, the path to revenue is more direct than waiting for a product to gain traction.

Freelancing is a terrific side business for soon-to-be or recent grads who are being pushed out of full-time positions by more experienced colleagues. Working on a project-by-project basis allows certain professionals to make money while establishing a useful portfolio and bolstering their resumes with a record of happy clients.

Some students even begin freelancing while still in school. Tutoring and exam preparation are so popular among student freelancers in universities that the test-prep sector is now worth $24 billion. Some students even offer their own lecture notes and study materials. It's easy to see why young freelancers have pounced at the possibility when you consider that each university sees a guaranteed batch of new consumers year after year.

6. Teach an online course

It's not always easy to pick up a new trade, talent, or subject. It necessitates time, research, and a real interest in the subject. However, there are likely some areas and skills in which you are already knowledgeable, especially when compared to the broader population. Why not teach them something?

Teaching is one of the most gratifying careers, and online platforms such as Udemy and Coursera have made it exceedingly simple for experienced teachers all over the world to connect with eager students.

The beauty of teaching an online course is that you are only limited by your own knowledge and imagination when it comes to the topic matter. Are you an authority on the Roman Empire's history? That is something you should teach! Have you ever tried your hand at beekeeping? Let others know what you've learnt! You can develop a course about almost anything as long as there are individuals who want to learn from your experience and are prepared to pay to have the material packed and presented in an accessible way.

7. Start a blog

Because it can be done from almost anywhere, blogging is one of the most popular side hustles. Any area may be transformed into your personal publishing den with just a laptop and a Wi-Fi connection.

Blogging may not be profitable right away, but for prospective authors trying to establish a personal brand, readership, and portfolio, a blog can help you get ahead. Indeed, one of the most intriguing aspects of blogging is how it may help you advance in your current job—sharing your work can demonstrate to employers and hiring managers how you approach challenges and what projects you've worked on. If you decide to apply for a new job, writing down this information will help you get noticed or stand out from a sea of resumes.

8. Start a YouTube channel

YouTube has more than a billion users who watch hours of videos each day. As the popularity of the site has soared, so have the opportunities for creatives looking to craft their own video content.

You can always start your own channel where you talk about current events, perform sketches, music, or just about anything else—but the real money is in creating a channel that works along-side your business.

Building an audience big enough to profit from YouTube ads takes a lot of time, so it’s better to find a more direct connection to revenue than to wait for ads to become viable.

For example, a DJ might sell music while creating music videos. The closer your videos support an existing product, the better, even if that means creating videos before you launch your product.

Take the mattress company Purple as an example. Purple specializes in creating pillows and cushions out of a proprietary material called "hyper-elastic polymer." In the lead-up to the launch of their new mattress, Purple teamed up with content creators The Harmon Brothers to create a series of videos explaining and demonstrating the science behind the mattress.

Their raw egg test video went viral and wracked up 158 million views on YouTube and Facebook. Since their original ad, they’ve produced more content using the same offbeat humor and vibrant imagery. Having a YouTube channel that works alongside a product is a viable way to make a new audience aware of your brand.

But be wary of falling into the trap of over-promoting your product. The key to financial success in this side-hustle is creating content that people actually want to watch, and the last thing people want to watch are ads.

9. Get paid for creating content 

Andy Warhol predicted that in the future, everyone would be famous for 15 minutes. From fashion models on Instagram to comedians on Twitter, it’s now true that the average person has access to an audience so large that it’s incomparable to anything Warhol would have seen in his time—but not everyone takes advantage in the same way.

This access has provided space for a wave of “micro-influencers,” especially those on Instagram, where people who may not be household names can provide brands with access to very niche audiences. And if the term “influencer” doesn’t conjure the greatest image in your head, remember that two important jobs of marketing are reach and influence, or getting the right message to persuade the right people. All that means is that influencers are just another audience-driven approach to building a side hustle or business.

Although this side hustle requires a bit of time to build an audience, there’s no shortage of creative ways to monetize. Even if a monetization model doesn’t stick out right away, focusing on audience-building isn’t a bad thing. Many Instagram creators had to take time building an audience before their account was able to become profitable.

Take Doug the Pug for example. What started as an account dedicated to funny pug pictures, developed over time to become a whole line of merchandise. It didn’t happen overnight, but by consistently posting content that people wanted to see, the creators were able to amass a following of diehard Doug fans.

10. Start a podcast

Listenership for podcasts has been growing steadily every year. A podcast used to be a “must-have” for comedians. Then it became a “must-have” for writers and journalists. Now, podcasting has morphed into a “must-have” for almost anyone looking to build an online audience for their personal brand.

There have been concerns that an oversaturation of podcasts could kill podcasting, but data shows the appetite for podcasts hasn’t slowed down. Podcasting, like social media and blogging, has become a staple of the broader world of online content.

Podcasting is comparatively cheap, too. A decent USB microphone can be purchased for less than $100 (many of which are sold specifically for podcasting), and free recording platforms like Audacity are free and easy use. When you want to upgrade your tools to an XLR microphone, mixer, or other accessories to improve quality, you can still produce professional-sounding audio for a few hundred dollars.