4 ways to keep earning as a student
Everyone has been hit hard by the corona crisis. Businesses come to a standstill, people lose their jobs and there are many more consequences. Students also suffer from it. Where there is a lot of support from the government to the business community, there are no clear support packages for students. What can you do as a student to earn some extra money, so that you can make ends meet during this difficult period?
A large proportion of students who have a part-time job work in the hospitality industry, for example in a bar or cafe. Now that these are closed, it is not possible to continue working and because students soon have a temporary or zero-hour contract, the income also quickly disappears. That while the costs, such as rental costs, groceries and other costs are still ongoing. It is therefore important to also take care of yourself that money is still coming in, so that the situation does not become even more difficult for the coming years. Below are therefore various ways that can provide your own and extra income.
- Chores in the knowledge circle
- Make use of online platforms
- Start online work
- Use your (study) skills online
Do chores in the knowledge circle
The fact that many companies currently have to close and therefore no longer have customers or are affected by the crisis for another reason does not mean that everything has come to a standstill. Many jobs that had to be done in the past still need to be done today. Think of jobs in people's garden or helping to move or other activities.
In your circle of acquaintances, for example in the family, with friends or other people you know, there will still be many of these jobs. With the aforementioned garden chores and helping you move, you can easily keep a distance of 1.5 meters, so that the work can still be carried out properly. Ask in your area if you can contribute something to be able to earn extra money yourself in this way. Think of helping your grandparents with the renovation of the garden or other home and garden work.
Using online platforms
It is of course the best if you can find the aforementioned jobs in your own area to acquaintances. But you may not be able to find work here. In that case you can always register or online platforms that are made for this. Register on these platforms and search for any work you can find there.
Registering with such platforms is often free of charge, so it is a handy tip to quickly look for extra work. Moreover, we are currently in the spring and so there will be more demand from people looking for help to fix up the garden for the summer. On the one hand, there will be many people who choose to work with their own garden, because they have more time for it during this crisis, but on the other hand, there is also more demand for it, because people want to look good this summer anyway. We will spend much more time than usual in our garden than in previous years.
Start online work
Apart from doing chores that can be done outside the door, we are increasingly changing to a society where money is earned online. Nowadays you can start an online business for a relatively low investment.
Of course, everyone has often seen advertisements that say with screaming texts that you can get rich quickly online with their method. These are often not the right methods to work online, but there are plenty of other ways to earn money online. We list them briefly and will briefly give some more information about them, but the matter goes much further than that.
- Work online as a copywriter
- Start websites and do affiliate marketing
- Start your own webshop
There are a huge number of ways to make money online, but we'll list a few. The first is to start writing texts online. There are also various platforms where you can search for assignments. You can get paid per assignment or charge a fixed amount per word you write. Another way is to start your own website. This can be about anything. It is therefore smart to choose a topic that you are interested in, so that you can work on the site with enthusiasm. When you start getting visitors, you can place advertisements in the form of affiliate marketing, for example. Do visitors click on this and purchase a product? Then you can receive a commission on that. Of course, you can also start ads on the site. When you receive visitors to your site, it becomes interesting for advertisers to draw attention to that target group. Finally, starting your own webshop is also a possibility. Although most physical stores are having a hard time right now, there are many webshops that are suddenly much busier than usual. People who are at home still need a lot of stuff and now have plenty of time to order it from home. At the moment you have the opportunity to start your own webshop online and who knows, you may have built your own business after the crisis, or after your studies. there are many webshops that are suddenly much busier than usual. People who are at home still need a lot of stuff and now have plenty of time to order it from home. At the moment you have the opportunity to start your own webshop online and who knows, you may have built your own business after the crisis, or after your studies. there are many webshops that are suddenly much busier than usual. People who are at home still need a lot of stuff and now have plenty of time to order it from home. At the moment you have the opportunity to start your own webshop online and who knows, you may have built your own business after the crisis, or after your studies.
Use your (study) skills online
The last tip is perhaps the best tip, and that is to use your study skills online. That is of course not always possible, but in most cases (and with a little creativity) you can already apply your skills for which you study to earn extra money. For example, are you doing a marketing study? Then you can go in many directions online. For example, one of the online marketing activities, such as starting a webshop, as described above. In addition, you can offer yourself to already perform certain marketing-related activities online. It is currently difficult for companies to retain permanent staff, because this results in high costs and they are tied to the staff in an uncertain time. But hiring temporary work that can be done online is still very interesting for companies, because they are not tied to anything. In addition, you may be doing a design study or, for example, programming. In that case you can also make yourself available to other companies and in fact start your career. Besides the fact that this is an instructive way to immediately earn some money, it is also a good method to learn more, so that you can also complete your studies faster and with less effort. And it's good to network, so that you may have the opportunity to start working full-time immediately after your studies or you have already received part of your income. In addition, you may be doing a design study or, for example, programming. In that case you can also make yourself available to other companies and in fact start your career. Besides the fact that this is an instructive way to immediately earn some money, it is also a good method to learn more, so that you can also complete your studies faster and with less effort. And it's good to network, so that you may have the opportunity to start working full-time immediately after your studies or you have already received part of your income. In addition, you may be doing a design study or, for example, programming. In that case you can also make yourself available to other companies and in fact start your career. Besides the fact that this is an instructive way to immediately earn some money, it is also a good method to learn more, so that you can also complete your studies faster and with less effort. And it's good to network, so that you may have the opportunity to start working full-time immediately after your studies or you have already received part of your income. so that you can also complete your studies faster and with less effort. And it's good to network, so that you may have the opportunity to start working full-time immediately after your studies or you have already received part of your income. so that you can also complete your studies faster and with less effort. And it's good to network, so that you may have the opportunity to start working full-time immediately after your studies or you have already received part of your income.