10 Good Ways To Make Money On Campus

 

  Has your student bank account dried up? Are your parents ignoring your pleas for cash? It might be time to get creative and drum up some money on your own. Luckily, college campuses are teaming with opportunities, especially for those who are willing to do just about anything for some quick cash. No, I’m not suggesting you do something immoral or illegal, but some of these jobs may get a little dirty. Most are flexible enough to fit into your busy college schedule and some may even be a little fun. So, if you're looking to earn some green this semester, consider one of these possible money making ventures.     

1. Football Viewing Centre.

With what you see and notice around you about people’s interest in football, I am sure you can imagine how profitable a football viewing centre business can be. However, this kind of business is better done by students who are natives or long time residents in the particular area for obvious reasons. This can be a way of making money on campus.

2. Be a Tutor/Organizing Tutorial Classes

If you are good in any particular course or courses, you can start a tutoring business targetting your junior colleagues especially first year students in your department/faculty. You may choose to hold the classes on weekends only and charge per class attended. You can also hold this tutorial classes for secondary school students in your area. You can hold private classes for secondary school students / staff kids. Parents in the university community and its environs value education a lot and are always willing to pay a good teacher who could properly coach their wards on subjects of interest at home. Private classes are usually billed on hourly basis. You just have to workout a timetable that will be suitable for you and your client. You can also record video of you teaching various topics and sell to the students. In addition, you may solve past questions papers and sell to students who are always eager to buy great materials.

4. Printing.

Students do a lot of printing work. You can start up this business by getting any of the cheap deskjet printers whose inks can easily be refilled without completely changing the cartridge. You can start this up in any students’ hostel and from your room, that way you won’t have to pay for any space. All you need is disciplined and cooperative roommates. If you have the time, you can also typeset students projects and assignments at your own rates. This can be a way of making money on campus

5. Search for After School hours Jobs.

If you can manage your time very well, you can apply for job at places that require you working only in the evenings when you must have finished your daily activities in school. E.g. Bar, Car wash, food deliveryetc. This can be a way of making money on campus
You can make a pretty good income delivering food to other students on campus, especially if you have a reliable vehicle. Create a handy delivery menu, including fees for the items and the delivery service, and pass them around campus. During exams, you can make a killing during those late-night study sessions. Just be sure to get cash up front from This can be a way of making money on campus your customers.

6. Food Delivery.

You can make cool cash by delivering foods for eateries and still have your campus life intact.

7. Blogging.

Last but not the list, Blogging. You must have heard about blogging and how lucrative it can be. You must have also heard about bloggers like Linda Ikeji and the millions she is making from her blog. It is actually no longer that very easy to make money from blogging, but with the right guide, you too can tap from the ever evolving blogging gold mine. Our next post will be on blogging and how you can successfully make money through it. This can be a way of making money on campus.



So there you have it, but the list is not exhaustive, there are many more other money making opportunities for students. Just find opportunities around you, and take advantage of it. Find a problem in your locality and provide a solution.

 

8. Laundry Service

Most of my friends hated doing laundry in college. For a small fee, usually 100 Nigerian Naira per shirt (washing alone). It was easy money and you could spend the time studying while making some extra cash.

9. Online Affiliate Marketing.

This involves you promoting other people’s (or company’s) products and earning a commission for each sale that you make. You mustn’t even have a website to do this, you can make use of social media. There a lot of companies that allow affiliate program like FLP, konga, jumia, etc For those of you with thousands of virtual friends on Facebook whose only benefit to you is the likes you get on your photos that make you feel “important”, you can actually sell things to your large number of followers and make money which will make real positive impact in your life.  

10. Branding Services.

You can design Customised T-shirts, wristbands, mufflers and other trendy fashionable wears for Classes, Departments, Faculties, Associations, group of friends etc. If you can’t personally do the branding, find someone who can and strike a deal with them, then act as a contractor/middleman. Be sure to always deliver what you promised and at the agreed time. Reputation is everything in business. With good reputation, you get loyal clients and new referred ones. Share this to your loved ones