How to earn money while in college without sacrificing your academic

Working while studying in college is tough. It requires you to commit many hours to a job that will make you sacrifice your time to study. If you don’t know how to balance your work and academic life, the chance is you will fail. However, there are many ways you can do to earn money without a need to sacrifice your study time.

Here are a few things you can do to earn money while in college.

1. Be a part-time photographer

There are many ways you can earn money with your phone or DSLR camera. You can take photos of everyday objects or views and sell them online. Here is a list of website you can use to sell your photos online.

Use Foap app

You can download foap app and upload your photos to sell. You don’t need to be a pro to be able to sell photos on Foap. You can expect to earn between $50-$100 per month if you are active in the community and have high quality pictures. You can join the brand competition to get more money too.

Shutterstock

If you are a photography student, you are a step away of becoming a professional photographer. And at this time you are probably good at taking photos. You can join shutterstock to sell your pictures. It has high paying commissions and you can even earn enough money from it to pay for your college. How awesome is that.

Photodune

Photodune is another website you can use to sell your photos. It’s easy to sign up and upload your photos. You can cash it out through your PayPal account too.

Freepik

Freepik is one of the largest resources to get free graphics and photos. You can join to become their contributor to earn money with your photos. Every time a user downloads your photos, you will get a commission.

2. Be a part-time writer

Have an amazing writing skills? Why not try to become a freelance writer online! You can publish your writing gigs on Upwork, Freelancer, Guru and Fiverr, and wait to get hired. All the work can be done from home. How convenient!

3. Be a part-time graphic designer

Are you graphic designer student? Well, why not use your skills to create graphics and sell them online! There are many good websites where you can sign up and sell your designs to such as Freepik, Graphicriver, Vectorstock, Shutterstock, istockphoto, and 123rf.

4. Be a tutor

Are you good at teaching others? Be a tutor! You can be a tutor on call or online. You can set your own hours and work at your own convenient. You still be able to take care of your study too. A few awesome websites you can join to become a tutor are tutor.com, skooli.com and Tutorme.com.

5. Creating and selling handmade stuff online.

Have handmade items to sell? Try selling them on Etsy, Kijiji or eBay. It’s an easy way to advertise and sell your handmade items online.

Working while studying may not be easy for some people due to hours schedule. But with these ideas, you can still work from home and set your own schedule. This way, you will still be able to earn money to fund your college education without sacrificing your academic.