How can a teenager make money online?
Writing Jobs For Teenagers
Freelance writing can be a perfect online job for teens because you can fit it around your schedule. You are probably used to writing assignments at school, so why not get paid for it?
Upwork
On Upwork, businesses post jobs and freelancers submit pitches to apply.
The fees on this site will range from job to job, but there are many freelancers out there who have started on Upwork and gained repeat clients from it.
The fee structure is based on your lifetime billings with each client:
20% for the first $500 billed
10% for total billings of $500.01 to $10,000
5% for total billings above $10,000
Upwork isn’t just for writers. Other categories include marketing, web development, customer service, and design to name a few. Bid on projects across several categories to find what most interests you.
Fiverr
Fiverr is another digital freelancer marketplace. As the name suggests, you can buy or sell for as little as $5.
Jobs on this site are referred to as ‘gigs.’ Typical gigs include graphic design, digital marketing, writing and translation, video and animation, programming and tech — basically anything that you can do online. This is a perfect site for website owners to come and get services on an ad-hoc basis.
You can price your gigs however you want. If you take a look at the gigs that are available on there, there aren’t actually that many for only $5. You can also tier your offering with additional services at a premium price.
If you’re handy with design, technology, words, or a host of other online skills, you could easily make good money from offering your services on Fiverr.
Textbroker
Textbroker doesn’t pay quite as much as other freelance platforms, but it’s still a good way for teens to make some extra money. One of the benefits of writing on a site like this is that you’ll get a lot of good practice (the more you write, the better you tend to get).
You’ll also build a portfolio you can use to pitch higher-paid writing jobs.
Your fee depends on whether the job is an OpenOrder, DirectOrder, or TeamOrder:
OpenOrders pay per word and depend on your quality rating level. You can choose from thousands of orders at your preferred quality level.
A DirectOrder is an order that is sent directly to you. This could either be because a client has worked with you previously and wants to work with you again, or because they have seen your profile and are impressed enough to reach out and work with you. If you have a Direct Order, you set your own rate per word.
TeamOrders are for working with the same clients consistently. These projects are open to any author on your team on a first come, first serve basis. The client sets the rate per word for the whole team, and there is no limit to how many teams you can join.
Cafepress
Cafepress is an online gift shop or, as they claim, the world’s best online gift shop. You create items to sell, and they do the marketing for you. Popular categories include:
- Men’s clothing
- Women’s clothing
- Accessories
- Baby clothing
- Home and decor
- Drinkware
- Stationary
- Stickers and signs
You can design your own products on there by heading to the ‘Design Your Own’ section on the website. Select the product that you want to design and use a Cafepress designer to produce the item.
The amount of money that you make depends on how much markup you put on your items. You get to choose how much to charge, so it’s entirely up to you.
In the Cafepress marketplace, you will earn 5-10% of the sale price for whatever you sell.
Instagram isn’t just a place to share photos of your food or your furry companion. It’s also a platform that you can use to earn some serious cash.
Just look at some of the biggest Instagram influencers out there who earn thousands per post. Yes, you read that correctly. Thousands!
The amount of money that you are able to make depends on how many followers you have, how engaged they are, and the size of your influence.
You can make money from sponsored posts, affiliate marketing, or selling your own products or services. There are other ways to make money on Instagram, but these are the main ones.
