So, here’s a rundown of the top 5 online jobs for teens.  They are the cheapest, easiest, and best ways to make a little extra money while going to school.  Just remember that you will still have to do some work, but at least you don’t have to do drive thru at Burger King!

1. Work as a freelance graphic designer

You’ve already made some cool graphics for your friends and even designed a t-shirt, so why not get paid for it?  You will have to make a portfolio of all of your work to show your prospective employer or clients in order to get work.  But the cool part is you will be able to set your own hours and decide how much you want to get paid!  This could be your next online teen job.  Check out getafreelancer.com and graphicdesignfreelancejobs.com to get started.

2. Become a freelance blog designer

This may sound like a difficult online job for teens but it actually isn’t, and you can get paid pretty good too.  Designing a website is pretty easy when you have and know how to use the right tools, such as wordpress.com.  With wordpress you can literally set up a website and make it look how you want with free templates that are pretty much ready to go.  You will want to make your own site first so you know what to do before you can feel comfortable getting friends and others at school to hire you to set up their blog.

To get started you just need a hosting account which is the space on the internet where your website files are stored.  You can get reliable, affordable business hosting from Bluehost.com.  From there you will need to learn the basics of setting up wordpress.com.  Here is a great guide called wordpressgoldmine.com.  So, what do you do next?  You have to market yourself.  Tell your friends that you can make them a cool blog you will do all the work for $25.  Or you could charge them $30.  It’s up to you.  You can also advertise your services on craigslist.org and from your own blog.

3.  Make money as an online article writer

4. Part-time job doing surveys

Doing surveys can be fun and rewarding, but look out for the scams.  There are quite a few companies out there that either don’t pay on time or don’t ever give you surveys to do.  Do a quick google search to find companies with good track records-this includes real reviews from teens just like you!

5. Sell stuff on ebay, craigslist, and amazon

You can literally sell anything on the internet, including all of your old school books, clothes, old mp3 player, even underwear!  Of course the trick is finding someone to buy it.  This can sometimes be hard to do, but with not when you first know where to look.  You can find out what people like buying by checking out ebay.com and see how many people are selling what you’re trying to sell.  Say for example you have an old comic book that you think might be worth some money.  Look to see how much other people are selling it for and you will be able to tell how much you can get for it.  Check out amazon.com to see how much last semesters school books are going for.  Once you figure out how likely your stuff will be able to sell for, you have to sign up for free accounts at places like ebay.com and amazon.com if you don’t already have them.  You can then post stuff for sale, and with amazon.com and especially craigslist.org, you can post your items super easy!

Just remember these tips:

• *  Always put a picture up of what you are trying to sell.  This will give more trust to the person buying.
• *  Describe your item in a way that paints a picture in the mind of the buyer.  They should be able to tell exactly how it will be when their holding it in their hands.  Be honest about its condition!
  
• *  Tell them that you will ship the item as soon as possible (usually within 2 days of the sale).  This will make the buyer feel good knowing it will come faster.
  

Any other online jobs for teens suggestions?  Please leave a comment or let us know directly

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