10 Ways for Teens to Make Money Online in 2015

Being a teen in 2015 can be a daunting task. With rising prices and a weak job market it can be hard for a teen to make themselves any sort of income. However, there are many more opportunities available to teenagers in the present day compared with in the past. The internet has opened has opened a wide range of opportunities for teens to make money online. A teen who is willing to work hard can make much more money online than in other employment opportunities available to teenagers like working a cash register at McDonalds. Below is a list of 10 of the best proven ways for teens and college students to begin making money online. While the list is intended for teens it can be used by anyone from stay at home moms to adults looking for a side income.

1.)  Blogging

Starting a blog remains to be the best way for teens to make a passive income online in 2015. It isn’t 
a get rich method by any means but if you stick to it you will find yourself making some decent money. Websites like Blogger and Wordpress provide free blogging platforms, or you can buy your own custom URL and hosting. You can then make money with the blog via Google Adsense, by selling a product, affiliate sales and other ways! Check my post on How to Start a Blog for Teens to learn how you can being making money today.

2.)  Paid Online Surveys

To date I have made nearly $5,000 in my paid online survey sites adventure. Keep in mind to never provide a credit card or private information to any of these websites as they can then sell it to third 

parties. You can check out my CashCrate Proof of Payment here. 

Some of the best survey sites are listed below:

·      CashCrate

·      Treasure Trooper

·      SwagBucks 

3.)  Get Paid to Listen to Music

Listening to and reviewing up and coming artists is a very effective way for teens to make money online in 2015. Websites like Music Xray and Slicethepie are a couple of the best programs out there that pay out real money to their users.

You can read my reviews of these websites below:

• Slice the Pie Review
• Music X-Ray Review

4.)  Sell Stuff on Ebay

Ebay has been an exceptional way to make money online for years and continues to be so in 2015. While one of the most common ways to make money with Ebay is to sell your old gadgets, a proven new way is to become a re-seller. You simply buy items on sale or that have been mislisted and resell them on Ebay for a profit. Check out my Ebay Reselling for College Students Guide to learn how you can begin making money today.

5.)  Affiliate Marketing

With little to no blogging or affiliate knowledge, you can easily find yourself making a lot of money with affiliate programs like ClickBank. These programs allow you to promote and sell other peoples products and receive a commission as a result.

Check out:

How to Make $100 a Day With ClickBank for Beginners

6.)  Create Micro-Niche Websites

In the last half year I have discovered the amazing earning potential of micro niche websites. A MNS is a website that has a few articles on it on a keyword that gets a relatively small amount of search engine searches each month. The goal is to create a small blog with the keyword as the domain name, and then rank that website 1^st on Google for its keyword. Check out my guide on how you can Make $5000 a Month With Micro Niche Websites.

7.)  Use Fiverr

Fiverr is a website that allows people to earn $5 for each “gig” that they perform. A gig can be something like creating a logo or even drawing someone as a cartoon. If you are able to do something that people are willing to pay you for, then it is a great way to earn some extra money online as a teen.

Teens Make Money Online Using Fiverr and Make $5/Sale

8.)  Mechanical Turk

Mechanical Turk is a service provided by Amazon that pays you to complete simple tasks in exchange for a small payment. For example, you may describe an image in 1 sentence for $0.08. This may seem small, but you can find yourself making $10+ an hour if you stick to it. I found a great guide on Reddit that I have listed below that really helps you make the most bang for your buck.

New to Mturk? Here’s What You Should Know

9.)  Create a Youtube Channel

Do you have a special skill or do your friends think that you’re really funny? Start a YouTube channel! With a basic video camera and video editing software you can set up a channel and attract subscribers and views if you produce good content. Full time YouTubers make over $100K a year off of ad revenue, so it is definitely plausible to make yourself at least an extra $1,000 a month if you create quality videos in your spare time.

10.)  Find Jobs on Craigslist

The summer going into my senior year of high school I was without work and didn’t really know
what to do with my spare time. I went to Craigslist and was able to find a part time job as a call center representative for a local business. I was able to sit at home and answer phone calls part-time while making decent money. There are also tons of other jobs like landscaping and painting that teens can take advantage of to make some extra money.

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Teens Make Money Testing Games

Looking to make some part-time income online while having fun at the same time? Well look no further. I recently came across an online game testing website that puts you in contact with companies that are looking for game testers to test up and coming video games. While it definitely helps to have some gaming experience, you can make an income with little to no experience.

Sign Up
First head on over to GameTesters.Net and click the sign-up button. Since this website is so popular you may not be able to register your first try because they only take a limited number of registrations each day. You then need to provide them with your gaming experience and gaming platform of choice.

What Your Earnings Depend On
Like all jobs, the more experience you have the more you will make. Don't be discouraged if you have little game testing experience though! If you start now as a teenager or college student you can find yourself making very good money testing games in a few years. Everyone needs to start somewhere. Also, since most of you will probably be working as temporary testers, you will not be making as much as those who are working in full-time positions. Testing games is a great part-time, after school or weekend job for students that are taking classes and looking to make some money in their spare time.

What to Expect
Game-Testers.Net will put you in contact with companies that are hiring game testers. Due to this, it will help if you have some experience and knowledge of the general gaming industry. You will often be testing games that have not been released yet and are in the works, so you will have to pass some sort of background test to ensure that you will be a trustworthy and hardworking employee. It always helps to have an updated resume too so get to work on that!

Nothing Guaranteed
Like any job, nothing can be guaranteed for game testers, especially part-time testers. The gaming industry is very volatile and can sometimes be in an upward trend with things going great, while other times in a downward trend where companies are laying off employees.

There you have it, theres not much to becoming a game tester and making yourself a decent income as a teen. It's a great way to spend 15-20 hours a week while making $15/hr and doing something that you love to do...playing video games! But it is a professional industry so you need to be courteous, hardworking and passionate about what you are doing, or else you will not get hired anywhere. So good luck and make money teens!