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How to Make Money at 17 Without a Job

Are you also in your teenage and looking for some ways to make some money? If yes, then you have landed on the right page. Here I am going to share some of the best things that you can do to make money at 17 without a job.

Making money at the age of 17 is not that tough as it was ten years back. All thanks to the internet that has become a more significant part of our daily life. With the help of the internet, you can start earning money at any age.

Here are some of my favorite ways to make money without a job at any age.

Start a YouTube Channel

YouTube is an excellent platform that can be used by anyone to earn good money. If you are interested in making videos, then there will be no other better option for you than YouTube. Starting and running a YouTube channel is not that tough.

Even it doesn’t require so many equipments. A smartphone is more than enough if you really want to start YouTube. And the best part of going for YouTube is that it allows you to choose the niche you want to tap on. For example, if you love cooking, you can start a recipe channel.

But with YouTube, you need to keep patience because it might take between six months to a year sometimes to get your first earning. That’s why always pick the channel niche you’re really interested in. And if you don’t have an interest in editing videos and you can’t upload regular content even after not receiving payments for up to six months, then I think you shouldn’t start a YouTube channel.

If you decide to start a YouTube channel, check out this article on YouTube Video Ideas.

Become a Freelancer

Freelancing is another popular way to make money at any age. But you need to be skilled with something that you can sell as a service online. A freelancer is a person who does works for a company on a contract basis. He can be tied up with more than one contract at the same time. People hire them to do some specific tasks only.

In my view, it is far better than doing a 9 to 5 desk job because it offers you autonomy. You can be your own boss. However, the main thing is that you should be skilled with any creative thing that you can sell online. But even if you do not already have any skill, then you can build one. Simply go to any freelance platform like Fiverr.com and have a look at what kind of services other people are selling.

Now find something that you can do and use Google, YouTube, Udemy, and other platforms to become expert on it. After that, you can start selling them as a service on freelance marketplaces like Fiverr, Freelancer, Upwork, etc.

Social Media Manager/Marketer

Social Media Marketing has an enormous scope ahead. The traditional marketing techniques are about to end, and digital marketing is the future of marketing. Social media is one of the parts of digital marketing.

As a social media manager, you have to manage all the activities on the social channels of a brand or its product. You have to use social media as a tool to generate maximum leads through it for the brand.

However, you need to spend a lot of time learning before getting a job. You can use Google, YouTube, Udemy, and other places to learn about social media marketing. But the best way to learn it is by trying all the techniques on your social channels. It will also attract the buyers, so the chances of them to hire you will increase.

Try Blogging

No doubt, blogging is an excellent way to create a great amount of money at any age. Blogging is like writing journals online for searchers. But the industry is very vast, and people are making millions of dollars by it. The reason why people go for blogging is that because it gives numerous options to monetize it.

Another great thing about blogging is that you can start writing about anything that you like. For example, I started my first blog on superbikes. I write about superbike updates, rumors, and other stuff on that blog. Similarly, you can start a blog on something that you love to read or write about.

Blogging is not a very costly option too. You just need to pay for the hosting and domain, which hardly cost around $100 for the entire year. However, blogging is not easy and requires a lot of hard work. You also need to learn about a lot of things such as CMS, WordPress, SEO, etc. Here is a step by step guide on how to start a blog by UpdateLand.

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate Marketing is another popular way to earn an enormous amount of money without doing a job. Whenever a company or brand launches new services or products, they also reveal an affiliate program. These affiliate programs are mostly based on revenue sharing. They start giving promoters incentives if the promoters help in selling products.

As an affiliate marketer, you have to help them in selling their product. And on each sale, you’ll get some commission from the company. Now you can combine this affiliate marketing with most of the things I’ve discussed in the list. You can start reviewing products on YouTube and then suggest your audience to buy it from your link. Same way, you can use social media to sell their products.

That’s why affiliate marketing has caught some popularity in the last few years. There are numerous ways to promote these affiliate products, and these companies pay between 5-50% commission on selling each product. Now the commission rate varies from product to product, but it is a great way to make a good amount of money without a job.

Verdict

So, these were some of the ways that I recommend a teenager if he wants to make money. After all, they are at the age where they can invest their time in learning things that could help them entire life, making some chunky amount of money.

I hope this was a helpful article for you. If you have any questions or suggestions, you can shoot them below in the comment section.

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