We all know college isn’t cheap. If you add up all the costs that you’ll incur during your college life such as books, supplies, parking permits, living and food, just to name a few, you’ll end up spending thousands of dollars if not more than $100,000 within four years. And we all know that if you graduate in four years you are lucky, which means you are probably going to need some extra income on top of taking out student loans.
But, you don’t have to work 9 to 5 in order to make ends meet. With the Web being so advanced and interactive, why not make some cash the easy way. Here are nine ways you can earn money in college without putting in an eight-hour work day:
1. Blogging –
There are tons of blogs out there that are willing to pay writers to write. If you are a good writer you can make anywhere from $10 a post to $100. It doesn’t seem like much money, but if you write a few posts a day you can make a few grand a month, if not much more.
2. AdSense – 
If you have your own Web site or create one you can make tons of residual money from AdSense. There are a lot of bloggers out there making six figures a year just because of Google AdSense or Yahoo YPN. Some of the most basic sites like humor or celebrity gossip sites make tons of money. It may not seem like it from the surface, but if you look at how much some of these companies are paying Google and Yahoo per click to have their ads within those search engines, it’s no wonder why you can make bank off of terms like “mortgages.”
3. Help others find jobs – 
In this business world it is hard for employers to find good employees. Sites like H3.com will actually pay you a referral fee if you find a good employee. In many cases you could earn a few grand just for connecting them with a good employee.
4. Videos – 
Enjoy creating videos like the Mentos and Coke videos? Well if you create some popular videos and place them on video sites like Revver, they will split the ad revenue in half. If you can make a video that was as popular as the Mentos and Coke videos there is no reason why you can’t make $100,000 just from these video sites.
5. Freelance – 
There are many freelance jobs that you could take that allow you to work from your dorm room. Some of the most common ones are Web design or programming, but depending on your specialty you should be able to find some sort of freelance gig that relates to you through this directory.
6. Games – 
There are tons of games that you can play to make money. Moola is just one of the easy games you can try and do really well at where you could make literally millions of dollars. Chances are you won’t be one of the users who make $1 million, but you can be one of those users who make thousands of dollars.
7. Paid Reviews – 
If you have a blog, a great way to make money is accepting money for reviewing other products and Web sites. By leveraging Web sites like Sponsored Reviews, Review Me and Pay Per Post you can potentially make hundreds if not a few thousand dollars for just one blog post.
8. Stock Photography – 
You probably have a digital camera, so why not take some good pictures. It isn’t easy to take great pictures, but if you happen to take a few why not sell them to stock photography sites like Fotolia. They encourage users to upload their photos, and each time someone buys it you get a cut.
9. eBay –
Forget about selling your own junk. Do you have an eye for the fabulous find? Why not go out and scour flea markets, thrift stores and even antiques shops for unique items to sell on eBay. Chances are even if you have to clean up your purchase or reinvent an old rocker T-shirt, you can pull in some extra cash. Don’t forget, one man’s garbage is another man’s treasure.