Easy ways to Make Money Quickly

1. Hands down the quickest way to make a lot of money (well, without breaking the law). Lots of students have genuinely made .....

Online surveys

2. An increasingly popular way for students to make money is to fill out online surveys in their spare time. Research companies are always recruiting new members to answer surveys and test new products. For a few minutes of form filling, you can make a couple of quid which is paid as cash or rewards. You can bag up to .....

Paid for searching the web

3. Interested in earning cash for doing what you already do online? This has to be one of the easiest methods of making money online without really any effort or change in your behavior. This innovative idea by Qmee.com rewards you for searching in Google, Bing or Yahoo. You just install a simple add-on to your browser and when you conduct a search there may be a few sponsored results alongside your normal search. .....

Social Investment Networks

4. The historically hard-to-break world of investing in stock markets and currencies has been cracked wide open. Today there is no need to be a fat cat or fund the yachts of Wolf of Wall Street style stock brokers. You can do it all yourself with the help of free online market trading platforms. Having spent many hours researching this new opportunity, Ive been experimenting with eToro.com which has over 4 million users worldwide. .....

Review websites & apps for cash

5. Well it seems like youre pretty nifty with a web browser, so perhaps its time to turn pro and browse websites as a paid and fun job! Introducing UserTesting.com a new platform that pays everyday people to review all kinds of websites. Each review takes around 20 minutes and bags you $10 ( .....

The Disney Vault secret

6. To keep demand high across generations, Disney Studios carefully restrict the supply of some home release classics. They are locked away in the vault for 8-10 years before being released for a short unspecified time. Buy them in this window at normal retail price and you can turn a nice profit when they go off sale for another decade or so. .....

Get Paid To sites

7. Similar to making money from online surveys, GPT sites reward you in cash and vouchers for completing various offers or activities online.The most popular sites today are Toluna, Swagbucks.com, InboxPounds and PaidOffers. .....

Start your own website

8. If youve ever seen the film The Social Network then youve most likely had your brain spinning as to what website you can start-up to make you billions. And of course there are lots of stories out there about successful students who have started a site while at university, or even bought a domain name and later sold it for 1000s. In fact, Save the Student is one such example of a website started at university by Owen Burek in his first year, which .....

Sell your notes

9. If you dont mind sharing your notes with other students its a great way to generate a little extra cash. There are sites out there that you can upload your notes to, along with your price, and then when another student downloads them you get paid. Sites like Notesale are free for you to list your notes but tend to take a cut of your profit in order to handle the marketing etc so that you dont have to go out there and promote your notes yourself. .....

Write and publish a Kindle eBook

10. If students are good at anything, its researching and writing. With the Amazon Kindle store, anyone can publish an eBook and make money. And the Kindle app is now available on almost any device (laptops, iPads, smartphones and yes, Kindles) so your global market is huge! List your book for .....

Affiliate marketing

11. If youve got a good presence on social media or perhaps you even have a blog or website, you can start bringing in money immediately by promoting all sorts of companies, products, services and offers online.Sign up to an affiliate network such as Affiliate Window, check their offers blog or browse the merchant listings to find something you think your friends would be interested in, grab your affiliate link and share it. If someone buys (can be w .....

Mobile phone recycling

12. See how much you can get for your old mobile phone using our in-house mobile phone price comparison tool! Maybe ask your parents if they have any lying around too.You can get some good money and help the environment by recycling mobile phones with certain companies listed on the comparison tool. But be aware: you wont always get the quoted cash since it depends on condition. We recommend Mobile Cash Mate for the fairest and highest payouts in mos .....

Become a Clickworker

13. The Clickworker.com concept is based on internet crowd-sourcing where businesses advertise specific, scalable tasks they need completing quickly. And for us, its an easy way to make fast cash from our couch. There are a variety of tasks, but most commonly they involve mindless data entry, web research or form filling. You are rewarded and paid in cash (via Paypal) for the work you do, and you can choose for what and when you work. Give it a go. [ .....

Claim tax back

14. Many students work part-time or during the summer months, and others will be on placements or paid internships. More often than not, if you are a student working during the year, you will be overpaying income tax. Why? Simply because few students reach the personal tax-free income allowance each year but are put on an emergency basic tax-code by their employers meaning tax is being paid when it shouldnt be.Use our student tax-back service to help .....

Get cashback when shopping

15. This is not only a way to make money but also to save money as a student. If you look at it in a different way then you are making money with every purchase you would have made anyway, whether it be 10% or 0.5% cashback. There are a number of cashback sites out there which pay you the commission they otherwise would have earned. We recommend signing up with both Top Cashback and Quidco.com which are free and offer the best selection of retailers .....

A part time job

16. A part-time job is the obvious first choice, opted for by most students looking to supplement their student loan. It provides a pretty steady flow of income and can enable you to gain valuable work experience. However, depending on where you live, jobs are not always easy to find. Check local classifieds, our student job search, student job websites and your university careers service for vacancies. Its also worth signing up with the Graduate Rec .....

Gigs on Fiverr

17. Fiverr is now the worlds largest marketplace for people to make money selling small services (known as gigs). What you offer could be absolutely anything, from writing and translating, social media posting, playing pranks and teaching to creating music, voiceovers and short video clips for people all around the world! The default price is $5 (hence Fiverr..), but you can attach extra services to gigs for more money. Whilst it might not seem like .....

Review music for money

18. If you love music, make it your business by reviewing unsigned bands and artists online for cash with Slicethepie. It can take a while to build up your reputation but some users of the site have said that they earn .....

Sell second hand course books

19. One great way to make money is to buy other students text books at the end of the year, and then sell them just after freshers week when the new intake of students know that they need them! You can either advertise on campus or list them online very easily on Amazon.co.uk Books Trade-In (just bear in mind they take a commission on books sold). .....

Competitions

20. Entering competitions of course comes with no guarantees, but there is a growing community of so-called compers in the UK consistently making up to .....

Buy and sell domain names

21. A domain name is just a website address (eg. savethestudent.org or mysite.co.uk) and there are lots of extensions (.com, .net, .co.uk etc). They cost as little as .....

Mystery shopping

22. Today becoming a mystery shopper is easier than you think and you can get rewarded handsomely. Weve recently come across a really fun smartphone app called Roamler that pays you in cash for completing various tasks in your local area. So definitely check that out first! More traditionally, there are plenty of agencies that pay you to visit all sorts of shops to feedback on how they are performing. For more info on where to apply see our guide to .....

Be an extra

23. Do you fancy yourself as a budding young actor or just that person that walks past in the background shot of an episode of Eastenders? It could be you if you apply to be an extra. The pay isnt bad either .....

Sell all your old CDs games and movies

24. If you are looking to make a very quick buck, then selling your old bits and bobs that are cluttering up your room is a good idea. The best thing about it is that you can rip all the songs and films onto your laptop or external hard drive before selling them. This means that you are only really selling the plastic and artwork! You can earn anything from 10p to .....

Sell on your education

25. Become a tutor to local GCSE or A-level students (find out more about tutoring here). There are now a few online tutor sites too, so you can go also global without too much hassle. graduate_studentYou may feel as if you arent qualified to be a tutor, but seeing as you are at university you will most likely have the qualifications to tutor for GCSE or even A-Level. Some parents may feel that their child will react better to a younger tutor, and it .....

Sell your photos

26. If you think youve got a good shot and a little creativity, try uploading your photographs for free to stock websites. A good starting point is Fotolia or istockphoto. Make more money selling photo subjects that people are demanding, and theres a great resource to find this out here. It might be a good idea to test them out in print first yourself (get free photo prints here). .....

Rent out your car parking space

27. Some student accommodation comes with a drive or garage. If you arent using your parking space and you live in a busy area then you might be in luck. There are plenty of people that may work in the city centre and are fed up of paying through the roof for daily parking.Advertise your space on Gumtree, Parklet or Just Park.Or, check out our full guide to renting out your parking space. .....

Work as a charity collector

28. Ok so this job takes a certain kind of person, as youll have to take a lot of rejection and be persistent. But if you are bubbly, personable and reckon you could sell ice to an Eskimo then this could actually be a great student money making idea. You get paid commission on new sign ups (typically around .....

Babysitting

29. Its a classic money-maker, and for good reason. You get paid (well) to watch TV and not very much else! Be warned that you will need a CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) check to look after small children, even though some parents may not ask for one. If you are wondering what to charge, look at local Gumtree ads, but you can expect to be paid over .....

Dog walking and sitting

30. If babies aint your thing, then maybe canines are .....

Become a freelance interviewer

31. Do you have ambitions to take on a career in HR? Do you love asking questions? Believe it or not, there are companies that will ask you to carry out interviews for them and pay you for your time. It couldnt be simpler. You could make .....

Rent out your house for filming

32. Directors for TV and film are always on the hunt for houses to film in. For instance, a scene for Coronation Street was recently filmed in the student house one of the Save the Student editors used to live in! Not only can you make good money but its crazy seeing your own place on TV. Start out by looking at this site. .....

Rent out your body

33. According to our recent survey, 7% of students use their body in some way to make a buck. If you are comfortable taking off your kit then why not try life modelling. Sit there in the buff while budding artists capture your every curve (or pokey bits) in frightening detail! Try RAM, a website especially designed for these kind of jobs. You could also get involved in clinical drug trials. If this scares you a little then you can find more informati .....

Freelance work

34. Perhaps you enjoy writing, managing Facebook pages or doing a little bit of graphic design in your spare time. There are so many freelance jobs out there that require simple skills or just time that someone else might not have. And the best thing about freelancing is that you can work for clients in the UK and around the world with just an internet connection from home, to your own hours whilst developing valuable skills. A great place to start i .....

Busking

35. If you can sing or dance then this is your time to shine baby! Did you know that Justin Bieber started off busking? Thats right, with a little work you can be as annoying as him. There are really no tips for this except choose a good spot with high footfall, make sure you are good and play your heart out. Some buskers in the past have been known to make upwards of .....

Sell clothes on eBay

36. Everyones best friend when it comes to getting rid of junk is eBay. Online auctions are a sure-fire way to turn that sleeveless jacket (which came in and out of fashion in a week) into hard cash. Some eBay sellers look at trends and try to predict what will be big ahead of the market. If you are good and dont mind taking a risk then you can buy early in bulk and sell on when the craze hits. .....

Sell your stories and videos

37. If you have an interesting story then you could try selling it to the papers. It could be anything from sleeping with a professional footballer to getting caught in a clothes horse! One of the Save the Student team was unfortunate enough to have a pigeon fly through and smash their window at university and sold the story to The Sun for a tidy .....

YouTube videos

38. According to recent stats we now watch more videos on YouTube than searches on Google. And with the recently introduced YouTube Partner Program you can now profit from making and uploading videos. You will receive a percentage of the advertising revenue collected per 1,000 views. Depending on how successful you are (virality, subscriber base and topic) you can make a lot of money, and there are plenty of stories every week of more and more YouTub .....

Network marketing

39. Also known as Multi-Level Marketing (MLM), this is a business model that allows you to generate ongoing income in two ways: by making a commission selling products and by recruiting other members who go on to sell. The later allows you to make money from the sales made by those you have recruited. Importantly, this is not a pyramid scheme (they are illegal) because there is an end goal which involves a customer buying a product or service of valu .....

Source property for wealthy investors

40. We all know how much money there is in property, but on the surface (with house prices as high as they are) you might be thinking this market is off-limits. Truth is, lots of people make a great deal of cash simply sourcing suitable properties for wealthy investors who simply have no time. The trick is to find properties below market value (BMV) by avoiding estate agents and instead flyering your area with your contact details offering to buy hou .....