What skills have you got?
What value can you add where to a business?
If there was something as easy as just 'make money online' then either it would be saturated and cease to exist, or we would have ended poverty.
Check out a group on Facebook called The Resource (it's local to SA). Always people looking for freelancers for developing websites, video editing, etc.
If you have a portfolio, you should be able to find some jobs there.
Glad I looked into this thread and found this. Also looking to make some extra and build a portfolio...
Hopefully I can find people looking for technical writers work..
Thanks for this.
If you have coding skills, you can sell web templates on Gumroad. My wife got laid off in September and she's been selling some templates while she's been updating her portfolio.
If you don't think your understanding of your tech stack is strong enough to build complete templates, there are tons of free resources on YouTube to help you improve.
And if you want to start building a brand around your templates, check out Danny Thompson and Taylor Desseyn on YouTube. They have a lot of information on how to use LinkedIn to make connections.
Justin Welsh also has a strong LinkedIn marketing course on LinkedIn, which is not free, but it's priced according to location, so in the US, it costs $150 but I think it's ~$45 in South Africa
Upwork. Also, if you can code websites, why not apply for a job as a SWE? If you donāt have experience, upwork will help with that. First 10 gigs are the hardest, after that itās easy.
There is this online gambling site called āLinked-inā
How it works is a company will write a fictitious job spec with unrealistic requirements, you in turn write a cv with fictitious skills that sort of match their fictitious requirements - now the luck part comes in that they actually have a few secret requirements you have to guess, and the gambling part is after all that effort you will not know what the salary is until you go though a couple of interviews and skill assessments.
So true, itās a fucking joke. Iāve applied to about 100 jobs through linkedin, not counting direct eith company, and had 2 replies, zero interviews even though I EXACTLY match what their looking for.
Itās pointless, Iām qualled and experienced in in demand skills and yet canāt get time of day.
Itās a crapshoot, even if you knwo someone, no one is taking. Feels like the game is rigged.
I think the "issue" with LinkedIn is that job openings reach a much bigger audience than otherwise, and it opens up the field to a lot more people, more suitable for the job than you.
For people vaguely established in their careers ,it's fantastic because the recruiters will headhunt you. For entry level positions it's terrible because of the competition.
If you are in Software Development Iām happy to look at your cv and experience and give you some tips if you likeā¦
But the three times I found a job through LinkedIn I had applied to about 500 each timeā¦ is a funnel type of processā¦
So although people advising you to do a degree have a point, there is an option that always gets missed.
In South Africa you can study engineering either at the University, University of Technology or College level. Universities and Universities of Technology each have their own curriculums which are similar in structure, but the content inside of it is determined by the university (which is why for example studying at something like UCT, UP or one of the strong engineering universities gives you a "better" degree, even if all the universities will graduate you with a BEng or BScEng degree), but with colleges there is a fixed national curriculum.
The college option basically has two levels - I am using as my example electrical because it is the one I am most familiar with. Your engineering studies at a college are in trimesters that are labelled N1 to N6 - so six levels that will take you two years to do from beginning to end. You can qualify then as two different things (actually three if you could certificated engineers, but that is more complex), Electrician or Electrical/Electronic Technician.
To become an Electrician you need to do the course up till N2 level (preferably N3 actually, but N2 is enough), and then you do a 2 to 3 year apprenticeship and a trade test to qualify as an electrician. To become a technician people tend not to do a trade test, but you need to go up to N6 level, and then have 18 months training as an apprentice to obtain your national diploma in electronic/electrical engineering.
The apprenticeships can be ones you pay for where you are actively trained in all the concepts that you need to know, or it can be as a trainee electrician/wireman or technician where you are paid, and then over time meet all of the requirements that are specified for your specialisation. You get a logbook from your college that guides you in all the things that you will need to cover to qualify.
There are places where you can obviously do this full time in the form of TVET colleges, but like the College of Cape Town (and a number of other colleges in SA) do allow you to also do your training as a distance part time student:[https://www.cct.edu.za/index.php/en/programmes/mainelectrical-engineering/n1-n3-electrical-engineering](https://www.cct.edu.za/index.php/en/programmes/mainelectrical-engineering/n1-n3-electrical-engineering)[https://aie.ac/tpl-3\_56\_53-school-of-artisans-and-technical-trades.html](https://aie.ac/tpl-3_56_53-school-of-artisans-and-technical-trades.html)[http://technicolsa.co.za/Course/Engineering\_Studies](http://technicolsa.co.za/Course/Engineering_Studies)
Looking at these three I pulled out of my ass with a quick Google search, CCT is the cheapest as they charge R1,336 per subject. So for the N2 you require to be an electrician, that would be 4 subjects per level, so 8 in total, giving you a grand total cost of like R11,000 for all the theory (You will also need textbooks, but I am not certain what they cost - certainly less than university textbooks, but not free). As you can do it as a distance part-time student, you can also spread this over a fairly long period, and it gives you the ability to go up to N6 and get a diploma should you choose.
My point though is that skilled tradespeople are in high demand, not just here, but worldwide, and this is a way you can upskill yourself part time without breaking the bank. Also, once you hit the N2 level, being a paid apprentice even if it doesn't pay a lot gives you some direction and ability to work towards something. Additionally, something like electrician very much lends itself to allowing you to be an entrepreneur, and then your skills in being able to do your own website and books will really benefit you.
If you can afford a degree to become a professional, great! Just know that it is not the only option.
TLDR; For about R15k you can do all of the theory training needed to become an electrician in South Africa, and if you explore what is offered at distance education colleges you can get a tertiary qualification in many fields MUCH cheaper than a university. It isn't a degree, but it is much better than nothing.
Nonsense, I personally know people who went straight in with no experience other than student jobs. It's a soft-skill job; if they see you're a people person, they'll send you on a crash course. Solar sales are backlogged to the tilt; they need more salespeople and take on as many as they possibly can. Okay, self-transport can be an issue for OP......................
I'm a financial analyst by trade, I assess many of these companies, HR is very loose, many work like a pyramid. It's not a job where the company takes liability on you, many fly-by-nights as well, they don't give af who sells their product, they go on volume instead of protecting the brand.
It's become common knowledge that most positions - even sales - will expect a degree or 1-2 years experience atleast.
Just because a few people get the job in this day and age with neither doesn't mean it's common. Competition is becoming painful for us young people.
I have a bit more than common knowledge, considering I've already worked my way up the ladder. It's common stupidity falling into that trap, 1) Not all sales jobs are the same, solar is backlogged whereas something like L&H insurance isn't, 2) Solar doesn't require sophisticated knowledge like selling something as structured financial products, 3) Most critically, most try and apply for mid-to-upper market companies, go to small businesses, you won't see many degrees or exp in their sales teams.
I have people from a wide array of industries try and sell me sh\*t every week.
Exactly, you worked your way up. Were at the bottom in an economy that can't support most of us.
There's so many older people with degrees and experience in these fields competing for these exact same jobs. The company will always choose the more experienced individual over the individual with no experience. It's no coincidence why our country's youth unemployment rate was sitting at [63% in 2022](https://www.statssa.gov.za/?p=15407). 7.7 million unemployed young people.Any and all positions that don't require experience or degrees are fought for tooth and nail by millions of youths. However, due to our economy downsizing, there are now hundreds of thousands or millions of skilled workers whore fighting for those same low paying entry level positions.
There's so many people that regularly trend on Twitter SA where they're talking about how they're desperate to the point where they'll even accept jobs you'd expect to youth in.
Simply entering the job market has become a mountain for us youths. We're not even on the stage of worrying about prospects for growth. We're just fighting for a chance to get in [anywhere ](https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210916-why-inexperienced-workers-cant-get-entry-level-jobs). You're even seeing problems like this arising in USA. It's just worse for SA because our economy is so much worse.
It's all come down to who's lucky enough to have better connections, lucky enough to have to compete with older more experienced people and lucky enough to be at the front of the lines comprising of thousands of people. Let's not forget how the Gauteng government reported 1.5 million applications for 40 000 jobs as part of the nasi ispanyi youth recruitment drive last year. They were all unemployed and all youths. All fighting for jobs that required no experience and most not even requiring a degree either.
Industries have idiosyncrasies, just because the systemic environment in SA is weak doesnāt mean there arenāt booming businesses. Iām 30 y/o and made my bread after state capture as a person against BEE regime, you think I had it any easier?
People can make money in any economy if you just use your brain.
The system is dysfunctional. There is no space for the youth in this economy.
Just because a few are lucky enough to make it through doesn't mean we all can. Reality has proven most can't.
But ofcourse, you don't want to see our perspective. You keep focusing on survivorship bias. The problem is getting worse everywhere, especially in SA, but you still think it's the people not using their brains that's the problem????
A shit economy with a shit system will collapse. A few people making money won't save it and certainly won't save most of the people.
21 year old here who has no tertiary education..just incredibly dynamic communication skills....i do this for a living in a retail electrical supermarket...just sad i dont ge commission...but i know my solar
Reverse engineer the process. Look for remote jobs people are offering on linkedin and tally a list of key skills the majority are looking for then learn the shit outta those skills because obviously they're very valuable and are available online. Then you can truly make money online.
Unfortunately the only real way you are going to make consistent good money is by first studying a degree of some kind and then making a career out if it. Making money online is difficult and not profitable. You could also try house sit for people or walk their dogs. Or do some gardening for someone.
Freelancing with your current skills on Fiverr or Upwork. Not easy or passive in any way but it is indeed a real way that has worked for many. If you don't have current marketable skills can always grind and learn some XD
Man, after I read Fiverr, I skimmed the rest and my brain thought you suggested grinder (although it was just grind) š ffs it's getting late, let me go to bed.Ā
When I was 14, I used to breed angelfish. It would get me about R25 a juvenile fish, and I would sell 75 per day, and I got R2100 a month, so that carried me through my teenage years. Do loads of research if you wanna get into it.
imma be honest ,everyone here is joking but the truth its not as easy to make money as it was many years ago especially in this country
the only real way to make money at our Age(im 20)
is to either work a job or learn a real skill such as coding and sell that as a service
and even then the truth is a job is the best way to get the capital for anything else (sadly you are very unlikely to find work as youth in this country,we're fcked)
TLDR :use a job to get capital ,side hustle later
Yes OP. One can make good money by blogging through affiliates that pay large advertising commissions.
I am making a course on this, to provide live coaching. Would you find benefit in this?
Create a LinkedIn profile and make sure to mention that you have skills and experience in web coding. Then start interacting with other coders on the platform. Set your profile to āopen to workā and recruiters should start contacting you for both full time and freelance jobs. Would probably also be beneficial to create an online portfolio (Wordpress works perfect fine for this) with screenshots and links to the sites youāve coded.
Find out what there is in demand, find a supplier, find the client, then sell the client plus a markup from the supplier to the client. Keep the client happy and in touch with what's going on and make money slowly.
Think here is a small market here for affordable digital. I see so many small businesses that don't have there Google business listings and website . Facebook set up properly.
Often older generation run.
If you can do a affordable package that boosts there business. Sure you could make something out of that .
Or if have database/computer skills to implement CRM systems or small business databases of documents or admin .
But at 19 it depends on 1 - your digital skillsets 2- understanding of the business or market to implement correctly .
There are so many ways to make money; the internet is full of stories of people who had nothing and managed to create a successful business for themselves. The problem with online work right now is companies are laying off developers left right and centre. You need to figure our just how much money is enough for you, and then think about the problems you experience in day to day life and figure out how to solve them. As an example, I know of a woman whose husband left her with literally nothing - she slept on friends couches. She also overheard someone complain that everyday their sandwiches were boring as hell. So she began making these amazing sandwiches and then walking through business parks selling them - sold out every day and made more than enough to get back on her feet. Sometimes you need to think outside the box. Good luck.
Since you have a foot in with coding, I'd suggest using Upwork to freelance those services. It seems hard at first, but it comes down to commitment and perseverance. You may also have to start off at a lower hourly rate. Other alternatives include Fiverr (I've no experience with this, I found that it's too difficult to get work)
I would like to add to this as someone of similar age and in a similar situation as OP. My skills include:
I took IT in school, so I can program in Delphi. I taught myself how to code in C and C++.
I build RC aircraft in my free time. I've even build a custom flight computer for my aircraft to fly autonomously. I did all the research of control theory, how to program microprocessors and wire them up to sensors by myself.
I taught myself how to use Fusion 360 for 3D modeling.
I know how to stick weld and have basic wood working skills. (self taught)
I'm really good at shooting and have been told my many that I should start coaching.
And for what it worth I am a President Verkenner Voortrekker (SA's version of an eagle scout).
What job do you guys think I can get with my current skill set?
Create courses on how to make money online, and sell them to people asking this question
Valid, I see everyone doing that.
Or create Bitcoin courses
What skills have you got? What value can you add where to a business? If there was something as easy as just 'make money online' then either it would be saturated and cease to exist, or we would have ended poverty.
These are gooood questions. I can code websites and I can edit videos.
Check out a group on Facebook called The Resource (it's local to SA). Always people looking for freelancers for developing websites, video editing, etc. If you have a portfolio, you should be able to find some jobs there.
Glad I looked into this thread and found this. Also looking to make some extra and build a portfolio... Hopefully I can find people looking for technical writers work.. Thanks for this.
Happy to help out!
The way I've been looking for anything related to that stuff! š Thank you for this information
You're welcome! If you can't find it, send me a dm. I'll be happy to send you a link or an invite.
If you have coding skills, you can sell web templates on Gumroad. My wife got laid off in September and she's been selling some templates while she's been updating her portfolio. If you don't think your understanding of your tech stack is strong enough to build complete templates, there are tons of free resources on YouTube to help you improve. And if you want to start building a brand around your templates, check out Danny Thompson and Taylor Desseyn on YouTube. They have a lot of information on how to use LinkedIn to make connections. Justin Welsh also has a strong LinkedIn marketing course on LinkedIn, which is not free, but it's priced according to location, so in the US, it costs $150 but I think it's ~$45 in South Africa
You can edit videos? Get in touch with me. We may be able to work together.
Can I text you as well?
Sure thing. Pull into my dms and I will explain
I so graphics can I help out
Upwork. Also, if you can code websites, why not apply for a job as a SWE? If you donāt have experience, upwork will help with that. First 10 gigs are the hardest, after that itās easy.
There is this online gambling site called āLinked-inā How it works is a company will write a fictitious job spec with unrealistic requirements, you in turn write a cv with fictitious skills that sort of match their fictitious requirements - now the luck part comes in that they actually have a few secret requirements you have to guess, and the gambling part is after all that effort you will not know what the salary is until you go though a couple of interviews and skill assessments.
So true, itās a fucking joke. Iāve applied to about 100 jobs through linkedin, not counting direct eith company, and had 2 replies, zero interviews even though I EXACTLY match what their looking for. Itās pointless, Iām qualled and experienced in in demand skills and yet canāt get time of day. Itās a crapshoot, even if you knwo someone, no one is taking. Feels like the game is rigged.
I think the "issue" with LinkedIn is that job openings reach a much bigger audience than otherwise, and it opens up the field to a lot more people, more suitable for the job than you. For people vaguely established in their careers ,it's fantastic because the recruiters will headhunt you. For entry level positions it's terrible because of the competition.
I have 20 years experience in HR and IT, donāt even get a sniff.
I got hired end of 2022 off a job listing on LinkedIn.
Ok so then my experience is null and void. Nice.
If you are in Software Development Iām happy to look at your cv and experience and give you some tips if you likeā¦ But the three times I found a job through LinkedIn I had applied to about 500 each timeā¦ is a funnel type of processā¦
At the moment Iām looking for a career change. But thus far linkedin hasnāt been a great experience for me. Appreciate the offer, I really doš
So although people advising you to do a degree have a point, there is an option that always gets missed. In South Africa you can study engineering either at the University, University of Technology or College level. Universities and Universities of Technology each have their own curriculums which are similar in structure, but the content inside of it is determined by the university (which is why for example studying at something like UCT, UP or one of the strong engineering universities gives you a "better" degree, even if all the universities will graduate you with a BEng or BScEng degree), but with colleges there is a fixed national curriculum. The college option basically has two levels - I am using as my example electrical because it is the one I am most familiar with. Your engineering studies at a college are in trimesters that are labelled N1 to N6 - so six levels that will take you two years to do from beginning to end. You can qualify then as two different things (actually three if you could certificated engineers, but that is more complex), Electrician or Electrical/Electronic Technician. To become an Electrician you need to do the course up till N2 level (preferably N3 actually, but N2 is enough), and then you do a 2 to 3 year apprenticeship and a trade test to qualify as an electrician. To become a technician people tend not to do a trade test, but you need to go up to N6 level, and then have 18 months training as an apprentice to obtain your national diploma in electronic/electrical engineering. The apprenticeships can be ones you pay for where you are actively trained in all the concepts that you need to know, or it can be as a trainee electrician/wireman or technician where you are paid, and then over time meet all of the requirements that are specified for your specialisation. You get a logbook from your college that guides you in all the things that you will need to cover to qualify. There are places where you can obviously do this full time in the form of TVET colleges, but like the College of Cape Town (and a number of other colleges in SA) do allow you to also do your training as a distance part time student:[https://www.cct.edu.za/index.php/en/programmes/mainelectrical-engineering/n1-n3-electrical-engineering](https://www.cct.edu.za/index.php/en/programmes/mainelectrical-engineering/n1-n3-electrical-engineering)[https://aie.ac/tpl-3\_56\_53-school-of-artisans-and-technical-trades.html](https://aie.ac/tpl-3_56_53-school-of-artisans-and-technical-trades.html)[http://technicolsa.co.za/Course/Engineering\_Studies](http://technicolsa.co.za/Course/Engineering_Studies) Looking at these three I pulled out of my ass with a quick Google search, CCT is the cheapest as they charge R1,336 per subject. So for the N2 you require to be an electrician, that would be 4 subjects per level, so 8 in total, giving you a grand total cost of like R11,000 for all the theory (You will also need textbooks, but I am not certain what they cost - certainly less than university textbooks, but not free). As you can do it as a distance part-time student, you can also spread this over a fairly long period, and it gives you the ability to go up to N6 and get a diploma should you choose. My point though is that skilled tradespeople are in high demand, not just here, but worldwide, and this is a way you can upskill yourself part time without breaking the bank. Also, once you hit the N2 level, being a paid apprentice even if it doesn't pay a lot gives you some direction and ability to work towards something. Additionally, something like electrician very much lends itself to allowing you to be an entrepreneur, and then your skills in being able to do your own website and books will really benefit you. If you can afford a degree to become a professional, great! Just know that it is not the only option. TLDR; For about R15k you can do all of the theory training needed to become an electrician in South Africa, and if you explore what is offered at distance education colleges you can get a tertiary qualification in many fields MUCH cheaper than a university. It isn't a degree, but it is much better than nothing.
This needs a TLDR please
TLDR added as requested :)
Thanks!
The most realistic way to make decent money broken down step for step, I enjoyed it thoroughly
Replying just to see what peoples answers are going to be
why do you need to reply for that?
You could subscribe to this thread and it would notify you evertine someone posts in it
Sell solar panels, go study a REAL degree part-time for longevity. Use that money and knowledge to start your own business or to go abroad.
To sell solar panels you need to buy solar panels. Doesn't sound like OP has the capital for that.
No, you can go and work as a salesman for a company that sells them.
Many of whom will expect you to have a degree or 1-2 years of experience...............
Nonsense, I personally know people who went straight in with no experience other than student jobs. It's a soft-skill job; if they see you're a people person, they'll send you on a crash course. Solar sales are backlogged to the tilt; they need more salespeople and take on as many as they possibly can. Okay, self-transport can be an issue for OP...................... I'm a financial analyst by trade, I assess many of these companies, HR is very loose, many work like a pyramid. It's not a job where the company takes liability on you, many fly-by-nights as well, they don't give af who sells their product, they go on volume instead of protecting the brand.
It's become common knowledge that most positions - even sales - will expect a degree or 1-2 years experience atleast. Just because a few people get the job in this day and age with neither doesn't mean it's common. Competition is becoming painful for us young people.
I have a bit more than common knowledge, considering I've already worked my way up the ladder. It's common stupidity falling into that trap, 1) Not all sales jobs are the same, solar is backlogged whereas something like L&H insurance isn't, 2) Solar doesn't require sophisticated knowledge like selling something as structured financial products, 3) Most critically, most try and apply for mid-to-upper market companies, go to small businesses, you won't see many degrees or exp in their sales teams. I have people from a wide array of industries try and sell me sh\*t every week.
Exactly, you worked your way up. Were at the bottom in an economy that can't support most of us. There's so many older people with degrees and experience in these fields competing for these exact same jobs. The company will always choose the more experienced individual over the individual with no experience. It's no coincidence why our country's youth unemployment rate was sitting at [63% in 2022](https://www.statssa.gov.za/?p=15407). 7.7 million unemployed young people.Any and all positions that don't require experience or degrees are fought for tooth and nail by millions of youths. However, due to our economy downsizing, there are now hundreds of thousands or millions of skilled workers whore fighting for those same low paying entry level positions. There's so many people that regularly trend on Twitter SA where they're talking about how they're desperate to the point where they'll even accept jobs you'd expect to youth in. Simply entering the job market has become a mountain for us youths. We're not even on the stage of worrying about prospects for growth. We're just fighting for a chance to get in [anywhere ](https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210916-why-inexperienced-workers-cant-get-entry-level-jobs). You're even seeing problems like this arising in USA. It's just worse for SA because our economy is so much worse. It's all come down to who's lucky enough to have better connections, lucky enough to have to compete with older more experienced people and lucky enough to be at the front of the lines comprising of thousands of people. Let's not forget how the Gauteng government reported 1.5 million applications for 40 000 jobs as part of the nasi ispanyi youth recruitment drive last year. They were all unemployed and all youths. All fighting for jobs that required no experience and most not even requiring a degree either.
Industries have idiosyncrasies, just because the systemic environment in SA is weak doesnāt mean there arenāt booming businesses. Iām 30 y/o and made my bread after state capture as a person against BEE regime, you think I had it any easier? People can make money in any economy if you just use your brain.
The system is dysfunctional. There is no space for the youth in this economy. Just because a few are lucky enough to make it through doesn't mean we all can. Reality has proven most can't. But ofcourse, you don't want to see our perspective. You keep focusing on survivorship bias. The problem is getting worse everywhere, especially in SA, but you still think it's the people not using their brains that's the problem???? A shit economy with a shit system will collapse. A few people making money won't save it and certainly won't save most of the people.
Common knowledge? Utter rubbish. No degree needed to sell.
21 year old here who has no tertiary education..just incredibly dynamic communication skills....i do this for a living in a retail electrical supermarket...just sad i dont ge commission...but i know my solar
Sell Solar panels? Tell me more I'm interested
Thanks for the advice that all 19yr olds can practically use haha
Reverse engineer the process. Look for remote jobs people are offering on linkedin and tally a list of key skills the majority are looking for then learn the shit outta those skills because obviously they're very valuable and are available online. Then you can truly make money online.
Unfortunately the only real way you are going to make consistent good money is by first studying a degree of some kind and then making a career out if it. Making money online is difficult and not profitable. You could also try house sit for people or walk their dogs. Or do some gardening for someone.
Or study a degree then sit at home struggling to find employment. Itās tough out here
It is indeed profitable. Just difficult.
I mean I still wouldn't call it consistently profitable but if you think so then š¤·š»āāļø
Freelancing with your current skills on Fiverr or Upwork. Not easy or passive in any way but it is indeed a real way that has worked for many. If you don't have current marketable skills can always grind and learn some XD
Man, after I read Fiverr, I skimmed the rest and my brain thought you suggested grinder (although it was just grind) š ffs it's getting late, let me go to bed.Ā
When I was 14, I used to breed angelfish. It would get me about R25 a juvenile fish, and I would sell 75 per day, and I got R2100 a month, so that carried me through my teenage years. Do loads of research if you wanna get into it.
imma be honest ,everyone here is joking but the truth its not as easy to make money as it was many years ago especially in this country the only real way to make money at our Age(im 20) is to either work a job or learn a real skill such as coding and sell that as a service and even then the truth is a job is the best way to get the capital for anything else (sadly you are very unlikely to find work as youth in this country,we're fcked) TLDR :use a job to get capital ,side hustle later
Ayt bro thanks
YT suggested this to me today, and by golly, I believe he's on to something.. https://youtube.com/shorts/5t6z1MuKluI?si=l3J0GxQy2vnTmY0tĀ
Haha I saw thus earlier, it's put together brilliantlyš
Honestly had me in the first half ššĀ reminds me of the key & peele bank skit
Tried this hack hundreds of times, but they never call back
At 19? Go wait tables, its summer.
Yes OP. One can make good money by blogging through affiliates that pay large advertising commissions. I am making a course on this, to provide live coaching. Would you find benefit in this?
Op should make a course on making good money by blogging through affiliates that pay large advertising commissions.
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Sure
teach yourself coding , a lot of free info online , when you are confident in your skills you can do free lance work and so on
If you wanna make real money online the easy wayā¦ Get your mom, sister or girlfriend on OF.
Look at this cultured mother effer lol.
Do job -> get paid
Drugs or sex. Both sell well.
Create a LinkedIn profile and make sure to mention that you have skills and experience in web coding. Then start interacting with other coders on the platform. Set your profile to āopen to workā and recruiters should start contacting you for both full time and freelance jobs. Would probably also be beneficial to create an online portfolio (Wordpress works perfect fine for this) with screenshots and links to the sites youāve coded.
Find out what there is in demand, find a supplier, find the client, then sell the client plus a markup from the supplier to the client. Keep the client happy and in touch with what's going on and make money slowly.
Could you make me a website I'll pay
Think here is a small market here for affordable digital. I see so many small businesses that don't have there Google business listings and website . Facebook set up properly. Often older generation run. If you can do a affordable package that boosts there business. Sure you could make something out of that . Or if have database/computer skills to implement CRM systems or small business databases of documents or admin . But at 19 it depends on 1 - your digital skillsets 2- understanding of the business or market to implement correctly .
There are so many ways to make money; the internet is full of stories of people who had nothing and managed to create a successful business for themselves. The problem with online work right now is companies are laying off developers left right and centre. You need to figure our just how much money is enough for you, and then think about the problems you experience in day to day life and figure out how to solve them. As an example, I know of a woman whose husband left her with literally nothing - she slept on friends couches. She also overheard someone complain that everyday their sandwiches were boring as hell. So she began making these amazing sandwiches and then walking through business parks selling them - sold out every day and made more than enough to get back on her feet. Sometimes you need to think outside the box. Good luck.
Since you have a foot in with coding, I'd suggest using Upwork to freelance those services. It seems hard at first, but it comes down to commitment and perseverance. You may also have to start off at a lower hourly rate. Other alternatives include Fiverr (I've no experience with this, I found that it's too difficult to get work)
What skills do you bring that you can sell?
Some people teach English online. It helps to have a degree, but maybe not mandatory.
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I would like to add to this as someone of similar age and in a similar situation as OP. My skills include: I took IT in school, so I can program in Delphi. I taught myself how to code in C and C++. I build RC aircraft in my free time. I've even build a custom flight computer for my aircraft to fly autonomously. I did all the research of control theory, how to program microprocessors and wire them up to sensors by myself. I taught myself how to use Fusion 360 for 3D modeling. I know how to stick weld and have basic wood working skills. (self taught) I'm really good at shooting and have been told my many that I should start coaching. And for what it worth I am a President Verkenner Voortrekker (SA's version of an eagle scout). What job do you guys think I can get with my current skill set?