This post is about side hustles for college students to make extra money.
Are you a medical student looking for ways to make some extra cash online?
In this post, I will give you some guidance on what you can start today to make more money online.
Here you’ll learn
- 10 side hustles you can start today
What type of side hustles can a medical student do?
As a medical student, you can either do one of the following:
- Side hustles that are healthcare related: which allow you to apply your clinical skills. But I doubt you want your side hustle to feel like work?
- Ideas that are not related to healthcare such as photography, blogging, selling of digital products and freelance writing or designing. This is what most people would prefer. Something fun and profitable that doesn’t feel like work.
This post actually covers the fun ideas!
For even more ideas, don’t forget to stop by our very popular post on 63 ways to make money online.
How much can I make from a side hustle as a medical student?
The amount of money you can make from the side hustles listed in this article can vary from $200 a week to upwards of $5000 depending on type hustle.
Below I have rounded up 10 side hustle ideas you can consider that will not impact on your academics if you plan properly.
Best Side Hustle for Medical students
Our top picks
- Most fun side hustle – Photography and selling of Handmade crafts
- Most promising side Hustle – Drop servicing
- Easiest side Hustle anyone can start – Selling of Digital Products
- Side Hustle that pays long term – Freelance writing/starting a blog
- Best side Hustle if you only want to use your phone – Online money making apps.
1.Make and sell Handmade Crafts
If you enjoy knitting, crocheting, sewing, candle making, jewellery making, you can turn your hobby into a profitable side hustle.
You can create these items and sell them on platforms like Etsy or at local craft fairs.
You can also take custom orders from clients and charge a premium for your personalized creations.
Pro tip: The best way to succeed when selling crafts is to spy on what sells the most. Use tools like Everbee to see what your potential competitors are selling the most on Etsy and create similar products. Without such competitor analysis, you may end up creating products that no body wants and we don’t want that.
2.Get in to Photography
If you have a good eye for capturing moments, you can offer your photography services as a side hustle. There are so many aspects of photography you can choose to focus on. You can specialize in newborn photography, family portraits, or even pet photography. These can be done over the weekend and can even earn you as much as your full time job.
You can advertise your services on social media platforms like Instagram or Facebook and charge by the hour or per session. Make sure to invest in quality equipment and editing software to produce high-quality images.
3. Earn money doing Graphic Design tasks
If you have a talent for graphic design, you can offer your services to businesses or individuals in need of logos, flyers, or other marketing materials.
You can also make money creating and selling digital templates. Workshops like this are free and helped me start my digital template store. You’ll learn how to go from $0 to at least $1000 a month selling digital products. Julie will also show you how to find the best selling digital items.
4. Start selling Print on demand products
If you have a passion for graphic design, combining it with the print-on-demand model can be a fantastic way to monetize your skills.
The concept is simple.
Here’s how you can make money with print on demand as a graphic designer:
1. Think about a product you can sell: The most popular Print on demand items are t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, phone cases, home decor items, and more.
2. Now create a design for it: This design doesn’t have to be anything serious. It can be an inspirational or sarcastic text or a simple flower. See below.
Protip: Use Everbee for free to spy on high selling products on Etsy.
3. Choose a Print-on-Demand Platform: Sign up with a reputable print-on-demand platform such as Printful, Printify, or Redbubble. These platforms handle the printing, packaging, and shipping processes for you, allowing you to focus solely on designing.
4. Set Up an Online Store: The best place to start is Etsy if you’re new to online selling. An Etsy store is super easy to set up. You get charged $0.20 to list a product, but you make it back in no time. Add compelling product descriptions and high-quality images to showcase your designs effectively.
5. Market Your Product: If you don’t, how will people know it exists. By posting on facebook, pinterest or your IG, you can create awareness and more sales of the awesome items you have created.
6. Start a Pet Sitting and Dog Walking side hustle
This is for medical students who love animals. When you need a break from studying, you can spend time, pet sitting and dog walking. You can offer your services to friends, family, and neighbours, or sign up with a pet-sitting platform like Rover or Wag. These platforms allow you to set your own rates and schedule, so you can work as much or as little as you want.
7. Tutoring and Teaching
As a medical student, you have valuable skills and knowledge that you can share with others. Have you considered teaching subjects like anatomy, physiology, or pharmacology?. Tutoring platforms like Chegg or TutorMe can help you find students to teach. You can also teach on platforms like Udemy or Teachable.
8. Virtual Assistant
If you have strong organizational and administrative skills, you can work as a virtual assistant. You can offer your services to small business owners, entrepreneurs, or busy professionals who need help with tasks like email management, scheduling, and data entry. While there is a lot of money to make here, it is often time consuming and may not be what you need on top of full time studying at college. However, it is something worth considering. You may find clients that need support only over the weekends, perhaps.
9. Start a drop servicing business
If you absolutely do not want to do any work but you think you’ll be great as a middle man. i.e connecting clients to freelancers, then dropservicing is for you.
The concept is simple. Identify a service people need a lot e.g video editing. Create a professional website or landing page to offer video editing services. Find freelancers on Fiverr who do video editing, try them out and choose the best. If the freelancer on Fiverr charges $50 per video, put the price on your website at $100.
When you get an order, outsource to your trusted freelancer and keep the profit $100-$50= $50.
It’s a really simple model with potential to make huge profit. You don’t get to do the work, all you need to do is market the service and find customers. There’s more to nailing dropservicing. This post will help you get started.
10. Become a freelance writer
If you love writing, you can offer your writing services as a freelancer.
You can write articles, blog posts, website copy, product descriptions, and more on a freelance basis and make money for it. You can also start your own blog about college or medical school or anything else that interests you.
Platforms like Upwork, Freelancer, and Fiverr can help you find clients and gigs.
Flexjobs is also a great place to look.
You can also search for writing jobs on problogger.com.
Ultimately you choose what you want to write and when you want to write. Writing is a very flexible small business. However, it is one of those side hustles where you exchange your time for money.
If you’ld rather have a side hustle that doesn’t require ongoing time investments, selling digital products, dropservicing or print on demand are surely the best options.
Final thoughts on side hustle ideas for students
By pursuing a flexible side hustle, you can earn extra income while still progressing through your academics. Whether you choose pet sitting, tutoring, or virtual assisting, make sure to set clear boundaries and prioritize your self-care to prevent burnout.
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