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Thanks man
Try to get familiar with Blender. Creating models and selling them under 3D marketplaces could create a nice side revenue over time.
You said you were familiar with coding; creating custom bots for discord servers could make a nice side revenue. Discord's API is quite simple to get into.
Thanks for the idea. I was making some models in blender for my friends game but I didn't knew that you can sell them.
Crocheting is an inexpensive, versatile hobby that could absolutely result in art that you could sell online. Seriously, with a bit of string and a funny stick, and you can make lil stuffies, hats, scarves, etc. You can make cute ones, nerdy stuff, appeal to different fandoms/online communities. If you create a decent inventory, perhaps a local place by you would also feature your products for a cut.
I've seen cool button making machines for relatively inexpensive ($60~), but then you would need to have access to a printer and ink, so overall that's a more expensive project. But that's another option to think about as well.
That's a nice idea I have some experience in crocheting from my childhood maybe it will work out
You're getting down oted because the only responses you're gonna get are going to be sketchy. No one has a good reason to pay a teen over the internet.
Depends. I would try either youtubing or selling crafts on Etsy/ selling merch on a platform like Redbubble.
This depends on your skills though. Some people can code and do website design, you could do some of that too.
Thanks man. I know some coding so maybe that will be useful
Even if you're not a great coder right now, building stuff will pay off in the long run. Even if you don't wind up writing code as your primary source of revenue, being able to manipulate data via something like Python is an invaluable skill.
Remotely work for a scammer call center
/s
Are there any ways to contact them? As I know most of them are from Russia or India
Can’t tell if you’re serious
Don’t scam people
Man Im very serious
I think at your age (didn't specify but still minor) the only real options are tutoring international students, bug bounties, and maybe remote help desk if you have any certs. You will probably need a work permit too, ask your school counselor. As a student you might also qualify for remote internships from some of the bigger tech companies aimed at students, ie Microsoft, Dell, IBM, Google. These are usually paid.
IRL is probably a better option as has been mentioned. Put up flyers around town advertising yourself for whatever you think you can pull off. I'd start with grocery stores, apartment buildings, community centers, hospitals, the local VA office, senior centers, post office, local colleges, etc
This is our interns last week as a dev intern for a big car maker. Bright kid. Had good ideas and in a private candid conversations he had identified many of the same problems with our team (I'm new, too).
I didn't ask salary, but I'm sure he is getting paid, and I'm sure he has a bright future once he speaks up a bit more and takes more initiative (as an intern, it's no surprise he was there to listen and learn, not act like the expert).
That's just my long way of saying lots of big companies have IT interns, not just IT companies.
any lawns need cutting nearby? that's what i did
I have multiple friends who cut lawns as kids who built that into a landscaping business by the time they were teenagers. I don't know if I would want to do that as an adult, but when you're young the money can be pretty good.
Unfortunately my most of the people on my neighborhood don't have that much grass.
What are you even vaguely good at or inspired to learn? You can sell online work on sites like fiverr - from singing for electronic musicians to use in their tracks to web design to drawing pictures, even composing chatGPT or midjourney prompts.
Don’t be afraid to fail. Take that first step and build on it to make a business out of it. The customers can be anywhere and if your work can be easily sold multiple times you stop exchanging your time for money and it has real profit potential.
Thanks man I'm gonna check it out
Check out privately owned businesses in your area. Most will have no web presence or a shit one. Bet they would trust a kid over a company to build or enhance a web site for them
Maybe you can do the same sort of online drudge work that people do in developing countries, like grinding video game characters or identifying images for some AI input. I doubt you’d make enough to be happy with the trade off, though.
The only other thing I can think of is to provide a service, such as web development. Or possibly running the social media accounts of small businesses. I can give recommendations on how to break into coding, but have no tips on social media stuff.