Unemployment is a menace that is slowly taking over in this country. Formal employment has been hit by scarcity never seen before. Not because there is no skilled youths to work, but there is no enough opportunities for these skilled men and women. Youths are forced to look for various ways to survive as they wait for luck on employment.
Either your phone, laptop or both can be of help in times like these. Times when you need to survive. In a digital world like ours, there are various waiys to make money online. And this is only possible with your phone and laptop as your tools of trade. With good and stable connectivity, you can beat it. Let’s check on various ways to make money with your laptop, phone or both.
Dropshipping. This is a way of selling items you don’t posses using an online store that you design. With good marketing, you can earn a living through this. READ: Dropshipping- Make Money Online Without Owning A Store. This method doesn’t need much of a start up capital and you’ll need to invest in a website and marketing.
Freelancing is another way to survive a jobless economy. With platforms like Upwork, sproutgigs, FlexJobs, SolidGigs and the rest are some of the best freelance websites around. With freelance, you getbto complete tasks that are available categorised as remote jobs. You’ll get paid in dollars which means you’ll somehow beat the high in lation rate in Ksh.
Transcription is another way of making money with your laptop. This is a way of hearing a recorded audio and writing down what you’ve heard in the audio. This requires a silent room where you can’t be disturbed while listening to audios. Most platforms pay from 0.5$ per minute to even 3-5$ per audio hour. With a good workload, you can make over Ksh 30K a month
Starting a YouTube channel has also been a good way to make use of your phone. This is by recording scripts and funny videos to gain subscribers which in turn get you monetized by YouTube.
Digital Influencing. Mostly, influencing depends on number of followers. The higher the number of followers, the more gigs you get from people who want to advertise on your platform. Platforms like Twitter, Facebook(Pages), Tiktok and even Instagram have helped youths get money through influencing.
Creating a blog is also another way to ebat the unemployment economy. With a blog, you can create content and with the help of SEO, your blog can grow. Monetization platforms like Ezoic, Adsense and others can help you make money. Find ways to get traffic into your blog and you’ll crack it.
Making money online is diverse. You can also find online writing as a way to make money with your laptop. You can also become an online tutor or even a translator if you know some other foreign languages. The online opportunities are vast. There are even other undocumented ways that people earn cash. One opportunity opens another. You just need to take that one step.
Modern university students invest in laptops. That’s what is known as investing in your tools of trade. With a good laptop you can make money with any gig that comes your way. This laptop will serve you even after college as you wait for formal employment.
You can also leave a comment or a hint on how you survive in this economy. Let’s help each other survive. Also add other ways one can make money online.
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very informative and good information to share