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200+ Ways to Make Money as a Kid
200 Ways to Make Money as a Kid
This is the biggest list of ideas for how to make money as a kid in the world!

In fact, this list has been featured on Entrepreneur com, WOW!

The best way to make money as a kid is to just start. Choose an easy idea and get to work. Get your first customers from people you know like family, friends, and neighbors. Over-deliver on your product or service and ask for referrals. Make a business plan to grow your business. Look for other opportunities for your next business. Look through these 200+ ideas to find more ways to make money as a kid or teen.

Let me help you find the perfect idea so your kid or teen can make the money they need.

Most Popular Ways Kids Can Make Money
1. Swagbucks
Swagbucks is one of the most popular ways for teens (age 13+) to make money online. You can take surveys, watch videos, or just search for stuff online. Learn how to make $100 fast in my Swagbucks review.

2. Start A Website
This is the BEST way to make money as a teen. Blog about your passion and earn money while you sleep. If you start now you can be making enough money to never need a job! Check out my FREE Guide: How To Start A Website As A Teen That Makes Money.

3. Babysitting
Have you ever wanted to babysit? Most kids and teens love babysitting but struggle to get babysitting jobs. That’s why I made the Ultimate Guide on How To Get Teen Babysitting Jobs so you can get all the babysitting jobs you want. Check it out its free!!

4. Make Money On Youtube
I think you would be crazy not to start your own Youtube Channel as a kid or teen. Build your channel while you live at home then after you graduate BAM! You have a full-time income from Youtube.

To help you get started I highly recommend the Hollens Creator Academy. This will not only help you start a killer channel doing what you love but also how to make money on Youtube as well.

5. CashCrate
CashCrate is one of the best sites for making money online fast. Check out my CashCrate Review so you can make your first $100 on CashCrate.

6. Fundraising
Schools and sports teams do fundraisers all the time to make loads of money. Why not try a fundraiser just for yourself. It’s half the work and double the fun. All you have to do is sell great products people already love.

Click on your child’s age to see these ideas sorted for the age bracket OR keep scrolling to see the entire list.

200+ BEST IDEAS For How To Make Money As A Teenager
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How can a kid make money?
To make money as a kid you first need a plan. Here are the steps you should take.

1. Set a goal.
Decide how much money you want to make. Are you looking to buy one thing or do you want to have money to spend each month? This will help you determine what idea you should try.

2. Brainstorm ideas.
If your parents aren’t okay with your idea it won’t happen so brainstorm with them things you could try. There are over 200 ideas throughout this article so you can find great ways to make money as a kid right here.

3. Research your idea.
When researching the idea, find out what resources are needed, what the cost of doing business will be and, finally, what to charge. That way you can make sure you’ll actually make money.

4. Decide how you’ll get people to buy.
This is called a sales and marketing plan. First, start by writing a simple pitch. Include the following: name, business name, the reason you want to make money, the benefit the product or service will provide, proof that others have used the service (even if that’s your parents, as the first customer!), plus a call to action.

Here are a few sales and marketing methods that work for kids:

Emailing or texting friends and family
Making eye-grabbing Facebook posts (perhaps for a community group page) and encouraging others to share
Putting up flyers and posters around the neighborhood
Going door-to-door in your neighborhood
Setting up a stand on a busy street or at a local park
5. Bring on partners.
You don’t need to have a partner, but I recommend it if this is your first kid business. Besides making money as a kid is way more fun with a friend. You may even need a small loan from your parents to get started. Work out a win-win deal for everyone involved.

6. Just…START.
The most important step of all is…just START. Make that first phone call and knock that first door. The fear of actually starting is one of the biggest hurdles to overcome. Soon you’ll see that it’s not scary after all and that making your own money is actually very rewarding.

Sometimes it is best to start with easy ways for kids to make money first. Once you get the hang of it you can move onto more advanced money making strategies.

How can I become rich as a kid?
There are only two rules to becoming rich as a kid. Rule #1 buy or create assets. Rule #2 avoid liabilities. Assets are things that put money in your pocket and liabilities take it out. Buying a phone is a liability. It will cost you money each month for the service. Building an online business is an asset and something kids can do.

You will never become rich working a job. You will become rich by saving your money for purchasing and building assets. Here are assets that kids can create or buy to become rich.

1. Start an online business.
As a kid starting an online business is one of the best ways to become rich. EvanTubeHD makes over $1.6 million a year with his Youtube Channel. You can start a website or build a social media following on any of the social platforms. Learn how to make money with an online business here.

2. Invest in stocks.
As a kid, you can invest in stocks and mutual funds as long as your parents help you set it up. A cool app I found is called Stash. You can begin investing as little as $5 dollars. You must be 18 or older but that’s where your parents come in.

3. Start a real business.
When I started writing this I was going to say you can’t become rich by starting a lemonade stand. Well, that’s not true because I interviewed two kids who created a real business out of selling lemonade. They made enough money one summer to buy a car and they weren’t even old enough to drive it.

Instead of selling their lemonade in there front yard they sold frozen lemonade at community events and made bank. You can start a real business by mowing lawns, babysitting or pet sitting. You just have to run it like a real business.

4. Rent your stuff.
Have you ever wanted to buy a paddleboard or a kayak? Generally, something like this would be a liability, (something that takes money out of your pocket) however, if you rent your paddle board at the beach it becomes an asset. Do some research to learn what things you can rent. Then start saving your money or maybe you could get it as a birthday present.

5. Buy income producing tools.
There are tools and equipment that can allow you to make money. A few ideas would be a wire stripper, a Cricut, and a button maker. All of these tools can be used to make money. Once you have one of these tools you can basically print money by stripping wires from electricians, selling crafty vinyl cutouts and even custom buttons. Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos did that as a kid now his net worth is $840 million.

6. Build a shed.
A great way rich people make more money is by owning storage units. The problem is it costs a lot of money to buy or build storage units. However, because of this new website called Neighbor, you can build a shed in your backyard and rent it out! This is so cool. You could even rent out extra rooms in your house or your own closet and people will pay you to store their stuff.

7. Create your own products.
With crowdsourcing, you can create new cool products without the risk of creating something no one will buy. Simply come up with a new idea and put it up on any of the many crowdsourcing platforms like Kickstarter or Indiegogo. If people like your idea they can fund your project by pre-purchasing it.

Once you have enough assets that cover all your expenses you will officially be out of the rat race. The best part of starting as a kid is you have little to any expenses. If you want to become rich as a kid then buy and create assets.

How To Make Money As A Kid Online
You don’t have to rake leaves or start a lemonade stand to make money as a kid anymore. You can make money online. Here are the top 8 ways to make money online as a kid.

1. Start a Website
If you are looking for a long-term way to make money as a kid, starting a website is a great way to do it. One of my goals for building this is to help kids and teens start an online business so that by the time you graduate high school you won’t need a job. I wrote a free guide with videos to help kids and teens start their own website that makes money.

2. Become A Youtuber
There are literally thousands of kids and teens making great money on Youtube. You can too. You can do product reviews, challenges, eSports, or even vlogging. It is a lot of work but if you will stick to it you can make it a career. EvanTubeHD makes over $1.6 million a year and he’s just a kid! If you are not camera shy then join the ranks of other successful kid Youtubers. I recommend the Hollens Creator Academy for getting started.

3. Online Surveys
There are literally hundreds of sites where you can take surveys, watch videos and play games to make money online as a kid. Swagbucks is the most popular one. Cashcrate is not bad either. You aren’t going to get rich but you can make money on these sites.

4. Build an Audience
How big is your following? All social media platforms have some kind of follower or subscriber. Did you know you can make money from your following??? You can. Crazy right. The larger the following you have the better, so start proactively learning how to grow it.

You can make money by selling other peoples products through affiliates to your followers and if you have a lot of followers companies will pay you to promote their brand. Learn how to start an Instagram business as a kid here.

5. Make a course
Everyone is an expert at something. Yes, even you. As a kid, I raised and sold baby rabbits. I could have easily created a course on how to raise and sell baby rabbits and sold it. I am sure there is something that you know a lot about that you could make a course about and sell. One of the best places to do this is Udemy.

6. Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing is sooooo cool. You should definitely check out Kickstarter. Basically, how it works is you come up with a cool new idea. Make a prototype and promote it on Kickstarter. If people like your idea they will buy it before you have even made it.

If your campaign is successful then you can manufacture and ship your product to your supporters. The coolest part is that you can crowdsource almost anything these days. For a list of crowdsourcing platforms check out my article on how to make money as a teenager online.

7. Photography
Did you know you can sell your photos online? You can. There is a lot of marketplaces where you can upload and sell your photos. iStockphoto and Fotolia are just two of many.

8. Online Freelance Jobs
I recently hired a kid on Fiverr to do some voiceover work for me. She did a great job and made great money doing it. There are a lot of ways to make money online as a kid doing freelance jobs including transcribing.

How can I earn money at 13?
At 13 you can’t get a job. So what do you do? Be creative and hustle. There are so many ways to make money as a 13 year old that I have only scratched the surface with over 200 ideas. The common ideas of mowing lawns, babysitting, and doing a lemonade stand work but here are 7 creative ideas that will blow those out of the water.

1. Do a Soda Stand.
The only reason adults buy lemonade is that they think kids are cute. Why not sell something they can’t buy anywhere else but crave? Selling mixed soda drinks is the rage these days and you can make a lot of money selling them. Simply mix half and half into a coke and you have a dirty coke that will sell for $3 to $4. Way better than a $.50 cent lemonade right. For more ideas on drink mixes, you can sell, check out these Sodalicious recipes.

2. Host a Kids Club.
Babysitting is great but you can only watch one family’s kids a night. What if you could watch five families’ kids in one night? You could make so much more money. The cool part is you can! Contact all the families you would normally babysit and say you are holding a Kids Club.

Basically, it’s a mini summer camp but just for Friday night. That way the parents can drop their kids off to go on a date and you can watch 10 to 15 kids all at once. Plan fun engaging activities to keep the kids busy and the time will fly. Instead of making $20 a night you can make up to $150!

3. Start an online business.
Chances are pretty high that spend a good amount of time each day on social media. Instead of seeing what your friends are up to grow a following. Whether you are on Instagram, Youtube, Musically, or Snapchat you can make money if you have enough followers. You can sell products and get a commission through what is called affiliates and companies will pay you to promote their brand. So cool. Learn how to make money online here.

4. Sell free fruit.
My brother just made over $1200 selling grapefruit and oranges that he got for free. No matter where you live, people have fruit trees that they don’t want to pick. The fruit will end up just falling on the ground and become a mess they need to clean up later. They would love if someone like you would come over and pick their fruit. Then you can turn around and sell it to family and friends and even at farmers markets.

5. Paint address numbers on curbs.
I know a couple of kids who do this every summer. The go door to door and ask people if they want their address painted on the curb. They charge $20 a pop and do it until they make enough money to buy their new skateboard or shoes. You can do it too. Here is their video of them actually doing it.



6. Sell puppies.
This is a crazy, fun way to make a lot of money. Olivia makes over $100K a year selling Doodles. Is that crazy! She is making more money than her parents with full-time jobs. The best part is this is the perfect way to convince your parents to let you get the puppy of your dreams. Like Olivia, if you do this business right you can stand to make a lot of money as a 13 year old.

7. Freelance on Fiverr.
Fiverr is a place where you can pay someone $5 to do some work. I hired a young girl to do some voiceover work for me. Talking to her after she said she can make as much money as she wants. Check out Fiverr to see if you can offer any of the services listed.

Home Service Ideas


House Sitting– While people are out of town you can offer to stay at their home and make sure everything is taken care of.  Often this involves taking care of pets and plants. You can also just come by the home every day to make sure everything is kept up and secure.

Handyman– Homes need constant maintenance.  A Handyman fixes anything around the house. Unclogging toilets, repairing a floor, fixing a hole in a wall are just a few examples.

Window Washing– Most homeowners rarely wash their outside windows. They can get very dirty and homeowners would love to hire out this sort of work. You can offer to clean windows outside and when you agree on a price, you can upsell them to do the insides as well for an additional fee.  Don’t be afraid to approach local stores as well. All you need to start up is some window cleaner, a cloth (or an old T-shirt) and a squeegee.

House Cleaning– Homeowners rarely find time to really deep clean their homes. Deep cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, bedrooms, etc can really help a person out. Getting behind fridges and thoroughly cleaning baseboards all need to be done periodically in every home.

Furniture Cleaning– Clean and disinfect couches, chairs, beds, etc. Make sure to look up how to clean different surfaces.

Tile Grout Cleaning– Clean the grout which is the lines/spaces between tile in kitchens, bathrooms, and showers. You can do this with a simple grout cleaner and an old toothbrush (or this nifty grout cleaning brush).

Book Repairs- Anyone with kids is bound to have a pile of torn books that are collecting dust. These books need some repair and busy moms don’t usually have time to do it. All you need to start is a book repair kit.

Organic Pest Control- Pest control is a thriving industry today but many people are afraid of harmful chemicals. Try to rid of people’s bugs by using natural products like diatomaceous earth and essential oils.

Peephole Installer- People like to see who is knocking on their door. It is easy to learn how to install peepholes and they are inexpensive to buy. Ask your customers what height they want it to be installed at. Install peepholes up high for adults or down low for kids.

Animal Control– Many yards have rodents like gofers, mice, rats, squirrels, weasels, and raccoons.  Homeowners pay a ton of money to have them removed. If you learn how to do this safely, market yourself to the neighborhood to let them know that you are the go-to guy for rodents.

Carpet Cleaner– Carpets need to be cleaned about every 6 months. If you want to solicit your services doing this, rent or buy a carpet cleaner.  You could do it room by room, or even just spot clean an entire house. If you rent the machine, try to set up several homes that day to maximize your profit.

Paint Fences– Wood and metal fences need to be painted or they will rot/rust.  Paint fences to keep them looking good. People are willing to pay to maintain their properties. If the people you ask are renters, ask for the landlord’s number to ask them.

Paint Home Exterior– Stucco and wood siding homes need to be painted every few years to stay looking nice and to prevent rot and decay.

Epoxy Paint Garage Floors– Oil spills will stain concrete. Epoxy painted garage floors will keep them looking nice and easy clean up. Offer to paint the garages in your neighborhood.

Paint Garage Interior– Almost all building contractors don’t usually paint the inside of the garage when a new home is built.  Painting the garage helps it look nice, lasts longer, and is one of the cheapest things to increase the value of a home. Offer to paint/finish people’s garages.

Paint Home Interior- People often need a new paint job in their home or want to change the color of a room. Let people know that you like to paint. Make sure that you have the proper floor and furniture protection.

Power Wash Homes- Homes get dirty with dust and spider webs.  Spray down the siding and eaves with a spray nozzle on a hose. Use a pressure washer if needed on siding and brick.

Clean Gutters- Gutters will fill with leaves and debris and will clog if not cleaned.  Spray them out using a forceful sprayer and even install gutter guards to up-sell your service.

Hanging Up Pictures- Many women constantly want their pictures moved or changed around the house.  My mom kept me busy full time re-arranging pictures and hanging them up.  Most frames come with a cheap hook, installing a hanging wire across the frame will make pictures hang more securely.

Christmas Lights- Whether it’s the elderly, working parents, or busy moms, by December 1st everyone needs their Christmas lights put up. Take a look around the neighborhood and ask if they would like to hire you.

Holidays Decorations Up/Down– Many people go to the extreme for holiday decorating.  Offer your services to help put up and take down holiday decorations.

Holiday Yard Flags- Many people are patriotic and love to have a national flag placed in their yard or on their home on national holidays.

Game Day Yard Flags- Most people are sports fans of one sport or another.  Put their team flags in their yard every day there is a game.

Flag Pole Installation- Installing permanent flagpoles in people’s yards.

Air Filter Changer– Change or clean air filters for heaters and air conditioners for homes. This can be a recurring job because their filters need to be replaced often.

Garbage Can Service– Once a week, take out and return trash cans to the street on dumping day.  Clean them after being dumped for an extra service.

Boat Cleaner– Clean boats before and after owners take them out for the day.

Camper Cleaner– Clean out campers after people go camping.

ATV Cleaner and Maintainer– Change oil and air filters on ATVs and clean them for the owners.

Shoe Shine– Shine people’s shoes at their home. Come over once a week to shine all their shoes. A shoe shine kit is cheap and it is easy to learn.

Christmas Tree Disposal– Dispose of Christmas trees for people after Christmas is over. This is a great idea for how to make money over winter break.