{"id":68345,"date":"2016-06-03T07:30:07","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T11:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/?p=68345"},"modified":"2016-06-02T22:27:55","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T02:27:55","slug":"10-simple-businesses-you-can-start-from-your-dorm-room-05-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/10-simple-businesses-you-can-start-from-your-dorm-room-05-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"10 simple businesses you can start from your dorm room"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dorm<\/p>\n

Facebook, Dell, Napster. What do those three businesses have in common? They all started in college dorm rooms.<\/p>\n

While most college students are not going to start the next Facebook in their door rooms, they can pick up some decent spending cash and even pay for their tuition, room & board, and other college expenses, by starting some simple jobs in their spare time.<\/p>\n

Here are 10 businesses you can start with very little resources right in your dorm room.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Information technology (IT) consulting<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"IT<\/p>\n

Students \u00a0are constantly having issues with hardware and software. From installing new software to upgrading the RAM in their computers, students are often clueless about important information technology standards they will need in college.<\/p>\n

One of the best ways to start this business is to build some organic business. Become the go to guy in your dorm and as word of mouth expands requests for your time you can setup a business.<\/p>\n

With so much tech these days you are likely to find plenty of well-paying work from desperate college students.<\/p>\n

2. Social media consulting<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Social<\/p>\n

There are a few very specific social media skills you need to have if you want to excel at this job.<\/p>\n

First, you need to understand how to spot important social-media trends. We’re not talking about Twitter trends, but rather understand how social media is being used by company’s to engage customers.<\/p>\n

Second, you should be good at advising people and company’s on how they can increase engagement after you examine their current social accounts and gain an understanding of their current strategies.<\/p>\n

Be sure to introduce your new clients to social networks beyond Facebook and LinkedIn so they can expand their reach which will look great on your part.<\/p>\n

3. Graphic design<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Graphic<\/p>\n

Are you an amazing artist with some serious Photoshop skills? Design majors can earn extra cash by helping out with print projects for local shops and even helping students prepare their presentations for school.<\/p>\n

You can design business cards, posters, banners, and more.<\/p>\n

4. Website design<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Website<\/p>\n

If you have a good design sense and a decent understand of HTML, CSS, and preferably PHP, you can build some impressive WordPress websites for school clubs, local businesses, and even your fellow students.<\/p>\n

Build a few free websites for clubs and not-for-profits in the area and you can build a nice portfolio so you can expand your website design business.<\/p>\n

5. Photography<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Photography<\/p>\n

If you are a great photographer you can make money is so many ways these days. Top photographers on Instragram, Pinterest, and other platforms will often receive brand sponsorship offers.<\/p>\n

Other photographers can take photos of students, on-campus clubs, and other events. Even a modest charge is a great way to pick up a few hundred dollars for very little work.<\/p>\n

You’ll need a keen eye and a nice DSLR but after that your artistic nature is our only obstacle to success.<\/p>\n

6. Event Planning<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Event<\/p>\n

Event planning requires attention to detail, organization, the ability to multitask and creativity. If equipped to handle the job, start a business around campus and become the go-to source for planning campus group or club activities.<\/p>\n

At an especially busy college with high-stress students if you can manage your own course load you can relieve a lot of stress for many students and that’s worth its weight in gold.<\/p>\n

7. Personal Trainer<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Personal<\/p>\n

Help students take off the freshman fifteen and you could find yourself earning $20 or even $30 per hour. Even if you charge less for struggling college students, you’ll make money for basically telling other people how to work out. Plus it’s a rewarding option that could help a lot of people on campus.<\/p>\n

8. Cleaning Services<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Cleaning<\/p>\n

Find 10 students who need their clothes washed a few times a week and double charge them based on the cost of a washer and dryer. If it normally costs $5 to do a load of launder, offer to take care of washing and folding for $10. If you have 10 clients and wash their laundry twice a week you just earned $100.<\/p>\n

As an added bonus, you can sit around and study as you wait for their laundry to finish washing and drying.<\/p>\n

You can also clean student apartments and dorm rooms for some decent cash.\u00a0<\/p>\n

9. Freelance Makeup Artist<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Freelance<\/p>\n

With parties, events, and presentations occurring every single day on campus, why not using your makeup skills to help other people look great.<\/p>\n

Freelance makeup artists can generate revenue in the traditional sense of applying makeup to customers ahead of special occasions. Alternately, one of the newest ways to make money is by providing tutorial videos on social media.<\/p>\n

10. Landscaping \/\u00a0Snow Removal<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Landscaping<\/p>\n

If you go to school in an area with plenty of residential housing you can make a killing in the colder months by simply owning a $20 snow shovel.<\/p>\n

If you live somewhere where you can store a lawnmower and weed wacker you can also earn in the warmer months. Even one lawn a day at $25 is worth $150 a week. Not bad for maybe 5 to 10 hours of work each week.<\/p>\n

Other landscaping jobs can also earn you some great cash in your spare time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Facebook, Dell, Napster. What do those three businesses have in common? They all started in college dorm rooms. While most college students are not going to start the next Facebook in their door rooms, they can pick up some decent spending cash and even pay for their tuition, room & board, and other college expenses, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":68347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,1446],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-68345","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"category-education"},"acf":[],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68345"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68358,"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68345\/revisions\/68358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}