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Need some extra dough to or just want some extra spending money, here are a few ideas to hustle while you are getting your education. Hairdresser/ Barber Can u cut hair? Braid, conrow, give a decent shapeup? Well bring you clippers, razors, extra hair grease, and whatever else you need. If you have any type of talent that involves hair, don’t keep it a secret. Oftentimes students are away from home and thus away from their own personal barbershop or hair salon. Local beauty shops and barbershops usually overcharge to their proximity to a college campus. Students are always looking for ways to save money (especially when it comes to their hair) searching for a cheap place to cut their Consider making a facebook or myspace photo album of past clientele. And to really capitalize on business make sure you are available when a big party or event is coming up on or near campus. Event/Party Promoter If you are a people person than this hustle is for you. Many colleges are surrounded by some type of club scene in a 5-mile radius. And these clubs at least have one college night per week. So how does the club get college students to come to college night. That’s where you come in. Party/event promoters job is to tell as many people as possible about the event and get as many people as possible to come (and facebook makes that extremely easy). Go to a club manager and ask if they need any help promoting events. And not only well u get paid to promote parties, you will most often get in for free. Writer/Work for Campus Newspaper Many people often overlook this option. If you love to write, you may definitely want to consider this option. Most collges pay at least there opinion writers and sometimes their chief editors And you don’t even have to be a great writer to get paid. Some school newspapers pay students to be ad reps or customer service reps as well. Campus Rep Many corporate companies that seek to market to the college audience hire college students. An this hustle can be very relaxing. Your duties can be as simple as passing out flyers or free sampler products. Major record labels commonly seek out to promote their artists at colleges through campus reps. But in order to get involved in this hustle, you may have to go searching for companies, because they often don’t advertise strongly on campus.
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