One Of The Best Ways For Teenagers To Make Money Online

The Job market for teenagers has become tougher with so many adults losing their jobs recently. Fortunately there are some great ways for teenagers to make money online.

One of the best ways is to sell stuff on Craigslist. Craigslist is like having a garage sale but doing so online. It's much easier than hosting an actual outdoor garage sale because you don't have to drag everything out and then back in at the end of the day.

This is one of the best ways for teenagers to make money online because many parents have stuff to get rid of but just don't have time to do it. Teens can write the descriptions of the items for sale and place them in the correct Craigslist category.

It is also essential for all items to be sold to have a picture in the ad as well. It's a known fact that items sell quicker if a picture is included. This is another excellent responsibility for teens. This gives teens a chance to work on advetising and writing skills.

Once you've exhausted your supply of things to sell around the house then you must get resourceful to find other things to sell. You can go around your neighborhood and ask your neighbors if they have anything of value needing discarded.

You can also search Craigslist's FREE section. Be somewhat careful here as you don't want to end up with a bunch of people's junk that won't sell.


You might get the items from your neighbors for very cheap or even free. You can then turn around and sell them. Or you can also offer to sell the items on Craigslist for your neighbors and make a cut of the sale. This gives you experience at negotiating skills.

Most Craigslist sales are completed at the home of the seller. For this reason all teens should make sure an adult is present when the buyer comes to get the item. You and your parents can also meet the buyer at a public place (e.g. grocery store parking lot) if you don't want them coming to your house.

Three words of advice concerning Craigslist sales: Unless the buyer is someone you trust you be sure make it known that the sale is based on a first come first serve basis. It's not unusual for people to not show up and you don't want to be stuck with items you could have sold to someone else.

Second word of advice: Only accept cash or money orders. Too many people will take advantage of you and write bum checks.

Third word of advice: Make sure the buyer knows that items are non returnable and all sales are final. For that reason if you're selling electronics or anything with a motor, show the buyer that it works before they leave with the item.