Teenagers don’t need to earn money waiting tables and babysitting alone. Give them a computer and internet connection and they could well be on their way to becoming one of the youngest and most successful entrepreneurs in town. Get them started by discussing the various teen business ideas listed below.
Children with creative abilities should use the Internet as a marketing platform for their works. It doesn’t matter if they are good at drawing, writing, sculpting or making scrapbook pages. All of these can be easily marketed online. Simply take high-quality photos of your child’s work; these would serve as your child’s online portfolio. Take a look at the standard rates for similar products and price your child’s works accordingly. Then start spreading the word about your child’s artwork or creations. If it’s as good as you think it is, eventually everything will fall into place.
Blogging is also considered one of the best business ideas for teenagers because it is something that your child can do for fun and for a long time. The best blogs are those that come with their own well-chosen domain names; a name that sounds great and immediately lets the reader know what to expect from the blog. Your design should also be cool or clever, but the most important success factor is the content. Your child should write something that her peers or perhaps younger or older readers, depending on your target market group, will find informative, entertaining, or interesting. Your child should be able to blog something that their readers won’t get tired of. When the blog contains ads from Google or other advertisers, your child may earn advertising revenue.
Don’t forget that your child can also use the blog to join a relevant affiliate marketing program. If your blog is accepted, you can earn percentage-based commissions on every successful referral you make.
Lastly, remember that many popular online teen business ideas are simply a twist on a traditional service offered. Take, for example, tutoring. If your child is good at playing a musical instrument, he is a genius in a particular subject, or masters a foreign language, then she can use it to teach other people online. As long as her son can prove her qualifications to tutor someone else, the students won’t care how old she is. For this type of business, your child would need a webcam and microphone and would charge customers by the hour.