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8 ways to earn dollars online, to support yourself as a Nigeria student

Studying in Nigeria and earning in dollars has become many people’s dreams. With the high exchange rate from dollar to naira, a few dollars will change your life for good in Nigeria and make you comfortable.

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Studying in Nigeria and earning in dollars has become many people’s dreams. With the high exchange rate from dollar to naira, a few dollars will change your life for good in Nigeria and make you comfortable. With the growing economic quagmire that pushed students into doing what may go against their conscience as a result of survival, we believe there are other positive ways you can survive while studying

However, studying in Nigeria and earning in dollars doesn’t come easy because you have to know your onions. Here are a few ways you can earn dollars while studying in Nigeria or anywhere:

1. App Development:

App developers are the ones making most of the dollars if you ask us. Every business owner wants an app for their business both home and abroad, and you will be making cool cash as an app developer if you put yourself out there. Funnily enough, most Nigerian students right from university can develop an app that will change humanity. All you have to do is package your skills and sell them to the world.

You can also earn in dollars working in Nigeria by learning new skills and selling your crafts online to those who need them abroad. If you are very smart about it, you can grow your wealth right here in Nigeria without setting foot on foreign soil.

2. Freelancing or Remote Full-time Jobs:

One of the top ways to earn in dollars or other foreign currencies is by freelancing or working remotely.

You can get freelancing gigs as a writer, graphics designer or data analyst on freelancing platforms. You can also apply for full-time remote jobs and work from the comfort of your home in Nigeria while you earn in dollars.

3.  Sell Your Skills

Another thing that can fetch you money as a Nigerian student is to sell your skills. The beauty there is that many students have great skills they learn one way or the other.

For example, if you can bake or cook or into tailoring, these skills can fetch you cool money by selling it to those who need it.

I know a mechanic, a student who loves his education very well selling his skills via meeting people in their house.

4. Create a Youtube Channel

You can earn massive sums of dollars with a good consistency via a Youtube video; for those with a particular set of skills mentioned above, you can teach others how to it via videos.

Believe this, ‘how to’ videos are the most search on Youtube. And vital information is hidden in those videos. If you are shy about meeting people, telling them what you can do, you can teach them.

Teach those things you know via Youtube and get paid for doing it. People make huge amounts in dollars via Youtube channel

5. Translating materials

Once you log onto freelance websites, you’ll be connected with hundreds of thousands of job postings for translation, interpretation, copywriting and editing.

Projects on these sites can vary greatly by nature. For example, a project can be done solely online, while another requires an in-person presence. The expertise required for each project can be different too, covering fields such as entertainment, games, medicine, law – to name a few.

If you’re learning a language at school and want to flex your linguistic muscles with some real-life practice, this is the right place for you. Compensation rates are negotiable for some projects – get in touch with the job poster today!

6. Completing tasks for big companies

Can you imagine that taking photos at a supermarket or answering questions about a certain product can earn you dollars? Big companies in Nigeria now take market research to a different level and are willing to pay you through tasking apps, if you’re also willing to complete on-demand tasks.

These tasks usually take about 8-10 minutes and pay USD$3-12 each. Not bad if you’re shopping anyway and need some subsidy on your groceries!

7. Selling your photos

Instead of posting your photos on Instagram for feel-good likes, turn them into a means of income by uploading them. If someone wants to use your photos, they’ll pay you for licensing, and you’ll earn half of that licensing fee every time they sell with the help of your photo. Your pocket money can really snowball with just a snapshot of your food, winter boots, holiday season celebrations, partying with friends and whatever that’s in demand. Sites such as Bylined, Dreamstime, EyesEm, Foap, Scoopshot and Shutterstock Contributor pay.

8. Trading bitcoin

When high inflation rates and inaccessibility to banks make it insensible to deal with naira, it’s the perfect timing to look into cryptocurrencies as an alternative as these digital assets are decentralized, unaffected by economic recessions, and can be traded instantly.

Using peer-to-peer marketplaces such as Paxful, Roqqu you can obtain bitcoin in various ways including but not limited to gift cards, PayPal or cash deposits, etc.

Play around with exchange rates, bitcoin’s prices, and foreign exchange rates and you can make a big profit.

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