Rohail Rizvi | Rogue Affiliate | Entrepreneur

Students who want to make money in college absolutely must be in affiliate marketing if they are looking for a way to build a smart (passive) income. College has enough stress and worries to deal with and having enough money should not be one college students should be facing if they take action with vigor today.

Why do I believe all college students are able to and should be active in building an affiliate marketing business?

Well first of all, building an affiliate marketing business offers invaluable experience in being a self-starter, managing your money, learning about value, and of course starting and running your own business. It also gives you a sense of independence and if you take this independence to its highest levels during college, you will more than likely not NEED to get a job after college.

Another reason why I believe college students should be involved in affiliate marketing is of course because it allows students to make money in college. More than that it allows you to make money in college when you want and it really is up to you as to how much money you want to make. Flexibility I believe is extremely valuable when it comes to a career and more so when you are in college. With the schedules I’ve had as a college student, it definitely wasn’t feasible  to work even a part-time job with set hours. Affiliate marketing allows college students to make money in college on their terms, which is really true blessing.

Most of all, however, while I won’t tell you it is easy to start making money online, it certainly is do-able. And if you’re a college student like me (er- ex-college student) you probably have enough of a handle on computers and don’t need to go through the obstacles of learning the basics of a website before you start seeing those dollar signs. Seriously- I know it’s one thing to be naive but it’s another to be completely cynical and it actually is possible start making serious money online as a college student. There are however scams out there that will prey upon newbies and seek their hard earned money. Don’t fall into that trap. Seriously, DON’T.

I do recommend however that instead of jumping in the game blind you get some guidance first. It will cost you A LOT less in the long run (trust me, I know). One of the best places to learn how to start making money online is WealthyAffiliate.com. I know I mentioned scams a second ago, but this is NOT one of them. In fact, it is one of the few legitimate (and I can count how many legit sites there are on one hand so there aren’t many) that actually does what it promises. If you have WealthyAffiliate under your belt you will be unstoppable. You won’t even have to go to those pesky college career fairs once you’ve harnessed the power of WA. Head over to RichFratBoy.com and learn about how you can make money in college RIGHT NOW and earn some cool bonuses when you sign up from there. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by unless you want to be like your fellow college mates stuck in a sucky job market.

Facebook is the greatest thing ever not just for the social networking abilities it allows- but also for how ridiculously easy it has made it for the average internet marketer to turn a buck on the Internet.

True- getting your ads approved on Facebook is a little tricky, but after you get used to it you get a feel for what kind of stuff gets approved and what doesn’t. But all it really takes is finding a suitable offer from any affiliate network such as NeverBlueAds, creating a very simple ad in Facebook Ads Manager, selecting the criteria of the people you are looking to target- you can narrow it down by sex, region, college, and even what year in college they’re in- and more.

That’s it. No keywords, no placement issues. Just hit submit and watch your stats. If you have a compelling enough ad, are running a good offer, and are targeting correctly, you can expect to make a good amount of change in a very short amount of time. The first time I made an ad on Facebook I made $15 in 15 minutes. Needless to say, I was pretty surprised and it’s only grown since then.

So go ahead give it a shot. You’ll never learn if you don’t try.

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I’m really torn right now between two living situations and could use some help.

I signed into a one year apartment lease sharing with two other people in July for an apartment by campus. Rent is about $500 a month and I’d be living with a couple of my friends. I would be sharing a room for $500 a month, not have my own room. I signed up for the lease knowing that I wouldn’t be going to school for the first semester and so that I could motivate myself to make enough money to pay rent through affiliate marketing.

Just recently I was convinced that it would be a better idea to save money and live at home with the parents and have my own room. I’ve found a sublet already, someone who would take my place on the lease. I’d be away from my social life, however, and I have no car so no way of going out and about on my own. Furthermore, with free rent and food, along with everything else- I don’t know if I’d be so motivated to make as much money each month.

Even if I were to live home til December, I would be back in school in January and again needing to be back on campus – or commuting with a cheap 4k or 5k car that at this point I don’t know how I will even afford.

So basically live on campus, sharing a room, for 500 a month, with the ability to see friends, and have the motivation to make enough money per month.

Or live at home, with no car, for free, but maybe lose motivation to make enough money for myself.

I kind of want to be the daredevil and forgo the 500 a month in rent just to force myself to make that much per month via AM.

What would you do?

I’m still here guys. And still on entrepreneurial hold. So here’s what happened/is happening:

I’m doing an internship at Target in order to get some experience and have as a “backup” for the future.

I would like to think, however, that it will be my last job ever.

Also, I paused all of my campaigns last month because one of my networks- CPAEmpire claimed they never got my W-9 form so I couldn’t get paid last month. That caused me to hit my credit card limit and be unable to resume my campaigns for that month. But I should receive the check this week and be able to resume my campaigns fairly soon.

I’ve noticed that a lot of people are curious about affiliate marketing and it’s one of those businesses where you have to lose some money before you make some money. That’s just the way it is and if you can’t stomach that, don’t even bother getting in. Anyway, I’m going to be doing a series on things newbie affiliate marketers should be looking out for in order to avoid getting completely demolished- the first of which should appear tomorrow. I really want to help the readers of this site with anything they want to know about AM because I know they’re smart enough to make money in AM. For now, however, good night.

• You get to be your own boss.
• You make tons more money than you would at any ordinary summer job.
• You’ll keep making money even after the summer’s over with little effort on your part.
• You don’t have to go door-to-door or sell knives to family and friends.

What job am I talking about? I’m talking about being an Affiliate Marketer.

An affiliate what?

Affiliate marketer- in simple terms- a person that gets paid a commission every time they sell a product for a business or get them relevant information like leads on people interested in buying cars.

Now, there is a warning attached to this. Affiliate marketing is not just for anyone. You have to be dedicated, willing to take losses, and creative / forward-thinking. This industry is definitely not for someone who’s not driven.

If you are driven, however, there is tons to be made just by being creative and proactive in the everyday world that you live in. Business opportunities start to pop up everywhere once you get in the affiliate marketing mindset and money making opportunities are everywhere.

One of the best things about affiliate marketing is that it is the way the majority of business will be conducted in the future. Everyone knows that people buy what their friends by and affiliate marketing is one step detached from that. It’s not your friend telling you what to buy, nor is it the company, but rather someone in between. Plus, business would rather you risk your advertising dollars than they risk them themselves and are willing to pay people like me and you- who know how and who to market- to bring more business to them.

If you’d like to learn more about affiliate marketing, I suggest checking out this lens on how to make money while in college with affiliate marketing.

I was never a big fan of the term “building your credit.”

It all seemed like a ploy to be rewarded for building liabilities, and the credit card companies banking on you to not pay them back on time.

However, in this day in age it’s nearly impossible to live without a credit card, and so when you’re looking for one you should definitely look hard for one that provides good terms such as a low-interest credit card with small or no annual fees.

I remember when I got my first credit cards I pretty much applied to whoever sent me a letter in the mail when I entered college. I asked my buddy how he picked his credit cards and he said he went with Capital One because they were the first ones to send him a credit card and “won the race” (which he now regrets having in his wallet).

And if you don’t have such great credit, you should also do your due diligence and look for a credit card that will help do the most to keep your credit in good shape. There are credit cards out there designed for people with bad credit, and with due diligence I’m sure they can find a credit card that works best for their needs.

If you do have bad credit, check out sites like RestoreMyCreditReport.com.
Just be wise and financially responsible when it comes to your spending, and you should be able to build or turn around your credit score.