Before we get started talking about how teens can make money online, make sure that you have a PayPal account set up. Majority, if not all, of the sites mentioned below will pay out using PayPal. There are two ways to do this. The first way is to sign up and set up your own account. If you set up a PayPal account on your own, make sure that you have your parent’s permission. The other method to setting up your account is to get a Paypal student account, setup by your parents. You need to be 13 years or older.
Smartphone Apps that teenagers can use to make money
Completing tasks for extra money
Iconzoomer
Ages: 16 and older
Countries Available: US and Europe
How it works: Complete easy tasks such as taking a picture of your lunch and receive credit. Each task is worth 5 credits.
Payout Threshold: 200 credits (40 tasks). Equivalent to $10.
Payment Method(s): Cash (Paypal), charity, or an Amazon gift card
Platform: Android and iPhone
Passive Income: No
Rewardable
Age: 13 and older
Countries Available: US
How it works: Complete micro-tasks from your phone or at stores in your area and earn money. Most tasks pay at least a couple of dollars, and occasionally there are tasks that are worth $15 or more. The virtual tasks can be completed on your phone from anywhere. These tasks include trying a new app and giving feedback. The approval for tasks can be slow, so be patient.
Minimum Payout: $5
Payment Method(s): PayPal
Platform: Android and iPhone
Passive Income: No
Shopping apps that teens can use to earn money or gift cards
Ibotta
Age: 13 and older
Countries Available: US
How it works: Find and select rebates on offers from groceries, movies, clothing, pet supplies, restaurants, and more! Shop at one of their partner stores, and redeem offers by scanning your receipt. Read the full article
Minimum Payout: $10
Payment Method(s): PayPal, Venmo, or Gift Cards
Platform: Android and iPhone
Passive Income: Yes, by referring friends and family. Earn $2 for each referral that signs up and redeems an offer.
Jingit
Age: 13 and older
Countries Available: US
How it works: Find and select rebates on offers from groceries, movies, clothing, pet supplies, restaurants, and more! Shop at one of their partner stores, and redeem offers by scanning your receipt. Offers that are reserved have to be purchased and scanned within 24 hours to receive the rebate.
Minimum Payout: $5
Payment Method(s): Gift Cards or linking to your bank account
Platform: Android and iPhone
Passive Income: No
Shopkick
Age: 13 and older
Countries Available: US
How it works: Earn kicks (points) for walking into stores, scanning items, or finding surprise envelopes in the app.
Minimum Payout: 1250 kicks/$5
Payment Method(s): Gift Cards
Platform: Android and iPhone
Passive Income: No
Unlock your phone screen to earn money!
Fronto
Age: 13 and older
Countries Available: US
How it works: Earn points for unlocking your phone screen, downloading apps, getting coupons, or reading articles.
Minimum Payout: 14,375-15,000/$5
Payment Method(s): Amazon Gift Cards, Cash (PayPal), Charitable Donations (coming soon)
Platform: Android only
Passive Income: Yes, see how you can earn up to $100 a month!
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Earn points for downloading apps, completing tasks or surveys, and watching videos
AppNana
Age: 14 and older
Countries Available: Worldwide
How it works: Apps are advertised within the app. When you download and run these apps, the app pays out nanas. Nanas are the website’s point system. The payout for each app you download starts from 500 and sometimes even reach 10,000. Before you can use or give out your code, you must have earned at least 15,000 nanas.
Minimum Payout: $1 or 30,000 nanas
Payment Method(s): Paypal, Gift Cards, Apps, and Bitcoins
Platform: Android and iPhone
Passive Income: No
Feature Points
Ages: 13 and older
Countries Available: Worldwide
How it works: Apps are advertised within the app. When you download and run these apps, the app pays out nanas. Nanas are the website’s point system. The payout for each app you download starts from 500 and sometimes even reach 10,000.
Minimum Payout: $1 or 600 points
Payment Method(s): Paypal and Gift Cards
Platform: Android and iPhone
Passive Income: No
Juno Wallet
Ages: 13 and older
Countries Available: Worldwide
How it works: Earn points or money by viewing ads or videos, completing surveys, tasks, or offers. Make sure that you complete the offers that are free.
Minimum Payout: $5
Payment Method(s): Gift Cards
Platform: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Kindle, Windows Phone, and from any computer with internet access
Passive Income: Yes, from referring friends and family. Earn from up to three levels deep.
How Teens Can Make Money Online Writing
Triond
Ages: 13 and older
Countries Available: Worldwide
How it works: Triond allows you to submit articles, poems, photos, videos, and audio. Your work is published to the websites that are relevant to your subject. Again, you earn advertising revenue generated by your work, however, your work is being published to numerous sites giving you more exposure and opportunity to earn money. You keep 50% of the revenue, and payment is made on the 15th of the month.
Minimum Payout: $50
Payment Method(s): PayPal, check, or Western Union
Platform: Any computer with internet access
Passive Income: Yes
Postloop
Ages: 13 and older
Countries Available: Worldwide
How it works: Postloop is different in that you are earning money from posting in forums and blogs. Bloggers looking for comments on their posts, or forum owners looking for participation in their forum pay for people to participate. The only requirement is that you have good English grammar. Membership is free and there is an application process that you must go through before you can begin making posts.
You must follow every step in the exact order listed:
- Join The Postloop Portal
- Subscribe to The Postloop Portal (this is different from joining!!!)
- Make 10 posts at The Postloop Portal
- Wait up to 24 hours for approval. Postloop staff will review your posts made, and if they are of acceptable quality, your account will be approved to start subscribing to any of the sites at Postloop. You will be notified immediately via email and inside of your Postloop account once your posts have been reviewed.
If you post and then subscribe, your posts will not count. Only posts that you make after you subscribe will count.
Minimum Payout: $5 and a user rating of at least 3.52
Payment Method(s): PayPal
Platform: Any computer with internet access
Passive Income: Yes, from referring your family and friends.
How teens can make money online from creating and selling products
Zazzle
Ages: 13 and older
Countries Available: Worldwide
How it works: Make money by selling your designs on custom products such as t-shirts, posters, cell phone cases, mugs, and more. If you are not creative, you can also make money by signing up as an associate and promoting products that already on the site.
Minimum Payout: $50 PP/$100 Check
Payment Method(s): PayPal or check
Platform: Any computer with internet access
Passive Income: Yes
Cafe Press
Ages: 13 and older (Must have parental consent)
Countries Available: Worldwide
How it works: Make money by selling your designs on custom products such as t-shirts, posters, cell phone cases, mugs, and more. Make sure you list in the marketplace unless you already have an audience/website to market to.
Minimum Payout: NA
Payment Method(s): PayPal or check
Platform: Any computer with internet access
Passive Income: Yes
Make sure to check out my first article about making money online as a teenager for 15 more ideas!
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