Have you ever wanted to make a lot of money in school? Are you a cash-strapped teenager or schoolgirl? You can become a young entrepreneur in school. Just follow these steps to make money in school, guaranteed!
Step
Step 1. Market items that your schoolmates might want such as candy, snacks, pencils and more
Step 2. Make a plan on how you will divide the profits and ask the principal or homeroom teacher for permission
Offer to donate 10% of your monthly income to the school. That way, you don't get into trouble and can continue to make money.
Step 3. Buy popular items that other students at school like
Some things that children usually like for example chewing gum, candy, drinks and the like. Ask the principal first if it is okay to sell certain products.
Step 4. Start stocking up on your supplies
Keep it in your backpack, pocket, or locker. Say everyone at your school wants chewing gum but they can't afford it at school. All you need to do is go to the store and buy a pack of chewing gum.
Step 5. If you can, charge a higher price than the store price
Maybe this can't be done, but you also provide convenience to customers so that a small price increase for a small profit is certainly acceptable. If the price is too high, people will choose to buy it in the store rather than from you. Say the price is IDR 7,500. You have to increase the price by IDR 1,000-2,000 to get the profit. As another example, if your school has a vending machine, offer a soda purchase service and charge a higher rate so you get a profit of IDR 1,000 and charge an additional IDR 1,000 in return for throwing out soda cans.
Step 6. Sell fast
You have to sell this item next time and use the money you get to repeat the previous steps. If you have enough money, take a higher risk, go to a grocery store that sells items cheaper than a normal store and buy the whole box of candy at once, usually there are 25 to 30 packs of gum in one box.
Step 7. Protect your income
Because you are recognized as a young entrepreneur in your school now, you may be a target for thieves, bullies, and other students at school. You may want to hire a trustworthy “bodyguard” to be near you so that he or she will look after and take care of the money while you are serving customers.
Step 8. Be innovative
Now that you know the whole process, be innovative in selling. Make the weirdest stuff people will buy. Maybe marshmallows dipped in chocolate? A pen in the shape of a gun? Think of something creative. These days, items like these are what the market wants.
Step 9. Get help
Find some kids who are willing to work for free. Use them to sell your stuff. However, you must be the treasurer. While they may be good workers, you cannot completely trust them to hold onto your money.
Step 10. Save rare commodities
People will want to buy your stuff if you're the only one who owns it. For example, if you sell baseball cards, sell cards that people want. Never sell counterfeits, or if you sell candy/chewing gum, sell candy from a specialty store, or candy imported from Japan or something like that.
Step 11. Be like a businessman
Never be satisfied. Remember, you want to make money. If someone pays you a lot of money, accept it. Make sure you don't take advantage of other people excessively.
Step 12. Save notes
Make sure you count your earnings in a notebook.
Step 13. Use all your money properly
Make sure that you have fun making money but don't brag, or your customers will be reduced!
Step 14. Make sure that the school allows you to sell items
Don't take risks if it's not allowed.
Tips
- Keep your profits in a safe place.
- If few people are buying what you are selling, reduce the stock of the merchandise or lower the price. You can also survey students by asking if they would buy merchandise if the prices were lower.
- Save your money.
- Make advertisements, market the types of goods being sold.
- Stay humble, don't be greedy.
- Don't just buy, try to make stuff. Sell jewelry for girls, accessories for boys, bake cakes, or whatever.
- Place your ad in an area that is frequented by students, such as the bathroom.
- Do not sell to teachers or school staff.
- Don't use most of your profits to buy the things you're selling, unless absolutely necessary.
- Also let other students know that you are paid to record their lessons.
- You can create an ad on your computer so you can make multiple copies to paste at school.
- Always ask your parents first.
- Buy snacks from the cafeteria and sell them to kids near your class who miss lunch.
- If you can draw manga, draw characters that are currently popular. Draw children as roles, choose colors, accessories and so on. If you can't draw manga, choose another popular subject. Look at subcultures. Once you know how to draw one of the popular subjects, practice a little more if it's no longer popular. The more original the subject, the better.
- If you're selling stuff at school, find a time that doesn't interfere with class. For example, if you're trying to do this quietly, don't sell during class. If someone wants to buy your item, place the item in the locker first then sell it after each course change
- You can draw tribal designs for tattoo patterns or temporary tattoos on children so that it becomes a popular trend.
- Take the receipt book.
- Check with your teacher or principal for permission to sell items at your school.
- In your ad, let it know that prices won't be lowered so people will buy things when prices are high but then lower your prices to encourage more purchase demand.
- Take a survey during your lunch break.
- Conduct a survey at school by asking 50 students to answer the question “if your item sold for Rp. XXX,00, would they buy it?” If only a few people say yes, don't sell the item.
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Possible types of items for sale:
- Computer-generated greeting cards, for birthdays or holidays.
- Private lessons in subjects you can teach
- Toys or Something that has never been opened.
- Pencils, and sell them for IDR 2,500 each, or IDR 10,000 if you buy 5.
- A 6 pack of hand warmers and sell for IDR 5000 each (or IDR 10,000 for 2 packs)
- Puppy chow is usually popular. Selling for IDR 10,000 for 1 cup or IDR 30,000 for 4 cups.
Warning
- Take care of yourself, be aware not to give away free stuff to your friends or close friends. This can result in losses rather than gains.
- If you're selling food, make sure you know your customers have allergies to certain types of food.
- Many schools, especially elementary schools, do not allow food or drink to be sold. Be sure to know the rules first.
- You can get into trouble selling merchandise at school. Make sure to ask permission first before selling, so you don't get into too much trouble.
- Some schools forbid selling ready-to-eat food.
- Don't sell stolen goods, you will be arrested.
- Teachers do not like students who eat chewing gum.
