5 ways to cut bills

Utility bills are a creepy way of increasing your expenses. Here are five ways you can cut down your bills 

1. Don't run the water.
More times than not, when you run the water without putting the plug in, you use a lot more water than what you need to. If this is hot water it will have a big effect on your gas bill as well as your water bill. Next time you wash the dishes, put the plug in and wash them with the water running, see how quickly the sink fills up.

2. Invest in curtains and close them.
Your windows let in a lot of cold air and hot air escapes. This air then goes on to fill the room so it may seem that you need to have your heating on for longer. If you get a good pair of curtains, they will block the air coming in and out of the windows.

Save Money on Apps and Music

Are you a student with an iPhone? Do you often look at the paid apps section and immediately move on the free section?  Buying apps and music can become expensive.

If you've got an iPhone, then you have probably also heard of Jailbreaking. Jailbreaking is the process of removing the restrictions and limitations put in place by Apple through software exploits.

Get thousands to complete drug trials

Imagine getting paid to stay in bed and rest. Well, there are companies out there which do just that.

How much can I earn?
Companies can pay up to £5000 for you to complete their drug trials. The drugs which will be tested on you are all regulated by the European legislation committees and offer withdrawal whenever you want.

Who are they for?
Medical drug trial companies are always looking for different types of people to take part in their trials so keeping an eye out if you're between 18-80 is a good idea. However, not everyone can conduct these trials, some trials require you to suffer from certain illnesses or be a certain ethnicity.

Are there risks completing these trials?
There are risks associated with completing these trials. The drugs are yet to be tested on humans, however, there are extensive tests which have been done to reduce the risk to humans.

Below are a list of companies which offer drug trials:

Parexel
Trials4us
Med Trials
Covance

Register a domain name

The next step in getting your company going is to register a domain name for users to visit your companies website. This is a very important part of getting your company of the ground.

There are companies which exist just to buy domain names and sell them. This can be profitable for them and expensive for you, so I suggest to avoid having to pay a third party and visiting a site such as:

123-reg.co.uk

godaddy.com

Prices for registering a domain name are roughly around £8 a year. They are typically cheaper if you buy them for more years. This is also something I recommended because it will save you some money and avoid you forgetting to renew it.

There are options to have automatic renewal and manual renewal so make sure you don't forget about the site.

First step to starting a business - Registering a company name

As mentioned before, starting a business when you're a student is a brilliant time to start.

The first place to start is getting a company name. When creating a name for your company, make sure that the name is:

• Easy to remember

• Not offensive

• It's short

Once you have a name, you need to visit the Companies House website. This allows you to register your company details and prevent anyone else from having you company name. To register your company name you will need the following:

• Company Name and Address

• Officer Details (Director and Secretary)

• Share Capital and Shareholder Details

• Payment (£15)

The whole process seems daunting, but it is the first step in starting your company which will urge you to carry on and take the next step.

Featured Site - www.Glide.uk.com

www.glide.uk.com

Glide is a service offered especially to students who are looking for easy ways to pay their bills. Glide basically do all the hard work for you. They find the best companies and prices for you as a tenant, and divide the bills equally for you to pay at the end of each month.

The services they offer are flexible as you can choose which services you need (water, gas, electricity, internet, TV licenses)

Get The Best Out of Your Student Account

The banks are fighting amongst each other trying to get you to open a student account with them. Many of these banks offer you incentives to sign up to a student account with them. They do this because they know you're likely to stay with them once you stop being a student. You can only have one student account so make sure you pick the best one for you.

Dealing With Job Rejection

One of the things that every student is going to suffer is rejection or ignorance. A posted job may match your needs but you may not reach the needs of the employer as well as your competitors do, so unfortunately in such a competitive area, some people are going to be rejected. Its how you deal with rejection which will get you then next job.

Trivial post of the day - How to call in sick

We all have them days where we're too "sick" for work... so sick that we can still manage to go shopping and clubbing. But there's the issue of having to get the day off work first. Now I don't know about you, but out of the 10 days I've been too sick for work, I've called in once (Mum). But there's times where you're going to have to do it yourself. Below are the 5 steps you should to take to make a convincing call in sick to work.





1. Prepare your illness.
Make sure you know why you're ill before you call up, if you're asked why you're ill, and

Rent Your Car Park

If you live next to a football stadium, the olympics, rugby stadiums etc, you can make money by renting out your driveway. Many of these public events don't have parking close by so if you have a driveway or parking spaces where people can park, rent them out. For example, you could make £12 a car living within 1/2 mile radius of Wembley a day, or up to £50 a week. Find out more.

Featured site - www.jobinasecond.com

www.jobinasecond.com

How it works.

When employers need someone for a temporary or immediate job they let us know by posting it on our website. Immediately our system checks if the job matches your location, time and salary preferences and sends you the job details in a text and an email. Once you confirm your availability the employer will receive your contact details and get in touch with you directly to tell you where and when to be. Simple and quick.

Cover Letters - Make Yours Stand Out

A cover letter is what you send to the employer along with your CV to explain why you are suitable to be considered for a job position. When you first begin writing your cover letter, you often find that you don't know what to include in it. The content of the cover letter should match the skills which are described in the job advert.

Become a Summer Gardener

Summer is a time where people love to spend time in their gardens. A lot of people however don't have time to take care of their gardens. If you've got some spare time, make up some flyers or business cards offering your services. You could charge around £10 for cutting someone's lawn, or picking up their weeds, brushing off leaves etc.

Car Sharing

We all know how much it costs to run a car. According to RAC, it costs up around £2000 a year to run a car. This doesn't include repairs! Having your car as a student can cost you more money than you may think, especially on journeys home.

Make £££ Being a Film and TV Extra

Many companies look for extras to star in their films and TV. Being an extra involves standing around playing the part of a normal person. For example, sitting in the background at a coffee shop. There are lots of agencies which do all the hard work for you. You can earn up to £90 a day doing this for various companies so it is definitely worth a try.


If you live in a major city this could be the perfect way to earn extra money as a student. Days off can allow you play a film or TV extra and earn extra money. 


Below are some of the companies you can sign up to to become a Film or TV extra.

Advertise On Your Car - Earn Up To £200 A Month

There are many companies now which pay you for displaying their adverts on your car. If you are a student who has their car with them at university or owns a car whilst studying, you'll know that the cost of driving is expensive. According to the RAC, its over £2000 a year to run a car. 

So how does it work?

How To Budget

Here you'll find some tips on how to manage your money as a student. This was money that you do have or earn can go a longer way.

Budget

Now as simple as this idea sounds, it's the only way to keep track of your finances. 

1. Income

5 Ways to Increase Your Chances of Getting an Interview

When you apply for jobs, it's quite often the case that you hand out your CV and hear nothing back. There are lots of ways you can improve your chances of getting a call back to arrange an interview. This post will explain 5 ways to improve your chances of getting an invitation to an interview.

Top 10 CPM Ad Networks

In this post I will share with you 10 of the best paying CPM Ad Networks which will help you make money on your blog. There are lots of CPM Ad Networks which require you to have a certain amount of pageviews per month for them to advertise on your blog. This list shows ad networks best for new blogs.

What are CPM Ad Networks

CPM advertising refers to when advertisiers pay publishers (you) for how many times their advert is displayed on your page. This is usually in the form of banners, text or pictured adverts. Generally advertisers pay you by calculating how many times your ad is dispalyed. Most do this by paying you every 1000 page views.

10 Best Blogs Websites To Start Making Money

There are many websites available for your to start blogging from. Here you will find the 10 Best Blog Websites To Make You Money. My first blog was created using Blogger, and I do continue to use this. The others I have trialed will have their benefits to different people.

10 Blog Content Ideas

One of the things holding many people back from creating a blog is deciding what content to put on it. There are already many blogs but there is nothing to stop you improving on other peoples blogs or coming up with a new idea to blog about. Below are 10 ideas for content to put on your blog.

How To Create a Blog

To make money from a blog, you first need to know how to create one. Blogs are a a method of presenting content in order of the date published. An example of a blog which people may not realise is actually Twitter.

1. Pick a blogging provider.

When creating your first blog, it is best to use websites which make the job easier for you. There are a number of websites which provide you with free ways to create blogs. Popular sites include:

5 Ways to Improve Job Interview Success

Going to interviews is always hard and nerve-racking. 

When you have an interview, it is always important to present yourself in the best light possible. 

1. Your appearance

Present yourself in a way you want you prospective employer to see you. If your're going for a job which is in advertising for example, dress appropitately but prove that you have the creative skills they're looking for. If your're going for a job in a bank, dress smartly in a suit.

10 ways to improve your CV

It's important to always have a CV which is up to date. Whenever you start a new job, leave a job, do some work experience, gain a new qualification etc. make sure that your CV represents this.


Your CV should include:

• Home address
• Term-time address
• Contact details - mobile, home numbers, email addresses
• USP
• Education (most recent first)
• Employment (most recent job first)
• Your key skills

It's is important to always have at least two copies of your CV printed out. There are many times when opportunities come and go, and not having CV printed and ready to hand oi may hold you back.

Students Need Jobs

Searching for a job can seem like a daunting task as a student. 


Finding a job may seem impossible especially if you're looking in the wrong places or searching for the wrong types of jobs.


When searching for jobs, it is important that you sell yourself to the employer. Having a bog standard CV will not make you stand out from competitors.

Get More Traffic

Get more traffic to your blog, here's how.

Promote your blog.

Every time you right a new post, make sure you let people know about it. People won't visit your blog unless they know its there. 


Some good sites that I've used include Digg, Stumble Upon, Squidoo and Hub Pages to name a few. Of course there are the obvious sites such as Facebook and Twitter also where there are hundreds of people at your disposal. 

The privacy of our visitors to studentsneedmoney.blogspot.com is important to us. 


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Log Files
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Cookies and Web Beacons
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We also use third party advertisements on studentsneedmoney.blogspot.com to support our site.  Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our site, which will also send these advertisers (such asGoogle through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP , the browser you used to visit our site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed.  This is generally used for geotargeting purposes (showing New York real estate ads to someone in New York, for example) or showing certain ads based on specific sites visited (such as showing cooking ads to someone who frequents cooking sites).


You can chose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings, or by managingpreferences in programs such as Norton Internet Security.  However, this can affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other websites.  This could include the inability to login to services or programs, such as logging into forums or accounts.

Create a blog to make you money

Blogs are a great way to earn some money as a student.

Your blog can be about anything! Favourite sports, tutorials, what you've done in your day, video blogs, travel blogs, etc etc. As long as your content in interesting enough to attract visitors, you can make some money.

How do you get money from blogs?

Pay Per Click Ads

This will explain the basics of Pay Per Click advertisments for your site.

Pay per click adverts are put simply, adverts pay you each time someone clicks on one of their adverts.

This method of advertising can make you money when the adverts are perfectly suited to your site. 

Come up with a new business idea.

What's stopping you coming up with a new product or service?

Pet Rock

If an idea is what's stopping you from earning money as a student, take some time to think of you could do and how you could do it. The more ideas you can look at the better, even if they look silly, they could make you money. For example, Pet Rock made a million by simply selling a rock with a set of instructions pretending it was a pet.

Set up your own business.

Setting up your own business may sound like an outraegous idea, but it could pay off for you as a student....

For example, as you probably already know, Facebook.com founder Mark Zuckerberg started his billion dollar business from his university dorm. Now I'm not saying your're going to become a billionaire over night, but starting your own business as a student has many benefits. This is discussed more on page Why start a business whilst studying?

Some ideas for what business to start whilst you are studying include these listed below. 

Deliver peoples shopping. 

Why?

As we all know, students are lazy (including me). A trip to Tesco might seem that 10 minute walk too far away. Some students would pay for you to deliver their late night shopping to them. If you have a method of transport this could be easy. Charge a fee for delivering and watch your delivery service grow. Who knows, you could become the new Fedex.

Deliver late night alcohol?

We've all had them nights where its 1:00AM and you've ran out of alcohol. Get yourself an alcohol selling license fairly cheap and start delivering. But hurry, business opportunities for this are shrinking due to councils realising the effects this could cause.

Offer your services. 

Can you make websites?

Can you fix computers? 

Can you fix phones? 

Can you sew up a coat rip? 

Can you design graphics?

Can you walk a dog?

Can you create mobile apps?

Many students require all of these services and find themselves paying premium prices for them. An example of this could be fixing peoples iPhones. Many students have them, many students break them.

Seen one of these before?

This video shows how easy it is. Charge £20.00 a time and you could be in the money. 

"If you've got a talent or a skill, flaunt it."

Sell ice-cream and drinks and other refreshments.

Almost everyone in the summer wants an ice-cream in the summer. And you could be making money out of them. Go to your local supermarket, buy a cooler and buy a stash of ice-creams. Go to your local park in the summer and sell them. Many people will buy them as you'll be conveniently placed. Add to your collection and sell drinks and other refreshments whilst your're at it. I done this at school selling cans of Coke I bought half price. Made a tidy profit at the end of each week to spend on things 15 years olds buy.

Go to your local football club. If they haven't got a refreshment stand, what's to stop you from doing it. This may not make you thousands but could provide you with £100 a week at least if you play your cards right.

Become you student halls hairdresser.

If you know how to cut hair, let your halls know about it. There are so many people who need haircuts and its a market that's never going to shrink. If your halls have over 100 people in it, get yourself known and earn an extra £10 - £20 a time.

Create an eBay selling service.

Many people have clothes and products the want to get rid off. Not many people however want to go through the fuss of selling it themselves on eBay. An example of this on a bigger scale is Auction People.

Set up a blog.

It's as easy as ABC. If you think you have something interesting to talk about, chances are someone will want to read it. Hundreds of people make money from blogs and you don't realise how simple it is.

Reasons to start a blog:

1. No start up costs (free blog websites such as Blogger Weebly WordPress open in new window.)
2. Make money from advertisements on your blog. The more you update your blog, the more people are likely to visit your blog. The more visitors you have, the more likely you are to make money from advertisements. Find out more by visiting Google Adsense. If you know anything about SEO, search engines love blogs if you keep the content fresh and up to date. Higher ranking in search engines = more visitors!