To make money you don't need all the skill in the world, just know what you are doing and you are good to go.
1. Start wrist bands customizing
The hand of every young man, woman, boy, or girl these days cannot be seen empty.
It either you will see a gold bang, a silver band, laces band or even a robber band. This is one of the sector that many people underrate and over look.
To customize wrist band to don't need to attend series of seminar or watch a bunch of tutorials to know how it is done, what you just need is the right tools to do this.
Note in ART and mistake is a design, so you shouldn't be afraid to make any mistakes.
Tools to use for gold or silver bands
- A set of alphabet and numbers stamping tools
- A small mallet/ small light hammer
How to customize gold or silver bands
Place the alphabet tool well in equidistance to each other one after the other on the gold/silver band and make impression by hitting the character on the band with a mallet/hammer.
Tools to use for laces band
- Different colors on laces
- Varieties of design buttons you will like.
How to customize laces band
If you have any style you it with mixture of nice and presentable colors.
2. Sell waste bags
It is very difficult to say any New copper on his white kit without a bag on his waste.
This bag add fitting to the white. The main purpose of the bag is to safe keep things during all activities that will be going on so as to avoid loss and misplacement during.
Selling these bags in your place of camp will really make you good money and you will be able to start a new business when you are out from your place of service.
3. Offer sewing service
After the white top and shot days are over in camp it is time for the kaki. You can't believe the joy that gets to us when we are expecting to put on out kaki.
Everybody wants to look good on it and needs a clear fitting. We all know that the uniform we do get is extra-extra-large like XXL.
Nobody will want to wart it like that if they have their way so they will want to slim fit it. Slim fitting a kaki is as expensive as making a new one while in camp but at this time you don't have a choice other than to do it.
It cost an harm and a leg to slim fit but if you buy the hand sewing machine (mini-machine) you will make a lot of money while in camp.
4. Phone repair
This method had been making money to those with the skill over 8 years now. Everybody as you must know will want to make use of their gadget during this time and will be ready to pay to get it done.
Phone is one gadget that is of multi-purpose and everyone I camp will be having one for communication purpose, recording data (image, video) etc.
If you have this skill you just have to let your friends know and don't be afraid to let people know what you are doing. Don't ever forget your work is your prides so don't be shy.
5. Shoe mending (cobbler service)
You will agree with me that most of the strenuous excesses we do during NYSC Orientation Camp do not just get to us but even to our wears. Most of our clothes got toned and our shoes pulled off.
To offer a service of a cobbler you be making a lot of money, as most people don't have the skill and those with the skill will be hiding it because they are shy or something.
Make sure you go with the necessary tools to your camp location and be strong enough to bring it out when there is a need for it.
This will help you make money in NYSC Orientation Camp during your stay serving you father's land NIGERIA.
6. Blogging
Information is a powerful tool and everybody needs it, during camp we will love to know what is happening over the word.
We will also want to know what other coppers at other places are doing, you can develop a blog that will blog of the day-in-day-out activities of coppers from different area and their day comment and views.
With time you will be making a lot when advertising agencies starts to fixed business calls and meetings with you.
7. Photographing
Even back then in school this has been a very lucrative source of income to those that were into it. Most people I know sent them self through school with photographing in school.
Get your mini-camera if you find it difficult to take the big one with you (will prefer you go with your normal camera for best quality).
Buy a printer for your work, most people wants to get their images as soon as possible so they will go to anybody that offer a one minute get image service.
You will have more client and attention even if you have a competitor in the camp.
8. Seminar
During camp most people are digging for information they want to be sure they will have something doing after the service.
Most people will apply to acquire many skills so as to be able to have something to do outside the environment.
If you know how to do some things like making of bar and liquid soap, cakes or any other thing you know people will like, create a flyer and posters post them at their resting place with your phone number attach to it.
This seminar can be a one to one seminar or a group seminar, whichever way you will make your money.
9. Sell motivational books and novel
Never under estimate the power of books, have done this once I know what it means.
Have you try reading a book about someone success and noticed your self-getting a new and unusual energy to want to pursue your believe?
Books can make you believe in your dieing dreams and resume work when you have given up.
Sell motivational books on how to make it, and how to be successful in the little you do. Books like these will bring people just by hearing of the title or seeing it alone.
This stage of live is a stage we all believe to make it and we can show by books.
10. Laundry service
Yes as you must know some people don't have time to do some things like to wash their own cloth, bed spread and other washable. This people are very good for business.
Offer your free time for this service and do this. You can get a small place for this business. Promote what you do to those that are close to you at first and with time you will being to see people in need of your service running to you with their money.
I will like to remind you to please do everything that is worth doing well. Your client is your money, treat him fine.
11. Tee-shirt design
Customized tee-shirt will really make you a reasonable amount of money from your NYSC mate while serving your country. This has been a great source of income even back in the school days.
Most people want to express themselves without saying a thing so they do this by customizing the things they put on like cloths, necklaces and even caps.
It gives people some percentage of egos to know that they are doing something or wearing something special that catch the eyes of others.
You can acquire this skill and be good after a few work and practices, it all depends on you.
12. Sell recharge cards
Recharge cards business is a business that most people after service regret they didn't do while they were still at service.
Every now and the people are making calls, some others are browsing and most recently some people now play games with call cards. So you see how important this will be to the lives of those in camp.
You can buy the card from a wholesaler that you can trust. Small profit is what you will make as you being but with time you are sure to be making something reasonable.
You can buy cards pin from this reliable seller www.clubkonnect.com .
13. Sell phone accessories
Phone accessories like earpiece, paunch, phone casing, battery, charger and so on are very important to people that are camping.
Most people are addicted to the use of earpiece and can do anything to get one; some other might have bad battery and will want to use their phone, getting a new battery would be the next option.
Most people will want to protect their phones and will need a good looking paunch to attach to their phones.
This will actually make a good return and you will be glade you had done this during your service.
14. Start data reselling
You must have come across a flyer or a postal like "get cheap MTN 1gb N650 call 080 xxx-xx-xxx" these are data resellers.
As a data reseller you will get some percent off every data you sell. The more you sell the more your profits accumulate and the useful the returns will be.
I have done this I can testify to it. The money comes in with no stress that does not mean you won't work.
Sure you will have to work, postal and hand bill have to be distributed all over for people to know that you are really offering that service.
15. Hair barbing salon
Barbing salon business is very lucrative business that has been making wave in all NYSC Orientation Campevery year. Guys must barb their hair, we must look good.
If you are very good with what you do you will surely make it in camp even with your skill of barbing.
You can come with your barbing tools and you can also decide to buy a chargeable hand clipper that you will use even when there is no light.
I will advice you get a power bank that will be able to carry your clipper and serve you as required.
16. Hair dressing
The ladies you know are always in competition in looking good, they actually can spend a fortune just in making themselves presentable.
If you have this skill you don't have to hide it as it will get you a lot during your services. People have done this and are still doing it.
This is a skill that will show you to your pairs in camp, till tomorrow people still regret not learning this skill when they had the opportunity to.
Make money with this do not require most tools or equipment , at least not in camp your client will understand and your money will be sure.
17. Makeup artist
Most guys now go for this skill; it is no longer a thing for ladies because of how profitable it is.
You will be making some good amount of money by make some fine faces look beautiful. Get you make up kit from a very affordable source, you are not going professional thats implies that you don't have to spend a fortune in getting the equipment for making up coppers.
Bear in mind that you are nurturing a very profitable career after NYSC Orientation Camp.
18. Computer service
You can offer service like printing typing and other services. Most expecially C.V typing and type setting is a lucrative way to make it here.
People will also want to make photocopy of document, if you have the photocopy machines that's nice you will make some decent amount from it.
I hope you have seen the possibilities of making more than the 19,500 that every youth copper has in mind they will be making.
If you have other method comment it here, we will add it to the list above after review
