Tom Blake is the founder of This Online World, a website that shares ideas on how to make money online, save money, and use the internet to improve your life.
During our interview, Tom talks about some of the college side hustles that helped him graduate debt-free. “Phone farming” was one of the craziest college side hustles that he tried.
Learn From Tom How a College Internship Can Shape Your Career
But Tom’s break-through “side hustle” was a 4-month paid internship that he took with a local digital marketing company.
Tom had already begun to doubt that he wanted to spend a career in social service. But his internship sealed the deal. He quickly learned that he had more of a passion (and aptitude) for online business. Thankfully, the company that Tom was interning with offered him a full-time contractor position after his internship.
Paid internships are a school requirement in Canada (where Tom lives). But even if you aren’t required to take an internship at your university, you should try to find one. It could go a long way towards helping you find your career “sweet spot.”
Learn More
Interested in starting a side hustle in digital marketing? Check out this awesome guest post that Tom wrote for my site: How to Make Money With Paid Advertising in College.
And if you’re looking for ideas that can help you land that amazing internship opportunity, check out 8 Smart Ways to Land Internships (and Make the Most of Them).