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With tuition prices and the cost of living rising at an accelerated rate, many University students are becoming more and more dependant on a part-time job in order to generate necessary income to pay for food, recreation, tuition, books, travel, among other expenses. As a student who has to pay off his own expenses, my life savings are depleting at what seems to be the pace that technology is progressing. Thus, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to afford the college experience without applying for a student-loan to defray immediate college expenses. I also don’t have all the time in the world to work in a job to make a decent living.  My guess is that I’m not alone, which is why I would like to use what I’ve learned about New Media Studies and make something that would not only be beneficial to my education, but also practical and money-making to alleviate some of the burden of paying off loans. I would also like to teach and familiarize my fellow classmates how to make money online so that they too do not have to carry the heavy burden that a lot of college students carry.

Few students are aware that the Internet is an excellent tool to make money. Even fewer are aware that making money over the Internet is as easy as creating a Myspace account with one or two additional steps. Creating an Ebay account, for example, is just like creating a profile on Myspace. The potential to personalize your account is still there, although it is a bit more formal and professional (although you can be personal if you’d like), as you have the option of creating a dynamic company or personal profile for prospective buyers to view. Additionally, creating an inventory (I’m creating mine with all my old videogames, DVDs, and books that I don’t use anymore) is designed to be user friendly. After receiving your product, the customer can leave feedback about what he or she thought about your service, and you can leave feedback about the customer either complimenting or complaining about his or her payment, which is similar to leaving comments on Myspace.

Some additional steps that some students may be unaware of taking are creating a PayPal account to easily and securely transfer money. Another step is learning about how the postal system works, as most items will have to be delivered either by USPS or UPS, or any other delivery company. Although these steps may seem daunting, in practice, it is not at all. I hope to learn more about E-commerce from this endeavor and make some money along the way. I hope to pass my knowledge to my classmates so that they too become E-commerce savvy, not because they necessarily want or would like to, but because of the potential to get rid of their old stuff and make more money than trading them in a lousy pawn shop.

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