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Online Gig Platforms Allow Designers as Young as 13 to Earn Money

If you've got a bored teenager at home, this might be the ticket

By Rain Noe - May 26, 2020

in Design Business

While some states are starting to open up, not everyone's eager to go out and risk infection. If you're among the many Americans still staying at home, and you've got a creative teenager that's bouncing off the walls, here's a potential solution.

Fiverr is an online portal for freelancers, i.e. some company needs a logo, and they can pick from the signed-up designers pitching their services. (They offer other services too, but we're only concerned with design here.) I was shocked to learn that their age limit for participating is 13!

I was thinking if I was 13 and trapped in my parents' house, and interested in design, I could be talked into working on a portfolio (with some guidance) just to pass the time. The carrot would be if I could actually land a freelance project and earn my own money.

Fiverr competitor AnyTask's age limit is a nearby 14.

If you try this and it actually works, be sure to let us know.

"I'll say it again, Robert: Good, Fast, Cheap. Pick TWO."

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Samika Gupte

4 years ago

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Yes their are many freelancer marketplace websites like upwork.com, needrr.com, freelancer.com which allows young sellers to list their gigs

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Samika Gupte

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9F-6ewNMN0&t=3s
Yes agreed their are many sites like freelancer.com, upwork.com, needrr.com etc which allows young freelancers who have special expertise to publish their gigs.

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Michael DiTullo

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Pretty crazy that the age limit is legal. Balance these services with videos like Chris Do explaining why he charges $60k plus for an identity package... https://youtu.be/RKXZ7t_RiOE

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