Here’s the truth no one tells you: You do not need to be an influencer, business major, or “entrepreneurial” to make money on campus.

You just need:

  • A skill
  • Two days
  • And an app that connects you to the entire campus (hi 😊)

So let’s get into the realistic, cute, non-intimidating guide to making your first $300.

1. Choose Your Weekend Persona

Pick your fighter:

The Beauty Bestie
You’re blow-drying, glossing, shaping, clipping, and making half the campus look better than their hinge profile pictures.

The Academic Weapon
You somehow know how to do accounting homework without crying. Congrats — you’re elite.

The Photo Friend
You’re the one with the g7x (or some other camera).

The Fitness Friend Who’s Always at FitRec
If you’ve ever corrected someone’s squat form, it’s your time.

The “I Have My Life Together” Vendor
Room organizing. Moving help. Tailoring. Errands.
You become everyone’s campus big sibling.

Pick your vibe → stick to it for 48 hours.

2. Post ONE Fire Listing

You don’t need 12 listings. You need one that slays.

Examples that always perform:

  • “Formal Glow-Up Appointments 🔥 (limited spots!)”
  • “30-Minute Portrait Sessions — Perfect for LinkedIn”
  • “Sunday Reset: Mat Pilates Morning Session✨”
  • “Study Sprint: 1-Hour Review Before Your Quiz”

Make it cute. Make it limited.

3. Open 3–5 Time Slots

That’s it! Don’t overschedule yourself.

Good windows:

  • Friday after 3pm
  • Saturday morning
  • Sunday afternoon

You want availability, not burnout.

4. Respond Quickly (The Secret Sauce)

Students book the vendor who replies first.

If someone messages:

“Hey! Do you have time Saturday?”

Don’t wait.

Don’t overthink.

Just:

“Hey! Yes I do 😊 I have 10am or 1pm — which works best for you?”

Friendly > formal.

Fast > fancy.

5. Mix Small Tasks + Mini Sessions

This is the magic formula — not high pricing.

Examples:

Beauty Vendor Weekend:
4 blowouts + 2 makeup looks + 1 brow appointment
(7 services total — and half the campus looks stunning.)

Academic Vendor Weekend:
One group study session + 3 one-on-one sessions
(You basically get paid to explain things you already know.)

Photo Vendor Weekend:
6 portrait mini sessions + one “friend group shoot”
(Everyone on campus needs new headshot photos rn.)

Lifestyle Vendor Weekend:
2 dorm refreshes + 2 mends + 1 errand
(The secret category that always books.)

Fitness Vendor Weekend:
3 personal training sessions + 2 small-group workouts
(You’re basically the FitRec icon at this point.)

Volume = $300.

Consistency = points.

Repeat clients = you winning at life.

6. Give Yourself an A+ Review Moment

After each booking, be that friendly vendor:

“Thank you so much!! If you ever need anything again, I’m always here ❤️”

It’s warm.

It’s genuine.

It gets you repeat clients, which = +50 leaderboard points.

Win-win.

7. Sunday Night: Congrats, You Did It

You just completed your first Campus Collective sprint.

You earned money.

You helped your peers.

You built your reputation.

And you did it in a way that fits your schedule.

Proof you don’t need to work 10 hours at a dining hall to make weekend money.

Final Note

Some weekends you’ll earn $100.

Some you’ll hit $300.

Some you’ll accidentally become “the person everyone goes to for ___.”

But the point is:

You can start. You can earn. You can build something for yourself — right here on campus.

Welcome to your era.

Let’s get booked + busy. ❤️