Students, as the name suggests, have a job of studying. While a few do it because they like it (a very few), often the best learning comes if there is a hint of a reward involved as well. From promises by mom to cook your favourite food to more pocket money, generations have laboured through books and notes in the hope of these little treats. But what if this reward could somehow be significantly monetisedIJ What if someone completely unknown is also willing to extend a similar incentive for your hard workIJ
Getting paid to study is quite a compelling prospect, but who would pay you money for studyingIJ Well, if your knowledge is extensive and the notes are of high quality, then someone probably might. There’s been a rise of P2P learning platforms across the globe, something which is bringing about a positive change for the entire student community. These platforms enable students to collaborate with each other and exchange academic resources to amplify overall learning.
How to upload your notes onlineIJ
If you have your notes prepared with you and are confident of their relevance and quality, the uploading process can be done in a few easy steps. Go to any popular P2P learning platform. It will be ideal if you choose the platform based out of your country since it will offer you more relatable categories and the respective demand. Now, simply register, upload your content, set a price for it, and publish. Also, add the relevant details like the educational course, topic(s), category, and relevant keywords. This will prove to be beneficial when a user searches using the personalised notes.
Try and make your notes as concise and attractive as possible. Doing so will help you get a positive feedback and eventually increase your following. Such platforms also use state-of-the-art technologies such as Big Data analytics to refine the searches made by a particular student. This approach automatically lists the content with higher engagement on a priority basis. Moreover, unethical practices such as plagiarism and copyright violation must be avoided on these platforms, as checks have already been put in place to avoid such situations from arising.
Text analytics and optical character recognition technologies enable P2P learning platforms to identify the plagiarised and copyrighted content, even if it is in the image form. Once an act of plagiarism or copyright violation is confirmed, it is followed by a stern action such as account suspension. This can make a student lose his or her hard earned money and hence, such activities must be strictly refrained from. A good way to ensure that your content is free from plagiarism is to cross-check it online via free plagiarism checkers.
Students who find your content appealing will download it and the earnings will be credited to your account. It is wise to upload your first few contents free of cost so that it increases your following and offers a reference to future prospective buyers. Having a decent following is a sign of credibility. All of the earnings can be collected by the student via their preferred mode of payment.
The writer is Manak Gulati, CEO and Founder, Notesgen