01. Start Your Own Blog
One of the most popular ways to make money online is by
starting your own blog.
You can start your blog around just about any topic that
you're passionate about, but you may want to consider choosing
a profitable niche market if you intend to make money with your blog.
Use your blog to share hobbies, thoughts, and passions with
others and use your blog to make real connections with people. The mechanics
are straightforward, and you'll be able to profit with your blog via online advertising (e.g. Google Adsense), affiliate
marketing, and subscriber-based lists to produce a steady stream of
income. There are many ways to make
money with a blog.
Your blog doesn't just have to include blog posts, but can
include regular web pages, sales pages, e-commerce, product pages, etc.
02. Affiliate Marketing
Even if you don't have your own products or services to
sell, affiliate
marketing gives you a chance to earn strong commissions through a
series of one-time sales (or ongoing monthly sales). Online merchants provide
you with an affiliate website (or a simple affiliate tracking link) and
marketing support – all you have to do is promote the company with your link
via social
media, search engines or perhaps ideally your own website or blog.
With all of these methods we're discussing you'll want to be
sure to build
your email list so you can continually follow up with your subscribers
and generate additional sales.
The great thing about affiliate marketing is you don't have
to create your own products, you don't have to provide any customer support,
and you don't have to create your own marketing materials.
All you have to do is pick
a profitable market, promote the products as an affiliate and earn a
commission anytime a sale is made. Affiliate
marketing is one of the fastest and easiest ways to make money online.
Even if you are offering your own products and services man
people choose to also promote other people's products as an
additional income stream to what they are already doing.
03. Start Your Own E-Commerce Website
Another great opportunity to make money online is with an
e-commerce website/store.
This is where you are selling physical products from your
website. The most common (and hassle-free) way to do this is via drop
shipping; where you simply take the orders on your website and use a
third-party source that manufactures and ships the products for you.
They key thing you'll want to do is focus on one specific
niche and be a specialty store that just caters to that market, don't try to be
all things to all people like an Amazon.com.
Speaking of Amazon.com, though you may want to tap into
other websites such as Amazon.com, eBay.com, Etsy.com, etc. as a way of
reaching additional people you want to be sure that you have your own web
presence with your own store so that you have 100% control over your business.
04. Online Publishing (E-Books)
Regardless of your current occupation and lifestyle, there
is probably a book inside of you that's screaming to get out. Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform has given
thousands of people a chance to become published authors and earn money. It may also serve
as a way to get noticed by more established and traditional publishers.
Not only can you sell ebooks on platforms like Amazon.com;
but you can also sell
ebooks directly from your own website as well. This allows you to sell
your ebooks at higher prices and get all of the profits.
You can also repackage multiple ebooks into larger
"packages" or use the ebooks as a foundation to sell higher-ticket
online courses or even coaching and consulting services.
Publishing ebooks is a great way to make passive income,
grow into bigger projects, and establish your authority as an expert in your
market.
With simple to use tools, access to outsourcing graphics,
cover design, etc. anybody can self-publish a book and have the same
professional presence and credibility as a big publishing house.
For many people, the idea of writing a book can be
intimidating but keep in mind that if you are writing ebooks that you're
selling on your own website or publishing to Amazon Kindle you can write
shorter books that are more focused on a specific niche or issue... you don't
have a write extremely long books that take months or years to crank out.
05. Online Surveys
Online surveys are one of the easiest ways to earn
extra cash. Brand name corporations and market research firms are desperately
seeking people's opinions on products and services and will offer good
remuneration for it. Depending on their complexity, each survey can be worth
five, ten or more dollars.
There are many reputable survey companies to choose from,
but you may want to limit yourself to 3-5 in the beginning. Stick with the
survey companies that give you plenty of surveys to take and pay a decent
amount and stop using the services that don't end up being worth your time.
You also want to avoid illegitimate companies; as this field is widespread
with scam opportunities that will take a lot of your time and pay you very
little money or even scam you out of your money.
Though you're probably not going to be able to make a
full-time income taking surveys it is a realistic way to make a couple hundred
extra dollars a month.
06. Online Freelancing
If you have specific writing/journalism skills or are adept
in various IT/software domains, freelancing may prove to be a
lucrative source of secondary income. Increasingly, companies are implementing
a content marketing strategy and turning to outside sources for
specific assignments, and if you can prove your worth there will be more work
available. Even simple skills like data entry may be to your liking, provide
you can offer at least 5-10 hours weekly.
All you need is a computer with an Internet connection and
the desire to build a respectable clientele. Chances are that these
opportunities will allow you to gain valuable experience and skills that will
prove valuable in your existing business and professional career.
If you're already writing ebooks in a particular niche
market (see above) then why not make your services available for other
companies; as you already have the expertise to take on the niche writing
assignments.
Though it's not really a passive income stream, doing
freelance work is one of the fastest ways to generate income.
07. Coaching and Consulting Online
With the low cost of communication and technology, you can
connect with anyone around the world.
If you're already making money selling information online
via Kindle books, affiliate marketing, or your own information products as
mentioned above then you definitely have the opportunity to add coaching and
consulting online as a source of revenue.
This isn't nearly as scary is it sounds if you've never done
it before. Most people who are buying from you would love the opportunity to
speak with you to answer specific questions and get personalized advice.
With tools like Skype,
video conferencing, and webinar technology
you can offer one-on-one calls, group coaching calls, and small mastermind
meetings.
A simple Kindle book or ebook sale can lead to a high-end
client who wants to pay to work with you one-on-one.
Offering coaching and consulting is one of the highest price
methods of generating income.
08. Apps Testing
If you’re a little bit more tech-savvy, then app testing is
one of the best ways to earn some extra money. Every app goes through
testing, regardless of the platform that it’s being launched on. Traditionally,
there’s at least an alpha and a beta version before the official launch, although this isn’t always the case.
Every app needs fixing before being published. It may have
usability issues, bugs, functionality problems, and so on. Think about it. Some
of the already-published apps we use right now have their own bugs and
functionality issues. If you want to be a part of the solution, app testing is
the way to go.
To be an app tester you need to have at least a smartphone
or a computer. Some companies that offer apps for testing will also require you
to have a working microphone and a camera. The majority of tests will begin
with a full set of instructions and can take anywhere between 15 minutes to an
hour. Most often, you will be asked to perform a predefined set of tasks. While
doing so, your in-app actions, facial expressions, and even vocal expressions
will be recorded.
At the end of the process, you will be required to provide a
detailed summary of what you liked and disliked, what drove you to perform
certain actions and possibly even provide a few suggestions on how the tasks
could be performed more easily.
Right now, there are various platforms at your disposal,
with TesterWork and UserTesting being
some of the most popular. All you have to do is create an account and you’re
ready to go. Naturally, make sure you have a PayPal account to facilitate the
payment process.
09. Buy and Sell Domain
You may not know but you can rent your website if you have
good traffic. I learned this method of making online income when I was working
with a client in the real estate domain. Rather than building out his website
from scratch, he rented out a website from a guy who already had the traffic,
with people interested in buying a home in his local area.
My friend was not interested in buying his website, so he
asked to get his website on rent for a few months. He collected the leads by
showing his properties on the website. He returned the website back after
selling his real estate inventory.
Isn’t it interesting? All our life we thought that only physical
offices & houses can be rented
10. Earn Money From YouTube Videos
You might not know that people are making millions from
youtube. Again, not an easy option, but very much doable for anyone who can
record & upload videos on a particular topic.
Two kinds of people can make successful YouTube channels,
one who make funny & entertaining videos, second who can make highly
helpful videos for a niche audience (like students, mothers, housewives, tech
geeks).
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