THE BEST WAYS YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO EARN MONEY ONLINE
NOW A DAYS YOU ALL CAN SEE THERE ARE MORE WAYS TO EARN MONEY ONLINE AND DEFINITELY YOU ARE ALREADY EARNING ONLINE BUT SEE THIS –ARE YOU USING THIS WAYS
NOW, HERE’S THE GOOD NEWS. THE MAJORITY OF ONLINE REVENUE
STRATEGIES AREN’T THAT COMPLICATED. LIKE ANY BUSINESS VENTURE, YOUR ONLINE
INCOME TAKES TIME TO GROW. YOU NEED TO BE WILLING TO DEVOTE THE TIME AND ENERGY
REQUIRED TO GET YOUR IDEA OFF THE GROUND, AND YOU NEED GRIT TO STICK WITH IT
EVEN IF YOUR JOURNEY IS SLOW WHEN YOU FIRST START OUT.
GOOGLE ADSENSE
IF YOU'VE VISITED ANY WEBSITE, YOU'VE SEEN GOOGLE ADS. THESE
ADS ARE EVERYWHERE, AND FOR GOOD REASON. NOT ONLY ARE THEY EASY TO SET UP ON
ANY BASIC WEBSITE, BUT THEY CAN BE LUCRATIVE ONCE YOUR WEBSITE STARTS BRINGING
IN A STEADY AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC.
ONE OF THE COOL THINGS ABOUT GOOGLE ADSENSE IS THAT IT'S SO
EASY TO GET SET UP. IF YOU HAVE A BLOG OR WEBSITE, YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR A
FREE GOOGLE ADSENSE ACCOUNT. FROM THERE, GOOGLE WILL GIVE YOU A UNIQUE CODE
THAT YOU WILL PASTE ONTO YOUR WEBSITE. GOOGLE TAKES IT FROM THERE, TRACKING
YOUR PAGE VIEWS, TRAFFIC, AND EARNINGS ON YOUR BEHALF. THERE IS NO UPKEEP OR
MAINTENANCE TO GET THIS THING GOING, WHICH MAKES IT A NO-BRAINER IF YOU HAVE A
WEBSITE ALREADY.
HOW MUCH WILL YOU MAKE? I THINK MY BEST MONTH WITH GOOGLE
ADSENSE WAS ALMOST $5,000 OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS. THAT AMAZING MONTH BLEW MY
MIND SINCE IT WAS ACTUALLY NEAR THE BEGINNING OF MY BLOGGING JOURNEY. WHEN YOU
GO FROM MAKING ZERO TO $5,000 IN A MONTH THAT WILL ROCK YOUR WORLD. FOR ME, IT
ALSO GOT ME EVEN MORE EXCITED BECAUSE I KNEW THERE WERE OTHER WAYS TO MONETIZE.
AFFILIATE MARKETING
WHETHER YOU HAVE A WEBSITE OR ARE STILL DREAMING UP IDEAS
FOR A BLOG, YOU CAN ALSO LOOK INTO AFFILIATE MARKETING. WITH AFFILIATE
MARKETING, YOU PARTNER WITH BRANDS AND BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CONTENT OF YOUR
WEBSITE. IF YOU MENTION A PRODUCT OR SERVICE, YOU LINK TO THAT PRODUCE OR
SERVICE USING A UNIQUE AFFILIATE CODE YOU RECEIVED WHEN YOU SIGNED UP FOR THAT
PARTICULAR AFFILIATE PROGRAM. FROM THERE, YOU’LL MAKE MONEY ANY TIME SOMEONE
BUYS A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH YOUR LINK.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, YOU’LL WANT TO PARTNER WITH AFFILIATES
THAT ARE RELATED TO YOUR BLOG CONCEPT. SINCE I’M A FINANCIAL ADVISOR, I HAVE
FOCUSED A LOT OF MY AFFILIATE ENERGY ON FINANCIAL PRODUCTS LIKE SAVINGS
ACCOUNTS, CREDIT CARDS, AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.
IN ADDITION TO SIGNING UP FOR INDIVIDUAL AFFILIATE PROGRAMS,
YOU CAN ALSO SIGN UP FOR AN AFFILIATE AD NETWORK THAT OFFERS A TON OF DIFFERENT
AFFILIATES IN ONE PLACE. THAT WAY, YOU CAN SEE WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN’T WORK
OVER TIME.
IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION, MY FRIEND MICHELLE
SCHROEDER-GARDNER OF THE WEBSITE MAKING SENSE OF SENSE HAS BECOME THE EXPERT ON
ALL THINGS AFFILIATE MARKETING. MICHELLE EARNS MORE THAN $100,000 PER MONTH
FROM HER BLOG AND THE BULK OF HER INCOME COMES FROM AFFILIATE SALES. MICHELLE
HAS HAD SO MUCH SUCCESS WITH AFFILIATE MARKETING THAT SHE EVEN HAS HER OWN
COURSE CALLED MAKING SENSE OF AFFILIATE
MARKETING.
WHILE MICHELLE WORKS WITH A TON OF AFFILIATES IN THE
FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY, ONE OF HER BIGGEST AFFILIATES IS A BLOG HOSTING
COMPANY CALLED BLUEHOST. THIS JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT YOU CAN MAKE MONEY WITH
NEARLY ANY AFFILIATE COMPANY OR PRODUCT IF YOU KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE AND BUILD UP
ENOUGH TRAFFIC TO CREATE SALES.
CONSULTING
ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE IS VIA CONSULTING. IF
YOU’RE AN EXPERT IN ANY FIELD, YOU COULD POTENTIALLY FIND PEOPLE WILLING TO PAY
YOU TO COUNSEL THEM ON THEIR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS GOALS. YOU MIGHT THINK YOU’RE
NOT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO CONSULT FOR BIG COMPANIES, BUT YOU COULD BE SURPRISED
AT THE TYPES OF EXPERTISE PEOPLE WILL PAY FOR.
MY COLLEAGUE ROBERT FARRINGTON OF THE COLLEGE INVESTOR IS
A GOOD EXAMPLE OF SOMEONE WHO CONSULTED ONLINE ON THE SIDE IN AN UNLIKELY
INDUSTRY. ROBERT TOLD ME THAT, AFTER HE HAD BEEN BLOGGING FOR A FEW YEARS, A
COUPLE OF BRANDS REACHED OUT TO HIM TO ASK HIM FOR HELP WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND
ONLINE MARKETING.
ROBERT SAID HE DID AN AVERAGE OF 4-6 OF THESE GIGS PER YEAR
FOR A WHILE DEPENDING ON HIS SCHEDULE AND THE WORK INVOLVED. THE BEST PART IS,
HE CHARGED A FLAT RATE THAT USUALLY WORKED OUT TO AROUND $100 PER HOUR. AND
REMEMBER, THIS WAS PAY HE WAS EARNING TO ADVISE PEOPLE ON THE BEST WAYS TO USE
SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS LIKE FACEBOOK AND PINTEREST TO GROW THEIR BRANDS.
IF YOU WANT TO START CONSULTING BUT AREN’T SURE WHAT STEPS
TO TAKE NEXT, YOU CAN ALSO SET UP A FREE ACCOUNT THROUGH CLARITY.FM. THIS
WEBSITE LETS ANYONE WHO WANTS TO OFFER CONSULTING SET UP A FREE PROFILE. ONCE
YOUR PROFILE IS SET UP, PEOPLE WILL FIND YOU AND BOOK A SESSION YOU’LL GET PAID
FOR.
ONLINE COURSES
IF YOU HAVE ANY SKILL YOU CAN TEACH OTHERS, IT’S ALSO
POSSIBLE TO SET UP AN ONLINE COURSE YOU CAN MARKET ONLINE. YOU CAN FIND ONLINE
COURSES THAT TEACH ANYTHING FROM COOKING TO MARKETING OR EVEN FREELANCE
WRITING. HECK, I EVEN OFFER MY OWN COURSE FOR FINANCIAL ADVISORS WHO WANT TO
TAKE THEIR BUSINESSES ONLINE— THE ONLINE ADVISOR GROWTH FORMULA.
LAST YEAR, I PROFILED MY FRIEND JOSEPH MICHAEL OF EASY
COURSE CREATION. MICHAEL OFFERS SEVERAL DIFFERENT COURSES, INCLUDING COURSES ON
WRITING SOFTWARE CALLED “SCRIVENER.” OVER THE YEARS, MICHAEL HAS EARNED SIX
FIGURES OR MORE ANNUALLY SELLING COURSES THAT HELP PEOPLE ACHIEVE THE KIND OF
SUCCESS HE HAS EARNED.
MOST PEOPLE SET UP THEIR ONLINE COURSE THROUGH A PLATFORM
LIKE TEACHABLE.COM. WITH TEACHABLE, YOU CAN UPLOAD YOUR COURSE MATERIALS AND
USE THE PLATFORM TO MANAGE CUSTOMERS AND ACCEPT PAYMENTS.
FREELANCE WRITING
IF YOU HAVE WRITING SKILLS AND CREATIVE TALENT, IT’S ALSO
POSSIBLE TO GET PAID TO CREATE ONLINE CONTENT. I DON’T DO THIS AS MUCH AS I
USED TO, BUT I AM VERY AWARE OF HOW VIABLE THIS INCOME STREAM IS.
ONE BLOGGER I KNOW, HOLLY JOHNSON, ACTUALLY MAKES OVER
$200,000 PER YEAR CREATING CONTENT FOR OTHER WEBSITES. AND ACTUALLY,
THAT’S ON TOP OF THE SIX FIGURES SHE EARNS WITH HER BLOG, CLUB
THRIFTY.
HOLLY TOLD ME SHE STARTED WRITING CONTENT IN 2011. AT THE
TIME, SHE STILL WORKED A FULL-TIME JOB BUT CREATED CONTENT ONLINE PART-TIME TO
SUPPLEMENT HER INCOME. OVER TIME, SHE WAS ABLE TO DOUBLE AND TRIPLE HER RATES
UNTIL SHE COULD QUIT HER FULL-TIME JOB TO WRITE. THESE DAYS, SHE MAKES BANK AS
A FREELANCE WRITER AND TEACHES OTHERS TO DO THE SAME VIA HER ONLINE
COURSE, EARN MORE WRITING.
ACCORDING TO JOHNSON, THE KEY TO MAKING IT AS A FREELANCE
WRITER IS FIGURING OUT A NICHE, NETWORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO MIGHT HIRE YOU, AND
DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY CONTENT 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME. WHILE THERE ARE A TON
OF WRITING JOB BOARDS TO HELP YOU GET STARTED, SHE SAYS IT’S FAIRLY EASY TO
FIND STARTER WRITING JOBS ON WEBSITES LIKE UPWORK.COM.
SPONSORED POSTS
IF YOU HAVE A WEBSITE OR A LARGE SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING, YOU
CAN ALSO MAKE MONEY BY PURSUING SPONSORED POSTS AND ADS. BUT, HOW DOES THIS
WORK? BASICALLY, COMPANIES ARE WILLING TO PAY BLOGGERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
INFLUENCERS TO PROMOTE THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. IF YOU HAVE A PLATFORM, BE
IT A BLOG OR A HUGE INSTAGRAM FOLLOWING, YOU CAN CASH IN.
THE FIRST TIME I GOT A SPONSORED POST FOR GOOD FINANCIAL
CENTS, I WAS TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY. I THINK I GOT PAID ONLY $100, BUT THAT WAS A
LOT OF MONEY TO ME AT THE TIME. LATER ON, HOWEVER, I REALIZED COMPANIES THAT
WANTED A SPONSORED POST REALLY JUST WANTED A LINK FROM MY WEBSITE TO THEIR OWN
SITE. FOR THAT REASON, I STARTED INCREASING MY RATES.
THESE DAYS, I CHARGE AROUND $4,500 FOR A SPONSORED POST.
PLUS, I CLEARLY MARK ALL SPONSORED CONTENT AS AN #AD TO STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH
GOOGLE’S TERMS AND CONDITIONS. I ALSO ONLY PROMOTE COMPANIES I USE OR BELIEVE
IN.
BUT, I ALSO KNOW BLOGGERS THAT GET $20,000 FOR A SPONSORED
POST. THAT’S PRETTY CRAZY, BUT IT JUST GOES TO SHOW WHAT IS POSSIBLE.
KEEP IN MIND THOUGH, YOU DON’T NEED A WEBSITE TO DO
SPONSORED CONTENT SINCE YOU CAN ALSO GET PAID IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF SOCIAL MEDIA
FOLLOWERS. MY WIFE HAS A PRETTY BIG INSTAGRAM FOLLOWING, AND SHE GETS ALL KINDS
OF SPONSORSHIPS. NOT ONLY DOES SHE GET PAID IN CASH, BUT WE GET A LOT OF FREE
STUFF, TOO. WE’VE RECEIVED FREE RUGS, FREE LIGHTS, AND FREE CARPET CLEANERS.
SHE ONLY PROMOTES THINGS SHE LOVES THOUGH, SO THIS STRATEGY WORKS REALLY WELL
FOR HER.
YOUTUBE
YOUTUBE IS ANOTHER PLATFORM THAT HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR
PEOPLE TO EARN MONEY ONLINE. THERE ARE A TON OF YOUTUBE CHANNELS OUT THERE ON
ANY TOPIC IF YOU CAN THINK OF, AND MOST OF THE PEOPLE WITH A BIG FOLLOWING ARE
EARNING SOME MONEY IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR VIDEOS AND TIME.
MARINE OFFICER TURNED MEN'S FASHION EXPERT, ANTONIO CENTENO
HAS BUILT A MILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS FROM HIS YOUTUBE CHANNEL, REAL MEN
REAL STYLE.
THERE ARE A RIDICULOUS NUMBER OF WAYS TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE
AND THE ONES I’VE COVERED HERE ARE JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. IF YOU HAVE
TIME, A PASSION FOR ALMOST ANYTHING, AND AT LEAST SOME CREATIVE SKILL, YOU MAY
BE ABLE TO BUILD AN ONLINE INCOME STREAM — OR SEVERAL — IF YOU GIVE IT ENOUGH
TIME.
BUT, DON’T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. IF YOU LOOK ONLINE,
YOU’LL FIND THOUSANDS OF SUCCESS STORIES YOU CAN USE FOR INSPIRATION.
ONE DAY YOU COULD EVEN CREATE A SUCCESS STORY OF YOUR OWN.
BUT YOU’LL NEVER KNOW UNLESS YOU TRY.
