Follow those
guidelines and you
will do well in
online sales. When
you’re ready to
start selling, here’s
where you go:
1. Amazon – Have
you heard of FBA?
It stands for
“Fulfilled by
Amazon” and it’s
getting pretty
popular. Basically,
you buy products
(in bulk is best)
and ship them to
Amazon for them
to store. When
your products sell,
Amazon packs
them up, ships
them out and
sends you the
money (after
taking their cut).
There are people
making a full-time
living from FBA,
while others just
do it for some
extra money.
2. CraigsList – Some
things don’t ship
very well. Other
things may make
you feel
uncomfortable to
sell to someone
across the country.
Anytime you’re
selling a large item
or something you
just don’t want to
ship, Craigslist is a
great place to go.
It’s simple to list
your item (again,
take good
pictures!). If you
don’t like the idea
of putting your
phone number out
there, the
interested
individual can send
you a message to
your inbox without
even getting your
email address.
3. eBay – Of course
you can’t read an
article about
making money
online that doesn’t
mention eBay. You
can start an eBay
store and get
serious about it or
you can just sell
some stuff to
declutter your
home. Either way,
I’ve made my fair
share from selling
on eBay and it’s
still a popular way
to earn money. If
you decide to start
an actual eBay
store, you’ll want
to find a drop-ship
business like Doba
that will store and
ship items straight
to your customers
so you don’t have
to deal with an
inventory.
4. Etsy – If you like
to create arts and
crafts, you can sell
them on Etsy.It’s
completely free to
open an Etsy
store. You simply
sign up, post
pictures of your
creations and
starting selling.
You can choose
your payment
option, but PayPal
is generally the
easiest. Etsy
makes it easy to
sell and keep track
of your inventory.
There is a small
listing fee and
they take 3.5% of
every sale you
make.
5. Facebook –
Facebook swap
shops are great
for selling things
locally. It’s like
CraigsList, but a
little easier. You
simply search for
swap shops in your
area and ask to
join the group.
Once you’re in,
take a picture of
the item, write a
quick description
with the price and
post it. It doesn’t
get much easier
than that. You can
generally expect
to get about what
you would get at a
yard sale, maybe a
little more.
4. Blogging
Hey look, an article
about making
money online that
doesn’t mention
blogging. . . oh
wait, here it is.
First off, I’m a
blogger so it
seems wrong not
to mention it, but
more importantly,
it’s a legitimate
way to make
money. It’s quite
possibly the least
straight-forward
way on this list,
but it’s very
doable and it’s also
quite possibly the
funnest way on
this list. I love
blogging and I
know hundreds of
bloggers who feel
the same. So let’s
talk about making
money blogging
and what it really
means.
Blogging is
something that
requires patience,
persistence and
discipline. It may
mean writing
everyday for over
a year before you
really start to see
any money from it.
There are
exceptions to the
rule, but from my
dealings with
other bloggers, it
seems to be pretty
common to spend
one or even two
years building your
blog, your brand
and your
authority, before
making any
serious amount of
money.
Some people argue
that you can make
money without a
lot of traffic and
while that is true in
some
circumstances, you
will generally need
a lot of website
traffic to start
earning from a
blog and that
takes a while. Once
you’ve reached
that point, here
are the primary
ways to monetize
your blog and start
earning:
1. Advertising –
This is definitely
the most old-
school way of
earning money
with a blog. It’s
also starting to
become the least
common way. You
can sell advertising
spots directly on
your site or you
can sign up with a
company like
Google AdSense or
Media.net. Either
way, you won’t
see a whole lot of
money from ads
until your views
are well into the
thousands each
day.
2. Affiliates – There
are many affiliate
networks, such as
FlexOffers and CJ
Affiliate that allow
you to promote
other people’s
products and
services. You
simply put a link or
a banner on your
page and then you
get a percentage if
someone clicks
through and buys
the product/
service. You’ll want
to select products
that are
specifically within
your blog’s
category.This is an
effective way to
earn money once
you have the
traffic coming to
your blog.
3. Membership –
Many people have
created a paid
membership area
on their blog. This
is typically for
exclusive content
that you can only
access in the
“member’s area.”
If you have a
really great idea
on what to include,
this can be a great
idea. You’ll have
to create
something that
can’t easily be
accessed around
the web.
4. Products – You
can create your
own product, such
as an ebook or
computer
software. You
would then use
your blog as a
promotion tool to
get people to buy
your product. As
long as you create
a legitimate
product with a
whole lot of value,
you should be able
to get some
buyers, but like
everything else
with a blog, you’ll
need the traffic to
get the sells.
5. Services – You
can offer a paid
service, such as life
coaching, blog
coaching, goal
setting or financial
planning. Just be
sure to investigate
all the legal
implications and
make sure you’re
not claiming to be
a professional if
you’re not one.
With a service like
this, you’re
basically using
your blog to sell
yourself. You’ll
need to convince
people that you’re
worth buying and
then be able to
back up your
claims once they
purchase your
service.
6. Sponsored/paid
posts – Many
blogs publish
sponsored and
paid posts.
Sponsored posts
are basically just
posts about a
specific brand,
product or service.
A company will pay
you to publish an
article about it. It’s
similar with other
paid posts as well.
Your basically
selling the spot for
the article on your
site. If you decide
to take this route,
you’ll want to build
your traffic before
you will get many
offers.
7. Subscription – If
you think of
something
valuable (newsletter,
online magazine,
etc.) that you can
consistently offer
on a certain basis
(weekly, monthly,
etc.), you may
want to offer a
subscription
service. This could
be a fee charged
each time your
product is sent out
or on a monthly
basis. Either way,
this has to be
something that
your customers
can only get by
subscribing to your
website.
8. Videos – This
could be an entire
section on it’s own.
Many people have
made money by
creating YouTube
videos. Evan of
EvanTube is a kid
and he has made
millions by creating
reviews of
products that
other kids his age
would use. It’s not
easy to get views
into the millions,
but once you do,
you’ll start seeing
some cash come in.
Many bloggers
have completely
turned to videos
to get their point
across by starting
a video blog.
If you’re truly
interested in
becoming a
blogger, start by
looking through
the archives of
ProBlogger,
Copyblogger and
Boost Blog Traffic.
Then go read
through all the
free guides over at
Quick Sprout. It
may take you a
year to complete
those tasks alone,
but it will be worth
it. You’ll practically
have a MBA in
blogging.
5. Work-at-Home
Companies
Finally, there are
some companies
that will hire you
to work from the
comfort of your
own home. If
you’re interested
in working for
someone else,
while still making
your own schedule
and deciding
where to work
from, here are a
few companies
that will let you do
just that:
1. CrowdSource –
CrowdSource
offers many types
of jobs from
“microtask” jobs to
larger writing and
editing jobs. You
decide how much
you work and you
can do most of it
right at your
computer.
2. Demand Studios
– Demand Studios
is hiring all kinds of
creative
professionals,
from writer to
filmmakers. The
pay isn’t amazing,
but it’s
competitive for a
work-at-home job.
3. Fast Chart – Fast
Chart allows you to
work from home as
a medical
transcriptionist.
There are some
requirments and
qualifications
listed on the page,
but if you meet
them, you’ll make
competitive pay
for the industry.
You’ll also be able
to set your own
schedule since
you’ll be working
from home.
4. Leap Force – Leap
Force is one way
that Google rates
websites for
search engine
ranking. If you’re
hired, you make
decent money
(usually over $11/
hour), you set your
own schedule and
it can be pretty
fun to view and
rank websites.
5. Liveops – Liveops
is a call center that
allows you to work
from home. Once
your set up to
take the calls, you
can begin making a
weekly schedule
and working from
home. The pay is
generally close to
$10/hour, but you
can earn more with
commissions.
6. SpeakWrite –
SpeakWrite will
pay you up to $15/
hour to transcribe
information. You
set your own
schedule and work
from home.
Now you’ve got
many different
options to start
earning online. If
you saw
something that
really interests
you, try it out and
learn more about
it. If you’re really
wanting to make a
full-time income
online, you need to
be dedicated to
learning how to do
what you want to
do. There are tons
of free resources
out there. You just
have to search for
them!
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