so it turns out that the internet is
good for more than just porn and video games – you can make money off it too!
Think of the internet as a giant country called Imagination land. By playing
your cards right, you can make some easy money online doing things you’re
already doing. Here are some Daily Income Tools to start you off:
1. Website
Building
If the internet is a country, then
websites are like real estates. I’m hoping by now you have a general
understanding that real estates are valuable in the physical world – digital
real estates work the same way. By building a website, you’re creating your own
plot of online “land.”
You can fill this land with whatever
you want, but you have to promote it through social media (and anywhere else
you can think of) for this to be successful. When you build traffic to your
land, you can sell people whatever you have to offer. In order to build a
website, you need a host (i.e GoDaddy), a template (i.e WordPress),
and content.
The first two parts are easy to
find, and content is only as difficult as you make it. You can post blogs,
items for sale, pictures, videos, or whatever you want. Opening up your own
website gives you the potential to make money from the avenues I’m going to
mention.
2.
B2B Marketing
An online business model I love is
utilized by GetVoiP,
an affiliate marketer based in New York. GetVoiP acts as an agent for business
communication providers. They maintain updated listings of VoiP providers,
including ratings, comparisons, consumer reviews, in-depth knowledge of market
and end-user trends, and expert opinions from business professionals on a
variety of topics related to business consumers. By not only keeping abreast of
news, but providing detailed analysis of products being offered, GetVoiP is
able to generate traffic to their site and increase their clout with
businesses.
The more online clout you have as a
business, the more money you’ll make. If you’re known for making lasting
connections (as is the case with GetVoiP above), then you’ll have no issues building
your online brand. You’ll be recognized in your community and begin to build a
buzz in your industry. Tracking your numbers (how many people view your site,
click each ad, and make a purchase from that click) gives you the leverage to
expand this part of your business, enabling you to continue building your
online rep.
3. Google
Adsense
If that sounds like too much
technical information for you, there is an easy button – Google’s advertising platform
is as simple as signing up, enabling (on Blogger) or pasting a small code on
your website, and allowing the advertisements to automatically roll in. The
problem with this program is that you don’t get any commissions – and you don’t
get to control the ad content. This is useful for some, but powerful users will
want something a little more robust.
4. Amazon
Associates
Amazon has an Associates program for
site owners and bloggers. They offer a search tool to find the right products
and services from their site and a variety of ad styles to display on your
site, including text-based and banner images (digital billboards) like this:
Each item purchased through your
Amazon links give you a commission. It doesn’t take high volume traffic to
achieve results, either. I began making money with the program when I only had
1,000 hits per month on my site. They can apply your earnings to your Amazon
account balance, issue you a check, or direct deposit into your bank account.
If you love Amazon, you’ll love their associate’s program.
5. Rakuten Linkshare
Amazon and Google are far from your
only options for online advertising. Rakuten Linkshare is a great place to
search for other affiliates for your ads. Through their program, you can get
customized ad links, email links, and banner ads for Starbucks, Walmart,
iTunes, and a slew of other popular brands. With this program, you can also
find smaller companies, regional or specialized brands, and more. I run a
combination of Google, Amazon, and Rakuten’s programs, and my monthly income is
approximately $150 from these programs. It’s not a lot of money, but it’s also
not a lot of work for residual (it means recurring…since the ads are
permanent…) income.
6.
Company Referral Programs
Speaking of the benefits of
permanent ads, banners and links aren’t the only ways to earn a little bit of
dough off your online endeavors. By having a website, you gain the power of
emailing companies to ask them for things. I have no shame in letting the yoga
company whose mat I’m looking into purchasing know that I have a blog and write
for yoga publications – it sometimes gets me discounts.
Other times, I gain a valuable
business contact in PR, advertising, or other aspects of corporate sales.
Sometimes I just get a free drink. Either way, money in and of itself is
worthless. Ditch the middle man and use the internet to barter what you have
and can do for what you need.
7. Klout
If you have a social media account,
try out Klout. The company tracks your social media usage, determines how big
and what type of audience you draw based on the subject matter of your updates
and posts. Using this information, you’re qualified to receive free items,
tickets, etc. Check their website often to find ways of earning free stuff by
doing what you’re already doing online…boring the rest of us…
8.
EBay
If you have anything you want to
sell, then EBay is the place you need to seriously consider doing it first.
Personally I’m not a fan of the site because of the work it takes to build up a
reputation. If you’re willing to grind through that process, you’ll be rewarded
with many privileges – people have gotten rich selling books about how they got
rich selling everything on EBay:
9. Amazon
If you start getting too big for
EBay or decide you want to try a different flavor, Amazon has a marketplace as
well. I prefer using Amazon because I can depend on their shipping, have a
Prime account, and trust their reviews (overall, not usually singularly,
although occasionally that as well).
The difference between Amazon and
EBay is that EBay (though still filled with new items) is seen as a used
marketplace between individual parties, whereas Amazon (which is filled with
offers for new and used merchandise from the 3rd parties) is viewed
as a Wal-Mart-type superstore. As a consumer, this difference leads me to use
Amazon, so it only makes sense to target on my own demographic.
10. Etsy
If you’re crafty (and I mean that in
more than one way, wink wink), you’ll enjoy Etsy. Handcrafted items are the
bread and butter here. Plenty of people make decent side money on the site,
which is basically an EBay for crafters and artists. Set up a sellers account
with Etsy, and you’ll be asked to set up your virtual storefront and put up at
least 5 goods for sale.
Once you have this down, you’ll be a
budding Etsy entrepreneur. Provide great quality to your customers, and they’ll
often return. Many people are willing to pay a premium for quality handmade
designs. Etsy (like EBay and Amazon) takes a cut off the top for selling items
through their site. PayPal takes another cut, and you have to be careful with
taxes on all income, so be diligent while building your online business.
11. Craigslist
Craigslist is the modern equivalent
of the classified ads that dominated the days of newspapers. These quick ads
are easy to navigate and use, and they’re geographically linked. Whether you’re
selling something or offering a service, this is a great place to start learning the intricacies of
Craigslist.
Posting ads on Craigslist is
technically easy, but people often have fears about posting their personal
information on the site. I communicate mostly through email when doing business
on Craigslist, and I’ve never run into any issues. I’ve never been ripped off,
nor have I been murdered or raped for using the site. It takes common sense, so
use your best judgment, but don’t assume someone is a thief just because of
their preferred communication method. For an extra bonus, google “funny
Craigslist ads” to see some delightful examples of guerilla and grassroots
marketing.
12. Indeed
Maybe what you need is a job. It
doesn’t matter which job search site you prefer using (even Craigslist) –
Indeed tracks them all, and then some. You can find jobs posted on company
websites, through temp agencies, and more at Indeed. If money is something you
really need, Indeed is most definitely the place you want to visit to browse
career opportunities.
13. Elance
Where Indeed excels at finding job
postings across the web and acting as a search crawler for employment, maybe a
full-fledged career is too big of a commitment at this point in your life.
Elance is a site to find freelance work of all types. I’ve used it for quick
writing, editing, copywriting, resume building, and other odd jobs and temp
gigs. The experience has been great.
Elance offers a wide array of
technical, data entry, accounting, and other freelance and temp gigs. If you’re
just looking for something short and sweet, log in, input and showcase your
marketable skills, and begin searching through their job database, using any
parameters you desire. Once you submit a bid, you’ll receive an acceptance or
denial – you may get a few rejections, but don’t sweat it. Negotiate the terms
of your bid, and get to work. You have money to make.
14. Mturk
If you’ve heard of crowdsourcing
(and even if you haven’t), Amazon’s Mechanical Turk program is a great place to
get involved. Much like at Elance, you input your info and skills. You then are
able to search for different menial tasks ranging from identifying
inappropriate web content to transcribing audio recordings to basic data entry
work.
Just like at any other job, the more
work you do, and the better your quality, the more opportunities you’ll have to
make money. The payouts are often small, and your payment is received in Amazon
credit, but Mturk is a great place to make mindless money while veg’ing on the
couch watching TV.
15. LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a social media site for
professionals. This isn’t a direct way to make money, but it’s a great way to
connect to your current and potential peers, customers, clients, vendors, and
more here. You’ll build a reputation and get in the loop on important
developments in your chosen career path and/or industry. One day an old college
buddy may hit you up for a dream job you never considered at the exact moment
you are looking for a new vocation. Whether you like it or not, keeping your
LinkedIn profile current is a great way to get surprised with new work
opportunities out the blue.
16. Care.com
If you’re an experienced nanny or
babysitter, Care.com is the place you want to make money. By listing yourself
on the Craigslist of Childcare, you’ll broaden your reach and increase your
odds of finding the right gig at the right time. You can be pickier with what
kids you watch when you have the reputation and traffic to pull in more
customers. Join Care.com and start making money by investing in the future of
our youth.
17. ThePirateBay
I support bootlegging – I don’t see
it as being immoral or unethical in any way. I used to bootleg quite a bit in
my youth, and I still do on occasion today (although not yet today in
particular, I more meant “in the present”). If you want to hustle for your
money, do what you must, baby. Download some software, music, movies, or other
assorted digital goodness here and start slangin. It’s not an easy life, but
sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
18.
iTunes
If you’re a musician, writer,
artist, tech nerd, pundit, or can produce any type of audio, video, or text
worth consuming, you may be able to sell some stuff in Apple’s flagship iTunes
store. By selling your work here, you’re able to stand next to the marketing
clout of big business. You can make a healthy living off the iTunes store, and
there’s no better time than now.
19. Yelp!
If you have a business, you want to
get listed on Yelp! You may not use the software, but some people do, and they
use it religiously (and I don’t mean they’ll kill you over it). By listing your
business on Yelp!, you’re putting yourself on the map. From here, you also need
to start using Yelp! Write reviews of places you go. It’ll be worth it in the
long run.
Soon, you’ll have a dozen or so
reviews under your belt and can hire yourself out as a Yelp! reviewer. There
are ethical and moral questions to doing this, but the title of this piece is
“ways to make money,” not “ethical ways to make money,” and I am a former Bank
of America/Countrywide employee, so what’d you expect?
20. Wikipedia
Another seemingly free site you can
make money from is Wikipedia. People who say it’s easy to edit Wikipedia have
clearly never tried editing Wikipedia – it’s a pain. Thankfully it’s a pain for
companies as well, so many of them are willing to pay editors to assist them in
the editing process. You’ll become a bounty hunter in a way, choosing your own
lines to cross and keep. If editing is something you like to do, and you’re
willing to put in the work it takes to learn Wikipedia’s dispute process, roll
up your sleeves and try this one out.
21. Blogging
I make the bulk of my money from
blogging. In addition to the advertising revenue streams mentioned above, I
also receive flat rate payments for blogging from various blogs throughout the
web. I’m paid to write as a whistleblower, financial analyst, reviewer,
commentator, and more. Writing for other sites builds traffic to my personal
blog. The traffic for this blog gives me clout to present to advertisers.
To create your own blog, you don’t
even need a web domain. You can start a completely free blog on either
WordPress or Blogger. Each of these sites has its ups and downs, but you can’t
beat the price. You generally want to keep blog posts between 150-500 words
until you have a few dozen under your belt. Links between your blog posts
encourage people to stay on your blog once they find it, increasing traffic.
Once your blog is up, promote it on social media for the greatest effect.
22. Kickstarter
If you have a passion project,
Kickstarter may be exactly what you need to get it off the ground. Celebs like
Zach Braff and Melissa Joan Hart have used this site in attempts to fund their
movie projects. Some crack dealers in Canada inspired a “crackstarter” campaign
from Gawker for pictures of the Toronto mayor smoking crack with them. All you
need is a dream, a goal, a budget, and a great pitch to convince people to come
to the site and donate to your Kickstarter campaign. Panhandling isn’t dead –
it’s gone digital…
23.
Extreme Couponing
If you’ve never heard of extreme
couponing, check out. Once you’re versed on the idea, what you have to do is a
bit difficult at first, but it’s a great way to both save and make money: go to
hip2save.com and get a feel for the types of deals that are out there (both
online and in the physical world). Once you’re comfortable with the process,
start searching for the best deals in grocery, retail, and online shopping.
After a month or two of extreme couponing, you’ll have enough cleaning,
hygiene, and food supplies stocked up to save a noticeable amount of money. Now
maybe you don’t need to make as much…?
24.
Social Media
No matter what you do to make money
online, promote it on your social media accounts. You have a base of people who
are already interested in you and have a vested interest in your brand – why
would you not want to take advantage of that? By promoting yourself and your
projects on your social media accounts, you’re greatly increasing the chances
of people actually giving you money in exchange for your goods and services.
Stop being shy and get out there.
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