We have all heard of the many online entrepreneurs who boast about making two or three hundred dollars a day. Many claim that they make a six figure income every year through blogging, trading stocks and currency (Forex) online, and selling things off of their personal websites.
But the truth is, making money online is not as easy as many claim it to be. The reason is that in the beginning you will be making way less money compare to the time you will be putting in. You will get discouraged. But stay focused. It requires discipline, knowledge and most importantly the right strategies. It may take weeks, months or years to kick-start your online business. The key is to not become discouraged by slow results, especially right at the beginning. Continue to educate yourself and find new and unique ways to brand yourself. Find what works the best for you. All I can say is, do not waste your hard earned money by investing into different programs which claim to make you rich quick.
Without wasting any more time, lets elaborate on how to make money online.
1. Blog
One of the best ways to make money online is to start your own Blog. The key to every good blog is passion, you have to find your niche. Blogs are like a free seminars. You share your experiences and knowledge and
in doing so create a community of followers who share the same interests. There are many websites out there that can help you easily create a blog like WordPress, Blogger and Tumblr. I personally recommend that if you are starting a blog in hopes to make some money that you pay a small fee to register a domain name for your blog. Websites like these give your blog a platform and help it to get more hits. You can register a Domain Name on IPower.com , Hostgator.com and Fatcow.com and They also provide WordPress for you to start your own blog which is a great help when it comes to the design and feel you want your blog to portray. If you create a blog without a domain name, the website you use has every right to delete it at any moment without your approval. By registering a domain name your blog is your own and cannot be taken down. Some other great websites which help with design and layout of a blog is WordPress, Blogger.
2. Selling Your stuff on your Website.
You can start selling your stuff on Amazon the biggest store online. Amazon gives you traffic. So you don’t need to worry about advertising your stuff. They charge little bit of commission from you but they take away a lot of worries.If you want it set up in a way where when people click your products on Amazon’s site it will take the them to your website you have to set up your website with Paypal or Payment for payments.
If you have items that you have at home to sell or you have a particular product that you wish to sell online you can start your own website and start selling your products directly to the consumers. Again to setup your website you need to register a domain name. You can again go to IPower.com , Hostgator.com and Fatcow.com to register your domain name and start your website. Liquidweb.com is another good web hosting company that you can use. After registering your domain, you can make your stunning website on WIX. You will need to setup a merchant accounts with companies like Paypal so that you can receive payments from customers.
3. Become an Affiliate.
Many people start their online income with affiliate Programs. There are many affiliate programs available online. You have to find the right affiliate that suits your needs. Some of the affiliates are Commission Junction, ClickBank, Rakuten, Avantlink, shareAsale, Avangate, Impactradius etc. you have to find the right affiliate that suits your needs. It is not an easy way to make money. There are many online gurus who sell their product to you saying that there program will make it easy for you to make money with affiliate program. The reality is that it is not easy to make money with affiliate programs. But with discipline and right strategies you can definitely make substantial amount of regular passive income.
You can also make money by doing online surveys. You can’t become rich by these surveys but you can make money from them towards purchases. You can download these on your Android phone. I have used Google opinion rewards that you can use to purchase stuff from google store. The other survey that I had tried and I liked was Quick thoughts. With Quick thoughts you can download the coupen equal to the money you have earned and use it to purchase things from Amazon.
4. Trading OnLine
You can make money by trading Stocks or Currencies, Commodities and through Forex online. If you want to trade Stocks you can open your trading account on Suretrader.com or Questrade. For Forex or Currency trading Dukascopy is one of the famous in the industry. But you can also use FXCOM etc. Commodities can be traded on many of these sites too.