Creating a website and luring visitors to earn revenue from advertising is one of the proven ways to make money from the internet. However, if you don't want to build or maintain a website, you can still make money without a website. This article describes several ways.
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Method 1 of 4: Selling Knowledge or Crafts
Step 1. Teach online
Some sites allow teachers to record teaching material, which can be watched for a fee. Teachers can then participate in discussion forums to help students understand difficult material. By teaching, you can share your knowledge, as well as earn enough money if many people take your classes.
Step 2. Sell handicrafts on the internet
Exciting crafts and handmade crafts are always in demand, and sites like Etsy allow craft makers to earn money by selling their work. Make sure you sell items that are unique and different from the items already available there.
Step 3. Sell your skills
Various sites on the internet connect people with certain abilities with service buyers. On these sites, you can generally find people who are willing to pay you fairly, whether you are a translator, lawyer or graphic designer. Try searching for "freelance work online", then click the first few results.
Step 4. Write an ebook
While writing a book may sound like a hassle, you don't need to write a lengthy eBook or digital book to make your book informative and worth buying. You just need to know what you can do well and want others to know, and then organize that information in book format. The process of writing a digital book does take a long time, but with online publishing services, the process of publishing and selling digital books is easy.
- You can publish digital books through various online publishing services, such as Google, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble. On each site, you can upload a copy of the book, and once approved, your book will go on sale. Since the books sold are digital copies, you won't be charged anything.
- You may be able to profit from selling digital books, regardless of the time of writing and converting the book. However, the average profit from each digital book is less than US$300. Thousands of competitors in the digital book space spend a lot of time promoting their books. Therefore, do not expect to make a lot of money from digital books.
Step 5. Make a YouTube video
YouTube allows content creators to earn money from advertising, depending on the number of video views. You won't make a lot of money from YouTube videos, only around US$1-3 per 1000 views, but if you upload a lot of videos and collect a lot of views, you can earn quite a lot of money. In addition, you can create any video, as long as the video is of interest to the viewer.
Keep in mind that YouTube videos, like digital books, don't make a lot of money right away. You're up against thousands of competitors, and your videos probably won't be seen by anyone other than family and friends
Method 2 of 4: Selling Time
Step 1. Complete the online survey
If you fill out surveys from various organizations and companies, you can earn money. The pay per survey is low, but if you fill out a lot of surveys, you can earn quite a bit of money. However, some survey operators pay with vouchers or other non-cash compensation.
Step 2. Be a virtual assistant for people who don't have time to do simple tasks, like writing an email, buying a gift, or making a reservation at a restaurant
A virtual assistant is a pretty interesting job on the internet, but you may need to be on the internet all the time and take calls from your boss.
Step 3. Work on Amazon Mechanical Turk
The program lets you do little things that Amazon's automated programs can't, like describing the color of clothes. Each task only takes a few seconds, but only pays a few pennies. However, with practice and focus, some workers can earn money equivalent to the minimum wage.
Method 3 of 4: Selling Products to Others
Step 1. Sell products on eBay on behalf of other people
You don't have to sell your own products on eBay, or even buy products to resell. Many sellers operate by selling goods on behalf of others, then profiting from those sales. You can do this business from home or from a shop. You can also become an eBay sales assistant, and sell directly on eBay's behalf. To get started, read the How to Make Money on eBay Selling Consignment for Others guide on the English wikiHow.
Step 2. Be a retailer by buying products in bulk, and reselling products at higher prices to buyers
While most retailers have websites, some sell on Amazon or other online marketplaces. Before selling, consider the market share of your chosen product, revenue potential, and storage of goods. To get started, read a guide on the internet.
Sell products with a dropshipping system. The sales process is similar to retailing, except that you don't have to take care of your own inventory. You just have to sell the goods, and let a third party take care of the shipping. For example, if you sell on eBay or Amazon, let the manufacturer ship the item to the buyer. With dropshipping, the risk of goods not running out and logistical difficulties that commonly occur when selling retail will be reduced
Method 4 of 4: Promoting Affiliate Products
Step 1. Find the affiliate product you want to promote
You will act as a third party between the product maker and the consumer, without ever touching the product. Make sure you choose products that are in high demand and don't "show up" in ads.
- Generally, you will earn a large commission when you market a digital product, which can be downloaded directly to a user's computer immediately after purchase, such as a book or software. Since there is no additional cost per unit for digital products, the commissions offered can be higher than for physical products. Generally, the commission offered for digital products is 50%.
- Register on affiliate sites as a seller for additional benefits. By signing up, your retention rate will be higher than selling only once. After registering, you will receive an affiliate link that you can send to buyers. This link has a code tagging the affiliate seller, so your commission can be tracked.
Step 2. Purchase a cheap domain name on a hosting service site to be directed to an affiliate link
You don't need to buy hosting that costs more, because you don't have a website.
- When visitors enter your domain name, they will be directed to an affiliate link. They will see the site with the product you are promoting, and the commission will be tracked accordingly.
- A domain name will make your affiliate link easier to remember and look more trusted. Affiliate links are generally long and suspicious. For example, people trust the link bestwidgets.com, instead of abcwidgets.com?reseller=john.
Step 3. Increase traffic to your domain
To sell a product, you must lure visitors to your domain (which will be directed to the site of the product you are selling). You can advertise and hope that the affiliate's profits outweigh the advertising costs, or use a free method to increase traffic.
The most effective way to get free visitors to your domain is to write and submit articles. Write a short article about the product you are advertising, then include your domain name at the end of the article. Then, submit the article to various sites, and let those sites publish your article, as long as they include a link to your domain. Depending on the relevance and quality of the article, your article will be published on various sites, and your affiliate link will be advertised for free. Visitors will read your articles, like what you have to say, and click on your domain name to buy things
Warning
- Keep in mind that to make money from digital books or YouTube videos, you have to spend a lot of time, and you probably won't make much money even if you try hard.
- Be careful with scams on the internet. Many people cheat by promising a way to make easy money. Beware of pyramid schemes or people/sites asking for registration fees and promising hundreds of dollars for simple tasks like entering data. If something sounds too grandiose, it's generally a scam.
