Whether it is for college, to invest in a bigger project, for spending at the shopping centre or buying food, clothes or video games.

I remember when I was in my teens, we did not have all the opportunities that exist right now, to make some spare change.

We relied on our parents for an allowance and even if we could go out and get a “small job” at the grocery store, it depended on whether we had spare time to do so.

All the online opportunities for teens to make money today, did not exist back then.

I am pleased to be able to share this list with you, so you can get some more ideas for your kids, if you are a parent or for yourself, if you are teenager.

1. Clean Houses

Teens who charge less than professional maid cleaning services or who assist established cleaners will be able to regularly earn money via this option.

To get started simply hand out flyers in your neighbourhood letting your neighbours know that you are interested. A more effective way is to go door-to-door and ask your neighbours if they need help cleaning their homes.

2. Babysitting

Although this has been included on lists of good jobs for teenagers for years, it should not be discounted as babysitters will always be needed regardless of changing job markets.

You may need some references if parents are going to trust you with their kids. I recommend that you start with one parent, do an awesome job and make sure you get a written reference letter. That way, you can use it to book more jobs with other parents.

3. Swagbucks

Using Swagbucks‘ search engine, earn teens Swagbucks, which, once accumulated, can be redeemed for gift cards. You can also earn free gift cards from shopping online, watching videos or taking surveys via the app.

Whilst you will not earn huge amounts of cash with Swagbucks, it’s a really nice way to get rewarded for doing the things you love.

To get started with Swagbucks start here.

4. Paper Delivery

Although the demand for paper deliverers is not as high as it used to be, people are still subscribing to newspapers and still need them delivered.

To find a job as a paper deliverer, you can start in the classified ads of your local newspaper. If you don’t see anything there then contact the newspaper by finding a contact number for their Circulation Department and enquire if they have any job openings.

If you are still not lucky, check the notice boards of your local grocery store to see if they are looking for “paper carriers” or “paper boys”.

5. InboxDollars

This online option provides an easy way to earn some money by providing feedback on a variety of things. Like Swagbucks, you can earn money for watching television online, shopping or taking survey.

Brands actually pay InboxDollars for customer input. InboxDollars find those customers and pay them for participating.

To get started with InboxDollars click here.

6. Create A Website

This is an especially good option for those already well-versed in navigating the online world. Options include starting a blog or website about subjects that teens and others are passionate about.

If you would like to start a money making blog or website then a great resource is my step by step guide on how to start a blog. You may also want to read my tutorial on 90 days to blog success which teaches you everything on how to monetise your blog and get people to start reading your blog.

7. Pet Care

Similar to babysitting, this option provides teenagers with the opportunity to watch others’ pets. This can be while the owners are on vacation or simply to take the animals on walks.

To get started, ask neighbours or family members if they need help with pet-sitting.

8. Tutoring

Tutoring is something that can be done both online and offline. Any subject that a teen is knowledgeable about can be used as a tutoring focus.

If you are good at what you do and would like to start tutoring, I would recommend starting with a school. Contact the dean or principal of a school and find out if there are any tutoring opportunities for teenagers.

Online platforms that you can join include:

• SkillShare
• Udemy
• Skillholic (UPDATE: Skillholic’s website no longer works so I have removed the link.)
• myTutoring
• Tutor.com 

9. Start A YouTube Channel

This may not be an option that will result in immediate funds, but the potential is there for it to provide regular income if the number of viewers impresses to appreciable levels.

You can start a channel in a particular interest such as gaming, entertainment, sports, etc. then monetise it through YouTube’s Partner Program or through affiliate marketing or your own products.

10.  House Sitter

Knowing somebody that will have an empty house for a period of time can result in a teen being paid to watch it. This might require a few hours a day or simply moving in if it’s a holiday period.

Of course you need to be trusted by the person who hires you, so you may want to start with neighbours, friends or family.

11. Buy Low and Sell High

This may be basic economics, but not everybody is talented or willing enough to do it. Teens who know the true value of things can make money doing this.

The concept here is that you can buy items at a low price and sell them higher on sites like Amazon, Ebay or your own website.

This is how one 28-year old was able to make over a million dollars buying inexpensive items from Walmart and selling it on Amazon.

12. Create An Instagram Profile

Similar to YouTube, those who cultivate an extensive and engaged following on Instagram can receive pay or goods from interested parties for posts.

This does require a high following with a lot of engagement. Do not be tempted to buy your followers. I do however recommend an automated service which helps to connect you with real followers who are interested in your content.

These services engage with accounts with a high following and encourage those followers to follow you on Instagram. If your content is worthy then you will retain your audience. 

You can then monetise your audience through sponsored posts (people who will pay you to make a post on behalf of their company) or through affiliate marketing.

13. Bake Sale

Another oldie but goodie is a bake sale. Use a stellar recipe, bake something tasty like cookies, cake, cupcakes and start selling it.

You can set up a stall in front of your home or at a carnival if there are any. Make sure to ask your parents to find out if there are any food permits that you may need. 

If baking is not your forte then lemonade juice stalls are still teenagers’ favourites.

14. Wash Cars

All that is required to wash cars are buckets, soap, rags and a window cleaner.

Start in your neighbourhood by asking neighbours whether they want their cars washed. A good tactic is, if the local car wash charges $10 for a simple wash, then make your price lower, like $8 or $9.

15. Take Online Surveys

Several websites pay survey takers, providing another way to make money as a teenager. Some are open to those as young as 13, and many are geared to teenage-related topics.

Join as many survey sites as you can. Some great survey sites to try include:

• Vindale Research
• Survey Voices
• Pinecone Research
• Survey Junkie
• Survey Club
• Ipsos Panel 

16. Yard Sale

Another way to earn money is by selling the things that teens own, that they have grown out of and no longer have any interest in, at a yard sale.

Announce the yard sale to your local area, set up a stall and you’re good to go.

17. Work at a Restaurant

This is an option that has been around for a while, but it’s still a valid one for teens today. Both fast food and sit-down restaurants should be considered.

Restaurants looking to hire, usually have a noticeboard where they make the announcement. You can also visit your favourite restaurant and find out if they have any odd jobs that they are hiring for.

18. Camp Counselor

Although these are usually only available during the summer months, being a camp counselor is a great option for those looking for more money then.

You can look at school noticeboards to see when their camp is being held and enquire within as to whether they would want a camp counselor.

19. Mow Lawns

Another seasonal opportunity is mowing lawns. Many adults prefer to just pay someone to mow their lawn than do it themselves and are happy to see a teen offer.

Getting lawn mowing jobs usually start in the neighbourhood so ask your neighbours whether they need any assistance with their lawns and offer a fair price for the job.

20. Fiverr

One of the best paying jobs for teens is working with Fiverr. This option is an especially promising one for those talented with things like drawing, video making or writing.

There are many small business owners who go to Fiverr to find people who can perform creative tasks for them. You can set your own price and accept as many jobs as you want.

To learn more about how to make money with Fiverr check out my post where I share with you my own experience with starting a digital marketing agency with Fiverr.

21. Etsy

Teens who are talented at making crafts should sell their creations on Etsy. Things bought at thrift stores or created digitally can be sold here too.

22. Upwork

This is another great option for teens ages 18 and 19. It’s best for those who have talent in things like writing, graphic and web design.

Similar to Fiverr, you set your own prices here and can accept as many jobs as you can.

To get started with Upwork click here.

23. eBay

Those who are wondering how to make money as a teenager should also consider eBay. Just about anything can be sold here.

If you don’t know where to find products to buy, look around your house for fairly used items and list it on eBay. You can also sell brand new items, so buy inexpensive goods from stores like Walmart or Target and sell it at a profit on eBay.

If this is something that interests you, my post will be a good place to start. It teaches you everything you need to know about how to get started with eBay.

24. Tumblr Theme Creator

Teens who already spend a bit of time at Tumblr, likely know how to design quality themes and, as a result, can earn some money creating those for others.

25. Shopify eCommerce Store

A list of high paying jobs for teens would not be complete without this one. Users can create an eCommerce store and sell products there.

When you start an eCommerce store you can employ the drop-shipping method, where you do not keep goods in stock, but instead transfer your customer orders and shipping details to a manufacturer who will fulfil the order for you.

To start an eCommerce store with Shopify click here and claim your 14-day free trial.

26. Grocery Store Employee

Every community other than the smallest ones has at least one grocery store, and teens are generally a significant percentage of their work forces.

Start with your local grocery or supermarket and see if they are hiring.

27. Referee or Umpire

Playing the mediator in a variety of youth sporting events is another option for earning money for teens. Maybe your local sports club or school is looking for referees.

Start there.

28. Movie Theater Worker

Many of those creating lists of how to earn money as a teenager will include this famous one as movie theatres regularly hire teens for a number of positions.

From ushers, to food stall workers to cleaners. Apply to your local movie theater and see what they have to offer.

29. Music Xray

This website provides teens with the opportunity to earn money by listening to music and sharing their opinions on it.

Music Xray connects new music to potential fans and compensates you for your time and attention when you listen to it.

30. Assisting the Elderly

Helping out the elderly is another great way for teens to earn money as many seniors either need to remain home or simply prefer to do so.

If you have an elderly neighbour you can ask if they need assistance with household chores and work out a pay scale where they can pay you for your time.

If your neighbourhood is not ideal, then focus on your local home for the elderly and see if they have any openings that you can apply for.

31. CafePress

CafePress offers teens the opportunity to sell designs for things like shirts, pillows and coffee mugs. This is a marketplace that allows their customers to buy unique print on demand products.

Simply upload your design. When your design sells you make money. (UPDATE: CafePress’ website no longer works so I have removed the link.)

32. Userlytics

Mobile apps use Userlytics to pay teens and adults to use, test them and provide their opinions on what worked, what didn’t and what could be improved.

Small start up owners and even larger corporations, use Userlytics to get customer insights into their websites, prototypes, advertisements or videos before it is released to the public.

Testers get paid differing amounts from $5 and even up to $90 for their feedback.

To sign up with Userlytics click here.

33. Scanner

As the world becomes more and more digital, many older people have photographs that they want digitized. Consider offering this as a service to help those people who are not so savvy with computers and the internet.

All you need is a scanner and a sign that says you’re opened for business.

34. Genealogy Researcher

Many teenagers do quality genealogical research, much of which can be done online. Being a genealogy researcher does not require any type of formal degree but research skills do give you an advantage.

If you would like to become a researcher, it is recommended that you participate in many genealogical conferences. These conferences will help you educate yourself so you are ready to take clients.

To learn what it is like to be a genealogist, read Crista Cowan’s story here. 

35. Online Customer Service

Companies such as U-Haul regularly hire teens 16 and older as customer service representatives who work from home via a high-speed internet connection and headset.

Most customer service representatives help customers with their questions and educating them about the company’s products. If you are interested in applying for online customer service jobs a quick Google search can bring back numerous results.

To apply directly with U-Haul, click here. 

36. Jingit

Teenagers of any age can earn money at Jingit by doing things like watching online ads and taking surveys.

Simply sign up for Jingit, watch videos, give your feedback and earn instant cash. (UPDATE: Jingit’s website no longer works so I have removed the link.)

37. ThredUP

If gently used clothing from places like Banana Republic and J. Crew are in a teen’s closet, selling it at ThredUP is a great option for earning money.

ThredUp is an online consignment and thrift store that allows you to sell high quality second hand clothing.

So if you’re having a clear out, simply bag your items, leave it for the mail carrier and once your items are processed you will receive cash for any clothing that ThredUp accepts.

38. Amazon Turk

Those who are 14 or older are eligible to earn money by performing a variety of small tasks for Amazon Turk.

How it works, small companies that have computer-based tasks, hire you to perform simple tasks that you can do better than a computer.

You can choose from thousands of tasks, control when you work and decide how much you earn. To get started with Amazon Turk click here.

39. Lifeguard

This is an opportunity that is normally, but not always seasonal. Pools regularly hire lifeguards while some beaches do so as well.

If you know how to swim and wish to help out at a local community swimming pool, then be sure to contact the Pool Manager to see if they hire.

40. Amusement Park Employee

Many amusement parks prefer hiring teens as they tend to have a lot in common with the clientele that they are looking to attract.

Amusement park work can be a great way to pass time as well as be part of a fun environment.

41. Music Lessons

Teens who are musically talented can earn money teaching others how to improve their own skills. You can provide lessons in private, such as one-on-one tutor style, or you can teach a class at a summer school. 

A good start will be at a local school or even in your own neighbourhood where you can advertise with flyers that you provide music lessons.

42. Athletic Coach

Teens can often earn money by coaching sports teams comprised of children who are usually younger than them. You may already perform well in a sports club and want to help other students improve their performance.

Check your sports club or local school to see if they would be interested in hiring you.

43. Avon

Teenagers, like adults, can earn money selling Avon makeup.

Avon is a direct selling company that sells beauty, household and personal care products. To earn money selling Avon products, you must join as a direct sales consultant where you will be provided with a sales consultant starter kit.

You can then refer people to your website where, once a purchase is made, you earn a commission.

44. Farmers Market

A local farmers market is a great venue for a teenager to earn money. This can be done by bringing things like baked goods or arts and crafts to sell.

45. Qriket

Another online option for earning money that is available for teenagers is this one. Participants watch short ads and spin a wheel to determine the amount earned.

To start you must download their free app. Spin the wheel to join a live game show and then play to earn points. Whoever has the most points win cash prizes.

46. Collect Cans and Bottles

Bringing cans and bottles to recycling centers or grocery stores is one of the ways for teens to make money that is not restricted by age.

Before you start collecting cans and bottles make sure that the recycling centers and grocery stores in your area offer cash incentives for disposing of your collection. 

47. Snow Shoveling

Of course, this one only applies in certain climates, but for teens who live in snowy locales, snow shoveling is a great way to combine getting a good workout with earning some extra money.

48. Slicethepie

This is another website that pays listeners to enjoy some music and provide brief reviews about them. Slicethepie also offers money for reviews on fashion and mobile phone accessories.

Your feedback goes directly to help artists, record labels and brands make decisions about their businesses.

49. Manage Social Media for Businesses

Many teens are so engaged with social media that they can provide quite a value for local businesses who will pay them for their services.

If you can manage a social media account like Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, then there’s a small business that is wanting to pay you money for it.

To find these businesses you can use sites like Fiverr, PeoplePerHour or Upwork. You set your own rate and can determine how often you work.

50. Play an Instrument

Talented teen musicians can often earn money by setting up in a public place and playing, leaving a case, hat or cup out for donations to be placed in.

This task may involve stepping outside your comfort zone but in addition to receiving donations, the likelihood of being discovered by artists, talent buyers and even record label CEOs is high, just as these now-famous celebrities learnt.

Wrapping Up

There you have it, over 50 ways that teenagers can make money too. A little bit of online work and offline work to keep you busy.

Tell me in the comments which one you started or what are you currently doing to earn extra money.

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Since my last post, I have come across more ways that help you make money using the internet. Some of them do require work from you but most of them are very simple to get started.

This blog post is really for anyone who wants help to make an extra income online. Maybe you already work full time but want some easy gigs you can do to put some extra cash in your pocket to pay the bills.

Or maybe you’re a student and instead of asking mom and dad for an allowance, you really want some dosh to pay for your shopping, parties or just having fun.

Whomever you are, this post will connect you with many websites who will pay you for the simplest of tasks.

The internet has become so good now compared to what it was ten or twenty years ago. You can actually count your blessings that legitimate companies are now getting with the online movement and encouraging people to work and make money online. There are so many avenues that you can use to get started.

Now these recommendations will not help you get rich overnight, but they can put some money into your bank account in the short term. If you’d like to make a business out of it, then it can also earn you a steady income for the long term provided you are willing to work hard at it.

Where Do You Start?

Before I give to you the goods, you might become overwhelmed with the options that you have and not really know where to start.

Here are a few thoughts.

Think about what you like to do and start there. So if you’re good with sharing your opinions then the survey option might be a good choice for you.

If you like helping other people then the freelancing or blogging option might be best. If you like shopping then my cashback recommendations could be your answer.

Whatever you decide to do, it should always take into account your passions because at least you will have the motivation to put effort into it.

Money Ideas For An Extra $1000 A Month

Online Surveys

A lot of people underestimate the true power of surveys and how much they can reward you. The key to making good money from surveys are to find high paying ones and join as many of them so you are eligible and can qualify for as many as possible.

Here are a few I would recommend:

Swagbucks is a little more than a survey site, they allow you to earn points for doing little things that you love such as shopping online, watching videos, taking surveys, playing games or searching the web. Plus you get a $5 bonus just for signing up and the gift cards that you earn allow you to shop whilst you put your own cash away.

Pinecone Research Online Consumer Panel is a trusted leader that helps consumers voice their opinions. The companies in this panel want help in developing new and improved products and the opinions you provide in the surveys will help influence the manufacturing of future products. Earn points which you can redeem for cash or prizes plus you can enter their sweepstakes to win a quarterly bonus prize of $4500. 

Survey Voices want to earn $400+ taking paid surveys from home? This survey company is one of the top paid survey sites that matches you with exclusive offers and the highest paid market research opportunities. You can get access to paid surveys, clinical trial opportunities and part time work offers to easily make $400 or more.

Ipsos Panel help shape the future and ignite change by sharing your opinions with I-Say. Whilst you will not earn big money, your say will count and you will get the chance to redeem points for great rewards.

Vindale Research wants you to share information about yourself such as your name, email address, date of birth, address, etc. They will then match you to relevant paid surveys which are the highest paid in the industry. With Vindale you can cash out by check or PayPal. You can even receive $2 for free just for signing up.

Inbox Dollars will pay you to read emails, take surveys online, play games and go shopping. New users even get a $5 just for joining. Some of the brands you can be expected to work with include Netflix, Target, Walmart, etc. I give this one a thumbs up. After answering a few emails and watching some videos I had $5 paid to my account. What’s better than no fuss or headache?!

VIP Voice offers you great prizes in exchange for your opinions on products and services that you use. Basically how it works is once you have provided your opinion you can be entered to win vacations, electronics, gift cards and other great prizes.

Survey Junkie helps you influence brands to deliver better products and services. When you join survey junkie you will build your profile and they will match you with relevant surveys. Once completed you earn points which you can then redeem for cash and that’s it.

Opinions USA share your opinions on a wide variety of topics including food, health, shopping, financial services and much more. You are then rewarded in points which you can redeem for gift cards, electronics from places like Amazon, Target, Starbucks or Amex to name a few.

There are so many survey websites that allow you to make money online however I chose the ones who have a good reputation amongst its participators and do not have impossible or difficult policies to cashing out.

I would recommend that you set up a separate email address for your surveys so they do not clutter your current inbox.

Find A Job

You may want another part time job to supplement your income from a full time job or you may just want another job.

You can now list your resume and cover letter on My Perfect Resume and find the perfect job that matches your background.

Not only will My Perfect Resume help you create customised professional resumes, they will also help you get through interviews with confidence and negotiate a great salary.

To create your resume and start finding your perfect job sign up here.

Freelance Work

Think about a business where you don’t really need any out of pocket expenses.

You do not even need to go out of your way to find people to take a look at your store front? There are many places on the internet that give you the opportunity to create a profile, then offer your services to their marketplace for free.

All it takes is for you to spend some time figuring out where you can help other people, write a compelling offer, then wait for people to knock on your door.

Freelance services can be in the photography, design, music, lifestyle niches or any other niches where you can express your creativity.

For freelancing you can start with Fiverr, PeoplePerHour.com or Upwork.

When you start, you get to set your own rates. That’s the good thing that I like about these websites because it allows you to state a price where you deem what is truly your worth.

When you are setting your own rates however, make sure they are competitive for your level so that you receive initial offers. As you start to grow your reputation on the websites and build up reviews and experience, then you can increase your prices to reflect what you truly want.

Because these websites are free to join and start selling your services, there is a condition that the site takes a portion of your fees when you get paid. For example, Fiverr takes a 20% cut of your rates so make sure and factor this into your price.

For a detailed breakdown of how I got started with Fiverr and earned over $1000 in my first month, read my article here.

Start A Blog

Starting a blog is more time intensive but it is also a rewarding venture. When you blog, you are essentially sharing your knowledge with the world.

People will see you as an expert in your field based on the content that you put out. Just like you may have a social media outlet where you make educational posts on a particular topic, a blog allows you to do the same but gives you more opportunity to grow your income into hundreds of thousands of dollars a month.

A blog can be just about any topic in the world, so if you find that you can write endlessly about a particular subject because you are very knowledgeable about it, then you can start a blog and share what you know.

Before you start a blog I recommend that you read my article 6 Profitable Niche Markets for Bloggers. Most people say to write about your passion, but your passion may not make you money.

When you blog, you write based on what your readers want to read. The article will help you understand how to find niche markets that will help you make money because people want information about it.

When you blog, there are many ways to monetise it, from affiliate marketing, sponsored posts, your own products or services to advertisements. When you build your blog audience, these are the ways that you can convert that audience into a profitable income.

Thought about blogging but don’t know where to start? Start your blog for $3.95 a month with Bluehost then check out my step by step tutorial that teaches you how to start your blog in less than 15 minutes.

If you have already started a blog but you don’t know what the next steps are, the following resources will help you understand how to get traffic to it, how to find topics to write about and how to grow your income from your blog.

• How to Get Your First 1000 Pageviews On A Brand New Blog 
• A Detailed Guide On Finding Your Next Blog Post Idea
• The 5-Step Strategy To Increase Blog Traffic
• The Ultimate Blogging Strategy for Beginners

Host A Visitor To Your Spare Room

Here’s how you can earn extra money by having someone borrow a spare room. Simply list your room with Airbnb.

Airbnb is the popular online marketplace that allows people to list a short term lodging for payment in return. They create an experience for people who travel to connect with local cultures by providing them with local accommodation.

If you have a great space you could earn hundreds and even thousands of dollars each month which you can put into your bank account.

Here are a few tips if you’re thinking of listing your space:

• Make your room available during high demand times. Think of concert events, conferences or sporting events.
• Be a good host, goes without saying. Provide the basic amenities to your guests such as toiletries.
• Be personable.

By following these tips, you will get great reviews and your spot could be the number one recommended place in your area which will generate more business for you.

You can pretty much list your space anywhere in the world.

To become an Airbnb host click here.

Install Apps On Your Devices

Just by installing a simple app and using the internet, you can get paid by the Nielsen Computer and Mobile Panel who wants to build a picture of internet behaviour from people like you.

I had this app installed on my phone and forgot about it. It is not intrusive, it certainly doesn’t slow down your device and you don’t even know that it’s there.

After about six months I remembered it and decided to check my account and saw that I accrued enough points to cash out $50.

The more devices you use, the better potential you have to earn more. So be sure to install it on your mobile phone, your tablet or your PC.

With Nielsen Computer and Mobile Panel, registration is absolutely free. Once you have registered all you have to do is install their non-invasive app and use the internet as normal.

Then get rewarded just for using the internet as you’re doing right now. Simple right?!

Rent Your Items

Now you can lend your items and get paid for it, using Fat Llama.

Fat Llama is an online marketplace for renting out things that you own on a short-term basis. So if you have a camera lying about that you’re not using right now, rent it to another user and you’ll get paid.

Of course there’s nothing new like online rental services, but Fat Llama makes sure that your items are fully insured up to the value of £25,000 making it a safe community to rent.

To get started all you do is take a photo of the item you wish to rent, upload it to the Fat Llama platform, set the rental price, location and availability, then as soon as someone wants to borrow your gear, approve their request.

To seal the deal simply arrange a handover through the Fat Llama messaging service and you’re good to go.

There are many items that you can rent on Fat Llama; from film and photography devices, drones, party and event items, musical instruments, just to name a few.

Sometimes it may not be practical for people to buy expensive items especially if they only intend on using it once. Think about how your item could help that other person – the bonus being that you can get paid hundreds or even thousands of dollars from your rentals.

I bet you have a lot of great stuff that other people would like to borrow for the right price.  When you join Fat Llama you will receive a $25 credit.

To start renting your items click here.

Become an Uber Driver

Uber drivers around the world make some serious money and can easily replace their full time income by becoming self-employed drivers.

If you’re not quite ready to quit your job, then simply drive part time.

With Uber all you need is a car and a smart phone; download the Uber app and that helps with everything else by telling you where you next customer is.

It’s easy to make money with Uber as you can drive anytime. I would recommend driving during peak hours in your area as those are the busier times with more customer availability. Plus during peak hours, fares go up to get more drivers on the road.

You are totally in control of your own time. So set your own hours when you want to drive. If you’re not up to driving then take the day.

Another great thing about Uber is that you get paid instantly. This is a complete bonus as the money that you make is available on the same day. You can transfer the money that you make straight into your bank account directly from the Uber app.

Sign up to drive with Uber here. If you don’t have a car but still want to try out this ride-sharing app to make money then you can also try UberEats with a bike or scooter.

Get Cashback From Shopping

Want to make money whilst shopping? Imagine spending money, but then getting some of it back.

Well Ebates makes this possible.

How this works, is when you do your regular shopping, you get a percentage of it back when you do your shopping through this cashback site.

Ebates teams up with a number of brand name stores like Walmart, Expedia, Amazon, Macy’s and pays you up to 40% when you do your shopping with them.

To benefit from this cash back site, make sure and download their app to your device so you are automatically alerted when Ebates cashback is available during your online shopping.

You can earn cash back on electronics, travel, beauty supplies, you name it.

To join Ebates it’s free and all you need is an email address, Facebook or Google+ account to get started.

Invest In High-Growth Companies

Invest in a company that is set for growth and one that matters to you because it matters to the world.

When you care about companies that solve global challenges and you want to do your part, you can use the Swell Investing platform to find high growth companies where you invest in them for profit.

Swell Investing uses its own portfolio management team to manage your investment. They will identify the stocks of companies that are making a positive impact and potentially high returns.

Some of the challenges that companies offer a solution for include zero waste, disease eradication, renewable energy, healthy living.

If you’re looking for ways to make a return on your investment and you also care about making a change, Swell Investing platform

Are there any more ways that you make money online or from home? Leave them in the comments. I would love to read more about them.

Cheers

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In today’s blog post I am going to talk about FlexOffers and provide a detailed synopsis of how I was able to use this affiliate network to earn over $10,000 in affiliate commissions and how you can make money with FlexOffers.

There are many ways that you can promote affiliate products but I have found the best way to do that is through a valuable blog post that teaches your reader something educational.

But the difference with this case study is that I did not have one of those traditional blogs. Like this one that you’re reading.

I wanted to create something that was fast and easy to get started in very little time.

Know what it takes to create a niche blog and ready to take the leap? Start your blog by following my step-by-step guide.

When I started this campaign, all I wanted to do was test the affiliate product to see if it would generate any interest. The quickest way to do that without a traditional blog was to create a small blog post and drive traffic to it to see if it would produce any sales.

Guess what happened next? I got six affiliate sales in the first 24 hours and went on to earn over $10k in a little over two months.

Now, I want to show you what I did.

What you will learn:

• What is FlexOffers and how to sign up with them
• Which are the best products to promote with FlexOffers
• How to promote the affiliate product through a blog post
• How to get traffic to your blog post
• Other features of FlexOffers
• How I earned over $10k in affiliate commissions from FlexOffers in 2 months

What Is FlexOffers And How To Sign Up With Them 

FlexOffers is an affiliate network that connects you to many reputable brand name companies who you can become an affiliate for.

FlexOffers has over 12000 affiliate programs and are adding new ones each day.    

Some of their affiliate programs include companies like Lord & Taylor, Skin Store and the InterContinental Hotel Group.

You will notice that the brands that I just mentioned are in the fashion, beauty and hotel niche. This means that there is a wide range of programs to suit almost every niche. 

To sign up with FlexOffers you do need your own website to get started. I do not know how they select their affiliates and whether they expect that websites should already have sufficient content on it to join but this is what FlexOffers said:

From the above it would appear that even if you have very limited content on your website, as long as you explain how you are going to promote their products and are very detailed as to your traffic sources, this will give you a good chance at being accepted onto their platform.

Take note of this and take your time when applying for their program.

To start the application process click here. Once you get to the website click on Publisher Sign up.

Next go through the steps to complete your application.

There is no secret to getting accepted with and making money with FlexOffers but here are a few things you should know:

• Give truthful, honest information
• FlexOffers want people who know how they are going to promote their products. So have a plan and be sure to be as detailed as you can when you state that plan in your application to increase your chances of being accepted.
• Give accurate information. Don’t worry if you make a mistake. You can always contact them after you have submitted your application and inform them of the error.
• Read their terms and conditions carefully to ensure that you can comply so as to avoid violations and termination of your account.
• There is no cost to join FlexOffers

What Are The Best Products To Promote With FlexOffers

In my view, the best products to promote are the cost per lead products.

Cost per lead, means that you will earn a commission when your traffic opts into the advertiser’s product form providing their name, contact details and other information which the advertiser requires from the lead.

This means that your audience is not required to make a purchase in order for you to receive a commission.

I find that cost per lead programs are one of the easiest ways to make money from affiliate networks as all that is required is for the lead to enter their information which is a much easier, no obligation task for the lead to perform as opposed to taking out their credit card and buying a product.

To find cost per lead items, once you are in the FlexOffers Publisher area, click on Advertisers then Search Advertisers.

Scroll down to Payout Type then tick the Cost Per Lead box and click on Search.

This will bring up all the affiliate programs that are paid on a cost per lead basis.

If you want to filter the search results based on your niche, you can enter keywords or select categories to help you narrow the search results.

How To Promote The Affiliate Product Through A Blog Post

You can promote an affiliate product by linking directly to the affiliate program but I find that the best way to make money with FlexOffers and well, any affiliate product is with valuable content.

Valuable content allows you to educate and inform your visitor about why they should take a particular action. People are more likely to act when you teach them something and they understand why the action is necessary, both as a benefit to them and what could happen if they do nothing.

Valuable content can come in the form of a sales funnel where you capture the lead’s information on a lead capture page, then take them to a bridge page where you educate them on how to do something and send them off to the affiliate product.

However with cost per lead programs it can be quite tricky when you ask for the lead’s information through your own sales funnel, then ask them to provide their information again through the advertiser’s lead form.

So what I like to do, which has reaped tremendous results for me, is write an educational blog post that recommends the affiliate program (kind of like this one you’re reading).

So when your audience clicks through to your links, they are taken to the affiliate program where they are only required to enter their details once.

Whatever way you decide to promote the program, I recommend that you always use your own landing page before sending the traffic to the affiliate program. What this allows you to do is:

• You can either capture your traffic’s information by using your own lead capture page. This will help you build an email list to which you can remarket and follow up with the lead.
• You can add retargeting pixels to your landing page, which will allow you to retarget and remarket to your visitors.

Interested in using this method to promote your affiliate products? Check out my LeadPages Review blog post which teaches you how to use LeadPages to do affiliate marketing.

How To Get Traffic To The Affiliate Program

There are many ways that you can get people to see your promotional content. You can get traffic from Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest or search engines.

When promoting my own blog posts, I use Facebook Ads as well as Bing Ads. Before you spend any money promoting the affiliate program, make sure that you know what the earnings per click is (EPC).

Earnings per click is a metric provided by affiliate programs that give you insight into the estimated earnings that you can achieve for every 100 clicks you send to the affiliate program.

This metric is determined by the average earnings earned by affiliates over a certain period.

FlexOffers measures this over a 7, 30 and 90-day period.

By knowing what your earnings per click metric is, you can ensure that you run profitable ad campaigns where your cost per click falls below the EPC.

For example, if you place an advertising campaign with Facebook and you ask Facebook to send people to your landing page, look out for the amount that you are spending per visitor.

This is measured by the cost per link click metric (or cost per landing page view) on the Facebook platform.

If you are using Bing ads, see how much each link click costs. Look for the “average CPC” metric.

As long as the advertising platform’s metric is below the EPC of the affiliate program, you can ensure that your campaigns will remain profitable if you are getting conversions.

How I Earned Over $10k In Affiliate Commissions From FlexOffers In 2 Months 

When I started with FlexOffers I chose an affiliate program that was paid on a cost per lead basis. That program was the Credit Sesame offer.

Next I wrote a blog post about Credit Sesame to include the features, benefits, why I used it and why I recommended it.

I used Facebook ads to drive traffic to the blog post by targeting people who I thought would be interested in a website app that helped them improve their credit score.

My cost per click was under $0.25 and went as low as $0.17.

To get my cost per click low I paid attention to my ad’s text by making it personal and relatable. This would ensure that a lot of people who saw my ad were first attracted to it and then engaged with it to drive down my costs.

I started this campaign at $5 per ad per day to first test different interests and see what worked. I initially tested eight different interests and when I got my first conversions, I looked to see which interests were converting.

I then turned off those that were not performing.

The ad campaign ended up running for approximately three months and I achieved a final return on investment of x2.7.

The final amount earned in affiliate commissions was $10,266.

Other Features of FlexOffers

Some things that I love about FlexOffers are:

Dedicated affiliate manager. I have an affiliate manager who helps me find the most suitable affiliate offers. They are also the go-to person if I wish to negotiate an increase in my commissions.

Ease of access. FlexOffers has online chat support features and you can reach their office by email or by telephone if you have a question. I have not had a problem speaking to someone although at one point I did have to follow up with their Accounts department after not receiving a response for seven days.

During the follow up, they answered my questions satisfactorily and were helpful in addressing my concerns.

Reliable payment. Although I am not a fan of their Net30 or payment when they receive commissions from the advertiser, they are reliable. I started with FlexOffers in January and received my commissions for the month of February at the beginning of April. This is usually the case with most affiliate networks. Some pay you on Net30 terms and others pay you on Net7 terms. I must add however that FlexOffers do have Net7 payment terms but you must have sent them quality traffic for two months and earned at least $5000 in affiliate commissions during each month.

Ease of payment. You can receive your affiliate commissions via PayPal or if you live in the US you can receive payment via cheque or direct deposit.

FlexRev-$hare. FlexOffers has a referral program where if you refer publishers who are approved, you can earn a percentage of their affiliate sales.

Wrapping Up       

Anyone can make money with FlexOffers if they want to. They are a trusted affiliate network that provides thousands of affiliate programs that you can promote for a commission.

It’s a great revenue stream for bloggers and marketers who are looking for high quality brands to promote on their blogs or website. Click this link to get started with FlexOffers. 

I cover more about FlexOffers and affiliate marketing with small blogs in my latest eBook How To Make Money With Small Blogs.

The information inside this eBook teaches you how to make money from affiliate products using small valuable blog posts. Plus I uncover a lot more, in-depth strategies that I used to earn over $10k in affiliate commissions with FlexOffers. 

Whereas you can promote affiliate products using sales funnel, you can also provide value to your audience through educational content. They refer to this as a form of article marketing.

I also share with you how to get other people to pay for your advertising and business costs, plus one free traffic source that I absolutely love. 

Many would-be bloggers want to start making money from blogging but they eventually give up because they don’t have the time to manage a blog or they find it difficult to get visitors to their blog. Make Money With Small Blogs solves this problem by showing you how to create a small blog and promote it for near instant results.

This eBook is designed to help you find an affiliate product that suits you, write content around the affiliate product and make money in a short time span.

Click here to check out the eBook and let’s start building a strong affiliate marketing journey for you today.

Cheers,

P.s Have you joined FlexOffers? Leave a comment below and let other people know what you thought about them. 

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There are many outlets that you can start a business from but today I will speak about using Fiverr as your platform.

A business is a system where goods and services are exchanged for money.

In my profession, I provide a digital marketing service and so help people transform their own businesses using the power of the internet and online marketing. In exchange for that service, I receive money.

Some people have tried affiliate marketing, eCommerce, selling info products as a way of earning a steady income. If you have not yet been successful with these methods then I am going to outline for you, how you can sell your services on Fiverr and start making money.

Anyone can do this. Even a teen up to an elderly person.

What matters is that you have a skill that people want and they are willing to pay you for it.

What is Fiverr?

Fiverr is a global online marketplace that offers tasks and services beginning at a cost of $5 for a job performed.

A word of encouragement – although it got its name from how low it’s prices are, don’t be turned off by this. Whilst most people start their jobs at $5, you can actually start your own jobs at a higher price but there is a method to all of this.

I will explain this later on in the post.

What You Will Learn:

• How to start an online business with Fiverr
• The benefits of using Fiverr
• How to create your gig on Fiverr
• How to get your first paid gig on Fiverr
• How to get your gig ranked on Fiverr
• How to scale your business with Fiverr as a beginner

Start A Successful Blog Step-By-Step

How To Start An Online Business With Fiverr

If you thought starting a business online is hard think again. Many people are overwhelmed with the amount of information that there is on the internet about how to make money online.

Yes there are many ways to make money but all you need to do is choose one way and master that one way.

On my blog I have covered many ways. Have you found one yet?

Using Fiverr as a jumping board to start an online business is a very simple process. In fact, if you are looking to generate a full time income with Fiverr within a month, it is easy to do, but like everything else, it requires work.

At the start, Fiverr is not a platform that you can use to earn passive income. Your income can be capped if you are providing the skills yourself.

If however you outsource the skills to other persons, then there are ways that you can create a passive income stream using this avenue but this post is not about that.

This post is for those who are willing to trade time for money but still earn a full time income from home.

To start your business with Fiverr you need to first think about the service that you want to provide.

To help you decide that you can use Fiverr’s directory of services to juggle your mind and come up with some ideas on what type of skills you are versed in.

Once you have decided on the skills you would like to offer, it’s time to create an account and set up your gigs.

It’s important to note that Fiverr takes 20% of your compensation that you get from each sale. So what I like to do, is factor this into my prices.

For example, if I would like to get $200 for writing a 400 word blog post, I would start my gig at $250. So when Fiverr takes their 20% cut, I would receive the amount that I am happy to accept.

If you don’t do that you will be disappointed by the final amount you receive. This was the mistake that I first made when I got started with Fiverr.

To get started with Fiverr, follow these steps:

Go to the website Fiverr.com then click on Become A Seller.

You can join Fiverr by using your Facebook, Google or Email account. I used my Facebook account to get started as it was a simple process of logging into my Facebook profile and connecting it to Fiverr which was automatically done by Fiverr.

By using Facebook, I receive all Fiverr notifications to the email address associated with Facebook.

On the next page, click on the green button Become A Seller, then complete the forms on the screen to enter your relevant skills and proceed to list your first gig.

The Benefits Of Using Fiverr

Starting a business with Fiverr means that you don’t have to create your own website to promote yourself.

Fiverr has built out this extensive platform that makes it easy for persons to list their skills and their price.

There is also no need for you to pay for advertising to bring traffic to your website. Because Fiverr is a well known freelancer platform, it is a household name in the online marketing space.

This means that most people go here for online services and the chances of them finding your gig is high.

Because there is no need to use paid advertising to promote your gig, any money that you make will be a profit for you (well after Fiverr has taken their cut).

So far since having used Fiverr, the only drawback that I am not pleased with, is the 20% deduction that they take  but it is a justified cost since it provides a free platform for freelancers to meet business owners and individuals to sell their service.

How To Create Your Gig On Fiverr

Once you have set up your Fiverr account you will need to create your gig. Fiverr allows you to have seven gigs in total so I would use up this allotment and provide as many gigs as you can.

You never know, one gig may outperform the other providing you with more sales over another.

|Create A Gig

To create your first gig from your dashboard, click on Selling then Gigs then Create A New Gig.

You will then come to a page that looks like this where you can set up your gig. There are six steps to complete before your gig goes live.

Starting with your gig title, you want to make sure that your title is short and simple. So if you can create an animated video, title your gig I Will Create An Animated Video.

Your title does not have to be fancy. It has to be as precise and to the point paying attention to key words that you think your target audience will search for.

Next select the appropriate category for your gig and the search terms. Search terms are entered as tags that help Fiverr’s algorithm decide whether your gig is relevant to a search term entered by their users.

If you are not sure about what you are doing, Fiverr has a helpful video on the right to assist you in completing step one.

|Pricing Your Gig

Step two is about setting out your prices and the scope of your services.

Here you will be able to define your services in more detail; so explain what the buyer will get by completing the categories that Fiverr recommends that you complete.

A word of advice – if this is your first time using Fiverr start pricing your gigs at $5. I offer the simplest service for $5.

For example if I am doing blog writing services, a simple 400 word blog post is priced at $5. Then I set a realistic price for a 500 word blog post and so on.

The reason why it is important that you do this is because it will help you attract buyers to your profile. Setting your basic package at $5, helps you start getting gigs and as long as you provide a good service you can get reviews which will allow your gigs to show up more often in the search results.

Once you have adequate reviews and are more confident with your services you can increase the price.

|Delivery Times

When stating delivery times think about your client. They want work delivered in a timely fashion so they will choose a vendor who can deliver a gig within 24 hours over a vendor who can deliver a gig within 3 days, for example.

Be mindful of this. For $5 gigs I always offer delivery within 24 hours. For the more expensive gigs which require more work I deliver the gigs within a maximum of 2-3 days.

Finish your gig by completing steps three to six.

|Buyer Requirements

The last piece of advice that I can give to you when creating your gig is that you want to ensure that you set out properly and in detail everything you need to complete your job with Buyer Requirements.

Nothing is worse than having a customer pay for a gig then asking them after to provide pieces of information that you need to complete the gig.

As soon as the customer pays for their gig, Fiverr initiates a countdown. Sometimes you may not be able to get in touch with the customer after they have paid.

So go through the requirements section and list everything that you need to complete the job.

How To Get Your First Paid Gig On Fiverr

With thousands of freelancers promoting their services on Fiverr, sometimes it can be difficult to get your first paying customer by simply relying on Fiverr’s algorithm.

This is where you have to step up a bit and do more work by completing the Buyer’s Request.

To find the Buyer’s Request click on Selling then scroll down to Buyer’s Request.

The buyer’s request is where customers post their requirements if it does not fall into one of Fiverr’s categories or maybe they do not prefer to search for a relevant gig.

Customers state what they would like to achieve. Sometimes they state a budget or leave the budget open. If the budget is left open there is scope to negotiate your prices.

If the customer has set a budget most times you should send an offer if you wish to work within the budget or you can take a chance and see whether they will be willing to work with your payment offer.

Either way, as a new freelancer on Fiverr, buyer’s requests are the fastest way to get your first paid gig whilst you wait for Fiverr’s algorithm to take effect.

It also helps you to get reviews thereby increasing your chance of your gigs appearing in the search results.

When making offers to buyer’s requests here are a few tips I recommend you follow to have a good chance at being offered the gig:

• Be as detailed as possible when making your offer. It is important to understand the customer’s requirements and even more important to set out a detailed plan as to how you can help the customer achieve their desired outcome. So do not be lazy. Take the time to write a detailed plan. This shows to the customer that you have read their requirements, that you have demonstrated that you know how to fulfil the job and have paid attention to detail. This helps you to stand out from the rest of offers.
• I would advise against writing one liners. That shows that you have not put any effort into attracting the customer to you.
• Set a reasonable offer. Do not put an offer at $5 if you do not want that offer to be accepted. State the offer that you will accept for the job to be done. If you are unable to state an offer because you require more information from the customer, then make sure that this is clearly expressed in your offer description.
• Include links to samples of your work. This will help the customer understand whether you are the right person for the gig. By providing a sample of your work cuts out any scepticism that the buyer may have about whether you are qualified for the job.
• Make as many offers as you can to have a higher chance of being accepted for one. Every day Fiverr allows you to place 10 offers. Make use of all 10 offers for the day.

Once you have landed a gig from the buyer’s request complete the job as agreed. When delivering your work be sure to include a paragraph asking that the customer leave a review letting others know about your service.

Keep repeating this process until you have built up a great reputation on Fiverr and you will start receiving gigs like clockwork from Fiverr’s search results.

How To Get Your Gig Ranked On Fiverr

Using the buyer requests to land your first paid gig is a way to get your first reviews thereby helping Fiverr’s algorithm to rank your gig.

If however you are struggling to get buyer requests, there are a few tricks that you can try that I have learnt to help your gig get ranked.

There is a group on Facebook called Fiverr Review Exchange Only.

In this group there are other Fiverr members who are also trying to get their gigs ranked. What they do is help other members by agreeing to like or leave a review on a gig for you so as to trick Fiverr’s algorithm into thinking that you have genuine people checking out your gigs.

What happens then is that these visitors tells Fiverr’s algorithm that your gigs are interesting and so it causes your gig to be ranked.

I have not really relied on this method to have my gig ranked.

I learnt of this method from another Fiverr user as it helped him.

When using the group be careful not to accept any offers to buy reviews as there are those people who sell reviews.

There is no need to buy reviews as there are people who are willing to help you gain reviews via mutual exchange.

Another way to get your gig ranked is a black hat way, in my opinion. That means it is very risky and could go against Fiverr’s terms of service for abuse of process. 

I will still state it here.

What you will do is create a dummy Fiverr account. From that account buy your own gig twice and then leave reviews on it.

Next buy some traffic from a Fiverr user who sells traffic. At most you should be spending $5 for this. Direct that traffic to the gig that you want ranked.

Doing this tricks Fiverr’s algorithm into thinking that your gig is interesting as it is getting many hits. This will then help rank your gig fast.

How To Scale Your Business With Fiverr As A Beginner

So let’s say that you’re getting customers through Fiverr and you’re ready to take it to the next level.

Because Fiverr takes a percentage of your earnings it is important to try and build a long term relationship with your customer and move the communication off of Fiverr.

Do not however mention this in your messenger chat on Fiverr as it is against their terms of service to accept payment directly from a customer.

Some customers contact you via email and make the request to work long term with you. This is one way of scaling your business as you can now offer many other services to them at a price that suits you.

When you build long term relationships with these customers you can also get referrals for your business.

Another way to scale your business is to increase your gig prices. Remember when you priced your gig at $5 for the basic package?

Once you have built up a reputation on Fiverr it is fair to increase your prices to value your worth. Do not be afraid that an increase in price will reduce your sales.

This is further from the truth. Fiverr caters to many different customers.

So there are low paying and high paying customers. If you can deliver a service and have proven that you can deliver the job professionally you will get business even if you increase your rate.

One piece of advice however will be to ensure that you keep your delivery at the shortest time possible. So just because you increase your basic package price does not mean that you should increase the delivery time.

Keep your delivery times as short as possible to encourage visitors to book you.

Start A Successful Blog Step-By-Step

Wrapping Up   

Fiverr has been a huge part of my success at earning an income online. It is an additional income that I make along with my blog income and affiliate income.

It can also help you achieve success at working for yourself, if you have the time to implement the steps I outlined, as well as have the patience to wait for it to provide you with recurring business.

If providing these type of services is not for you then be sure to check out my Making Money Online archives where I give more guidance on how to earn an income from the internet.

Many people are looking for ways to work from home. There is so much flexibility when you work for yourself as you get to spend more time with your family and work at your own schedule.

Fiverr can help you achieve that.

I hope that you have gotten value from this post but if you have any questions then be sure to leave it in the comments section below.

Any of your friends want to work from home? Share this post with them.

Cheers,

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In my Make Money Online archive you will find many ways that you can make money online. Have a look and see if any way helps you to get started.

Recently I started looking into the world of freelancing and decided that that would be my next blog post idea.

There are so many people who have different skills that can be sold but they either do not have the knowledge on how to sell them or know how to sell them but don’t know how to start. 

This blog post was created with those people in mind.

Today I will be speaking about making money with freelance sites such as Freelancer, Upwork and Fiverr.

Here’s what you will learn 

• The top 3 Freelance Marketplaces where you can make money
• What skills you can sell on the marketplace
• How to create an account and set up your profile
• How to promote your gigs
• How much money can you really make as a Freelancer

The Top 3 Freelance Marketplaces Where You Can Make Money

As a freelancer you are selling your skills on the marketplace to people who want a specialised service.

Back in the days the usual way to get your freelance services known was to set up a website, state your services and promote that website using advertising means.

Now the easier way to get your services out there is to join a freelance marketplace and advertise your services there.

The reason why it becomes easier for you to use a freelance marketplace is because they have their own traffic.

Many individuals and businesses go to these websites when they want tasks completed which they cannot do themselves.

It is because of this demand for these services, that it is easy for a freelancer to join one of these marketplaces and never have to worry about promoting their business on the internet because of the driving force of these marketplaces.

There are many marketplaces online that you can promote your services but the three that have come to be the most popular go-to marketplaces are Fiverr, Upwork and Freelancer.

Fiverr

Fiverr is an online global marketplace which makes this one of the places where anyone from any country can easily set up an account and start offering their services.

Most of the services performed start at $5 per job which is where the brand got its name from.

By attaining good performance reviews and building your brand you are able to promote yourself and offer services for more than $5.

Upwork

You may have known Upwork as Elance-Odesk. This marketplace is another global platform where you can market your services for free and get paid for jobs that you complete.

Freelancer

Freelancer is a global marketplace where any employer wanting a job to be completed, can post their position, the requirements for the position and have freelancers bid to win the job. The best person for the job who sells their services by stating what they can offer and for how much, is then contacted by the employer.

With Freelancer you can also build your profile where you can attract employers to contact you about any job that they want completed.

What Skills You Can Sell On The Marketplace

The skills that you can sell are typically creative and digital skills.

Any type of skill that you can do online such as building a website, creating a logo, creating a video introduction, doing a voiceover, can be sold on these marketplaces.

All of the jobs that I have seen on these marketplaces are for online businesses.

Therefore if you are trying to sell a car repair service or dog walking service, then these marketplaces are not for you.

When deciding what skills you can sell you can easily leverage the marketplace platform to see what other services people are selling and then create your own.

So if you go to Fiverr.com there is an explore feature where you can look to see what other type of services are being offered.

Can you think of any services you can do in one of these categories?

If we click on Music & Audio it is broken down in to further sub categories. By using these categories you will get a few ideas of services you can offer, then you can create your own profile to offer the same service to the world.

You can use this same method of researching ideas for your profile with both Upwork and Freelancer. Feel free to navigate the sites to see what options you have.

How To Create An Account And Set Up Your Profile

Once you have decided on the skills that you want to sell, it is now time to create your account.

Each marketplace requires certain personal information about you to create a user profile.

Your user profile is made available to the public so they can see who they will be working with and what services you have to offer.

I would advise that you spend about an hour preparing a detailed profile to get the best chances of people finding your gig and hiring you.

If you are not sure about what to include in your profile, find other users who offer the same service as you do and use their profile as inspiration. Do not copy other people’s profiles as you run the risk of being banned from the network. 

Let’s look at how each platform works to set up your user profile.

Fiverr

To start selling your services on Fiverr click on Become A Seller.

You can join Fiverr by either signing up with your Facebook, Google or Email account.

Once you have selected your method for signing up click on Become A Seller then complete the screen to enter your relevant skills and proceed to list your first gig.

Upwork

To start selling on Upwork click on the button Become A Freelancer.

Enter your details to then sign up to the platform.

Next enter a password and click on the button link Work As A Freelancer.

Complete all the fields for a username and bot check.

Ensure that you read and agree to the Terms of Services then click Next.

You will then be asked to verify your email address.

Once you have verified your email address complete the onscreen details to commence your application. Upwork requires you to submit an application to start posting jobs in their marketplace.

Ensure that you complete these details carefully to get the best chance at being accepted.

Whilst there is no guarantee that you will be accepted onto the Upwork network, if for whatever reason you are rejected, there are still avenues with Fiverr and Freelancer that you can explore.

Freelancer

To start with Freelancer click on the link that says Sign Up.

You can sign up to Freelancer using a Facebook or email account.

When signing up make sure that you select Work then click on Create Account.

You will then be able to select your relevant skills that you would like to offer. You can always update or change these skills at a later date so don’t worry if you do not have as many skills to offer at this time or you do not know what to select.

Once you have selected your skills you will be required to verify your payment. Verifying a payment is simply an extra layer of security that Freelancer has to ensure that only serious persons get onto the network.

If you do not wish to verify a payment you can always skip the step.

You will be offered a chance to start a professional membership. This membership allows you to have several more benefits than a basic membership.

Basic memberships are free to start whilst professional memberships cost $29.95 per month.

Once this step is created you will then be able to search for jobs that you can fulfil. Remember that unlike Fiverr or Upwork, employers on Freelancer post their requirements and if you suit any of them you can bid on the job to get a chance at being offered the position.

How To Promote Your Gigs

In some cases as on Fiverr, you may have to do a little bit more than simply completing your profile and hoping that people find you.

Because there are so many freelancers in the marketplace, you have to go the extra step and promote your own gigs so that other people can find you.

When people find your gigs you have a higher likelihood of getting work.

To set up your profile so that it can be found easily ensure that you use meta data and tags in your description when designing your gig.

So for example if your gig is blog writing, be sure to add some keywords in Gig Title and Search Description that are relevant to blogging.

You should also carefully add relevant tags to your description as this helps rank your gig faster.

Secret Hack To Ranking Your Gig Faster On Fiverr

Here’s a hack that I learnt from a good friend of mine who easily gets his gig listed in the top 10 rank on Fiverr for his keyword.

Firstly create a dummy account on Fiverr.

Find the gig that you posted using your normal account and buy that gig at least twice with the dummy account. When you buy the gig show that it is completed and add a positive review.

Next using a small outlay buy some traffic to your gig so it appears that people are clicking on your gig and checking it out.

What this does is it gives Fiverr the impression that people find your gig interesting enough to click on it and so Fiverr will want to show it to more people, thus ranking your gig higher.

You can easily get traffic from solo ads, or even from Fiverr but a word of caution, never use Fiverr as a traffic source for a legitimate purpose.

On this occasion because you essentially want to “cheat” the system, it is ok to use Fiverr traffic to do so.

How Much Money Can You Really Make

Freelancing is a serious business and only if you take massive action can you potentially make enough money to earn a full time income.

In this article on Forbes they tell how three people make six figures a year with Fiverr.

Even as a teen you can make money on Fiverr like Damian Pros writes in this article.

Check out this article that I found about Ari Zelmanow who earned over $10k on Upwork in under a month.

The stories told in these articles open up the world of possibilities for anyone to turn their skill into a side hustle.

All you have to do is get to work and go for it. Like anything if you want to be successful with these freelance marketplaces you must treat this like a business. Therefore you need to show up everyday and work hard to build a brand for yourself.

Whichever platform you decide to use, good luck.

There are so many ways that you can make money online. I hope this resource has been helpful. If you want other ways to make money online then feel free to check out the following articles below.

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Cheers

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I think many people have their guard up and are mostly concerned about being scammed. Which I completely understand. When you have worked hard for your money, the last thing you want to do is give it away to a deceitful lie that only wants to take advantage of your vulnerability. 

Most companies make claims that are too good to be true. That is one way you can decipher whether any online opportunity is legitimate or not.

If you are still not sure and looking for a comprehensive guide to figuring out real opportunities from the fake, you can read my blog post How To Find A Legitimate Business Online. This post will help you understand what to look out for and pinpoint those warning signs that tell you something isn’t right.

With internet fraud so common today, pay attention to key indicators that help you realise a fake offer from a genuine offer. 

Despite the negative aspect of internet businesses and jobs I want to assure you that all really is not lost.

There truly are ways that you can make money online and whilst I have covered hundreds of them in previous posts, I would like to share with you the top three ways that you can make money online.

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• 16 Real Ways That You Can Make Extra Money 
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These ways have helped me to generate multiple streams of income. They do require skills that you will learn along the way (earn as you learn). I will do my best to break it down for you, so you can follow the exact same steps that I took, to join, get started and start earning.

The Top 3 Ways To Make Money Online

1. Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is the easiest way to start earning an income online.

If you are new to affiliate marketing then you can read my blog post How To Start Affiliate Marketing For Beginners, which is a step by step guide to affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing is essentially promoting other people’s products for a commission. The reason why it is so easy is because you do not have to create your own product to sell.

So if you are stuck for creative ideas on the type of product that will sell well, you can simply become an affiliate for another company and agree with them, that you will receive a percentage of the sale, once you sell their product.

Most companies pay affiliates 20% upwards on each sale, which is a great starting point.

You can find products to promote from affiliate networks like FlexOffers, Clickbank or any brand who has an affiliate program.

If you would like a bigger list of companies to join, some free and paid, then be sure to read my article 6 Most Profitable Niche Markets For Bloggers And Marketers.

Why Most Affiliate Marketers Fail

In order to make  affiliate marketing work for you, I would strongly advise that you join one program and master that one program before you join the next.

The reason why most affiliate marketers fail, is because they join too many programs without figuring out the best features of each and how they all work. This only causes overwhelm making it impossible to learn exactly what the program can offer. 

They also do not give themselves time to learn affiliate marketing skills and apply it to the program. If you want to be successful with affiliate marketing, the key takeaway is to invest in educational products that can teach you.  

Also whilst affiliate marketing is an excellent avenue for you to make an income and eventually a full time income, your expectations must be set.

Affiliate marketing is not a push button make money scheme. No program can guarantee that you will make money just from joining. In fact with affiliate marketing, it is like a job and you have to be prepared to work hard to make your first commission.

As long as you are prepared to put all effort into being successful with affiliate marketing, then I would recommend it as your starting point when trying to earn your first dollar online.

You can join whatever affiliate program that you like and in this article I explain how to find affiliate programs. However, I would like to recommend to you one of the best affiliate marketing programs that I have joined to date.

I would not recommend any program which I have not tried myself and which I have not seen results. I only recommend reliable programs for my readers where I feel they will get value for their money, time and effort.

Affilorama

When I started affiliate marketing in August 2016, Affiloramas’ AffiloBlueprint taught me everything about it.

It taught me about:

• Website building 
• How to make sales using email marketing
• Where to find people to visit my website
• And most importantly how to make money from the internet

It taught me absolutely everything and is one of the best educational programs that I have seen to date which helps beginners learn the skill of affiliate marketing and make money from it in a short space of time.

Affilorama has three different products which is included as part of its premium membership.

AffiloBlueprint

AffiloBlueprint provides a step-by-step walk-through of how to build niche affiliate marketing websites (like this one). It is pretty much an over-the-shoulder guide that shows you how the creator of the program built his own website from scratch.

This will definitely help shorten your learning curve as you will be learning from someone who has already done it and can help you implement strategies that work and avoid costly mistakes.

AffiloTools

If you’re doing affiliate marketing then there are tools that you will need to improve performance.

Affiliate marketing is like a business, so it is necessary that you use certain tools to help your business function well. AffiloTools gives you everything that you need to see what’s going on, on your website.

AffiloJetpack

If you’re not interested in learning how to do affiliate marketing or maybe you do not have time, then perhaps you’d like someone to put together a package that you can simply plug and play.

Well this is what AffiloJetpack is for.

Everything is already created for you. All you have to do is promote the product and where someone takes an action that converts into a commission, you get a cut of the stake.

You can sign up for free to Affilorama but to start learning and earning with the advanced material that AffiloBlueprint and AffiloJetpack provides it will cost you $197 and $997 respectively.

Affilorama does have a generous 60-day money back guarantee, so if after using the product you do not get any benefit from it, you can request a refund.

Affiliate Program

Besides its educational platform, Affilorama also has an affiliate program attached to it. So if you found great value from it and it is something you’d like to share with your friends, then you can do so.

If your friends go on to purchase the course or tools you will receive a 50% commission.

In the name of full transparency, you should know that this post contains affiliate links so any purchase you make will result in me receiving a small commission which is at no extra cost to you.

Plus if you do make a purchase using my referral link, you will be able to connect with me and I will give you your very own checklist with daily actionable steps that you can take to earn your first affiliate commission and more. This is an additional bonus so make sure you contact me here once you are on board.

2. Ecommerce

Ecommerce is another sustainable business model that can help you earn six figures and more in passive income in a year. Whilst it is another skill set that you will have to learn, the potential to create a full time income from this model is achievable because of how simple systems have made it for average persons to create their own eCommerce stores.

You can read my article How I Made $7.5k In One Month Sales With My First Online Store, which gives you a break down of my very own success with eCommerce. This goes to show that if I, as an average girl can do it, then so can you.

To get started with this model it is important that you educate yourself by taking an appropriate course that will teach you everything you need to know.

To learn more about eight of the best courses that I believe will help you get started with eCommerce check out my latest blog post here.

Why Ecommerce?

With online retail stores like Amazon and Target, eCommerce really is the future of online shopping.

Just take a look at the fate of Toys R Us, who is now bankrupt because of its lack of relevance in the online shopping market.

Amazon’s continued growth to a $1 trillion worth proves that more and more people are going online to do their shopping and finally there is a way that you can capitalise on this trend.

Shopify With Ecommerce

If you wish to start your own online store, you may be interested in my blog post How To Start An Online Store where I provided a step by step guide on how to use Shopify.

The reason why I like Shopify is because of how easy it is to set up. It actually takes no more than an hour to open and create your online store. 

Shopify is an eCommerce website builder that has great functionality and all the tools you need to run a profitable online store.

Whilst Shopify is a recommended eCommerce platform, you can also use other platforms like Woocommerce for WordPress or Big Cartel.

Before you start your eCommerce store, it is important that you do research to find out what products sell well.

In the below video I share with you how I do my research to find products already tested by other store owners.

This method takes away all the guess work as you will be piggybacking off the efforts of another eCommerce seller who has already done the research for you and proven that the product sells.

Therefore do not try to reinvent the wheel.

Once you have decided on the niche you are going to sell in you can start to build your store by using the Shopify eCommerce platform.

To get started with Shopify you can sign up with this link where you will be offered a 14 day free trial.

After setting up your store, you now need to add your products and then promote your store using a form of advertising such as Facebook Ads or Pinterest.

Ecommerce Training

Taking part in eCommerce can be rewarding if you understand how to do it properly. Therefore like anything else it is strongly recommended that you acquire the skills to run an eCommerce store by undergoing the necessary training.

For the training follow my list of 8 of the best eCommerce courses for beginners.

Most of the courses I reviewed provide step-by-step instructions on how to start an eCommerce business. You will learn how to do drop shipping from China using the main suppliers like Alibaba or Aliexpress.

Drop shipping is the process of having suppliers prepare, package and ship your products to your customers so you do not have to hold inventory or do any of the shipping yourself.

In other cases you will learn how to connect with suppliers from local markets. This method works with the customer in mind and helps to keep delivery times and refund processes to a minimum.

3. Freelance Jobs

To earn money immediately I would recommend freelance jobs.

To freelance means that you are providing a service to persons or companies on a self employed basis without any ongoing commitment. You do not work for one employer and you are not salaried or on their payroll.

There are many online websites that help people find freelancing jobs. However the difficult part is that freelancing is competitive as there are many people who compete for the same freelance jobs.

Nevertheless it is still a good way to earn an income fast but like a job, you will receive an income in exchange for your time.

Unlike affiliate marketing and eCommerce, unless you have high paying clients or learn how to outsource work to other freelancers it is difficult to make six figures passively.

If freelancing is something you would like to try and have the potential to earn a full time income, then I would recommend that you start a niche website dedicated to providing a freelance service.

This will help highlight your work, testimonials and rates all in one place.

Websites are quite easy to set up. You can actually start one with Bluehost and WordPress for only $3.95 per month. Check out my blog post The Complete Beginner’s Guide To Starting A Successful Website where I walk you through step by step how to set up web hosting, how to choose your domain and your WordPress theme.

Freelancer And Upwork

How do you actually start in freelancing?

Well let’s help you secure your first job and for this I would recommend that you start at Freelancer or Upwork.

These two sites help persons find freelance work and they are free to join.

Freelancer does have a professional membership where you can bid on multiple jobs each month. With their free service you are only allowed to bid on a maximum of two jobs each month.

To start at Freelancer click here.

On the next page you can sign up using Facebook or you can sign up with your email address, username and password.

Make sure that you select Work so that your dashboard can populate with jobs.

Next click the blue button Create Account.

Once you have created your account you will be required to select your skills. Make sure and select skills that you can do as your dashboard will highlight only relevant jobs that you may be qualified to do.

If you do not yet have a skill and you wish to update that in the future, it is possible to update your profile later on.

You will be required to verify your payment method. This step helps to verify your identity and build trust with the platform.

If you do not wish to verify your payment method, then do not worry. You can skip this step and move on to the next.

Freelancer will try to upsell you to their Professional membership. You do get one month free but the monthly cost for the professional membership is $29.95.

As a professional member you get many more benefits including the ability to apply to 300 jobs per month. As a free member you only get to apply to two jobs.

If you do not wish to take part in their free membership you can also skip this for now.

Next all you have to do is search for relevant jobs, place bids on the jobs you would like to do, then wait to be hired.

Freelancer has hundreds of thousands of members so to be successful with your bids you should place as many bids on different jobs as possible.

This increases your chances of getting selected to perform the work.

To start looking for jobs, navigate to your project feed where all the jobs will show up as they are listed.

Simply select the job that interests you, read the requirements and if you are interested apply for the job by bidding on it.

If you are successful, the employer will contact you via the chat where you are able to set your rates and terms for the job to be fulfilled.

With freelancing you have the potential to earn money today. There is no requirement to have experience, although if you are providing a service and the employer compensates you based on the value of that service, then it is useful to provide a service where you have acquired some skills.

Even if you have a blog or have gained skills from a job, feel free to apply those skills to your freelancing service.

Anyone can get hired on Freelancer or Upwork. It does not matter which country you are in.

To get started with Freelancer click here.

Wrapping Up…

So there you have it. My very best ways of making money online. Remember that to be successful in any of these ways requires commitment, time and a lot of effort. 

I would recommend that you give it a good try for at least six months and remain consistent throughout your journey.

Over to you now. Tell me in the comments if you have tried any of these ways. If not, what are you doing?

Cheers,

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