Not really? Read my article How To Do Affiliate Marketing Without A Blog Or Website, where I break down for you how to start affiliate marketing without a blog or website.

Do you really need a huge eCommerce site to do eCommerce? Nope.

Some people get overwhelmed by the idea of having to buy webhosting, build a website menu, design a website and all of that.

There are easier ways to build a website to promote a product and the good news is that you don’t have to hire a web designer or spend hours trying to put a website together.

In this article I am going to speak about a handy tool called LeadPages that I use as my marketing arsenal.

I use it to create one page blog posts, design landing pages, lead capture pages, sales pages, eCommerce one product pages. The sky’s pretty much the limit but you need to know how to be a little creative with it so that you can get what you want out of it.

What You Will Learn

• What is LeadPages
• Why LeadPages
• How to build a lead capture page
• How to build a one-page blog post
• LeadPages for eCommerce
• How to add affiliate links to your pages
• How to use it for lead boxes
• How to analyse your pages
• How to automate everything
• Other features of LeadPages

What is LeadPages?

LeadPages is a landing page builder. So it builds one page at a time although you can interlink to several pages all within the LeadPages platform.

Unlike your conventional websites, like this one you’re reading, you don’t need to set up webhosting yourself or spend a lot of time designing your website.

If you were interested in doing that then check out this article here.

LeadPages has its own hosting so if you were to create a landing page here, you will be given a LeadPages subdomain like yourname.leadpages.net.

Although it is possible to have your own custom domain where you can mask that subdomain using your own domain.

LeadPages is not only a landing page builder.

It also allows you to generate leads with a lead capture page builder. It helps you to generate sales with their sales page and checkout functions.

If you have a website or blog you can include pop up lead boxes inline with your text as well to capture leads.

You can also build out a complete sales funnel from opt in page, to bridge page to sales page.

If you want to do a webinar, yup! That’s something that you can customise as well as they have the features to help you create one.

Why LeadPages?  

I’ve been working online and I have tried so many landing page builders like Clickfunnels, GetResponse, Aweber, BuilderAll.

But I keep coming back to LeadPages because it is so easy to use and its design templates are stunning.

They look insanely professional and for anyone who does not have a creative bone in their body, the templates that they provide make it easy for you to change the text, drag and drop your own images and you’re done.

The price point is also amazing.

When I started with Clickfunnels, I was not able to maintain my payments because it was quite pricey at $97 a month.

I needed to find an alternative builder and was put onto GetResponse but this did not have the feature to allow me to build a sales funnel. Neither did Aweber. Although both are superb for email marketing.

Then I was introduced to BuilderAll and whilst that is the marketer’s ultimate tool as it has everything a marketer dreams of at a really nice price of $29.99 a month, I still was not happy because the drag and drop elements were sloppy.

LeadPages is perfect because it has everything that you need that Clickfunnels, BuilderAll, GetResponse and Aweber has all in one and the price point is ideal at $35 a month.

How To Build A Lead Capture Page

Building a lead capture page is quite easy when you don’t need to worry about coding or design.

The great thing about LeadPages is that they have over 130 mobile responsive templates that allow you to choose which one fits your brand or your style.

Once you have selected your template you can either preview it or work on it to make it yours.

In preview, you get to see how the page responds. It also offers you inspiration for your own page so creativity is not really necessary.

After selecting your template to work on, the editor makes it easy to edit the elements of the lead capture page so you can add or takeaway from it as you like.

The editor also has widgets that you can drag and drop onto your lead page to customise it. So if you want to add a headline, text, image or video, simply drag the widget and position it where you want it to go.

What I love about LeadPages are the helpful automatic guides that show up to assist you in dropping your widget so it snaps into place and creates a neat outline of what you want.

Other features for your lead page include the countdown timer, social share buttons and a calendar.

You can also customise the sections of your lead pages by adding background images, changing the default colour, increasing or decreasing margins and adding or taking away borders.

For marketers who love tracking, LeadPages allows you to easily put in place your pixels so you do not have to worry about source codes.

The one thing I despise about webpages is those that do not help you in adding pixel codes to your sites. If you are not tech savvy like I am, LeadPages makes it easy for you to add tracking pixels or other meta data to your web page by giving you a box to complete.

If you are using Facebook to promote your page and you want to make sure that Facebook pulls the right information for your page when it is shared, LeadPages also ensures that this is done correctly by having a Facebook Open Graph platform where you can add whatever text you want to appear on Facebook.

How To Build A One Page Blog Post

So this part is probably going to be the most exciting for wannabe bloggers who really don’t want to go through the hassle of designing a blog but want a website to write a blog.

Kind of ironic right but I hope you get my drift.

With a little bit of improvisation LeadPages helps you to create one page blog posts where you can add content for a product that you want to promote.

To do that you can use their blank templates, their letter templates or one of their sales templates.

To make it blog-like it will require you to add a few links here and there but that’s about it.

You can transform these pages into a blog-like post and promote any affiliate links that you want.

Here is an example page that I created into a blog-like post.

I could have gone on to add a comments section to finish it off but I did not want to do that.

You can see how the links at the top of the page lead to my actual website and blog, giving the impression that the page forms part of a wider website.

If you wanted to optimise the page for SEO, LeadPages allows you to add meta data to your page with their SEO platform.

Simply enter the data in the fields provided and save.

By completing these fields will help Google index your page and rank it in the search engines.

LeadPages For Ecommerce

Sometimes you don’t want to create a huge eCommerce store like I taught in my tutorial on How To Build An Online Store using Shopify.

You may only want to sell one product.

Well thankfully LeadPages helps you to create a one page eCommerce page to promote a single product with an eCommerce channel.

There are four eCommerce page templates and one thank you page template that you can use.

Once you have created your page using the available templates you can integrate your payment processor such as Stripe to collect payments from your customers using their checkout feature.

You can also build your email list at the same time with an opt in form before the visitor purchases or after they purchase.

How To Add Affiliate Links To Your Pages

Another great thing about LeadPages is that it is easy to add affiliate links and secure them so they do not cause link juice to be carried over to the affiliate page.

You may have known that Google penalises web pages that have too many affiliate links on them, referring to them as non valuable pages.

Google advises affiliate marketers to use nofollow tags at the end of their affiliate links to avoid this.

LeadPages conveniently allows you to add nofollow tags at the end of all your affiliate links.

To add your affiliate link simply grab your affiliate link and highlight the text that you want to hyperlink. Select External URL then paste your affiliate link in the pop up.

Select Save then tick the box Use NoFollow. This will automatically add the no follow tag to the end of the affiliate link so that your link juice does not pass to the affiliate offer.

You can then customise your link by changing the colour or making the text bold. All links are automatically underlined.

How To Use It For Lead Boxes

LeadPages have opt in boxes that you can embed into your website using a bit of code that LeadPages gives to you.

Instead of taking your visitors to another page, these leadboxes pop over the website allowing them to enter their details without having to navigate away from the page.

It’s very simple and streamlined to add these boxes to your website and you can even change the colour of the boxes so it suits your brand or style.

If you want your box to pop up at a certain time or pop up on exit as someone tries to leave your website, LeadPages takes care of that by giving you the option to configure how you want your box to perform.

Personally I use lead boxes as part of my blog and include them where it makes sense to invite my visitors to sign up for my content upgrade or courses.

Once the visitor enters their details, I can then direct them to a customised thank you page or take them back to the content that they were viewing so they are not distracted.

I found this feature of LeadPages to be exceptional.

The only other piece of software that has this feature which I have used before is Aweber although Aweber’s forms need some serious updating so that it looks more modern.

I have yet to see this feature on Clickfunnels or Builderall. I suppose because they are not blog friendly.

How To Analyse Your Pages

What good is your web page if you don’t know how well it is performing or what your visitors think about it?

Every marketer knows the importance of tracking and optimising your webpages for better conversions.

LeadPages offers on page tracking allowing you to see how many people visit your page and perform a desired action on it such as opting in.

You can even split test pages allowing you to test the performance of pages against each other.

Their simple to use split test feature allows you to create two pages. Their analytics then tell you which version gave more conversions.

The split test feature is only available on the Pro and Advanced plans starting from $48/month.

If you prefer not to get the Pro or Advanced plans you can always use a rotator tool from Clickmagick which allows you to rotate your links sending equal amounts of traffic to the link.

Clickmagick has a free 14 day trial then is $12 per month after.

How To Automate Everything

Ok so you have created your blog post or have your lead page created and you are ready to get some sales.

Once you have put everything together you can either use LeadPages Facebook Ads integration to drive traffic to your pages.

LeadPages tracks everything for you on page and you get to track your ads’ performance on the Facebook Ads platform.

If you do not want to use LeadPages Facebook Ads feature then you can create a Facebook ad directly on the Facebook platform and direct traffic to the LeadPages webpage.

If using a blog post make sure that all your affiliate links are working properly.

If using a lead capture page to generate leads, make sure that your opt in forms work properly and that your leads are directed to the correct email list via the LeadPages email service provider integration.

If you do not want to build an email list using a third party software, LeadPages allows lead magnet deliveries. They capture your leads’ email addresses and then send the lead magnet what you want your lead to receive.

They also have their own email marketing software called Drip.

This is how you  can automate an entire business model if you want to generate sales.

Even if you have a product to sell or are doing eCommerce you can use the same set up of sending traffic to your web page via Facebook Ads or whatever advertising mechanism you want to use. Then allow LeadPages to take all payments for you via the integrated checkout feature.

Other Features Of LeadPages

So I have outlined the main features of LeadPages that I use and love.

Other features that you may want to know about include:

• Drip LeadPages own email marketing software
• ConvertedU LeadPages training platform where you can learn all about marketing
• Webinar integration You can integrate webinar software with LeadPages. So if you are promoting a webinar you can have your lead opt into a lead capture page, then direct them to a webinar that you host directly on LeadPages.
• WordPress Plugin LeadPages integrates with WordPress so if you have a website or blog and you want a lead page to pop up automatically on visitor arrival or exit, you can add code to your WordPress website using the LeadPages plugin.
• LeadLinks you can have your leads opt in to different lists or webinar schedules with links added to emails. All the user has to do is click on a link for the function to work. LeadLinks is only available on the Pro and Advanced plans starting from $48/month.
• LeadDigits if you aren’t online you can also capture leads via a mobile device. Text messages capture email addresses and automatically add the lead to an email list or webinar. LeadDigits is only available on the Pro and Advanced plans starting from $48/month.

Wrapping Up

Well that’s all folks. If you want to do affiliate marketing and want a simple platform to host your links, you really do not have to build a complicated website.

You can use LeadPages as a webpage builder to promote a single or several products on a single web page. You can use it to capture leads on a lead capture page  and even generate sales with their sales pages.

I feel like LeadPages is an all inclusive marketing tool that every marketer and semi-blogger should have.

At a price of $35 per month the features that you get are incredible.

Were there any features that you have in your builder that you think LeadPages might need? Leave them in the comments. LeadPages has a suggestions menu that I frequent to make useful suggestions.

Cheers

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He tried everything. From teaching English online, to launching and selling merchandise but never had momentum to make enough money to replace his full time job income.

He was looking for the ultimate side hustle and kept seeing many people talk about affiliate marketing.

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It was mind blowing the type of money people were talking about so he decided to dive right into it in January.

One night, while talking to a friend, Justin was introduced to the CB Passive Income which is an internet marketing training that allows people to copy a proven internet business system so they can create their own income using automation.

When CB Passive Income launched, Justin had already been doing affiliate marketing for six months and was getting the hang of it.

What attracted him to CB Passive Income however was the hands off approach to earning an income online. The done for you model made it possible to simply share the program and courses with his audience and the marketing is done by the system.

Before he was earning somewhere close to $1500 a month but wanted to see how far he could push it and thought this was the best vehicle for him to test that.

His income goal was to earn $10,000 a month and the way that CB Passive Income was being promoted he felt that it could be the one.

Here is how the conversation went:

Jason: I’m promoting this program which is helping business owners learn how to set up their businesses online.

It’s a brand new platform and we’re actually looking for affiliates to promote it as well.

Justin: I have been doing affiliate marketing for a while and I’m actually looking for something new. Tell me more.

This is exactly how it all started for Justin.

As an affiliate marketer what you need to realise is that once you understand how to sell a product on the internet, getting future sales for a product is no secret.

All it takes is showing your offer to the right number of people with the expectation that some of those people will convert to sales at a percentage.

So if you show your product to 300 people and 3% of those people convert into sales, then it is simple mathematics to find out how much you can make from the sale of that product.

But no doubt there are strategies that each marketer can use to get more effective results and this is what Justin did.

He stepped outside of the box and did things a little bit differently. Everything involves strategy and these are the exact steps he took.

Education

Justin first of all purchased the CB Passive Income product so he could see for himself what it was and whether he could promote it.

He followed up with Jason and according to Jason it had many tutorials within the program that taught you step by step how to set up the program and automate it.

Justin was intrigued by the material within the program and studied each video and realised how powerful the lessons were.

He also saw that they had several different products to promote and tested each one of them to make sure that the steps that were being taught were simple to follow.

After all if he is putting his name to a product he has to be assured that it does what it says so as not to mislead his audience.

Justin also looked at the compensation plan.

He had to make sure that it was worth his time promoting a product and that he would get rewardly generously.

The CB Passive Income pays 50% – 70% on the front end in commissions but as an affiliate and provided he was able to get his referrals to set up their internet business using the tools recommended by the program, he could earn recurring commissions on the backend without doing any additional work.

Planning

Justin did not start promoting the CB Passive Income by posting everywhere on his social media networks.

This is what average affiliates do.

Most affiliates only think about the money aspect of an affiliate product but what they fail to understand is that if they took a little bit more time to add value to their audience, they could build that know, like and trust factor and convert their audience into sales quicker.

Justin therefore created a strategy which was set to put him as the authority in his field and build a relationship with his audience from day one.

Here are the planning steps that Justin took before he launched his affiliate marketing campaign:

1. Create a blog post that had nothing to do with CB Passive Income
2. Create an email list with a follow up sequence of five emails
3. Research his target audience
4. Reach out to influential bloggers for guest blog opportunities

The planning stage took about three weeks as it took some time for the bloggers to get back to him.

In all he was able to secure two guest blog opportunities with high traffic blogs so that took care of some of the traffic that he was looking to generate back to his original blog post.

Justin was in no hurry to make money fast. After being an affiliate for six months he understood that to get the best results, he had to strategically place himself in the best position to get massive results.

Execution

Create A Blog 

Justin did not have a website and did not plan to start one. He decided to set up a quick webpage using a web page builder by LeadPages.

He did not have to buy a domain as LeadPages hosts webpages on behalf of marketers.

So all he had to do was select a pre-designed template and create a blog post from there.

Justin also did not write a blog post about CB Passive Income. Instead he wrote an educational post about how offline businesses could turn fledgling businesses into profitable ones by using the internet and coming online.

He structured his blog post in a way that it gave the reader ideas on how they could use the same concept of consumer generation offline and apply that to online methods.

He also made sure that the blog post mentioned a few of the tools recommended by CB Passive Income as a way of pre-framing them.

He knew that anyone who was interested in reading a blog post like this, would be interested in CB Passive Income

He made sure to add a pixel to the webpage so that the visitors could be re-targeted later through Facebook Ads and Adroll website ads.

By taking this measure, Justin does not appear as a salesman. Rather the first impression his readers will get of him is that he is an expert and can be trusted.

After all he is giving them free advice on something that they want anyway. This way he has allowed his readers to know him, like his work and therefore trust him.

Landing Page 

Next he created a landing page offer with LeadPages as well. This was to be shown to the visitors who first of all visited his blog post and then redirected to the landing page through re-targeting.

The landing page would have an opt in field where visitors could enter their email address to learn more about how they could use the CB Passive Income program to help them grow a profitable online business.

From the landing page, he created a bridge page which had a mini video tutorial introducing the CB Passive Income program. On the video he explained the concept of how an online business worked and then offered the leads to learn more about that with CB Passive Income.

On the bridge page there was a strong call to action where if the visitor clicked it, it went straight to his affiliate link and then onto the CB Passive Income sales page.

Email Marketing 

Thirdly he set up his email list using Aweber. The email series that he created were for those who did not purchase a subscription with  CB Passive Income.

Within the emails he took prospective users on a journey introducing them to CB Passive Income again. Talked about the benefits of the training program, included testimonials of other users and did a walkthrough of what they would get when they joined the CB Passive Income program.

He tracked his progress by looking at who opened his emails and clicked on his link within the emails.

Anyone who clicked on his link, he segmented and sent them a further email with a stronger call to action but this time offering three super bonuses which included a worksheet, additional training to get their business set up and a video tutorial showing the business owners how to earn their first $10,000 online.

The bonuses were all free and he made sure to highlight the value of the bonus compared to the price they would pay to subscribe to CB Passive Income.

He felt that by offering these bonuses would make the prospects more inclined to take the offer seriously and see the benefit they would get when they joined CB Passive Income through Justin’s affiliate link.

That strategy seemed to work as he was able to get a few signups in the follow up process.

Personal Contact

Justin made sure to make himself available to those people who initially signed up for CB Passive Income as a monthly subscriber.

He included several weekly training Google Hangouts and added more value by offering his monthly subscribers free training on how to grow their online business.

To get more value out of each subscriber he would talk about the benefits of upgrading to a Pro Annual member so they could eliminate monthly payments.

This seemed to be received well by a a few prospects and he was able to earn a few $47 commissions from people who liked his training and rewarded his efforts.

Justin knew that personal contact allowed his subscribers to see that he was a real person and was invested in their success.

Every affiliate marketer knows that the relationship between a prospect and them is valuable. If you help your prospect make money, you as the affiliate make money too.

It’s a win win and both parties are happy. So having the weekly training increased the value of his subscribers and therefore earned him more money in his pocket.

The Results     

Only after three months of marketing CB Passive Income Justin added up his affiliate commissions and it totalled $12519 which was $4173 per month. With CB Passive Income he was able to almost triple what he earned from other affiliate products when he started affiliate marketing in January. 

Through his efforts he was able to generate the following:

3100 leads which is 1033 leads each month

82 paid monthly members of CB Passive Income earning him commissions of $1804

25 paid annual members of the CB Passive Income earning him commissions of $1700

73 Clickfunnels members which gave him $5767.00

30 Clickmagick members $788

43 Aweber members $2292

34 GetResponse members $168

These additional products are what he introduced to his members to help them promote their own internet business with CB Passive Income. Each product had their own affiliate program attached to it.

Key Takeaways

For some affiliates they enrol in as many affiliate programs as they can but that only leads to burnout and sometimes confusion as trying to remember all your affiliate programs takes some serious memory skills.

All Justin had to do was promote the CB Passive Income system and the commissions for the other programs like Clickfunnels, Clickmagick, Aweber and GetResponse all happened automatically when they were activated by his members.

So he did not have to waste his time promoting any of the other marketing tools and that was less of a hassle for him because it saved on his ad spend.

By putting his focus on one done for you affiliate program and adding extra value to his members by helping them build their own business with relevant marketing tools, Justin was able to generate a five figure income with CB Passive Income within three months.

Also whilst everyone was sending traffic directly to the affiliate offer, Justin’s approach by using a blog post helped position himself as an authority.

That way when the visitors saw his offer a second time through his landing page, it was a no-brainer to opt into his landing page to get the free training that he was offering on his bridge page.

Justin did not need to know anything about web design or web programming. LeadPages took care of everything for him. He also automated the entire process with the email marketing platform.

Justin’s results show that there is more than one way to get results with affiliate marketing. There are some people who are still trying to get results but when you think outside of the box Justin shows how doing that can pay off big time.

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What challenges do you have with making money online?

Some of the responses were about time management and productivity. I expected these type of responses from the people who were already making money online and more than likely they had been in business for sometime.

The majority of the responses however came from those who tried to make money online but were unsuccessful so far. They said that it was hard to decipher which programs were legitimate and which were scams. Some even felt that the possibility of making money online was not real. 

Um… Actually it is very real.

I felt that the only reason why someone wonders whether a program is a scam or not and whether the ability to make money online was real was because they probably tried it and failed miserably.

Usually when you fail at something you have a propensity to blame that thing and say that it did not work or was a scam. It was for this reason that I wanted to set the record straight and outline the real reason why most people are not making money online. Secondly and most importantly I am going to give you the exact ways you can fix it.

8 Reasons Why Most People Fail To Make Money Online And What To Do About It

Reason #1

Negative Mindset

So you’re telling me, that I have not made any money online because of how I’m thinking?

Yip that’s exactly what I am telling you.

I see many people who say that they are afraid to start an online business because they are afraid of losing money and of failure. Or they are afraid to approach an online job because they are afraid of rejection.

Do you ever wonder about the simple phrase “think positive”? It all derives from the concept of the law of attraction, that whatever we think, say or believe is what we project and thus shapes our reality.

Therefore when you claim that you are afraid of losing money and of failing, there will always be something to hinder your progress because of those beliefs and thoughts.

How To Fix It

Start thinking positively and believe in yourself that you can be successful and make money online. Believe with every inch of your imagination that it is possible.

When you have that belief opportunities open up for you by showing you ways that you can be successful. For example, you may meet someone who is willing to coach you and show you how to make money online. Or you may be presented with an amazing opportunity to work for someone on mutually favourable terms.

It’s amazing how when you are positive, positive things happen to you in return.

To help you think positively you should invest in personal development books by Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie or Jack Canfield.

These are authors who write on the principles of success and the power of positive thinking.

Reason #2

Having Unrealistic Expectations

I don’t blame you at all for having expectations such as being able to make “$1000 a day”. Too often I see advertisements claiming that you can make six figures in three months. This sets an ideal for the reader that achieving such a goal is possible in such a short space of time.

Can anyone make six figures in three months? Absolutely! But there is a process.

Since the start of my online journey last year, I have come to realise that there is nothing like an overnight success. Well unless you win the lottery!

Every successful person has had many trials and failures, which has spanned months or years. That means that they did not wake up one day and make a million dollars.

It is more than likely that over time, they have tried to make money, failed at their attempts, tried again and finally figured it out because they had the right information at the right time.

What you don’t see however is their struggles.

How To Fix It

Set a realistic goal for yourself of how much money you’d like to earn and the time you will give yourself to earn it.

Then find ways on the internet to earn money and STICK TO IT! Finding the right ways can be difficult if you do not know which sources to rely on.

Let me help you out. Read my article 16 REAL Ways That You Can Make Extra Money or How To Start An Online Business On A Budget – 3 Steps And Ideas In these articles I outline different ways that anyone can start to earn an income online legitimately. Some ways require an initial investment of money, other ways do not.

Once you have found a way that fits your desires, make up your mind to learn everything you can about the business model or the job requirement and stick to that one way until you have reached your goal.

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Reason #3

The Shiny Object Syndrome

This is the syndrome that gets most people failing at making money online all the time.

The situation goes something like this. They have tried one thing, when they don’t see a quick return, they move on to the next that comes along to distract them.

This is the main reason why most people do not make money online because they are not taking the time to learn how the program works and master it, to start making money.

How To Fix It

You may have been working a normal job where you go to an office and work under a boss. However you want to transition to working from home where you create your own hours and make an income for yourself. You therefore decide to start your own business and invest into a program to start earning an income online.

The difficulty with this transition is that there is no employee to entrepreneur mindset shift. Too many people still think like the employee. They expect to get paid at the end of every fortnight or month.

Unfortunately as an entrepreneur it is a lot different to a job. Firstly there is a risk that you will make no money or you may make some money but not immediately.

Just because you have not made any money yet, does not mean that the program does not work. It simply means that you need to give the program enough time to work for you whilst you work on building your business. So be patient!

Building your business includes, setting up a website, creating content for your website, getting people to see your website, promoting and marketing your website to get traffic and eventually making sales or commissions.

My advice therefore is to stop jumping from program to program. Find ONE program or business opportunity that you enjoy and work on making it grow.

Therefore be persistent with that one opportunity until it works for you. In this online world, there is going to be many distractions.

To avoid the distractions you have to discipline yourself. How I did this, I found one program that I could trust and I learnt from the creator of that program and remained persistent.

Any person that tried to entice me with any other thing, I ignored. I outright told them that I was not interested.

This is how I finally started making money online because I was committed to one product alone and mastering that one product.

Reason #4

No Community For Support

When you believe in a goal and you are trying to achieve it you may have people who will try to convince you that the possible is impossible.

These people will try to steer you off course and prevent you from pursuing your goals.

Trying to start a business online and make money from it, can be lonely. But don’t try to travel the road alone.

There will be times when you will have bumps along the way and whilst your strength and tenacity will determine whether you will be able to cross those hurdles, sometimes it is best to have a bit of support.

People who fail to make money online often try to do it alone without asking for help and support. This is not the right way to do it.

How To Fix It

I love networking with people and reading their journey and success stories. This is what keeps me motivated and inspired to keep going.

I would therefore recommend that you join a group of people who are like you. They have the same drive as you. They understand what you are going through and they too may have gone through or are going through the same thing so it is easy to relate to them.

It feels great when you can reach out to someone who understands your passion and you can connect with them through that common goal.

You may be able to find focus groups in your own community on Facebook.

Most online programs that teach you how to make money online have their own Facebook group. Join it and network with its users so you can always keep your mind focused.

Reason #5

No Proper Training Or Education

Making money online is a skill. It is something that you learn how to do.

Just like with a new job you need to learn how to use the company’s systems and understand their procedures. There is always some form of training in order to integrate into the business’ community.

The same is with any business that you want to start. Sadly, people who do not make money online do not take the time to learn the skill by getting proper training.

How To Fix It

Invest in a training course.

If you want to learn how to create an online store learn the principles of eCommerce.

If you want to learn how to sell products learn the principles of internet marketing.

If you want to learn how to do affiliate marketing, learn the principles of affiliate marketing.

Whatever area of expertise you want to learn and if you want to be successful at it, you should start with proper education.

When I started my business online I knew nothing about marketing. So I decided to take a course in marketing and master it.

It was through that course that I understood how to sell a product, why traffic was so important to my business and why I should build an email list.

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Reason #6

Do Not Want To Invest In Themselves

If you are failing at making money online it tells me that you simply do not understand the process.

Here’s what a typical conversation is like with someone who simply does not get it:

Them: I purchased a program and it said it will help me make money but I have not made a dime.

Me: What have you done with the program to make money?

Them: Nothing. I thought I had to just buy it and it will help me make money??

A lot of people are still uneducated about how to make money online because they do not spend the time learning how to make money online. They do not invest the time nor the money to learn and this is a major pitfall. 

And surprisingly they just do not want to. It’s no surprise that so many people fail to make any money online.

How To Fix It

As you learn the process of making money online, you should be treating this as a business. It should be a long term venture.

When you have a long term vision and if you want to learn everything about making money online then it is only obvious that you should invest in yourself and improve your skills.

Free is good. No doubt I use a lot of free tools for my business but I also smartly invest in other resources that will help push my business to the next level and therefore make more money.

How can you invest in yourself?

Learn something new. Ask yourself what do you need to understand how to make money online or start a successful business?

Is there someone who can coach you? Is there a skill set you can learn?

Do you want to learn a new skill? If so find someone who can teach you and be prepared to compensate them for their time.

You can also invest in yourself through time. Take the time to change your beliefs, if you’re always thinking negatively.

Have a power hour and meditate to exercise your mind with good thoughts. This helps to make you more jovial and excited about whatever it is you’re pursuing.

You can also invest in yourself by reading self help books. Self help books are a great source of inspiration and motivation.

Never stop learning. Investing in yourself is the most powerful way to grow into a marketable asset which provides huge returns when you stick to a plan.

Reason #7

No Research Into Program And Joining Business Models That May Be Illegitimate

There was a time when the internet was profuse with programs which promised that your money would be doubled in 90 days if you “invested” money into the “system”.

A lot of people were attracted by the claim and naturally they would join but two months later, they would see none of their money back as the company that made the claim would fold.

This is what happens when you do not research the legitimacy of such programs.

Everyone is responsible for the actions that they take. Just because one program is illegitimate does not mean that all are.

How To Fix It

In order to make real money online, you should be joining programs which are completely transparent and legal in the eyes of the law. Here are a few things you should look out for to determine whether a program may be legitimate:

Promise of a fast income there is no way that you can earn a fast income online. There is nothing such as a get rich quick program even though they represent themselves in this way. So when someone promises that you can make money in a short period of time, this is a strong indication that something is fishy and you should look elsewhere.

Urgency Tactics if someone is using strategies to put you in a panic to buy something I would be concerned. Urgency tactics are well known marketing strategies used to manipulate the psychology of a potential customer. Be careful with this and take the time to do proper research into the program to ensure that it is what you want to do.

Unrealistic Income Claims And Guarantees It is illegal to make a guarantee that someone will make money from a business opportunity. Therefore be absolutely vigilante of any program which does this. Any claim like “You can make $10,000 in 2 weeks” is unrealistic and should be treated as a way to entice you to join the program. Look out for them and be extra careful.

No Proper Legal Disclaimers Every legitimate business or program should have proper disclaimers on their websites. Important disclaimers are the Terms of Service or Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy and Income Disclaimers. If a website does not have any of these then you should take care before proceeding. Also look for the About Us page and any other features like a Contact Us page that helps you to get in touch with the owner of the program in the event you have a complaint.

No Refund Policy Every program or company that offers a business opportunity should have a refund policy especially if you are exchanging money for a product. If there is none then I would not join this program as there is the issue of getting your money back if you are not happy with your purchase.

Reason #8

Take No Action

Many people accumulate a wealth of knowledge about how to make money online but take no action to implement what they have learnt.

It is obvious that they do not make any money online.

Even if they do take some action they are inconsistent with that action.

How To Fix It

You can have the right mindset, invest in great education and have the best support system, but you will never make money online if you do not take action.

This is the most important thing. Go figure.

To often people have all the important attributes of an entrepreneur but the one thing that’s cheating their success is the fact that they do not do anything with what they have learnt.

Therefore if you want to make money online, start doing! Simple!

Start putting into place what you have learnt. So if you are starting with affiliate marketing, then start with a product and promote it.

When you start the process of making money online, it does not fall into your lap. You actually need to do work to make the money. This may involve creating a blog post, doing video marketing or running ads.

Whatever it is you have to do something in order for the money to be created.

Once you start taking action, be consistent with the activity and continue working and building it to make it grow.

Eventually your efforts will pay off.

Final Thoughts

To make money online it is possible. There are so many people who are coming into the online space and learning how to do it but some learn faster than others. Some learn the right information too.

There is so much mis-education out there, but if you are determined to succeed at making money online then you need the right outlets to learn from.

I hope this article has provided some value and insight to help you understand what it actually takes to make money online. Making money online is not easy. It takes a lot of hard work and effort. For example, I started network marketing in 2014 and only brought my business online two years later in 2016. It actually took me eight months to fully understand how to make money online and to start successfully earning an income online.

I have no special skill or talent. I simply committed to learning how to sell a product, how to talk to my audience and how to provide a service.

Anyone can do what I do but you only need to have the will to persevere.

Good luck with your endeavours. You can make money online. You simply need to fix every reason why you cannot make money online and see how things improve for you.

Don’t fix one reason. Fix all.

Cheers,

P.S Are you guilty of any of these reasons? Tell me in the comments what you are doing about it.

Like what you read?

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For your own interest and to ensure that you continue to generate cash flow, it is important that you subscribe to different sources that can earn you an income so in the event that one source dies, you have others that will support you and your family.

Usually when people create income streams from multiple sources they do so using different business ideas. For example, they may create a virtual assistant business, a social media agency or an affiliate marketing blog and master each one in turn before they go on to the other.   

There is nothing wrong with starting income streams this way and mastering each of them however the problem with this is that when you decide to venture into more than one opportunity, it takes time to get things set up with the tools that you need and the expertise that you need to grow.

As a beginner you may also want to avoid the overwhelm so your aim will be to focus on just one project and income stream at a time.

When I started in my online journey I started with one business idea. I did not feel like I could take on any other opportunity as I was already exhausted with promoting and marketing the business.

It was only when I felt comfortable to move on to another opportunity that I did so. But that was after I ensured that my first business was stable and running well.

But as time went along and I wanted to improve my income quickly, I had to find a better business model that allowed me to do so.

I wanted to find a way to earn an income consistently and from multiple sources at the start without compromising on time and expense. Neither did I want to do a lot of research into business models and waste time trying to figure out if they would work.

I needed to find one business model that would cater to the following points:

• Being inexpensive to run
• Multiple sources of income incorporated
• The ability to earn and learn at the same time
• Ongoing support from a fantastic community

The Four Percent Group

As a new business owner and to get clients I knew I had to spend some time marketing and promoting my business.

I did not want to invest in too many business ideas and separate each business idea with its own marketing strategy. That would involve building different websites, email lists and sales funnels and therefore more money.

So I researched a few business ideas and came across the Four Percent Group. The Four Percent Group is an education platform that teaches everything about internet marketing and how to build a successful internet business.

One of its features and which was attractive to me was the ability to “unlock multiple streams of income” which they said they had over twenty.

The creator, Vick Strizheus does a really good job at incorporating these streams of income into the marketing tools that you use so it was a simple way of promoting one product and unlocking the other income streams without any additional effort.

And for someone who likes ease and simplicity and not having to be overwhelmed with too many risky business ideas, this was a great way at earning many different streams of income under one umbrella.

If you are interested in signing up for a membership, I would like to show you how I use the Four Percent Group to earn multiple income streams by promoting one product.

It’s a genius way of leveraging the affiliate programs of essential marketing tools for your business and using those same marketing tools to build a super internet business.

This makes it easy and fast to hit the ground running with multiple income streams in one place and saves a lot of time and money in advertising and ad spend.

Read till the end for your special discount.

How I Use The Four Percent Group To Earn An Income From Multiple Sources Without Having To Join Many Programs (A Super Fast And Profitable Way)

The Four Percent Group is a master webclass that teaches upcoming entrepreneurs how to start an internet business from scratch.

Every internet business needs marketing tools which include a website, lead capture page, an email marketing software and a tool to track your links.

This is a must if you want to get people to opt in to your content and to start building an email list. If you do not yet know the importance of building an email list then you can read my article here.

In order to maximise your affiliate income from the Four Percent group Vick integrated these necessary marketing tools into his education program and teaches his students about the importance of capturing leads and building an email list.

Naturally students will get these tools and they can become affiliates of these same marketing tools thereby unlocking the multiple income streams.    

As students learn and acquire the skills they need to become internet marketers and if they recommend the learning course to other potential students who get the same marketing tools then referring affiliates would have created multiple streams of income effortlessly and easily.

This is how you can use the Four Percent Group to create multiple income streams without the hassle of promoting numerous products.

How This Works In Practice

When you log into the Four Percent back office you are directed to activate your MSI’s (multiple streams of income).

This process involves getting your marketing tools all set up ready to start your business. It is the key to actually building an internet business and by setting up these marketing tools within the Four Percent platform make it easier for you to generate different income streams without promoting each product individually.

When you click on the MSI tab you will see that you are directed to create accounts with Clickfunnels, LeadPages, Clickmagick, GetResponse, Aweber, Udimi and Namecheap.

If you do not want to use all the tools you do not have to. However to maximise your potential at receiving as many streams of income as possible I would recommend joining as an affiliate for all the companies.

The main tools however that every internet business needs and you as well if your goal is to learn how to create an internet business is a domain or URL, lead capture builder, an email marketing software and link tracker.

So at most you should create accounts with Namecheap, Clickfunnels, Aweber or GetResponse and Clickmagick.

Namecheap

Namecheap provides domains for the really cheap price of $0.99 for the year. Starting a domain is really simple.

The reason why you want a domain is because it will eventually connect to a website which is your home on the internet.    

Every internet entrepreneur has a website of some form otherwise they won’t be in business right? Think about this. If you have a brick and mortar store, you house your products in a building right? Well the website is the same thing. It houses your product or service that you will promote later on.

Related Article: Don’t know what product to promote? Click here to read 10 High Paying Affiliate Marketing Programs For Marketers or read 6 Profitable Niche Markets for Marketers

Clickfunnels

Next is your lead capture page builder. This is how you will capture the email addresses of your potential customers or clients to start building your email list. Read why it is crucial to start building your email list early here.

The lead capture page builder that the Four Percent Group recommends is Clickfunnels. They have a 14 day trial that you can start to see how the software works, then it costs $97/month thereafter.

You can see it in the list of MSI and it is another essential marketing tool which you can use to sell products, capture people’s information including their name and email address and integrate it with email marketing software like Aweber or GetResponse to start the email marketing process.

Aweber or GetResponse

You will also see that Aweber or GetResponse are included in the MSIs. Both programs have a generous 30 day free trial then starts at $19/month for 500 contacts and $15/month for 1000 contacts respectively.

Clickmagick

Then there’s Clickmagick which is a link tracker. Because you will be using the internet to promote your business, you will have times when you are making money or sales from your website but you do not know which article or traffic source is driving sales.

This is where your link tracker comes in. It is important because it takes away the guess work in trying to figure out what’s working (so you can keep it and make more money) and what’s not (so you can ditch it and not waste time).

Clickmagick has a 14 day free trial and then starts at $12/month or $147/year.

Once you have created accounts with each of the companies and joined them as an affiliate it is important that you stick your affiliate ID into the blank field just as the affiliate company has given you.

Here is an example.

In my Namecheap account my affiliate link is https://www.namecheap.com/?aff=107436 but back in the Four Percent dashboard you will see that they already have the main domain embedded but a blank field for the affiliate ID.

So all you are required to do is place the ID which is 107436 into the blank field.

Once that is done it’s now time to learn from Vick various strategies to start getting customers or clients for your business on the internet.

How Do You Make Money With The Four Percent Group?

When you join the Four Percent Group you are learning a skill and you have also become an affiliate of the company at the same time.

The Four Percent has created different promotional tools that you can use to promote the educational training suite.

So you can promote it to other marketers, online or offline brands, insurance agents, network marketers, bloggers, real estate agents as an education package to gain or improve upon a skill set that they may need to run a successful business.

When you refer other students who purchase the web class suite, that will be your first stream of income that has been activated.

As those students get into the training and start setting up their internet business using the marketing tools recommended and they too start implementing the same steps of creating accounts and adding their affiliate IDs, the MSIs become activated.

Whilst the MSIs are activated you will only earn money from those MSIs when the students purchase the tools.

What Else Can You Learn?

The Four Percent Group is a master web class.

I would like to describe it as an online university. Other subjects that you can learn include:

• Traffic Generation Strategies
• Internet Marketing Strategies
• Email List Building Strategies
• What’s Working Now Online
• How To Generate $100K In Your Business
• Mastering Instagram Traffic
• Mastering SEO
• How To Keep Your Audience Engaged
• How To Build A Highly Successful Ecommerce Store

When you learn and if you like the value given then you are free to recommend the courses and also earn a commission when a student successfully purchases the course.

If you do not have the time to start multiple businesses, then this is a great way to earn multiple income sources from one program.

There are seven income streams from the essential marketing tools and 3 income streams from training courses making that 10 income streams in one program.

Most successful entrepreneurs have 7 income streams from multiple businesses but the Four Percent Group gives you the ability to create 10 using just one program thereby making it easy, accessible and cost effective for you to start earning whilst you are learning.

How Has The Four Percent Group Changed My Business?

Reason #1 Building Relationships

Before the Four Percent Group I would spend a lot of time on my computer chasing people to buy my product.

At the time I really did not know how to sell a product and how to build relationships with people so they can know, like and trust me.

It was through the Four Percent Group that I understood that when I helped more people solve their problems, that I could make more money.

This changed my business as I went from earning absolutely nothing in my first year and a half of working online to earning my first commission within a few days of joining the Four Percent Group. 

As I took action and applied every thing that I learnt in the Four Percent Group it was only a matter of repeating the process over and over to make more and more commissions.

Reason #2 Automate My Business

Before the Four Percent Group, a day in my life consisted of waking up at 5am to get ready for my job. Work at my job for eight hours until 5pm. Return home and work on my part time network marketing business for six hours. During those six hours I was on the phone following up with leads, updating my social media and connecting with my team.

I really had no time for myself after my job and in fact I did not know that I could actually automate my network marketing business until the Four Percent Group showed me how.

It was a great revelation which allowed me to have more freedom of time after work so I could spend more time with my family and doing more of the things I loved.

Reason #3 Creating Belief

“If you can see it in your mind you can hold it in your hands”. I never understood the meaning of this sentence until Vick broke it down in simpler terms and explained it to me.

He was always sharing motivational stories with our team and telling us about his humble beginnings as a young entrepreneur.

I was greatly inspired by him and thankful to this day for helping me uncover my potential as the creator of my own reality. All it really takes is believing that you can have anything that you want and taking action to make it happen.

I am so happy that since joining the Four Percent Group I have been able to quit my job and earn a full time income from home.

And I’m not the only one who believes they can have whatever they want. Here are just a few screenshots from my team members and their excitement with the Four Percent Group.

Nang joined the Four Percent Group only a couple weeks ago and got his very first sale on the internet.

Aaron also got a surprise in his email when the Four Percent Group sent him a really nice payment after just three days.

Here’s my favourite. Navinder got huge commissions and was finally able to purchase a brand new Samsung 8. Way to go!

So as you can see we’re all getting results.

How The Four Percent Group Can Help You

You can see how amazing the Four Percent Group is and it can be powerful to help you in your current business or life whether you want to learn a new skill or earn from multiple sources on the side.

The Four Percent Group will give you the confidence to become a leader in your niche and show you how to build a movement to give other people direction and hope.

Think about the lives that you can help change from the skills you will learn which can create a new lifelong career and potentially wealth for you and your family.

This can actually be the difference that you need in your life.

Still Not Convinced?

If for some reason you’re still reading this post and you have not yet made up your mind whether the Four Percent Group is for you let me help answer the one question that is burning on your mind.

What really is in it for you?

Well first of all I am going to assume that you landed on this page because you wanted an easy way to earn money from multiple sources without selling your soul.

I am also going to assume that although you want to earn some money on the side, you really don’t know where to start or how to make money on the internet. 

Well I am going to tell you that the Four Percent Group is not a push button system, but it does teach you everything you need to know about making money on the internet. Plus you are able to earn whilst you learn. 

It is exactly how I got started and why my team and I was able to earn thousands of dollars on the internet. Simply because we learnt from someone who was already getting results and we applied what we learnt.

Yes I promote the Four Percent Group and I will earn a small commission from them if you join the team, but I only promote something that I have tried and absolutely love because not only have I gotten results but over 20,000 other students are getting results as well.

Now I want to show more and more people how they can be a part of something great and transform their own lives as well.

If that sounds like something that you want then this awesome community is for you. Here is how you get started.

Step 1 Click on this link and watch Vick’s video where he explains how you can earn $5000 to $10,000 per month online.

Step 2 Wait for the timer to count down and a button will appear. Click on the button to get started.

Step 3 Email me at info@iamdawn-marie.com (don’t forget the dash) or get in touch with me through my Contact Page  and I will send to you three free exclusive bonuses worth over $350 in value just for joining me through my referral link.

• Bonus #1 A worksheet of daily tasks to help you make your first affiliate sale. ($57 value, FREE)
• Bonus #2 Using Facebook Groups for Business to get free traffic ($97 value, FREE)
• Bonus #3 Drive traffic, increase sales with a simple website that you can build in under 1 hour ($197 value, FREE)  

Step 4 Take Action

Final Thoughts

Starting an internet business does not have to cost you a lot of money.

Even if you’re bootstrapping you just have to be smart about where you invest your money.

The Four Percent Group has the highest quality learning modules taught by internet entrepreneurs who have over ten years experience in the industry.

The cost here is a business expense so it is a taxable write off.

Plus you learn so many skills that you can make yourself marketable and offer additional services in your business such as a social media manager, SEO writer, eCommerce consultant or a lead generation specialist.

Hope to see you on the inside. To sign up to the Four Percent Group click here. If you have any questions leave me a comment or send me an email.

Cheers,

P.S Over to you. How many streams of income do you have and how did you get started?   

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This post is inspired by an email that I got from a subbie who asked me what I thought about online paid survey sites.

Truthfully I am not a fan of survey sites. I tried them in the past to make money and whilst I made some money, I did not make a lot of money.

More or less, the best paid survey sites are a way for you to make extra pocket cash for little things that you have to do right now.

If you want to make a full time income from it, then it is not a good way at all to do so. To make a full time income I would recommend one of the options from my articles 25 Best Online Passive Income Streams and Opportunities or 10 Ways To Achieve The Digital Nomad Lifestyle.

If you want to make extra money on the side then keep reading.

Before I dive into my list I want to cover a few things that you should know about survey sites that you should look out for. 

Sign up for as many paid survey sites as you can

The reason why you want to do this is because in my experience, more than likely you will only qualify for a few surveys that you match exactly based on the survey’s criteria.

Therefore you want to sign up for as many survey sites as possible so you have a better chance at qualifying to a good few of them.

It is unlikely that you will be able to participate in all, but joining many survey sites improves your chances of making a decent amount of money.

Therefore sign up for all 13 of these best paid survey sites to increase your income potential.

Make sure that the online survey site is legitimate

Taking surveys can be fun and a great way to pass time however you do not want to sign up to every single survey site you see because not all of them may be legit.

Here are a few things to look out for when deciding to complete a survey:

More Than Just A Name And Email

The best paid survey sites which are legitimate usually ask for more than just your name and email address. Some go on to ask for your gender, your home address, your contact number, your date of birth, your marital status. When survey sites are very specific and ask for this information, it usually means that they are already matching you to relevant surveys so this is completely normal. Survey sites that ask for detailed information like Pincone Research, SurveyClub or MySurvey Panel are usually legitimate. Be aware of scam sites by paying extra attention to how much information they need.

An About Us Page

This does not only apply to survey sites but also to any website. Most legitimate websites have a page on their website called the About Us page which informs their visitors who they are. A website that does not have this page is usually an untrustworthy site so be careful about that.

If survey sites are legit they will tell you about their company and what their mission is to achieve when they conduct surveys

Legal Disclaimers

Two of the most important legal disclaimers to look out for are private policies and terms of service or terms and conditions. A website that does not have its privacy policy or terms of service or conditions for you to see are probably scam websites.

A privacy policy tells you how your information is stored and used. It also tells you where to send a complaint if you have one about the website.

The terms of service or conditions tells you your relationship with the survey website so if there is something that you do not agree to, you can always abandon the site.

Usually the privacy policy and terms of service or condition are found to the bottom of the website. If these are not present on the website then it is probably a scam website.

Promises That Are Just Too Good To Be True

Survey sites are not huge money makers. So any survey site which promises that you can earn up to $100 a day is probably a scam. So be careful of those that make these outlandish promises.

It is reasonable for most survey sites to offer $5 to $10 to complete a survey although we have seen some paid survey sites offering as much as $75 per survey like Cashback Research.

A true survey site is genuinely interested in your answers to help them understand how the population responds to a certain product or service. So they are prepared to make reasonable rewards to you for your time.

If there is any doubt in your mind about the survey site that you are on, you are free to leave it but never provide your information where there is doubt. Another precaution you can use include setting up a new email account and testing the survey site to see what’s on the other side of the page.

Use the above guidelines to help you understand survey sites and to make sure you are always protected on these types of sites.

Now with that out of the way here are my best paid survey sites that you can make cash from. All of these have been researched using the above guides and are highly recommended. Remember it is still up to you to do your due diligence before you provide any personal information to these survey sites.

13 Best Paid Survey Sites That Are Free To Join  

Food For Thoughts

This paid survey site is only for UK participants.

This is an exclusive online community of people helping to shape and influence the products and services within the food sector.

People who participate in this survey are willing to share their views and opinions on their experiences with food.

The purpose of this survey is to understand consumers and how they interact with food.  

You will participate in market research, polls and discussions.

To join you must first complete a survey and once completed you will be eligible to participate in other paid surveys. To join this survey site is absolutely free but you will be rewarded for participating.

You will be invited to complete surveys by email about four to five times per month so when signing up ensure that your email address is correct.

You can cancel your membership at any time via your dashboard or by emailing their support team.

To join Food For Thoughts click here.

Ipsos Panel 

This paid survey site is only for US, Canada and UK participants.

The I-Say surveys are powered by the Ipsos panel which is a market research company that provides the best paid surveys so you can voice your opinion on market trends and brands that affect you.

Your responses to these surveys are then taken back to the influencers who can affect change.

Surveys range on a wide variety of topics that include global brands, advertisements and entertainment.

When a survey is available you are invited to participate by email so make sure that your email address is correct. You will also be required to confirm your email address when you sign up to participate so look out for it in your inbox or junk mail.

I-Say is a free to join survey site and will never ask for your credit card details.

To join Ipsos Panel US click here.

If you are in Canada to join the Ipsos Panel Canada click here.

If you are in French Canada to join the Ipsos Panel Quebec click here.

If you are in the UK to join the Ipsos Panel UK click here. 

Pinecone Research

This survey site is open to participants in the US, Canada and UK.

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.

To join you will need to complete an online form and provide information including your name, address, date of birth, gender, certain information about your household and your educational qualifications.

When you complete surveys you are rewarded with cash or prizes.

To participate in Pinecone Research you will receive an email notification letting you know when a survey is available. Each survey that is selected is based on the information that you already provided on the sign up page.

Occasionally you will be provided with products to test as well.

To join Pinecone Research click here

To join Pinecone Research US males only click here 

To join Pinecone Research Canada click here 

To join Pinecone Research Canada click here

Cashback Research

This paid survey site is open to the US, UK, Canada and Australia

Cashback Research is a free online survey platform that offers rewards to people for completing surveys.

They connect market research companies with survey takers. You can manage any survey that you want to take by logging into your dashboard and completing the survey.

Cashback Research’s mission statement is that they aim to provide a steady cash income in exchange for honest opinions.

So as a survey taker and with all surveys you should be as honest as possible when completing your surveys.

To participate in surveys you will receive notifications via email so make sure that you provide a correct email address. Check your junk mail too just in case.

Cashback Research provides payment by Paypal and gift cards.

To join Cashback Research US click here

To join Cashback Research UK click here

To join Cashback Research Canada click here

To join Cashback Research Australia click here      

Consumer Opinion Panel

This paid survey site is open only to US male participants in the age group 18-54.  Some surveys may only have an 18-29 age group requirement.

You will be providing your opinions about products, services and issues and sharing your responses with businesses who need the data to shape the future of their products or services.

When you land on the Consumer Opinion Panel website you will be asked to complete your name, address, phone number, date of birth, gender amongst other things.

You can complete this survey either through a mail form or online. For that reason you must provide correct contact details in order to participate.

This survey site is free to join and you have the ability to earn cash and prizes for taking part.

To join the Consumer Opinion Panel click here.

Toluna Opinions

This paid survey site is available to participants in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore

Toluna is an online community where you can tell the world’s leading providers what you think about their products and services.

You can create your own opinions and polls on this website. So if you want to let other people know what you think and find out what they think as well then you can express your thoughts with polls and share it with the community.

Polls and opinions can also be embedded on your own blog or website.

Toluna is a free to join survey site. But you will be rewarded for the opinions that you give. Your rewards come in the form of points and can be redeemed for sweepstake tickets for gadgets or getaways, gift cards for popular brands and stores or simply cash.

To join Toluna you are required to provide some basic information at the start to include your name, country, date of birth, email address.

To participate in a survey, more indepth information is provided so that the appropriate surveys can be matched to you.

You must confirm your email in order to participate so ensure that you check your inbox and junk mail and follow the instructions in the email.

To join Toluna Opinions US click here.

To join Toluna Opinions Australia click here 

To join Toluna Opinions New Zealand click here

To join Toluna Opinions Hong Kong click here

To join Toluna Opinions Singapore click here   

Swagbucks

This survey site is open to participants in the US, Canada, UK, Australia and Ireland

Swagbucks is a little more than a survey site.

They allow you to earn points for doing the things that you love such as shopping online, watching videos, taking surveys, playing games or searching the web.

To join Swagbucks for their surveys you will be providing your opinions on the things that matter to them.

Therefore do always ensure that your answers are honest.

Swagbucks is a free to join site and you start by providing your email and a password to create your account. Once you are in the Swagbucks to start participating in surveys you will be asked more detailed questions.

Do not rush through questions as this factors into disqualifications. Always ensure that you are reading the entire question before completing it.

To join Swagbucks click here

Survey Junkie

Survey Junkie is open to US, Canada and Australian participants.

This is an online community that allow you to share your opinion on brands that matter to you. Your opinions help to shape the products and services of the future.

When you sign up to Survey Junkie you need to complete your profile in order to have relevant surveys matched to you.

In order to earn points which can be redeemed for cash or gift cards you must successfully complete surveys, profile questionnaires or take actions which help you to earn rewards.

Gift cards are only available for resident so if the US so if you are not in this country you will have the option to redeem cash via PayPal.

To join Survey Junkie you must first submit a valid email address. You will then go on to complete your profile.

To join Survey Junkie click here.

Inbox Dollars

This paid survey site is open to US participants.

It is similar to Swagbucks in that it is not only a survey site but you can also earn rewards for reading emails, playing games, shopping online and much more.

They are one of the best paid survey sites that pay cash and not points to you for your activities. So there is no points system. You can look at the type of activity and know exactly how much cash you will earn for completing an activity.

They work with top brands like Netflix, Groupon and JustFab.

To sign up for Inbox Dollars you simply need to provide an email and password. Once you’re inside, completing your profile will ensure that you are connected with the most relevant surveys.

Inbox Dollars is free to join so no credit card is required.

If you do not want to participate in the surveys then be sure to check out their other rewards activities.

To join Inbox Dollars click here.

Opinion Outpost

This survey site is available to participants in the US, UK and Canada

Opinion Outpost is looking for your feedback as a consumer to improve the types of products and services that businesses provide.

With the time you spend taking these surveys you are rewarded with points which you can redeem for cash or gift cards to popular brands.

As a member of Opinion Outpost you are invited to take surveys on just about any topic and include surveys on electronics, politics, sports, appliances, even what you ate for breakfast.

The list of topics is huge.

To join Opinion Outpost you simply provide your name, email address and gender.

To participate in the surveys you must confirm your email address. You will then be invited to complete your profile so that relevant surveys can be sent to you.

As a member of Opinion Outpost you will also get the chance to take part in their quarterly prize draw of $10,000. So the more surveys you take the more chances you have at winning.

To join Opinion Outpost US click here. 

To join Opinion Outpost Canada click here 

To join Opinion Outpost UK click here 

Survey Voices

This survey site is only open to US participants.

Survey Voices is powered by Whitehall Research.

They are a company that matches you with the highest paid market research surveys and Survey Voices is one of them.

With Survey Voices you are paid for your valued opinion. You also get access to clinical trial opportunities and part time work offers to make an extra $500+.

To join Survey Voices it is free. You will provide a valid email address to enter their qualifying survey. After you have qualified you will be matched with relevant surveys and promotions that match the information that you provided.

To join Survey Voices click here.

MySurvey Panel

This paid survey site is available in the US, Australia, UK and Ireland only.

MySurvey is an online paid surveys community  where you participate in consumer research by doing online surveys, diaries or product tests.

Essentially you will be allowed to voice what you want and need from products and services.

Your opinions thus shape and influence future products and services.

In order to earn with MySurvey you will join by providing your name and email address. You must also confirm your email address so be sure to use a valid one or one that you use everyday.

You do also get invitations by emails to complete these surveys every few days. You will be rewarded with points, vouchers or sweepstake entries upon completion of the survey.

To join MySurvey Panel US click here.

To join MySurvey Panel Australia click here.

To join MySurvey Panel Ireland click here.

To join MySurvey Panel UK click here.

Global Test Market Panel

This survey site is open to the US, UK, Germany and Canada. 

Global Test Market Panel is one of the best paid survey sites that rewards you for voicing your opinions about top products and services.

Survey topics are about everything imaginable. From food and drink to entertainment to automobiles and even beer.

You can also test products that are not yet available to the public.

Your input in the Global Test Market Panel will help shape and influence future products and services.

To join this survey site you must provide personal details to include your name, address, email address, gender, contact number amongst others.

Once you have joined and in order to participate in the surveys you must confirm your email address. So be sure to provide a valid email address and check your inbox or junk mail for the verification email.

To join Global Test Market Panel US click here      

To join Global Test Market Panel UK click here     

To join Global Test Market Panel Germany click here     

To join Global Test Market Panel Canada click here    

Now the 12 survey sites that I have listed here are not the only survey sites available. I have just listed my favourite ones and those that appear legitimate.

Survey sites are a great way to make extra cash but remember you cannot get rich from them. If you want some better ways at making an extra income which are not so time consuming and are greatly rewarding then be sure to read the following articles

• 16 Real Ways That You Can Make Extra Money
• 25 Best Online Passive Income Streams And Opportunities
• 10 Ways To Achieve The Digital Nomad Lifestyle

Cheers,

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But whilst you’re on the go, it would be handy if you could make some extra money to fund your travel.

Even it’s a few hundred dollars to a few thousand, there are many, many ways that you can make an income online to become a location independent entrepreneur or as I like to call it, a digital nomad.

Who Are Digital Nomads?

Digital nomads are people who use technology to earn a living whilst travelling the world from country to country.

I have seen this phrase crop up many times and I suppose that’s the inspiration behind this post. I am writing for that person who wants to have that laptop lifestyle and location freedom.

This means that regardless of where you are, you should be able to earn an income and make a living effortlessly. This post is here to give you some ideas and inspire you to take action.

If however you want more of an in-depth “how to” set up your own business and take it further, then I’m your girl. Just send me a message here and I can help you get started, of course only if you’re serious.

When it comes to living the laptop lifestyle I like to think that I’m a jack of all trades, but unfortunately I’m only a master of some. So if for whatever reason I can’t help you, then I can definitely point you in the right direction.

I got connections yo! Lol.

Awesome, are you ready to learn some new ways of having a nomadic lifestyle?

Here Are 10 Ways To Achieve The Digital Nomad Lifestyle

1. Become A Social Media Manager

Almost every business has a social media account.

Whether that is with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest.

However they do not have specialised members in their team to manage these accounts. That’s where social media managers come in.

The way that most social media accounts are set up, also makes it easy for an individual or company to take over someone else’s account.

It then becomes simple to deal with tasks like uploading relevant and engaging content, answering follower’s questions, engaging with followers, responding to messages, advertising to grow their brand and attract more followers.

|Getting paid as a social media manager

As a social media manager you can create a retainer with a set rate or you can ask for payment on an hourly basis.

If you are managing the advertisements of the account you can ask for a percentage of the revenue or income that the company makes as a result of your effort. This will then give you the opportunity to engineer your income as you can then scale advertisements to make it more profitable for you and the company.

Social media managers can charge between $50 to $500 just for consulting. You can also arrange to do a complete social media strategy or agree to set up a business’ social media account.

|How to find work as a social media manger

Start by setting up your very own website. This will help you stand out from the crowd. On your website include some information about you, if you have testimonials add them in there and make sure to add a contact page.

Aim for professionalism. Get a professional email from Namecheap or Godaddy.

Create your social media pages and ensure that your branding is consistent. So if your website is www.johnsocial.com all your social media accounts should have that same name.

Start a blog and show off your expertise by creating fresh content regularly. If you know very little on how to create your own website or blog then read my article The Complete Beginner’s Guide To Starting A Successful Blog Or Website where you can get started with Bluehost and WordPress for only $3.95 a month.

Invest in paid advertising. With ads you can obtain targeted traffic really fast.

For ads I love Google Ads, Bing Ads and Facebook Ads.

If you do not know how to use them then try out the following courses that will help you master each of these avenues:

• Google Ads Pay-Per-Click 101: Intro to Google & Facebook Advertising
• Bing Ads Forget Google; Bing Pay-Per-Click Advertising Traffic Course
• Facebook Ads Facebook Social Traffic Blueprint Facebook Ads Course

When running ads, direct the person to a capture page so you can start building your email list. I love using Clickfunnels for my capture page builder. They offer a 14 day trial so you can always test them out to see if you love it just as much as I do.

When you drive visitors to a capture page some of them will not immediately turn into customers. So it is important that you have a solid email followup strategy.

Use email marketing software like GetResponse or Aweber for your follow ups. Of course your email strategy will include converting subscribers into customers, building relationships with your subscribers and nurturing them.

|Other ways to find work which may not be as effective but can still work include:

• Freelance job listing sites. Sign up to Upwork or Freelancer.com and post a listing for your service.
• Cold calling. This is a painful task but it works. Just be aware that it may be hard to convince businesses to hire you because it may not appear to be a professional way to provide your service.
• Word of mouth. Speak to as many people as you can and ask them to share the word.
• Cold emailing. This is just like cold calling and may not produce the best results. One advice, do not send a mass email to a list of companies that you are interested in working with. This looks so tacky and sleazy. Rather send a personalised email to each business and add a little compliment in there to break the ice.

2. Start A YouTube Channel

Travel vlogs are so popular on YouTube.

You can document your travel lifestyle and create a brand around it. Or you can create content that educates your audience or is purely for entertainment purposes.

A great example of a travel lifestyle vlogger is Alex Chacon on his YouTube Channel Alex Chacon. Prior to YouTube Alex told me that he was on his way to medical school having just finished his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Texas. When he decided to start YouTube he took a break from his studies, sold everything and jumped on his “motorcycle to travel the world. That trip took me from Alaska to Argentina in 500 days….I haven’t looked back since.” 

You can see how Alex lives his digital nomad lifestyle by checking out his channel here.

Starting a YouTube channel is easy but the hard work comes in by attracting followers.

Of course you want your content to be engaging. It can be an entertainment based channel where you provide content that is amusing or an education based channel where you teach people how to do something or provide reviews on products.

|If you do decide to create a YouTube channel and invest your time in growing your fan base there are two ways that you can monetise it.

Google Adsense

Most YouTubers make sufficient income solely from the Google Adsense program. However to create a sustainable income from this source, aim to have in the range of 100k and more subscribers.

Affiliate Marketing

This is the best and most lucrative way to monetise your YouTube channel. If this is the first time you are stumbling upon this term then read my article How To Start Affiliate Marketing For Beginners.

There are so many affiliate products, programs and networks that you can join in whatever niche you decide to start to make a full time income. In my article 6 Profitable Niches For Affiliate Marketers and Bloggers, I outline a huge list of affiliate programs for different niches.

I am sure you will be able to join a few programs from there and get started earning an income on YouTube with affiliate marketing.

If you have a blog and want more traffic to your blog then you can also use YouTube as a traffic source.

Ahhhhhh the power of video is so amazing. It helps you to connect with your audience and people see that you are a real person who they can resonate with. It’s also a great platform to grow your brand and build relationships with people.

3. Start an Ecommerce Business

Ok so you might be thinking that eCommerce should be the furthest thing from a digital nomad’s mind right?

Well actually eCommerce done the right way is perfect for any traveller who wants to earn a sustainable income fast.

Here’s the secret.

|Dropshipping

Dropshipping is the process of selling products online without having an inventory and without having to do your own shipping.

So just who does that? Well the dropshipper of course? You do you think?

You can enter into an agreement with a supplier or wholesaler who will provide you with products to place in your store. However when there is a sale they will package and ship the products on your behalf.

You can also arrange to have your products sorted, packaged and shipped by fulfilment centres. Simply arrange with the supplier or wholesaler to provide bulk product orders to your preferred fulfilment centre.

|How to start an eCommerce business?

To start your own dropshipping eCommerce business, is very easy. Companies like Shopify and Woocommerce provide eCommerce platforms that make it simple to build online stores within minutes. 

If you would like to build your own eCommerce store then follow my step by step guide How To Start An Online Store. 

|Where to find products?

Finding products for your eCommerce store is also a breeze. You can simply use Google to find relevant wholesalers and dropshippers or if you just cannot be bothered to do the work I have done it for you. Get my HUGE list of dropshippers and wholesalers sent to your email by clicking here.

|Two ways to start a profitable and successful eCommerce business

Do it alone. You can spend hours learning everything there is about building online stores, adding products to your store, finding products that convert and selling products online. You can end up investing your money in the wrong tools and resources, get overwhelmed real fast and start to doubt if making money with an online store is for you.

Take a proven shortcut that pinpoints the exact strategies you need to focus on to grow a profitable eCommerce business. I always value courses because it helps you to save a lot of time and gives you the right information you need to get the fastest results.

This is exactly how I was able to grow my own online store to $7.5k in just one month. You can read my story here. 

And this is why I would recommend the Ecom Entrepreneur web class suite by Vick Strizheus and Shubham Singh. This is a step by step video series that teaches you how to set up your online store, how to do product research, how to create a high converting store, how to promote your store amongst other lessons.

These guys are absolutely ace. Before this course came out I was tutored by Vick Strizheus himself with my own store. So I know you are getting an absolute bonus.

To join the Ecom Entrepreneur web class suite click here where you will be taken to a free video training on eCommerce and then head on to the eCommerce tutorials.

4. Sell Your Services On Upwork

Upwork is a place where you can advertise your freelance services.

There are tons of businesses that are looking for both amateur and professional freelancers and you can do your work remotely.

In most cases you would be required to exchange time for money. Therefore if you want more of a freedom lifestyle as a digital nomad then this may not be the best option for you.

If you don’t mind spending a few hours out of your day to provide your service then keep reading on.

With Upwork you can advertise literally any professional service. So if you can do clerical work, graphic design, custom creations, web development or social media management then this is where you would go.

The best thing about Upwork is that you make the rules. You can provide your own hourly rates or if you prefer a fixed fee then you can state your own terms and conditions for being hired.

|Fiverr

Another freelance platform is Fiverr. Anyone can get started with any freelance service by charging $5.00 for their work. Of course you can charge whatever rate you want but Fiverr is where most businesses go to for the smaller jobs.

Don’t be put off by this however. I say make the platform work for you if you have a skill or service you want to promote.

Both Upwork and Fiverr also showcase the best freelancers using testimonials and ratings. This is how businesses choose who they want to work with.

As with anything else you must build up your profile. The best tip I can give you to get your foot in the door, is to provide your service for a lower rate, get a few stellar reviews, then increase your rates to what you would normally charge.

When I started my online business there were many things that I outsourced such as design and web development. I think it is an absolutely essential service that they are providing.

5. Start A Blog

Oh blogging! This is my baby.

Go figure right when I have my own blog.

It is the most comprehensive way to make an income from anywhere in the world however it is the most intensive! Labour intensive I mean. Haha! just kidding.

But seriously, starting a blog requires a lot of time to create and add content. But when you have enough content to keep your readers engaged, it can be a profitable and passive way for you to make money.

So you get more time to actually sip a Pina Colada and lay on the beach.

But don’t just create a blog for creating a blog’s sake. When you do that, that’s just a hobby.

You want to blog and treat it like a business. This therefore requires putting out content regularly, building a loyal following, providing value and monetising it.

Of course you need to monetise it right?! How do you expect to make money?

|You can monetise a blog in so many ways:

• Affiliate marketing
• Offering your own services
• Ecommerce
• Online courses

The opportunities to make money from a blog are endless.

If you are interested in starting a blog with affiliate marketing, which by the way is the easiest way to get started for beginners, then my article on 6 Profitable Niches For Affiliate Marketers and Bloggers is a great read. You will learn which is the best niche to invest your time in and which makes the most money easily.

You can also take a look at How To Start Affiliate Marketing For Beginners.

|What you need to start a blog

A Blog of course. In my article The Ultimate Guide To Starting A Successful Blog I take you through how to start your own blog using WordPress and Bluehost for only $3.95 per month.

Affiliate products. You can start a blog on any subject in the world and there are so many affiliate products you can use to promote on your blog. Take a look at the programs I recommend in various niches in this article here.

A capture page to turn your visitors into subscribers. It is so important that when you are starting an online business, that you build an email list from the beginning. Your email list will be your loyal tribe who will trust your suggestions and buy anything you recommend. For capture pages, I have come to love Clickfunnels. LeadPages, GetResponse and Aweber also provide the ability to create capture pages but they are not as snazzy as Clickfunnels.

You can read my review of each product in this article here.

Email marketing. To connect with your subscribers you need to email them regularly so it is important that you have an email autoresponder doing the work for you. Aweber is my go to email marketing software but GetResponse also provide a great service and offer you 30 day trials so you can test them out and see which one works for you.

Image and graphics from Shutterstock. Do not use images from Google if you do not want to get into legal trouble with copyright.

Design software. I use Picmonkey to create the beautiful images you see on this blog. Come on. Make your blog look appealing and attractive.

6. Remote Jobs

Most people are unhappy with their jobs and more and more companies are realising this. Chances are that the career you are pursuing or the company that you are working for, offers remote work where you can choose to work from home or from anywhere in the world.

If you have a job already you may be able to take it on the road.

Don’t assume that your job does not allow remote working. If you don’t ask, you will never receive.

This is why I would recommend that you try and negotiate an agreement with your employer about being able to work remotely.

Forbes.com recently released an article on the Top 100 Companies that Offer Remote Jobs. Take a read and see whether your company is on the list. That will be a good start for you.

If you do not yet have a job then there are sites that you can look to, to find remote work:

FlexJobs is a resource that helps you find the best flexible jobs, work from home jobs and remote jobs. All the jobs on FlexJobs are legitimate jobs which have been hand picked and screened by their research team so you can be sure that you are joining a reliable service with you in mind.

To apply for jobs with FlexJobs simply head on over to their website, sign up by submitting a few of your personal information and then take a look at their jobs board for the most relevant jobs that interest you. To sign up for FlexJobs click here.

Remote.co provides a list of the most exhaustive remote jobs that you can do. They have jobs in all different skill sets to include marketing jobs, transcription jobs, customer service jobs. To start looking for jobs on Remote.co you do need to sign up and provide a few details. Once in you can search their jobs board for relevant remote jobs. To sign up for Remote.co click here.        

7. Brand Ambassador

If you already have a massive following on social media accounts or you’re great at building an online presence fast and networking, then becoming a brand ambassador for companies might be a good idea for you.

|Who are brand ambassadors?

Brand ambassadors are people who promote a company’s products or services and represent the company’s image in a positive way.

So if you have over a million subscribers on YouTube, you will most likely be sought after because of the influence you have over your audience by just doing a review of a product or service.

Travel vlogs tend to get very popular quickly so it can help you to document your nomadic lifestyle and talk about the different places you are visiting. Make it fun and entertaining. Then you can promote certain hotels or international B&Bs and get paid to do so.

|How do you become a brand ambassador?

Sometimes depending on the size of your following, companies will reach out to you making the process simple.

To help with this make sure that you have a sponsorship or advertising page set up if you have a website. Explain the type of sponsorships and brands you are looking to secure, a list of your marketing stats and other companies you have worked with (if any).

If you are not yet established this is where you will have to roll up your sleeves and ask for sponsorship.

Join brand networks. Here are a few:

• Socialix
• Massive Sway
• Sponsored Tweets
• Socialstars
• Collectively Inc

With brand networks you are required to create a profile, include stats about your social media networks and a price you are willing to accept.

Find a few companies that you are interested in working with and contact them. Make the proposal remembering the WIIFM method. Companies will work with you when you can show them that you can drive sales to their business. So ensure that you have a great marketing plan

8. Sell your own Apparel

This is another avenue you can explore with Ecommerce.

Thankfully you can also do this remotely with the right company that ships the finished product for you so you do not have to worry about that.

When I started my eCommerce business early this year, this was one of the avenues I explored to sell custom design t-shirts, sweaters or vests.

I used a T-shirt print on demand company called CustomCat. You will upload your own design to their systems remotely and when you have a sale, the order is sent directly to CustomCat who take care of the fulfilment for you.

They also handled any returns on my behalf.

Other companies that have the same model are:

• Teespring
• PillowProfit
• Printful
• Teemill

If you do not want to worry about marketing the product then you can try Merch By Amazon. They are a print on demand service by Amazon for selling t-shirts. All you have to do is upload your t-shirt design and Amazon takes care of the selling process for you.

One thing about Merch By Amazon is that it does take some time to get approval into the program. It took me just about three months or so to get approved so I would recommend that you apply as early as possible and wait it out.

In the mean time you can still sell your own apparel with the other print on demand companies I mentioned above but use Shopify or Woocommerce as your eCommerce platform.

9. Freelance Writing

If you never struggle to write content you can take advantage of that and get paid to write.

Heck you can even make a business out of it, instead of a side hustle.

Writing projects can be in any niche that you can think of. There are so many places that you can look to, to find the best writing jobs in markets that you love:

• Upwork sign up for Upwork and upload your profile. Then look for gigs that suit your criteria.
• Contentgather they are a content writing service that connects writers with businesses who need content for their websites. Content include blog posts, product descriptions, product reviews, how tos, tutorials and lots more.
• Freelancewriting.com make money here by writing content. They also have a jobs board where you can source many freelance writing jobs
• FlexJobs is another great platform to find remote flexible writing gigs
• Problogger is a jobs board where you can find long term freelance writing work
• Contena Pro this is a paid service and there are advantages to relying on a paid jobs service. Contena Pro makes it way easier to find suitable jobs for you faster. You can also avoid all the competition there is to find the best writing jobs, thereby saving a lot of time and maximising your productivity.

10. Affiliate Marketing

You can do affiliate marketing with a blog which is the long winded approach or you can do affiliate marketing by direct linking and using ads to help you find your target audience.

There are many companies that have affiliate programs that you can join and promote specifically for the benefit of earning an income from it.

|Which program should you join?

If you are using this method I would recommend finding a program that you have used and can recommend or already have results in.

For example, you can join a weight loss affiliate program because you have lost weight from the product. It will therefore be easy for you to recommend the product because of your results.

You can join a branded affiliate program because you love the brand and so it is natural for you to recommend it.

|Affiliate Marketing With The Four Percent Group

One company that has allowed me to find my footing in the online business world is the Four Percent Group.

They are an internet marketing web class that has taught me everything that I know about making an income online and growing a successful business online.

It was because of them that I learnt how to use systems and tools to automate my network marketing business and get more prospects and sales without even speaking to a single person. You can read more about my network marketing story here.

It is because of them, that I credit my success.

The Four Percent Group webclass offers step by step video training to help you master internet marketing. So a beginner who has absolutely no experience with affiliate marketing can use it to master selling any type of product online.

They also have an affiliate program and pay you a percentage of the sale for referring customers to them.

What I also like about this program is that it allows you to earn from up to 9 different income sources automatically.

How this works, is that the Four Percent Group introduces you to essential tools that you need for any business. This includes lead capture pages, websites, email marketing software.

As they are essential, they encourage you to become an affiliate for those tools so when you refer anyone to the web class and they learn how to set up a business properly, the affiliate commission will go directly to you as the referrer.

It is all so effortless as you only need to promote one product and the other income streams are unlocked automatically when users set up their marketing eco system.

If you would like to learn more about affiliate marketing and get paid at the same time then you may join the Four Percent Group here.

You can also source other affiliate programs like the Four Percent Group from networks like Clickbank, JVZoo or CJ Affiliate by Conversant formerly Commission Junction.

Awesome! You made it to the end

The ideas that I gave you above will require a lot of dedication to learn this new skillset that you are about to take on.

My advice. Don’t try and learn everything in a few days and give up when things don’t go right. I started this blog last year August but only got serious about it one month ago and have learnt so much.

It also took me about 8 months to understand the concept of internet marketing. Now I would say I am an expert in the field but I am still learning everyday.

This is why it is so important that to achieve success, you adopt one idea and make a commitment to be persistent and consistent.

The ideas I have outlined here is actually a reality for many digital entrepreneurs and it can be yours too if travelling full time is a goal you are working towards.

I really hope that this resource provides you with enough valuable information to quit your job if you want to become a digital nomad. Or if you are travelling and want a way to continue to fund your lifestyle, that they show other ways that you can make money.

If you are already making money whilst travelling, tell me in the comments what your favourite way is.  

Cheers,

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If you are new to my blog and do not know what affiliate marketing is, then my recent blog post How To Start Affiliate Marketing For Beginners, will help you understand.

Update: Check out my most recent Clickbank monster article that I prepared for you guys. A lot more meat on the bones with that one.

What Is Affiliate Marketing?

In brief, affiliate marketing is the act of promoting other people’s products to attract a sale and earning a commission when the product is sold.

So if you promote an eBook which belongs to someone and you are an affiliate of that eBook, when the eBook is sold, you may get a 20% commission from the sale of the product.

The commission rate depends on how generous the owner of the product wants to be.

There are many companies that promote affiliate marketing but in this post I will focus on ClickBank.

Related Article

• Top 10 Places To Find High Paying Affiliate Programs 

What Is ClickBank?

ClickBank is a website that hosts many affiliate products. To make money with ClickBank it requires you to set up a free account and select the product that you want to promote.

There are many different ways that you can promote these products. This guide will take you on a step by step journey to starting with ClickBank and you may then decide which method of promotion you want to use.

At any time you want to promote or sell a product you must remember three key things:

• You need a place where you can promote the product. This will be a website but you do not need a huge blog or website to start.
• You need a product which is popular and which has a high potential to convert into sales.
• You need a lot of people to see your product in order to get sales.

This guide will teach you all of that so let’s get started.

The Ultimate Guide To Make Money With ClickBank Affiliate Marketing

Choosing A Niche

When starting ClickBank affiliate marketing, the first thing you need to consider is the niche you would like to promote in.

Your niche can be in any subject area and to help you decide, here are four guidelines to assist you:

• Choose three subject areas and decide which one you most enjoy and you would be happy to build a business around
• Do you think you can genuinely help people in that subject area? If you can then consider which subject area would be the most lucrative.
• Which subject area has the most longevity. You want to choose a subject that is evergreen. Evergreen means that you can promote the topic all year long without it losing any relevance. Seasonal items are not evergreen.
• Do you think you can contribute to the desires of people and answer to their pain points when thinking about the subject?

If you have found a subject, don’t worry about changing direction later on. You can always choose another subject area depending on the response that you get.

Have you thought about a subject? Great. Let’s move on.

Create A ClickBank Account

Create a free account with ClickBank here. Start by clicking the blue button Create Account.

Next you will be required to enter your Personal Information, Banking Information and Account Information.  

If you already have an account with ClickBank then you can move on.

ClickBank does not support some countries so if you are unable to create an account because of your location, you will be notified once you have entered your country.

ClickBank Categories

Now that you have created your account and you have chosen your niche you can select a product from the categories that are available on ClickBank.

To do this log into your account and select Marketplace from the menu at the top.

You will then be taken to this page where on the left you will see the categories you can choose from.

You can also go through Clickbank’s own guidelines “How To Find Products To Promote” as they will help you through the process as well.

Be sure to check out their Knowledge Base if you are new to affiliate marketing and want more resources to look at to help you start.

From the Categories select your niche subject area. For the purpose of this post I will select the Health And Fitness niche.

ClickBank Subcategories

ClickBank also has sub categories to help you get very specific about your niche.

So if you select Health And Fitness be sure to choose the sub category that best represents the sub niche you would like to create your business in.

When selecting a niche, you never want to choose a broad niche. The reason for that is because there is so much competition in the marketplace that you need to stand out.

Even though there is a lot of competition it does not mean that you cannot find your place and be successful with it.

To be successful it is important to drill down the niche to a sub niche where there is still a lot of demand but not so much competition.

To find a sub niche you can go to Google and see what people are searching for.

Using the Health And Fitness example I have typed a few keywords in Google to start.

You will see that Google has given me 10 different sub categories which represents what people are searching for the most. I can add these subcategories to my list and choose one.

Next, open the Google Keyword Planner tool which will help you see how many searches are carried out for the sub niche category and how competitive it is.

Update: Google Keyword Planner Tool is no longer a free tool. It is now only available to Adwords customers. If you are looking for a low budget keyword research tool, then consider Keysearch.

To use the Google Keyword Planner tool, you must have a Google account [Update: a paid Google Adwords account]. To create one start here.

Once you have logged in select Search for new keywords using a phrase, website or category.

Plug in each sub niche you have found for your category into the box Enter your product or service and wait for the keyword results. Your search results will look something like this.

This tells me that the sub niche has low competition and a decent number of people are searching for these keywords every month.

I usually like the number of searches to be above 100 and it is even better if it is above 1k. Therefore a product that includes a weight loss diet meal plan or helps the reader find weight loss foods would receive a good number of hits and is a product that I would search for in ClickBank.

If there is no particular product in ClickBank that closely matches your research results you can always choose another niche. Do not be so closely attached to the niche that you thought about. Be prepared to change direction if you have to.

One thing to remember is that when you are doing affiliate marketing you are doing it with the reader in mind. So it is never about you.

Give up what you love and start serving the passions of other people. When you do this you will make more money and your marketing efforts will be easier.

Choosing A Product

When choosing a product from ClickBank there are a few metrics to look at on the product menu to help you find those products that sell well.

Pay attention to the gravity score, the avg %/sale and the avg rebill total if there is any.

|Gravity Score

ClickBank’s gravity score tells you how many sales the product had in the last 30 days. The higher the gravity score, the more likely the product converts well into sales.

In the above example the product gravity score for the 3 Week Diet is 96.14. This is an ideal product as it indicates that it may be a top performer.

Compare that to the product above it, Anti Diet Solution which has a gravity score of 31.16.

That is not to say that I would not promote this product. You can still promote this product and make sales if you know how to promote it well.

I usually look for products where the gravity score is between 50 and 100. A very high gravity score such as that over 100 means that the product converts very well but it is also competitive.

To get great results for yourself you should aim for a gravity score of between 50 and 100.

|The Avg%/Sale

This metric tells you how much you will receive if the product is sold. In the example above, the selling price is $29.32 and the average percentage that you may receive is 75% of the selling price which is $21.99.

It is entirely up to you to decide if this is a good commission for you.

Personally when I am promoting any product I choose products which have a high commission rate where I am compensated $20 or more. If you would like to see my super list of high paying affiliate products then click here.

|Avg Rebill Total

The average rebill total tells you whether the product is subscription based meaning that the purchase is a monthly recurring purchase.

Products which have an average rebill total is great for passive income opportunities. It means that you only need to do the work once by securing the sale, then the income for that sale will continue without you doing any additional work.

That’s cool right?

So using the metrics that I recommended above you will be able to select a product that you are happy with.

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How To Promote ClickBank Products

Amateur marketers look for the easiest ways to promote a product but which may not be the most effective.

By not understanding marketing strategies it can be to your detriment as you can end up wasting a lot of time and money.

Therefore I want you to understand that when you are promoting a product on the internet, it is important to start building an email list.

You can build an email list in any niche that you choose and you can do anything that you want with that list later on such as promoting relevant products to it.

When you build a list, nurture it, build a relationship with it and you can always tap into your email list at any time. If you have a good responsive list this will ensure that you have long term stability in your business.

You can also use your list as a traffic source to generate more sales.

Therefore if you would like to make money with ClickBank I would strongly recommend that you create an email list.

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• How To Build Your First Email List From Scratch

To promote your ClickBank product and start creating an email list you need two tools:

• A lead capture website
• An email autoresponder

|Lead Capture Page

Your lead capture website is a single page website which you will send people to for your product.

If you are promoting a product on the internet, of course you need a website right?!

You do not however need to set up hundreds of pages of content. You need only have one page with content on it, to attract people to your product.

To create your lead capture page you have a few options:

Clickfunnels offers you a 14 day free trial

GetResponse offers you a 30 day free trial

LeadPages offers you a 14 day free trial

When creating your lead capture pages you can follow the tutorials within each of the platforms or you may read my article 4 Awesomest Lead Capture Pages You Must Use to get a better understanding of how each lead capture page builder compares to each other and what it can do for you.

I use LeadPages for my marketing and I wrote a review of it here.

|Autoresponder

You will also need an email autoresponder so that you can create your email list.

GetResponse and Aweber are great ones, however they are paid platforms.

GetResponse starts from $15 for up to 1000 email contacts. Aweber starts from $19 for up to 500 email contacts.

MailChimp starts from free for up to 2000 email contacts.

If you decide to use Clickfunnels this program must be used with a separate autoresponder if you are not selecting their Etison Suite plan. If you are selecting their basic plan then it can be integrated with either GetResponse, Aweber or MailChimp.

Adding Content To Your Lead Capture Page

What content do you want to write?

You want to write content that provides solutions to people.

So using the Weight Loss example and looking at the results that I got from Google and the products that I found on ClickBank, I can select key pieces of content from there and transfer it to my own lead capture page.

Let’s take a look at how this is done.

I selected the Three Week Diet product.

When I clicked on that product I was taken to a sales page. View the sales page here.

I will take certain key phrases and testimonials from that page and include it on mine. I also see that the creators of the page have their own lead capture page pop up which gives me more ideas.

What I will therefore do is use the content from this lead capture page, a bit of content from the sales page and create my own unique lead capture page content.

The biggest tip I can give you, when you are promoting ClickBank offers, do not be tempted to use the tools provided by the creator.

You want to create unique content so you can stand out from everybody.

Using the information I sourced from the 3 week diet plan my content could include:

“Download a free copy of the 3 week diet plan and discover how you can easily lose up to 23 lbs of body fat in 21 days”

I will also include some of their pitch from their sales page.

Now that you have an idea of what I would include you can shape the content for your own landing page.

Here’s an example of what your lead capture page may look like if you are promoting a ClickBank weight loss offer.

Notice how the lead capture page offers something for free. Doing that acts as bait for the viewer and is a great way of getting their email address in exchange for your free offer.

Creating Email Newsletters

What do you do with the email addresses that you are collecting? Well for starters you need to email the persons who provided you with their email address.

This is called building a relationship and is all part of the sales process.

This may be a burdensome way of making money but it is the most effective way… so do not worry.

When you build a relationship with your email subscribers it creates trust and they will be more inclined to buy products from you.

Using Done For You Scripts

The creator of the Clickbank product may provide email scripts for you to use.

However you want to be careful about using the exact same script as everyone else. Your goal in any marketing is to stand out.

And you stand out by creating unique content.

Of course you can model after the email scripts and write it in your own words if you choose. The reason why you should create unique content is because email accounts like Hotmail or Yahoo can recognise content as spam when many people are including the same words in their emails.

If this happens too often they identify your email as spam and send your message to the user’s junk mail. You do not want that to happen as your efforts will be in vain. You always want your messages to land in the inbox!

Therefore take some time to vary the wording of each email script and write it in your own way.

Getting People To Your Website

Lead capture page ready? Check!

Autoresponder ready? Check!

Let’s now work on getting people to your website so they can see your product or offer.

This is hardest part for most marketers and it is all about trial and error.

There are two ways in which you can get people to your website – the free way and the paid way.

|Paid Methods

Paying for people to come to your website is called paid advertising. Those people who arrive at your website is called traffic in the internet marketing world.

There are many places that you can go to, to pay for traffic.

Google Ads, Bing Ads, Facebook Ads are some of the top places that you can go to, to get large amounts of people to see your offer.

Of course in order to master these traffic sources it is best to learn how to use them before throwing money at them. You may utilise Udemy’s courses to help you. I would recommend the following for Google and Bing:

• Forget Google; Bing Pay-Per-Click Advertising Traffic Course
• Pay-Per-Click 101: Intro to Google & Facebook Advertising

If you would like to use Facebook ads which is the best traffic platform then I would recommend the Social Traffic Blueprint Facebook Ads course by Jon Penberthy and Jubril Agoro. Facebook has over a billion users and you can leverage it to send people to your website.

|Free Methods

If you decide to use free methods then you must understand that doing so takes a lot of time. With paid methods you will invest money to achieve a desired result.

With free methods you will invest time to achieve a desired outcome. Time varies but it can take anywhere from months to years to see results.

If you want fast results, paid traffic methods are the absolute best as you can see results within days and even minutes.

Free methods that you can try include:

• Posting in Facebook Groups
• Google SEO with blog posts
• Forum Posting
• Pinterest Group Boards

|Posting in Facebook Groups

If you use Facebook, find groups related to your niche where they allow advertising. You can then post your link to your lead capture page with a short post telling users why they should visit your website.

To be successful at this make sure that you join 30 to 50 Facebook groups and post in them everyday.

|Google SEO with blog posts

If you decided to create a blog, then optimising it for search engine optimisation (SEO) is a great way to get a lot of free traffic from Google for people who are searching for a solution to their problem.

The key to making this work is to write blog posts that are about 2000 to 3000 words and contain keywords that users may be searching for on Google.

To find relevant keywords use the Google Keyword Planner tool to help you.

Related Article: 

• The Complete Beginner’s Guide To Starting A Successful Blog

|Forum Posting

You can join forums like Quora or Warrior Forum and answer other people’s questions on there.

Once you have answered a question ensure that your link to your website is contained within the answer or a signature if it is permitted by the forum hosts.

To make this work you should answer questions which have high views or high followings. That way you will get maximum exposure to those people who are following or viewing the question.

|Pinterest Group Boards

Pinterest is a huge way to get traffic back to your offer link however it works best if you have a blog.

Most people do not realise that Pinterest is a search engine and people go there to look for solutions to their problems.

To start with Pinterest create a Pinterest business account. With a business account you will be able to access analytics to see how your pins are performing and what’s working and what’s not.

Apply for Rich Pins. Pinterest works better with an established blog or website so before applying for Rich Pins ensure that you have some content on your website.

When you apply for rich pins it allows your pins to show up more in the Pinterest search engines thereby driving more traffic to your website.

Create 10 to 15 boards related to your niche. You want to ensure that your boards are named after keywords that people will search for.

If you are promoting the weight loss diet plan, your board should be named Weight Loss Diet Plan.

Join as many group boards related to your niche. Search within Pinterest for group boards related to your niche and request an invite to join the board.

Usually the owner of the board will state how you can receive an invite. Simply follow the instructions to get your invite.

Once you have enough blog posts (you can start at five) start pinning to your own boards and the group boards you joined and remain consistent. Aim for on average 50 pins a day.

This may seem a lot and an overwhelming task but with Pinterest’s recommended scheduler Tailwind, it is possible to schedule your pins so that it is done automatically on your behalf.

If you are serious about using Pinterest as a free traffic method then I would recommend the Pinterest Avalanche Course by Create And Go to help you understand how to get as much traffic as possible for free to your website.

What To Do When You Are Not Getting Sales

The biggest task that you may encounter as you try to make money with Clickbank is getting sales.

There is a right and wrong way to do everything and if you take my advice and do it the right way you can get massive results.

The one advice I can give to you, is to not do what every marketer is doing.

Every marketer is trying to get sales before they build a relationship with their prospects.

By building email lists and following an email follow up sequence where you provide valuable information to help your prospect, you will see better conversions.

Therefore focus on building relationships.

If you want to do affiliate marketing as a business, focus on long term results.

Therefore master the art, build a solid home for yourself on the internet by creating a blog and content that will help other people.

Once you have set yourself up properly you will be able to dominate the marketplace.

If you have decided that affiliate marketing is a great opportunity to build your presence online then I would like to introduce you to the Four Percent Group Affiliate Marketing web class suite by Vick Strizheus UPDATE: I no longer promote the Four Percent Group Affiliate program. Instead here’s a suitable alternative where you will learn everything that you can about how to sell products on the internet.

If you have any questions about affiliate marketing or feel that you may need some direction leave a comment below or perhaps you may want some personal coaching, then I’d be glad to work with you one on one.

Cheers

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What Is Passive Income?

The best type of income there is, is the one where you do the work once and you get paid over and over for it – passive income.

It’s like putting blood, sweat and tears into a product one time then watch the money roll in when you receive notifications that you made sales.

The first time I heard about passive income streams was when I started looking for ways to make money online.

People look for dream jobs where they pretty much trade time for money but this is one of the worst ways you can make money.

Not to say that having a job is bad. It gives you an income after all.

But if you want to make an uncapped amount of money, where you literally make money whilst you are asleep, then a job is not the way.

There are many ways that you can make passive income and there are places which give you some sources that you can go to, to get started.

The purpose of this post is to be the first that gives you a wider list of ideas in one place, that you can easily implement to start earning passively.

The easy part is having the idea but get ready to roll up your sleeves and get to work.

The ideas you will get here take little resources to start but once the effort is all in and the product is finished you will be on your way to enjoying the fruits of your labour.

If you’re ready to take action and want to cut to the chase, you can access my four favourite passive income ideas here.

Let’s get started.

1. Sell an E-book

Want to share your knowledge with the world?

Want to teach something? Write an e-book.

It is not hard to write a 60 to 100 page book and put a price tag of let’s say $97 and sell it online.

When I created my first e-book, it took me a day to write a 37 page document.

I used Microsoft Word to draft the content and then saved it as a PDF.

If you are not good at writing, then you can simply outsource the work to a freelance writer on Fiverr or Upwork.

Any design for the e-book cover can also be outsourced on Upwork but if you are creative then you can use Canva or PicMonkey to design your e-book cover.

Once your book is finished upload it on WordPress.org or Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing so that your potential customers will be able to download the book when they purchase it.

WordPress and Amazon merely act as the host where you can upload the document as a media file and have a link where the customer can download the product.

Once you have your finished product you are ready to market it on the internet via social media outlets or arrange for some affiliates to promote your product for you on sites like Clickbank or Clickbetter.

2. Create a blog and use affiliate links

Affiliate marketing is one of the easiest ways to create passive income.

You need only start a blog, like this one that you are reading, in whatever niche you enjoy.

Then include some affiliate links to products that you would recommend to your audience and get paid when they buy the product or take a certain action.

If you want to get paid on the action of a visitor, such as opting into a form or downloading an app then you can apply to sites like Panthera Network or ShareASale and choose from offers available which pay the highest cost per action.

If you prefer to recommend products for sale, then Amazon Associates, Ebay Partner Network or Rakuten Marketing are some great affiliate companies that you can apply to and include their products on your site.

Once you have created your blog, it is important to send traffic to it.

People are not going to find your blog unless you promote it.

You can also optimise your blog for SEO so it can be found in the Google search engines.

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3. Sell an online course with membership

Many people are turning to the internet to learn a skill so you can capitalise off of this by creating your own course.

You will be surprised to find all sorts of courses that are already making the rounds on the internet.

For example,

Audition Hacker by Rob Knopper teaches you how to rock your audition for any instrument that you play for the orchestra

So You Wanna Be A Fashion Designer by Julie Mollo teaches you what else? How to be a fashion designer.

Fierce Grace Collective by Carrie-Anne Moss teaches women how to nourish their souls and connect with themselves.

So you see, you can literally create a course about anything. Use the course platform like Teachable or Clickfunnels to start creating your online course.

These two platforms make it easy to connect payment processors so you can easily receive payments from your customers via Paypal or Stripe.

4. Join a passive income affiliate program

If you are not into doing much of the work yourself and prefer to let others take care of it for you, then joining a done-for-you affiliate program that specialises in passive income streams is the easiest way to earn money passively.

There are so many affiliate programs on the interwebs that offer this type of model.

The idea here is to purchase the affiliate product which could be from $50 a month to even over $3000 annually. Depending on the price you pay, you will always receive a percentage of the sale when you send a referral to the program.

All programs are already in place. Your only responsibility is to promote the product.

The earning potential for this idea is uncapped.

Absolute genius!

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• Top 10 Places To Find High Paying Affiliate Programs For Marketers Or Bloggers
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5. Create an Ecommerce Store

This can be huge if you know what you are doing. If you don’t, don’t worry. I’ve got you covered!

Creating an eCommerce store is simple.

Many websites provide platforms to enable you to build your store on it without worrying about design or coding.

A good place to start is Shopify.

Once your online store is created you can source products from wholesalers who will provide the stock at a low price.

You can then sell the product at a higher price that allows you to earn a considerable profit.

For wholesale items check out the Alibaba Marketplace. This is the largest directory of Chinese suppliers that provide products to accommodate any niche.

You can communicate with the vendors or manufacturers directly to ship products individually to the customer or order in bulk if you wish to stock your own inventory.

If you are in the US and prefer not to hold your inventory then you can use fulfilment centres such as Dollar Fulfillment who will package and ship the product to your customer for you.

Whilst operating an eCommerce store involves a lot of work on an ongoing basis such as providing customer support, ensuring that the inventory is well stocked or keeping the site up to date, you can try to automate all these processes as much as possible by hiring virtual assistants from on Upwork.

If you are brand new to eCommerce or are looking for some additional help in getting started with eCommerce, getting your online store set up and getting your first online store sale then check out my review of eCom courses compiled and reviewed.

There are many step by step guides to help you master eCommerce in any niche that you choose.

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6. Create a comparison site

Many people want the best product for the right price.

If you help them find it, then you can make a whack of money at the same time.

That is why comparison sites are such good passive income streams.

For example, you can compare credit card benefits, pros and cons.

All that is required is good indepth research about different credit card products. You can compare as many as you can and set up a table listing each pro and con so that it is easy for the customer to compare the benefits side by side.

Once you have set out the comparisons, you can clearly state which card is the best product and create a link for the customer to apply.

Most credit card companies have affiliate programs so you can become an affiliate and get paid when a customer applies for a card and gets accepted.

The payout by credit card companies for providing leads to them can range from $35 up to $125 per qualified applicant.

7. Sell advertising space on static websites

There are many ways that you can provide advertising space on a website.

One way to do this is with the traditional banner ads. These are images that are found on the top, side or bottom of a webpage and which click through to a product or offer.

You can also provide text links within a blog post as these are said to be super high converters.

To create this advertising space you will need to start a niche blog or website such as a cooking blog or travel blog.

Once your website attracts a good number of viewers per day, offer space on your website for advertisers.

A great place to actually start selling advertising space is Buy Sell Ads.

Guest posting is another way in which you can offer advertising. In fact it is a smarter way where advertisers write high quality useful posts that are relevant to your audience and ties into the product or service that they are promoting.

Do not stop at one. Start creating 10 of these static websites, send traffic to it and you can potentially earn a full time passive income from it within let’s say a year.

8. Lead capture websites for local brick and mortar businesses

The contact details of leads are quite valuable to businesses when those leads convert into customers.

Think of cosmetic or dental businesses where the lifetime value of a customer can be in the thousand of dollars.

Just how much will a business like that be prepared to offer you for leads’ contact details?

My buddy John explains how he does it.

He creates a blog dedicated to carpet cleaning services. The blog is optimised for SEO so that it appears on the first page of Google.

Within the blog he gives away a free report on the mistakes that most carpet cleaners make so as to attract leads.

He then contacts the local carpet cleaners offering them leads for their business. These companies already advertise with Yelp for their services so he offers them leads for the same price as Yelp.

This is how he made a cool $15,000 from one business just for sending them leads.

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• 4 Awesomest Lead Capture Page Builders You Must Use
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9. Create Iphone, Ipad or Android Apps

The internet is HUGE for information on how to build apps.

So if you are not tech savvy in this area try The Appmakr  or iBuild App to start creating your own app.

If you do not want to create your own app then hire a developer from Upwork or Fiverr.

Apps are big business but you have to be in a profitable market to make a decent sum of money.

Gaming apps dominate the top grossing apps and make their money from in app purchases.

Dating apps like Tinder makes its money from charging users to bump their profiles to the top of the list amongst others in their area.

Music apps like Spotify or Pandora make their money from charging subscription fees for unlimited music with no advertisements.

Call and text apps like Dingtone make their money from charging customers to create internet numbers and making internet calls from anywhere in the world.

Do not try to invent the wheel.

The key to this idea is to repurpose an app that people already love and will pay for.

Find out what complaints people have about the existing app and introduce features that solve those complaints.

Essentially you will be creating a better one.

If you already have an audience you can easily market your app or you can let trusty affiliates promote the app for you.

10. Create a YouTube Channel

If you know what people are looking for and can create content for it, then you have an awesome idea to work with.

The problem however is that people are too shy to turn on their cameras and let the world in.

But the reality is, even if you create a website or blog, people prefer to watch videos on how to do something rather than read a 2000 word blog on the same topic.

It is really simple to create a YouTube channel and start creating content.

Most computers have built in cameras that you can shoot from.

If you wish to be a bit more sophisticated then head on over to Amazon and search for their best digital cameras that produce quality video output.

The next thing is to create content. It can be as simple as sitting in front of the camera and talking about a topic.

Or as elaborate as travelling the world and creating videos vlogs for your audience.

Once you have built up an audience, monetise your videos with ads or you can become an affiliate for products you would recommend in your niche and include affiliate links in the description box of the video.

11. Create a niched stock content for other people to use

If you’re good at creating beats or taking photos then you can set up a content library and make money off of the royalties.

A good example is where you create instrumental beats so that internet marketers can use it as the backdrop in their videos.

You can also create a library of stock photos that bloggers can use on their blogs.

Create a decent pricing structure that is competitive then market your product to churn in the money.

Another route that you can take is to partner with companies that already have the platform and the audience like Shutterstock, and let them do the work for you.

Just be prepared to part with a share of the revenue.

12.Create WordPress themes

As a web designer or developer you can develop a WordPress theme and sell it.

Don’t just create a theme for the sake of creating a theme.

Think about creating themes for a target audience. For example you may have pretty, girly themes for women or ruggish, handsome themes for the guys.

If you have no clue about webdesign then consider outsourcing the work to a designer or developer on Fiverr or Upwork.

You can sell your WordPress themes at Themeforest, Creative Market or Mojo Marketplace.

13. Make a book reviews website

This is like a comparison website but with a lot more content which gives the viewer an expectation of what they are likely to get when they purchase the book.

Some people also call it book blogging.

Read a book, review it and financially support yourself.

You will obviously join the Amazon Associates program to promote the books and embed your affiliate link within your website.

The key to a good book reviews website is to have as much traffic as you can to your website. If you sign up for Amazon you will come to realise that the affiliate payout is just about 5% to 10%.

A good book may cost anywhere between $25 to $50. I could be wrong.

With my calculations that would be about $1.25 to $5.00 per book sold.

You will therefore need thousands of sales to even start making a decent income.

To get thousands of sales you will need hundreds of thousands of views on your blog or website.

You can also build an email list and promote other related products to the list, such as book cover designs, freelance writing or book touring.

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• The Complete Beginner’s Guide To Starting A Successful Blog 

14. Make a product recommendation website

I recently saw a website like this in action.

Thinking about it, it really is not hard to create as all it involves is a static website connected to Amazon Associates with affiliate links.

There is no selling on the website.

All you are doing is recommending certain products and linking those products back to Amazon.

Gadget Review for example does a great job at reviewing high priced items and then leading the customer back to Amazon to complete the sale.

If the customer completes the sale or purchases any item on Amazon within 24 hours of clicking on the affiliate link, then Gadget Review earns a percentage of the sale.

You can spend about two weeks setting up this site so that it is SEO friendly. Include as many Amazon affiliate links within the article.

Ensure that your content is unique and of a high quality. Provide a ton of value so that the user feels compelled to click on your link.

15. Become a digital publisher

The idea behind this is to create an information product that people are willing to pay for. Kind of like selling an e-book or e-magazine but the difference is, you are not the creator of the product.

Someone will create the information product whilst you work on hosting the product for sale.

The outcome will be that you share in the profit of the sale or you can work out a deal where you pay a flat fee and you benefit from all the upsells, crossells, downsells, whatever it may be.

This somewhat resembles an affiliate model.

Before you start on this it is a good idea to test the product to see that it is in high demand and something that people will pay for.

Therefore research is absolutely paramount.

Some great examples of digital published content include digital magazines and creating subscriptions from them.

If you do not yet have an audience for a subscription model then you can monetise the magazine with Google Adsense or drop some affiliate links from affiliate networks like Panthera or ShareASale.

16. Create your own product or gadget that solves a problem

If someone has a problem that you can solve, well you have the answer to your next passive income idea.

If people are willing to pay for it, then you are capable of making money from it.

Let’s start inventing!

Create your own product or gadget then set up a simple online store using Shopify.

Spread the word of your store through networking or advertising and make sales.

The thought behind this is that you are selling one product but it will involve a lot of work to actually design and manufacture the product.

There are people that you can outsource the work to if you merely have the idea in your head.

Stocking the item will be another thing to add to the list as well as getting the item packaged and shipped to the customer.

This does come with a fair bit of risk but if successful has huge returns and is a serious passive income stream if you can market the product well.

17. Buy an existing online business

There are many people who will create businesses and flip them just to make an extra couple hundred thousand of dollars.

The plus side of it, is that you now have an automatic cash machine if the business is successful and generates a lot of money.

The down side of it is, like any business, there is a huge risk.

You have to study the portfolio of the seller. Ask a ton of questions before you invest your money in this idea.

If the business has decent cash flow then why is he/she selling it? Wouldn’t you want to keep that cash flow to yourself anyway?

On the other hand some people prefer to adopt a business as opposed to creating one from scratch. It takes out a lot of time from building it up and instead allows them to just jump in and keep the engine running.

Do not be too hasty to rush into any business deal. Know what you’re getting into and be sure that the amount that you pay for any business is how much it is actually worth.

18. License a product and sell it

If you like creating products, then this can be a profitable passive income source for you.

All you do is create a product in any niche and then distribute the license to it so that other people can buy it and claim it as their own.

This is called the resell of private label rights (PLR).

It is very simple to implement. You can create any product that you want.

An e-book or online video is the best type of product there is.

The product can be in any niche and on any topic. Then you can sell the product with PLR rights attached to it.

You can sell the product to individuals or to make it an automated selling platform, create a membership site with Clickfunnels and provide your subscribers with new PLR products every month.

19. Sign up to Reward and Discount Programs

Hey this is not going to make you a bunch of money but at least it is going to make you something.

And you can earn money from just about doing the simple things that you do everyday.

Sign up to rewards programs like Ebates or Swagbucks.

Do what you would normally do like buy things online and then receive cashback on your purchases.

Again not an ideal way to make money passively but you still get a payout for doing absolutely nothing more than what you already do anyway.

20. Sell things on Ebay

This idea can be passive if you have the selling process done automatically.

You may want to hire a virtual assistant to take care of the setting up and listing of products.

You can also use a fulfilment center like Dollar Fulfilment to sort, package and ship your products to your customer.

To start selling on Ebay find a supplier on the Alibaba Marketplace for whatever product you want, then get the product imported and start selling.

To profit successfully from this income stream, the key is to get the right product and mark it up at the right price.

You can make a good 30-40% profit margin if the price is competitive.

21. Design custom t-shirts, shoes, mugs and sell them online

I Love Grandma T-shirts or My Dog Is Better Than Yours Mugs are great ideas to target passionate niche lovers.

Sites like CustomCat or PillowProfits allow you to upload your design, pick the product and they take care of the fulfilment of the product to your customer.

All you have to do is set up your shop on an eCommerce platform like Shopify and sell away.

The key to making a good deal of money is knowing what people are passionate about. This can work in any niche provided that the idea is fun and unique.

You really want to targeted those super crazy passionate followers.

Check out Just Love Cats who specialise in, you guessed right, cat merchandise.

22. Give all your content away for free and ask for donations

This is a popular passive income stream for most bloggers and YouTubers, especially those who have a huge audience.

The idea is about creating a lot of valuable content that can touch someone’s life, help them or inspire them then ask for donations in a nice way.

The payment system must also be very simple for the donator to get the job done in as little time as possible.

You Are Creators on YouTube does this perfectly. They are a law of attraction channel that produces content to help people learn how to create their own lives. They provide motivation and inspiration for goal setters and dream chasers.

They also have over 300k followers and each of their videos net over 20,000 views.

They then created a single video asking for donations.

I would not rely on donations as a reliable source of income but hey I am only showing you what’s possible.

23. Build an online education site

Similar to creating an e-course but with a lot more meat on the bones.

How this works, is that you create an online member site where there is a library of content in any niche that you want.

To make it valuable to the user it will be useful to include live webinars, Q&As, forums and mastermind groups.

Of course this will not be a cheap product for the customer and neither will it be cheap for the creator.

To be honest it may not even be passive unless you can outsource elements of the site to staff members so they can fully operate it.

In order to set up this type of online education site will require a lot of work and maybe a full time developer as well who will be able to add customisations just the way you want it.

24. Create podcasts or video based interviews with experts

To earn passively you must be prepared to give away a great deal of content for free.

Once you have warmed up your audience with your free content, you can then charge for premium products in a membership site.

You can either charge per download or offer a monthly subscription for a recurring fee.

This would not be too hard to set up. You can use WordPress and integrate it with Clickfunnels for the membership site function.

Your podcasts can be based on any topic. I have seen people provide dating advice or internet marketing advice.

With experts in the mix most of the content is already created for you. All you need to do is upload and release.

25. Create your own subscription box

This passive income idea may not be the finest but it sure can make you some serious dough if you can offer a unique concept to an audience that is willing to buy.

For example there are hair care subscription boxes, facial beauty subscription boxes, even law of attraction subscription boxes.

And the work behind it is not too hard either.

It may take a fair investment for the products but once you have marketed this idea well, the returns can be insane.

Wrapping Up

So there you have it 25 of my very best passive income streams.

Of course there are other ways that you can create a passive income stream. You just need to seek them out.

Speaking of seeking out, if you’re excited about passive income but want a step-by-step guide on getting a project set up in under a day you should check out my eBook Make Money With Small Blogs.

It’s the perfect solution for those who are looking to promote an affiliate or network marketing product and want to create a passive income from it. This eBook teaches you how to do affiliate marketing or promote any product with small valuable blog posts.

Plus it comes with a bonus freelancing guide that teaches you how to get other people to pay for your business costs and how to use free traffic methods to promote your content fast for incredible results.

Check out the eBook here.

Happy reading.

P.S Have I missed any passive income streams? Have you tried any yet? Tell me in the comments which one is working for you. 

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Just as a way of helping my readers find simple tasks that they can do and get paid for it.

But who would have thought that you can actually get paid to lose weight?

I mean, I have seen companies that will just pay you to use the internet, or even pay you for shopping.

So it should not have come as a surprise that there is in fact a company that will actually pay you to lose weight!

What a way to keep yourself accountable to your own weight loss goals. Right?!

Losing weight is already hard in itself.

When you have a best friend who moans to you all the time about her ups and downs, it really is hard to ignore that some people go through this struggle.

I understand that it is even harder to get the motivation to keep going when all odds seems stacked against you.

With a non-stop, crazy lifestyle, who has time to stay on top of their weight loss goals when the kids want attention, dinner needs to be cooked or the house needs to be cleaned.

It is somewhat easier when you have an accountability partner or if your will power is so strong, then keeping motivated may not be an issue for you. 

But if you do not have either, would you be willing to bet on yourself that you can lose the weight?

Here’s how two ladies did it.

Jennifer’s Story

They say that the best motivation is a financial incentive framed in a negative way.

What if you can bet $15 per month that you would lose 100 pounds within 10 months? If you win the bet you will get $4181 and well if you lose, you get nothing!!

Would that kick you in the backside to get shaking and really give it your all??

That is exactly what Jennifer from Richmond, Texas did.

And guess what?!

She made $2680 profit from winning the bet. You see Jennifer started her weight loss plan as one would usually expect.

She joined a fitness bootcamp and cut out certain foods from her diet.

But when she lost a cool 75 pounds and her weight plateaued, she did not make excuses and give up like most people would have.

She did not feel sorry for herself. She found a new incentive and got an extra kick of motivation by joining HealthyWage.

Jennifer bet $150 for 10 months that she could lose 100 pounds and when she crossed that goal by 2 pounds she earned $4180.60!

Tremendous right?!

Jennifer said “I knew if I were to put so much money into it, I would do exactly what it takes to reach my goal,”.

So said … so done.

According to Jennifer, after she plateaued, what helped her was remaining consistent and focusing primarily on her diet. After doing research she understood that she was not eating enough healthy fats. When this was added to the mix, the weight started coming off again.

Way to go Jennifer!

More Success Stories

Valerie, another HealthyWage participant, gave HealthyWage a try in order to keep her focus. After signing up, Valerie admits that it was easy for her not to take her weight loss challenge seriously but she said what gave her that push was the thought that she could lose the $300 that she bet on herself.

Valerie’s goal was to lose 45 pounds in 12 months and although there were times when the temptation would derail her, knowing that there was a prize for achieving her goal gave her more encouragement to keep going.

Valerie won $1000 from HealthyWage after she lost the 45 pounds as she promised she would.

What Is Healthy Wage?

When I learned that people were getting paid to lose weight in this unique approach I decided to look a bit deeper and do my own Sherlock Holmes investigation to see whether this was legit or a scam.

I came across an article from National Public Radio, a multimedia and news organisation, that featured Ben Carnes.

Ben Carnes is a school teacher and football coach who bet $60 a month on HealthyWage to lose over 100 pounds.

When he hit his goal he won about $1500. Read Ben’s story here.

Even NBC’s Today Show and Good Morning America featured HealthyWage which for me is a clear indication that I was working with something here. Check out the video below.

HealthyWage was founded in 2009 and was created in response to research which says that “people are more effective at losing weight and getting more active when their own money is at risk”.

I can see how this can be a HUGE motivator.

If I knew that I was to risk losing $700 over the fact that I did not push forward with a goal I wanted to achieve, then nothing would keep me from reaching that goal.

What other motivator do you need?

How Does HealthyWage Work?

If you need an extra burst of accountability then you start at the HealthyWage Calculator.

You can experiment here and enter variables such as the amount you want to bet, how much you want to lose and the duration of your challenge.

The Calculator will then update and tell you how much you can win if you achieve your weight loss goal.

You can enter as many variables as you want until you are satisfied with the right bet for you.

Once you are satisfied, it is time to sign up for the program and lock in your bet.

Now it is the fun part. Time to lose the weight.

In order to win the bet and the prize attached to it, you must reach or beat your weight loss goal by the last day of your wager.

If you lose the weight before the end date of the challenge then you must maintain your weight goal until the last day of the challenge.

If you do not lose the weight before the last day of the challenge, then you lose the bet, you do not win the prize and you forfeit the money that you bet on yourself.

Your challenge only starts when you verify your weight so even if you place a bet today, the timer will not start to countdown until your weight is verified by the HealthyWage Verified Weigh In.

We think this is an excellent and fun way to get paid to lose weight.

Ready To Get Started?

Enter your details on the HealthyWage Calculator and see how much you can win.

Join the HealthyWage Program by clicking here. 

Do you like this way to make a bit of extra money? Tell us in the comments what other fun, unique ways you have made money.

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Ready to make 200 dollars fast in one day? Many people get stuck on the idea of how to make extra money.

But we are in the age of the internet boom where you can get online and find gigs that will pay you cash just for doing the simplest of tasks or nothing at all.

Yes many people are skeptical about joining programs that claim to make you a million dollars over night (exaggeration LOL) but that is not what this post is about right now.

I dug through the internet to find some legitimate ways that you can make $200 fast in one day and find the companies that are willing to pay you.

So if you have a job and just want to earn a little bit extra or you want to go full time and work completely from home  – keep reading.

Here Are 16 (REAL) Ways That You Can Make $200 Fast In One Day From Home.

1. Become a virtual assistant

What exactly is a virtual assistant?

A virtual assistant is like a personal assistant but just online. So you can prepare a profile of tasks that you can do and get paid for them.

Virtual assistants can do just about anything. If you have a special skill or talent, or you are great at administrative work, then you can become a virtual assistant.

Virtual assistants can also be based in any country. However some companies are country specific.

The first place I would recommend that you go to when looking for virtual assistant work is Upwork. You will need to complete your profile and then Upwork will recommend different projects that match your criteria.

Ideally you should only write tasks that you can do well because you will have to provide evidence of your skill in the form of a portfolio or recommendation.

If you are new to Upwork and do not yet have any recommendations then do not worry. One tip I can give to you is be willing to accept jobs that pay you a low rate to build up and add credibility to your profile before you apply for jobs with higher rates. This is obviously temporary and once hirers start giving you testimonials you can then look for the more rewarding jobs.

If you are booked for a project, the hirer has the option to reject your work if they are not sufficiently satisfied with your job and therefore you will not get paid.

Other great places for Virtual Assistant work include:

• Time Etc  
• Red Butler  (only accepts US based virtual assistants)
• Lifebushido
• Gabbyville
• Paragon Planners

2. Take online surveys

There are only a few survey sites that have an excellent payout score and are not spammy.

These survey sites require you to respond to personal questions and provide your opinion on certain products or services.

Always be honest with your responses. These survey sites already have the criteria that must be matched in order for you to qualify.

Also not every survey site is made equal.

There are many survey sites that are not legitimate and you can easily recognise them if:

• They ask you to pay an upfront fee. Most of the survey sites that I responded to in the past did not ask me for money to participate.
• They promise that you will make a lot of money. Completing surveys do not help you earn a full time income. They can help you earn a bit of extra cash on the side.
• They only want to take your details. Be careful if you receive emails from sites saying that you joined them when you did not. If you do not remember joining a survey site then trash the email and do not click on any links within the email.

The survey sites that I recommend here have been tried and tested by myself and their payouts are generous.

You will want to join as many survey sites as you can so you can maximise your profits.

Surveys can be taken in your spare time, whilst relaxing or watching TV so it is a great way to make extra money in your free time.

These are the survey sites I recommend (some of the survey sites are for US visitors only, so if you are not within the US you will be redirected to a survey site that is appropriate for your country):

• Pinecone Research
• Survey Club
• Global Test Market Panel
• My Survey Panel
• VIP Voice Panel
• YouGov Panel Australia
• Toluna Opinions
• Survey Junkie
• The Sports And Outdoors Squad

Related Article: 

• 13 Best Paid Survey Sites That Pay Up To $500 (Free To Join)

3. Get Paid For Using The Internet

Just by 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. 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.

Registration is absolutely 100% 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. Simple right?!

4. Earn With Ebates

Do you  know that you can earn and save money from your favorite shopping sites when you shop through Ebates?

There is no software that you have to download to your computer or surveys you need to take.

All you do is become a member of Ebates and simply do your shopping with your favorite stores through this site. Make sure and download their Ebates app to your internet browser which tell you whether there is any cashback available from any online shopping sites you visit.

Once you make a qualifying purchase (spend $25), Ebates will give you $10 on your first qualifying purchase plus a percentage of the price you paid on every other purchase.

That is a winner in my opinion.

To join Ebates is free. Plus you do not pay extra for shopping. So why not get shopping.

5. Earn With Swagbucks

Swagbucks is a reward and cash back site that allows you to earn free gift cards or get cash back for things like surfing the internet, participating in surveys, shopping, watching videos.

To start earning with Swagbucks, you must sign up on their website, then you can take part in any of their online tasks to start getting rewards.

If you like shopping you can shop at your favourite stores like Starbucks, Amazon or Macy’s, etc and earn cash back on all qualifying purchases. If you shop with Swagbucks you do not pay extra on the price of the item. You will however earn a percentage of the sale back.  

You can watch videos and play games all in your free time and earn rewards just for doing so.

You can also take surveys.

This is a great way to make a bit of extra cash.

To start earning with Swagbucks use this link.

6. Join An Affiliate Program

Affiliate programs are individual programs or companies that design products that you can promote and make extra money.

If you promote the product and someone purchases it, you earn a percentage of the sale.

When thinking of joining affiliate programs, it is always best to choose the highest paying affiliate programs with recurring commissions. I actually covered this in detail in my article The 10 Top Places To Find High Paying Affiliate Programs.

This is how many people make $200 fast in one day and some even go on to make a full time income. Commissions can be as high as $20 to even $1000.00 per sale and continue to be paid every month.

With some affiliate programs you must pay for the product before you can start using it. I believe in order to recommend any product you should have good experience of the pros and cons of the product so that you can give an honest review. Otherwise to recommend a product would be unethical and dishonest in my opinion.

If this piques your interest then have a look at my article 6 Profitable Niche Markets For Affiliate Marketers And Bloggers. In that post I speak about six of the most profitable niches and provide many other niched affiliate programs that you can join.

Related Articles: 

• How To Start Affiliate Marketing For Beginners
• How To Do Affiliate Marketing Without A Blog Or Website 

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7. Join An Affiliate Network

Affiliate networks are different from affiliate programs. An affiliate network is a marketplace where you can find many different affiliate products or services to promote.

This will be useful if you have a website or blog but do not know how to monetise it.

When you have niche content, you can make suggestions within that content and mention some products that you source from affiliate networks.

If you do not have a blog or website then you can recommend products via social media (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc) or email newsletters.

I do strongly recommend creating your own blog or website. It is quite easy to set up and you can easily follow my step-by-step guide on starting a successful blog.

Also be sure to check out my article 6 Profitable Niche Markets For Affiliate Marketers And Bloggers. In that post I speak about six of the most profitable niches and provide many other niched affiliate networks that you can join.

Some of my fav affiliate networks mentioned in the article are:

• Panthera Network
• Share A Sale
• Amazon

8. Open An Online Store

E-commerce is a trillion dollar industry.

More and more brick and mortar stores are going online and selling their products to shoppers who prefer to do so on the internet.

Do you have a product or design that you want to sell?

Products can range from jewelry, clothing, toys, shoes. Just about anything can be sold online and the best thing is, e-commerce sites like Shopify, make it easier than ever for you to get started.

They take care of all the site building, payment processors, designs, etc.

All you need to know is what you are going to sell. With this link Shopify is giving my readers a 14 day free trial.

Also be sure to check out my step by step guide on how to start an online store.

If you are brand new to eCommerce or are looking for some additional help in getting started with eCommerce, getting your online store set up and getting your first online store sale then have a look at my course compilation review where I review the top 8 eCommerce courses that you can start today.

Happy selling!

Related Articles: 

• How To Start An Online Clothing Store 
• 4 Proven Ways To Increase Traffic To Your Online Store
• The Ultimate Ecommerce Start Up Guide

9. Join A Network Marketing/Direct Sales Company

Network marketing and direct sales involve selling products directly to consumers without retail premises.

Network marketing and direct sales companies allow consultants or distributors to promote their products in exchange for commissions following a sale.

Commissions range from 5-20% and the amount of income that you earn can be higher when you build a team.

If you are great working with people and you like leadership, then this may be a perfect fit for you.

There are tons of network marketing and direct sales companies in health and wellness, fashion, cookery, home products, winery, etc.

Here is a list of the top 100 companies if this is something you fancy.

Related Articles: 

• How To Succeed In Network Marketing Fast
• 10 Network Marketing Tips For Guaranteed Success 
• My First Year In Network Marketing And What I Would Do Differently 

10. Blogging

Blogging is a perfect way to make $200 fast in one day, especially if you like writing content that will help and inform other people.

Blogging however requires a time investment.

It is one of the ways that I earn an income and is mostly enjoyable since I write about topics that I love.

You can start a blog on literally any topic but I would strongly advise starting a blog on a topic that you are knowledgeable on and that is relevant to your audience.

In my recent article 6 Most Profitable Niche Markets For Affiliate Marketers And Bloggers I outlined topics that you should start a blog in. Avoid starting blogs about your passionate topics that do not make you any money. 

It is very easy to get your very own blog up and running with Bluehost and WordPress. In fact you can start a blog for as low as $3.95 a month with Bluehost when you use my referral link. Also head on over to my article The Complete Beginner’s Guide To Starting A Succesful Blog and I will help you step by step through the process.

11. Become A Freelancer

Is there a service that you can offer to people? Then why not become a freelancer and get paid.

There are many types of freelance jobs that you can take up on Upwork or Fiverr.

If you like writing articles, developing software, designing, data entry, etc then you can become a freelancer.

These freelancing categories are not exhaustive. Have a look on Upwork, or Fiverr and see what freelancing categories there are, that you may be able to fit in.

12. Create An Online Course

Do you know a skill that you can teach?

Teachable allows you to create online courses and share with others who will pay you to teach them.

You can price your course at any price depending on how valuable you think it is.

The great thing about this platform is that you can load it with all your course materials like video content or written articles, then sell the course so that you generate passive income on the internet.

Many instructors in the world are using Teachable as an educational technology to create their courses for profit.

Other online course creators are Clickfunnels.

13. Create An E-book

If you do not want to create an online course, you can create an e-book which is another type of information product.

If you know how to do something and want to teach other people how to do it, or want to inform other people, an e-book is a great way to get your content across to an audience for a price.

Some great ways to publish your e-book is with a publisher direct or you can go to Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing where you can publish your book for free.

You can also promote your e-book directly on a blog or website or through other advertising means like Google Ads, Bing Ads or Facebook Ads.

14. Sell Your Photos

If you like taking pictures, then you can sell your photos and provide them for others to download.

Shutterstock Contributor is a company that allows you to sell your images, illustrations and footage so that other people can download it for their personal or commercial use.

This is another way that you can make a passive income. One photo that you take today can keep you earning for years to come when other people buy or download your image.

Want to be a contributor for Shutterstock? Then sign up here.

If you want to simply browse their huge database of royalty-free images for personal use then click here.

15. Sell Unwanted Items

I am pretty sure you have unwanted items in your household that you can sell to make extra money.

There are things that you believe people may not want when in fact your old things can be someone’s new treasure – as the good ole saying goes.

If you want to make some quick cash, use Ebay to sell your items easily and effortlessly.

16. Invest In Cryptocurrencies

The new generation currency is Bitcoin. This is a digital currency that has been blowing up the internet this year as I write this post.

Be careful with this way of making money, as you can also lose money given how volatile the currency is.

Some days the value is high, other days it is low but recently it has been going on an upward trend and does not seem to be stopping.

If you are looking towards investing in Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies, be sure to know what you are doing.

If you would like to start investing in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies then you can use Coinbase to hold your currency and receive your first $10 bonus.

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Hope you can make some extra cash before the year closes! Tell me in the comments what is your favourite way to earn extra cash? 

Other money making articles that might interest you: 

• Get Paid To Lose Weight With HealthyWage
• The Top 3 Ways To Make Money Online
• 13 Best Paid Survey Sites That Pay Up To $500 And Are Free To Join 
• 10 Ways To Achieve The Digital Nomad Lifestyle 
• 25 Best Online Passive Income Ideas

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