These days whenever Google or Bing search engines (not neglecting other search engines) are hit up, the searches that top the charts are “How To Make Money Online”, most times with long tail searches like “From The Comfort Of Your Home”.


This is not surprising because, there are people who need other streams of income or people who have tried getting jobs but couldn’t find any. Also there are people who do not just subscribe to the idea of working under anyone. Whatever the case, this earning on the internet is a never die issue that will keep topping the search engine charts.


1. Drop shipping:


Drop shipping seems to be a hot topic these days for anyone who wishes to start an online business. Here you simply list photos of the products you are selling, collect the money from buyers, pay the supplier and the supplier does the rest. You don’t even get to see the products you are selling, you don’t worry about the shipping because, the products get shipped form the supplier to the buyer. All you have to do is find someone who is in need of something, he places his order(s), you send the details to the supplier(s) and the supplier(s) ship(s) the goods to the buyer(s). I recommend having a sample of that product for yourself first before shipping to your clients, this is due to the fact that Kelly can place an order for a black Sony Xperia that is said to be water resistant, now Jumia has the device in stock, you the drop shipper places Kelly’s order without actually having a sample of the device. Kelly gets his order and calls you to tell you that the phone you sold to him heats up when charging. And issues arise. In this case, you could have actually avoided this problem by testing sample of the device from the supplier you work for. If you had noticed this, definitely you wouldn’t have drop shipped that product.


2. Advertising Your Skills On Forums:


Every day new forums are created, with a secondary aim of bringing people together. If you are good at something or you have a hobby that can fetch you some finances, this is a great tool you should never neglect because, people from different parts of the world; not just from your native country, join forums every second, mostly with problems they face and your providing solutions to those problems, makes life easy for them. You can actually advertise your skills on forums. This is actually one of the best means to create first your online portfolio. The best way to monetize this strategy, is to look for forums that specialize in your niche. Let’s say you are a pro in designing logos, you can google “logo design+forum” without the quotes. Forums are equally created sometimes, to bring together pros in diverse fields, so as to make the sourcing of clients easy for them.


3, Advertising Your Skills On Social Media:

This is actually the best place to create your online presence. Social Media is actually a two way thing, this is a platform, were your friends or acquaintances are your foundation clients and the first set of people to actually give you that positive review that will up your game. Let’s say your hobby is making feminine clothes or you are a contractor who gets the measurements, materials as well as wants from your clients, you then meet up an expert tailor who prepares the clothes for you, you go back and hand the finished clothes to your clients, you can take pictures of those clothes, create a Facebook page and upload your work. You get to convince your friends to like your page and the friends of your friends like the same page and that’s how you gain popularity. Not just Facebook, you can advertise on other platforms, simply create pages upload pictures and get viral.


4. CV/Resume Writing:

With the high rate of university graduates leaving schools, many of them have to push up their CVs and resumes to establishments and agencies for job vacancies. One of the criteria that disqualifies prospective job seekers is a poorly structured CV. Today, human resource managers do not have all the time in the world to scan through CVs or resumes, in other to sift out credible job seekers that will be interviewed. These HR managers use CV scanning softwares that do the jobs for them. If you are an expert in crafting attractive and properly structured CVs, this is the job for you. You can advertise your skills on forums, social media as well as on other blogs who are in the same line of business.



5. Uploading Videos:

YouTube isn’t just meant for viewing and downloading music videos or movie trailers. YouTube has made it possible for people to upload videos and monetize it. There are two effective ways to do this. Its either you upload ORIGINAL videos that will go viral and harness views of more than a thousand and above. YouTube usually sends you pay checks for this. Another means is to actually upload videos in specified niches and let ads play before the video does. (Remember the wait after four seconds and click here to close ads you see while trying to check out videos on you tube). Let’s say you want to uploaded a video on how to install WordPress plugins for websites on YouTube, after uploading, you can create affiliate links with hosting companies like godaddy, bluehost and the rest (definitely they should have videos that advertise their services) and embed their videos to yours. Dailymotion is another video streaming website you can earn your pay checks from. You can equally make money by uploading videos on Vimeo and Break to earn advertising revenue.



Source: http://nohitch.com/12-ways-to-make-money-online-without-having-your-own-website/

kul

Very informative, good write up!