You can start making money with much less than 100k if you apply yourself and use the skills you already have.

You can create a blog with under 10k, build your blog traffic and make good money from your blog selling advertising, affiliate marketing, sponsored posts and even your own physical or informational product.

You can also, make money with almost zero investment through social media marketing and social media management. If you love using facebook and instagram, these are the best places to start.

There are so many ways to create a sustainable online business, but you have to understand that it is a real business and will require real work and time to grow.

Stop looking for quick fixes. Online marketing is where all businesses go to improve, reach a wide audience and expand sales.

So if you want to learn more, click on my signature link to join my Online Biz Membership for free.

Learn, build, grow and profit.

Take consistent action and be patient.

Quite frequently I get questions like; is blogging really a necessary part of running a business? This question is most often asked by small business owners who simply don’t have the time or skills to regularly create high-quality content. And even if they did, they wouldn’t have a clue what to write about.
As a business owner who has built a successful business in large part thanks to blogging and content publication, I’ve seen firsthand the difference it can make in terms of search visibility, leads, and sales. I’m a huge advocate of investing heavily in a content publication strategy, and that strategy begins with the company blog.
Are you still on the fence about blogging for your business? This article will consider 5 of the top benefits of blogging on your website.

1. Educate your prospects
You might think that a blog post is simply something you’ve written and published, but it can be so much more.
Blogs are a great place to ask questions of your readers. Remember to read and respond to all questions and comments that get posted on your blog posts.
Unlike when you respond to a post on Facebook, a blog comment stays in a static position on your site for much longer, so more people are able to see how you effectively communicate.
Remember – this is just the beginning. If you’re looking to expand your business, you need to create valuable content, consistently. One of the best ways to do this is with a blog. (https://www.business.com/articles/small-business-blogging-5-reasons-it-works-and-tips-for-execution/)

2. Give search engines a reason to index your website content
Having high-quality inbound links to your site is one of the three pillars of SEO. However, without a blog it can be extremely difficult to attract authoritative links to your business website. When you add new content that serves as a resource for other bloggers and media, you start to naturally accumulate inbound links as other authors, columnists, journalists, bloggers and contributors reference and cite that content in their own articles. These links are important for SEO, but can also generate significant referral traffic back to your site.

3. Become an authority in your niche
A blog is one of the best ways to establish yourself or your brand as an expert in your field, as it gives you a platform for sharing important industry-related information and insights. As you build up authority in your niche, this breeds trust and familiarity, keeping you top-of-mind when your prospects are ready to buy, and increasing conversion rates, which brings us to our next benefit

4. Generate traffic, increase your reach and give your company a voice.
In terms of search engine rankings, I like to think of blogging as fishing. The more hooks you have in the water, the more likely you are to catch a fish. In the same way, as you add more content to your site, more pages from your domain become indexed in search engines. This improves organic search visibility and increases website traffic.( https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaysondemers/2015/05/28/the-top-10-benefits-of-blogging-on-your-website/4/#307c3b3c435c)

5. Repurpose your content for other platforms
When you have a blog with useful content, you can promote it all over social media, with compelling and intriguing teasers, with photos and images, with catchy headlines.
You can drive people to your blog through your social media platforms. Every click to your blog is important for SEO and important for building your brand.
And, when you add sharing buttons, you increase the opportunity for readers to share your posts with their communities, more brand spreading and opportunities for SEO indexing.
Apart from social media, your blog content can be used for other marketing campaigns such as video marketing, infographics etc.

Final words
The benefits of blogging for business are endless and in some cases, business specific. However, all of these benefits work towards a collective goal of increased leads and conversion rates. In a nut shell, blogging is one of the surest ways to grow your business. So what are you waiting for? Start blogging for your business today. If you want to know about content creation or how to go about blogging, please sign up for my membership program by visiting www.anitasolomononline.com

Storm321:
Guys, I'm 23yrs jobless and hopeless. I have a lot of people that depend on me, my parents and younger siblings. Please If anyone can help me with a very good job. I have OND in Laboratory Technology. I live in Ikotun. I would really of someone can get me a nice job not too far to Ikotun. Please help me!!! God will bless you all.
08118063951

Hi, I want to help you. You can create an online business that wouldn't require you much capital and something you can do at home. If you are interested (which I hope you are), send me a direct message on instagram (anitasolonline)

I am good at encouraging people to pursue their dreams and be successful in everything that they do especially in making money online. I am best at making money online

You have to figure out what it is you really want to do, something you have a passion for. That passion you can turn into business that would yield you a much better income. Talking from my experience, I also was an employee before until I realised that I don't want to be an employee forever. I started learning how to make money online which is my passion since then now I am using my skills to teach other people to do the same.

Is this some kind of an affiliate blogging?

MrWondah:
Success in life does not have a particular formula. It boils down to hardworking and luck.

I agree with you. All successful people have worked hard to be where they are right now. Luck comes into play also. But i think it is more on the hard work they put into what they are doing may it be in their personal career or in business.

kidman96:


Okay.. I will send you. Thanks.

thanks

starting your own online business is something that would definitely help you long term because there is no such thing as job security. I have a lot of training materials on my instagram (anitasolonline) and facebook page (anita solomon online) on how to make money online. You can visit those pages and see if there's anything that would interest you. If you have other questions you can direct message me on these pages.

is this for real?

You can start your own online business. I have a lot of training materials on my instagram (anitasolonline) and facebook page (anita solomon online) if you are interested. You can direct message me.

You can start an online business with that amount of capital. Honestly, you don't really need so much. Online business most of the time don't need capital just your time and hard work. If you want to know more about this, you can send me a direct message on my instagram (anitasolonline) or facebook page (Anita Solomon Online).

snakebeat:

How does this dm works on instagram?
I m new to ig...just had to register cus of dis
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You go to your instagram homepage and on the top right corner you will see an something like an arrow icon, you click that and you can send me a direct message from there.

Starting an online business is a good idea, especially in our topsy-turvy economy. For the meantime, having an extra source of income is advisable. We are not saying that doing business online is a sign of impending doom. It is just that for the moment, it is an ideal way to expand your resources to survive the plagues of your expenses.

What do I need to start my online business? We keep on receiving this question from time to time. Even with the advent of digital age, such information is still a secret and mystery to many. Because of this phenomenon, many are having the misconception that doing business online is a hard thing to do. Well, that’s a big no.

Online Business vs. Physical Business
To be honest, doing a physical business is more arduous and expensive compared to online entrepreneurship. One of the reasons for this is the inadequacy of capital. We know a lot of people who wants to start a business but don’t have the money to pay for the franchises and other amenities. For me, this is the biggest limitation of physical or “real world” businesses. If you don’t have the capital, you are not going anywhere.

If you do an online business, these impediments will be gone. You don’t have to spend for the usual expenditures of starting a company. You will hire fewer people to operate your business. Moreover, you can avoid any monthly space rents!

However, you should always put in mind that you will need a solid marketing plan and preparation for your online business to succeed. The strategies that you will implement must also adapt to the line of investment of you are threading.

What Do I Need To Start My Online Business?
1. Defining Your Service and Product
There are a lot of perks when you start an online business. The chance of reaching on a global scale is not a far-fetched idea. But alongside with this, you will be facing a lot of competition–hundreds and thousands of them, to be exact. However, you should not feel any daunts. After all, this is a common predicament once you decide to become an online entrepreneur.

For your business to stand out, you should define the advantages of your services and products. In doing this, you have to find the niche that is right for you.

First, you have to narrow your service line. If you are into health supplements, try to be more accurate of the things that you will offer (e.g. health supplements for kids, health supplements for women over 50)
Be an expert in your niche. Try to study about all related topics that concern your products or service. You can attract more customers if you can establish authority.
Assess the competition. Do not try to compete anymore on saturated niches. Instead, you should find what is new.
2. Getting a Domain Name
Aside from getting crafting serious marketing strategies, having a good domain name can actually fire up your business. You need to be catchy, original, and heartfelt. If you can craft an excellent name for your business, people will remember you easily. But in all of these, you have to make sure that your domain name is unique. Or else, you can’t register it to hosting sites.

3. Web Hosting Services
To be honest, there are a lot of free hosting sites that you can register your domain name. However, if you are really serious about your online business, you have to invest on it. A paid web hosting site has all the services you need so that you won’t encounter technical problems in the long run. These sites have efficient customer services that can aid you quickly anytime.

Aside from these perks, some web hosting sites give you freedom on how you will setup your website. They can give you different web templates. Moreover, these sites allow online business owners that have in-house programmers to have more flexibility in adjusting their websites.

4. Functional and Responsive Website
You cannot expect people to buy anything in your online store if it looks horrendous, disorganized, and sketchy. Moreover, if your site takes a long time to load, people will leave before they can even see your products or services. Having a professional-looking website can sometimes kill the competition. It has to be engaging and easy to access.

Also, you have to consider that many people today are using their mobile phones and tablets in online shopping. Make sure that your website’s template is responsive enough to adjust to different devices.

In creating a quality website for your online business, try to consider the following:

Setting up an online portfolio. People can evaluate your style and past services and performance here
Hiring a professional designer and programmer. You can have a website that you desire–with all the ergonomics and functions–if you will have a duo of designer or developer to tweak one.
Take in mind that your website should be simple and straightforward. Having so many buttons will confuse your clients. Moreover, make the shopping and purchasing process easy and smooth. It should not take more than two clicks for a person to land on the purchasing page.
Ecommerce software. If your online business is the commerce type, adding this component is necessary. It will allow your customers to see your products, input their details, and make the purchase.
5. Get a Merchant Account
Traditional businesses have to rely on cash or check so that they can get the payment from the people who availed their services or products. This is a very complicated method of securing payments. Thankfully, merchant services such as Paypal reduces the stress when it comes to this matter. It can accept any form of debit or credit card, which makes transactions a lot easier.

6. Getting a Good Content
Aside from selling services and products, you should also focus on creating good contents so that people will know more about your company. These materials should provide detailed and visual information about services and products. Moreover, they should show people the difference between your brand from the rest.

7. Social Media Accounts
In the past few years, having a social media account is optional for online business. Sometimes, they even consider it as an “unprofessional” act to set up a Facebook or Twitter fan page for their company. However, things had changed when search engines like Google included social media presence on the factors that affect the ranking of a website. The more present you are on these social networks, the more authority you can establish.

Social media marketing signifies the “old school” type or spreading the breadth of your business. If people talks about you, then there is good chance that they will keep looking for you.

In setting social media accounts, make sure that you will put the link to your main website in all of them. In return, all the contents you posted on your sites should appear to these platforms also.

Conclusion
Having an online business is truly profitable and exciting in the long run. It a sustainable source of income and a good way to harness your interests. But if you want to be successful with it, you should consider following the requirements that we gave you. In this way, you are getting one-step closer to your dreams!

femi4:
Use those materials for yourself first

I am using them and have earned money that's why I am sharing the information here

doyinisaac:
comments do not reduce voting power...it is only when you upvote that your voting power is going to reduce..

Ok noted. Thanks for the information.

NSK4U:


thanks but what of those who aren't on Instagram?
any other site??

I also have a website (http://mybusinessonlinenow.com/) Facebook Page (Anita Solomon Online) and youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpUANuzcqgXu4WxArQFL8Dw). All the materials are here

You are going to do more harm if you will kill yourself. God wouldn't want to see you suffer. He knows your sufferings. Keep your faith in Him and in yourself. Everything will be alright.

Good article. If I may add, a lot of people would want to set up their own business but the problem is capital. Will it be possible to start a business without this? POSSIBLE! There are a lot of opportunities available online. Something that you can start right away if you are willing and hard working. If anyone is interested about this business idea, you can visit my instagram page (anitasolonline). You'll see what I am talking about there.

In today’s world, making money from home has become possible through the help of the Internet – the World Wide Web. Anybody can find a job, build a business, or even work and do business from home online! All thanks to this amazing platform, making a living while building a career is now within reach. Since the chance to make a career on the Internet is for anybody, you have every reason to explore what it has in store for YOU! So in this article, we listed down 5 excellent ways for you to make money online and start working from home.

Take advantage of the golden opportunities the Internet offers and let’s get started…
Affiliate Marketing
The most popular way to make money online is through affiliate marketing. Basically, it is the process of promoting other people’s products or services (personal or business) for a commission on every sale.

You can do affiliate marketing on different platforms, from social media to email, videos, and even using your blog or website! Just pick a niche you want to focus on, research on products or services up for promotion in the said niche, and then follow affiliate marketing strategies to drive traffic and make sales.

There are so many Affiliate Programs out there, and in every niche imaginable. The best places to start will be Clickbank, Amazon, Ebay, JVzoo, CJ, and local options like Konga, VConnect or Jumia. You can even promote products of friends and family and earn a commission, but this will require you have a strong relationship and agreement between both parties and workable method of promoting physical products like using an e-commerce website.

Blogging
Do you love to express your creativity with your words, and can you write fresh, credible and high-value content? Then, you can make money online with your writing skills through blogging!

This field isn’t just about having a channel to express yourself. It is about establishing Internet Presence and credibility through your work, and earning money from it at the same time!

You can earn a fulltime income with your blog by publishing ads, writing reviews, affiliate marketing, and even by selling your own physical or digital products. You can start with free blog sites such as Blogger, Wix, and WordPress, but consider purchasing your own domain name.



Freelance Service Provider
Ways to Make Money Online
Freelance Service Provider
Work from home and earn money online with your skills and expertise by being a freelance service provider!

If you know how to teach, make logos or apps, transcribe from videos and recordings, attend to clients, build websites, or even write content, you can be a freelance service provider!

You should check out sites like Upwork, iWriter, ProBlogger, and many more sites to offer your services and earn money.

You have the potential to earn a full-time income working from home online. Once you find something that works, scale up! You don’t even have to deliver the services yourself, you can outsource – but this is for intermediary to expert internet marketers.

Online Coach
Do you have tons of knowledge and experience in your field of expertise? Then starting and online coaching business is a great way to create a side income and earn money teaching or mentoring others.

As an online coach, if you are a stockbroker, you can organize paid webinars for people and teach them how to interpret charts, forecast, and trade online. If you are a family relationship coach, you can write informational eBooks and videos on good parenting tips, or how to maintain a healthy marriage and family.

Seriously, you can make money online with online coaching selling your experience and expertise. Just look for a demand, organize your learning materials well, and voila! When you decide to start your online coaching career, remember to focus on building credibility at the beginning.

Information Marketing
This is an online career that lets you make your own eBooks, DVDs and audios in a niche that you are most passionate about, and sell them. You can also sell affiliate products if you don’t want to go through the trouble of creating your own product.

Are you a full-time mom who loves all things cooking? Then, writing a recipe eBooks or creating a video guide for full-time moms who want to learn easy-peasy dishes is a great way to capitalize on your passion! You can even insert some affiliate links in your information marketing materials. Just use the best of your creativity and imagination, and put them to work!

Making Money Online is possible, and a reality in many homes around the world. Treat your online business just like a real business. Remember: There are no shortcuts to riches online. It’s just like real life where you work hard and sensibly, and earn your daily bread.

However, with these 5 excellent ways to make money online, earning from the comfort of your home is now at your fingertips. Explore more on these ways and start earning today!

I hope this is for real and not scam. If it is, it will be much better to just join an affiliate program. That is legit and worth your time.

Its great that you don't want to just waste your time doing nothing. But you also shouldn't just work without getting a pay. If you want, you can start your own online business. I have a lot of training materials available in my instagram page which will teach you how to make money online. The page is anitasolonline. You can DM me there if you are interested.

doyinisaac:
while you are still waiting to start posting,you can start comment on other people posts...

but would that reduce my voting power?

The Internet is a vast treasure trove for anything. Once you are diligent and skilled, you can make a profit in this realm. Of course, one of the best ways to do that is through writing.

How to make money by writing online?

This question has frequently been asked by writers who are not yet engaged in the world of freelancing. The ability to write is not the matter here. You should consider that the number of people who have an eloquent command to the English medium is steadily increasing. The real point here is how to sell your work, or how will you make people pay for it.

Aside from the money, online writing provides you unmatched convenience. You will no longer be required to enter into a physical office. Moreover, you have total control of your pace and time. These perks allow you to earn in a much comfortable manner.

However, starting a writing gig might not be easy, especially if you don’t have any venue to sell your prowess.

Categories of an Online Writer
Writing on the Internet can be differentiated into two categories. The first one is a guest blogger and the second one is a content writer.

A guest blogger is a person who writes for a particular website that he/ she has no affiliation. Usually, guest blogging can give you some talent fees that range from $25 – $100. However, some people do guest blogging for free.

Instead of monetary compensation, they prefer getting a backlink from the site. This scheme is profitable on the long run, especially if you are building authority to your website.

On the other hand, a content writer is someone being hired by an agency or company. Usually, we can see them on outsourcing sites like UpWork and Fiverr. The main responsibility of a content writer is to write informative articles about services and products. Moreover, each of these articles has an outbound link to affiliate sites.

As of now, a content writer can get paid around $10 per 1,000 words. Sometimes, the company would make a fixed payment on a monthly basis. Typically, the price range is around $300 to $500 per month. Depending on the skills of the writer, this amount can still increase.

If you are interested in becoming a content writer, you should start hunting jobs on several outsourcing sites. The demand for fluent writers is steadily growing, as most businesses are extending their platform on the Internet. Just harness your skills and provide a competitive set of your outputs. If you have the ability to impress your client, being hired is not a problem for you.

Sites That Pay
However, making money through online writing is not limited to being a content writer. In fact, some sites will pay a certain amount when you submit your articles to them. The setup is like guest blogging. The only difference is that you have to do a writing style that is same to them.

Of course, your topics should not be random, too. Each of these sites will pay for an article that is actually related to them. It doesn’t matter if you submitted a flawless content. If it is unrelated to them, then the content is as good as rejected.

Moreover, each of the sites has specific guidelines on submitting contents to them. You should know these pieces of information before writing anything. Also, your chances of getting approved increases will be high if you are a native speaker of the English language.

Here are some of the sites that will pay (a hefty) amount of money for your articles!

1. TopTenz
Payment Per Article: $50
Niche: Travel, Entertainment, Science, Lifestyle, Health, and Bizzare
Alexa Ranking: 22,580
2. Wow Women on Writing
Payment Per Article: $50 – $100
Niche: Business, Freelancing, and Training
Alexa Ranking: 512,111
3. Strong Whispers
Payment Per Article: $50 – $150
Niche: Social issues, Environment and Wildlife, and Lifestyle
Alexa Ranking: 3,027,590
4. College Humor
Payment Per Article: $25 – $150
Niche: Entertainment (Primary related to college and teenage/ adult life)
Alexa Ranking: 3,291
5. Cracked
Payment Per Article: $100 – $200
Niche: Entertainment and Humor
Alexa Ranking: 1,257
6. ListVerse
Payment Per Article: $100
Niche: General Knowledge, Science, Entertainment, and Science
Alexa Ranking: 3,674
7. The Dollar Stretcher
Payment Per Article: $50 per 500 words
Niche: Food, Auto, Lifestyle, Money, and Family
Alexa Ranking: 97,537
8. WritersWeekly
Payment Per Article: $60 per 600 words
Niche: Freelancing
Alexa Ranking: 240,429
9. Funds For Writers
Payment Per Article: $50
Niche: Writing and Freelancing
Alexa Ranking: 501,141




Conclusion
In writing for these sites, you should be wary about their formatting. Moreover, you should follow their templates and do some research too. You need your article to be extensive and profound, especially if you are writing an informative content.

If you really want to earn money through online writing, you should hone your grammatical skills. English may not be your first language. However, it is not an excuse not to write well. After all, you can’t earn if your writing does not meet the qualifications of your clients.


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I am on steemit as well but haven't posted anything yet. this thread is definitely something that would help me to learn more about the website.

renewa29:
Good article.

Thanks! I have a lot more inspiring content and materials in my instagram page (anitasolonline). I discuss there how to make money online.

mercyson:
This is inspiring


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thank you very much! If you are inspired to start your own online business, don't hesitate to reach out to me. I can help you how to do it.

sexybaby22:


In a society like Nigeria, hard work isn't enough. You need smart-work to succeed.

Yes i agree. Smart work involves making sure that you are not going to spend your life working for others. The end goal should always to work for yourself after you gained all the skills you will need to set up your own business. Good thing there are a lot of business opportunities available now like online business which you won't need capital to start.