Make Money Online

      

                                                                                                                      

What a great way to start a new year - learning something new. I would like to share the many ways to make money online as long as you have time and patience. Since money doesn't just appear in your wallet, that is unless you receive an inheritance or something like that but otherwise its up to you to do the work. I want to help you with what I have learned so far so that you can have other sources of income other than from your primary job. I say it takes Time because of the time involved to get everything setup but once its up and running, then its maintaining what you have created. I say Patience because it takes time to promote it and networking to get results. Of course you can get your site on the front page of the search engines through Google's Adwords program but that can quickly deplete your account, so unless you are prepared to spend money fast, then it's better to do social networking on all the popular sites such as Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, StumbleUpon, digg, goggle+, YouTube, etc, and build your audience organically from these sites. 

There are affiliate programs, even the biggest online stores that will pay you to help sell their products listed below. I would pick one for now and go with it so you don't get overwhelmed by too many and loose your motivation. Once you get comfortable with that one then you can continue with the others. Read the terms and commission policies of each to determine which one you want to pursue and plunge in to it. Once you establish that then you can place their products on your facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, etc. pages. The more friends you have on these social sites the more you can promote your products and make money. Ask your friends to share with their friends too. 

See the links or ads on this page to the right or below, those are links to implement an online presence as well. Some could be offering websites or search engine optimization rather than products but that's OK because eventually you will want to market your site, so check them out to see if they work for you or not.  

Click the Amazon link to join their program.  Amazon will actually provide a web page for you with your company name to sell products. Whatever name you choose, pretty cool- just like these sites Mugs and More Store or Kraeh Fashions. If you chose Amazon you can use your Facebook and Pinterest pages as your "Website" when setting up your account. You can use your personal page or create a business name but ONLY if its established with enough unique content and followers, other wise you will need a website or blog page to set your account up.

You can get started with a blog page on Google's Blogger site or WordPress as a platform for a free website unless you want to pay for a one. There are other blogging platforms out there, you just need to search for them. Once you get that going then its time to Socialize.

Here's some links to browse as you search for a platform for blogging. Check out Blogger or WordPress and follow the instructions to create your site. The process is easy and will get you started today. One site to look at on blogger is  Coffee Mug Collectors blogspot they are passionate about traveling and collecting mugs, so look at some of the comments at the end of each post. There is a Amazon box Ad on top right corner and other links to Amazon through out page as a guide for you to start your own.    

Here's a few affilate programs to get started: 

• Commission Junction
• ShareASale
• LinkShare  

Once you choose an affiliate program and website/blog site I would start with creating a Facebook page first, which will look something like this one Socialize 2 Monetize and click the Like button on the page, please, Thank you. Getting your friends to share a post and then those friends continue to share can result in building up your page quickly with fans and then easier to get your products seen. Facebook even has a function where you can schedule posts and they will automatically post at whatever time you choose through out the day. Make sure you post from your wall and then below the post you will see on the bottom left corner the clock icon, click it and follow the instructions.     

With Facebook if your really serious about growing your fans and making an online presence you can "Boost" your post with as little as $5.00 to start. You can choose  your audience so that only your friends and their friends can see it or  you can "Target" your audience through out Facebook. Here's a snapshot. Or advertise your page: