As the recession looms on, with no end in sight, more and more people find that it is easier to be their own bosses, and even work from home. But, with all the different types of jobs that are available online, there are that many ways to make money off of them. So, to get you started, here are some business ideas.
1. Affiliate Marketing: Affiliate Marketing: Other people have things for sale, and they want a new way of getting their product known to the masses, and what a better way to do that, than to have an advertisement on your website? They will pay you to promote another company’s products and/or services. Most of the time, they will pay you a commission whenever a sale is made. The skills that are needed for this are called PPC, or Pay Per Click Marketing, sales copywriting, and web marketing. You can find these skills especially useful, when you find that people click through your website to get to the other website.
2. Blogging: Many people have opinions, recepies, short stories, and various other media that they simply want to share with the world. But, a blog can be more than a simple online journal. It can contain reviews, tips on activities, informational articles, and guides to making anything. You can use your blog as a type of portfolio for online writing jobs. You can also use it to market yourself to potential agents that are looking for writers. You can also sell advertising, and incorporate affiliate marketing on your blog. A very informative, easy to navigate website is http://www.problogger.net/. They have many different steps, tips and tricks for the beginning blogger. There are other resources out there, such as Yaro Starak’s Blog Mastermind Program, which has a free report that is downloadable. There are so many other things that you can do with online blogging. Be sure to check out ODesk.com, and Helium.com for other resources.
3. Auction Selling: Perhaps the most popular online job that exists is auction selling. People can make millions of dollars buying and selling. The top places online to buy and sell anything are EBay, Amazon, or Craigslist. Each place have their own pros and cons when it comes to selling anything. The most popular is EBay. They have been around since the beginning of the internet, it seems, but because they are the most popular, they are the most expensive. Although it costs nothing up front, they will take 9% of the final closing cost. That includes the price of shipping. And, this only works for the first fifty products that you sell. After that, be prepared to pay a fee. Craigslist.com is a completely free site, but you must follow up on what you have for sale, and make sure that you are an honorable seller.
There are so many other options out there as to what to do when it comes to having your own internet business. So, please, take these ideas, and use them to their best advantages. You will not be sorry that you did.
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