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[Link] Freelance clients and sell your services
If you have a marketable skill—like writing, designing, web development, marketing, project
management, or anything else—one of the easiest ways to make sustainable extra money online
is to start freelancing.
And while freelancing might not be as scalable as some of the other ideas we’ve spoken about,
it’s not uncommon for solopreneurs to build healthy six-figure freelance businesses for
themselves. (In fact, I’ve interviewed tons of them on my podcast!)
Today, over 54 million Americans are opting to forego traditional careers and start a freelance
business.
There’s plenty of work and clients to be found. If you know where to look. To start, you need to
know if there is enough demand for your skill to make it worth the effort to go out looking for
work. Start by searching for freelance postings on sites like Flexjobs, SolidGigs, Contena,
Freelancer, Fiverr or one of the dozens of other skill-specific freelance job boards.
How many postings are there for jobs similar to what you do? If there’s a decent amount and it
looks like there’s steady demand, put those skills down on a shortlist and start researching the
companies and industries that are hiring.
[Link] your online Coaching
Similar to selling your freelance services, you can also start selling your knowledge and advice in
an area you specialize in as a coach or consultant. If you can bill yourself as an expert, there are
tons of people out there willing to pay for your time.
Being an online coach or consultant is a great way to make money online, as instead of giving
your client ongoing deliverables (like when you’re a freelancer), you’re teaching them to be
better, faster, stronger than the competition. Your expertise becomes the product you’re selling.
Even better, if you can find ways to package your experience and coaching skills into an easily
digestible program, you have the potential to significantly scale this business model.
Now, if you don’t know people who might want your coaching services, there are a number of
online tools and communities that make it incredibly easy to find clients and teach, on just
about any topic area you can think of. Community driven platforms
like [Link] and [Link] provide you with a network of potential clients to interact with, as
well an integrated payment solution.
And while it’s one of the most limited businesses as you’re only able to charge for the time you
can provide, many online coaches make hundreds or even thousands for their packages.
It’s also one of the quickest ways you can get set up and start generating revenue. All you really
need is an account with one of the online coaching communities I mentioned above and
expertise to share.
[Link] a YouTube Channel
While YouTube recently changed its monetization program, if you’re able to hit their new
minimum bar of 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of view time in the past 12 months, it’s still
an incredible place to make extra money online.
YouTube is arguably the world’s second largest search engine (after Google) and is the third
most-visited site in the world. In 2017, almost 5 billion videos were watched on YouTube every
single day!
Rather than making money through subscriptions, YouTube channels are based on a traditional
advertising system. Meaning the more viewers you get, the more you make. Once you’re
approved for the YouTube Partner Program and can start including ads on your videos, with
every 1,000 views, you will make approximately $2-$4. Which might not seem like a lot, but if
you have 100 videos with 5,000 views a month each, that would be $1,000–$2,000 already. Just
imagine if your videos start hitting millions of views!
[Link] Surveys
They don’t pay as much as some of the other options we’re highlighting in this list, but you can
join groups on sites like User Interviews and Mobrog that pay out through PayPal, check or
even Amazon gift cards. You’ll be asked to provide a bit of information about your personal
demographics (age, location, etc…), but after that you can get going making money online
through completing surveys. Mobrog is paying by default with 0.13± euro per survey which
usually lasts 5 minutes.
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