Looking for ways to make money online with your website?
We all have different interests and talents, and there are many different possibilities for earning money on the internet.
Here are some of the ways we have monetized our websites.
Doing this made us earn and became successful enough for us to quit our jobs and have complete freedom and control of our lives!
1. Advertising
Advertising is one of the easiest ways to make money online.
If you use Google Adsense or another another online ad network, it’s very easy to copy and paste the ad code onto your web pages.
Ads will automatically display based on the interests of your site visitors. If someone clicks the ad, you get a small amount of money for referring that person to the website being advertised.
It’s really exciting to see that someone has clicked an ad on your site.
You would have thought our first $0.11 on Adsense was $11,000 (see how that $0.11 changed our lives in this post).
WARNING: Be sure you don’t click your own ads – Google will penalize you if there are any questionable clicks.
That’s just the beginning.
If your site is successful, you may have the opportunity to seek out private advertisers.
Private ads can result in lots of revenue for your online business.
We know of sites that charge hundreds, even thousands of dollars selling private ad space.
You’ll usually find private ads on the sides of websites, in squares or rectangles. Companies pay you (usually monthly or quarterly) to have their business featured on your site. If you have a lot of visitors, those ad spots can be very valuable.
Finding advertisers takes time, and we’ve chosen to spend most of our time creating content. There are online advertising agencies that can handle this for you in exchange for a percentage of the revenue.
2. Affiliate Links
Another fairly easy way to make money online is by using affiliate links.
This means you find a product or service to promote on your site. If someone clicks your link to that product or service, you’ll receive a percentage of the sale. Depending on the final price of the product, affiliate commissions can be very lucrative.
You can seek out relevant products to promote on affiliate networks like CJ Affiliate or Clickbank. You can also link to products on websites like Amazon.com.
There are LOTS of affiliate opportunities out there.
How can we actually make this work?
The keys to affiliate sales are establishing your site as an authority and choosing products that are relevant and helpful to your audience. If your audience trusts you, they will purchase things based on your recommendation. This benefits you and the company you’re linking to.
Most affiliate services require you to disclose your affiliate relationship to your readers. Disclosure is also required by law. Just be aware of this, and make sure you read the terms and conditions of each affiliate agreement!
3. Create Products or Offer Services
This money making method has been the most successful for us.
Think of something you could create, and sell it to people for a profit.
This business model has been around forever, but the Internet has made it possible to sell your product or service to a world wide audience.
The only limit to what you can sell online is your imagination.
Think about your interests and expertise, create a product, and market the product.
There are LOTS of ways to market your product and get it to the consumer, but that’s another post for another day.
We have been the most successful selling information products like e-books and “how to” videos. One of the best parts about creating these digital products is that overhead is extremely low and there’s nothing to ship. The customer pays you and you email them a link to view your content. Everything is automated, so you can actually make money 24 hours a day.
You can even make money while you sleep!
Here’s the deal:
The process was not easy, and it took a LONG time to finish, but it was definitely worth it!
I probably did over 100 hours of work on one particular product, but it has sold over and over again and will continue to do so until I decide to stop selling it.
This is the concept of investing time instead of trading time for dollars.
Sure I invested 100 hours of time into a product. But once the product is finished, I don’t have to work on it anymore and it keeps making money forever! We make money every day from products we made two years ago and haven’t touched since.
These are just a few ways to make money online. The possibilities with online business are truly endless.
What could you sell to make money online? Leave a comment with your ideas!
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Jim says
Great post, I have never created any products to sell on my site, but I have heard this is a great way of making some money, especially as you say, the digital products. Thanks for the CJ Affiliate idea!
Shane Sams says
Jim, make sure you sign up for our email list. You will get a 6 video course on creating your first digital product. 🙂 Our live course also begins soon, you can learn more about it here if you want us to personally guide you through the process: https://flippedlifestyle.com/flipyourlife
Raphael mark says
Nice ways describes in this blog post! As, i am doing affiliate marketing and earning good savings. Looking forward to use these ways to make money also in future.
Mike L says
I heard you guys on the Smart Passive Income podcast so I came over to check out your site. What you have done is amazing and inspirational! Congratulations to you both and I hope to join you on this path to success soon.
Shane Sams says
Thanks for coming by Mike! You can do it 🙂 Just gotta start, and never give up! If you need anything, we’d love to help! Our next group session starts on Sept. 1st Click https://flippedlifestyle.com/flipyourlife to learn more 🙂
Solution Finder says
Nice post! All 3 suggestions are very good, but I think the best way to make money online is to create first a mail list offering free products; then, you can start making money using the 3 suggestions.
Online Advertising says
Hey Sams,
These are the most successful methods to earn money online. I prefer online advertising as it gives enough opportunities to every type of user i.e from beginner to pro.
Regards:
James
Hennie says
Hi,
I read through your post and found some interesting information, I am still struggling to make money online promoting affiliate products let alone having a product of my own, still need more information on this, just to give you a example of how good I am at affiliate marketing, I made $460 as an Amazon associate, it took me 2 years to make this money but still I refuse to give up, I will find a way. If you have more info you may share anytime.
Best Regards,
Hennie.
Shane Sams says
Have you thought about creating info products? Affiliate marketing is tough, takes a perfect mix of traffic and competition, or a ton of traffic. We have done it in the past, but its not our favorite way. Amazon is good for small income, but if you really wanna make money selling info products is the way to go. It sounds like you have a good start, maybe you just need a different direction 🙂