Technology has caused powerful upheaval in the way we live, communicate and make money. Thanks to the internet, we are now able to establish long distance business relationships and earn money in various ways.
We now live in an era of freelancers and remote work that opens a lot of opportunities for many people to show their talent and earn a lot of money.
Even though we have all of these opportunities, many of us don’t know how to manage these tools for their own benefit. You don’t have to be a stellar writer or know how to get paid for blogging to be successful.
The only thing you need to know is how to amplify your online presence so it works for you and your business.
Social media and online branding has been the core of all of the successful online gurus in the last couple of years. You need to master digital marketing before you start working on development and growth.
But let’s go back to basics, back to the starting point. How you can earn money online? Are you aware of all of the things you can do for money?
We have compiled a list of the best and most secure ways to earn money online.
1. Sell professional services on a freelance platform
Don’t want to invest time in contacting people for work, no problem, numerous freelance platforms are here for you.
The best freelance platform on the market currently is Upwork. You can use this platform for various things such as writing blogs, design, data mining, and development. However, you can also try other platforms, such as Toptal, Elance, Freelancer, Peopleperhour, ServiceScape, or any other.
The best thing about such platforms is that you can see your progress through years on your profile and the system itself motivates you to work better and give the best results to your clients so that you have a better ranking.
Each accomplishment leads to a better rate and better rate means more money. Upwork has probably the biggest database of both freelancers and companies who want to hire them, so we would recommend you to start either with this platform or the one that represents the freelance market particularly in your area.
2. Build a blog
If you are an expert in certain filed and want to establish yourself as an influencer on the market, then the first thing you need to do is build a blog.
For instance, you are an expert landscape photographer and want to showcase your work to the world and earn money. Building a blog will help you make connections with professionals all around the world and expose your content to a wider target audience. If you know how to utilize Instagram into your online presence, then you can organically reach a lot of people without paying a dollar for social media marketing. It’s all about how you shape your strategy and what activities you will do to promote yourself. It could also be just a website with your portfolio, one successful example of this being J Knowles.
You can always use platforms as Shutterstock and Adobe Stock to sell your work and earn additional money.
3. Rent on Airbnb
If you have a free apartment or even a room, you can always rent on Airbnb. This platform is amazing and it will help you to make money from tourists coming into your country or city.
On Airbnb, you can also sell experiences such as winery tours, city tours and photography workshops for people coming to your country for the first time.
This is a great way to make pocket money for the weekend. You can still have a steady job and increase your income by doing work on Airbnb.
The online world is filled with possibilities. You just need to decide whether you want to start a business, build everything from scratch and make money as an entrepreneur or you want to sell your expertise through some of the above-mentioned platforms. The choice is yours!
