Have an idea about making money online but don’t know where to start?
You don’t have a product to start selling online? No worries Running an online business takes time and effort, just like running any business. But, to start an online business, you don’t need to have your own product.
You don’t need to be good in computers, but you do just need to have at least a website set up.
Here are 3 simple ways to make money online even if you don’t have your own product:
Affiliate programs
Being an affiliate means you are selling other people’s products, and you get a percentage of the sale, or you make a small fee for each person who requests more information. Most major retailers offer affiliate programs, along with many smaller retailers that you can join them as an affiliate. It’s not good to compete with an established retailer though. A best way to make money as an affiliate is to find a "niche" that can serve a smaller group of people online, that you can easily reach to enable you to gain enough traffic and money.
As an instance, rather than selling electronic goods to the market, you may want to start a ringtone site that sells downloads of ringtones and cellphone products to people who like to download ringtones to their cellphones and like to buy cellphones online. You can also find retailers who may want to offer more specialized products to those who know a lot about cellphones and the ringtones, while selling the basics from Wal-Mart to beginners.
A good platform to start is Commission Junction (http://www.CJ.com), and you’ll get an idea of the products they are offering. You need to be more creative in finding your niche, start with something you know a little about, or enjoy doing, and eventually, you can start making money online!
Adsense from Google
Adsense is an advertising program from search engine Google.com (not forgeting that there are other advertising programs you can join and offer, but Google is the biggest and most popular at this moment). By placing ads on your site, you earn money for each person who clicks on the ad. Google will automatically determine which ads are best for your site, based on the topic of each web page. All you have to do is place the code on your web page, and Google does the rest.
You can also sell individual ads by having proper programs, and determine your own terms and price. But using a program like Google is simple, and if your set to gain a lot of visitors, you can make good money fast and easy. Again, the best way to succeed is to find a niche, create a website around that topic, and Google will be able to determine the best ads for your visitors.
Write a "How-To" booklet or ebook
In case you don’t want to sell other people’s products, but don’t have money to start creating your own, a more simple way to get started is to write your own "how-to" booklet. Pick a topic you know enough to write about, and start writing. Information products are always good product to sell. "How to write a company’s profile" or "How to start a real estate business in a suburban area" are possibilities for the letter writing and real estate niches.
To get more information, do a search for "creating information products" or "writing e-books", and you will find lots of resources readily available online. Once you create your product, Clickbank.com offers a simple service to help you sell your information product, and there are others to help you get started.
Again, you need to be creative, there are lots of problems out there that people need help with. And offering a platform for them to have a solution to their problems can make you lots of money!
Making money online takes more than just building a website. You need to pick the right products or services. Then you need to find the right audience to sell those products and services. Then you need to promote your website to enough people so you can make money. With this information, you should have good ideas on how to get you started to make money online – even if you don’t have a product to sell.
