Hi! I found a similar question asked on Quora phrased as "How can a person earn money online, from home in a country like India?", so the answer there might help you:
Short term: Freelance(build websites, write content etc etc ), do those surveys, Paid to click(PTC) sites etc etc.But I believe you should focus on something that will help you in the long term.Something long term would be a blog, a online business, a eCommerce store, drop shipping businesses etc.Blogging changed my life and helped me be semi retired at the age of 18 so I’ll talk more about blogging here. .Also the investment is small so its easy to start!I travel the world full time and my travel blog makes more than I spend and I’m 19 Years Old! I started out with an investment of less that 100$ after dropping out of college, and now there are days when my blog has made over 600$ in my sleep.If I can do it you surely can copy the blueprint! Here it is.How does it work? Well first you need to pick a niche.Make money blogging about technology or anything! Pick something you are passionate about!I picked travel because I am insanely passionate about travelAlways go for a self hosted blog, don’t waste your time with a free WordPress/ blogger blogs.
They will just hinder you, and honestly if you aren’t ready to spend less than how much you’d spend per month for coffee, stop reading this answer.I have a step by step guide that will help you set up a blog up in less than 20 mins. .You can use it!How To Start A Blog ?If you are going to be a successful blogger then the number one thing you have to do is JUST GET STARTED BLOGGING.Next you need to write Quality content: The first thing a blog needs to have is good content.
Good content naturally gets more links, shares, and likes. .Learn how to create a good blog post and create useful articles.At the start focus on writing guides, like for travel you would write guides on different cities. .Write about “how to go from x to y?” etc etc.
But only good quality posts.Next you need to market your blog!Here's some things I've done to drive traffic to my blog Think Travel Lift Grow and Jeremy NoronhaForums: After you write a post see if you're unknowingly answering a question. .If you can add value or some unique insight, then answer the question with the content your already created as well as linking back to the full post for additional context.Social media sharing: Simply sharing your latest blog post on all your social media channels with a boring one-line description won't cut it.
You have to tailor updates based on the social network to get the best results.Email newsletter: Your newsletter subscribers are people that voluntarily love to hear from you so why not make it worth their while?There are so many ways to get your message out there!There are 1000s of courses you can take on Udemy etc on how to get better at marketing!Lastly here’s how you make money from your blogYou can make money from your blogs 1000 of different ways, I’ll mention the most popular 3 here.AdvertisingThere are many ways you can earn money by showing ads on your site.Ad networks: Ad networks let you show ads on you site and pay you based on the interaction those ads get. .Generally, there are two types of ads: CPM and CPCCPM: Cost per mile (1000 impressions) ads pay you based on the number of impressions/views the ads get.CPC: Cost per click ads pay you based on how many clicks the ads get.For beginners the most popular and probably the best option is Google Adsense.
The program is relatively easy to get into and is easy to set up.I personally don’t like ads and hence don’t use it on my own blogs.Affiliate ProgramsAffiliate products are products you recommend on your site. .You make money from usually when the customer clicks on your link and then makes a purchase.Although most will be cost per sale (CPS), there are also networks that work on a cost per action (CPA) basis.
CPA affiliate networks will pay you based on if the user follows through with some sort of action like signing up to something.You can sign up to affiliate programs as part of a network, or individual programs. .The most popular on world be Amazon’s Associate Program.Personally I make about 90% of my income from my blogs using affiliate marketing.
For travel my biggest programs are World Nomads and Amazon.Direct SalesAnother way to monetize your blog is to sell products directly. .E-commerce tools and plugins have made this easy to do. .For example, if you are using WordPress, you can use WooCommerce to create a whole e-commerce store, or use more simple plugin like Easy Digital Downloads to sell digital products on your site.These are some of the few main ways you can monetize a blog.Now don’t expect to earn 1000s of $ instantly, I earned about 1$ during the first month of my blog! You are going to have to work and learn and network! You are going to have to learn new skills.I’m semi retired right now( Jeremy Noronha's answer to What does it feel like to retire extremely early?) and I travel for a living! There is nothing I know that you can’t learn from a book or from the internet!All the best!All the pictures are from my travel Instagram @ThinkTravelLiftGrow.Did you enjoy this answer? Let me know in the comments or by sharing it with the social media links!I’d love to keep giving you tricks & tips so feel free to check out my blog.
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