Today, everyone wants to know how or what is best for starting an online business. Starting an online business can be very easy, or very difficult, depending on what kind of business you are looking to start, and the types of resources you have to start an online business. Its also very important to always look at your "why" or the reason you are starting an online business: extra income? quit your 40 hour job? or to just get rich?
Whatever the "why" may be, it is soul and driving force for you business and it what will push you to not give up until you see that end result you are looking for. I cannot over emphasize this: YOUR "WHY" IS THE SOUL AND FOUNDATION of your business!
Starting an
Online Business - Ideas and Options Available
Now that we have established your "why" for starting an online business, let's take a look at some ideas and options in the online business market.
1. Online Surveys: This one can make you average money to maybe a lot if you put work and patience into it. Companies and business don't like paying for advertisement that costs them millions of dollars, so they have people like you and me complete surveys and reviews on their products. Not only products, but you get paid to take online surveys for restaurants, banks, gas, food, movies, traveling experiences, hotels, etc. Keep in mind that surveys can be as little as $0.01 and as much as even maybe $50.00. I have experience starting an online business in this and it only have me a headache...
2. Web Design: If you are familiar with some HTML and know how it works, then you start a service/business creating attractive, and easy to use websites and web pages for small business. It's always good to start off by putting your skills and knowledge for HTML out there like in Craigslist, or enter your portfolio (or a resume) where jobs are needed for web design. This is good knowledge to have when starting an online business, since HTML is everywhere. But even if you don't know, you will learn as I am learning and have learned through my online businesses.
3. Affiliate Marketing:
Affiliate marketing can actually be very profitable, since you promote other products online by selling them on your websites, and you receive 50%-75% of the bought product. The reason this is very profitable and can be extremely lucrative is because it becomes passive and residual, which means you do it once (make a site for a product once) and you keep getting money from it. That only happens if people are coming to your site to buy what you are offering, usually other companies want and need affiliate marketers so they're products can sell online. Then companies don't need to spend millions and billions on self advertising since they have you to promote and sell their product online! I have experience in this and it actually can give you some results if done right! I did this when I was starting an online business.
4. Selling on Ebay, Amazon, Craigslist, etc: This one can be very successful for the seller if done right. This can probably go two ways: you actually make your products (ex: knitted blankets, pottery, clothes...etc.) and sell them on Ebay, Amazon, Craigslist, and every other selling site out there, OR you pay a drop shipper to receive items in bulk, or in large quantities for a lower price and sell the products individually at a higher price! I have experience in this, and if done right, selling and getting your profit can make you some good "side" money or even replace your job if done to the max! Starting an online business in this can be helpful in understanding the ropes with selling online and the competition out there.
5. Resume & Cover Letter Writing:This one can be interesting and also give you a self rewarding feeling for helping others and still get paid! You can get hired to help others online get hired by writing excellent cover letters and resumes. Capitalize on the growing LinkedIn and offer to fix profiles there for people! I haven't tried this one for starting an online business.
6. Teaching Online Course: You actually do not need a degree in education or a masters degree to teach people how to do something that you know inside and out, and like the back of your hand from experience. In teaching, what can be better than first hand experiences? Check out "online course enrollment on the rise," and learn how you can help others by offering classes in your area of knowledge and expertize. Yoga, baking, gardening, math, English..etc.
7. The Empower Network
BLOGGING: This is where I am at today and now. I am starting an online business blogging! Read more below about this viral blogging way to make big money. I am talking about forget about half of the list above, this one can generate $10,000+....
Starting An Online Business: What I am Doing Now in My Online Business
7. The Empower Network BLOGGING: Starting an online business couldn't be easier! From the experience I have had, and many of them haven't been very good, this one is the one that has kept me alive to stay! The Empower Network is a viral blogging system that literally gives you your own blogging site and is already customized for your business, with banners, lead capture pages, color, web design..etc. All you have to do is generate traffic by blogging daily! You can blog about anything you desire; how to fix a car, about a movie, a song, recent news, or about the business itself! You receive 100% commissions...yes that's right let me say it again in bold, 100% commissions, nothing like the 25%-75% you get in selling in Ebay, Amazon, or in affiliate marketing. This is the real deal! Does it sound interesting to you? Something you might want to do starting an online business? Investing $25 for you blog site is very well worth it with the Empower Network, not only do your blogs get high rankings, but you have a team and support all around you.
