01.Online Language Tutoring
There are
a lot of great companies that offer online tutoring services across the world
for people who want to learn a new language. If you’re in the United States and
are a native English speaker, you might be a good candidate for one of these
jobs. You can increase your chances of landing a good online tutoring position
by getting an associate’s degree or other certified degree in Teaching English
as a Second Language (TESL).
As an
online tutor, you’ll contract with the tutoring service. This means that, while
they pay you, you’re basically running your own contracting business. You’ll
have to stick to their terms of service while you’re working with them (like no
contracting with competing services), and you’ll have to work either late at
night or very early in the mornings if you teach people on the other side of
the world.
Teaching
another language can be a lot of fun. In some instances you work in online
classroom settings with groups of four to five children. In other situations
you might be tutoring adults one on one or simply holding conversations with
people who want extra practice.
02.Be a YouTube Expert
If you’re a hands-on, crafty kind of person, consider running your own YouTube channel to teach people what comes naturally to you. You can create short videos about anything from turning wooden bowls on a lathe to changing a tire or knitting a sweater.
In order
to make money on YouTube, you’ll need to create a channel, enable monetizing,
and add Google AdSense to your site. You can also make money by referring
viewers to other websites you own where you can sell digital material such as
longer videos or e-books in your specialty areas. While a YouTube channel might
not provide you with a full time income, it might be a fun way to supplement
the other things you do.
While
we're talking creative, what about starting an Etsy store?
03.E-books and Digital Content
Writing
and selling your own E-books and shorter digital content can be profitable if
you know what you’re doing and how to market your own work. Besides nonfiction
E-books, you can provide long-form reports or even fiction novellas.
For
fiction novellas, consider creating a following on a free site like Wattpad or
DeviantArt and then linking back to full length work that you want to sell.
Amazon has services to help you set up your books in its Kindle store for free.
Nonfiction
books, particularly in how-to categories, sell well in niche markets, so you
could dovetail your affiliate marketing services with your own authority
products.
Besides
writing, you can provide digital content like illustrated book covers or
independent music that people can use on their own websites, for book trailers
or in their own marketing campaigns. You can even sell photos you take through
sites like Pixaby or Shutterstock.
04.Online Expert Consulting
This
business system is a little bit like running an expert YouTube channel and a
little bit like being an online tech support expert. The main elements
include setting yourself up as an expert in a particular area and offering your
services through an online platform like a personal website.
Consider Calliope Writing
Coach, whose online courses and one-on-one telephone coaching
services help new or struggling writers land requests from agents and
traditional book publishers. There’s also Excel Leadership,
whose services include online classes and telephone training for leadership and
career coaching.
What
these businesses do is sell themselves as experts with a service to provide.
They’ve taken the time to build significant followings and provide success
stories. People who set themselves up as experts this way often charge high
prices for their work. If you have an area of expertise that you can offer in a
professional way online, it might be an option worth considering.
Please continue
watching this page, because I’ll add new ideas as they come up. Also, if you
have ideas for online businesses you’d like to share, please leave a comment
below.
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