Want to make money online but don’t know where to start?

Do you have a great idea to make money online but don’t know where to start?

The Internet is a fantastic way to get started. There are lots and lots of ways to make money online – even if you don’t have any product or service to sell.

Starting from scratch or purchasing a traditional franchise business can be expensive. There are other alternatives.

A business takes time and effort to build, however an online business is a great option for making money online, which usually has less overhead and roadblocks than other types of businesses.

Having a website or a blog is best when running an online business, but you don’t need computer technical skills. There are lots of people that can set up anything you need for your online business.

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Here are 3 simple ways to make money online even if you don’t have your own service or product:

Being An Affiliate:

Being an affiliate is quite popular. As an affiliate you are promoting other people’s products, and you get a commission, a percentage of the sale, or a referral fee for each person who requests more information or purchases a product.

Most major retailers offer affiliate programs, along with many smaller retailers (with lots of good products and services). There’s plenty of affiliate networks that, like Clickbank which is great for beginners.

Read more on our other post on How To Make Money With Clickbank and you’ll get a good idea of the products available to promote.

Before jumping in and promoting anything and everything, a great way to get started is to find a “niche” that serves a smaller group of people, that you can easily reach.

For example, rather than selling an entire pet product line to everyone, you might start a site dedicated to dogs that sells dog beds or even dog clothing products to people who love their dogs.

You can also find smaller retailers who may offer more specialized products to those who know a lot about dogs, while selling the basics from beginners to the masses.

Be creative in finding your niche, start with something you know a little about, or enjoy doing, and before long you can be making money online!

Adsense from Google

Adsense is another source of making money. It has been quite popular, but unless you get lots of traffic it can take a while to make significant money, but it’s easy.

Adsense is an advertising program from search engine Google.com (there are other advertising programs you can offer, but for now Google’s is the biggest and most popular).

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, and determine your own terms and price. But using a program like Google is simple, and if your set gets a lot of visitors, you can make good money.

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” ebook

If you don’t want to sell other people’s products, and don’t have a lot of money or simply don’t want to create your own, a simple way to get started is to write your own “how-to” ebook.

Pick a topic you know enough about, and start writing. If you don’t want to write you can even hire someone to write it for you.

Information products are always good sellers – the key is to solve a particular problem. “How to teach an old dog new tricks” or “How to plan a vacation for the whole family, including your fido” are possibilities for the pet niche mentioned above.

To learn more, do a search for “creating information products” or “writing e-books”, and you will find lots of resources.

Once you create your product, Amazon.com or Clickbank.com offers a simple service to help you sell your information product, and there are others to help you get started.

Again, be creative, there are lots of problems out there that people need help with. And offering a good solution 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.

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