How do you make money online?

[Hello from Russia]

Title. Seeking new ideas and inspiration 

Also would be cool to hear how did you start and what were the first steps you took.


Btw, if someone is looking for online assistant for his business to delegate certain tasks (client support, ads, social media management or anything else) - feel free to DM me 

Edited October 4, 2018 by Hello from Russia

[Soulbass]

Make 3D porn animation on Patreon : 3-5k / Month

Bonus 2k if you choose a twisted niche like "Vore" or "My Little Pony" (or both)

Edit: I've just talked to a friend, he suggest "Gore" and "Furry people" as well

It may take some time to reach a Japanese audience

Idea for a voice actor : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJCA-DqNUlk

Edited October 4, 2018 by Soulbass

[BjarkeT]

You can teach online and sell courses or sell other products. Or create a portfolio where people can see what you do and then hire you.

[Shadowraix]

https://www.thepennyhoarder.com/make-money/side-gigs/how-to-get-paid-12hour-cleaning-up-googles-mess/

This is what I do. You're technically 'contracted' for the work but its entire online. I work when I want as long as I want (Up to 20hrs/week)

[Girzo]

@Shadowraix Wow, thanks for sharing. Perfect for a student.

You can also do Affilate Marketing with sites like PeerFly, MaxBounty or Clickbank. But it's hard for a newbie.

Easier to do is creating a gig on Fiverr and offering your services here. To win the hearts of your clients, it's enough to complete tasks on time and write in fluent English.

[kieranperez]

2 hours ago, Soulbass said:

Make 3D porn animation on Patreon : 3-5k / Month

Bonus 2k if you choose a twisted niche like "Vore" or "My Little Pony" (or both)

Edit: I've just talked to a friend, he suggest "Gore" and "Furry people" as well

It may take some time to reach a Japanese audience

Idea for a voice actor : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJCA-DqNUlk

Good God HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Soulbass]

proof : https://www.patreon.com/CakeInferno

https://www.patreon.com/blackjrXIII

https://www.patreon.com/vavacung

https://www.patreon.com/cypressz

https://www.patreon.com/noname55

https://www.patreon.com/lordaardvarksfm

 

Edited October 4, 2018 by Soulbass

[thehero]

@Soulbass which one is your favorite that isnt the animal stuff

im asking for a friend

[Soulbass]

@thehero I don't watch these so I don't have a favorite, but I like the art of it. I just know it exist because I've explored Patreon (research, marketing wise) but I'm not interested in that, even tho I have the technical skills. I may be tempted to do it for money, tho.

[Michael569]

find a meaningful skill/ practice -> study and develop a hell out of it -> start offering it to people online. If you are really good at something, people are willing to pay you a lot of money for it.

You can always do what other people do like trying to sell crap from China on Amazon but that kind of business destroys spirit and your higher values in my opinion 

[Consept]

On 04/10/2018 at 4:35 PM, Hello from Russia said:

Title. Seeking new ideas and inspiration 

Also would be cool to hear how did you start and what were the first steps you took.


Btw, if someone is looking for online assistant for his business to delegate certain tasks (client support, ads, social media management or anything else) - feel free to DM me 

Check out my podcast all about this subject - 
https://soundcloud.com/financialthoughts/financialthoughtsep2

[TomDashingPornstar]

You can learn any skill on Lynda.com and it's kinda free.  A lot of my digital nomad friends started out that way.  I spent the last 6 months in a digital nomad hotspot, btw.

Programming

Web Design

Graphic Design

Video Editing (of sorts)

etc

etc

etc

etc

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Edited October 6, 2018 by TomDashingPornstar

[Rookie]

I may be a bit premature here, but here's the gist of how to do it: 

1) Pick a skill to freelance with. Examples of said skill include: 

Copywriting 
Google AdWords 
Graphic Design 
Marketing (Tends to overlap with other skills here, including Google Adwords, Copywriting, SEO, SEM, & Email Marketing)
Photography 
Programming 
Project Management 
Proofreading & Editing
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) 
Social Media (Social media management, social media marketing, etc) 
Teaching/Tutoring (Notably by teaching foreign languages) 
Transcription & Captioning 
Translation 
Virtual Assistant 
Web Development 
Writing (SEO writing, blog writing, content writing, article writing, etc)

2) Spend time building that skill. I've heard great things about Udemy and Lynda so try going there.  I personally winged it, and in hindsight, I could've started a lot sooner if I had a more structured approach. 

3) Find paying clients. Cycle through your immediate social networks and see if you can find your first job that way. If not, go through various job boards and send out proposals. Examples of job boards include: 

Upwork.com (hard to break into) 
Freelancer.com (not recommended) 
Peopleperhour.com 
Guru.com 

Again this may be premature because I haven't been freelancing for long, but what I've found so far is that: 

1) Clients are looking for a go-to freelancer that they can use again and again for ongoing work. 
2) You can charge a lot more for repeat clients because they already trust you to do the job well and to communicate. 
3) DOn't be afraid to take on projects that are beyond your skill level. Think of it like you're getting paid to learn. 
4) Most proposals SUCK, even from highly experienced freelancers, so it's not hard to compete. 

Hope that helps. 

[RichardY]

Well I guess if 80% of the Internet is Porn...... Not sure how someone measures that.

What can you do with the other 20%?

[universe]

On a side note: If your eyes hurt from too much work on a computer, get f.lux. Its a program that adjusts the colour on your screen to be warmer. You might know this feature from newer phones.