Many people today are either employed but not making enough income for their lifestyle, or they are simply out of work. The bottom line is that we all could use more income and there are some amazing ways nowadays to earn a great primary or secondary income from home. We are talking about things like blogging, selling via eBay, learning about affiliate marketing, learning about how to hire software developers to grow your business, multilevel marketing, doing basic data entry, freelancing, etc., etc. All of these can be done from the comfort of your own home, or at night when your normal working day is done. Here are some income at-home strategies.
Freelance work
This option certainly has one of the best potentials for generating income at home. There is a huge range of services that are sought after on the internet. In the old days when you needed something done for your business, you pretty much needed to hire local talent. Nowadays as a business owner, you can hop online and find thousands of qualified people to help you grow your business. Websites like Elance, Odesk, 99Designs are just a few sites that specialize in linking up Freelancers with paying customers. You can write articles, do data entry and even do more advanced things like web and graphic design. Heck, you can even do voiceover work. There are hundreds of options on what you can do and there are thousands of dollars to be had. The best part is that you do not have to go anywhere; you can work any hour of the day and you can increase your skills via YouTube tutorials to get better!
Sales, both network and affiliate marketing: Sales is where all the big profits are. You can really expand your income if you get good at sales, both online and on the phone. Network marketing can be a good starting place because of the sales training you will receive, but people are wary of network marketing systems. They’ve been sold to before and they shut down right away because of it. Affiliate marketing, on the other hand, works wonders! You basically find a product that you have used and would recommend to others. Instead of just telling someone about it and that being the end of it, now you can recommend it and get a sales commission. What a great deal!
Doing something you are great at!: We all have hobbies. We all have things that in school we stood out for doing well. Do you cook well? Draw well? Sing well? There are websites like fiverr.com where you can do just about anything for $5. I saw a kid on there who would do flips on a trampoline screaming your message into a camera for 5 bucks. $5 for literally 30 seconds of effort, for a 10-year old. That’s pretty solid. What about cooking a really good dish and becoming a well-known local caterer? You can make income at home for all sorts of talents if you know the ways to get seen. The key is becoming the expert or “go-to person” for that thing. So polish your skills and get out there!
eBay
Lastly, there is eBay. Pretty much everyone knows and understands how eBay works. The issue with relying on eBay for income is that 1) it is very labor-intensive (multiple post office runs) and 2) you will see your profits disappear quite quickly with eBay/PayPal commissions, packaging fees, and shipping fees. I love eBay for one reason and one reason only. It is a fantastic way to get rid of your old stuff. One of the things we need to do when we are watching our budget is to get rid of all the old stuff we never use and learn what value really is. Selling items on eBay is a wake-up call to how little or items are really worth. Decluttering is amazing and the extra income that comes along with a virtual garage sale is the icing on the cake
These are just a few of the ways through which you can generate some residual income at home. There are a plethora of others that you will be able to explore as you venture into online business.
