So you staring at your computer. You’ve been reading about how the Internet is (and has been for a while now) the new Gold Rush, and you want in! But where do you start? Maybe you’ve heard a few tips and tricks, or amazing success stories from people who do nothing but sit at home with their kids and watch their bank account accumulate money. This is actually a possible thing once you’ve found success and are able to automate it; however, let’s start with the basics. Your first dollar! After months of compiling data, reading success stories and testing it out for my own good, these are my best results. Introducing, the TOP 10 EASIEST WAYS TO MAKE YOUR FIRST DOLLAR ONLINE.

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Top 10 Easiest Ways To Make
Your First Dollar Online
TOP 10 EASIEST WAYS TO
MAKE YOUR FIRST DOLLAR
ONLINE
So you staring at your computer. You’ve been reading about
how the Internet is (and has been for a while now) the new
Gold Rush, and you want in!
But where do you start? Maybe you’ve heard a few tips and
tricks, or amazing success stories from people who do nothing
but sit at home with their kids and watch their bank account
accumulate money.
This is actually a possible thing once you’ve found success and
are able to automate it; however, let’s start with the basics.
Your first dollar!
After months of compiling data, reading success stories and
testing it out for my own good, these are my best results.
Introducing, the TOP 10 EASIEST WAYS TO MAKE YOUR
FIRST DOLLAR ONLINE.
TOP 10 EASIEST WAYS TO MAKE
YOUR FIRST DOLLAR ONLINE
1) Become an Aweber affiliate
Email marketing is king when building a long-term business.
By collecting email addresses from prospective buyers, you
build compiled lists that, over time, will be easily monetized
through future offers or by becoming a solo ad provider.
My choice? Aweber. Aweber is simple to setup, has great
tech support, and creates beautiful templates for emails and
lightboxes you can place on your website or blog. By joining
the affiliate program, you can start making money right away.
When people who KNOW, LIKE AND TRUST you see it, they
will sign up through you. Everyone serious about marketing
needs this ANYWAYS, so why not monetize it?
Make sure no matter what program/service you are an affiliate
for, your links always work and point to your affiliate account.
2) Blog About Digital Products
Blogging is the single most personal thing you can do on the
Internet (Video Marketing is number 2). This gives a human
perspective to your audience, so they learn to KNOW, LIKE,
and TRUSTyou…
In my opinion, the simplest blog to setup and also monetize
is Empower Network. This is an authority site, which is
easier to rank on Google, and you can resell it to make $25/
month. It’s the best “Done-For-You” blogging platform for
new bloggers. Period.
3) Sell Something on eBay
Own anything of value? Sell it. This can quickly become an
addiction, but be careful that eBay charges don’t creep up on
you.
TIP: Look for deals eBay runs for new member signups;
sometimes they will let you sell your first few items for free
(no fees). When given this opportunity, sell your bigger ticket
items first
Nothing to sell? Look up items on Craigslist; test to see if
something on craigslist will sell for substantially more on eBay.
Test before you buy, but if it looks promising, buy the CL item
before it sells out and your still at zero.
4) Build A High Traffic Website In A Niche
Market
High traffic in a niche market = salivating advertisers
Something niche would be like “Dog collars for German
Shepards”, instead of “People who love dogs.” Much less
competition, and companies who sell these dog collars will pay
primo for ad space.
Shoot for 20,000 visitors per month. The more niche the
better. Then charge advertisers according to the market. See
how much they think it’s worth, then play the “bidding game”
for ad space on your website.
You need to know your analytics in order to successfully sell
ad space on your website. Use Google Analytics to track the
site, and Bit.ly to track your links to track click-through rates.
Email me if you would like a more detailed explanation on how
to do this:
jason@jotsocialmedia.com

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5) Sell Digital Products
Digital products range from almost anything. Marketing tools,
software products, ebooks about famous cats, how to finance
a second mortgage videos… this list is nearly endless. I do
want to stress about the importance of going with someone
credible though. The Internet can be a disrupting place, so be
sure to stick with companies and offers that provide real value,
instead of fluff.
I’m really big on Empower Network right now. There’s around
150,000 members so you can definitely tell this is a legit
operation. Many members are making 5 and even 6 figures
each month marketing Empower Network products.
I also really believe in Clickbank. This is for a more wide
range of offers. Here is the official Clickbank site. Make sure
you know the market you are engaging with. Don’t try to
sell skateboard manufacturing tutorial ebooks if you’ve never
touched a skateboard, ie
Use your Empower Network blog, your Aweber email
marketing account and video marketing (EN video hosting,
youtube, vimeo) to spread your offers to the opportunity-
seeking community you are building.
TIP: People will tell you about posting your offers to fb
groups… here’s my two cents. ONLY provide value, DO NOT
SPAM. It wastes time, gets you kicked out, sometimes blocked
and provides no real results. It’s better to put a funny picture
or an inspirational quote that builds relationships and expands
your network
6) Fiverr, Fiverr, Fiverr, Fiverr, Fiverr
Quickly becoming a favorite of Internet Marketing noobies,
Fiverr is a simple platform in which you provide a service or
product for $5. Over time, when your sales and performance
improve in rank, you can offer upsales for whatever you’re
providing.
Be sure to provide unique value to the marketplace using your
skills, and you could buy yourself a house (someone already
has)!
7) Sell Your Words on BeHappy
This will more than likely not make you rich, but ironically it
was how I made my first dollar online, so, as an hommage to
this beautiful site, I’m including it.
BeHappy.me is a site where you make posters from whatever
words you create on it. You can then sell the posters/cards to
people and make money. Simple enough? Thought so.
8) Setup A Google AdSense Account
Google. Ever heard of it?
Their AdSense program is good, and you can make a lot of
money if you do it the right way. Again, as stated earlier in
this post, by building your blog and website up, you are able
to charge more of a premium price and truly monetize your
AdSense account. Niche wins these days in the Internet space;
unless you plan on taking on Facebook. (You won’t win)
Know. Your. Numbers. If you don’t know what’s converting
for you, or the traffic coming in to your website, then you won’t
be able to fully monetize and will lose a lot of advertisers, AND
waste space on your site.
9) Become A Virtual Assistant
In the Age of Entitlement, everyone feels deserving of power,
wealth, and feeling special.
Fine with me, I’ll just monetize off it. A Virtual Assistant is
someone who usually inputs
data, screens calls, and schedules appointments, handles
monotonous details that others either don’t have time to do,
or are too lazy to do.
Either way, you can make good money from becoming
a Virtual Assistant. Some start at $5/hour (this is an
increasingly popular service on Fiverr), or, if you are elite and
have experience, can charge up to $25/hour for your services.
Be sure to link up with a reputable V.A. company, or, if you’re
doing it on your own, ensure your payment structure is verified
and reliable (ex. PayPal).
10) Freelance, Sans The Free
If all else fails, just freelance. But remember, “Freelance”
doesn’t mean “Free.” It’s a term designated to verbalize how
you are able to “Lance.” Freely.
Some proven winners in the freelance category are:
-Elance
-Guru.com
-iWriter
-Rent-A-Coder

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-Thumbtack
Do WHATEVER it takes to get your first sale quickly. The
longer this takes, the faster your belief slips and you will want
to quit. Don’t. Get your first sale, then leverage that first sale
to get another. Over time, this is how people become “Industry
Experts.”
This is healthy dose of awesome! Remember that money
doesn’t start flowing in right away. Understand the Internet
is the world’s largest marketplace, and it takes time to become
recognized. By providing genuine value to people, your
customer base will steadily grow, and before you know it, you
will be making a decent to great living online. Be consistent
and patient. And always remember, good things come to those
who blog!
Jason O’Toole