Forum is a place where people share informational stuff as well as help other community members with their knowledge.
There are forums on internet that have millions of users and to make their forums active, they need workers. If you have communication skills and can post thought provoking stuff then it is one of the easiest way to make money online.
All you have to do is just create new threads and do answer to the existing queries/posts. Some tips to become a beneficial forum poster are as follows:
- Learn new things
- Open new threads and engage people within it.
- Answer other people threads/posts
- Teach people new things
How Much Can I Earn?
It depends upon the forum owner. If it is a big forum and lies in the profitable niche then you have a chance to make $10 to $20 or more a day.
Let say, if forum owner gives you $1 for one post and he allows you publish 10 posts then you will end up by earning $10 a day ($300 a month).
In most cases, price varies from $0.10 to $0.50. Basically, it depends on the owner that how much he will pay per post.
Places from where you can find forum poster jobs are Elance, Odesk,guru,facebook groups, internet marketing forums etc.
Forum Moderator
This method is similar to above mentioned method and the only difference is that you moderate things like threads,posts and comments.
If you see that someone is violating forum rules and guidelines then you either warn or ban him. There are lots of spammers who just use forums to promote their websites, products and offers without taking in mind forum rules.
Your task as a moderator to catch these spammers and banned them. Your task as a moderator includes:
- Monitor people activity
- Block negative comments
- Delete spam content
- Remind people about the forum rules
- Encourage other people to post new stuff on forum
- Add new content and give answer to the other member queries.
In most cases, forums moderator earn more than forum posters because they do more work. You can take a job that pays per hour or pays per day or month.
I have seen most of the times people hire for per hour job so that they could analyze your performance as a moderator.
Once they see, you are doing your work with honesty and efficiency then they switch your job on monthly basis. Potential earning can be made through this method ranges from $100 to $500.
Translating Jobs
If you have strong grip on other than your primary language then why not made some money through this skill. There are companies and educational institutes that are constantly looking for professional translators.
If you think, you are a perfect candidate for this job then make yourself ready to make some extra cash in your spare time.
Selling Facebook Fan Pages
Facebook fan pages are a good way to engage people and drive huge traffic to your website or offer. Sometimes, people make a fan page in a fun and by the time they get millions of likes to their pages.
If you have a page that has millions of fans then you can sell it for a handy price. How much you can get from your pages depends on mainly 3 factors:
- Total number of likes
- How many active users
- Topic of your page
I want to share a good tip that will help you to get a good deal and believe me it is very powerful. Let say, if i own a facebook page that focuses on ‘weight loss tips and exercises’ and i have more than 100k fans with thousands of active users then i can get a good deal by following the simple tip.
Just look for company that owns weight loss related products and once you found then just simply present your offer to them.
Most of the time, they accept your offer because of the fact that they are getting laser targeted potential customers through this facebook page.
Selling Services
This is one the most effective way to make some big cash online. People are constantly looking for virtual workers in order to get their work done.
This thing opens the window of opportunity for the skillful persons. For example, if you are a professional writer, graphics designer, software developer,SEO expert, video creator etc then you can cash your skills by doing work for other peoples. Some of the best freelancing websites to get projects are as follows:
- Elance (My favorite)
- Odesk
- Guru
- Freelancer
- Peopleperhour
- RentACoder
- 99Designs
- SimplyHired
- Fiverr (Best Micro Job Website)
If you think, you don’t have skills like programming, writing or designing then fiverr is the place where you can offer any type of service for $5. For example, i say, i can write a song for you in $5 or something like i can tweet your message to my 50k active twitter followers for $5. Fiverr is an exceptional website that enables you to earn $5 in return of your services.
Podcasting
Podcasting is another way to make money. Podcasting suits those users who loves audio rather text content. It is similar to writing content for your website and the only difference is instead of writing you record audio.
I think, it is more flexible than writing content. Things you would need to record a podcast are audio recording software and microphone.
For recording purposes, i would recommend you to use Audacity and Power Sound Recorder. These are two best free audio recording and editing software out there.
Just record your podcast and after that convert it into mp3 format. Upload the mp3 file on your website and create a transcript for that audio and publish it. You can monetize your website with google adsense or with affiliate offers.
Online Counseling
Professional bloggers and internet marketers offer counseling to those beginners who are looking to start their business online.
They mostly charge $100 up to $200 per hour or per session. To start counseling, you have to create a name for yourself in specific market.
It is better to create a website and keep sharing valuable content time to time. Once your website builds authority in market then you can start counseling. People pay only those counselors who they think are trustable.
How To Get Most Out Online Counseling?
There are some qualities you have to develop in order to get most out of this business model.
- Share your qualifications, expertise and tell people about how you can help them.
- Get lots of testimonials from your clients and post it on your website.
- If you are in make money niche then make a video with your earning proof. People love to see live action.
- Built email list in your niche as soon as possible. More the size of your list the more you make money.
- Do some guest appearances on renowned websites in your niche. This is a good way to build trust and get exposure.
Selling Photos
If you have high definition camera with photographer eye then there are websites on internet that pays you by just selling your art. Pictures who have commercial and storytelling angel sell better.
If you are a beginner level photographer then sell your photos on shutterstock and dreamtime. Expert photographer joins Gettyimages and Corbis to sell their work.
First read these websites requirements before uploading any photo to their database. Try to build reputation by creating a portfolio of your work.
Website Broker
There are people who are earning 6 figure online by just buy and selling websites. If you are too lazy to do initial work of setting up a website altogether then you can buy a readymade website from sites like Flippa, SiteSell and BuySellWebsite.
If you have a good eye then you can connect buyers with sellers and earn a specific commission on it. Sometimes, expert buyers get benefits of beginner seller and purchase a website on low price.
After that they sell the same website on higher price using their selling expertise. It is an art and you have to master it in order to fully nail it.
Teach Online
If you are an expert in particular subject or topic and can compile your knowledge into a learning course then you have a great chance to earn serious cash.
Sites like Udemy offers instructors to create a state of the art learning course and upload it to their store. Let say, if you have a course that charges $100 to take it then Udemy offers two scenarios:
- If Udemy drive students to your course then you will enjoy 50% commission.
- If you drive students to join your course then you will enjoy 100% commission.
As an instructor, you can promote your courses through social media, youtube, forums and word of mouth.
Final Thoughts
Making money online is not that hard once you crack the idea. Most of the people don’t able to earn a single dime on internet and they quit in their first year.
I think the main reason is that they don’t know what works or what not. Above mentioned methods will help you to earn some extra cash with little work.
