Today are several lists with “How to Make Money Online” on the Internet,
but none of them seem to be complete. That is why I decided to create
this one. If you know a method that is not listed below, just let us
know and we’ll update it. Notice that ways to make money with a website
are different from ways to make more money from it. For example, one
could suggest that blending AdSense ads with the content is a way to
make money from a website. In reality it’s not; it’s just a way to make
more money by improving your ad click-through rate. The real
monetization method behind it is a PPC ad network.
PPC Advertising Networks
Google
AdSense is the most popular option under this category, but there are
also others. Basically you need to sign up with the network and paste
some code snippets on your website. The network will then serve
contextual ads (either text or images) relevant to your website, and you
will earn a certain amount of money for every click.
List of popular CPC advertising networks :
- Google Adsense
- Yahoo! Publisher Network (media.net)
- BidVertiser
- Chitika
- Clicksor
Direct Banner Advertising
Selling
your own advertising space is one of the most lucrative monetization
methods. First and foremost because it enables you to cut out the
middleman commissions and to determine your own rates. The most popular
banner formats on the web are the 728×90 leader-board, the 120×600
skyscraper, the 300×250 rectangle and the 125×125 button. The downside
of direct banner advertising is that you need to have a big audience to
get qualified advertisers, and you will need to spend time managing the
sales process, the banners and the payments.
Premium Content
Some
websites and blogs give away part of their content for free, and charge
for access to the premium content and exclusive tools.
SEOMoz is a good example. They have a very popular blog that gives advice and information on wide range of SEO related topics. On top of that visitors can decide to become premium members. It costs 2882 Rs monthly and it grants them access to guides, tools and other exclusive material.
SEOMoz is a good example. They have a very popular blog that gives advice and information on wide range of SEO related topics. On top of that visitors can decide to become premium members. It costs 2882 Rs monthly and it grants them access to guides, tools and other exclusive material.
Selling Templates or WordPress Themes
As more
and more people decide to get an online presence, website templates and
WordPress themes become hotter and hotter. On this segment you have
mainstream websites like TemplateMonster, as well as individual designers who decide to promote and sell their work independently.
Creating an Email List or Newsletter
Email
lists and newsletters represent one of the most powerful marketing and
money making tools on the Internet. They offer incredible conversion
rates, and the possibility to call people to action in a very efficient
way. Creating a big list is a difficult task though, so if you have a
popular website you could leverage it to increase the number of
subscribers on your list.
Online surveys
An
increasingly popular way for students to make money is to fill out
online surveys in their spare time. Research companies are always
recruiting new members to answer surveys and test new products. For a
few minutes of form filling, you can make a couple of quid which is paid
as cash or in rewards. You can make up to 250 Rs for some surveys.
Start your own website
If
you’ve ever seen the film “The Social Network” then you’ve most likely
had your brain spinning as to what website you can start-up to make you
billions. And of course there are lots of stories out there about
successful students who have started a site while at university, or even
bought a domain name and later sold it for 1000 Rs.
Affiliate marketing
If
you’ve got a good presence on social media or perhaps you even have a
blog or website, you can start bringing in money immediately by
promoting all sorts of companies, products, services and offers online.
Sign up to an affiliate network such as Affiliate Window, check their
offers blog or browse the merchant listings to find something you think
your friends would be interested in, grab your affiliate link and share
it. If someone buys (can be within up to 3 months) using your link
you’ll make a nice commission.
Part Time Jobs
part
time jobs is the obvious 1st choice, opted for by most students looking
to supplement their student loan. It provides a pretty steady flow of
income and can enable you to gain valuable work experience. However,
depending on where you live, jobs are not always easy to find. Check
local classifieds Website like olx.in.
Buy and sell domain names
A domain
name is just a website address (eg. ‘bloggersitemap.com’ or
‘mysite.com’) and there are lots of extensions (.com, .net, .co, .in
etc). They cost as little as 99 Rs to register with Bigrock or GoDaddy
yet premium domain names can fetch 8000 Rs if not millions when sold on.
Become a freelance interviewer
Do you
want to excel in an HR career? Do you love asking questions? Believe it
or not a company will actually trust you to carry out interviews for
them and pay you for your time. It couldn’t be simpler.
Freelance work
Perhaps
you enjoy writing, managing Facebook pages or doing a little bit of
graphic design in your spare time. There are so many freelance jobs out
there that require simple skills or just time that someone else might
not have. And the best things about freelancing is that you can work for
clients in the UK and around the world with just an internet connection
from home, to your own hours whilst developing valuable skills.
Final Word
There
are many other creative ways to make money as a student. With any luck
you’ll be on the road to Make Money. Please feel free to share your own
ideas by leaving a comment below. Thanks to read this post on How to Make Money Online.