The internet has opened up a whole world of possibilities in terms of start-up businesses and money making opportunities. Many businesses have sprung into existence thanks to the worldwide marketplace that can be reached from their living room, and with the UK government’s start-up loan being expanded for young entrepreneurs to get started in business, there will no doubt be many more launched over the coming months.
The BBC reports that chairman of the Start-up Loans Company, James Caan, expects the scheme to create 100,000 new jobs.
But what about those of us who don’t want to run a whole business? Many people are simply looking for a new way to earn a bit of extra cash using the internet, rather than going through the rigmarole of setting up a company of their own. Thankfully, the web is just awash with opportunities to make a quick buck, so here are just a few of the best.
- Sell affiliate products: If you can write a good sales pitch, you can make a great income from selling affiliate products. There are lots of specific products available for affiliate marketers to choose from, and picking something you have a good level of knowledge in to start with can make it easy to write compelling sales copy to entice your buyers.
- Become a professional blogger: If you already have a blog with a decent following, starting to make money from your efforts is a piece of cake. Google AdSense and other advertising networks pay top dollar to place their ads on blogs with good traffic, but don’t go overboard on the ads otherwise you could drive your followers away.
- Get crafty: If you can knit, sew, make hair accessories, design t-shirts, paint or do anything else creative, you could make a packet setting up an online cottage industry of your own. Social media and selling sites like Etsy have opened the doors to clever creative to make money out of the things they love doing best.
- Test mobile apps: As long as you have a Smartphone and can give a bit of time to feedback to developers, there is a strong market available for people willing to test new apps for iPhone and Android devices worldwide. As you build your reputation as a tester, you will find you are able to test bigger and better apps, and to charge more money for doing so.
- Sell stuff: With big sites like eBay and Amazon offering ample opportunity to sell practically anything, you can make a nice additional income from selling your own unwanted goods or bargains you pick up on the second-hand market. If your wardrobe is bursting at the seams, you can sell your clothes for cash, giving you more space and more funds for the things you really want.
- Go freelance: Whatever you do in your day-to-day business, if it is transferrable to the online market then you could be working for yourself sooner than you think. From administrative tasks to teaching a foreign language, freelance websites like PeoplePerHour are bursting at the seams with opportunities for freelance workers ready to make a change.
