How to Earn Money Online: A Guide for Beginner

                       

                         Let's start with an introduction, my friends. Because of the pandemic we are experiencing, many of our fellow citizens have lost their jobs and livelihoods. Many are still thinking about how to earn money in this time when people's movements are limited by the quarantine. One thing you can do is look for ways to earn money online. In this blog post, I will teach you some sure and legitimate ways to earn money online. The following ways are blogging, freelancing, affiliate marketing and online selling. These are proven and reliable in times of need.

1. Blogging 
                        No matter what age or education you have, I'm sure you know how to read and write. Did you know that you can make money from this? One of the most popular ways to make money online is writing content for a blog or website. Many people have succeeded in this field and earn more than their needs. If you are interested, you can follow the general idea of how to start earning from a blog. Just keep reading below. How to start earning money online from blogging? Writing and earning from writing or blogging is not easy. It has a process to follow. This blog post will guide you on how to start earning money online through blogging. You have a big chance of making money online as long as you follow and take seriously the guide below. 

1. Choose a topic or subject for your blog. Choose a topic and category that you are comfortable writing about. If you have no idea what topic you want to write about, here are some options you can choose from. 
A. Technology (Phones, Laptop, New technologies, online gaming) 
B. Financial 
C. Education 
D. Lifestyle
 E. How-to blogs 
F. Travel blogs 

2. Register a domain name. 
                                To start a blog, you need to have a domain name. This is the address of your website. For example, the domain name EXE.COM . This will be the identity of your website. Websites where you can register a domain name and web hosting: 

3. Set up the website.
                                 If you have a budget, you can buy web hosting from the links above. If you don't have a budget yet, you can just set up a free blog on BLOGGER.COM. 

4. Learn keyword research and write for the blog. 
                                  Now that you have a blog, you can start writing content. How to think of content? Learn keyword research. There are many guides on google that you can read and watch to learn this.

 5. Promote on social media and learn SEO.
                                 Now that you have content, you need readers. You can create a page on Facebook, or learn Search Engine Optimization or SEO to make your blog visible on Google results.  

 6. Monetize the blog. 
                                Congrats! You have reached the end and the most exciting part of blogging! Making money. Below I will show you how to make money using your website or blog. 

Ways to make money online from blogging 

1. Advertising or Google Adsense. 
                            This is the easiest way to monetize or earn from your website. When you think your blog is ready, just apply for Google Adsense. How do you know if your website is ready for Adsense? Below you will see the checklist that you need for your website. 

A. Have 15 published blog posts. It's better if each post has 350+ words. 
B. Have complete pages such as Terms and Condition, Disclaimer, Privacy Policy, Contact page, and About Page. 

2. Affliate Marketing. This is putting promoted product links in your blog posts. 

2. Online Selling
                        This is one of the ways that many of our fellow Filipinos are earning money today. I see a lot of Pinoys who make a lot of money from online selling.

How to start selling online?
1. Find a product that you can sell.
2. Find a supplier.
3. Sell on your Facebook profile, Facebook Marketplace or on e-commerce websites.

3. Freelancing
                        What is freelancing? In simple terms, freelancing is being self-employed where you offer different services to your clients. Think of it as an office job, but you control your time and you can work from anywhere as long as you have a PC and internet connection.

Things to remember before starting freelancing

1. Choose a skill. To start freelancing, you need to have a skill that you can offer to your clients. There are many services that you can choose from. These are the following.
• Virtual Assistant
• Graphic Design
• Writing/Content Creation
• Web and App Development
• Online tutor
• Video Editor
• Programming

2. Create an account on freelancing websites. The question is, where can you apply for jobs to start your freelance? Here are the following websites where you can get your clients.
3. Create a profile or portfolio. To be seen by your clients, you need to have a profile and portfolio to show them. You can create a profile through the different websites that you read above. When you are done and have a service to offer, just apply to the job listing on the said websites.

4. Affiliate Marketing
                    Affiliate marketing is one of the most popular types of marketing in the industry. Affiliate marketing is the term for promoting other people's products, in exchange for a small percentage or commission from the sales made. Many companies offer big bonuses when you promote their products, and you make a sale. By sharing your favorite brands and products, you can earn big money online.

How to start with affiliate marketing?
                    
                  The most important thing to remember before you create an affiliate account is having a website or Facebook page where you will share your promoted products. When you think you can get product link clicks from your FB page, website or blog, you can register on the affiliate websites.
The following list below are the popular affiliate websites in the Philippines. Just click the link below if you want to sign up as a promoter.

                   For me, this website is the biggest when it comes to paying their affiliates. To register, just go to Lazada Affiliate page and sign up. Links that will help you get started.
A. How to register with Lazada Affiliate Video Tutorial – HERE



                        Involve Asia is a platform that offers affiliate tools for big companies. These include Shopee, Lazada, Zalora, Nike, Adidas and many more. On this platform, you can promote product links from big online shopping websites. Compared to direct Lazada Affiliate, Involve Asia has fewer requirements. All you need to make sure before you register on this website is that you have an active page or website. The only disadvantage of this platform is that it has lower commissions for less popular brands and products.
If you want to start being an affiliate on Involve Asia and earn money online by just sharing product links, just go to Involve Asia website and sign up.

3. Shopee Affiliates. Shopee also offers direct affiliate. If you are interested, just register on Shopee's Affiliate page.

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