As
long as you have the inclination, a little bit of expertise and some free time,
you can earn some money on the Internet from the comfort of your own home. ET
highlights some popular ways to make that quick extra buck:
Self
publish books
If you
love writing and want to get a book published, Amazon offers a free service
called Kindle Direct Publishing. The service allows anyone to self publish
books on the Kindle (electronic) bookstore and earn royalties from sales. There
are two plans you can choose from — the 35% royalty works across any book sold
in any country) while the 70% royalty plans works if you sell in a few select
countries. Indian authors can choose to set prices specifically for the Indian
bookstore and receive royalty payments in Indian currency as well.
Make
& sell your apps
With
so many smartphones and tablets, app development can be a very lucrative
business. You can learn about developing apps online — there are various
tutorials available for free. That's the easy part — the hard part is coming up
with an idea that 'clicks'. Once you make an app, submit it to the respective
app store, set a price and choose whether you want to earn from inapp
advertising. Your earnings, after deducting the appropriate fees, will be paid
monthly.
Sell
your photos Online
Numerous
stock websites like www.shutterstock. com, www.shutterpoint.com and www.
istockphoto.com host photographs submitted by members. Depending on the site's
policy, you can earn between a 15 to 85% royalty on each sale. The better the
quality of photos and the larger your online portfolio, the more you will sell.
Usually, each photograph you want to upload will have to be 'selected' by them
first — and they usually have strict requirements of what can or cannot go on
sale.
Sell
old stuff online
An
easy way to earn some money on the Internet is by selling old stuff that you
have around the house. Websites like www.olx.in, www.quickr.com &
http://craigslist.co.in provide a free classifieds platform. You need to create
an account, enter the product details, location, the expected price along with
some photographs — listing usually go live within a couple of hours. Interested
buyers can directly contact you and finalise the sale.
Start
an online shop
With
some creativity, you can learn to make handicrafts or if you know a wholesale
dealer, purchase unique things at low prices. Once you have some stock ready,
you can set up an online shop to sell these goods on sites like www.ebay.com
No comments:
Post a Comment