Making Money on Youtube

Youtube.com is by far the biggest video sharing website on the planet. With millions of users and a worldwide audience, it's easy to see why some people wish to use this for financial gain. There are several ways i which you can make money via Youtube legitimately.

Youtube Partnership


The most obvious way to earn money through Youtube is to apply for partnership. Partnership with Youtube means that adverts will be displayed on your videos and YT will share their advertising revenue with you. Be warned however, it is very difficult to actually become partnered outright. First you must have thousands of views a week. Second you must post only content which belongs to yourself ( no music or video clips). Third, you must observer the Youtube terms of service impeccably. Even then you are not guaranteed partnership.  Getting partnership is tricky and you will have to be VERY patient for it to happen.

If you have a YT channel and you wish to apply for partnership, do so here: APPLY


Affiliate Marketing


Affiliate marketing is a great way to make money via Youtube. Affiliate marketing is when you provide a link to a product. If someone clicks on that link and then buys that product, you will get a small share of the profit. Many sites such as Amazon.com have affiliate programs which are free and easy to sign up for. You generate the link through their site and then you post it in your video description. I personally do this with DVD and film reviews on one of my channels, but you could review any type of product and do the same.  Go HERE to check out Amazon's affiliate or associate program. I'll do a blog entry specifically about this soon, but it is quite easy to set up.


Donation Link


If you have a paypal account, you can take the link from this account and post it in your channel description. Remember though, this is not to beg. On my channel I just put that I will always provide what's there free of charge, but that if anyone wants to buy me a beer, here's a link to my paypal.


Kickstarter or Indiegogo


If you have a project that you would like to gain funding for, then your YT channel can be a great way to get the message out there. Remember, you are not begging for money. Kickstarter and Indiegogo allow people to    provide information about their projects, and give rewards to investors. This is not an arena to ask to be fed! Check out the linked websites above. More on this in another post.

More to follow...

Freelance writing

One effective way to make money from home, or online is to become a freelance writer. Now, obviously you must have a decent grasp of the English language to consider this option; however, you DO NOT need to be a literary genius. Unlike most industries in these harsh economic times, freelance writing is booming.

THERE ARE FAR MORE FREELANCE WRITING JOBS OUT THERE THAN FREELANCE WRITERS.

The best place to start is by signing up for an online job bidding service like Odesk. Don't be put off by that phrase 'online bidding'. You do not have to pay any fee at all. A site like Odesk operates by allowing employers to post advertisements for jobs. You, the employee, can then contact the employer and 'bid' for the job by telling them how much you are willing to do the job for.

Odesk provides a feedback system where employers can rate employees on the work they have provided and vice versa. This is a great system as it allows you to see which employers are easy to work with, and allows any prospective employers to see the quality of your work.

I'll be doing some more articles on freelance writing, but for now there are two websites which will help you get to grips with everything you need.

Go and set a profile up at http://www.odesk.com it does take about an hour to do, but remember the 3 truths to success, hard work is everything! Also go and check out http://www.freelancewriting.com where you will find all of the information you need to get started as a freelance writer.

My first tip for Odesk is to start with a small job just to get a good feedback rating. The higher the rating you achieve, the better chance you have of getting those higher paid jobs!

Please feel free to comment and ask any questions :)

3 Truths of Success

Before we talk about the various techniques that are available to you, which will allow you to make money online, we must first talk about the 3 truths of success. The number of times I have read a scam website which claims you can earn a great amount of money for little or no work, beggars belief.

Whether you like it or not, the 3 truths of success will follow you around wherever you go. As long as you are an ethical, moral person, you cannot escape these 3 truths. If you are the type of person who is willing to be unethical or immoral in your attempts to gain money, then even if you can momentarily escape these 3 truths, they will find you eventually. Call it karma if you will.

So let's talk about these 3 truths. The 3 truths of success are as follows:

• You will always have to work hard for success
• You will always have to remain disciplined for success
• You will always have to remain humble for success

Too many people want to believe that they can achieve something for nothing, that's the very reason that scammers exist, to try and prise money out of those who think laziness can be rewarded. The truth is that success can ONLY be brought about through hard work. There is no other way. If it were possible to achieve great things easily, then everyone would do so. Look around you. Do you see everyone achieving greatness? No you don't, but everyone CAN if they just put the work in. So with regards to earning money online, you WILL have to put hard work in.

On the second point of requiring discipline, well there are plenty of hard workers out there. Plenty of people who will busy themselves with a task and put all the effort in that is required. Discipline, however, comes into play when dealing with progression towards a goal. It isn't enough to just work hard, you must progress towards the goals you have set. The problem is that often those goals don't come quickly. We may even suffer several HUGE setbacks. When this happens we require the discipline to stay on course, to keep at it, and to never give in. Without this, you will not progress.

The last truth of success is that you MUST remain humble. It's simple, you are no different from anyone else. There are countless people out there wishing to make their millions, and plenty who might even go about it the same way that you do. Competition from others, unanticipated circumstances, and personal growth are all great reasons to stay humble, and never take for granted what you have achieved. Someone who stays humble will always understand that the rug can be pulled out from under even the most successful person's feet. You have to have contingencies, you must anticipate at least the possibility of failure in order for you to avoid it. 

In conclusion then, don't believe that this is going to be an easy ride; it won't be. BUT if you put the hard work in, remain disciplined throughout, and nurture a humble outlook towards what the future may bring, then you can be a success!

How to make money on-line

Hello, and welcome to my new blog. In this blog I will take you through everything you need to know about making money on-line or from home. All of this information will be provided free of charge and there are absolutely NO SCAMS and NO UNETHICAL techniques allowed. I will outline various techniques for making money online through good old fashioned hard work while identifying the terrible scams which are out there.

If you are ready to embark on this journey which could drastically change your life then, let's roll up our sleeves and get to work!