9+ Creative ways to make money
Are you creative? Wanting to use your flair for the artistic to make money? If you want to use your creative skills to make money have a look at some of the ideas in this post. 9+ Creative ways to make money.
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If you are not sure that these creative ways to make money work then have a look at this post and see how I have made money on my blog.
How I earned my first $100
Some of these ideas will make you money more quickly than others but you will be able to make money.
If you love painting what about selling your Art online? My mother has been painting for 10 years and she sells her paintings locally and now Online!
If you want to see how check out her website here.
Largsart.com
Here are so tips for Creative ways to make money
Sell your knowledge
Starting a blog is a great way to sell your knowledge. You can start a blog for as little as $4 per month.
Here is a simple step by step guide to starting your first blog here:
And yes you can make money if you don’t believe me see how I made my first $100 here.
You can package up your knowledge in a number of ways on your blog like:
- Monetize blog posts
- Create eCourses
- Create eBooks to sell on your blog
- Add videos or podcasts to your blog
There are so many ways you can parcel up knowledge and sell it on your blog.
If you like writing and think you have plenty to say then this is an option.
Here are some examples of Bloggers making great incomes from their blogs:
Sell your Art
If you love painting and drawing you can make money selling your Art.
One of the best ways to sell you Art is through your own blog.
Here is my mother’s blog which we have just started:
If you want to start a blog here is a step by step guide to starting a blog:
Don’t forget though you need an audience to your blog and one of the great ways to help with additional income is to sell you Art on Etsy.
There are so many options now to creating income from home working online if you are a creative person.
Helpful Art Books to help you sell your Art
Sell crafts
You can sell lots of different crafts online if you want to find out what sort of things you can sell check these posts out:
11 sewing projects to make and sell
Circut projects to make and sell
One of the most popular places to sell your Crafts is on Etsy just have a browse and see what different handmade crafts are being sold to give you some ideas.
Helpful Craft Books for Crafts to make and sell
The Handmade Marketplace, 2nd Edition: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and Online
How to Sell Your Crafts Online: A Step-by-Step Guide to Successful Sales on Etsy and Beyond
Play video games, watch videos & Answer Surveys
How about doing some surveys?
Survey Junkie allows you to share your opinions and then get paid for it.
Swagbucks is also a site which is looking for your opinions but you can also watch videos and shop online to earn money.
Start a Cupcake Business
Love cooking what about starting a cupcake business everyone loves cupcakes don’t they!
Looking for some resources how about these
How to Start Your Own Cupcake Business
Start a Cookies Business
Not keen on cupcakes what about starting a Cookies business.
Homemade for Sale: How to Set Up and Market a Food Business from Your Home Kitchen
One Smart Cookie: How a Housewife’s Chocolate Chip Recipe Turned into a Multimillion-Dollar Business
Sell your photographs
Are you interested in Photography?
There are lots of ways to make money from Photography, especially for online options.
Some options include taking photos for
- Food bloggers
- Pictures for stock photo sites
Invite people for dinner
If you love entertaining what about inviting people for dinner and getting paid for it.
There are lots of different websites now that allow you to advertise your culinary skills and host parties. What about signing up with Eatwith to make extra cash.
I hope you enjoyed this rundown of 9 options for creative people to earn money online.
Tips for Earning from home
It’s great to work from home but it can be challenging. You have to be really disciplined when you work from home.
Yes, the laundry is still stacked by the machine, the ironing needs to be done and there are toys all over.
You need to have set times for working from home make sure you have your own corner to work to get away from the household stuff.
Home means relaxation as well especially if you were out at work previously so you have to make sure you don’t stay in ‘relax’ mode.
If you curious or in a hurry to find out now:
☑️Make sure you are focused and organized:
- Have a separate ‘office’ space
- Have working hours
- Take a break
- If you need to walk away for the day do so
If you haven’t found your go-to work from home idea here are some other ideas to try
Find your best work from home option and make sure its something you really want to do you need the motivation to keep going from home.
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