what is the best way to make money online?

Hi Helen,

That's a tricky thing to answer. There are so many ways to make money online, and a lot of people end up getting scammed. They either pay a ton of money to some online "guru" with the hopes that they will solve of their problems, or end up spending money on programs that end up hurting them in the long run.

Then there are those that do the research and aren't hasty. They find out what works and then work it until they accomplish success. I would encourage you to do this.

I can't tell you what the best way to make money will be for you, because I'm not you, and don't know what that would be. However, I can tell you what has worked for me:

1. Choose a Niche. Decide on that niche based on what you are interested in, what people are looking for (by doing keyword research) and how much competition there is.
2. Set up a website. I recommend using wordpress, because it's easy to use and very good for SEO.
3. Start generating content. Do this on a regular basis. However, try to develop high quality content that separates you from your competitors.
4. Build a list. Have an opt-in form for people to subscribe to your list. Give away a free resource to entice them on to your list and provide them with valuable content via an autoresponder sequence.
5. Promote Affiliate Products. That's a great way to get started because you don't have to worry about developing your product yourself. You can leverage what's already out there.
6. Develop your own information product. This is the goal because you have a lot of leverage when you have your own information product, you can build an affiliate army that can propel you to the next level.

That's the best I can do in one post, but I hope it at least gives you an idea as to what is possible and what is a good direction to go.

Hope that helps!

You need to focus on buyers of your niche.

Once you identify them, it becomes easy to generate targeted traffic.

Best way will be to create your own high quality products and sell them.

There you go.

If you've done hair for any length of time, you've seen people put gum in it, damage it with cheap coloring solutions, and probably much worse.

How about doing your own product on something about hair care as suggested by Fun to Write?

I'll get you started.

Go to: https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

Enter the Captcha code - prove you are human letters and enter hair for the search term. (vary that then - hair care, hair damage, hair style, etc.)

This tool shows you what people are searching for on Google.

You can sort by column - look for local searches at a higher number to get started (there's more to it than that, but that's the basics to see if this is really something you want to do).

You may want to check "Exact" under search types on the left - that means the exact search phrase you typed in vs any phrase that contains all those words... e.g., hair damage would match stuff with hair and damage in them - the exact search matches the phrase "hair damage".

There's tons of problems out there to be solved - hair removal (probably competitive), home coloring solutions, getting out gum, etc.

Use the Google tool above to help generate ideas.

Also, think of the biggest problems your customers have or biggest complaint (can't find a style for thin straight hair)... produce an ebook or videos on that problem and you've likely got a winner.

The more desperate the person is for a solution, the better your product will sell. If your product is called:

"Remove Gum from Your Hair in 5 Minutes FREE, Guaranteed!"

It will sell better than:

"3 ideas for boring hair styles from the late 80's". (although the latter may have a nostalgic market)

It's about listening (researching) to find the problem. Then, researching solutions (or already knowing them) and producing a product that solves that problem.

The more desperate the buyer the better... relieve pain, make prettier/thinner/richer.

Hope it helps! Good luck.

PM me if you actually read all this and want more.

If you didn't read all this, you (no offense) probably don't want to try to sell stuff on the Internet but prefer the concept of instant riches that leads so many others astray.

Gary

I agree with this idea. That is solid advice. You can take the skill you are already good at (hair care) and find ways to make money from it online. PLAN PLAN PLAN! You cannot do it all at once, so design a plan of how you will start, what you will do next etc. Make in a long term plan that you can stick too and build gradually. That's the best recipe for long term success.

The world of IM can be so intimidating and while there are many ways you can make money online, I found the techie stuff to be a major barrier for me. For example, something as simple as setting up and configuring a blog.

Of course, that can all be outsourced, which is what I do. :-) But I am now taking my time nad learning how to build a BUSINESS online. Anyone can st up a blog, but it takes much more to build a business.

Hope that helps.

To me the best way is "passively"

I just want the money to appear and I don't want to do anything but go spend it.

Mr Smith, you nailed it! Finding something they already enjoy doing and let me add, in which they already have Talent is a sure fire way to Success! Do NOT focus on Making Money! Leave that to Warren Buffet...LOL Focus on what you enjoy doing and the Money will follow...

I would say the quickest way to make money online would be to sell products on ebay

You could quickly design a simple site for your hair salon business, and get it ranked for a simple local term like 'hampshire hair salon'. I see several local hair salons ranked for that term on google.co.uk, and I'm sure if you can get your simple site ranked on there it'd dramatically increase the number of customers walking in your front door.

Paul