Best way to make money online in 2015?

by LKR
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What's up guys!

Just wondering if you could share your thoughts on the best ways to make money online in 2015.

I'm currently dabbling with various things (blogs with AdSense, Teespring, sites providing services) and I'm wondering if there's anything else out there I should be looking into.

Thanks in advance for your time.
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  • Profile picture of the author ChrisBa
    I don't think there is a best, I think mobile is still one of the cool new things that still has room to grow
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  • Profile picture of the author edyang
    Originally Posted by LKR View Post

    What's up guys!

    Just wondering if you could share your thoughts on the best ways to make money online in 2015.

    I'm currently dabbling with various things (blogs with AdSense, Teespring, sites providing services) and I'm wondering if there's anything else out there I should be looking into.

    Thanks in advance for your time.
    Are you looking for something to be your main source of income, or just to generate some side income?

    What is your time horizon?

    How much do you have to invest (both money and time)?
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  • Profile picture of the author ZephyrIon
    Anything WAP optimized.
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    • Profile picture of the author Peter Lee
      Email marketing for me because you are not dependent on Google for search engine ranking. Your lose much control and therefore focus running your business once Google makes any of their infamous algorithm changes which have been just too many. Contrary to what many people have been told and taught, there are other good ways of getting good quality traffic. Yes even relying on paid traffic can be really effective and a good investment.
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  • Profile picture of the author Miguelito203
    Originally Posted by LKR View Post

    What's up guys!

    Just wondering if you could share your thoughts on the best ways to make money online in 2015.

    I'm currently dabbling with various things (blogs with AdSense, Teespring, sites providing services) and I'm wondering if there's anything else out there I should be looking into.

    Thanks in advance for your time.
    As long as you've found a legitimate business model (seems like you have), there is no one "best" thing. The "best" thing is what you like to do. This can vary since there's more than one way to make legitimate money online. Often times, people who like to write really get into things like Kindle, ghostwriting, or PLR. Just master one thing first, so you're not bouncing from one thing to the next with nothing to show for it.

    Good luck,
    Joey
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin Wong
    There isn't a "best" way to make money. Any method can make you a lot of money if you know how to implement it and you're able to adapt to the changing market. For me, it seems like affiliates, email marketing, and apps are still great ways to make money.
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  • Profile picture of the author kibebe7
    Looking into 2015 and beyond, mobile marketing will definitely continue to chew into regular internet marketing. I am also shifting my marketing focus from banners and Adsense type marketing to Affiliates and other advertising channels done within the website content as I feel that many internet users are going the AdBlock way...
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  • Profile picture of the author Tom Addams
    You may find this interesting: Top 7 Online Marketing Trends That Will Dominate 2015 - Forbes

    Forbes tend to be severely out of the loop on such subjects, but in this case, they cover some salient trends.

    The fact is, if we compare 2015 to 2014, there is very little difference in online trends that influence online business.

    Google, of course, is always changing, forcing us to change too, but I'd hardly call it relevant to discussion here.

    The major difference this year, and I'm wondering if it will even happen, will be the integration of Oculus Rift into established sites, bringing about a major change in opportunities for marketers.

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    • Profile picture of the author kevinkt
      Originally Posted by Tom Addams View Post

      Article is on the money. I read that earlier as well and 100% agree with almost everything written in the article.

      At the same time, there is no 1 thing that will make money right now. The Internet is now in an age where there is not as much "gamification"of the system. If you work hard at a business you can earn money with it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by LKR View Post

    Just wondering if you could share your thoughts on the best ways to make money online in 2015.
    Their isn't an objective, "best" way.

    Online incomes are knowledge-based and skill-based.

    With apologies for stating the obvious, the best way for you to make money online inevitably depends on your own skills.

    It really is about as simple as that.


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  • Profile picture of the author Trey Morgan
    I'm a big fan of YouTube video marketing and List Building.
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  • Profile picture of the author QueenMelanie
    There is def no given best way to earn money online, it all depends on the individuals. for me personally my highest earner this year will probably be the services website i'm making, similar to you maybe OP?
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  • Profile picture of the author MoneyDan
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    Originally Posted by LKR View Post

    What's up guys!

    Just wondering if you could share your thoughts on the best ways to make money online in 2015.

    I'm currently dabbling with various things (blogs with AdSense, Teespring, sites providing services) and I'm wondering if there's anything else out there I should be looking into.

    Thanks in advance for your time.
    I used to be a serial "dabbler". Only once I sat down and focused on one thing I started to see money rolling in. What have you had the best results with?

    Take that, focus on it.
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    • Profile picture of the author mt33
      affiliate marketing and selling solo ads
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  • Profile picture of the author Evan H
    Agreed with what others have already said...


    It all depends on the person...Whichever method you choose, make sure to stick with it and give it an honest effort.


    I did way too much "hopping around" when I first started out online and got nowhere...


    Have a plan and stick to it!
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    • Profile picture of the author daweller
      Hopping around is bad in affiliate marketing...
      unless you are a kangaroo!


      Originally Posted by Evan H View Post

      Agreed with what others have already said...


      It all depends on the person...Whichever method you choose, make sure to stick with it and give it an honest effort.


      I did way too much "hopping around" when I first started out online and got nowhere...


      Have a plan and stick to it!
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    • Profile picture of the author LKR
      Originally Posted by ChrisBa View Post

      I don't think there is a best, I think mobile is still one of the cool new things that still has room to grow
      Agree, the majority of traffic to my blogs right now is mobile! People are on them all day, every day.

      Originally Posted by edyang View Post

      Are you looking for something to be your main source of income, or just to generate some side income?

      What is your time horizon?

      How much do you have to invest (both money and time)?
      I'm looking for this to be my main source. I have unlimited time - not so much on the money side, though .

      Originally Posted by ZephyrIon View Post

      Anything WAP optimized.
      Agreed - I'm surprised how many big website *still* aren't taking advantage of mobile.

      Originally Posted by Peter Lee View Post

      Email marketing for me because you are not dependent on Google for search engine ranking. Your lose much control and therefore focus running your business once Google makes any of their infamous algorithm changes which have been just too many. Contrary to what many people have been told and taught, there are other good ways of getting good quality traffic. Yes even relying on paid traffic can be really effective and a good investment.
      I love the idea with email marketing. As you say, Google has no control over it - same goes for the likes of Facebook and Twitter.

      I really need to start working on lists. That's something I've never really tried properly.

      Originally Posted by Miguelito203 View Post

      As long as you've found a legitimate business model (seems like you have), there is no one "best" thing. The "best" thing is what you like to do. This can vary since there's more than one way to make legitimate money online. Often times, people who like to write really get into things like Kindle, ghostwriting, or PLR. Just master one thing first, so you're not bouncing from one thing to the next with nothing to show for it.

      Good luck,
      Joey
      I hear ya, mastering one thing is wise. I have an issue focussing sometimes, which is why I have a number of things going on at once. I feel like I'm going to miss out if I don't try this other opportunity that's bouncing around in my head.

      I guess you have to focus (like a laser, to a flashlight, as the quote goes) to really create a successful business, then find a way to outsource and have others run it while you pursue other ventures.

      Originally Posted by Kevin Wong View Post

      There isn't a "best" way to make money. Any method can make you a lot of money if you know how to implement it and you're able to adapt to the changing market. For me, it seems like affiliates, email marketing, and apps are still great ways to make money.
      Apps really intrigue me, and I have a few ideas (don't we all) but they seem pretty risky financially as they aren't typically that cheap to create.

      I need to give email marketing a go, though. That's something I've never really tried.

      Originally Posted by yordanov View Post

      Socials networks are perfect for making money. If you know to use them you will be rich!
      I have had some success with Twitter so far. I'm trying to step up my Facebook game, though. Things are more likely to go viral on Facebook, it seems.

      Originally Posted by kibebe7 View Post

      Looking into 2015 and beyond, mobile marketing will definitely continue to chew into regular internet marketing. I am also shifting my marketing focus from banners and Adsense type marketing to Affiliates and other advertising channels done within the website content as I feel that many internet users are going the AdBlock way...
      I've noticed other people are ditching Adsense, too. My biggest site is a sports blog. I'm unsure if affiliate marketing could match the Adsense payouts, but I guess I need to give it a go in the near future...

      Originally Posted by Get Rich Methods View Post

      You may find this interesting: Top 7 Online Marketing Trends That Will Dominate 2015 - Forbes

      Forbes tend to be severely out of the loop on such subjects, but in this case, they cover some salient trends.

      The fact is, if we compare 2015 to 2014, there is very little difference in online trends that influence online business.

      Google, of course, is always changing, forcing us to change too, but I'd hardly call it relevant to discussion here.

      The major difference this year, and I'm wondering if it will even happen, will be the integration of Oculus Rift into established sites, bringing about a major change in opportunities for marketers.

      Tom
      Thanks Tom, that article looks interesting. I'll check it out!

      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      Their isn't an objective, "best" way.

      Online incomes are knowledge-based and skill-based.

      With apologies for stating the obvious, the best way for you to make money online inevitably depends on your own skills.

      It really is about as simple as that.


      .
      I hear ya! Gotta stick to what you know I guess.

      Originally Posted by Trey Morgan View Post

      I'm a big fan of YouTube video marketing and List Building.
      I have never really dabbled with these. Maybe I should give it a go! List building certainly seems to be an interesting venture...

      Originally Posted by QueenMelanie View Post

      There is def no given best way to earn money online, it all depends on the individuals. for me personally my highest earner this year will probably be the services website i'm making, similar to you maybe OP?
      Hmm, interesting! Like you say, you have to stick to what you know I think.

      Originally Posted by MoneyDan View Post

      I used to be a serial "dabbler". Only once I sat down and focused on one thing I started to see money rolling in. What have you had the best results with?

      Take that, focus on it.
      I hear ya! I need to "laser in" on something. My most successful venture has been a sports blog so far. I'd love to find a team of people to run it for me so I could go onto other things, but it's not really successful enough to hire a bunch of people yet, and I'm also worried about "giving people the keys" to the site and social networks.

      Originally Posted by mt33 View Post

      affiliate marketing and selling solo ads
      I need to look into solo ads. I've seen them mentioned a few times on here...

      Originally Posted by Evan H View Post

      Agreed with what others have already said...


      It all depends on the person...Whichever method you choose, make sure to stick with it and give it an honest effort.


      I did way too much "hopping around" when I first started out online and got nowhere...


      Have a plan and stick to it!
      Thanks! Yeah, that seems to be the main thing. I need to laser focus on something. It's hard but hopefully once I start doing that the money will roll in and make it easier to leave other ventures on the back burner .


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      Thanks for all your suggestions, guys! Some great stuff here.
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      • Profile picture of the author LKR
        Originally Posted by ACandi View Post

        Hi LKR;

        You could check out JV Partnership opps.

        LB.
        Thanks! I'll check it out.

        Originally Posted by daweller View Post

        Hopping around is bad in affiliate marketing...
        unless you are a kangaroo!
        I need to look into affiliate marketing more, it seems
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  • Profile picture of the author ACandi
    Originally Posted by LKR View Post

    What's up guys!

    Just wondering if you could share your thoughts on the best ways to make money online in 2015.

    I'm currently dabbling with various things (blogs with AdSense, Teespring, sites providing services) and I'm wondering if there's anything else out there I should be looking into.

    Thanks in advance for your time.
    Hi LKR;

    You could check out JV Partnership opps.

    LB.
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    What worked on 2008 is still working on 2015, with TWISTS.
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  • Profile picture of the author C G
    Sell drugs.

    No really. Making money has never changed and will most probably never will. Find something that people are willing to pay for and give it to them. Always over deliver!

    Cheers,

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    Building your email list is the best thing you can get involved with for your future.
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      building list is rely very important because list is you r best asset that will giving you money all the life for the next years
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  • Could be anything, the trick is finding out what works for you at what you are good at( i.e. mobile marketing, affiliate marketing, list building, cpa, seo, ppc, etc......)

    Best of luck in 2015,

    J
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    • Profile picture of the author LKR
      Originally Posted by friendlyonlineservices View Post

      Offering Local Marketing Consultant to Offline Business is one easy way to make money. You do not have to provide the service as you can outsource it for fraction of the cost.Check out this now
      Remember you can help your own area small business with this and so easy and cost effective
      Thanks, I'll check this out.

      Originally Posted by AKY66 View Post

      Building your email list is the best thing you can get involved with for your future.
      Agreed. It seems to be the only thing online that you are in control of these days.

      Originally Posted by madaffiliatemoney View Post

      Could be anything, the trick is finding out what works for you at what you are good at( i.e. mobile marketing, affiliate marketing, list building, cpa, seo, ppc, etc......)

      Best of luck in 2015,

      J
      Good point - gotta find your strengths, stick to the them and become unstoppable in that specific area.

      Best of luck to you, too!
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  • Profile picture of the author jay761
    In my opinion its writing a good value eBook and posting it as a WSO or you can create bonus eBooks and put them on other marketer’s download pages. Just simply build a relationship with them. Either way you’re going to build a buyers list. Then you can just promote products and make money. Then if you want to do blogging, CPA or anything else at least you will have a list of people and money for advertising such as PPC or Facebook ads.
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  • Profile picture of the author TeKn1qu3z
    In my opinion, TeeSpring going to be good in 2015, but you need to spend a lot of time and money on facebook advertisements along with unique design ideas.
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  • Profile picture of the author turnkeybiz
    Like all big cooperation they diversify there earnings. Start with something that is quick money to get your feet wet and show you that you can earn quick money, affiliate sales or even fivver gig with a service you can perform quickly.

    then add on other ventures, also remember you can outsource some task to make more money if you know how to do it.

    But having various income streams, both passive and service driven is key, just in-case anyone drys up

    All the best
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    • Profile picture of the author LKR
      Originally Posted by jay761 View Post

      In my opinion its writing a good value eBook and posting it as a WSO or you can create bonus eBooks and put them on other marketer's download pages. Just simply build a relationship with them. Either way you're going to build a buyers list. Then you can just promote products and make money. Then if you want to do blogging, CPA or anything else at least you will have a list of people and money for advertising such as PPC or Facebook ads.
      Nice tips, thanks!

      Originally Posted by TeKn1qu3z View Post

      In my opinion, TeeSpring going to be good in 2015, but you need to spend a lot of time and money on facebook advertisements along with unique design ideas.
      Yeah, you have to find the winning designs, which can cost quite a bit in advertising credit.

      Originally Posted by turnkeybiz View Post

      Like all big cooperation they diversify there earnings. Start with something that is quick money to get your feet wet and show you that you can earn quick money, affiliate sales or even fivver gig with a service you can perform quickly.

      then add on other ventures, also remember you can outsource some task to make more money if you know how to do it.

      But having various income streams, both passive and service driven is key, just in-case anyone drys up

      All the best
      I hear ya, having various income streams is definitely needed.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alex Sol
    Making money online remains the same in this year (and will remain the same for years to come). You can do affiliate marketing, drop shipping, local business consulting, web design, etc. There are many things that have been in demand for years and it will remain that way.

    What we should pay attention to is marketing itself. Posting articles on EzineArticle and Squidoo was VERY popular and profitable in 2008, now it's pretty much useless. SO we need to adapt.

    Email marketing still works wonders as far as marketing goes.
    SEO is important although not the same ad before.
    Marketing through media is very hot (videos, podcats, etc).
    Social media is exploding as well and many people will make loads of money with it.
    PPC is still there although I see people make more money with FB than Adwords.

    The core of online business remains the same and there is no "best" way, you gotta chose what suits you and stick with it

    Best of success

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    • Profile picture of the author james32882
      Using video marketing you can reach your target .So it can be one of the best way to earn money
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  • Profile picture of the author katty5005
    Making a good website and getting more traffic and ranks. Then selling ads through that site is the good way of making money. But making money isn't easy.
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  • Profile picture of the author maddyy
    Find your passion and dabble with that... if you get the grasp of something and focus on it... you can make anything work!
    But remember to research, stay on one things at a time, then maybe when you are on a good constant you can branch out... this industry is all about passion and doing something you have a genuine interest in..
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  • Profile picture of the author seobro
    Remember the good old 80/ 20 rule, as in 20% of your consumers generate 80% of your money. OK so, right now best performing firms are are acquiring prime consumers at a much faster pace... than other companies. Also, they are also getting those prime consumers to spend more. What about your prime consumers. It is time to grow your company.
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  • Profile picture of the author Slade556
    Originally Posted by LKR View Post

    Just wondering if you could share your thoughts on the best ways to make money online in 2015.

    I'm currently dabbling with various things (blogs with AdSense, Teespring, sites providing services) and I'm wondering if there's anything else out there I should be looking into.
    I see you mentioned Adsense... I don't know what to say about that, if you manage to find a profitable niche then Adsense could work. However, I found it very difficult to make the same money with Adsense as I used to years ago. Maybe go for other ad networks or make sure you find a "strong" niche.
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  • Hey

    I definitely think that the best way to make money online is to create your own digital products.

    I mean quality products. Actionable content that will solve issues. Happy customers. They become fans, and buy any new release.

    You could sell $ 5 surfs on Fiverr... but you are not going to generate huge revenues.
    You could sell affiliates products... But you do not control the product quality.
    You could put some ads into your site... But you need to have tons of trafic to generate a decent income

    What is the best way to make money online?
    • Identify a niche
    • Create a blog. Write 2 or 3 awesome posts.
    • Promote your posts
    • Start guest blogging (I add a link to show you a list of 386 blogs that accept guest blogging)
    • Keep going. Write or record. Get fans.
    • Create a product that helps. Use a Wacom tablet and Screenflow. Nothing difficult.
    • Propose it to your readers. They will love it

    Enjoy.
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    • Profile picture of the author discrat
      Hey LKR,
      The standard reply and what many others are saying is to develop your OWN traffic at the push of a button and that is thru Email marketing.

      IMO, everything should be centered around that whether you pursue Youtube Marketing or Facebook Marketing or Blogging or Craigslist etc..etc..



      - Robert Andrew
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    • Profile picture of the author NeshSab
      As the others stated, there are multiple ways to make money online these days.

      Each of them require different level of skills, experience and knowledge. The one, that I'm currently digging in, is Drop Shipping.

      You can check the FREE report in my signature for complete list of Top 4 Methods.
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  • Profile picture of the author tyronne78
    There is no "best way" to make money online. What works for one person might not work for you. It all depends on your knowledge and what you know how to do. If you're smart you'll play to your strengths.
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  • Profile picture of the author Hain
    The best way is the Mix marketing. If you want your business grow, you must try everything
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    • Profile picture of the author Slade556
      Originally Posted by Hain View Post

      The best way is the Mix marketing. If you want your business grow, you must try everything
      That's actually not a very good idea.
      If you don't focus on one thing at a time, you won't be able to grow anything. Maybe a headache but not your business.
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  • Profile picture of the author AndrewAdamSmith
    A good way to make regular money is to build a blog website. Worked for me.
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    • Profile picture of the author LKR
      Originally Posted by AndrewAdamSmith View Post

      A good way to make regular money is to build a blog website. Worked for me.
      Are you earning through advertising (e.g. Adsense) or something else?
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    • Profile picture of the author LKR
      Originally Posted by AntonioSeegars1 View Post

      I like adsense the best, because it's truly passive income.
      Are you still getting a good RPM with Adsense? My CPC has been pretty bad so far in 2015.
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  • Profile picture of the author CyberHaggis
    Hi,
    Now a days you can do blogging,freelancing or forex for earning money instantly from online.
    Thanks.
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    • Profile picture of the author More Than Tips
      If you are familiar with a guy named Jay Abraham, he has lots of very cool videos on Ytube.

      What he does is evaluate existing businesses and finds literally millions in untapped resources within that company.

      Sometimes he shows them some minor and major tweaks that skyrocket revenue.

      Once he suggested they double the commissions to the sales force and the overall revenue shot up because he educated the owners on the lifetime value of each customer and it proved they could indeed pay out more to the reps. Not to mention the morale shot up big time.

      I think that is what we have to do in our businesses as well...what ever we are into we need to evaluate it and make sure its optimized to succeed while we work smarter not harder in 2015.
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  • The best way to make money online is by launching products and coaching people
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  • Profile picture of the author fxstay
    affiliate marketing works prefect but you must have high quality targeted list , seo and content marketing and getting targeted traffic by search engines is awesome if you have adsense account ...also online forex trading is hot if you know currency trading and choose which forex brokers.
    totally if you have targeted traffic then monetize it is not a problem
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  • Profile picture of the author davidpham
    I believe the mobile game will be the best way to make money online 2015. It 's the future
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  • Profile picture of the author Matthew Iannotti
    Easiest way to make money online in ANY year, is to pick one method (Aff marketing, etc) and stick to it, more importantly, master it. 2015 is no different than 2012 or last year.
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    • Profile picture of the author discrat
      Originally Posted by Matthew Iannotti View Post

      Easiest way to make money online in ANY year, is to pick one method (Aff marketing, etc) and stick to it, more importantly, master it. 2015 is no different than 2012 or last year.

      This is a cliche of an answer but it is a cliche because it so true and dead on
      Thank you

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  • Great question, my man!

    I've dabbled in all that stuff you mentioned too...probably like most of you guys on this thread. I also have a successful client SEO company, which I still love doing and depend on for some of my income.

    But honestly, the most profitable strategy I've come across is good ol' fashioned pay-per-lead.

    I've applied the model to a whole bunch of different industries and it works every time, no joke. The best thing I've found about it is that once you hit your sweet spot, you'll truly have a passive income...none of the constant upkeep and headaches that come with clients and a lot of other things I've tried.
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  • Profile picture of the author maxsi
    do the business that you LOVE is the very best thing (many people focus on 7 - 12 companies at once and it is a massacre).
    We have experts for facebook, twitter, Bing and so on. For that reasons we get the best results for our advertising campaigns
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  • Profile picture of the author emmerson
    If you are asking in the hopes of finding out what general area is least saturated or has the most room for profitability for the newcomers and has significant room for further growth, It has to be anything mobile for this year and likely onward.
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  • Profile picture of the author sameera
    Here is a list of things you can do to make money online in 2015:-

    > You can start travel affiliate business.
    > Multi vendor eCommerce store.
    > Run helpouts.
    > Launch online shop
    > Invest in startups
    > Sell your skill
    > Start domain buying & selling
    > become social media partner
    > become reseller
    > blogging & transcription
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  • Profile picture of the author HuiBang
    You will find many ways to earn money in you spare time but the one that let you earn $5000 without any effort is through travel affiliate program. Affiliate program not only generate high income but promises regular income to marketers. Travelerrr brings business opportunity for entrepreneur to make good deal of income at every month. All you need is to set up website integrated with top affiliate programs and you will earn in the form of commission.
    You don't have to make booking to get paid, you will be paid when visitors simply browse the website. All you have to do is to bring people to the website. You will earn in the form of commission.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shirlyn
    Hi,

    Web hosting affiliate programs are also one of the best ways to earn unlimited online income by deploying few quality online marketing techniques. Here is an infographic help you understand - Advantages to become a web hosting affiliate - http://www.eukhost.com/blog/webhosti...e-infographic/
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  • Profile picture of the author Samuel Gilbert
    If you have unlimited time then you can use that time to find people's problem online, create a solution and sell it.

    You can start with building your list and I recommend places like Getresponse or Aweber - This is a must no matter how you want to make money online.

    You can build your subscribers through Solo ads, Swaps and WSO's (You can make research on these later)

    Affiliate marketing seem to be the best, hop on to JVzoo and find quality products to promote. The more relationship you build with others and more successful you'll be. Just keep building your list no matter what and in few months...you'll see good results beyond your imagination as far as you're doing it the right way.

    So start with > Jvzoo (get an account) > Find products > Promote the product and get a commission.

    OR
    Build a product > Find and connect with JVs which will help you promote your product.. etc



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    Blogging is good but don't expect good result possibly in the first three - five months (depending on your niche tho). You can make hundreds of dollars monthly from adsense, Email marketing, Affiliate marketing, Sponsored post.. etc but it requires consistency and time.

    Time in what essence? Traffic generation, writing of blog posts, building your list and creating relationship.. etc

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    Fiverr This is where you can offer your service on wherever you specialize in (make more research on that)

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    Flippa If you're good in building sites then this might be the right place for you.


    more to look into like..... Amazon, Ebay, Dropshipping etc



    Good luck buddy, I'd love to hear a success story later in the future.
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  • Profile picture of the author MoneyKattz
    The best way to make money online is to find a hungry market and find a way to serve them that you can do better than anyone else, that they will be eager to get their hands on. That's were the BIG money is.
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  • Profile picture of the author cherrytom
    One of the first things you should do is engage a mentor --- someone to tell you what to do, and show you how to do it. There are mentors in all niches. They charge fees, but whatever you pay will be peanuts compared to what you could make by following their advice. A mentor will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses and help you decide which course of action is best for you.
    Keep smiling!
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  • Profile picture of the author Soccerwidow
    Own products if you have unique knowledge to share are a great way of generating income. They become a nice passive income if the products are time-less enough.

    Selling advertising space is another option, but for this to pay well you'll need to have impressive genuine traffic, something of the region 500,000 and above.

    Otherwise, I agree with the many comments here that there is no "best way". As exciting Internet business is, it is not easy to figure out what works for oneself.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shankar Rao
    Different things works for different people.

    If you are new to IM - basically you need to learn a lot.

    Adsense - little tough nowadays

    I still do amazon affiliate reviews sites for physical products. It works well for me as iam focused.

    If you look for shiny objects nothing will work for you.

    Choose an horse and ride it until you master it
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  • Profile picture of the author Claire Koch
    being a teacher and signing up to teach on the new and expanding university sites like UDEMY is getting hotter and hotter.
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  • Profile picture of the author Azlan.MY
    Selling TShirts on Facebook. That's a hot topic right now. If you want to know, get T Advantage course.
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  • Profile picture of the author robertjones88
    Personally I think list building and solo ads are probably the best for various reasons.

    The first being that creating a list is an asset that YOU control, not some outside force like Google or FaceBook. What if you're dependant on Google and then one day they change up their SEO algorithm and now you're not getting any leads to your site? Or what if FaceBook just suddenly decides to be a lot more pickier about who they let in into their ad network and now you're blacklisted? What would you do then? If you have your own list you're only limited by your ability to create new products and sell them to your list.

    Secondly, solo ads (or really any kind of paid ads) are really great in my opinion since you generally get what you paid for. Of course you're responsible for conversions on your ads but when you finally have split tested out a few ads and figured out one that converts well you can always just keep on running it to get more leads.

    The best part about paid ads is that they are very scalable assuming you have the money to scale up from your back end sales.
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  • Profile picture of the author william17
    The popularity of Google AdSense is still strong this year when it comes to making money online. Other popular ways that you will have to take a close look includes sponsored posts and reviews, video blogging, affiliate marketing, content writing, web designing, working as an online tutor etc. These were as popular in the year 2015 as was in the year 2014.
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  • Profile picture of the author kakah
    YouTube will continue to be a traffic powerhouse.


    if you can manage to tap into this tsunami of a traffic source, you will be able to make truck loads of cash in 2015
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  • Profile picture of the author extrememan
    There isn't really any best way to make money online. Whatever you try you MUST BELIEVE and stay consistent. Why not look into affiliate marketing?
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  • Profile picture of the author paulie888
    There are numerous ways to make money on the internet, just like there are many ways you can skin a cat.

    What's best for you is going to depend on your skills, aptitude and your budget, among other things.

    I wouldn't recommend jumping in on the latest trend simply because many others are making money with it -- evaluate what you have and what you are good at, and then make your decision.

    Once you've made that decision, resolve to stick to this type of marketing and really commit to seeing it through -- you need to put your blinders on and totally ignore everything else unrelated.
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  • Profile picture of the author Trey Morgan
    A combination of product creation, affiliate marketing, list building, and service provision.
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    • Profile picture of the author mrmaquilan
      List Building is one the most common ways to make money online as they say, "The Money Is In The List".

      To do this, you just need to have a squeeze page with a free offer in exchange for their email. You can find a lot of already Done-For-You squeeze pages or sales funnels you can use to jumpstart your Internet Marketing career through list building.

      My favorite is to use Viral Sales Funnels allow me to build my list faster.
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      • Profile picture of the author More Than Tips
        Different strokes for different folks. Having your face plastered everywhere online works for some and not for others.

        If I had experience on Wallstreet even if I got my ass handed to me..I still got some insider insights others could benefit from.

        If I knew how to play guitar that may be the path to riches..even if I did not but knew lots of people are interested in that...that would become my passion...making THOSE PEOPLE happy in THEIR PASSION.

        Absolutely anything that paid me in my sleep would be interesting. Anything high ticket is on the list.

        In 2015 the same thing will be smarter to choose.....same as last year...same as next year...if Tom and John both started out the blocks with the same skills and budgets or even no budgets and Tom sold one thing once and John sold one thing that paid him monthly..who would you rather be?
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  • Profile picture of the author kapoor297
    Now a days, big and small startups are investing money in paying bloggers for a review of their product or service.
    I have to tell you that, you can write a review blog and fetch amazing amount of buck out of that.
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  • Profile picture of the author rohit36
    There is lots of comepetion in product launhes these days, so i switched my business from product launches to providing services that requires to launch products, Like, graphics, membership sites, technical and customer support etc.

    I think is best to build your business around the market with lots of competion.
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    • Profile picture of the author Nisip
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      Twitter is what works best imo, these are my sales on one random week, through Twitter:

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  • Profile picture of the author stevefox88
    When you become pro in something, you make make money anytime , anywhere
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  • Profile picture of the author LesterRussell
    What is best for someone may not be something that works for you, find something that you feel that you can work well with and stick to it till you get results. That will be your answer to the "best" method.

    For me, my best would be email marketing as i do not like to rely on SEO for traffic in case google decides to strike me off their search lists. Look around on the forums and you'll find many different ways that you can earn some income online. Just remember to stick to your choice and you'll definitely find your reward.

    All the best!
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  • Profile picture of the author decent432
    More importantly then any method, what method do you personally feel drawn to? I had abundant advice on making money, and yet still settled on my own.
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  • Profile picture of the author agmccall
    Well 2015 is half over. I think we should be thinking of a new thought provoking question to ask in another 5 months.

    Like: What is the best way to make money in 2016?

    I can not wait

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    • Profile picture of the author Kay King
      Bump an old thread to post a Clickbank hoplink on a marketing forum....doesn't get much more brilliant than that, does it?
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  • Profile picture of the author Nisip
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    Also it's important what doesn't work: it doesn't work to spend thousands and thousands of dollars on IM "gurus", who are experts only at selling their own hypey expensive "systems"
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  • Profile picture of the author johnabay
    PBN With Affiliate marketing best way to earn money.
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  • Profile picture of the author dlane1987
    I don't know if there is a best way but there are plenty of good ways. It is more important that you understand how to do the method you chose as best as you can.
    As people have mentioned mobile traffic should be at the for front of whatever you do as more people are browsing from mobile devices now and it's still growing fast.
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  • Profile picture of the author bostjan33
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    - Good CPA offer
    - Great Lead gen service (I use Promobrite.com)
    - Rinse and repeat.
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  • Profile picture of the author Coach Dale
    I've been online for over a decade and there is nothing more appealing that Affiliate Marketing. You don't need to create a product, you have no customer service, you just mainly look for ways to drive traffic. It can get more and more intricate or you can just keep it simple. I've started with the more in depth way because I want to build a list. I'm just using a simple opt in page to capture email. I like a video on that page too whenever possible. In any case, affiliate marketing a good place to learn about Internet Marketing.
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