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Here are 4 ways to earn money online

The Internet presents a world of opportunities. With a little commitment and hard work, you can earn good money online. Here are some ideas to get you started.

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1. Use social media

Some might find it hard to believe, but you can actually earn money from social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat. Various people and groups have taken to social media to express themselves (Gaurav Gera, Ssumier Pasricha, AIB, etc.) and have become celebrities on different social networks. You can choose to start with one social media platform, and then expand to other relevant networks once you or your brand become popular.

After your garner some popularity and reach on social networks, you can start earning through sponsored posts. Keep in mind that this will take a significant amount of time, and you will need to have actual fans who interact with you and share your posts, rather than just purchasing likes and fans.

You need to decide on your niche and then start populating your profile with relevant posts to attract fans and subscribers.

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2. Do freelance work

Finding freelance work is easy if you have good skillset. There are a number of websites that have small freelance tasks available for people with varying skills, which can pay anywhere between $5 and $100.

Do keep in mind that you will only be paid after you have finished and submitted your work, and it has been approved by the person who posted the task. You might need to revise the work multiple times to suit the requirements of the client.

If you want to start freelancing, the first thing you should do is create a Paypal account as most clients prefer to make payments through it. Once you have an account, you can sign up on freelance work websites—we recommend trying outfiverr. com, upwork.com, freelancer.com, and worknhire.com.

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3. Start a blog

Blogging as a career has slowly but steadily picked up in India. There are full time bloggers who earn lakhs every month and are counted as influencers. What you need to keep in mind is that earning through blogging requires a lot of time and effort. It is also important to realise that your blog will not start earning money immediately. It can take more than a year of work before you start receiving any earnings. Once your blog starts getting enough visitors, you can get paid for advertisements, sponsored content and affiliate marketing.

There are two ways to start a blog—you can either use websites like WordPress or Tumblr to set up a free blog, or create a self-hosted blog. The former requires no monetary investment. However, the issue with this method is that your options for customising of the site will be limited to whatever tools and plug-ins are made available by the service provider.

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4. Be a YouTube star

YouTube has become a major source of earnings for many people, owing to its reach and ease of use. You have to create YouTube channel, which works on a similar model as a blog—as you make your channel popular and the number of subscribers you have increases, your earning opportunities will also increase.

Choose a category or subject about which you want to create and share videos, in order to make a niche for yourself. Once you become popular, brands will pay you to talk about their products. You will also earn from Google monetisation.

To start a YouTube channel, log on to YouTube, go to the ‘Features’ page, sign in with your Google account and you will see a ‘Channel’ tab. This page lets you set up your channel as well as monetise it. If you want to cover events, the option to enable live streaming on your channel is also available.