How To Make Money Online As A Graphic Designer

Lately my Graphic Designer friends are interested to know how to earn income through online with their skills and experience.

So, I study for them and write an article. Here’s a look at some of the many ways that is possible to earn as a web or graphic designer.

As a freelance graphic designer who is looking for some variety rather than day to day work, one can look for some graphic stock sites. In this article, I will be giving you a peek into some of the leading websites in this field. These sites also provide website template/theme, photographs, flash animation, vector & raster illustrations from graphic artists for sale.

1. Template/Theme Sales

If you are a good designer with a good working knowledge in web programming, you can make website template and sell online. With the growing demand of templates for Website and Blog, a graphic designer can sell template through websites like ThemeForest , Mojo Themes, Templamatic and ThemeGarden , earning part of their income from templates sales. Requirement of WordPress, joomla, drupal template is increasing day by day.

 

Advantages:

• It is time flexible. You can work according to your own time.
• Marketplaces like ThemeForest,  Mojo Themes and ThemeGarden  have proved that extra income as a graphic designer is one of the greatest sources.

Drawbacks:

• As per clients requirement theme customization needs certain time.
•  Due to lot of designers you can face hard competition in attempting to sell templates.

 

2. Stock Graphic Sales

You could also earn by selling stock graphics. ThemeForest, GraphicRiver, iStockphoto  and Shutterstock all are similar marketplace for buying or selling graphics, illustrations, icons, and vector files.

Advantages:

• It is time flexible. You can work according to your own time.
• The above sites are extra good income sources for a graphic designer.

Drawbacks:

• Competitions among the designers are increasing at the marketplace.
• You have to make more graphics and have to sell more of it, so that it will worth your time.

 

3. Stock Photo Sales

Designers who love photography can earn extra income by selling their stock photos online.

This is been done at these sites  (iStockphoto,jupiterimages and Shutterstock), or it could also be done through your own website.

Advantages:

• When you are travelling somewhere at that time you can click varieties of good photos in different form and upload it at the above mentioned sites for selling.
• It is time flexible. You can work according to your own time.

Drawbacks:

• Competitions among each others are increasing at the marketplace.

4. Writing for Blog

If you have good writing skill you could earn online. You get paid to write a tutorial article or any design related article. Article has to be unique and high quality to get published by the site. There are many sites for which you write article and get pay for that article. Some of the sites are Tutorial9, psdTuts, gomedia, Smashingmagazine

Advantages:

• It is time flexible. You can work according to your own time.
• There are number of tutorial sites that hire freelance writer, or you could run your own tutorial site.
• Website owners earn a very good income.

Drawbacks:

• Full time earning possibility is very less.
• The responsibilities of blogging can take away from your time for designing.
• There is regular flow of new and unique content.
  
  

5. Membership Sites

Membership sites are another way to sell stock design resources. You can set up your own membership-based site to sell templates/themes or stockphoto and tutorials.

Advantages:

• If you have satisfying members you’ll have a recurring source of income from your site.
• You can provide different types of resources for your members.
• It is time flexible. You can work according to your own time.

Drawbacks:

• There is regular flow of new and unique content in order to retain your members.
• In setup of your own website it will consume amount of time and expense too.

 

Here below are some popular website to buy, sell images, photograph, illustrations, flash animation and website templates and themes online.

Themeforest

Themeforest is the most popular website to buy and sell website template or theme. Basically the core competency of Themeforest is in XHTML based website templates and CMS (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal) theme. As a seller you can create an account and upload your theme / template to sell. You can earn up to 70% on every sale.

Mojotheme

Mojotheme.inc website is popula marketplace for buy and sell website template or theme. As a seller you can create an account and upload your unique theme / template to sell. You can also choose to sell that theme / template exclusively or non-exclusively. You can earn up to 70% on every sale as a exclusive seller.

iStockphoto

iStockphoto is  the most popular website to buy, sell images, flash animation, stock footage and photos online. As a seller you can create an account and apply to be a contributor. Once you’re approved you’ll be able to upload your graphic works including flash animation, vector illustrations, photographs and earn a base commission of 20% on anything sold as contributor, and exclusive contributor earn up to 40%.

Vector Stock

Vector Stock is a good option for graphic designers, who are interested in only vector illustrations. This site mainly focuses on vectors illustrations. To sell your work you can sign up for an account. Once you’re a member you’ll have to upload and sell your designs.  The payout is 25%, or 30% if you supply images for Vector Stock exclusively. You can potentially earn up to 50% with their accelerated payment structure for artists who have had a high number of downloads.

Graphic Leftovers

Graphic Leftovers is a new site with the purpose of allowing designers the opportunity to sell their unused work. If you are used to doing client work, the stuff that the client doesn’t want can be sold at Graphic Leftovers. They have icons, illustrations, and even some website templates for sale. Regardless of how much you sell, you’ll earn 52% commission.

Stockxpert

Stockxpert is similar to iStockphoto in terms of the photos and images that are available, although the selection is a bit less than iStockphoto. At Stockxpert you canearn 50% commission and you can view your stats and earnings in real time.

Shutterstock

Shutterstock only sells photos and images by subscription, not on an individual basis. As a seller, you’ll get paid $0.25 every time one of your images is downloaded. Once you’ve got $500 in your kitty your commission will get increased to $0.30 per download. You will need to sign up to be a seller in their website.

BigStockPhoto

BigStockPhoto sells images individually, and your earning range can be $0.50 to $3 per download (or more on special license downloads). In order to get into this earning program you’ll have to pass a test.

Fotolia

Fotolia sells photos and images individually as well as through subscriptions. You can sell your work with exclusive licenses and name your price. As a seller, you canearn up to 80% commission, with an average of 52%.

Dreamstime

Dreamstime sells images individually. The base commission is ranges from 50% to 80% per download. Commissions here depend on exclusivity plus there are different levels according to how many of your files have been purchased. The more you sell, the more you make.

Shutterpoint

ShuttPoint is another option. Over here you can buy the disk space that your images will take ($19 – $49 per year) and you can earn 70-85%.

 

The above reference is totally different from Explore Job Boards over there you don’t have bid for projects. You can easily buy and sell the projects. But in Explore Job Boards you have to bid for the projects.

 

Explore Job boards

Explore Job Boards would help you out in many sense. There are so many design jobs website from where you can easily earn your extra income. It will also build a strong relationship with your clients which will help you out to get good job opportunities in the upcoming future.

You will get the jobs like logo design, branding design, website design and writing design related article. Over there you have to appropriate bid on projects as per your skills, experience and thorough understandings of clients wants so that you can get the job according to your choice. You can bid on projects using freelance job board sites, such as eLance, oDesk, Guru, MycroBurst and VWorker.

How to Make Money Quickly

If you find yourself in a economic bind and need to find ways to make money quickly to pay bills and buy necessities, there are several things you can do that require little to no initial outlay of cash. All you need is a little gumption and a way to advertise your services. 

Instructions

• 1.If you enjoy pets (and they enjoy you), dog walking or pet sitting could be a way to make some fast cash. Check local regulations and be certain to abide by all laws, rules and ordinances. Offer pet grooming services to your clients for an added revenue stream.
  
  
  
  
  
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• 5 .Give lessons. Teach others to do something you know how to do, such as playing an instrument, crochet/knitting, or using a computer or computer program

How to Make Money Quickly and Legally

Make money quickly by selling products or services. Armed with the right sources and direction, making money is easy. You can sell items that other people are no longer using to make some cash. Or you can offer a service that requires little or no initial investment or use your knowledge to make money.    

Instructions

Provide a Service

 1.Make money teaching a class in an area you specialize in. Do you cook, paint, or have woodworking skills? Offer a cooking, painting or woodworking class at a local college or in a community building. Place an advertisement in the local newspaper. You can charge $10 to $45 per student per class. 

 

2.Start a small service to make some quick money. Consider a carpet cleaning business. Residential homes need deep carpet cleaning at least a couple of times a year. Market your skill to property management companies and apartment owners. They usually pay on the spot when the job is completed. Simply rent the carpet cleaner at a local supermarket or hardware store and you're in business. Offer comparable rates; contact other local carpet cleaning businesses and see what they are charging.

3.Sell a service to businesses. Almost every business has windows; offer to wash their windows. Another option: wash and clean vehicles at automobile dealerships. You could also clean floors at local supermarkets, renting the equipment you would use at a local hardware store. Be sure to request payment at the time you provide the service.

Sell Stuff

             

4.Sell scrap metal. Metals such as steel, aluminum iron, brass, and tin are worth money. Contact sources such as local plumbers, roofers, and building contractors; ask if they need removal of their metal waste. Place a small ad with your local newspaper in the "services" section, listing that you recycle scrap metals. Contact all local scrap metal processors and find out who is paying more per ton. Load the scrap metal in your truck, take the metal to the processors and get paid.

             

5.Visit flea markets. Buy discounted items below retail prices and resell them online at such places as craigslist.com or amazon.com. Buy collectibles such as stamps or coins and resell them at stampwants.com.

             

6.Sell free stuff. Go to craigslist.com and visit your local free section. Pick up anything for free that you think you can resell. Many times people simply want to get rid of things they are no longer using. Find free things such as tables, chairs, spas, and televisions.

             

7.Grow a garden. Sell your vegetables and herbs at a local farmers market to make some extra cash every week during your growing season. You could also park your vehicle carrying your produce on an empty lot near a busy road and make a sign advertising your fruits and vegetables for additional sales opportunities.

             

8.If you possess items you no longer need or want, sell them. Either hold a yard sale or take them to a local pawnshop. DVDs, CDs, video games, electronics, firearms and jewelry are some of the things you could sell.

 

Top 13 Profitable Niches in Q4 2012 – 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are different blogs present on the internet but, all the owners are not getting more money from their blogs. Bloggers can kill 2 birds with a stone by providing the quality content according to the requirements of the readers and earn revenue for themselves because blogging becomes the way of self-employment now.
 

For this therefore there should be a niche to make research, communicate with the people to come to know about what the people spend their money and where they go online. The niches should be best where you will be able earn more money as a successful blogger. But, do not compromise on your standards anyway.

 

 

 

Picking up a pen and paper to write just because you want to earn money through blogging is a wrong approach. Before you start writing, you must be aware of the right place to go and also look to anticipate the working method. The 1st step to blogging is trying to find out what people desire and how will you manage to get traffic on your blog.I’ve listed the top 13 pr

1. Technology

The people usually go towards what they are looking for. For example, if they love mobile phones blackberry, iPhones, iPad, android, etc. then, you can generate more cash by making them available with the useful information about latest gadgets and latest tech tips in this niche.

2. Icons

Achievement always attracts the friends and everyone either unconsciously or consciously wants to identify those people who are successful in their lives. For example, Cristiano Ronaldo is a successful footballer, so, he has the largest fans on Facebook (about 47m fans). There is a huge market to know about famous icons- celebrities, musicians, swimmers, footballers, athletes, boxers, wrestlers, etc.

3. Blogging helps

Some sort of help is required by the new bloggers in the different niches of blogging like scripts, HTML, widgets, writing gadgets, SEO, etc. They can earn more revenue by getting help from blogging tips and tutorials. There comes a great difference by adding tutorial e-books, videos, etc.

4. Health tips

If ever you visit the specialist hospital then, the thing that will confuse you will be the patient’s count– females, males, children, adults, that group in order to know the various specialist doctors. The question is that why they come to visit the hospital? Offering health tips for the problems which people face can make you wealthier. Best researched subjects on women health, men health, muscle building, weight loss, disease anticipation, etc. can help the people a lot by getting superior care of the health and all together you can also earn a huge sum of money on it.

5. Web design

Everything like business, hospital, school, games, sports, etc. are shifted to the internet to build the awareness of their presence. So, it is the necessity now a day to know how to develop or design a website. Even by teaching the people about that how to develop or design a website and also newest methods to do it can generate more profit.

6. Marriage tips

The marriages are collapsing nowadays due to the increase in the ratio of divorce worldwide. People with relationship need help, and they want to know that how they can shun the pitfalls in relationship. So, you can help them by solving their problems and can receive monetary compensation. The earning might not be in a direct form; it can be by advent positioning on your blog or by other ways.

7. Money and Business

Poverty is a humiliation and everybody wants to thrust above poverty. The society doesn’t respect and accept poor people, and they are considered orphans. Hence, it is understandable that poor people try hard to stamp out of poverty. Poor individuals are barely acknowledged in the society. So, majority of the people are combating to avert poverty. It would be really a good idea to make a blog which contains ideas of making money. It would also be helpful if you can make them learn ways to establish business with no or little capital and to be financially stable. If you give away tips that are worthwhile, your blog will catch the attention of the users very quickly and your blog work same as ATM machine.

8. Social media

Almost all of us have now got accounts on twitter, Face book, pinterest, Badoo, Google+, Myspace etc. A human being is always interested in networking with each other. If you use social midiya as a carrier for your blog, it will be very helpful for you. With the help of social networks, you would be able to attract a lot of readers and earn good money too.

9. Software

Software is required to do any kind of work online or on a personal computer. A lot of people are worried about hacking and virus attacks. They want to keep their accounts safe and also creating websites which are interactive. People also want to execute their work on auto-responder. So, people are looking for information related to software. If you can make a website which tells the readers about the latest software and give them helpful information about software, then you will be able to make good money.

10. News

Everybody, today urge to know more. So, if you maintain a blog which tells the public about the latest happenings and news, then you would be able to attract people to your blog. This is the reason CNN, Fox news and CBS are doing worthwhile businesses.

11. Sports

Sports blogs are always in fashion. People are always interested to know about sports. If you write about any sports such as basketball, football, wrestling, rugby, baseball, swimming, athletes, boxing, cricket, it will make your blog eye-catching for the reader.

12. Funny hubs

Are you born with a funny bone? Can you make people smile? Then you will be a successful blogger. If you can share funny picture, videos on your blog or share jokes you will become a rich person.

13. Accommodation

It is a fact, that a large number of people in the world face problem related to accommodation. In this day and age, a lot of town and cities face the issue of overpopulation. People find it difficult to find accommodation. If you give information related to accommodation, a lot of people will read about it which means money for you. You must put up information related to available homes and rooms.
A blogger can earn a lot of money if he or she is able to find the right target market. The idea of the blogger is simple. You should give the reader, what they want. As long as you are capable to satisfy the reader, you will be able to make money by blogging.

 

How To Make An Extra $20 Online Today

How many times have you wished you had just a little bit more pocket change so you could go out and spend some time with family and friends. The allure of making money online is there but you may be a little confused on what opportunities are out there. If you want to make an extra $20 today, follow just one of these suggestions and you’ll find yourself with a few extra notes in your pocket TODAY.


1.Write and sell a few articles. Freelance writing is one of the easiest ways to begin making money online. For the next hour, brainstorm five post ideas you could easily write – aim for 500 – 1,000 words. Could you finish this in a few hours? Certainly. Afterward, submit your articles to marketplaces like GhostBloggers, sit back and bring in the dough.


2. Sell something you have sitting around. The average household has thousands of dollars worth of items laying around. Most of these items have been sitting around for months or haven’t even been used. Visit Amazon.com and submit a few of these items on the Amazon marketplace, you’ll be able to pull in $50 in no time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 3.Utilize your skills. Hop on your local Craigslist and look for gigs related to what you know. There are plenty of jobs anyone can easily do such as online tutoring, fixing someones website, setting up a Facebook account or editing videos.


4.Earn money doing micro jobs. Microworkers is a website which offers users the ability to make money from doing small jobs such as digging articles, filling out surveys, writing a review, answering questions and many other tasks which only take a few minutes to complete each.



5.Answer questions for companies. Companies like ChaCha pay users to answer questions texted in from cell phones and other locations. It doesn’t pay a whole lot each answer (generally $0.05 each) but this quickly adds up over a few hours. You could combine answering questions with writing as this is an easy passive job.



6.Consult a local business. Chances are, you are quite skilled at social media but don’t notice it because you use it all the time – this is an advantage. Many local businesses are still transitioning online and need people to explain how to use social media and networking correctly. Simply do a Google search to see if a local business has a website; if not, contact them and make some money.



7.Be an online assistant. Many people and businesses are outsourcing their work to virtual assistants. Although it’s hard to compete with those that work overseas, it’s still very possible to land a reasonable paying online assistant job doing data entry, research or answering phones. Visit websites like Freelancer, ELance or oDesk to begin searching for these types of jobs.



8.Ask for donations. Yeah, really. There are many generous people, if you sincerely need an extra $20 today, you may find those that are more than willing to help you out if the cause is true. Don’t abuse this method however, it can come back to bite you.

Using one of these methods, you find yourself on track to earning an extra $20 online today.

Think about it: $20 extra dollars could be a night out to eat, gas in your car, a video game or book – just a little extra goes a long way.

Once you find your rhythm, continue to replicate it and soon you’ll see even more gain.

Good luck!

Disclaimer: I can’t guarantee you will earn $20 online within 24 hours because it’s up to YOU to put forth the effort. I’m confident if you have the passion, you will see success.

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How to Find Legitimate Affiliate Marketing Programs

Everyone has a desire to make money through different means. Nowadays people are flooding the internet seeking some ways to make money online. It is a challenge to find legitimate affiliate marketing programs. This is because there are many offers available on the internet and it becomes difficult to distinguish the good from the bad. Some of the programs do not deliver what they promise in the beginning. There are also programs, which are scams. The purpose of this article is to give you tips that can help you find the legitimate affiliate programs.

 

 

1. Training and support tools.

 

Legitimate affiliate marketing programs are supported. The affiliates are given all the essential tools that they need. Some training are conducted through either e-mail or videos. So when searching for the affiliate marketing programs, find out the kind of trainings that are offered. This is very important because as someone new to this type of marketing, it can take a long time to start earning commissions. As a result you might decide to quit. If the company offers a legitimate program, it will be willing to support an affiliate because your success will be the company's success.

The tools may be in the form of marketing tools like specially designed ads and banners, which have got your affiliate links. The program owner can also assist you with sales pages for your affiliate marketing business. The tools are in such a way that you start earning commissions whilst you master the skills of marketing.

 

 

2. Good and transparent commissions pay plan.

 

As you conduct your research, find out how the affiliate marketing program pays commissions to its affiliates. It is important to know how much the commissions are. Good ones normally pay from at least 50% upwards. It must be known when the commissions are paid in each month. If you are dealing with legitimate affiliate marketing programs, it will be willing to reveal the information. This will enable you to plan properly for your business promotional campaigns.

 

 

3. Good Reputation.

 

A company offering legitimate affiliate marketing programs will have a good reputation. How can you determine this? You can do your research on the internet to find out what others are saying about the programs. It may be customers of the company and former employees. If there is something wrong with the affiliate program, one way or the other, you will know it. That is why it is advisable to take your time until you find the truth about any affiliate program before joining it. If the programs are good there will be testimonials from those who have been benefiting from the affiliate marketing programs.

 

 

 

Following these three tips will help you find the legitimate affiliate marketing programs for your internet business. Once you have found them, you can promote them and earn good commissions. It will be important for you to adopt some advertising strategies that will help you get the benefits you desire.

How to Make Money as a Clickbank Affiliate

Clickbank offers literally thousands of opportunities to make money advertising products and earning commissions, but many people sign up to Clickbank and don't earn a thing. Here are some easy to follow steps that can get you on you way to making more money on Clickbank.

 

 

 Instructions

 

 

1.Build a website. Blogger and Wordpress offer free blogs, and you can buy a domain.if you don't want the 'blogspot' or 'wordpress' sub domain name added.

2.Choose A Niche You Want To Promote. It is easier to get sales an products that you know something about. Use your website to promote products similar to your niche and it will be easier to convert leads into sales. Many advertisers make the mistake of promoting a wide range of products when it is easier to sell when you are viewed as reputable

.3.Choose Quality Products That Have High Conversion Rates. Having the most expensive products doesn't mean people will buy it. The more inexpensive the product, and the better the quality and conversion rate, the higher the chance they will buy. Search around for sites and other affiliate programs that have the right type of products you want.

              

4.Promote your website. Make accounts with YouTube, Myspace, Stumbleupon, Digg, and Facebook and invite users to check out your website. Make videos on youtube talking about your website and interact with others in the community. Some people will promote you if they find your website helps them, and that leads more people to your page, leading to more views for the product you sell.

             

5.Consider making a free members area. If people are interested in your website they will join and you can add them to your mailing list and offer them products occasionally. Don't spam them though. You want to build trust and actually offer them helpful items.

             

6.Keep Working At It. There are many ways to make a quick buck, but they can not compare to the lasting effect of building traffic and interest in your site. Keep working at optimizing your website and fine tuning the products you sell. Mess around with features and bring freshness to your page and you will benefit. You too can have success with affiliate marketing if you work at it.