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to the most popular social media platforms that platform you can by posting pictures of your
one can use to promote their small business, pieces and inviting followers to purchase them.
there are many other platforms like Sellfy, By using different platforms like Etsy, Youtube,
Amazon’s KDP program, Gumroad, and others Pinterest, Instagram, and the like, you are
that will help you sell and publish your own allowing yourself the most opportunity to make
video files, PDFs, and MP3s. money with your unique content.

Be sure to make quality products that people
5. Promote Consultation Sevices
are willing to invest in. This means really
taking time to develop work that other people
While you may have never thought to start a
are willing to buy and promote on their own
consulting company, you will find that there’s a
accounts as well. If you don’t exactly have
community for every interest imaginable on the
anything that you are exceptionally good at,
Internet. Whether you are interested in anything
you may want to focus on learning a new skill
from salsa dancing to microbiology, you can
or getting a hobby. Consider joining a class or
find someone somewhere that is hoping to
using the Internet to teach yourself. With a little
learn more about this subject. Take advantage
effort and dedication, you can easily become
of this opportunity by offering your consultation
qualified enough to create an e-book or course
services for a price. Specifically, with Instagram
on your subject of choice. Similarly, you may
and Youtube, many people are taking their
find that you are actually an expert on the area
expertise in areas like Fitness and turning that
you live in. Consider creating content to tell
into a lucrative business.
others about your city and what life is like where
you live.
6. Become a Youtube Partner
3. Promote Other Businesses on A popular YouTube channel can do wonders
Social Media for you financially. If you have a large following
on YouTube, you can sign up for the YouTube
In addition to promoting affiliate products,
Partner Program. This program will allow you to
people with large followings on social media
monetize your account through advertisements.
can make money by sharing sponsored posts
Many people have turned their Youtube account
to promote other businesses’ services and
into entire careers through quality content and
products. You will be able to earn money as
the money generated from advertisers.
interested followers click the links and posts that
you share. However, if you are overly-zealous
However, if you don’t have a strong following
with your promotional posts, you will find that
on your account, you’ll do better exploring
you are annoying your followers-- which may
another avenue of income or at least wait until
lead to them unfollowing you.
your following increases. A great way to increase
the amount of people that follow your account
By having a diversified posting schedule for
on Youtube is to post more high-quality videos,
social media, you will be able to easily mix up
while making sure to promote your Youtube
your posts by sharing original content as well
account on every other platform that you use.
as promotional sponsored content. This will
The better your video content, the more likes,
make sure that your page doesn’t turn into
shares, and follows you will get. As you continue
one large ad while allowing your followers that
to build your account, you will find that you are
opportunity to enjoy your original posts. With a
gaining followers on your other platforms as
good social media schedule, you will be able to
well.
entertain your followers with your posts while
informing them of the quality products that you
While making money with social media seems
support.
like a great way to increase your passive income,
it still requires hard work and quality content.
4. Post More Visual Content If you are already working to establish yourself
as a social media influencer, you are exactly the
Visual media is the core of any good social type of person that can turn their social media
media strategy. Specifically, if your social account into cold hard cash.
media accounts focus on your handmade art or
crafts, you are in the best position to use social
media to your financial advantage. Utilize every

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