Inspiration for doing a sideline.
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Editor’s note: It is said that having sideline income is the conscious of adults. However, many people have no way of doing things about “side jobs.” A foreign brother shared how he earned $10,000 in secrets from different places in a month. This article was translated from Medium, author Tom Kuegler, originally titled “How I Made $10,000 In One Month From 5 Different Places”, I hope to inspire you.
“How much did you earn last month?” my mother asked.
“I earned more than $10,000, mother,” I replied.
She took a sigh of relief and said, “Wow, Tom, this is incredible.”
That was 10 months ago. Since then, I have had several experiences in the monthly income exceeding the $10,000 mark, and every time I am awed by the Internet.
To be honest, I have nothing to offer to others. I think I just know how to write than most people, and I really like to make videos.
Sometimes, when some of my videos are spread like viruses, I can earn thousands of dollars from advertising alone.
The story begins in 2015
In fact, since 2015, I have been making money online.
It took me three full years to earn nearly $10,000 a month online. In fact, most of my money in the past was earned as a freelancer, but I didn’t earn much.
I started to blog online at the end of 2016, and that was when I started making money.
In December 2018, I made $10,000 online
Fast forward to the last month of 2018. I have a monthly income of $10,000. If I add up the wages for these months, I can earn six figures a year.
The money I made in December came from different places. Let’s see where they come from.
1. Writing | $1500
Most of the time, 20% of my monthly income is earned by writing, but only 15% this month.
These incomes usually come from one-time freedom Writing projects, paid blog posts, and the money I earn on this site. In December last year, someone found me and asked me to write a blog on condition that I was given $450. Of course, I accepted it, which increased my writing income.
I also write 8-9 blog posts every month. Last December, I published three blog posts in Medium and made a lot of money.
2. Online Courses | $3800
Under normal circumstances, my online course allows me to earn $3,500 to $5,000 a month. This month, it accounted for 38% of my total income, $3,800.
My online courses are spread through an email registration list. If no one is registering my email list, I am basically finished and can’t make money.
I wrote blogs mainly to increase my blog list. If I want to, I can sometimes use LinkedIn in some ways, and I receive about 700 to 900 new email registrations every month.
Everyone says how much the list is important. This is of course important, but I think it’s more important how many new users register your list every day. If you can find ways to maximize this number, then you can easily get $3,000 to $4,000 in monthly income from online courses or other products.
3. Facebook Video Advertising | $3,600
I occasionally make videos on Facebook. Every once in a while, there will be a video that spreads like a virus.
Most of the time, I earn $500 a month on Facebook, but I have earned $3,000 from a special situation, such as when a video in December last year quickly became popular.
In my opinion, Facebook is a better video creation platform than Youtube.A lot, one of them is on Facebook, you can have more advertising revenue than Youtube.
Facebook also has a “Share” button, and when you press this button, your video will appear on most of your friends’ timelines, which can significantly increase engagement. I usually format my video into squares and then put a title on it, like this!
This helps people understand me What I’m saying, this little trick accounts for 75% of my success on Facebook. Formatting is important on this platform.
Your page requires 10,000 Facebook likes and 30,000 1 minute views to get through Facebook’s ad blocking program, so be sure to keep this in mind before you consider making a video on this platform.
4. Facebook Supporters | $300
Supporters on Facebook are basically like supporters on Patreon. Not everyone is eligible to choose a supporter option because you need to get 100,000 “likes” on Facebook to qualify for the project.
This is just a windfall in online video production. Sometimes I can travel free in the Philippines, get free products, I occasionally get sponsored trips, people will pay for me to shoot videos of their city or province.
I basically donated what I earned from Facebook Supporters to a charity in the Philippines, but I still get a lot of money from supporters every month.
5. Youtube ads | $700
I posted all my videos on Facebook directly to Youtube. Although I can’t do much on Youtube much on Facebook, I can still get something.
You need to have 1000 subscribers And 4,000 hours of watching time to become a YouTube partner and start making money from your video ads.
Remember this.
6. Coaching | $400
I sometimes give some guidance to others, and occasionally someone will spend $150 and call me for an hour. I mainly provide writing advice, but others will consult with me about social media strategies and what decisions I think they should make to monetize their online ideas.
Every few months, I accept a few booking calls, but this is basically just something I will do when I have time.
Last point
What I want to say is that before you get sustainable income from these “side jobs,” it’s best to focus on one thing before you start diversifying into other areas.
For me, writing is my “cash tree” until I started to get involved in the video field.
I hope that I will open my “secret of making money” here to give you some inspiration to start your sideline business.
Translator: Jane
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