How to Start a $1k Month Side Hustle Without Money ( most realistic way )
After reading this, you'll believe in online money.
If you still think you need a lot of money to start an online business, you are very wrong.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but nowadays, creators make their living online without investing $1.
How so?
Today's blog is all about it. Most creators use these ways, including me. I'll discuss one problem with you and then give you a solution.
1. Creating digital products
Selling physical products online is overrated.
Because it's time-consuming, very hard to handle and takes a lot of energy but gives very low ROI.
What could be your option for it?
Digital products!
Digital products are digital downloadable file that ships directly to the customer's email. You don't need to ship anything.
But how do you create these products?
You create this product with the help of different tools and apps. Most of the platforms have a free version to use, so you don't need to pay any money.
Here are some tools you can use to create a product.
Canva
Google sheet
Figma
Framer
AI tools
How to create.
Firstly, go to YouTube and check the basic tutorial about the tool.
Give it a week and learn how to use it.
Start building a product for yourself.
Use it.
Check other creators and if the market needs your type of product.
Create a high-demand product.
2. Using the free platform to sell
My product is ready, but I need to pay to sell on the platform.
NO!
Almost every platform is free to sell digital products.
Etsy: it is the biggest platform considering the traffic it generates. Opening your shop is not tough. Just learn about the basics of keywords and create good mockups to run the shop successfully. Etsy takes fees only after you get the sale.
Gumroad: this is an all-in-one platform for creators. They offer many good features for free. They took flat 10% fees on every sale. But it is best for newbie creators.
KDP, Creative Fabrica, Payhip and Ko-fi are some other free platforms.
3. Social media to promote
You’ve uploaded the product now the most challenging part is getting sales. Your hard work is nothing if nobody ever sees your products.
You can get a huge traffic on your product without paid ads.
How?
Social media
Every platform has the power to get you traffic. You just need to use it wisely.
Facebook: join groups related to your product and tool. You'll get many customers there. Search for related groups and join at least 15 to 20 groups.
Medium: use content to promote your products.
Substack: this one is a newsletter platform with a lot of good features. You get a big writers' community there.
Product Hunt: Product Hunt is the master to get huge traffic.
Twitter: a very big community of creators; although these days it's not working at its finest, you can still consider it.
Others: Instagram, YouTube, Threads, LinkedIn and Reddit are other platforms.
Reading this blog may seem simple to you, but starting and actually earning is not. There will be hurdles but I believe you can handle those if you try hard.
Go for it. Good luck. 😊🙌🏻
This post was originally published on my Medium profile. Posting here so that more people can benefit from it.