It is possible to make money online but it will not be easy. Every one is trying to make money online because it is FREE to set up a blog on blogspot.com or WordPress.com. Even if you decide on a paid service, a domain name and hosting will cost as little as Ksh 2,500 per year.Order your domain name here domain name.
Also the internet access cost is coming down (a good thing!) and most of us can access the internet to update our websites from our homes, places of work or on our phones. Hence most of us have a blog or web page online.
There are generally five ways of making money online:
1) through online jobs / Gigs
This is the same as selling services,but you do not need a website to get started.If you can design a logo, business card or website check out 99designs and Fiverr.com. You can also check out UpWork and start bidding for jobs – data entry, proof reading, ghost writing to PHP programming .
2) by selling products
If you have antique furniture, ebooks and software for sale. A software can be a web application, phone apps or E-commerce has been a challenge in Kenya because we lacked an online payment getaway. But now you can set up a PayPal account and payments from your website will be remitted securely to your PayPal account. Set up a free PayPal account.
An alternative to PayPal is Kenya’s Pesapal.com that allows you to receive MPESA, Airtel Money and credit/Debt card payments from your website.We can help you integrate your website with PayPal and Pesapal – fill our contact form.
3) by selling services
You can create a personal website and start promoting your consultancy service, web design, language translation, tours and travel, data entry …this is for you.
4) through affiliate marketing
Affiliate marketing is when you promote other peoples products on your website and get a percentage for every sell you convert. You can start to make money via our affiliate programs – promote domain and web hosting and get a commission for every referral – Join our affiliate program
5) through advertising
This is where you post adverts (images, videos ) from other companies that will pay you per-click received. A good example is Google Adsense. Sign up with Google Adsense to get your money send to you via Western Union – no hustle.
How do your website or blog generate more money?
