Looking for ways to make money with Pinterest? Rather than looking at Pinterest as a simple photo-sharing network, consider it your own global bulletin board. In November of 2013, Pinterest had 70 million users, 80 per cent of them women, and received 2.5 billion page views per month.
There are many ways to make money with Pinterest, and as the network continues to grow, your opportunities will grow too.
Let’s look at some effective ways in which you can make money with Pinterest.
1. Follow your passion, build an audience and sell to them.
What are you passionate about? If people are spending money in an area you love, you can make money.Let’s say you’re a fitness junkie. You love being fit, and staying fit. You choose a target audience: women in their twenties who want to be fit and attractive. Create a Pinterest account and boards that attract this audience.
Get followers to your boards, and create a mailing list. Some keen Pinterest users have a million followers and more. You don’t need that many followers to your account to sell to your audience. If you don’t know what to sell, don’t worry. Once you have a few thousand followers, marketers will approach you with offers.
2. Choose a company to promote, and ask for sponsorship.
Target a group, and build your Pinterest followers as we discussed above. Then select companies offering products that appeal to your audience. Staying with our “fitness” audience, you could approach companies that sell gym machines, or sports drinks.Share your Pinterest account’s statistics with the companies you approach, and ask for sponsorship. Offer them a deal: they can use their branding on your account for a year.
3. Promote affiliate products.
Many companies want affiliates who will promote their products for a small commission on the sales that result. Find companies that sell products you can promote, and sign up as an affiliate. Then promote the products on your boards, using your affiliate links.Tip: use an URL-shortening service like Bitly to manage your links. You’ll be able to track your pins and boards for the number of clicks.
Regarding spamming. Periodically Pinterest takes action against affiliate marketing spammers. If you get caught up in this, link your pins to your own website, where you can use affiliate links.
4. Use search engine optimization (SEO) strategies to get found on Pinterest.
If you want to make money on Pinterest, people have to be able to find your pins and boards, so use SEO strategies. Not only will you be found on Pinterest, you’ll also be found via the major search engines, like Google.Make the most of your “About” profile. You’ve got 200 characters (around 50 words.) Be clear and descriptive, using the keywords you expect searchers to use.
Also, use SEO strategies on your pins. Each pin allows you 500 characters (around 100 words) of description, so make the most of it by adding keywords and links. Include keywords naturally, rather than in a spammy way.
5. Create contests on Pinterest to sell your own products.
Perhaps you want to sell your own products on Pinterest. Consider creating contests. They’re popular, and can help you to make money.However, keep Pinterest’s guidelines in mind:
Contests are a common tactic businesses use to get people to engage with their brand, and we’ve learned a lot about how they work on Pinterest. Done well, they can be a trigger to help people think about and talk about your brand. But they can also motivate people to add Pins they aren’t truly interested in, which is why Pins from contests can often feel irrelevant and even spammy.Pinterest guards its users’ experience. This is wonderful because it ensures that the network will continue to grow.
6. Re-pin others’ pins to win an audience and make money.
Pinterest is a social network, so the easiest way to get people to re-pin your pins is to be active. Pin others’ pins, particularly those people in your target audience. They will notice you, and may even start following your boards.7. Make money by teaching Pinterest strategies to others.
As Pinterest continues to grow, a small industry has developed around it, with people developing tools to help Pinterest users.After you’ve been using Pinterest successfully for a while, consider making money by teaching your strategies to others. Create e-books and courses teaching what you’ve learned.
So there you have it: seven effective ways to make money with
Pinterest. You’ll also develop further strategies of your own when you
become active on the network.
You might have heard about people making money from YouTube. Well! It is quite true that a lot of young vloggers (video bloggers) are making money with YouTube partner program.
Even you could make money with the program if you know how to do it. Let me warn you in the beginning that YouTube Partner program is not for everyone. You need to have talent before you could imagine of making money with it. It is a fact that only small percentage of people are successful in making money with YouTube.
Therefore, don’t expect any easy money here. If you have passion for video blogging then continue reading this article.
Google gives you an opportunity to make some money if you upload your
videos on YouTube. The videos that you create for your family and
friends could be monetized in order to reach a wider audience.
YouTube program would help you in exactly doing that. Once you have a great audience then you could start making money with it. YouTube’s vibrant partner network is full of creativity and mentors that could help you creating high quality videos.
YouTube would give you full support for creating videos and reaching out to a wider audience.
Moreover, Google also allows you to monetize your videos to an array of non-YouTube networks also. Hence, you can widen your platform.
Visit Here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/82839
If you love to create videos which are very informative, fun and useful for the audiences then you have a great chance for making money with it.
However, I would like to warn you that not everyone who uploads videos could make money. It is because your videos have to have some content that people would love watching it.
Causal videos are only good enough if they can relate to people who are watching it. So, try to make your videos more interesting.
If you think you have a talent then you could step up and create videos that could pay you some money.
I have written one of the very useful post on 25 Video Ideas for YouTube Partner Program. This post will help you to find some of best topics that you can use to create videos.
Now if your account has been enabled for monetization then complete following things.
1. Enable and Disable ads on Your Videos: As your video uploads, in Monetization tab click on “Monetize my Video” check box. You have to choose ad formats which are best for maximizing your earnings. Click save
After reviewing your video, ads would start appearing on it.
After you have uploaded the video, click Edit and locate “$” button next to your video. Again click on the Monetize my video check box and select the ad format and your ads would start showing.
2. Familiarizing with Monetization Icon Next to Your Video: You need to understand different kinds of monetization icon. At least there are five different buttons and you needed to know every one of them.
3. If Monetization is Disabled for Your Channel then What Next? : Well it could happen that the monetization function itself is disabled for your account. This might be because of various reasons like copyright issues, account status and Adsense status.
First one is a high quality camera. Always choose a camera with 1080 pixels. It would give you very high quality videos that your audience would love it.
Then you have to focus on the sound quality. You could use external microphones because they are better at capturing good sound videos.
You need to stabilize your camera and it should not be shaking. Otherwise your videos would look completely amateurish. You could use tripod and steadycam to stabilize your videos.
Always learn better shooting techniques and Google could help you in doing that.
Next very important tool is the editing software. Good quality software always allows you to give full control over your videos. You can use special effects to make your videos more professional.
You need to ads logos, animated titles and other special effects to make your videos standout.
For more you could visit the “creators” page of YouTube and know more about tools.
You might have seen many channels on YouTube that uploads videos containing content of some other media groups. Like videos uploaded that has content from news channels like Fox News, ABC, MSNBC, ESPN etc. You cannot make money with those videos because it is copyright violation.
Similarly you cannot upload movie clips or songs and expect to make money with it.
You can only make money if videos are original and created by you.
Usually they pay you 1 cent or less than that for a single view. Then if you get a million views for a particular video then you could make anywhere $3000 to $4000 for that video.
Hence, you better start focusing on creating good videos and getting as many as views.
So similarly if you create more such videos then you could make up to $10,000 every month. However, you have to be very popular and create some awesome videos.
For me, it is not only about the money but the fame that you get. Even if you don’t make enough money but you are famous then you may get noticed by other popular networks like MTV and mainstream media.
If you reach their then your audience would grow naturally. Hence, you have to focus on creating videos that stands out from the rest.
Adsense ads are another way to make money online. You sign up an account with Google Adsense, after approval you can log in and get an ad code that you add to your own site. When you add this ad code ads will show in your post, page or sidebar.
When visitors click on your ads you will get paid for it. The payout to you depends on competition and demand, it varies highly from $0.1 up to $15 - 20 per click.
You are allowed to add 3 ad blocks to every page/post and you can customize it so that it blends in with your theme and content.
I use the plugin ”quick adsense” to make it as easy as possible to add the ads whereever I want them.
What other Ad programs are out there?
When your account is approved using your own domain you can add Adsense to your siterubix.com site if you would like.
www.yourdomain.com
To host your own websites here, you have to be a Premium member.
When starting out it is not 100% necessary as we do provide TWO free websites to you as a Starter member. At Wealthy Affiliate we have one of the top Website Builders in the world called SiteRubix (you find it under the SiteRubix link in the main menu). This allows you to easily install both free websites and if you are a Premium member, websites on your own domain.
Today you are going to create a free website targeted to the niche that you have chosen in the previous lesson.
Choosing Your Domain Name...
When you create a free website today, you will choose a siterubix.com extension (subdomain). I suggest choosing something that is highly relevant to your niche.
For example, if your niche was "Macbook Air Cases", your domain name would be:
macbookaircases.siterubix.com
And your website name would be:
Macbook Air Cases
As a Free member here at Wealthy Affiliate, you get 2 free websites, so If you make a mistake initially, you can always choose another one in the future and you can delete ones that you don't want. In other words you can install/delete over and over again and have up to 2 websites hosted on our state of the art web hosting for absolutely nothing. They are free
A Guide to Make Money from YouTube Partner Program
Even you could make money with the program if you know how to do it. Let me warn you in the beginning that YouTube Partner program is not for everyone. You need to have talent before you could imagine of making money with it. It is a fact that only small percentage of people are successful in making money with YouTube.
Therefore, don’t expect any easy money here. If you have passion for video blogging then continue reading this article.
What is YouTube Partner Program?
YouTube partner program is nothing but you could make some money with your videos you upload, it is that simple.YouTube program would help you in exactly doing that. Once you have a great audience then you could start making money with it. YouTube’s vibrant partner network is full of creativity and mentors that could help you creating high quality videos.
YouTube would give you full support for creating videos and reaching out to a wider audience.
Moreover, Google also allows you to monetize your videos to an array of non-YouTube networks also. Hence, you can widen your platform.
Visit Here: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/82839
How Your Casual Videos Can Earn You Money
If you have been creating and uploading videos on YouTube for a while now, then you would not have any problem in making money with those videos.If you love to create videos which are very informative, fun and useful for the audiences then you have a great chance for making money with it.
However, I would like to warn you that not everyone who uploads videos could make money. It is because your videos have to have some content that people would love watching it.
Causal videos are only good enough if they can relate to people who are watching it. So, try to make your videos more interesting.
If you think you have a talent then you could step up and create videos that could pay you some money.
I have written one of the very useful post on 25 Video Ideas for YouTube Partner Program. This post will help you to find some of best topics that you can use to create videos.
How to Join the YouTube Partner Program
I don’t think joining the program is any difficult. You could go into your YouTube account setting and click on the Monetization Tab. Click on Enable My Account and follow the subsequent steps one by one and join the program.Now if your account has been enabled for monetization then complete following things.
1. Enable and Disable ads on Your Videos: As your video uploads, in Monetization tab click on “Monetize my Video” check box. You have to choose ad formats which are best for maximizing your earnings. Click save
After reviewing your video, ads would start appearing on it.
After you have uploaded the video, click Edit and locate “$” button next to your video. Again click on the Monetize my video check box and select the ad format and your ads would start showing.
2. Familiarizing with Monetization Icon Next to Your Video: You need to understand different kinds of monetization icon. At least there are five different buttons and you needed to know every one of them.
3. If Monetization is Disabled for Your Channel then What Next? : Well it could happen that the monetization function itself is disabled for your account. This might be because of various reasons like copyright issues, account status and Adsense status.
How to Professionally Create Videos?
For creating a professional video you need to have certain tools at your disposal.First one is a high quality camera. Always choose a camera with 1080 pixels. It would give you very high quality videos that your audience would love it.
Then you have to focus on the sound quality. You could use external microphones because they are better at capturing good sound videos.
You need to stabilize your camera and it should not be shaking. Otherwise your videos would look completely amateurish. You could use tripod and steadycam to stabilize your videos.
Always learn better shooting techniques and Google could help you in doing that.
Next very important tool is the editing software. Good quality software always allows you to give full control over your videos. You can use special effects to make your videos more professional.
You need to ads logos, animated titles and other special effects to make your videos standout.
For more you could visit the “creators” page of YouTube and know more about tools.
Can You Earn Money from Copied Videos?
Well, you must know that you cannot make money with any kind of copied content. The content that you create must be original and there is no chance of making money with copied videos.You might have seen many channels on YouTube that uploads videos containing content of some other media groups. Like videos uploaded that has content from news channels like Fox News, ABC, MSNBC, ESPN etc. You cannot make money with those videos because it is copyright violation.
Similarly you cannot upload movie clips or songs and expect to make money with it.
You can only make money if videos are original and created by you.
How Google Pays You: Clicks or Visits?
According to the Google you could earn revenue in following ways- Ads served through the Adsense Auction
- Ads that are sold on a reservation basis via DoubleClick and other YouTube Sources
- Transactions on YouTube Rentals
Usually they pay you 1 cent or less than that for a single view. Then if you get a million views for a particular video then you could make anywhere $3000 to $4000 for that video.
Hence, you better start focusing on creating good videos and getting as many as views.
How Much Money could You make from YouTube Partner Program?
Well as I said earlier you get paid 1/3 cent to 1 cent per view. If you get 1000,000 views X .0033 = $3300 for one video.So similarly if you create more such videos then you could make up to $10,000 every month. However, you have to be very popular and create some awesome videos.
For me, it is not only about the money but the fame that you get. Even if you don’t make enough money but you are famous then you may get noticed by other popular networks like MTV and mainstream media.
If you reach their then your audience would grow naturally. Hence, you have to focus on creating videos that stands out from the rest.
Tips to Maximize Your Earnings in YouTube Partner Program
Some of the tips to maximize your YouTube Earnings1. Quality of Your Videos:
Use best editing software and recording cameras. Never compromise on that.2. Choose New Topics for Creating Content:
Your every video must be inspired by something that is happening around you and audience could relate to it very easily.3. Humor in Your Videos:
Make your videos humorous. It should not be dull and boring. Get inspired from some of the famous sitcoms.4. Title and description of Your Video:
Create title which are very catchy and write description that could justify your video.5. Add Video Responses and Annotations:
You must add video responses and annotations, so that people could respond to it and you could engage them in a conversation.6. Create Follow Up Videos:
Always create follow up videos answering questions that people asked you in the comment section.7. Choose Various Ad Formats:
You have to experiment with different ad formats.8. Early bird catches the Worm:
Try to create and upload videos on a topic which is controversial as early as possible. If video goes viral then you get more views meaning more money.Some of the Successful YouTube Channels
Now for inspiration you could take a look at some of the most successful YouTube channels. The creators of these channels create videos that are original and have more than a million subscribers & make millions of dollars every year.- Smosh – They started in the year 2006 with over 13 million subscribers.
- Ray William Johnson – Started in 2007 with 11 million subscribers.
- PewDiePie – Started in year 2010 with over 6 million subscribers.
- Fred – It started in year 2009 with 2 to 3 million subscribers.
1. Affiliate Programs
With my colic site I signed up for affiliate programs. I did a review site and compared the different programs. I found the affiliate programs by typing in the following into Google:
colic + affiliate programs
So your keyword + affiliate program.The first option that shows up is ColicCalm and that is the program that I focused on as my top choice. I had my first sale with ColicCalm I will never forget the $4 I made my family thought I`d won the lottery ;). To me it meant that Internet Marketing worked and it can be done!
Other affiliate marketing programs are: - Clickbank
- Commission Junction
- ShareaSale
- BlueSnap used to be Plimus
- MarketHealth
2. Adsense Ads and Other Ad Programs
With this site I did not add any Adsense ads but I have other sites that are both a combination of affiliate programs and Adsense ads and I have sites that are plain Adsense Ads sites.Adsense ads are another way to make money online. You sign up an account with Google Adsense, after approval you can log in and get an ad code that you add to your own site. When you add this ad code ads will show in your post, page or sidebar.
When visitors click on your ads you will get paid for it. The payout to you depends on competition and demand, it varies highly from $0.1 up to $15 - 20 per click.
You are allowed to add 3 ad blocks to every page/post and you can customize it so that it blends in with your theme and content.
I use the plugin ”quick adsense” to make it as easy as possible to add the ads whereever I want them.
What other Ad programs are out there?
- Media.net
- Kontera.com
- Infolinks.com
- Chitika.com
When your account is approved using your own domain you can add Adsense to your siterubix.com site if you would like.
Your Own Website vs. A Free Website
Having your own domain name is ideal and gives you a huge competitive advantage when it comes to succeeding online. For example, if you owned your own domain it would look something like this...www.yourdomain.com
To host your own websites here, you have to be a Premium member.
When starting out it is not 100% necessary as we do provide TWO free websites to you as a Starter member. At Wealthy Affiliate we have one of the top Website Builders in the world called SiteRubix (you find it under the SiteRubix link in the main menu). This allows you to easily install both free websites and if you are a Premium member, websites on your own domain.
Today you are going to create a free website targeted to the niche that you have chosen in the previous lesson.
Choosing Your Domain Name...
When you create a free website today, you will choose a siterubix.com extension (subdomain). I suggest choosing something that is highly relevant to your niche.
For example, if your niche was "Macbook Air Cases", your domain name would be:
macbookaircases.siterubix.com
And your website name would be:
Macbook Air Cases
As a Free member here at Wealthy Affiliate, you get 2 free websites, so If you make a mistake initially, you can always choose another one in the future and you can delete ones that you don't want. In other words you can install/delete over and over again and have up to 2 websites hosted on our state of the art web hosting for absolutely nothing. They are free
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