Turn Your Craft Into Cash

From eBook - Seeking Support: A Guide for Single Black Mothers If you love being creative, from writing stories to sewing dresses, here are a few online resources that can help you turn your craft into a lucrative online business. Writers If you enjoy writing consider starting your own online journal, also known as a blog. Whether for fun, or as a profession, many online viewers create blogs and use them to generate extra income by add pay-per-click advertisements like Google Adsense Ads to their page. Starting a blog requires no money when you use free blog sites like blogger.com, wordpress, or live journal. Just remember to write about something you are interested in or are an expert at. You just might find you generate a group of readers who are interested in what you have to say. If you already have a blog and want to know how to generate more income here are a few links to review:

Self-publishing, turning your writing into actual books, is also very popular. To learn more about self-publishing your work visit lulu.com, iUnverse.com, or google “self-publishing” / “print on demand services”. You should also read my articles:

If you enjoy writing, but aren't necessarily interested in creating a book. Consider starting a career in writing articles. Here are a few informative posts to review:

Craft Creators, Knitters, and Fashion Designers If you enjoy creating handmade clothing, jewelry, bags or accessories consider selling your products online. Many women sell their designs on etsy.com, an online eStore for handmade goods. You can also sell or promote your products on popular sites like ebay.com, amazon.com, thenext.com, and stumbleupon.com. And you can also setup a myspace.com page to promote your products, or design your own website and take your online business a step further. Interested in Selling Online in General? There is always someone online looking for something to buy, even if its used. As a matter of fact, things like ‘used baby clothes’ sell very well online. If you have a few things new, or old that you think you can turn into extra cash, visit online vendor hotspots like izania.com, ebay.com, amazon.com, or craigslist.com. Most of these sites allow you to post your products for free or for a small fee. If you don't have products to sell, that's alright. Did you know that you can join the Amazon Associates program on amazon.com and make a profit by selling amazon goods. Through amazon associates you can easily customize and create your own store, filling it with the product themes that interest you. For every profit sold through your site, amazon gives you a percentage of the profit. If you always envisioned opening your own store, perhaps getting into a franchise, then visit one of the following sites:

Photographers, Artists, and Graphic Designers Whether you are a freelance photographer or one who draws in their spare time, you too can earn some extra income by selling your photos on istockphoto.com, an amazing site for affordable and very professional stock photography. As a web developer and designer, I purchase pictures from istockphoto all the time. What makes this site so great is that the images are submitted by artists like yourself, who get a commission for every sale. If you browse through the artists, you'll see that some images are quite popular. If they've sold one image for about $3.00/image at over 200 downloads, you can imagine how much earning potential this site has to offer. There is also decent money to be made in graphics design for entrepreneurs and small business owners interested in flyers, book covers, graphic banners, websites, or logos. From time to time I develop websites and/or graphic banners for extra income. Musicians, Singers, Small Record Labels Quite a few singers have found their claim to fame by creating their own music and selling it on line. Artists and musicians generally use sites like cdbaby, youtube, and myspace to gain a strong internet presence, but here are a few other links for those interested in making money in music entertainment.

Now there you have it. A few very useful sites for those interested in turning their craft into cash. Enjoy. This guide for Home Based Business ideas is actually an excerpt of my book for Single Moms. It has been updated slightly to provide you with new resources. To get a copy of this guide. Here it is: Seeking Suport- A Guide for Single Black Mothers: Mahogany Momma Web Guides Official Site: mom.msoyonline.co

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