Social media has become a great money making business. If you haven’t done it so far, now is the time to monetize your online presence.
Where to begin? You need to have the right strategy to engage with your audience. Plus you need to offer quality content to build your fanbase and profit from it.
People often wonder whether they need hundreds of thousands of followers to be able to earn money.
Well, I can certainly testify that it’s a myth. You can make money online as a “micro-influencer.”
This means that even with as few as 1000 followers, you can have your slice of the pie.
In fact, you’ve come to the right place to learn how to cash in on that pie!
As you might already know… I’m a bestselling author and award winning designer – with about 2 million books and courses sold globally.
I have over 1.5 million highly engaged social media followers. Plus I offer a range of online marketing tools in my course: How To Make Profitable Courses – Without The Overwhelm.
I love helping people to live their most successful and fulfilling lives.
So I decided to put together this article with tips to monetize your social media.
Coming up I will discuss several ways you can monetize your social media channels. Plus make your followers happy!
Getting paid for using your social media channels like Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, etc. is crucial if you want to set the ground rules for earning money online. Let’s take an example from sites like OnlyFans. Some of the best OnlyFans girls have great tactics for earning extra income by selling creative content to their followers.
And with influencer marketing being on the rise, you can grow your following and income by following a couple of tips:
Most brands use the influencer marketing strategy to spread the word about their products. And if you establish a collaboration with some of these brands, you can get paid via cash or get free products in exchange for your advertisement.
One way of earning money online is via sponsored posts. If you’ve established a blog where you document your journey or talk about a different topic. Sponsored posts have a lot of benefits since you can offer subscribers good deals, connect with your audience and educate them regarding certain topics.
The sum you can make with the sponsored posts varies. Some influencers state they’ve earned from $5,000-$7,000 per month. So, start providing quality content to your fans, trustworthy reviews on products, and honest feedback.
Collaborating with brands is all about networking. The influencer network is the place where you can make a deal with a brand, an individual who offers services, or a company to promote their products or services.
Many influencers take this step in boosting their passive income. If you have a decent following base, you can monetize your social media presence by selling a course or a training program you create. In fact I have a course on this money making subject. And I teach people how to set up a course in my 1 on 1 business consulting program.
Selling online courses is a great way to add value to your fans and earn. Is your social media content related to any field in particular, for example, graphic design, fitness, or nutrition? If you’ve managed to reduce your weight by following a healthy diet, you can share your tips and advice with your fans regarding nutrition and exercise.
Or if you are a fitness coach, you can create a course where you’ll highlight the relevant aspects of exercising, tips, advice, etc. The strategy of selling services directly to your fans includes weekly or daily posting on social media, scheduling meetings with your fans/clients, and engaging daily.
Some people hate it but the majority love it. Affiliate marketing is a niche that offers you the opportunity to monetize from your social media following.
Another option is to sell products via a website and use your social media accounts to direct people here. If you’ve already got a social media presence, you may be able to set up a website to sell merch. You can direct people to product pages on your website through links in your account description or through comments and tweet threads accompanying viral content.
It’s worth noting that you can also use your website to direct people to your social media accounts. This could include adding social media buttons that allow visitors to easily follow you on all social media platforms, or by embedding social media content directly onto your site such as embedding TikTok videos on a website.
One way of monetizing your social media presence on Instagram is by selling products via a social media shop. You can set up the shop, but you need to follow certain guidelines and rules:
All of the above are great ways to monetize your online presence on social media. But I have far more info on ways to make money online. You can work with me in my 1-on-1 Business Consulting. Plus I offer a range of online marketing tools in my course: How To Make Profitable Courses – Without The Overwhelm.
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