New Book Details on how to Start your Side Hustle Today!

New Book Details on how to Start your Side Hustle Today!

by | Dec 11, 2018

I am so happy to say that hard work does pay off. I am delighted to announce the publication of my new book, “From Passion to Profit.” I have been working tirelessly, and I want to announce that I will be releasing a new book next month! I am hoping that this book will be a game changer for you and explain to you how to turn your passion into profits.

Are you looking for a way to make extra money but don’t know where to start? Or maybe you are already making money in your business, and you want to take it to the next level but don’t know where to go next?

This book covers a wide range of topics to help you with your business startup. I am excited to share my experience with you and my expertise. The topics in this book include Passion/ideas/dreams/ goals, time management, target customer, how much to charge, finances, how to hire an accountant and why, how to hire a lawyer and why, incorporation, how to handle taxes, collecting payments, marketing, social media, online presence, how to create a logo, contracts and business plan. This book offers these all to you!

This book release date is on April 3, 2017, on Amazon and good reads.

What made you want to write from Passion to Profit?

So many people ask me how they can start a side hustle! They see that I am travelling the world without a job, and they want to know how. I want to share! I want to give back and tell everyone how they can side hustle too. This book is going to walk you through the step by step process.

What if you feel unqualified, or if you never had the opportunity to learn specific skills that seem essential to earning the extra money you desire? Is it too late to start?

If you are not a professionally trained entrepreneur, it’s too late to start now. I am just kidding! Being able to live this life is about finding the “hustle” that is within you. I give you the steps within my new book, but you must have the desire to create the lifestyle that you desire which is not something that you can do once and be rich overnight. This book is not a get rich quick scheme. I am always working, and I love every minute of it. I love what I do so it never feels like work. This is something that you are going to want to do every day. I always advise to take baby steps, but the first thing to do is to start.

Most people are very busy, including people with families and hold down more than one job.

How can someone overcome obstacles like a lack of time and money to become what you call “a hustling hottie”? It is one of the topics that I cover in my book, so for that, I won’t say too much. But what I will say is, this is not easy. You make the time for the things that you cherish most in life. Keep in mind that most people never have enough time or enough money to do what they love, but somehow some people manage to, anyhow. Set clear, concise goals and set a time to work on your passion. Anything is possible.

Click here for the ultimate From Passion to Profit Book.

Profitable Passion

How to Sell Stock Photos

How to Sell Stock Photos

by | Mar 18, 2017

Did you know you could make money selling your photos and potentially supplement your income? For most aspiring photographers, this is the best side hustle for them. However, if you are a camera-friendly and always take great photos, you can consider selling your photos for some money. There are many online selling websites available where you can sell photos.

Microstock sites such as Shutterstock.com and istockphoto.com make it pretty easy for anyone to sell prints online. Other places where you can sell your photos are Fotolia, Dreamstime, Depositphotos, 123RF, PixMac, etc. Most sites charge $1 for the small size photos, but the amount increases with larger photos.
Stock photography is a photo or graphics licensed for a specific use. Their use is prevalent among designers, graphics editors, advertising agencies, and so on in preparing ads, websites, brochures.
For example, companies or individuals, instead of hiring professional photographers, purchase photos from these websites.

To start selling your photos, you need to sign up as a contributor. Most stock image sites will ask for sample photos before approving your account. Once your account is approved, you can upload as many images as you like for free. However, for every sale, the microsite will charge a small fee. To make more money, you can choose to be exclusive to one site.

 

Photos quality

Photos without noise

Your photos go through serious checking. So be sure that the picture is clean, has an excellent composition, and most importantly, free from digital noise generated due to set high ISO values, short exposure, long exposures, or because of excessive processing.

No tourist photos

Do not think that you could earn anything from the sale of tourist point & shoot photos. It is not a scheme to get rich quickly.

Your photos must be commercially acceptable, the benefits to designers and graphics editors. Once you join one of these services, you can see the most famous images to gain an impression of what are the requirements. Visit the various professional photo galleries and so pick up inspiration.

 

No copyrighted material

When applying for a photo, make sure that it has no trademarks, brands, products (e.g., Nike). It would help you to sell photos and earn money.

 

Choose the right microstock agency.

You need to know what kind of photography agency asking that. Holds and whether such photos. Check the number of users of these sites, how many times removed famous images. Evaluate whether this page worth your effort. There are many stock photography websites available which you can go through and start selling your unique photographs.

 

Categorize and keyword selection
Photographers usually put the photo in more than just one recommended category. Also, connect your pictures with the right keywords, allowing your photos to appear through search engines integrated into the website. You can use keywords to describe your images for more visibility. Keywords are what clients use to search for photos to purchase. As easy as it sounds, this can be a tricky business to penetrate.

It should be known to play keywords, but not enter “false” keywords that are not related to photography. Your photos should, therefore, not get discarded.

Selling stock photos is a game of numbers, and you need to sell more to earn more. However, you can focus on taking great pictures that will sell quickly. An excellent digital camera is a must-have tool for this business. You need to find connections in different aspects and be able to take good photos of each.

In addition to photos, microstock sites also sell audio and video clips as well as vectors, icons.

With access to good cameras, more and more people are contributing to their photos, so yours have to be equally reasonable to sell. Many websites reject a lot of pictures and only approve the best generic images. We all take photos in our day to day lives. With a little creativity, these photos can be sold and earn us money. Have you ever sold your photographs before? Feel free to leave a comment below and share your experience.

How to Sell on Etsy

How to Sell on Etsy

by | Mar 11, 2017

Etsy is an online platform with about 24 million buyers for unique items. These items have to be vintage, crafted, or handmade. Most people selling on Etsy create their things. Others buy their items from other sellers and resell for profit. Selling on Etsy is easy and takes the steps below:Create an

Online Shop 

Creating an online shop is a natural step for selling goods online. Most buyers will not concentrate so much on the name of the shop but the goods you are selling, therefore, choose a simple name. After selecting your shop name, create your shop design. Let the model be simple since it does not matter that much. A good logo and brand can help in the design of your shop. If you are excellent in graphic design, you can do it yourself. Otherwise, you can always outsource to someone.

Create Your Listing

Whether the item is unique or handmade craft or handmade gifts, take good photos from different angles and post on your shop. For handmade crafts, you can create beautiful designs in one color and state the different colors they can be available in. Here are a few tricks for best photo results:

Choose a neutral background
  • Use props sparingly
  • Have a blurred background but focus on your item
  • Compare photos of other shops to get ideas of how to take your photos

Pricing Your Items

Etsy charges $0.20 for every item you list on your shop. Etsy also charges a small fee of 3.5% for every sale you make. You also need to put in mind PayPal processing fees for your payments. With all these fees in mind, you can then set the price of your items. Always check what your competitors are selling their items for so that you do not end up under or overpricing your items.

Getting Your First Sale

Having created your product listings, you can sit and wait for clients to reach you or you can market your shop to attract clients to your shop. An excellent way to do this is open a Facebook page or Instagram page and post a promotional link back to your Etsy shop. You can also promote your items on Etsy for more visibility.

What could you sell on Etsy? If you’ve got a idea for making handcrafted gifts, consider selling them on Etsy. It could be baby clothes to woodworking products and more, Etsy store owners can make hundreds of dollars per month or more if they sell a valuable commodity.

Here we will give some tips that you can find on handmadeology.com.

  1. Make a plan how to sell – You have to determine a plan and start trading with the dedication for achieving your goals. Try to treat your Etsy properly. If you treat your Etsy business like a hobby, you will reap hobby money, but if you treat it like a real online business you will bring in the money you are striving for.
  2. Create a photo gallery – make photos for your products. After a buyer looks at all five pictures, they should feel like they have picked up the item and looked it over and are ready to take it to the cash register and buy!
  3. Pricing – Many factors come into play when pricing your items, so knowing your product is crucial.
  4. Build your brand – invest in your branding. Try to become recognizable. Use social media for promotion.
  5. Understand your market – if you don`t understand market needs, then your sales on Etsy could be a failure. Always keep up with market news. Be on the top with trends.
  6. SEO and optimization – keywords and linking are the essential part of SEO, but you should also optimize your shop with other Etsy relevant words.
  7. Social Media as a part of your general marketing strategies is the cheap and very effective method to achieve your goals.
  8. Guest posting – One way to increase your network, get more recognition, expand more exposure, contribute to the handmade community, and build backlinks is to write guest articles for blogs.
  9. Enjoy sales – always make a good atmosphere and try to be creative!

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