If you’ve been wondering how to start an online business with no money, then you’ve come to the right place. This website is full of information on how to start a home business on a shoestring. The reason many of us look for opportunities online is because the overheads are much lower than an offline business and lots of us don’t have much cash to put into a new business venture. That's just the reality for most of us.
There are really a lot of things that can be done online and here are just a few examples:
- Sell services
- Run an eCommerce store
- Sell on eBay
- Do online surveys for cash
- Sell stock photos and music
- Sell your own digital products
- Promote other company’s products
That last one on the list is the option I want to focus on in this post. Promoting the products of other companies is known as being an affiliate for those companies, and it's a very simple business model.
Affiliate Marketing Is A Great Online Business
It costs next to nothing to start an affiliate marketing business, so it is a fantastic option if you are strapped for cash but need to get something happening online. I’ve been doing it for a few years now, among other online ventures, and it really is a no brainer business model. Anyone and everyone is more than capable of successfully setting up and running a profitable affiliate marketing business online. Once you are shown how, even the most technology challenged people can do this. There is a bit of work involved to get things running, but it’s easy in a way. Once shown how to do it right, everyone can be successful at this if they are persistent.
There is very little cash to be outlaid for an affiliate marketing venture. All you really need is a computer and the internet and away you go. There will be a few other small expenses along the way, but nothing major unless you get heavily into paid advertising. And that's entirely optional as, if done right, most of your website traffic will be absolutely free courtesy of the search engines.
The Advantages At A Glance
- Almost zero start up costs
- Low running costs
- No boss
- Work your own hours
- Enjoy lifestyle freedom
- Take your business with you when you travel
- Work from home
- Spend more time with loved ones
- Build multiple sources of income
- Learn great new skills
- No stock or sending of products
- Just collect commissions when sales are made
- Work from anywhere
You Really Should Get Training
If you are serious about starting an online business with little or no money, then you should seriously consider giving affiliate marketing a shot. You’ve got nothing to lose by trying it. I can even point you in the direction of some first class training that’s free to try out and easy to do.
To do affiliate marketing successfully, you really need to be shown how to go about it. It minimises mistakes and saves you loads of time, frustration and potentially money in the long run.
I learnt most of what I know by doing the training at Wealthy Affiliate, and by learning great tips and advice from the other members who frequently hang out there. It really is an invaluable community and everyone tries their best to help each other succeed. It has a real "pay it forward" attitude, and really positive.
Wealthy Affiliate isn’t some sort of get rich quick scheme. It’s not even a money making scheme. It’s training in affiliate marketing, online marketing, how to build beautiful websites and monetise them for profit. When you follow their lessons it all starts to make sense and come together.
Click below to read my full review of Wealthy Affiliate. It was the best online business decision I’ve ever made.
Darren Burton
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Hello Darren, I agree that affiliate marketing is the way to go. I also used the training courses in Wealthy Affiliate to help launch my new website as well. Do you recommend joining any specific company as an affiliate? Let me rephrase, which company have you had more success with promoting their products?
Hi Spencer. Wealthy Affiliate is the company I’ve had the most success promoting, but it’s also the one I’ve promoted the most. So long as you are promoting a quality product, if you push It enough you will have success with it. That applies to any product that is good quality and delivers results for the buyers/user.