The beauty of the digital age is that it offers a plethora of ways in which ordinary men, women and non-binary people from all walks of life can keep the flame of entrepreneurship alive. There are a number of avenues through which talented and hard working people can make money, establish online businesses, network, grow their brands and glean ideas, information, insights and tips to take their enterprises from strength to strength. We live in the age of the side hustle and many industrious people, whether they’re supplementing the income for their own businesses to facilitate cash-flow or just making a little extra money on top of their day wage are turning to digital means to make a little extra money.
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If you’re the kind of digital hustler who never stops hustling, perhaps piggybacking on one of the biggest giants in e-commerce may be a time and labor saving alternative to starting yet another side business up from scratch. Here are just a few of the ways in which ordinary people can make money from Amazon in their free time…
Use their affiliate program
If you have a popular blog or online presence, you can easily monetize this by using Amazon’s affiliate marketing program. Amazon will furnish you with a link through which your readers / users can make their everyday purchases and the company will kick up a portion of the profits to you as a sort of finder’s fee.
Sell goods that are fulfilled by Amazon
Entrepreneurial types will likely know a thing or two about selling through e-commerce. But selling goods that are fulfilled by Amazon is a great way to make money from your unwanted items or overstocks while Amazon do a lot of the logistical heavy lifting. Check out the website of Brock Johnson to learn more about making money through FBA (Fulfilled By Amazon). His comprehensive course on the subject costs just $1.
Share your business knowledge by self-publishing an ebook
If you have run your own business for some time, it’s likely that you have anecdotes, insights, thoughts and reflections which are well worth sharing. Why not take some time to compile your thoughts into a memoir which you can sell as a self-published e-book through Amazon? If you’re stuck for inspiration you could always trawl through and re-purpose some of your old blog posts, too.
Sell your artwork on Amazon Handmade
Amazon now has its own answer to Etsy, and if you are artistically inclined and love to spend your free time painting, sculpting, drawing or crafting, there’s a good chance that someone shopping on Amazon Handmade would enjoy your work. You may find that the platform affords you more opportunities than Etsy (which is notoriously difficult for new artists to crack due to its punishing search algorithms).
Deliver with Amazon Flex
If you’re the kind of person who likes to take to the road and drive to relieve stress and calm their nerves after a long day’s work then you may want to turn your talents to delivering goods through Amazon Flex in your free time.
As you can see, if you’re looking for a side hustle, some extra income or an opportunity for a whole new business, you could do worse than try making money through one of the biggest and most trusted names in online retail!
