How To Make Money Without A Job | Being Your Own Boss!

Let me show you ways to make money without a job. One definition of a job is “a paid position of regular employment”. Another definition of a job is “a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid”.

I look at it this way…

With a job, you have a boss. As an entrepreneur, you are the boss! Both have their own benefits. However, let me ask you this… Would you like to try the entrepreneurial way? Get up and take the 30-second commute to work in your own home office!

The question is, can I make money without a job?

Make Money Offline

There are ways to make money that require you to be out in the marketplace and not sitting in front of your computer using the World Wide Web.

For example…..

• 1. Sell items out of your garage on eBay. After you get done, start a business buying and selling on eBay.
• 2. Sell at a flea market
• 3. Start a daycare centre
• 4. Drive for Uber
• 5. Sew for money
• 6. Telecommute
• 7. Rent your driveway
• 8. Run errands
• 9. Mystery shopper
• 10. Telemarketing

I am partial to using the Internet to make money without a boss.

For example…

• 1. Affiliate marketing
• 2. Network marketing
• 3. Take paid surveys
• 4, Dropshipping
• 5. Copywriter
• 6. Blogger
• 7. Fiverr
• 8. YouTube videos
• 9. Local business marketing.
• 10. Email marketing.

  If you’re just starting out, I recommend reading my full affiliate marketing beginner’s guide here

My Favourite Way To Make Money Not Having A Job!

In every one of these ways, you can make money without a boss. However, you have to pick one, so let me tell you what my favourite is.

I like the affiliate marketing business model. Let me talk about five ways you can make money by being your own boss in affiliate marketing.

1. Sell things online. This is known as pay-per-sale. The first way to make money selling things online as an affiliate marketer is to sell other people’s stuff.

To do this, you need to join an affiliate program that has products for you to sell. You will earn a commission on everything you sell.

To sell physical products, I suggest joining the Amazon affiliate program. You will never run out of products to sell, and they handle all product fulfilment.

To sell digital products, take a look at ClickBank. They are the world’s largest digital marketing affiliate program, and you only need 1 I.D. to sell everything in their marketplace.

2. Cost per action. This is also known as pay-per-lead. You make money online by getting your website visitors to act, such as filling out a lead form or downloading software.

The easier the action, the less money you’re going to make, but the better chance somebody will take that required action. Having someone enter their email address in a lead form is a simple example of that.

The harder the action, the more money you’re going to make. Some online submission forms can be several pages long, and you can earn hundreds of dollars for them.

Other items, such as downloading software, may require some action on your visitor’s part, and you will be paid accordingly.

The best place to learn about cost-per-action affiliate marketing is OfferVault.com. You can also join affiliate merchants directly on their site and get access to offers ranked according to various factors, including how much you earn.

3. Pay per click. This is also called PPC affiliate marketing. Google AdSense is the best example; it has the largest affiliate program.

This is the easiest way to make money because your website visitors don’t have to buy anything, fill out a lead form, or download software for you to make money. You make money whenever they click on the ads that are on your web page.

Let’s use Google to understand how PPC affiliate marketing works.

The first thing you’re going to do is join the Google AdSense program for free. Once you are approved, you can start setting up your ads.

You will log in to your account. You will need an account, and a Gmail account is the easiest way to get one. Once you log in, you can design your ads. Google offers training on how to do this.

For each ad, you will get a piece of code that you place on your web page. This is as easy as copying and pasting it on your page.

Google sells all the advertising for you. They match the advertisers to the content on your web page, so you want to use keywords that tell Google what kind of advertisers to put on your page.

You earn money when people click on the ads. Never click on your own ads, or you will get cancelled as a Google AdSense affiliate.

This is one of the largest affiliate programs in the world. Google pays out over $1 billion a year in commissions, so it’s definitely one to use if you’re going to do any type of content marketing, such as blogging, to make money at home without a job.

4. Two-tier affiliate marketing. Join an affiliate program that pays you to recruit new members. You earn money when your member sells something or gets a lead. TwoTier Directory has programs to join.

5. Start your own affiliate program. Why make just a commission for your work when you can make money on a whole bunch of affiliate sales? This is not for most affiliates, but could be for you! Read this 51 Point Checklist to learn more.

Final Thoughts

OK, there you have it—just a few of my ideas on how to make money without working for anyone. I prefer using the Internet, but as you can see, there are ways to do it offline as well. Want to know where to begin?

If you’re serious about building something that grows month after month instead of chasing quick wins, I recommend starting with proper training and building your own online asset.

 You can explore Wealthy Affiliate here and see if it fits your goals.