The 5 Best Ways to Make Passive
Income From Home
as a busy stay at home mom
A year ago I was running on fumes just trying to get by. My husband, Matt, worked endless hours and I was at home with our 4 kids (between 1 & 6 years old). I was ready for him to be home more ... I don't know, maybe just work a normal 40-hour work week. But we couldn't afford a pay cut. So I went down the "Make Money Online" Rabbit hole.
And, after multiple failed attempts at making money online. I finally found a few that stuck.
And just 4 months in, I was consistently generating over $10k every single month as a busy stay-at-home mom. So, believe me- I'm not going to suggest a bunch of ridiculous ways to make money that don't fit into a busy mom's schedule.
Here's the 5 ways I've generated $10k a month as a complete beginner in the "make money online" space.
1. Digital Marketing- The Umbrella
Don't be fooled.
All the ways I make money online involve digital marketing. Because Digital marketing is just selling anything in the online space.
This blog is digital marketing.
My tiktok posts on how to make money online is digital marketing.
Instagram is digital marketing.
Paid ads are digital marketing.
Affiliate Marketing, Digital Products... all of these are ways to use digital marketing to sell something online.
So when I say I use digital marketing to Make $10k a month... (or more), I am referring to an Umbrella Term that involves combining multiple of these ways of making money online.
A lot of people refer digtial marketing as selling digital products (I'll dive into that next). Sometimes they refer to affiliate marketing. Sometimes coaching or services.
But there's one thing that makes EVERY digital marketer successful: picking a niche (or a topic) and selling products inside that topic.
So if you're a homestead digital marketer- you can sell resources related to chicken coops, making sourdough, or learning how to garden. But you probably won't sell
How to Learn Digital Marketing: I've got a couple resources that you can check out for free to get your feet wet in digital marketing.
Here's a List of Top 20 Niches in Digital Marketing is a good place to start. It has real-life examples of digital marketers all over the internet, making money by selling products they created (or are reselling).
I recommend staying away from the Youtube rabit hole.
After trying for MONTHS to get digital marketing figured out for free, then purchasing a course (here's the one I recommend for beginners), I realized that it really is best to invest in your education to learn things the right way from the start.
But if you really want to try for free, check out this video to learn the steps I recommend taking.
2. Sell Digital Products
My main source of income is selling digital products. Anywhere from $7 guides to $500 courses. Some of these products I created, while others I purchased with resell rights.
When I came on the digital products scene, there was a big "master resell rights" push.
And I jumped on the wave, hoping to catch a ride, and was pleasantly surprised by how great of courses these were.
Almost every course I own and sell is a Master Resell Rights (MRR) course. This means when I purchased the course (to learn from), it also came with the rights to resell it for 100% profit. Not a bad gig.
Get a high ticket done-for-you quality product to resell.
Use the education inside that product to learn how to sell anything online.
Make a lot of money.
There's also PLR products (which are very similar to MRR Products). PLR stands for Private Label rights- these are products that are created by someone else, and when you purchase them you are usually given the right to edit them before reselling them.
So there are PLR products in every niche- outdoor sports, DIY, teaching, fashion, hair dressing, real estate, finance...it's just about knowing where to look for them.
Some people like to sell digital products on places like Etsy- but over the past two years that has become so competitive, and paying all those fees takes a huge chunk of your profits.
Digital products are the easiest- most cost-effective way to create an online business. The products themselves, even the $500 ones, are purchased (or created) ONCE and can be sold over and over again with virtually no overhead cost.
Besides the digital product itself (if you go the MRR/PLR route) and the education to learn how to sell that product- you essentially have no overhead.
Here's a list of 10 digital products in every niche that you can sell (and make legit income).
3. Affiliate Marketing
Next, we've got affiliate marketing, which is like being a matchmaker for products and customers.
You promote other companies' goods or services on your platforms (think blog, Instagram, TikTok – wherever your people are), and when someone makes a purchase through your special link, you get a little commission.
It's like getting a kickback for being a super-influential mom friend!
And if you're like "great, where do I even put affiliate links?" ...don't worry ... I got you.
4. Blogging
And let's not forget about good old-fashioned blogging or vlogging.
This is your simplest way to get on the internet. Blogging sites are free, at least to start with. And you can use affiliate marketing with it (and Pinterest).
That's why I started this blog- I wanted a way to link my Pinterest to more of my free resources!
Share your mom hacks, your favorite recipes, or just the hilarious (and sometimes cringe-worthy) moments that come with raising tiny humans. Build up a loyal following, and you can monetize that bad boy with ads, sponsorships, or even selling your own products or services.
5. Amazon Reviews
This has been late to the game for me, but has completely revolutionized how I think about passive income. This is truly THE most passive income source I've started. I was always confused about what "amazon reviews" were and how to get started so let me briefly explain.
Amazong reviews are the videos you see when you go to purchase a product on amazon. People post their videos and if you watch their video, then make a purchase, you get a commission. You can create videos about ANYTHING that is sold on Amazon (even if you didn't purchase it from Amazon). You make a review video ONCE and it generates income for the rest of your life (as long as that product is sold on amazon).
The program is called the Amazon Influencer program (for Onsite Commissions). You Don't need a huge following, but you do need an engaged community. Meaning, the following you have needs to be relatively active on your account. I took a course from my friend Jules for $60 that taught me how to get into the program, how to create videos for the program, and how to make the most money once I'm accepted. Check out the BEST Amazon Review course under "Money Making Tools"
If you're serious about Digital Marketing...
The time to start was yesterday.
Digital marketing has changed my life. I know we are all so busy and can't fathom adding one more thing to our plates. That's why I've created a done-for-you business to get started quickly (and it comes free when you purchase the Roadmap). I realized moms have ZERO time, and because of that- we procrastinate on the big tasks that can really make a difference in our lives.
Check out the free products I offer when you purchase the Roadmap Digital marketing course
Click Here to snag my list of top 20 niches in digital and affiliate marketing.
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