Amazon Extends Ways To Make You Money
There is a saying, "If you can't beat them, why not join them." Amazon is at the helm. It's the 4th most popular website in the country, and 10th most popular in the entire world. That means there's a huge volume of traffic-and buyers-visiting every day.
So it is no wonder many entrepreneurs are tagging up with Amazon to earn from their success. There are many ways you can earn from Amazon. Few significant ways are listed here:
Sell On Amazon
If you have product(s), then why not sell on Amazon. Amazon has well over 150 million monthly unique visitors. Amazon will do total fulfillment- pick, pack and ship your products, customer service and returns. Amazon charges percentage for each product and there is a monthly charge for enrollment.
Affiliate
Amazon's affiliate program provides slow but steady income stream. If you have your own website or blog, you can refer buyers to Amazon products via ad or reviews. Your commission will range from 4 to 15%. The best part of the affiliate program is how you will earn commission on everything someone eventually buys after they click your link.
Task Performer (Turk)
Amazon's Mechanical Turk is an interesting labor platform. No special skills are required but require human eyes. Task is considered a HIT- Human Intelligence Task. These tasks, such as participating in a survey, pay very little and most likely to be performed by the overseas workers. The average pay is about $0.25 per task.
Selling Handmade Crafts via Amazon
Amazon Handmade is open to sellers by application only. If you are artisan who can make "handcrafted" goods Amazon can be a beneficial platform.
You can still set your own prices and control the branding and messaging on your sales pages. You can fulfill orders yourself. Amazon takes a 15% cut from every sale.
Self-Publisher
If you are an author, Amazon's Kindle platform offers an opportunity to self-publish their work to the world. You will make money on Amazon in a couple ways. The first is your author royalty when someone buys your book. For books priced between $2.99 and $9.99, you earn 70% of the purchase price. For books priced outside that range, you earn just 35%.
The second way you make money is when readers borrow your book through the Kindle Unlimited program. This program rewards you based on how many pages of content your readers consume.
Professional Services
If you are professional offering services such as house cleaner, handy person, electricians, landscapers, plumbers, you can sell services via Amazon.
Once you join, you'll see every new job in your area and be able to choose the ones that fit your schedule. There is no startup or membership fees, but Amazon will take a percentage of each job booked, based on the service type and final service price.
Delivery Service
You can earn by delivering Amazon packages by as Amazon Flex driver. Under this program you can earn $18-$25 per hour. This is evolving program and will be available nationwide. You will need to have a reliable vehicle.
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