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The Best Online Business To Start in 2019

There are so many ways to make money online these days, and it seems like they’re multiplying by the second. Way back when, only bloggers and programmers could work from home, but now many entrepreneurs have freed themselves from the shackles of office life and can work from home. If you’re looking to work from home–or from a beach in Bali, sipping iced coffee while you work at your laptop and look out at the ocean–now is the time to get started. There are so many great opportunities out there, and if you’re committed to doing it, you can make your online business successful.

It’s all about knowing what opportunities are out there, and choosing which one is the best for you. So if you want to learn more about the best online businesses to start in 2019, read on.

1 Blogging

One of the most tried-and-true ways of making money online is becoming a blogger. All you have to do is choose a niche topic–for example, a mom blog that helps busy mothers learn how to juggle all their responsibilities–and write about it well and consistently. Eventually, you can sell products on your page or partner with sponsors. Remember to use a great website builder like WordPress to make the site as beautiful as possible. It’s worth making it look as good as possible, considering that there are already 30 million active bloggers posting at least once a month

2 Teach

Online teaching is a great way to make money online. Whether you’re teaching English as a foreign language via Skype, or you’re selling courses on how to make videos online on a teaching platform, whatever you’re an expert at, you can teach it. It’s all about finding what you’re an expert in and creating your own website or selling courses on UDemy.

3 Vacation Rental Business

If you live in a big city like New York City, or you can afford to buy a property in a cheap country that’s popular with tourists, you can make a lot of money in the vacation rental business. By using a service like AirBnB, you can make money full-time or whenever you go on vacation. AirBnB has hosted 400 millions guests since its launch, so if you have a property it’s a great idea.

4 Publish e-books

If you’re gifted at writing, publishing an e-book is a great idea. All you need to do is figure out what you’re good at, and how to make it popular. You can choose a popular fiction genre such as romance, or if you have an entrepreneurial background, you can write a book on how to run a business in your industry. Once you’ve written it, you can sell it on your website or on Amazon. It’s a great way to make a passive income, considering that the market volume of e-books is expected to reach $15,255m by 2023.

5 Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is kind of a version of blogging. By creating a website that’s niche enough to attract a certain number of visitors, you can then make money by including links in your articles to certain products. Once readers have clicked on that link and made a purchase, you get a commission. According to Niche Pursuits, “As internet-based businesses go, affiliate marketing has huge income potential…once it’s set up properly the income from it can be almost 100% passive.”

6 Stock photography

If you’re a talented photographer, this is definitely the business for you. Sure, lots of people are taking photos on their smartphones these days, but have you noticed how professional and well-balanced pictures are on the actual websites you visit? Often, these come from stock photography websites–which is where you can sell a lot of your work to.

7 Start an e-commerce site

These days, the e-commerce market is booming. So why not become part of it? All you need is to find a profitable product that’s easy to ship–for example, clothing for dogs–and create a beautiful website to sell it on. Consider setting up shop on Shopify, which has a 30-day free trial, and remember to market your store on social media as much as you can.

8 Content selling

Another great job for good writers is selling content. Whether you’re a ghostwriter or selling blog posts for businesses that are too busy to create their own, content is such a huge part of the Internet now that once you’ve started you can start getting more clients in no time. After all, 55 percent of marketers say that blog content creation is their top inbound marketing priority.

These are some of the best online businesses you can start this year. What other online businesses interest you?

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Deborah Belford .