Earning Extra Income Online - Ideas To Try

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If you’re looking for ways in which you could earn some extra cash or even launch a small business on the internet this year; you’ve come to the right place. While there are hundreds of different options on the table, the ideas on this page should help to point you in the right direction and give you some much-needed inspiration. Best of all? You don’t need previous experience to get started with any of these concepts. You just need a willingness to learn and the confidence to make yourself appear like you know what you’re doing during the early stages. Of course, you could end up becoming an expert in the industry in a few years.

Writing or Graphic Design

There are lots of opportunities for anyone with skills in writing or graphic design to make money online today according to experts like Anna Johansson. In most instances, you just have to register an account on some of the most popular freelancing websites. You can then begin to bid for jobs and make lots of useful contacts. As you become successful; it’s possible that some of your new clients will attempt to employ your services outside of those freelancing websites. When that happens, you are in the perfect position to launch a small business or something similar. You will earn extra income at the very least.

SEO or Marketing

If you want to follow in the footsteps of such industry celebrities like Danny DeMichele and other entrepreneurs of that caliber; you might consider launching a new SEO or online marketing firm. Again, you can do that from the comfort of your laptop during the early stages, and it’s possible to find clients using those same freelance websites. However, you will need to launch a dedicated domain for your brand as soon as possible. You can then use Google Adwords and other tools to drive traffic to your website. Offer services like SEO and social media management for the best results.

Affiliates or Drop-shipping

People with skills in web design who need extra income to pay their way through college or something similar can make a small fortune every year if they launch affiliate sites that promote products the general public wants to buy. There is also a lot of potential in the concept of drop-shipping, and so you might like to research some of the manufacturers and suppliers that provide that service. The idea is that you will advertise the products on your website, and then the manufacturer or another firm will handle all aspects of delivery while you make a small commission on each sale.

Now you know about some straightforward ideas for making extra income and perhaps even starting a small business online this year; nothing should stand in the way of your success. As with anything else in this world; you have the find the right levels of creativity and motivation to make a killing in any of those marketplaces. Still, compared to the effort you’d have to exert to start most other types of new business, the ideas mentioned here today are pretty easy. So, what’s holding you back?

Movie Review Monday: A Place at the Table

Welcome to another edition of Movie Review Monday!

This week's film is the 2012 documentary, A Place at the Table.

The movie follows the personal stories of a handful of Americans who, like millions of others in this country, experience food insecurity on a regular basis. They have periods of time where they don't know where their next meal is coming from, if it comes at all. They go hungry in a country where this more than enough food. Often, the food they do get, is not adequate nutrition for them to thrive, especially the children who need it most.

A Place at the Table explores the stories of hungry families in heartbreaking detail, as well as the political climate that created this current situation. Part of the problem is inadequate government programs to help supplement low-income families get enough food, as well as the core problem of income equality and stagnant wages. The documentary is helped along by the likes of actor Jeff Bridges, a longtime hunger advocate as well as experts in several different careers who are working to end food insecurity. The issue is complex and simple at the same time and it has numerous consequences, such as childhood obesity, a lack of childhood engagement with education, and an overburdening of charities to treat the symptoms of the problem.

I've reviewed other documentaries that connect well to this societal issue, like Food, Inc, and Inequality for All. There are others on Netflix as well if you want to explore this issue, but it is something where a lot of lip-service gets given out, but little is actually done to solve the problem. The problem is only increasing over time, so something needs to be done on a federal level to fight hunger.

Check out the film's website for more info, and do what you can to help end food insecurity in your communities (donate food, advocate for food assistance programs, vote for minimum wage increases, and support your local farmers' markets).

You can check out A Place at the Table streaming right now on Netflix.

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