What will be the first thing that comes to your mind when I tell you, ‘You can make money by selling goods online‘? Of course, you will think of an e-commerce store like Amazon or Flipkart.
But, What if I tell you, I am not talking about an e-commerce store?
Yes, you heard it correctly. I am not talking about starting an e-commerce store. In fact, this article is not related to e-commerce selling also.
There is a common belief that one can make money by selling physical goods only. But, this is not true. You can also make money by selling Virtual or Digital goods online. For example, Gaana.Com. This site is making money through commercial music streaming service.
Similarly, EmbroideryShristi is making money by selling Machine Embroidery Design online.
These websites do not own an e-commerce store and neither sell any physical goods online. But still, they are making huge money from selling online. Have you ever wonder, how?
This is because they are selling digital goods online. Digital Goods (also know as digital goods) are the non-physical goods that you can purchase online. For example, ebooks, songs etc.
But, What if you don’t own any such specific digital goods to sell online?
No problem, you can still make money by selling online. Digital goods do not mean ebooks and songs only. It also includes many other goods also. These goods are available free of cost and it can be sold at a price ranging from 0 to 80 dollars per unit.
Yes, this is true. If you want to know the name of such goods then please read the below article completely.
But before moving forward with the article, request you to please read out the below articles first.
Why Should You Sell Digital Products Online?
Online Selling Products
Days are gone when only physical goods like clothes, furniture etc. are sold online. Now, you can sell almost anything online and make money from it. For example, you can make money by selling domain names online.
Just think of any item and I will tell you how to make money from it. All you require is a personal computer and internet connection to make money from online. For more details, please refer the below image.
If Amazon can make money by selling Cow Dung Cake and Neem Leaf online then Why don’t you?
Cow Dung on Amazon
So, here is the list of virtual or digitals goods that you can sell online.
Microsoft Office Applications
The first name in the list is Microsoft Office Applications. Yes, you can make money through Microsoft office applications say Microsoft Window, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Excel.
So, just log in to your personal computer and start using Microsoft office to make money from it.
Confused? How to make money from Office Application. If so, then check out below article.
How to Make Money From Microsoft Powerpoint?
Similarly. you can make any products using Microsoft Publisher, Word, and Excel and make money from it.
Do you know? There are tons of website selling excel and word files online.
Photographs, Vectors, Cliparts or Images
The second name in the list is ‘Photographs or Vector or Cliparts or Images’. You can also make money by selling photos online.
There are two ways to sell your photos online. First, you can start your own website to sell it and Second, you can sell it on someone else site. Both the methods have their own merit and demerits.
Selling photographs online does not mean you will require pro quality equipment to take photos. Instead, you can also use your normal camera of the Smartphone. Further, you can use Microsoft Paint or Powerpoint to modify your photographs.
Check out below article to get the list of 10 websites providing royalty free Images, Vectors, Cliparts or Photos.
10 Websites to get Free Images for Your Blog Post
Online Tutorials
Are you a master of something? If Yes, then this product is for you. You can make money by selling small tutorials online. For example, if you are master in VBA programming then you can sell how-to tutorial on VBA online.
These tutorials can be in the video and written format as well. All you need to do is simply record or write your tutorial and upload it online on your store. Next, the customer who wants to purchase your tutorials will make the payment and get the email with a download link.
Digital Designs Files
The next name in the list is ‘Digital Design Files‘. Here, the term ‘Design Files’ means any design created using the particular software. For example, Embroidery Designs created using Wilcom. You can sell these embroidery designs online and make money from it.
Similarly, you can also sell the files created using other software like Auto Cad, MatLab, Adobe, Acrobat, Photoshop etc. Of course, to sell online, you will require a commercial license of the software used.
Conclusion
Making money from online has become easier now. All you need is a personal computer and internet connection. That’s it. Next, you can start making money online by selling any of the above listed digital products.
To know how to sell digital or virtual goods online, check out below article
How To Start Selling Virtual Products Using Prestashop Free?
Above all, I have considered only those digital goods which can be sold by anyone instantly. For the complete list of digital or virtual goods, please refer the below article.
14 Online Virtual Goods That You Can Sell Online And Make Money
At last, if you face any problem in selling digital goods online then feel free to contact us or share your message in the below comment box.