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Social Media, Blogging and Entrepreneurship: 3 Ways to Start a Business Online

Social Media, Blogging and Entrepreneurship: 3 Ways to Start a Business Online

Have you ever wanted to start your own business or be an entrepreneur of your own? Maybe you want to grow your following on social media and become an influencer? At the very least, you probably want to start making money online somehow and have maybe explored some opportunities in affiliate marketing or selling on Amazon through print on demand services.

For millions of students around the world, this idea of having a business of their own is a dream come true. No matter what solution you are looking at to establish yourself as an entrepreneur and to have a successful business online, there are plenty of resources and expert guides to guide you along the way.

To help with this process, today we are going to look at three different opportunities in influencer marketing with social media, blogging to improve your brand and running an online business that you may want to start exploring. Best of all, each has proven to work extremely well when individuals put in the necessary time, work and effort to achieve their end goals. 

When looking at each of the opportunities below, try and think about how you would approach each, while also offering a valuable service in the process. Anyone can start a new social media account or go live with a blog, but only a small percentage will actually find success and be able to compete against the growing competition.

Did you know that there are currently over three billion users spread across all of the major social networking platforms? You may have, but the amount just continues to grow daily, along with the amount of money being spent on likes, social shares, influencers and much more.

If you are just starting out on social media, don’t get discouraged by the accounts that already have millions of followers. Instead, focus on the best working methods to provide valuable content and experiences to your audience. Then, as you start to produce better content and share  it across different platforms, you will start to see more likes and shares on your own content.

A perfect example of this would be any social media profile that has millions of followers, and the only thing they do is repost and share content. This is usually how their content creation and promotion starts, but as they grow a following over time, they often start releasing their own original content or partner up with other influencers and brands.

Also, don’t forget to focus on each social network platform separately and don’t share the same content and images on each one. Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are all different, so take the necessary time to edit and create new content before posting to each one.

No matter what type of student or professional you might be, it’s important to have your personal name registered as a domain name. Because if you don’t, someone else will.

In a world where paper resumes no longer cut it, Google is where people are going to head when they do research on potential new hires. This means everyone should have an online resume, with their name as their domain name and a WordPress blog to match

Starting a blog is extremely easy and thanks to the power of free WordPress CMS software, there is no technical or design skills required. In order to have a successful blog, you are going to need original content that provides real value and is better than what’s currently out there. If you are going to start a blog to showcase your personal brand and expertise, then you should be writing resource articles and guides on whatever you are great at. 

To learn more about the many advantages of starting a website or blog around your personal name and using it for branding and authority purposes, read this guide on Forbes.

Amazon is the largest ecommerce business in the world today. Everything they touch turns to gold and more people are relying on their site to purchase products online every day.

However, did you know that more than 30% of all business and sales from Amazon is actually through third-party resellers? It’s true, and they are generating millions of dollars per day as a result of it.

Even better, Amazon KDP is a program that allows authors and book creators to create digital books that can be printed and sold through Amazon. The creators just need to compile the information and content for their books, then Amazon prints the books on demand and ships them out buyers around the world.

To get started, all you need to do is visit the main Amazon website and scroll down to the bottom where it talks about KDP, which stands for Kindle Direct Publishers. It’s free to join and is even open to audiences around the world.

In the world of online marketing, the opportunities for financial growth and business are limitless. However, if you want to make the most out of your efforts and create a business or brand that can stand the test of time, make sure you start with a focus on a small niche market that has a need or problem--which you can cater to, or solve.

This is the winning formula for business and entrepreneurs on the internet today. Address the needs of an audience and either do is better than the competition or provide a better service and experience in the process.

Best of all, when trying to start a business online, there are no prerequisites and there is no need for further or continued education. Most solo entrepreneurs are self taught, as it’s more about the time, work and effort they put in… than the final diploma or certificate they may receive.

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