Have you ever thought about making money off your feet? Being the owner of a pair of fashionable, classy shoes might just be the key to making some extra cash. How about selling your photo on social media wearing said shoes? Wouldn’t that be a thing? Let’s find out how we can make money off our feet (and let’s be honest – our faces aren’t going to last forever).
Create A Profitable Niche
The first step to making money off your feet is knowing what you’re going to sell. Are you going to sell a high-quality picture of your shoes or are you going to sell everything from socks up? Your answer to this question will dictate what kind of equipment you need to get started and whether you even need a stock photo agency to get professional pictures taken of you wearing said shoes.
For the sake of this example, let’s say you choose to sell the high-quality photos of your shoes. You might want to consider creating a website that focuses on heels and soles. Maybe you can even edit existing articles on your blog to include content on fashion and style tips pertaining to heels and soles. This is going to be your cash cow. Once you’ve established a decent amount of content on your site, you can think about monetizing it with a handful of affiliate products you’ll promote on your site. It’s a win-win situation because you’re likely to make a decent amount of money from affiliate sales without needing to do much work (at least at first).
Find A Partner
Now that you have a profitable niche, it’s time to find a way to monetize it. You’re going to need someone to help you with this part of the business. Perhaps you can barter with another business owner, trade revenue for inbound marketing or advertising, or you can partner with a digital marketing agency to get the wheels turning. Whatever business model you decide upon, you’re going to need help setting up the marketing and sales channels to make money off your feet.
If you decide to go the trade route, getting a business loan to purchase equipment or hire additional staff could be the key to your business’ success. Your existing bank account may not be the best place to spend your hard-earned money, especially if you want to keep your credit card as a backup in case your equipment gets damaged during shipment or if there’s a flood at your place of business. Having some collateral (like a car or a house) to offer as a safety deposit in case things go wrong is also critical. Of course, protecting your intellectual property will be a top priority as well.
Pro-Tip: You Can Monetize A Subscription Model
Another way to monetize a small business is to set up a subscription model. With this model, you’ll ask customers to pay a recurring fee in exchange for content that is usually delivered on a weekly or monthly basis. Depending on how you set it up, you can allow customers to access premium content or restrict them to only access the content for which they paid. You could also create an online store where your patrons can buy products related to what they’ve already subscribed to. This could be anything from makeup products, to candles, to bottled water, to socks.
Why do I like this model so much? It gives you the ability to charge customers for ongoing content or for a one-time event, like an online class where you teach your customers how to grow their own grapes. This kind of model allows you to create a sustainable business where you don’t need to rely on as much day-to-day ad revenue to keep the lights on.
Make Money With Affiliate Marketing
Another popular way to make money off your feet is through affiliate marketing. This is where you connect with other businesses (often those in the affiliate marketing community) and help them cross promote each other’s products. In other words, if you’re an affiliate marketer for Nike, you’ll help other businesses get in on the action by creating promotional material like web banners and email campaigns that contain affiliate links. When a customer clicks on one of these affiliate links and makes a purchase, you’ll earn a commission.
There are many different ways to make money with affiliate marketing. You can promote products related to your niche (like shoes or candles) or you can promote services related to your niche (like legal advice or a cleaning service). You’ll want to focus on building a team of affiliate marketers who can drive traffic to your site and generate sales. If you can do this successfully, you’ll be able to make a good living (up to an point) from affiliate marketing without having to depend on a single product or service.
Sell Your Photos On Social Media
Speaking of photographs, have you ever thought about using your skills as a photographer to make money online? Lots of people have, and they’ve created entire businesses around the idea of selling their photos to brands and businesses. The fact is there’s a lot of competition in this space, so you have to build a solid platform and brand before you can think about creating products or selling services.
On social media, you can connect with potential customers and engage with them on a personal level. You can post about upcoming fashion trends or share inspirational quotes or stories. Having a voice on these platforms is key to attracting potential customers. Platforms like Instagram and Pinterest are ideal for this simply because they’re tailored to visually-oriented goods and services. So, if you’ve got a great looking photo of an outfit you wore or an interior decoration project you did, you can post it on social media to attract potential customers.
Create A Product-related Website
If none of the above seem like a fit, maybe creating a product-related website is the best way to go. You’ll want to pick a niche (like skin care or beauty) and build a site around selling and reviewing products related to your chosen niche. For example, if you’re passionate about skin care and you’ve found a great organic skin care product, you can create a site around the products you love and promote them on your site. You’ll also want to find affiliate products related to skin care and promote them on your site. When a customer clicks on one of these affiliate products and makes a purchase, you’ll earn a commission.
Why go the product route? Well, it’s a proven model, and you don’t need to have a huge following to make money off your feet. As long as you can drum up some interest in your chosen niche, you can make a decent income from a product-related website.
Create A Blog
Blogs are pretty popular these days, and they can serve as an efficient marketing tool for just about any business. If you’ve got a steady stream of content that you think is entertaining or informative, you can use a blog to promote your business. There’s no need to limit yourself to product reviews. You can create a full-blown fashion blog where you educate your readers on the latest fashion trends and tips on how to easily incorporate them into your wardrobe.
Blogs are a perfect venue for engaging with potential customers on a personal level. You can share your expertise with your readers, build a community, and draw in potential customers who might not have found you otherwise. Plus, you can always promote products related to your chosen niche through affiliate marketing or direct sales in case you don’t want to rely on advertising for income.
Monetising Your Passion
The last few years have seen a massive rise in the popularity of side hustles and hobbies combined with online platforms that allow us to make money from home. Combining your love for sewing with your eye for styling, you can create a blog that teaches others how to sew and style clothes using your favourite clothing lines and designers. You can use this platform to showcase your work and let others learn from your experience. Plus, you can always promote products related to your chosen niche through affiliate marketing or direct sales in case you don’t want to rely on advertising for income.
There are many ways we can make money of the internet, all of which allow us to keep our identity while pursuing our passions. If you’re looking for ways to supplement your income, you can start by looking into the many sides of the fashion industry. From taking pictures of yourself in various outfits to eventually creating a blog, you can find a way to monetize your passions to earn a comfortable living. Good luck!