You have probably heard of people making money selling photos online and figured you could do it too. Well, in this case, you are absolutely right!
I myself was just like you a couple of years ago. I had a good job, but I couldn't say no to some extra cash every month. So when I got myself my first digital camera, I started taking photos of the things I found interesting. Then, I begun to submit my photos to specialized websites, waiting for the miracle to happen.
Well, it wasn't a real miracle, but I managed to make a couple hundred dollars during my first month in business. I didn't see this as a business opportunity, so I kept taking photos just when I was in a certain mood, let's call it "inspirational".
It was not until I went on a trip to Thailand that I discovered its true potential. During the 2 weeks spent abroad, I filled the 8 GB memory card I had in my digital camera: almost 4000 photos!
When I got home, I uploaded them to the websites I was working with, expecting some kind of success. But what happened was truly unexpected! During the next 2 months, I made a profit of a little more than $10.000! And I am still getting some residual income from those photos (I get paid every time someone downloads one of my pictures).
The kind of money you can expect to get for a single photo submitted to these specialized websites can be anywhere around $2 to $7, depending on the size and quality of the picture.
Earning $2 every time someone downloads one of your pictures may not seem like much, but if you managed to take a couple hundred pictures every month, it would certainly sum up. And how long could it take you to shoot 200 photos? Two, three hours? That means a profit of about $400 for only a few hours' work!
And the best part is that you don't need to be an expert photographer to achieve this. All you need is a digital camera and an Internet connection!
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