Hello again everyone!
You have welcomed me so warmly into your community today.😍
I decided not to postpone my first post and immediately share something useful (in my opinion). I think I will need more time to write longreads on topics in which I have expertise. Nevertheless, I really want to get into the atmosphere of the community and discussions as soon as possible. Therefore, I will start with my business discoveries in the last year, when I quit my job and started my own projects.
The main project that I am currently doing is a network of sites with lists of the best stores on marketplaces (Amazon, Aliexpress, Ebay, Etsy, etc.). Monetization through affiliate links that my site visitors follow. If, after visiting, for example, the Aliexpress website, the user makes a purchase, Aliexpress pays me a % of commission.
I made some useful discoveries that I will definitely continue to use in the future for my next projects.
1. https://solar-staff.com/. Solar-Staff - is a contractor payment service.
This is an incredibly convenient service for companies that work with freelancers (individuals and legal entities) around the world. The service takes a commission of up to 10%, but you get completely transparent documents on expenses with an EU VAT number. Your freelancers also get an incredibly convenient way to control tasks and legally withdraw money without commission.
Do not confuse with freelance search services! You invite your people here, set tasks for them, they perform them, you pay and receive invoices from a European legal entity.The problem of making content for little money is solved! And no problem with the Dutch tax office.
2. Affiliate programs.
Previously, when I worked for an advertising agency, I was always on the side of the advertiser and worked with 3-5 Russian affiliate agencies. Now I find myself on the side of a webmaster who attracts traffic and wants to monetize it as efficiently as possible.
After researching, I discovered a huge number of affiliate agencies all over the world. Many of them specialize in specific topics or geography. You can always monetize your traffic and it is much more profitable than just connecting Google Adsence.
If you are interested in this topic, please write in the comments about it. I will then make a separate post about how it all works, what services exist, their pros and cons.
3. Google Spreadsheets could become a content management and automatic publishing system.
My entire network of 20 Wordpress websites is managed from one Google Spreadsheet. The source content is translated from English into 19 other languages using the GOOGLETRANSLATE formula and streamed continuously to all 20 websites. I make changes in one spreadsheet and the content is updated across the entire network of websites.
It is very important here to watch out for typos and the simplicity of sentences in the English source text. If there is a typo in the English text, the translation is likely to be incorrect. And, for example, in a Korean or Arabic translation, you won't even be able to see it :-)))
Also, the IMPORTXML formula helps me a lot, which allows me to literally parse sites using the simplest xPath syntax (this is not scary at all and is available to any scholar).
Later I will probably describe this content management system of mine in a separate post. Please write in the comments if you are interested. So I'm more likely to do it)))
4.https://elements.envato.com/ Envato Elements subscription.
For € 15-20 (recently dropped), you get full access to a huge number of stock photos, graphic templates, fonts, wordpress and html website templates, slides templates, and even video and sound effects. It's just incredibly handy for small internet projects.
@howo asked me where I prefer to get slide templates. If I need anything, it will definitely be found on Envato😀
5.https://www.flynax.com/ Flynax is a ready-to-use classifieds software.
One of my new projects is a children's goods marketplace in the Netherlands. I was doing a research of ready-made scripts that can be used to create my own product and found Flynax. My life will never be the same again!😳
For 195 euros in the form of a one-time payment, you will receive a completely finished project. You will have to pay a little extra for a mobile app, as well as for premium themes, but it's still almost free compared to developing from scratch!
Tip: the same product on the Russian-language version of the flynax.ru website costs even less 😂
Cheers Gally