I should warn you that there are plenty of get-rich-quick scams available on the web. Since I never will fall into one, I will never drag any reader into one neither. I would only write a hub page here only when I am thoroughly convinced that it is a genuine way to make money on web. This information collected and presented here are verified by me and through by my friends who are making real money in a genuine, good way. The more sincere in your efforts, the more you will get rewarded.

There are fundamentally two genuine ways to earn money on web. They are,

1. Sell a service or

2. Sell a product.

If you choose to sell a service, you will earn only when you work. In other words, when you stop working, you don't earn money. Agreed?

But, if you sell a product, you will earn money from it even after you stopped working. Let me make this clear, for instance, if you shoot some photos with your digital camera and upload them to stock photo sites, you will earn money whenever someone downloads your photo. Every person who is downloading you photo from a stock photo site will have to pay royalty to you. You will earn from your photos for your lifetime, actually.

Which one do you think is a better way to earn money? I prefer the second method, because like the majority of hub page users, I try to make money as a part-timer and this would be applicable to moms working from home, dads and other young lads who are trying to build a passive income from web.

If you want to get some basic introduction on making money with digital camera, please head straight Make Money with your Digital Camera my earlier hub on the same topic. If you want to be successful in selling photos, you need to do three things.

1. Enrol in Stock Photo Sites:

To make money by selling photographs, first you need to enrol in a stock photography site who will act as a agent to market and sell your photo. For example, Fotolia and Featurepics are two very well known biggest stock sites for entry level photographers like you and me. Dreamstime is another stock site that is very popular among semi-professional photographers. You can earn your photos to many stock sites at the same time, so, sign-up in at least 3 stock sites to know which one will work for you. All stock sites could work for you and you can earn money from more than one place for same photos.

2. Master your Digital Camera:

This is such a very simple yet powerful step and you need not spend money to master your digital cameras. All you have to do is to have a couple of good reads of the camera user manual, and plenty of practice. By looking at the best selling pictures, you can compare your skills. Try different modes and techniques with your digital cameras. And I will never advise to purchase a high-end SLR cameras at this stage, however, you can purchase a shiny digital SLR with your photo sale commissions if you are serious about photography.

3. Learn about selling your photos:

Obviously, there are some tricks of the trade. You need to learn what sells, how to sell and where to sell. Even, I am just a starter in selling photos and had a fair success rate with it and earned few dollars (it's always good to earn money). So, in the next section, I review an online course that I undertook and it taught me plenty of good tricks and tips of selling stock photos. It is one of best investment I had made so far and a friend of mine paid that course fees from his online earnings.

Meet Mr. Yuri Arcurs, the highest selling microstock photographer in the world. This Danish photographer (still a university student) makes $25,000 per month by selling stock photos. All his earnings are his royalty fee, so he is not selling all those photos outright. You can read Yuri Arcurs interview on Crestock

Now, if your goal is to earn at least $1000 a month (let us be conservative as you can be the next Yuri Arcurs if you want to), then you need to invest in some resources to learn few tips and tricks sincerely. Fortunately, one of my friend presented this Camera Dollars E-course as a birthday gift (value = $40) recently and I am amazed by the simple tips that they taught. These tips range from how to shoot the winning pictures, how to use the right keywords, title and description so that the photos come in top of the search engines and most importantly how to price your photos and market your photos so you can earn the desired passive income.

Some of the myths that this Camera Dollars Course cleared out from my mind are: You don't need expensive camera and top quality lenses. A simple 4 mega pixel camera will do. You don't need to be a top-notch photographer to earn money from stock photography. You don't need a 1000 photos portfolio to earn money as a stock photographer. You can start selling even 3 or 4 pictures. You don't need to work full-time. Just as a part-time hobby, in your leisure time, you can work. You don't need to hire models. Ask your friends to pose for you and give them a simple gift (a dinner perhaps) as a reward.

I can go on listing all the tricks they taught but, I would be violating their copyright if I did. All I can say it is worth the money and I can highly recommend. When you consider you are going to earn money in your spare time, you can earn that $40 investment back quickly.Enrol at the Camera Dollars Course to learn more and make a career as an amateur, freelance photographer.

Want to know More?

What kind of photos that sell like hot-cake?

How can I really get started?

What are the tips and tricks that a newbie should know?

How to automate the photo submission to many stock sites and earn plenty?

To get answers to such questions and more practical tips, you can download some fantastic tutorial on How to Pay your Rent with your Camera, that will teach you a detailed step-by-step action plan and lots of resources to start your online venture to sell your photos.

Please give me a 'Thumbs up' if you want more such useful hubs from me. Enjoy photographing, selling and earning!

Report me back with your success story. I will be waiting for you. All the best for your journey.

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