I wrote 2 hubs on passive income but I want to know passive income in your own words and how much you are making on passive income??
Passive Income?
That's when income passes you by, NO?
When I first started online nearly 8 years ago I thought passive income had something to do with smoking and income combined....maybe breathing in the passive secondary smoke from the smokers would somehow gave me an income....I can laugh about it now, because I'm still a donut!
It is where you can earn more money without doing any more work.
If you have to ask what passive income is, you shouldn't be writing Hubs on the subject.
It might have been better to ask this question before you wrote them - now it just looks like you started this thread to plug your own Hubs..
I posted this thread three weeks ago and since then I have did some research and that's why I am writing hubs on it.
Passive income, on the other hand, is income that does not require your direct involvement. Some kinds of passive income you may be familiar with include owning rental property, royalties on an invention or creative work, and network marketing.
HA HA owning rental property is not passive it is a lot of work running rental property, fixing it up, getting the rent pad, getting the new renter, and more!
Earning a passive income takes alot of work, especially in the beginning. But the idea is once that work is done then your money keeps making you money with very little effort on your part. I am in the beginning stages and am still "doing the work" but so far I've made 200 dollars in one month. That's 200 extra dollars added to my monthly income. To some people it's worth it, to others it's not. You just have to find your niche.
Passive income is income that pays for your life even if you are not working. I just took a 2 year sabbatical that passive income paid for. Some people just want money...and those people typically spend it as they get it. I want a life...on my terms. So I created it! Passive income gave me the money to BUY ME TIME! Anyone can do it, but it takes effort, personal growth and the development of people skills. Good luck in your pursuit!
Except for fixed interest, I really don't believe in passive income, but at least with shares or property you don't have to worry about managing staff. There's still work involved. The main advantage of property is tax offsets.
I don't know too much about real estate, but my grandmother was a real estate agent. What she told me is that it's not the property but rather the land that appreciates in value.
I think you have to decide what you're priority is:
1. Capital Growth - buy an asset and sell at a higher price
2. Income - rental income, share dividends, bond yields
If all goes well, an investment loan can be you're best friend with capital growth and worst enemy with income. A loan can leverage your return for when you sell for profit, but if it's interest and fees are too high, that can offset your income. That may not seem like a problem now, but if you don't fix your rate, it could be later.
The land of house will go up over time if you pick a quality property in the right location. This is better for capital growth.
An appartment in a high occupancy area might be better for income if it costs less than a house. You can pay the asset off sooner so you don't have loan interest offseting your rental income stream. This may not be a good idea for capital growth. I've heard of people in Melbourne and Ackland who have made a loss selling appartments. I would buy one if I wanted a no-fuss ongoing income stream, but not for capital growth.
- Get a certified valuer to value properties you're interest in so you don't get ripped off and can set limits particularly at an auction.
- A financial advisor is also important.
- A property manager, you could claim their fees off tax on rental income.
You want to check the property doesn't have problems like pests, electrical problems etc.
Property is a big investment. Arm yourself with knowledge and advice so you don't get screwed.
I think now is a reasonable time to invest if you're in the USA, but you may want to wait until mid-year to be certain. FIxing the current low interest rate for as long as possible would be very wise.
Here's a couple books I found on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Investing-Income-P…
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Guide-Incom…
I think you might have worked out by now that property really isn't passive. It's hard work! It's good if you think you would enjoy it, but be prepared to make the effort.
For the best passive income read this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Dividend-…
If you prefer stock market dividends income don't borrow to invest.
Coca Cola is a good example of a dividend income stock.
As far as I am concerned, the first things that come to mind are interest on capital and royalties on published works.
passive income is sometimes used synonymously with residual income....I don't think this is a fair synonym, but none the less people use the terms interchangeably.
It is used to describe an income that you initially work for, but eventually keeps paying out even after the effort has stopped. Examples would be collecting royalties for products that you referred that is purchased over and over again by the same people...or a monthly service someone signed up for under you.
examples would be maybe companies like amway, mary kay, etc. There are other affiliate programs like that, but you can also earn residual income from things like posting pictures to be downloaded, google adsense from your traffic, or articles/posts that get paid on view amount.
Passive income is a type of income which requires no physical involvement by a person to earn. Royalties, rental income, books and movies are just few examples of passive income.
Passive income is income that refuses to budge or bite back no matter how much you shout and encourage it...
I write about passive income too, but differently from others.
Passive Income : Money working for YOU
Making money with little effort. Passive Income. Of course, setting that up in itself requires a ton of effort.. as I am trying to do myself
I think about three things
one is good keyword research
writing a good hub about the keyword
then getting the hub backlinked to make sure it reaches no 1 for the keyword
Rinse and repeat . Voila you have a formula
Absolutely it is some kind of income that comes with almost no effort after putting he initial effort.
I make a good $300-350 a month now from my 135 Hubs, even during the months I don't publish. Continuing to publish just pushes that monthly passive earning income up a bit.
I consider it an income that takes some form of initial investment, either money or time, that continues to earn you money over a long period with little effort after the initial investment has been made.
great comments everyone.. How much money have everyone invested to make passive income??
To me passive income will be if you set up a membership website, and members pay a monthly fee to use the site. But because of attrition it really is not passive because you have to work to get more members.
Passive income is when you have ideas or inventions, pattern it earn royalty, buy property earn rental and appreciation value throughout the time, stock provide dividends and capital gain and so on.
This is not true because I have a social network which in turn is a membership site and I don't have to gain members for it anymore because the effort I put forth to get it started with the members I already had such as family and friends who support my site,also aided in the whole gaining more members once you create a membership site that has something people like and you get a few people to notice it and or use it your work is done because these members will find you new members and the chain goes on and on and on without any extra effort from you. See word of mouth is the best way to advertise and my members do that often so I don't have to. Their friends and family trust their word and from that my site grows and grows and I make no effort to advertise unless I really have too. Since I don't have to I just site back and watch the money roll in.
A Passive Income is earnings that which are automatically generated on a specific basis, for which is measured and constantly regenerating.
The internet is choke full of people touting methods of earning passive income. Affiliate marketing, PPC campaigns, and websites made for AdSense are all popular ways to earn passive income. One method is to find a product to sell by searching clickbank or commission junction, create a website around that product, use keyword research, search engine optimization, and article marketing to drive traffic to the site, earn a commission on every sale. If you do all the above parts properly you will have passive income.
When I'm EXTREMELY passive, I get income...
Sorry, my mind's in the gutter this eve.
When my initial investment of time or money is making money without me working for it any more. WOOOHOOO!!
I don't think rev share income in necessarily passive income. I think of it as cumulative income, until you get to the point where you feel like you've earned what you wanted to on a piece, then it's passive.
For example, I write for one site where I'm paid $20 per article plus rev share, but I have to have $20 in rev share to get paid. Since I've already been paid for the article, the income is passive...I don't have to do anything else to earn it.
But on Suite101, my earnings aren't that great, and I've only gotten up to $3 average per article. That's not enough to cover the time it took me to write the articles, so it's not passive, it's cumulative. When it gets past an average of $20 per article, then it will be passive. Right now, I don't feel like I've been paid enough for each article on average to justify my time. That's one reason I don't write there much anymore. I don't think writing a lot there will justify the income.
Passive income is simply income received with little active management on your part. Limited partnerships, real estate income, interest, or trust money that is drawing interest are all passive income.
Mine's pretty interactive. Passive income. That cash which you earn which gets passed to those you owe money to. Passive income.
In my view Passive income is any income that you get by sitting back and chilling.
So how does that happen?
(1) Setup a website that brings in viewers (customers/users/surfers/arm chair experts)
(2) Signup to affiliate networks like (Adsense, Kontera etc)
(3) Write interesting topics on your blog/website/hubpage.
(4) Market your article from 3 above.
(5) Sit back and relax while your money (Passive Income) accumulates over time (REMEMBER I said OVER-TIME) it's not get rich quick scheme.
(6) If you want to increase your Passive (Lazy) Income then do more research on key words and write more interesting editorials, then more marketing should do it.
For more info follow my journey to Passive income nirvana at my hub: http://hubpages.com/hub/AdsenseGoogleMoney
Regards and best of luck.
An example of true passive income vs. semi-passive would be buying a rental property vs. investing in a real estate investment trust (a REIT).
We tend to think of rental income as passive but if you have to collect rent, hound your renter for a check, find new renters when one leaves, call the plumber to repair the leaking sink, etc. it's not exactly passive. Now a REIT would buy up a lot of properties, hire out the necessary tasks without you being involved and then deposit your share of the profit directly into your bank account each month.
Applying that here: a Hub with a good long tail that earns you money without your intervention vs. a Hub that you have to update to keep revenue from declining.
But tweaking a site or collecting a rent check is far less of a time investment than a 9-5 job and surely has a greater return per minute so that's not a horrible thing.
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