Can You Make Money out of nothing or thin air?

That money can be the most powerful motivator is an undeniable fact. While some believe that they have to work hard to make money, there are people who want to make quick bucks. There is another group of people who want to make money just out of nothing. But the question now is: Is it possible to make money out of nothing or thin air? Let us find out.

The foremost step you must take for making money out of nothing or thin air is to remove certain barriers that prevent you from achieving this aim. One of the worst barriers that can eat away your time is your habit of constantly scrolling your smartphone or your computer to read the social media posts that flood your devices. According to a study, the average duration a person spends on Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram, and other social media accounts is a whopping 46,751 hours. This means that those who are addicted to these accounts make some of the tech companies richer and richer. These tech companies always look for and adopt innovative ways to ensure that more and more people get addicted to social media accounts. 

Though a number of experts and even some of the most successful people firmly opine that spending time on social media is a wasteful habit and that social media accounts are big nothings with hollow, useless, empty, and energy-sapping posts, the good news is that you can use the time you spend on these nothings for making money out of nothing. This means that you should learn to control your social media accounts and make them work for you instead of allowing them to control you, your time, and your life. Let us find out the steps using which you can make these accounts work in your favor.

Step# 1.

You may be a popular person and the posts and the contents you create may enthrall a number of people. These friends may appreciate your posts and you may get elated when you see that the number of "likes" for your posts is increasing. This may become an addiction and may induce you to come out with more posts or content. But do you gain anything out of this? Will the time you spend on creating these posts or content add at least a single penny to your bank account? These are the questions you should ponder over. You may say that the thrill and excitement you get when the number of likes for your posts and content keeps increasing are immeasurable. 

But you are certain to confront a point when the "Law of Diminishing Returns" will start operating. At this stage, you may not feel excited when your followers on social media accounts post their "likes." In fact, you may become a frustrated person because you do not derive any tangible benefit out of those "likes."  Therefore, what is the point of wasting your time in creating such posts or content? Instead, you can use your social media accounts purposefully. The following few steps may provide you with some insights. 

Step# 2.

Find out those affiliate products that are in great demand and that can provide solutions to the problems people may be facing in their lives. You can promote those products on your social media accounts. But if you choose this way to make money, you should carefully study the products and know fully well about them, You should do a comparative study of similar products available in the market as well. Only then, the posts you write about the chosen products will provide your followers with valid and useful information. The more information you provide to people through your posts, the better will be the chances of the products getting sold. Thanks to such sales, you can get significant affiliate commissions.

Step# 3.

If you are good at photography, you can open an Instagram account for selling your photos. There are a number of people who sell some of their great photos on Instagram and make substantial money. But remember that you can not sell your photos if they are of the run-of-the-mill quality. This means you should keep finetuning your photographic skill and improving your talent of spotting and identifying rare and unique situations, activities, and incidents.

Step# 4.

Not only individuals but big companies including corporates have social media accounts. Not all companies will have employees for managing their accounts. If you hone your skills in managing these accounts, you can offer your services to these big entities and earn substantial money. This means you should acquire relevant knowledge about the field or the industry in which they operate, their standing in the field, and their culture. It is not necessary that you should become a full-time employee of the companies. By choosing to work as a freelancer, you can manage the accounts of as many entities as you can. The only point is that your skills should be so good that these companies should vie with each other to have your services.

There are several other ways using which you can make money on social media. You should apply your mind and find out the most appropriate method that suits you. But once you zero in on the right and the most suitable method, you will find that the earning potential is enormously unlimited. This is what making money out of nothing or thin air is all about.