10 Ways to Monetize Your Digital Marketing Content

The internet is about far more than just making money—but that’s certainly something you can do. Content creators have found plenty of ways to earn income from the digital stuff they make.

This list is far from comprehensive, but here are 10 big buckets of ways to make money from the content you create online.

1. Selling a service (like GreenMellen)
   1. Website development
   2. Coaching or consulting
   3. Graphic design
   4. Freelance writing
2. Selling a physical product online
   1. E-commerce
   2. Swag
   3. Books
3. Selling a digital product
   1. Ebooks and resources
   2. WordPress themes
   3. WordPress plugins
   4. Document templates
4. Selling an online course
   1. Teachable
   2. Skillshare
   3. Kajabi
5. Create a private membership forum
   1. Post Status
   2. Mighty Networks
   3. Private newsletter
6. Accept donations
   1. Patreon
   2. Through Facebook
   3. Kickstarter
7. Sponsorships
   1. Mostly for podcasts
   2. Directly on Anchor
8. Website ads
   1. Google AdSense (and similar)
   2. Direct sponsorships
9. Affiliate marketing
   1. Promoting products
   2. Getting a cut of the sales
   3. Amazon Affiliate links
10. Publishing videos
    1. YouTube monetization
    2. Not just with ads, but to help promote other content