How to Make Money Without Ever Leaving Your Backyard
“I earn up to $75 for each garden photo I take!”
“As an avid gardener, my yard is packed with plants, flowers and vegetables.
I’m also passionate about photography and take photos of everything I grow in my garden, as well as animals, birds and even peacocks that come through my yard.
When a friend told me about Shutterstock.com, a stock photography site where you can sell your photos, I decided to give it a try.
“All I had to do was create a profile on the site and submit 10 photos, along with search keywords so people could find them.
Shutterstock approved seven to be listed for sale. At first, I made a small amount of money, but when I hit thresholds like $500 and $3,000, I moved up a level and made more.
I can also make more money when people purchase photos under different types of plans, such as when a client needs an image for mass production (reproduced more than 250,000 times).
The pay varies, but I’ve made up to $75 per photo. The money I make is invested for my grandson’s education.
“I try to upload five to six images a week. It’s so exciting to see photos I’ve sold in books, magazines and online.
I even once found one framed on the wall of a hotel I was staying at!”
“I make $600 a month selling goat-milk skin care!”
“In 2013, I left my job as a probation officer after suffering a back injury. We had turned our property into a farm/homestead, which includes goats whose milk we used as an alternative to cow’s milk.
I had an abundance of the milk and started to freeze it. Goat’s milk contains lactic acid, vitamin A and other minerals, making it extremely soothing for dry skin and eczema, so I decided to make soap and lotion from the extra milk and sell it!
“I researched how to make the products, then experimented until I landed on a recipe using the milk (store-bought goat’s milk, even in powdered form, works just as well), coconut oil and essential oils.
Next, I set up a website (NewburyFarms.com) and hired vendors like Bulk Apothecary for the packaging.
My first customers were family and friends, but the business grew when I started to sell to shops and use Facebook and Instagram to market it.
“The soap and hand cream retail for $7–$10, and I make up to $8,000 a year — money that goes back into the business and pays for extras like raised garden beds.
Best of all, I have a flexible schedule so I can be home for my children and care for our environment and the animals that provide for us.”
Writer: By Editorial Staff
Source: firstforwomen.com