If you are a technical person with knowhow of designing, computer graphics etc, then here’s an opportunity for you to work from home. You can design and sell your own mobile or computer application (app). Also you can design and sell your own themes. Let’s look at both these options separately.
Designing application requires knowledge and understanding of the medium you choose to work with. Most of the applications are designed for mobiles nowadays, and amongst them also close to 80-90% application are designed to work with Android operating system. So to design your own app you need to be comfortable with this operating system. If this is the case, then you can research and find a good topic/need/utility for which you can design an app. Alternatively you can also design mobile games, which also sell like hot cakes nowadays.
Designing a theme for blog or website requires good knowledge of the different internet browsers. Most people access internet using Chrome browser, hence most themes are designed to be compatible with this browser, however if you are looking to make extra moolah, you can work on making your theme compatible with other browsers too. Also responsive themes are becoming more popular nowadays, these refer to themes that can adapt to the mobile phone browsers automatically, when a user access the website or blog from mobile phone. In case you do not have expertise on making a Word press theme, you can design HTML websites and sell them.
How to Make Money from this:
- Once you make an app or theme, submit it to the respective app or theme store Set a price for your app/theme. You can choose to earn from inapp advertising in case of apps. Theme or templates are sold and priced depending on the rights and features that are bundled with them. Template Monster and Theme Forest, which act as a marketplace where you can sell your themes HTML Templates or Scripts.
Earning potential – 10$ 100$ per sale. Depending on how you price your apps/themes and how popular it gets.
Expertise Level required – For making money from this method, you need to have excellent technical skills. Thorough knowledge of designing will help you design a product which can inch ahead of competitors and thus maximize your profit.
I nvestment required – If you do not have the designing program then you need to invest in the same, otherwise this is investment free online money making method.
Where can you start – Template Monster, Theme Forest, Google Playstore.
