How To Sell Online For Free In 2016

By Jason

“How To Sell Online For Free”

Believe it or not, when it comes to how to sell online for free YOU HAVE OPTIONS. 

These ways to sell online for free include what you choose to sell, how you sell it, how much you wish to make and most importantly getting started the correct way.

To be perfectly clear, I do not own any products, I do not work for anyone, I sell products and services on the internet and in return I receive commissions.

If you do have your own product, that’s great! You can learn right here how to attract people online to finding and purchasing your product in ABUNDANCE.

Selling products that you do not own can be done by joining affiliate programs, which is completely free to do. By joining one of these free programs you are now allowed to display just about any of their products onto your own website and begin to receive commissions yourself.

What are affiliate programs?

Ever heard of Ebay, Amazon, Walmart, Target, Foot Locker, Old Navy, iTunes? This list can seriously go on and on. The point is the majority of top retailers or companies in general have affiliate programs.

Once joined you have access to display just about any of their products available to you to place on your website. The goal is to attract visitors, have them select on an item from your website which will guide them to the program you are a part of, and if they choose to make a purchase you receive commission.

With 3 billion active users currently online globally, I don’t even have to mention the potential in earnings here. There are MANY people working online and earning full-time income using this same process I am sharing with you today.

“Getting Started The Correct Way”

I cannot reiterate the importance of starting out on the right foot enough. If you wish to sell items and eventually have your own profitable business online, you need to learn the proper steps.

Three Simple Steps To Your First Online Store:

1. Choosing a topic/what to sell
2. Your very own website (free, see below)
3. Training

To ensure your success online you will need to first decide what to sell. It can be anything really.

I like to suggest to people who are unfamiliar with working online to firstly think of something you are passionate about. Be it sports, fashion, music, people, fitness, finance, technology, education, anything works! Something you could perhaps talk about for days.

These are all topics, amongst MANY others, you could express on your very own website and earn money online from. These topics are known as niche’s in the online world, something to keep in mind moving forward.

The next step is to determine which items or services you would like to sell. Let’s look at an example.

Let’s say someone chose fashion as their niche, I would suggest narrowing that down to something more along the lines of running shoes.

Reason being is that fashion alone is too broad of a topic. Not saying you couldn’t strictly do fashion and share all your favorite clothing apparel, shoes, etc. onto your own website.

Narrowing it down will get you the best outcome when starting out with a newer website online and best results for creating sells. Expanding and adding a variety of items is something you would definitely consider as your website and business grow online.

Running shoes would work well because:

a) You have your audience…
b) You have your product

Keep in mind this is only one idea of millions, if you have any niche ideas you would like to discuss, leave a comment below and I will be sure to respond.

“Your Own Website”

Having your own website is a must if you would like to sell online and have a lasting business. Running a website is very affordable and will be your foundation which contributes to your overall success. It is your own personal ‘storefront’ online.

If you have never created a website before it’s a lot simpler than you would think.

It’s as easy as choosing a Title, a theme (how it looks), and click on ‘Build My Website Now’. All free to do when you try it out below:

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“I Have My Website, Now What?”

I would recommend some Training.

You need to structure your website which includes adding some content, making it user friendly, adding images as you go along amongst a few other things.

If new to creating websites online, this could sound pretty intimidating. But it doesn’t have to be.

I use Wealthy Affiliate (WA) to learn how to create my own websites which eventually lead to having my own online business.

WA is free to join and use and what it is, is an online community and learning center where you will be building a business online.

I would like to mention that they do have an option to upgrade to Premium membership which unlocks access to all the training, videos, classrooms, tools, and much more.

Free or Starter Accounts gain instant access to step-by-step training, access and instant support from other members via live chat and your own personal page, helpful tools, and 2 websites all for free. And by free I mean no credit card necessary, see for yourself and join WA.

The best part about it is your are allowed to work and build your business at your own pace. Making money online doesn’t happen overnight but it is a process which can be very rewarding and even life changing.

The key to learning how to sell online is to find a topic you enjoy, get started the correct way, and take action.

Starting a business allowing you to sell online for free requires effort and some time on your part, not too different than if you were wanting to start a store ‘offline’. The only major difference is the MASSIVE viewership that will have access to your store online 🙂

Take the time to do the work now, and experience the freedom and flexibility starting a business online has to offer.

Try it for yourself and share some of your experiences in the comment section below. I will be sure to respond.