Social media provides opportunities to make money beyond just large companies' advertising. Individuals can attract advertisers and promote businesses by gaining interest on platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and blogs. While very few will become millionaires, many ways exist to earn extra income such as running Facebook pages or YouTube channels with large followings, developing smartphone apps, or maintaining popular blogs. Overall, social media monetization generally provides supplemental income rather than primary salaries.

1. Social Media + ? = $ How People are Making Money With Social Media By: Gordon Gibson Image: Bodega Bay Photos

2. Whereas large companies have long been using social media as a tool to advertise and solicit their products……….. …….opportunities are also available for the AVERAGE web user to succeed Image: Alex Bramwell

3. Generating income from the use of online sites generally centres around…. ATTRACTING INTEREST!

4. Although Facebook is not known for turning people into millionaires overnight, there are still some ways to use it to make money

5. INSERT AD HERE!! Creating a Facebook page that attracts a niche market can allow you to gain the interest of relevant advertisers Ads generally pay about $2 per day Image: bluman

6. Image: eyesnlenses Facebook Marketplace is a forum in which users can sell items to one another

7. Image: www.facebook.com/Ezia.Couture Using one’s online network to promote an new business venture through facebook is a great way to help give it a kick-start

8. Image: St.Louis Punk-Rocker It is well known that income from Youtube videos is derived from advertisements, but how can you get a piece of the pie?

9. Image: coryccreamer Become a partner of the firm! Once a user has uploaded a significant number of videos and has received several views, they may become a Youtube partner, thus providing them with a profit-per-view deal.

10. Unique channel creations such as the massive Youtube hit, EpicMealTime, thrive in this view-based income structure Image: usageorge.com

11. Video bloggers such as Ray William Johnson who issue weekly blogs and have a loyal fan base can generate a very high and dependable income. Image: businessinsider.com

12. Image: Fanie! Like Youtube and Facebook, Twitter can be a good method of marketing oneself or ones product, particularly if a large enough following is obtained

13. Image: blary_54 And watch out for the new kid on the block: Klout… It is hard to say exactly how this digital popularity-rating system will translate into profit, but needless to say it has immense potential when it comes to creating online influence.

14. Image: todaymightbe And let’s not forget the “old fashioned” Internet bloggers! Perhaps not as glamorous as some of the other media forms, blogging still remains a strong method of online influence gaining.

15. Image: swaggmobile Bloggers with strong personalities or an intriguing writing style can climb their way to fame.

16. Image: techweet Switching gears from writing skills to programming...... Developing apps for iPhones has become a viable option for creative programmers to make a great deal of money

17. Image: LasseSH Angrybirds by Rovio Mobile, one of the most popular iPhone game series has enjoyed enormous success from selling its games for $0.99. App creators generally make 70% profit from app sales and Angrybirdshas sold well over 10 million copies (not bad eh?)

18. Image: ValleeC Individuals have also made a splash in this market. Steve Demeter the creator of the game Trism, became a millionaire after the $5 game took the appstore by storm in 2008

19. Image: keso And let’s not forget about Google Android. With a more open approach to app development than Apple, the Android is becoming a bigger player in the app world

20. Image: buildingresults Yes, the opportunities to become an social media star and score big are certainly there but...

21. For most people, making money with social media means earning some cute pocket change in their spare time. Image: photo l ghosia

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