How to earn money online in Pakistan?

This is one of the most popular topics among Pakistanis. We see many ads in newspapers about earning easy money online. Here I will explain how you can actually earn money online without paying anything upfront.

Before we start here are some important points.

1. Earning money online is NOT easy. It is as difficult as it is earning money offline.
2. You must work to earn money, no work no money.
3. You you have/learn skills to sell online.  
4. You do NOT have to pay anything to start earning.  

So forget all those ads in newspapers, do not pay anyone for those IDs to earn online, and go and find work that you can do. 

There are many ways you can earn money online. Here is a list of few

1. Selling your skills
2. Selling your products
3. Ads and Affiliate Marketing on your websites and apps

Selling your Skills 

This is is the most common way to earn money. We all have some skills and use those to earn money. There are engineers, consultants, accountants, writers, programmers, designers, architects, SEO specialists, personal assistants, and clerks. We ca sell our skills offline as well. For many western countries it is much cheaper to outsource to countries like Pakistan so we have a very good chance to get that work. 

These seller advertise their work on many FREE websites. We can bid/ apply to work for them and seller will select most suitable candidate for their work. 

Here is list of Top Freelancing websites for Pakistan and How to create an account and find work on freelancing websites. 

Selling your Products

Second method to earn money online is to sell your products online. It can be clothing, books, themes, toys, jewellery or any other digital or physical product. There are many successful sites running in Pakistan. With introduction of 3g,4g and easy access to internet at homes and offices, more and more users are now buying products online. This is your time to start a business online. You can read more about eCommerce and on how to create online stores here  .

Ads and Affiliate Marketing on your websites and Apps

You must have seen many useful websites and apps that are free. They are actually earning money from ads. Millions of users access those websites and apps and are good opportunity for businesses to advertise their products. If you have an interesting idea you can also earn money using ads. Most popular way to earn money from this method is to use Google Ads on your website, blog or app. 

If you have an idea you can hire some one to create website or app for you. If you do not but have useful knowledge you can share with others you ca write a blog and put ads on it.