HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE 2025

 Last updated:June 22nd, 2025

Here are the most proven ways of making money with your smart phone. 

1.        BEING A SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATOR

2.        MANAGING A SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE

3.        AFFLIATE MARKETING

4.        STARTING AN ONLINE JOBS / REMOTE JOBS

5.        OPENING AN ONLINE SHOPS

6.        STARTING YOUR OWN BLOG

7.        OWNING A VTU WEBSITE

8.        OWNING A MOBILE APP

9.        BEING A DEVELOPER

 

Equipment or tools needed:

-            A smart phone/ Laptop

-            An Internet Connection

Making money is crucial as our lives depends on it. To make money in general isn’t easy but with lots of hard work and effort, it eventually pays off. On this post we are going to list ways in which the Internet can be a great means for a passive income. Having a smart phone or a PC and an internet connection is all you need to get started.

 

BEING A SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT CREATOR

Social media platforms have evolved into viable means of earning online over the past few years, with various monetization strategies emerging. Becoming a content creator and using a social media platform that supports your strategies such as Ad revenue, Sponsored Content, Subscription Based Models and Selling Products or services is a lucrative means to earn and also the most important aspect is the creation of exclusive contents that spike reactions from thousands of users/followers.

 

MANAGING A SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE

Being a social media manager is closely related to being a content creator who is handling a social media page based on a remote job. A he/she eventually gets paid for managing the page.

 

AFFLIATE MARKETING

Affiliate marketing currently a top notch online means in west African countries. It becomes more popular day by day because of how affiliate marketers showcase their earnings as a means of increasing trust and sales on products. Being an affiliate marketer, you are open to many opportunities like being recognised by dignitaries and brand owners. Affliate marketing is considered as one of the easiest online business for starters as it may require little or no amount to start.

 

ONLINE JOBS/REMOTE JOBS

One way of earning through online means is applying for online jobs. Be it digital skills or physical skills, you can apply for a remote job that will pay you for your services. Platforms like LinkedIn allows you to create a work profile and set job alert according to your preference search. While platforms like Fiverr, allows you to show case your GiGs (your service description). Then others like Medium, allows you to publish high quality content and pay you for your content quality.

 

OPENING AN ONLINE SHOP

These is one of the most patronized means of earning online. In Nigeria, there are approximately 21,000 online stores excluding those that use social media groups, pages and statuses. Yet there’s so much to earn as 89% of users in Nigeria are actively shopping online. The key is identifying the needs of your audience.

 

 STARTING YOUR OWN BLOG

Starting a blog could be a profitable way of earning through ad placement and traffic management. The goal is creating quality content for your audience and being consistent and hardworking.  Blogging deals with deep passion for content creation and it content varies from that of a social media content creator. When you blog, you share knowledge and experience on a topic that your audience needs.

 

OWNING A VTU WEBSITE

A Virtual Top Up (VTU) website is a lucrative way to earn money online and it’s mostly commonly known in Nigeria. A VTU website can generate lots of income for its owner when it offers (Top ups) are cheap and appreciated by consumers. The more the subscribers the more the money. You can own a VTU website by purchasing from a developer.

 

OWNING A MOBILE APP

You can own a mobile app by purchasing it from a developer and that app can be a source of passive income as far as the app remains valuable to its audience. There’s even greater chance of income, if your app is uploaded to an app store (Google play, Apple store).  

 

BEING A DEVELOPER

Being a developer gives you the opportunity to create and get paid for rendering online service based on web development, mobile application and software application. The skills you possess open you to more opportunity to earn as far online technology is concerned.

 

In CONCLUSION, choosing any of these proven ways would help you raise some passive income. Most persons use this online means as side hustle and some use it as a full profession, anyway you intend to use it sole depends on you.