5 Proven Ways to Make Money on Social Media (No Product Needed)

Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. You're probably on all of them. Why not monetize and make money?
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I'm Neil Patel, and today I'm going to share with you five ways you can monetize your social media audience without a product.
Make a Fortune on Social Media #1: Promote someone else's product.
Whether it's from the affiliate rake, or they're paying you a specific cost per promotion, or whatever it may be, why not just promote someone else's product? For example, I have a huge social media following, or at least I think it's a decent size, for anything marketing related. So if I go out there and I say, hey, you should use Ahrefs or BuzzSumo, or SEMrush. I've mentioned all those tools so many times on my videos.
Most of these guys already have affiliate programs on the bottom of their website. All you have to do is sign up, and use that link whenever you're talking about them on the social web. Here's what's cool about it. You can even go to sites like Amazon, Best Buy. They all have affiliate offerings and pages.
Make a Fortune on Social Media #2: partner with someone who has a product but doesn't have a audience.
Make a Fortune on Social Media #3: place ads within your videos.
If you're on social media, create videos and put them on sites like KZbin. They'll automatically put ads for you if you want to monetize it. Yes, you're not going to be the richest person, but you can easily make 2, three grand a month. That may not seem like a lot, but it could give you enough flexibility and freedom where you don't have to work for someone else. It's awesome and amazing. Money isn't everything in this world. Making enough to be happy and having that financial freedom, in many cases, is better than making 10, 20, 50, 100 grand a month. So don't always aim for making the most amount of money, also aim for financial freedom. And by just putting ads on your videos, or if you have a WordPress site you can allow them to monetize and you can let them make you money in promoting those articles via social media. It's an amazing way to end up making free money or little, or easy money, from ads.
Make a Fortune on Social Media #4: influencer marketing. And not the same influencer marketing that I talked about a few strategies ago. Why not go and say, hey, you sell teeth whitening. I'll pay per post to promote you on Instagram. Oh, your Fit Tea, yeah I'll talk about Fit Tea. I'm a celebrity or a fitness Instagram page, and I can be breaking down and taking photos of how I'm using Fit Tea to get more fit and building these muscles.
Make a Fortune on Social Media #5: Premium content. Here's what I mean by this. On Instagram, you see a lot of these models taking pictures of themselves. And then, they use something called Patreon where they're like, hey, you can subscribe on Patreon, give me money every single month, and I'll show you premium content. You can do the same thing.
The bonus tip for you is, you don't need a product to generate income. You could go find someone else's product, white label it, in essence, you're creating your own business. They can drop ship it for you. And they'll do a deal where every time you sell a product, you send them the information, they'll ship it out, and you give them the money, and you keep the difference.
I hope these tips help you monetize your social profile. It's not that hard. You have to put in the time and effort and be patient, keep tweaking. One model may be better for you versus the other one. But you won't know unless you test them all. So just try them out. Think of it as spaghetti, throw it against the wall, see what works and sticks, and then just move forward with that. Thank you for watching. Make sure you like, share, comment. If you have any questions, you're not sure how to monetize your social profile, leave a comment. I'll answer it, and I'll give you advice. Thank you.

[@WayneLiewYP]

Not having a product is not an excuse. Go build a following and figure out how to monetize your audience.

[@neilpatel]

Agreed!

[@nanda4131]

Hey Neil, you nailed it man...👌 Love the way you explain

[@neilpatel]

Thanks a lot, Nanda!

[@yaduentertainment]

Can I promot my website using this trick ?

[@neilpatel]

You can test these methods with your site. See how your audience responds.

[@mauronicolascanseco1643]

Cheers for this, been searching for "what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Aeycarlepper Aristocratic Ascendancy - (should be on google have a look ) ? It is a good one off product for discovering how to manifest wealth and abundance without the headache. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my colleague got great results with it.

[@servantrose]

Neil I've been watching your vids for the last couple of months and they always are great! I love that they are short bc we're all busy. But this one really rocked. I loved that you are real, and give more than the average stuff. Can't understand why you are doing this bc you already got game, but I'm glad your vids are here.

[@neilpatel]

Thank you!

[@hitesh8298]

why u are sharing ur knowledge for free bcoz u r not useing ads and affiliates.

[@neilpatel]

Because I believe knowledge should be free :)

[@hitesh8298]

Neil Patel ur knowledge is really helpful for me. i love neil patel tips 👍😊

[@financialbunker]

He is a millionare so he can.

[@miguelriquelme8568]

@hitesh This is the reason why the world is the way it is GREED!

[@hitesh8298]

@@miguelriquelme8568 Didn't understand 3 year's back but got it now😋😅

[@kathleengranger9922]

Hey, Neil--I subscribe to your marketing newsletter via my work email and you've never let me down. This post in particular, though, really caught my eye. I currently have about 89 followers on Pinterest and though I haven't yet shared links to my WordPress, Redbubble, or FineArtAmerica sites, I'm beginning to think I could, thanks to you! I was going to ask you if it is possible to find different affiliates for each Pinterest board but after Googling "affiliate marketing for Pinterest," I found links to other sites with detailed steps on how to go about doing just that. I am definitely going to pursue this idea, and would like to thank you for all of your incredible posts. You rock!

[@neilpatel]

Thanks for the kind words and continued support, Kathleen!

[@AnandJ]

Almost at 100K Subscribers! Congrats Neil!

[@neilpatel]

Thank you!!

[@ElliottPrendy]

As GaryVee says, our phones will become the new TV and TV will become the new radio. Love the ideas in this video Neil. Your'e definitely utilising social media!!

[@neilpatel]

It's very true. GaryVee knows what he is talking about!

[@farrylakaforeal6521]

Even though I know bout some of these, your delivery is awesome Neil. Thanks for the tips man.

[@neilpatel]

Glad you liked it!

[@BulelaPodcast]

Thanks for this. I want to try a few of these (2), but have no idea how to approach companies so I can do this. Any tips for writing e-mails etc?

[@neilpatel]

There are quite a few in-depth articles on my blog that can help you learn how to write these kinds of emails :)

[@jahnimai]

Mr. Neil, you have increased my best hope for humanity. May Bhakti shakti blessings be upon you.

[@neilpatel]

Thank you!!

[@FishingwithSteveD]

Great tips, so you mentioned selling product via dropshipping, would I have to have a funnel page like auto funnels for this or website or both?

[@neilpatel]

It is a good idea to have some sort of funnel set up :)

[@bless-welcomekassanda9970]

Thank you very much Neil Patel!!!

[@neilpatel]

You are very welcome!

[@dimitarmargaritov]

My goal is to become digital marketing influencer within the next 3 to 5 years so companies can hire me straight away. By the way, I started testing the client acquisition strategy, which you talked about on in a video with Tai Lopez recently, the one about Crunchbase. Nothing yet, but I am definitely sticking to it and I am also on the lookout for other similar databases. Regarding financial freedom, my perfect amount would be around $200k-$300 a month net, which is YUGE here in Bulgaria(in Eastern Europe) , but the more the better :D

[@neilpatel]

Best of luck!!

[@rafvelazquez]

Hi Neil! I could use some advice on what business model to follow to start making some money as soon as possible with no/low budget. I get overwhelmed with all of the products, courses, blogs, videos and tons of other information out there. Can you recommend a course that I can follow step by step to make my first dollar online?

[@neilpatel]

I don't typically recommend things that I don't use or know personally so it wouldn't be fair to say this one course or another since I haven't taken any.

[@rafvelazquez]

Got it. I'll probably start blogging and learning some SEO to get some experience. I'm sure I'll figure it out 😊. Thanks Neil.

[@sreebuszeebus1343]

How are we going to ask for commission when we have not a lot of followers

[@neilpatel]

You need to build a strong, engaged following first

[@abuds1197]

Neil Patel how do se do that?

[@manavsingh7378]

Great tips Neil! What's the reason of using orange colour everywhere (on your blog, in videos, etc)?? Any specific psychological reason??

[@neilpatel]

It's my brand. I think it looks good ;)

[@nikitasingh6917]

Hey Neil, I wanna know what I can do or study further for my career growth and to make 6 figure salary, as I have done digital marketing and currently I am working as an seo executive... Please let me know because I am looking for ideas and options....

[@neilpatel]

Keep working your way up in the SEO world, and eventually, the more value you bring to a company, the more you can request in pay :)

[@mtariqansari5064]

Wow! You are going to hit 100k subscriber. Congratulations in advance

[@neilpatel]

Thanks!!

[@rochelledorsey8796]

I just learned something new! Thanks for this video... you're the best Neil Patel!

[@neilpatel]

Thanks for the support, Rochelle!

[@GalloperLeon]

Thanks Neil for the valuable tips.

[@neilpatel]

You're welcome!

[@mladenjuric8107]

Thanks Neil its been very educational for me Now its the time to Act.

[@neilpatel]

Yes, go act on it :)

[@samueldhinakar5477]

Your explanation is simple but deep. Thank you sir 🙏🏻❤️

[@neilpatel]

You're most welcome

[@minakshisingh2384]

Sir if do not have any product or course to sell? And don't want to affiliated marketing with social media , without that can we earn money by making Facebook page and Instagram account on that subject which is helpful to others.

[@neilpatel]

You can monetize it by allowing people to run ads in your videos or on your page!

[@minakshisingh2384]

@@neilpatel thank you sir 🙏

[@wilson_melo]

Always with content relevant. I like so much this canal. Thanks Neil. You are the guy. ;)

[@neilpatel]

Thank you, Wilson! I appreciate it!!

[@raidmz3559]

Neil your videos are getting intresting and kind of funny day by day!!!!

[@neilpatel]

Thanks, Yasir! Glad you like them :)

[@innocentkiller962]

hey Neil, I got 2 Facebook pages which are made on Xiaomi phone name, both pages have almost 1.5k likes n engagement is quite nice. What should I do earn through it? should I promote their products on affiliate base? or any other idea?

[@neilpatel]

Keep building them. 1.5k is a good start but you shouldn't be thinking about monetizing yet.

[@nollycodetv9335]

Hello Niel I seriously do want to start making money online, please how can you assist me....

[@Lavishkaa]

Hey Neil would you please suggest me some influencer marketing sites to sign up?

[@neilpatel]

I am not familiar enough with the different influencer marketing sites to recommend one from another

[@sanjayrshinde]

Thank you Neil for the advice.

[@neilpatel]

You're welcome!

[@thetechdigger4153]

Hye i am from india and i am going to create new account on Instagram and KZbin so what i do to make money.

[@anubhavwadhwa9991]

Sir, I wanna blog, but I don't know where to start. are coding languages important for doing that? I just don't know where to start.

[@neilpatel]

You don't need to know how to code to blog. I don't know how to code!

[@deannahenry8925]

Have you started yet

[@voltairepabustan]

Thank you for sharing!

[@neilpatel]

My pleasure!

[@saeedjassir8448]

Thanks for your knowledge . I appreciate that .grateful.

[@neilpatel]

You're very welcome!

[@shekharborde7592]

Sir, my website has got an approved and the adsense ad is also going to show but some posts and some pages do not show up on the ad show.

[@neilpatel]

Make sure you set everything up the right way

[@joshuahustwickruns]

Sweet Advice. Thank you. Let's see how it goes!!!

[@neilpatel]

You're welcome, Joshua!

[@godwinshinez7458]

That's all nice ideas, Thanks Neil

[@neilpatel]

You're welcome, Godwin!

[@shantanusingh8839]

Hi can anybody tell me a good affiliate marketing site with worldwide working . In Amazon I face problem of one link . I don't have account for every country ...

[@neilpatel]

Try Clickbank

[@surajyadavrisingsingar690]

Can you please make a video of how can digital marketing trainer can tie with the companies

[@neilpatel]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@SiimLand]

SHOTS FIRED

[@neilpatel]

No shots, just truth :)

[@kunjalchawhan6658]

Always love your videos, great tips thank you so much.

[@neilpatel]

You are very welcome!!

[@elifashionloverchannel.4080]

Are you reading my mind lol? thanks for sharing this. xxxx You are the best.

[@vivekdixit2343]

thank you sir Neil

[@neilpatel]

You're very welcome, Vivek :)

[@AlexTCAH]

Loved the video!

[@neilpatel]

So glad!

[@amandine512]

2-3 grand a month monetizing YT videos?? That's a lot of monthly views

[@neilpatel]

There are other ways to make money on YT beyond views.

[@nishanthemrajani]

I don't have a product idea nor a huge following anywhere. How can I start?

[@neilpatel]

Start building a following

[@legacyenduranceinc71]

Neil......you’re a runner!? I’m a pro running coach. Let’s talk! 😎

[@neilpatel]

I do enjoy a nice run :)

[@techumar8020]

Sir In My Website Yoast SEO IS showing Some errors Your Homepage Is Not Indexed In Search Engines Please Reply what i will do.

[@neilpatel]

Have you tried talking to the support team at Yoast?

[@techumar8020]

No But I will do it soon thanks for your Support Keep Supporting. Best Of Luck

[@techumar8020]

I tried But Not get any solution Please Support me Either i will Be Disappoint

[@schuu1985]

I personally make more money by managing social media campaigns

[@neilpatel]

Nice!

[@himanshuagrawal4698]

How do u got so much followers on fb dude?

[@neilpatel]

Years of hard work

[@davidsmethie]

I'm sure a little ad spend on like campaigns didn't hurt either :-)

[@christiandawson5031]

No one in America can have financial freedom from 3k a month, even if most of the time it seems like it's enough for them. Sooner or later they'll run into a problem where their money isn't enough for the best solution. Financial freedom means money is never a barrier to real problems

[@neilpatel]

3k per month in additional income can definitely help though

[@studymadeeasy8141]

I am 16 can i earn from social media

[@neilpatel]

You can via affiliate marketing, or if your following is big enough you can use influencer marketing to make money

[@DavidRedfearn]

This guy is wonderful

[@neilpatel]

Thanks so much!

[@sifusoggisingh159]

Neil, very nice cardigan. You look like Penguin with much socialism media knowledge. BE THE BEST!!!

[@neilpatel]

Penguin? Not sure about that.. lol

[@sifusoggisingh159]

Neil Patel Don't worry. It's good. BE THE BEST!

[@pratyushchaurasia5507]

Great Advice

[@neilpatel]

Thanks!

[@stockzalerts]

👍😄

[@AceHardy]

📝💯

[@neilpatel]

:)

[@juliemalone1997]

So basically what you're saying is you need a large group of followers? I don't have that many followers so I guess this doesn't apply to me. :(

[@neilpatel]

You need to start somewhere, Julie. I started with few followers as well. It can take time but with hard work and persistence, you can make it happen!

[@josunde6584]

You're cool, Neil.

[@neilpatel]

Thansk, Jo :)

[@eternateen4eva323]

What do you mean by" white label it"?

[@neilpatel]

It is when someone else produces a product, beard conditioner for example, and you buy their product but sell is under your own name and brand.

[@GarrettProductions534]

Got any product i could put out on my social media?

[@neilpatel]

That's up to you to figure out, my friend :)

[@blairfranklin7320]

Great information

[@neilpatel]

Thanks!

[@SaiidSperoRapper]

You are Awesome !!!!!!!!!

[@neilpatel]

Thanks!!

[@williamcruz728]

Great video!!!!

[@neilpatel]

Thanks!

[@AakashKamdi]

i m not vlogger which post should i post on insta to get huge followers

[@neilpatel]

You don't need to be a vlogger to do well on Instagram. Just pick a niche you are passionate about and start posting.

[@AakashKamdi]

Neil Patel thanks for reply 😍 btw your English is fluent any tips?

[@neilpatel]

Be born and raised in an English-speaking country like me ;) hehe

[@WayneLiewYP]

aakash Hey Aakash, English is not my first language too. What I do is that I try to read more, write and find opportunities to speak it. The more you practice, the better you will get. 😊

[@AakashKamdi]

Wayne Liew thanks mate

[@nagmasaikh117]

please suggested any tool for increase like and followers on social media platform

[@neilpatel]

You should focus on building content that will generate real likes/followers.

[@sahilpatel6699]

Thank you Sir! My ideal 😊 Please sir talk little slowly....I had some problems to understand the things so that i should need to watch again and again time.

[@amritprabhaker1720]

Dear Sahil, there is a button in the Low Right hand Corner (third from right) You can reduce or increase the speed.

[@neilpatel]

You're welcome, Sahil. Amrit is right, you can slow down the speed of the video ;)

[@sahilpatel6699]

Amrit Prabhaker sir Ohh no ! I forgot this Myths. Thanks a lot for a kind suggestion !

[@sahilpatel6699]

Neil Patel Thank you very much😊

[@amritprabhaker1720]

most welcome.

[@amee.]

Can you please make a video on how to use ubbersuggest?

[@neilpatel]

Great idea! Thanks for the suggestion :)

[@amee.]

Neil Patel Thank you so much!!!

[@sharwilkoradia8638]

Very useful info

[@neilpatel]

Glad you liked it!

[@cecliadeoliveira7619]

Loooooooove this guy and his boldness... hahah

[@neilpatel]

Boldness and baldness. A fine combination! ;)

[@cecliadeoliveira7619]

hahahhahah... as you prefer...

[@thetherons6132]

I would love advice please how can I email u?

[@neilpatel]

[e-mail]

[@teachermade766]

Will be starting soon as i get more followers

[@neilpatel]

Nice!

[@omerqazi2968]

hOW TO START

[@neilpatel]

Study!

[@marquez8312]

You're amazing

[@neilpatel]

Thank you!

[@fahadiqbal4769]

How to make money from Facebook page?

[@neilpatel]

Digital products, affiliate links/products, native ads, etc

[@realMartinHamilton]

Neil had done it again. He's my daddy.

[@neilpatel]

Nice to meet you, son! lol :)

[@realMartinHamilton]

Neil Patel ha ha love it and btw, no need to worry about putting me into your will. I'll make it on my own!

[@jerryjenkins6618]

Aug. 8, 2023 I need help in monetizes my account

[@neilpatel]

Which account? KZbin?

[@Kkezekiel]

Hi Neil, Would it be possible to to generate 300k organic visitors a month with 500 quality posts and a few 100 good quality backlinks in a Saturated niche within 1 year?

[@neilpatel]

Won't be easy. It is possible because I have seen it done before with fewer posts. However, it takes a big combination of factors to drive that kind of organic traffic.

[@Kkezekiel]

would you be able to mention the main factors?

[@francisadelosantos325]

Hi plesss

[@neilpatel]

Hello!

[@GoatzAreEpic]

And you know WHAAH

[@neilpatel]

I know ;)

[@GoatzAreEpic]

I love it, makes you unique. u da best

[@stockzalerts]

👍✌😄😄

[@neilpatel]

:)

[@VishalPawarMusic]

misleading title. you are just giving half information

[@manavsingh7378]

Vishal Pawar Nothing misleading... Follow the tips and you'll earn on social media?? What else you expected??

[@VishalPawarMusic]

I was expecting how to drive traffic. everybody knows there are products out there but you don't have people to sale it then there in no value.

[@manavsingh7378]

To drive traffic you'll have to set up ad campaigns, it requires some budget. Still on Instagram you can do great without mony. Read Neil's blog. You'll find many great articles on this topic there.

[@neilpatel]

Title isn't misleading at all. If you want more information on how to do this, there are 1,000+ articles and guides on my blog ;)

[@VishalPawarMusic]

Thanks for the reply. actually I am your follower since 2013. I have been absolutely in love witb your blogs liks quicksprout, neil patel and crazyegg. no one in the Internet marketing world have provided mors content than you. sorry being little bit rude. but you are still so humble and down to earth!!! more respect for you.

[@camden9589]

Sup Neil!

[@neilpatel]

Sup, Camden!?

[@JermaineGordon]

How do I get my videos looking like yours? The lighting is perfect and it doesn’t throw you in the background.

[@neilpatel]

I record in a studio. That's why the lighting is so good :)

[@cwaacademy]

Thank you! I love it when I see the notifications from your channel! Now to figure out how to build my following so I can apply the steps.

[@neilpatel]

Thank you, April!! :)

[@rickloy4831]

Neil THANK YOU for all your GREAT insight. I love your videos always great information in them.

[@neilpatel]

You're welcome!

[@nelsonjosepht.7009]

Neil at it again. Thank you for the heads up on these opportunities.

[@neilpatel]

You are very welcome, Nelson

[@shubhampaswan3628]

awesome advice thanx sir 😊

[@neilpatel]

You're welcome :)

[@learneraonline]

Thanks for sharing these awesome knowledge with us.

[@neilpatel]

You're very welcome :)

[@sahinahmad9396]

Mr neil ur soo nice man

[@neilpatel]

Thanks!!

[@Op117]

How would I go about asking them for commission?

[@neilpatel]

Just get in touch with them.

[@zamanokhwe8339]

Where have you been all my life? I don't really wanna sell anything for myself...but I wanna make money with my social accounts

[@neilpatel]

Affiliate marketing or influencer marketing :)

[@zamanokhwe8339]

@@neilpatel influencer...but I feel I dont have much online presence or much influence...I'd like to do affiliate too I just dont know where to start or where to look

[@taharatulislam2133]

Can you tell me please..How can i do free social media marketing to grow KZbin channel or Online business..!!. Please suggest something or someone.. Where i can learn propely ??? #Neil

[@neilpatel]

neilpatel.com/what-is-social-media-marketing/

[@MichaelPari]

Thx

[@neilpatel]

No problem

[@investmentopportunity904]

I have a decent following and that too with a particular niche, Now the problem is how to find advertisers who want to work with me How can i find them and approach to it, is any talent agency working for this?

[@neilpatel]

You would find them online and reach out to them :)

[@ameiapersaud2898]

Hey wat about if I wanna sell Mary Kay product online how do I go about promoting that

[@neilpatel]

Facebook Group :)

[@ugbedebenjaminademu4603]

Please, i need a mentor on how to online business work. Please, I am a beginner, someone should help!

[@neilpatel]

I'm happy to help answer any questions you have :)

[@batangdecastro6903]

I love this new video Neil. Great tone and pitch unlike the other videos. Keep it up and more power! Love the bonus too!

[@neilpatel]

Thank you!

[@2guys1gun2]

I've used InstaRocketPro to build my gaming Instagram, got to around 25k followers in 16 months and now working on getting sponsors now with the big following. These tips definitely work that's he saying.

[@neilpatel]

Great work!

[@hassanxd906]

i like the fact that this video has no ads at all

[@neilpatel]

I don't monetize my channel :)

[@thoughtfulshorts662]

Hello Neil, do you have any advice for a South African citizen who has a brand but no idea how to monetize it without seeming cheap and nasty. It is a rather interesting and exciting Brand that although has a small following has potential, I am justing missing a couple of keys to unlock its potential. Would love to discuss it further.

[@neilpatel]

You can monetize it by creating some sort of product or service! Can you offer a tool, a webinar or online courses? Or you can monetize through affiliate marketing.

[@thoughtfulshorts662]

@@neilpatel Thanks for your reply Neil, I know all that already. What I can't figure out is how to get past all the blocks and limitations our pathetic government has put on working remotely, online. Thanks for your time though. Much appreciated!