For all of you fashionistas out there who would love to break into the fashion industry but not as a designer, there really are ways to get a small business going right from your very own home. It isn’t always as difficult as you might imagine and sometimes all it takes is a little extra time to explore the possibilities. For now, here are three ways to make money online in the fashion industry to get you started.

1. Start Your Own Fashion Blog

One of the easiest ways to make money online is to monetize a blog. The first thing would be to create a name for your blog, find affordable hosting, and then start writing. You can write about literally any aspect of fashion that interests you but the more specific you are, the easier it will be to sell ad space on your blog. All you need to get started would be one of these Lenovo PCs for Small Business owners, your blog, and a reliable internet connection. Bear in mind that the idea is to build traffic to your site so that fashion brands would be willing to buy ad space on your blog. It’s fun and keeps you in touch with all the latest trends.

2. Affiliate Marketing

Then there’s affiliate marketing. You will be at no disadvantage within the fashion industry because just about every brand has an affiliate marketing program. If you are not familiar with how this works, it’s all about getting your readers to click through links on your blog. If they buy from that site once they’ve clicked through, you get a commission. Each affiliate site will offer different percentages, but once you’ve written the blog, linked to the products you hope to ‘sell,’ that’s about it. You earn a residual income every time someone buys after following the link you’ve built on your blog.

3. Customize T-shirts, Leggings and More

This is a fun way to make money in the fashion industry. All you need is a die-cutting machine, a heat transfer press, and heat transfer paper and vinyl. You can add custom pictures and sayings to just about any article of clothing and you would be surprised at how much a T-shirt on sale at Walmart would sell for once customized. Some people like to upload their own pictures for you to print on those articles of clothing and other times they love the ideas you have crafted. In fact, you could sell them right from your very own blog that you’ve been working on building.

These are just three easy ways to start making money in the fashion industry but before you know it you will be earning more than you imagined possible. Make no mistake about it. You will need to spend time building your blog and finding affiliate programs to join, but once that income starts coming in, you will be inspired to find even more creative ways to earn money.