| Non-profit organizations could make money with | | | | selling all kinds of e-books online these days. The |
| Web 2.0. Non-profits could make use of some | | | | great advantage here is this - once you create an |
| good Web 2.0 and blogging resources that could | | | | electronic adaptation of your product, the marginal |
| help them in this regard. They could promote their | | | | cost of each additional sale is zilch, zero. You could |
| online products or spread their message through | | | | easily see a thousand copies of your product for |
| Audio blogs, streaming videos and software that | | | | a small percentage of production cost. The |
| allows you to submit your site to web directories, | | | | transaction difference between selling out your |
| social bookmarking software, etc. What kind of | | | | mission and earning revenue from it is very great. |
| products do non-profits promote? | | | | Distributing your product in e-form is a very |
| Promotional products - You could sell promotional | | | | economical way of selling while making reasonable |
| products such as mugs, t-shirts, bumper stickers, | | | | amount of profit from it. |
| posters, etc. on your site. You could place your | | | | Affiliate products - Affiliation is the mostly sought |
| organization's name or logo. You might even print | | | | after ways of making money online. With product |
| a nice message that catches your visitor's | | | | affiliation, you need not deal with production costs, |
| attention. Isn't this a nice way to get your | | | | credit card processing, etc. You could check up |
| message out and earn money? If you do not | | | | The Amazon Associates Program, Commission |
| want to take a lot of risk you could take the | | | | Junction, etc. to join them as affiliates. You could |
| assistance of print-to-order service such as | | | | generate revenue from Amazon books or any |
| Café Press or Goodstorm. These services | | | | other affiliate products you mention on your site. |
| are set up to support non-profits. | | | | There are some points to consider before you |
| Educational products - If your non-profit society | | | | set up your virtual stores: Find out if your visitors |
| or organization promotes education or is involved | | | | shop online, know what kind of products your |
| in awareness programs, your website could sell or | | | | visitors might want, cost of a set up, etc. Be |
| disperse educational information such as books, | | | | prepared to make some investment to make |
| CDs or DVDs online. Make sure you get your | | | | your online store look attractive and easy for |
| message out while at the same time you also | | | | your visitors to shop online. |
| meet your revenue goals. | | | | If you have a good traffic to your website, your |
| E-books - Sale of informatics, educational or | | | | visitors and online community members could |
| entertaining products online is a great way to earn | | | | become your customers. They might be willing to |
| money while limiting distribution costs. You could | | | | spend a few dollars for a cause that supports |
| sell your books, magazine, CD or DVD in | | | | their values. |
| electronic form. Scores of people out there are | | | | |