These days a lot of people have found ways to make tons of money with WordPress. There are many ways by which you can make a living online with the latter as well. Have you ever thought about making money using WordPress? If so, this tutorial will help you get started better, as we are going to talk about 5 methods that are widely used so far.

Creation and sales of plugins

If you've used WordPress, there is one thing you should be aware of - you can't use your blog without using at least a few plugins, right? Everyone uses plugins to add extra functionality. There are thousands of plugins available on WordPress (some of them are absolutely free and the rest are premium).

If you find a solution to a problem and create a plugin for it (then your audience might be interested in it), there is absolutely nothing that can stop you from making passive income on it. Analyze some existing plugins that are making money and start to understand how you can do the same to create a constant cash flow like “Pippins Plugins” or “FooPlugins”.

If you plan to make money selling WordPress plugins, be sure to create them focusing on a specific need. One of the best examples in this category is " How Luv ". It allows your blog to get rid of spam and the free version is used by more than 750 thousand bloggers around the world. In addition, the plugin developer monetizes his creation with the premium version of his plugin that offers more features.

You can sell your WordPress plugins on  CodeCanyon. You can also sell it from your own blog, or by creating a separate site these. You can also make money working on custom plugin projects. You will find such projects on freelance sites like Freelancer, Elance, oDesk, etc.

Develop WordPress Themes

Are you a web designer or a developer? Yes! Then you can make money by developing WordPress themes. You don't have to be a top-class designer or coder to design a great WordPress theme, but you definitely need to know what you're designing for your target audience. At the end of the day, you need to know who you are designing your theme for, or else you will end up not finding an audience for your theme.

There are so many companies that design fantastic themes for WordPress sites to make passive income. For example, people like " Brain Clark " and " Chris Pearson Who founded StudioPress and Thesis respectively, who are attractive theme designers for WordPress sites. They have made millions over the years now just by hiring some designers and selling themes every day.

Open a WordPress consulting service

One of the easiest ways to make money online using WordPress is to offer consulting services. It can be easily done that if you are good at WordPress (whether in designing custom templates for clients, or offering WordPress tutorials for beginners or advanced users).

Make sure you have a large portfolio if you plan to make a passive income stream using this method. One of the easiest ways to build a great portfolio to increase your income is to offer your consulting services (or certain products you've created) for free to some of the influential bloggers in the WordPress community. Ask them to give feedback if they are happy with your work or share a review of your services on their blog. This can really boost your online sales because blogger testimonials are a great social proof.

Content Creation Service

Another way to make money online is to offer content writing services. Do you have the skills to write well? If so, then start offering a WordPress content writing service. You can find WordPress content writing jobs on “ProBlogger Job Board”, “Elance”, “oDesk”, “peopleperhour”, etc. Or just visit your favorite blogs online (you will find offers for contributions there). So not only will you get awesome "backlinks" from top rand sites, but you can get paid for your hard work.

Also make sure you have a page on your own website that shows your previous work. This way, potential employers can take a look at your writing style, as well as the exposure of your articles through blogs and social media.

Monetize your blog

In addition to offering products or services on your blog, you can generate passive income. You can make money using affiliate marketing, sell ads, provide sponsored reviews from your blog. It doesn't require any extra effort on your part, it's just a way to take full advantage of the content and traffic you already have.

Most marketplaces and service providers offer affiliate programs. Some of our favorites that are easy to use are: Themeforest, Shareasale, CJ Affiliate and " Creative Market ". Just register and add product links.

That's it for this tutorial, I hope it will save you money with WordPress. If you have other tips to offer, do not hesitate to do it in the comments.