Adobe Photoshop is one of the best editing software which is famous around the globe, used by the professional and the common man alike due to its flexibility. Using Photoshop is not only fun but you can also make money with this wonderful software. You can make an excellent masterpiece of work if you have hands on this tool. Unlike other software you don't need to be an expert in Photoshop or a professional photographer or designer to use it.What every you create or edit using Photoshop; it gives a professional look to the work much superior to that of the other existing software’s.
If you are able to create or edit some quality stuff out of Photoshop it is pretty sure that you can generate decent amount of money by selling or even keeping them for free on your website or blogs.
These products can be sold multiple times, which is one of the advantages of digital products over physical products on the internet. There are multiple ways to make money from using this Adobe Photoshop software and some of them are:
1. Photoshop Brushes: You can create wonderful images, pictures or very creative art form using Photoshop brushes. These can be used for multiple purposes like website templates, email temples and for other online marketing purposes. Although there is a lot of free stuff on the internet, creative thinking can bring you real money.
2. Online Competitions:
Participate in online logo design competitions to earn money or cash prizes. These are to be created based on the requirement. Websites like 99designs.com is a good example where you can get a lot of work to be done.
3. Create an Art Store:
If you are really good at Photoshop you can create your own Art store and fill them with your own products. You can print T-Shirts with your art work or logos of companies, colleges or football teams. You can promote your own products on websites like cafepress.com.
4. Stock Image Sites:
You can take some photos and then edit them in Photoshop with lot of effects you already know. There are a lot of stock photo sites which need a lot of photos. You can submit them to stock photography sites like istockphoto.com so that you can earn money.
5. Photography:
You can do a lot of photo editing with Photoshop as its very flexible tool. You can change, add or edit the background of the photos. The most heard now in photography is conversion of black and white photos which belong to our grandfather's time to be converted to color photos. An image restoration service is also a good idea.
6. Freelancing:
There is always a lot of work to be done with Photoshop and those who don’t have time to finish it will post it on freelancing sites to be completed. You can find this kind of work on freelancing sites like Freelancer, Elance and Odesk. Most of the work is related to photo editing or graphic designing.
7. Desk top Publishing (DTP) :
If you are serious about using Photoshop as a profession, starting DTP is the best option. What every pamphlets, print ads you see every day; most of them are created using Photoshop. Through DTP you can create magazines, flex and web publications. You can also do creative work like layout of cards, printing material for paper ads, brochure designs and E-book covers.
8. Share your Knowledge:
If you have achieved mastery over Photoshop or if you have been working with it for a long time, it’s time to share your knowledge.
You can prepare E-books on topics like how to, short cuts and R&D on Photoshop.
You can make wonderful tutorials and sell them eBay and digital products sites like Freelance marketplace.
9. Maintain a Blog:
You can start a blog with all your art work and digital products. When you start getting a lot of visitors you can start promoting your digital products and art work. You can write some wonderful post and keep some paid Ads in between them, so that you have multiple ways of earning money online.
10. Training:
Even though Photoshop is a wonderful tool, it’s not too easy to start using it without having a good understanding of it. You can use this and start training a lot of enthusiasts like students, photographers and artists. You can explain the usability, using all options, tips and tricks of the software. You can also arrange workshop and webinars in your spare time.
You can either use one of these to earn money or a combination of the above. To conclude Photoshop is a wonderful tool not only in terms of software but also a good way to show you how to earn money online.
