10 Examples of Online Business

If you want to create a website for your freelance business but don’t know where to start, check these great examples below!
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Desire to Done

Desire to Done provides everything you need to get your virtual assistant business started.
What they sell:
- Virtual assistant services
- Virtual assistant training courses
- Planners and printables to manage your virtual assistant business
- Virtual assistant club membership (subscription)
Tech they use:
- ConvertKit
- Etsy
- Teachable
- Skillshare
- Typeform
- Paypal payment
- Credit card payment
- Blog contents
- Social media
Stray Curls

Stray Curls is a blog for women who are looking for tips on starting a blog and making money online.
Angela, the Creator/Illustrator/Artist/Blogger of Stray Curls, uses her website as a portfolio too. If you are an artist or illustrator trying to make money online, check her custom work page here. You can easily understand what she can deliver, cost, duration, and action you need to take. (These are all very important to receive the order)
What they sell:
- Workbooks
- Printable planners
- eBooks
- Adobe Illustrator online courses
- Custom illustration services
Tech they use:
- Teachable
- SendOwl
- ConvertKit
- Paypal payment
- Blog contents
- Social media
Elna Cain

Elna Cain is dedicated to helping you become a successful professional writer.
If you want to create a website for your freelance writing business, check her writing service page here. Under the portfolio page, you can browse her published articles and blog posts in the past. You can easily understand what she can deliver. (I couldn’t find the cost and duration)
What they sell:
- Online courses
- Copywriting service
- Blog writing service
- Ghostwriting service
- Coaching service
Tech they use:
- Teachable
- Tailwind
- ConvertKit
- Blog contents
- Social media
Simple Pin Media

Simple Pin Media is the full-scale marketing agency brands rely on for all things Pinterest. They provide services like organic Pinterest management, Pinterest Image Creation, and Promoted Pins management.
What they sell:
- Pinterest marketing services
- Pinterest templates
- Online courses
Tech they use:
- ConvertKit
- Thrivecart
- Blog contents
- Social media
Kelly Leigh Creates

Kelly Leigh Creates is a community for people who want to channel their talents to create projects with printable, cut files, clip art, and hand lettering elements.
If you are a graphic designer, this site is a great example of monetizing your skills online.
What they sell:
- Fonts
- eBooks
- Cut Files
Tech they use:
- Gumroad
- WordPress
- Email marketing
- Blog contents
- Social media
Your Blogging Mentor

Your Blogging Mentor is all-in-one blogging hub. The owner of the site is also run Money Saving Mom. If you want to create “blogging” website, this site is very helpful. The owner of this site strictly focused on “blogging.”
What they sell:
- Online course
Tech they use:
- Keap
- Email marketing
- Blog contents
- Social media
Location Rebel

Location Rebel is resources to build a small online business like freelance writing, affiliate marketing, and blogging. Email sign up pops appears a lot while you are reading a blog post. It’s kind of difficult to focus on the content, but the content itself is easy to read. (very nice font, easy to read)
What they sell:
- Online course
- Affiliate Products
Tech they use:
- WP Engine
- ConvertKit
- Blog contents
- LeadPages
- Social media
Carrd

Carrd is a free service for building fully responsive one-page sites for pretty much anything. The site is created by web developer AJ.
If you are a web developer and trying to monetize your skills, you should check Carrd: The Making Of page here. AJ explained how Carrd began, how to plan this project, how to build the platform, how to launch the site, and then a year later the result. It’s really helpful resources.
Hom Sweet Hom

Hom Sweet Hom is a personal portfolio website created by a designer and letterer Lauren Hom. This portfolio website is a great example for freelance graphic designers and letterers.
What they sell:
- Online courses
- Online session (video)
Tech they use:
- Crowdcast
- Teachable
- Skillshare
- Email marketing
- Blog contents
- Social media
Amber and Ink

Amber and Ink is a personal portfolio website created by graphic designer Tanita. She runs a shop on Creative Market and uses her portfolio to generate traffic to the shop. She also uses ConvertKit and freebies digital files to grow her email list.
What they sell:
- Logo design service
- Brand identity design service
- Graphic design service
Tech they use:
- ConvertKit
- Social media
- Creative Market
Wrapping Up
Summary of what they sell:
- 4 out of 10 freelancers sell their own services.
- 4 out of 10 freelancers sell online courses.
- 3 out of 10 freelancers sell printables.
- 3 out of 10 freelancers sell eBooks.
- 2 out of 10 freelancers sell printable planners.
Summary of tech they use:
- 7 out of 10 freelancers use email marketing.
- 5 out of 10 freelancers choose ConvertKit for email marketing tools.
- 4 out of 10 freelancers use Teachable to sell online courses.
- 2 out of 10 freelancers use Skillshare to sell online courses.
- 7 out of 10 freelancers use blog content to lead potential customers to the site.
- 10 out of 10 freelancers use social media to promote themselves.
- 2 out of 10 freelancers use Paypal online payments system.