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Raising My Brothers & Building Income Online in 2026
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items After losing both of my parents, I became responsible for helping raise my younger brothers. Instead of focusing on what I can't control, I'm documenting my journey of testing different ways to build income online. This list contains the tools, resou...
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Tools I'm Using
What I'm Building
What I'm Learning
Progress So Far
Tools I'm Using
These are the tools that I am currently using as I learn, build and experiment with different ways to generate online income. I'm sharing what I am actually using, not just what I've heard about.
As I work toward building additional income streams, Canva helps me turn ideas into products, create marketing content, and learn design skills without needing expensive software.
Canva: Visual Suite for Everyone
I use Pinterest to promote my products, reach new audiences, and learn organic marketing strategies.
Pinterest
Payhip has provided a simple way to launch my products without needing a website.
Signup - Payhip
I learned that I need traffic in order to make sales and reach my goals. That's why I also have an instagram account dedicated for launching my products.
Instagram
I use ChatGPT to help me brainstorm ideas, create content, solve problems, and learn new skills faster.
ChatGPT
I use Claude to help with writing, research, planning, and refining ideas as I build projects and explore new opportunities.
Claude: Sign in
This is the platform I use to bring my apparel ideas to life and sell products online without managing production or shipping myself.
Printify: Build your eCommerce business in minutes.
I use Paypal to receive and make payments because it is a very reliable platform for online business in my country.
Pay, Send and Save Money with PayPal | PayPal US
As someone learning multiple online income streams, I'm experimenting with Creao to create ambient YouTube videos. The free plan helped me generate my first fireplace scene, and I'm documenting the results as I build my channel.
CREAO — Run It All
What I'm Building
These are the products and projects I'm currently working on as I learn how to create additional income.
One of the first products I'm building as part of my online income journey. The message is simple: stay teachable, keep learning, and keep moving forward.
TEACHABLE™ | Never Stop Learning
As I work toward building a better future for myself and my family, "Delay Gratification" has become one of the mindsets guiding my decisions. This crewneck is a simple reminder that the rewards worth having often require patience, sacrifice, and per...
Delay Gratification Crewneck — Wear The Mindset Edition
This is one of my very first products and something that I experimented with Canva.
Delay Gratification T-shirt
The products I created are motivated by my journey. Once upon a time, I had to buy so many coloring books for my last born brother who is now almost a teenager. Then I learned that I can create a printable on Canva and download it.
Animal Coloring Book for Kids (Printable PDF)
This is my finest apparel product -maybe because it is embroidered. I understand that not everyone loves T-shirts/Crewnecks like other people do. Hence, this cap is for those who like to wear reminders on their head, next to their brain.
Delay Gratification Embroidered Cap — Wear The Mindset Edition
Along the way, I did research and learned that digital products such as Real Estate posts are on high demand. So I created a few templates and this one is my favourite.
15 Real Estate Instagram Templates — Editable in Canva | Just Listed, Just Sold, Open House & More
After my first printable coloring book did not sell, I went online again and search for ways to make sales. Most online sellers advice' were to sell the books as a bundle/pack so that is what I did for this product.
Ultimate Kids Coloring Book
This is my most recent apparel product. I finally realized the importance of being reminded of these 3 principles and now I want to be reminded every second because it helps.
Most People Won't Tee (UNISEX) - Wear the Mindset
For 20 Realtors who design their own real estate marketing posts. $5 launch deal starts now. Promo ends after 20 sales.
$5 LAUNCH SALE for 15 Real Estate Instagram Templates — Editable in Canva | Just Listed, Just Sold, Open House & More
I'm building a faceless YouTube channel that creates relaxing ambience videos and Shorts featuring rain, fireplaces, and calming nature scenes. Follow along as I grow the channel, experiment with AI tools, and work toward turning peaceful content int...
Faceless YouTube Channel -Quiet Hour Ambience
What I'm Learning
Building a better future requires continuous learning. As I work toward creating additional income streams and supporting my younger brothers, I'm investing time in learning new skills, exploring new ideas, and applying lessons in real life. These ar...
How Pinterest can generate long-term traffic and visibility for online products.
A Comprehensive Beginner To Pro Guide On Pinterest Marketing
Developing the ability to share my story, experiences, and ideas in an authentic way
Personal Branding: What It Is and Why It Matters
This is one area I am still working on. And I commit every free time I have to learning as much as I can. In doing so, I realized that, I should not wait to master this skill because the only way to do so is by making mistakes.
How I made almost 10k selling digital products from scratch ... - Reddit
I'm making use of every opportunity provided online. When I achieve my goals, I'll write a book to guide those before me on how to navigate online income streams.
Best Content Creation Courses & Certificates [2026] - Coursera
I went online searching for ways to connect Canva to AI and found Claude. Yes, that is how I found Claude. But then I needed to pay to use more features. I'm still waiting to make sales to upgrade my Claude.
What Claude tips and tricks that you found out over time would you ...
Learned the hard way that if you come from where I am from (Papua New Guinea), you will not be eligible to open an Etsy shop. This is where you can make real money while you sleep. I am a proud Papua New Guinean always. This is a lesson. That is why ...
Etsy - Shop for handmade, vintage, custom, and unique gifts for ...
Very important documents to have and keep safe at all times are: Passport, Driver's Licence, National ID Card, any other other form of ID that is important for verification. I could not verify my IG page as a business so I used to free trial but stil...
Instagram for Business: Marketing on Instagram | Instagram for ...
Despite having a bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science, I remain teachable and choose to learn to create websites on Wordpress. I see a business opportunity in Papua New Guinea for small businesses. And if any other business owners ar...
WordPress.com: Everything You Need to Build Your Website
Progress So Far
This section tracks my journey as I test different ways to build income online, develop new skills, and create opportunities for the future. I'm sharing both the wins and the lessons learned along the way.
Created my first online store using Payhip and published 18 products. No order or sales yet. The highest number of views a product got is 37.
Everything Digital
Reached 439 views on my Pinterest PIN about the Delay Gratification Cap.
My Pinterest Account
I share insights from my work, learning experiences, and professional journey in digital health, technology, and personal growth.
Zerlinda Sam — LinkedIn Profile
I'm exploring freelance opportunities and building experience by offering skills in data, digital systems, and online projects.
Zerlinda S. Profile