How to Make Money and Profit from Being Funny

If you're a natural comedian and can compose and deliver a good joke, you can make money being funny. You don't have to be a world class comedian to get cash flow from your comedy skills. Sometimes you just have to think out of the box a bit and figure out how to best market your talents. Here are some ideas on how to make money through the gentle art of being funny:

Publish your funny thoughts on imprintables.

There's a substantial market for clever, funny sayings on t-shirts, magnets, coffee mugs, and other imprintable objects. You don't even have to leave your home to market them. There's a website called Café Press where you can submit your funny thought as designs for a variety of wearable items such as t-shirts as well as coffee mugs, calendars, and more. When your funny saying sells, you'll receive a commission .Cafe Press takes care of all the packaging and delivery of the finished product.

Start a joke of the week email letter.

This is potentially an easy way to make money being funny. Come up with some original jokes and send them to your email list on a weekly basis. To make money, publish links to purchase joke books and gag gifts from companies who will give you a percentage of the sales for your efforts. How do you find these companies? Simply do a search for associate programs that sell these items. Enter a relevant search term plus the word "associate program" and you should come up with lots of potential companies who will grant you a share of the profits.

Start a funny blog.