3 Ways to Supplement a School Teachers Salary

The average school teacher salary in the US is under 45,000 a year, and thanks to new federal spending cuts, all teacher salaries are on the decline .  Our teachers are being forced to work longer hours and be held to higher standards of teaching even though the teacher pay scale is being lowered, as is the case in Rhode Island where the governor fired and then rehired 80% of it's teachers in one school district, forcing them to either step up, or step away from their jobs.  This leaves many in the field of academics asking how they could supplement a school teachers salary while maintaining the extra hours demanded of them for after school activities.If your teachers salary is being effected by today's economy, here are a few tips you can use to offset the decline in teacher pay.  #1- Write Articles for Online Magazines  Not as difficult as it may sound. Writing articles online isn't like penning a novel.The internet is full of people searching for answers to everyday issues, and they want answers to their problems as if they were speaking to a friend. Think of those things effecting your life, like teacher salaries, and put your feelings about this topic on an "ezine" site, (Internet term for Mag-ezine).  The ezine site will insert hyperlinks in your article (usually blue text links you see in the article body). When someone reads your article and clicks on the links, the ezine will earn a commission of which they will split with you. Usually 50/50.  Write enough articles and you'll soon see this is an easy way to supplement a teachers salary in your spare time.  #2- Become an Affiliate Marketer Online  Affiliate marketing is a when someone "Affiliates" him or herself with a product they wish to promote for someone else. Most affiliates are ezine authors and when they write about a topic related to the product or service they are promoting, they will post a link to that product or service in their articles and when a reader clicks on the link and purchases the product, the affiliate earns a commission.  Some affiliate programs offering e-books pay up to 75% commissions and is a great way to supplement a teachers salary.  #3- Become an Independent Distributor in a Reputable Multi Level Marketing Company  Think of Amway. They built their business on referrals. When one buyer referred a friend, and that friend referred a friend, each of them earned a commission.Stick with one of these type of marketing programs and you'll have no need to supplement a teachers salary.  If you choose this path, be patient and stick with it. It takes time to build a down line of steady buyers, but if you associate yourself with a product that has a popular niche and long term sustainability, your rewards will be unimaginable.Those early Amway, Mary k, and Avon affiliates who started 20 years ago now live in place like the the Hamptons and have thousands of members in their down lines amassing great fortunes for them.