3 Ways to Beat Inflation With Online Monetization
Digital products, newsletters, and Facebook content can grow your income without millions of followers or quitting your 9–5.
Fight Inflation by Earning More (Not Cutting More)
Prices aren’t “up a little.” They’re beating the shit out of people. Rent. Groceries. Insurance. Streaming. Everything.
Most folks respond by going smaller. They skip coffee, cancel Netflix and clip coupons.
That’s survival mode, not freedom. And here’s the hard truth: you can’t save your way out of inflation. The only lever you actually control is how much money you make.
The good news? You don’t need millions of followers, a venture-backed startup, or quitting your 9–5 to out-earn inflation. You need simple online monetization systems that work while you sleep.
Last month, here’s what that looked like for me:
Substack newsletter recurring revenue
Digital product sales
Facebook Content Monetization
Three streams. All online. All scalable. None required a massive audience, just consistency and a plan.
Over the next sections, I’ll break down exactly how you can use these same three strategies to fight inflation:
Digital product sales: package what you know, sell it forever
Substack newsletters: write once, get paid monthly by readers you own
Facebook content monetization: get paid for engagement, even with simple posts
This isn’t theory. It’s proof that the fastest way to beat inflation isn’t cutting back, it’s earning more.
1. Sell Digital Products
The easiest way to out-earn inflation isn’t to get a second job; it’s to package what you already know into something people can buy again and again. That’s the beauty of digital products: create once → sell forever.
This month alone, I pulled in $6,677.42 from digital product sales. And no, I didn’t need a million followers or a viral TikTok. I needed an offer people wanted and a system to sell it.
Think about what you know that others don’t. Maybe it’s:
How to get your first 1,000 subscribers
A budgeting system that actually works
Canva templates for social media
A Notion setup that keeps you organized
That knowledge, packaged into an ebook, template, or short course, is money.
💡 Why digital products work
Zero inventory. No shipping.
They scale infinitely (sell to 10 people or 10,000 with no extra work).
You only need a small audience. 200 people buying a $50 product = $10,000.
🚀 6 Steps to Get Started
Pick a skill, shortcut, or system you know well.
Choose a format (ebook, template, guide, mini-course).
Keep it simple (done is better than perfect).
Price it for value, not pennies.
Sell on Gumroad, ConvertKit, or your site.
Promote it through your socials and newsletter.
👉 Digital products don’t just fight inflation. They flip the script and turn what you know into recurring income that keeps paying you while you sleep.
2. Substack Newsletters
If digital products are the sprint, newsletters are the marathon. They’re steady, predictable, and built to outlast inflation because they generate recurring revenue.
This month, one of my Substack newsletters brought in $30,027.55. That’s not an annual number — that’s one fucking month. And here’s the kicker: I don’t have millions of readers. I have an audience that trusts me enough to pay for access.
💡 Why newsletters work
📧 Recurring revenue: Readers pay every month (or year).
🏗️ Ownership: Your email list belongs to you, not an algorithm.
🔒 Stability: Platforms shift, but email is bulletproof.
👥 Small audience, big results: 1,000 readers paying $10/month = $120,000/year.
You don’t need to go viral to win. You just need a few hundred people willing to pay for insights, stories, or resources they can’t get anywhere else.
🚀 6 Steps to Get Started
Pick a niche (solve one problem or go deep on one topic).
Create a free Substack account.
Write your first free post.
Add a paid tier (even $5/month is enough to start).
Post consistently (e.g., 1 free + 1 paid each week).
Share your signup link everywhere (bios, posts, stories).
👉 If you can send an email, you can build a Substack. And if you’re consistent, that email can become a business that fights inflation for you … every single month.
3. Facebook Content Monetization
Most people think Facebook is dead. They’re wrong.
This month alone, I earned $20,000 from Facebook content monetization and here’s the surprising part: 97% of it came from simple posts like photos, memes, and infographics. Not high-production videos. Not fancy Reels. Just relatable, shareable content that people engage with.
Facebook rewards consistency and volume. The more often you post, the more ad revenue and bonus payouts you generate. And you don’t need a massive audience. You need content that gets people to stop scrolling.
💡 Why Facebook works
📸 Simple posts pay: Photos, memes, infographics, and stories are the backbone.
💰 Ad revenue: In-stream ads and performance bonuses add up fast.
🔄 Repurpose content: Take what you already make for IG or TikTok and drop it on Facebook.
👥 Niches thrive: You don’t have to be an influencer; even small communities monetize well.
🚀 6 Steps to Get Started
Create a Facebook Page and turn on Professional Mode.
Post simple content daily (focus on photos, memes, infographics, and stories).
Layer in Reels for reach, but don’t depend on them.
Repurpose posts from Instagram or X (Twitter).
Watch analytics to see what gets shared most.
Stay consistent (volume and frequency drive results).
👉 If you’re already posting on Instagram or TikTok, you might as well get paid for it. Facebook isn’t dead. It’s quietly paying creators thousands every month.
Your Next Move
Inflation isn’t going anywhere. But here’s the shift: you don’t have to just absorb it. You can outpace it.
Digital products, newsletters, and Facebook content aren’t side hustles anymore. They’re real, scalable systems for building new income streams. And the best part? You don’t need to blow up your life or quit your 9–5 to start.
Every creator has a choice: keep depending on one paycheck that never seems to stretch as far, or build channels that pay you directly, on your terms.
If you’re ready to make the jump, start with the strategy that gives you the most ownership: a Substack newsletter. It’s the easiest way to build recurring income, grow an audience you actually own, and stop playing by algorithm roulette.
That’s why I built Substack Bestseller Academy — to give you the exact roadmap to:
grow your list fast,
turn free readers into paying subscribers, and
scale to a sustainable business you can count on.
Inflation eats away at people who stand still. Creators who act, build, and monetize? They win.
👉 Take control. Own your audience. Build income streams that last. And if you’re ready to start with Substack, I’ll show you how inside Substack Bestseller Academy.