One of the hardest things about starting a home business is that it can cost so much. In this economy, many people are looking for ways to earn a little extra money in order to provide a safety net — just in case the employment rate continues to sky rocket. And I admit, it is nice knowing that I have a work from home business that costs very little.
I’m a freelance writer and editor.
I write for blogs, and I write for print and online publications. I also provide Web content for businesses. While the journalistic reporting for print and online publications requires some professional experience and/or education (to be paid decently), it is possible to blog and provide Web content with little more than life experience. It costs very little to get started — just a computer and an Internet connection. And some time to look for, and apply for online writing and editing jobs.
You don’t have to be a writer to start a home business for practically nothing. Ron over at the Wisdom Journal offers these ideas for low-cost work from home opportunities that you can take advantage of:
2. Pet training. Pet sitting is a popular home business, Ron points out. Instead, try pet training. If you have managed to train your pet, and you like working with animals, you can offer these services.
3. Genealogy research. More people are interested in their roots these days, but don’t know how to start digging up information on their ancestry. You can get help from places like Ancestry.com, public records or familysearch.org, a site run by the LDS Church that offers access to free resources.
4. Teach your talents. If you are a musician, know a second language, qualified to tutor a school subject or have some sort of craft skill, you can teach others. For a while, I was a piano teacher. This month, I start taking guitar lessons from a local musician. If you are good at some skill, chances are that someone will want to learn it from you.
There are plenty of other ideas for starting a home business with very little capital outlay. Do you have a home business that you started for practically nothing?
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I recently pondered computer repair or lessons on using computers. I have plenty of people whom are interested, but none of them want to actually pay for it.
Posted by: PennySeeds.com | January 13th, 2009 5:46 am |
What an interesting idea! Do you have a community education program? Many towns have community programs where you can offer to teach a 6 or 8 week class. You get a portion of the fees. You might be surprised how many people sign up for a class that teaches them to use computers.
Posted by: Miranda | January 13th, 2009 6:19 am |
I'm not sure about that - though a local library or other community building might be interested in these types of things too.
I was thinking about craigs list or even simple fliers at places like the laundromat or grocery store.
Posted by: PennySeeds.com | January 14th, 2009 10:46 am |
Those are excellent places to let others know about your skills.
Posted by: Miranda Marquit | January 14th, 2009 11:58 am |
I recently started My homebusiness too.. These points given out are very helpful - Thanks
Posted by: findwealth-getricher.com | March 2nd, 2009 2:18 am |
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