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Top 10 Home Based Business Ideas
Now expanded to the top 30 home based businesses! Note that many of these can be done online. The advantage of an online business is that it moves with you and can be kept alive even on vacation!
- Pet Sitting (For vacationers and people who travel on their jobs)
- E-Bay Aftermarket (Sell other people's stuff for a fee)
- Home-based Debt Collection Agency
- Virtual Assistant (Answer emails, remove forum spam, fill orders, etc.)
- Children's Education (Tutoring, Musical instrument lessons, dance, etc.)
- Design and Install Garage Organizers
- E-Commerce (Sell your product on your website, at an auction site, or at Amazon.com)
- Affiliate Marketing (Buy ads or write a product review website and earn from sales)
- Catering Service (Weddings, bar Mitzvahs, anniversary parties, family reunions, etc.)
- Cleaning Service (Commercial and/or residential)
- Blogging (Get income from Google Adsense ads or sell products from Amazon.com or others)
- Arts and Crafts (At church or school sponsored events, garage sales, home parties, or at fairgrounds events)
- eBay and other Auction Selling (Sell items you've found wholesale or your own arts and crafts)
- Senior Citizen Products (Security systems, bathroom support bars, canes, etc.)
- Senior Citizen Services (Grocery and other shopping, cleaning, laundry, pay bills, chauffeur, etc.)
- Personal Shopper (In very affluent areas, younger families may also want the services as noted in #15.)
- Roadside Assistant (Locksmith, jumpstart, bring gasoline, towing, give ride, etc.)
- Background Checks (Check potential employee credit, criminal records, and previous employers)
- Employment Recruiting (Find employees with very special skills for employers who need those skills)
- Specialized Coaching (Personal trainer, golf lessons, credit counseling, etc.)
- Computer training (Basic operation, software operation, scam awareness, email spam blocker set-up, etc.)
- In Home Computer Repair and virus/spyware removal
- Handyman/Home Renovation Services (For individual homeowners, leasing agents, cleaning companies, etc.)
- Wedding Planner (And/or bar mitzvahs, family reunions, etc.)
- Event Photographer (Still and/or video for weddings, bar mitzvahs, family reunions, etc.)
- Dietary Consultant Services (Reading nutritional labels, low-fat cooking methods, healthy foods, etc.)
- In-Home Beauty Services (Manicure, pedicure, hair styling, skin treatments, massage, etc.)
- Flea Market Seller (Supplement with garage sales, your stuff or on consignment for others)
- Sewing and Alteration Services
- Business Assistance Services (Setting up books, taxes, incorporating, keeping inventory, hiring, etc.)
If none of these home business ideas are suitable to you, concentrate on what expertise you have that other individuals or companies might be willing to pay for. Also consider going to work for a company that performs the service you're interested in and learn the business while earning dollars! Don't be too concerned about how much the job pays since you will also be getting a free education!
There are two main differences between employment and self-employment that cause most new business failures. First; no one will be watching over you to make sure you get up on time, get a task done on time, or put in a good day's work. You will have to be your own tackmaster! Second; business presents a never-ending list of problems. Everything that can go wrong will go wrong. You may never have been aware of this as an employee because your boss always dealt with the obstacles. Those business owners that give up when they hit a roadblock will fail. Those who find solutions to problems will thrive. If you aren't prepared to be stopped in your tracks from time to time or if you think self-employment means lots of time on the golf course, you should probably concentrate on education and experience that will entitle you to a good-paying job and leave the entrepreneurship to others.
On the other hand, there are very few things in life that will reward you like being your own boss! Those problems can be a pain but when you find the solution it can be exhilarating! Like anything else in life, when the risk is great, so is the reward! Good luck!
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