If you are one of the millions of people out there who would love to find a way to make some additional income or even quit the day job, here are some great ideas for you to get going. Almost everyone has marketable skills they have never thought of using in order to generate income. You don't need to be an accountant or a chiropractor to have a viable work at home business!
In each instance below, however, do check with your local county or town government to find out if you need special permits, zoning, or licensing to conduct these activities from your home. This information can usually be found for free on your state's web site.
Babysitting
Housekeeping
Catering
Pet sitting
Pet grooming
Lawn care / yard work
Handyman - general household maintenance
Paint - house interior
Paint and trim - house exterior
Wallpaper
Appliance repair
Sewing / tailoring
Knitting
Gift baskets
Laundry
Driving elderly to appointments
Misc. errands
Pick up and delivery services
Room and closet organization
Typing
Bookkeeping services
Billing services for other small companies
PowerPoint presentation
Proofing documents
Making copies and binding them
Internet research
Travel planning
Personal shopping services
Translation services
Transcription services
Public records research
Grout cleaning and sealing
Driveway topcoating
Vegetable garden maintenance
Chopping wood
Birthday cakes
Wedding cakes
Event planning
Custom picture frames
Flower arranging
Calligraphy
Making pet clothes / outfits
Making costume jewelry
Making candles
Making fancy soaps
Mixing aromatherapy essential oils for therapeutic purposes
Give massages
Do hair
Give manicures and pedicures
Make customized T-shirts using iron-on appliqués, etc.
Make business.educationeasy.net business cards for other small business owners
Offer to hand out flyers for others
Clean fish tanks
Build custom shelving
Design and sell custom designed greeting cards and thank you cards
Wash and detail cars
Make desserts you can sell to local restaurants
Clean gutters
Clean pools
Repair tile
Strip wallpaper
Bring meals to the elderly or infirm
Fix computers
Set up and install computer networks
Teach people how to use electronics such as TiVo and recordable DVDs
Write a newsletter for your church and/or other organizations
Tutor in your favorite subject
Clean carpeting
Sand and refinish hardwood floors
Stain decks and repair damaged wood
Court reporting
Medical billing
Answering service
Enter blog information for others
Scrapbooking for special events
Entertaining at children's birthday parties: clown, storytelling, etc.
Get your insurance license (health, life, car, home, etc.)
Get your securities license (sell mutual funds, bonds, etc.)
Get a Daycare Provider license and offer early morning and late evening / overnight services (hours your competition probably doesn't deal with)
Create unique stencils and offer to decorate children's rooms in certain themes
Offer "handyman" services - fix misc. household items and do projects such as replacing doorknobs, fixing garbage disposals, clean gutters, replace faucets
Bake human quality natural doggie treats and ask local pet stores to sell them on consignment
Learn eBay sales techniques. Buy in demand merchandise on sale or from stores going out of business and sell for a profit on eBay.
Become a referral agency for insurance, mortgage and real estate brokers. Virtually all brokers will pay a decent finder's fee for referrals that turn into business.
Set up an answering service
Offer to teach craft classes at a local craft store. Anything from knitting to making custom picture frames.
Grow herb gardens and sell them. Huge profits!
Like to diversify? Great idea! Don't just settle for one way to make money, choose many! If you get bored, no problem! It's amazing how many hidden talents you could have and never even considered turning those talents into income.
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