Work from home, anyone?
Getting paid but not working in a 9 to 5 office environment. See money coming in but don’t have to put up with the dreaded rush hours. Yes, many of us crave a home based business. No boss to report to because we are our own boss. We call the shots. Like the Chinese saying : eat rice or porridge, we depend on ourselves.
My blog here champions the idea of self-employment. Here is the place you and I can share ideas, business opportunities, out-of-the-box marketing ideas, niche markets, unique business ideas and so on.
The ideas can come from books we have read, can be something we actually saw happening and being done successfully, or something told to us by friends who marvel at great money-making ideas that work.
Most of my contributions come from a book. I shall share them as I read along. Here’s a few I shall start with. Enjoy!
Bring out a regular publication for ambitious amateur musicians. This publication might include ads from : 1) Employers seeking musicians. 2) Retailers selling equipment accessories and supplies. 3) People selling used equipment. 4) Musicians seeking to make contact with other musicians. Also publish interesting editorials and letters.
- Introduce to your region a service which mounts maps for businesses. Keep a stock of local, national and international maps. Mount these maps in a professional manner to suit the wall space available at offices. Send out leaflets about your services to office managers.
- Design and manufacture kits for making models with cocktail sticks, for example: model churches, castles, windmills, houses, etc. Buy the cocktail sticks in their unpacked state from the manufacturer. Sell your kits by mail order from ads in craft magazines or distribute to model shops.
Make money from renting out expensive children’s toys. The toys you rent out will include remote controlled models and computerised games. Use a little van to deliver the toys to customers. Paint in toy town colour scheme. Call the van a toy mobile or similar suitable name.
- Produce Christmas cards which are printed on the front with, for example, “Happy Christmas from the Smith Family”. Or, instead of the name ‘Smith’, pick one of the dozens of other popular surnames. Sell packs of these cards by direct mail to people listed in telephone directories.
