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A Home-Based Business Online
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September 18
Editor: Elena Fawkner
Publisher: AHBBO Publishing
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This Ezine Is Listed At FreeZinesOnline.
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IN THIS ISSUE
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1. Welcome and Update from the Editor
2. Home Business Idea of the Week - Errand Service
3. Online Business Idea of the Week - Travel Club
4. Article - The Franchise Alternative
5. Continuing Tutorial Series - How to Become an
Information Broker - Part 5 - Online Marketing
6. Guest Article - 20 Low-Cost Businesses You Can
Start From Home by Marcus P. Meleton, Jr. and
Cary Arentz
7. Telecommuting Openings
8. Freebies
9. The News Digest
10. This Week's Web Site Pick
11. Subscription Management
12. Contact Information
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1. Welcome and
Update from the Editor
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Hello again and a warm
welcome to all new subscribers!
This week's edition ran
a little long so I've split it into
two parts for the benefit
of those subscribers whose email
programs won't accept
long documents.
This week sees the introduction
of a new feature at the
A Home-Based Business
Online website.
In addition to Home Business
Ideas, Online Business Ideas
and Telecommuting Corner,
from the middle of next week
you will also be able
to browse the brand new Franchise
Connection. Here
you will find some great franchised
business opportunities
to consider. So, if you're wanting
to start your own business
but want to minimize the risks,
be sure to visit!
The Franchise Connection will be open
from next Thursday.
Also, if a franchised business is
something you're thinking
about, read this week's feature
article - The Franchise
Alternative. It's at section 4. of
this week's newsletter.
Writers, as always I am
happy to showcase your work both
here and in the Reference
Library so submit your articles
(including resource box)to
Contact By Email -- this
is a great way to get
free publicity but please make sure
your work relates to
ideas or resources for home-based or
online businesses.
Finally, this newsletter
is for YOU! If you have comments
or suggestions for topics
you would like to see addressed,
or would just like to
share your experiences with other
subscribers, I want to
hear from you! Please send comments,
questions and stories
to: Contact By Email
See you all again next
week.
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2. Home Business Idea
of the Week - Errand Service
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People are busier than
ever and the world around them hasn't
changed. Groceries
still need to be bought, deliveries
still need to be made,
gifts still need to be bought, etc.
You can take advantage
of the needs of these hyper-busy
people by running an
errand service.
In essence, what you do
is run errands for people and get
paid for it. Think it
sounds like a kid's business? Well,
you won't make kid money!
If you are in a good sized
metropolitan area with
steady clients, you can make $15,
even $20, an hour!
You won't need much to
start off with. You'll, of course,
need a reliable car or,
better yet, a van. The only real
expenses at the start
are: business cards and business
stationery; a pager;
and postage. Make a list of large
businesses in your area,
ones with large numbers of well-
paid executives, such
as banks, headquarters of large
manufacturers, etc.
You should then compose a letter
detailing your services.
List as many timesaving services
as you can think of:
grocery pickup, dry-cleaning delivery
and pickup, post office
errands, gift-shopping services,
food pickup and delivery,
etc.
Read the full report at
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There are many more home-based
business ideas like this at
with more being added
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3. Online Business Idea
of the Week - Travel Club
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Most Travel Clubs are
organized on the premise of building
a sizable membership
capable of negotiating discounts with
various travel providers.
The Travel Club makes
money earning a commission every time
a member purchases airline
tickets, books a hotel room, or
goes on a cruise. Today,
things have changed quite a bit.
SELLING MEMBERSHIPS
With a swelling membership
basis it is difficult for travel
clubs to ignore the profits
of charging for membership, no
matter how insignificant
the amount. With 10,000 members,
a travel club charging
only $20 a year will earn $200,000 in
membership dues. This
revenue is over any commission the
Club earns when a member
travels.
SPLIT DISCOUNTS
A Travel Club normally
acts as a travel agent for the
exclusive use of its
members. As an "agency", it gets
standard agent commissions
from airlines, hotels and cruise
lines. This can
range anywhere between 10% and 18% of the
purchase price. What
travel clubs usually do is offer its
members a rebate equivalent
to 50% of its commission (meaning
5% to 9% of their purchase
price). If the member spends
$1,000, he/she gets back
anywhere between $50 and $90. This
is enough reason for
people to join a travel club, especially
if the membership dues
are just $20 a year.
Read the full report at
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There are many more online
business ideas like this at
with more being added
all the time.
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4. Article - The Franchise
Alternative
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By Elena Fawkner
Copyright © 2017
All Rights Reserved
ANY new business involves
risk. The proportion of new
businesses that fail
within their first two years of
operation is much higher
than those that succeed. Whether
you can afford the risk
of your business failing depends
on your own individual
circumstances. If you are continuing
in full-time paid employment
and your business is something
you start in your spare
time for a little extra cash to see
how it goes before quitting
your job, then you are more
likely to be able to
afford the risk of that business
ultimately not succeeding.
But what if you've lost your
job, taken a package,
and are looking for a business in
which to invest the proceeds
of your package? All of a
sudden the risk of your
new business failing looms very
large indeed.
One way of reducing that
risk is to consider buying a
franchised business.
What is a Franchise?
Simply put, franchising
involves the owner of the business
which is being franchised
("the franchisor") granting to the
person who wants to offer
the products and services of the
franchisor ("the franchisee")
rights to use its trademarks,
business names, associated
intellectual property, know-how,
business systems, training
systems and operating manuals in
exchange for monetary
payment in the form of an initial
franchise fee/purchase
price and/or ongoing royalty payments
which are typically calculated
as a percentage of the
franchisee's turnover.
Advantages of a Franchise
-> Proven system
The franchisor has already
done the work of establishing a
system for the business
being offered for franchise. This
system provides you,
the franchisee, with a roadmap to
follow, hopefully to
success. The franchisor has already
tested and refined all
aspects of the business and has
created a "business success
formula" for the franchisee to
follow. This means
that you are spared the trial and error
of working out what works
and what doesn't and are therefore
freed to focus on "working
the system", hopefully generating
profits within a short
period of time.
-> Avoid many start-up
problems
Starting a business from
the ground up requires a lot of
time and effort just
getting the basics in place. These
include major undertakings
such as developing a reputation
in the market place,
obtaining finance to fund the new
venture and overcoming
competitive threats, as well as the
more mundane such as
what business licenses to obtain and
what insurance cover
to purchase. The franchisor will have
already done a lot of
this work. For example, the
franchisor will already
have developed a reputation for the
business in the market
place, will have identified competitive
threats and opportunities
incorporating ways of meeting them
within the franchise
system and will usually have already
established relationships
with service providers such as
financiers.
-> Existing name and reputation
As stated above, you
do not need to invest significant time
and effort into getting
your business known in the
marketplace as the franchisor
will already have done this
for the benefit of the
group as a whole.
-> Support when needed
You are not on your own
when things go wrong. Got a
business problem?
Contact your franchisor for assistance.
The franchisor will have
employed many different specialists
within its organization
who are there just to assist
franchisees successfully
operate their businesses. In my
12 years of experience
in franchising, the most successful
franchisees are those
who are not afraid to ask for help
when needed.
-> Group buying power
Depending on the size
of the franchise network, the group
should benefit from being
able to negotiate favorable buying
prices because of their
ability to generate volume sales for
the supplier.
-> Group advertising
By contributing advertising
fees into a group fund,
individual franchisees
are able to benefit from much greater
advertising exposure
than they could afford if each
franchisee had to market
their business on an individual
basis.
-> Greater knowledge base
The franchisor is likely
to have invested in market
research for the benefit
of the group as a whole. This
means the group has a
much greater knowledge of their
market(s) than does the
local "independent" competitor.
The results of this market
research can be put to good use
in the group's advertising
and marketing programs.
Disadvantages of a Franchise
-> Restrictions on autonomy
Because you are buying
the rights to participate in a proven
"system", the franchisor
will be concerned that all
franchisees adhere to
the system and not operate outside it.
After all, if franchisees
are free to adhere to the system or
not as they see fit,
there is no point in buying into a
franchise at all.
For this reason, for the benefit of the
system as a whole, franchisors
will generally impose strict
controls on things such
as the quality and types of products
and services that you
may offer for sale, the types of local
advertising you may undertake,
methods of dealing with
customers, ethical conduct
and the like.
-> Pay initial franchise
fee and purchase price
There may be an initial
investment ranging from a few
hundred to tens of thousands
of dollars to buy into a
franchise.
-> Pay ongoing royalties
In addition to the initial
franchise fee and purchase price,
most franchisors will
also charge an ongoing royalty for the
rights to use the franchised
system. These royalties are
usually calculated as
a percentage of turnover but various
other fee structures
exist.
-> Restrictions on ability
to sell business
Some franchise agreements
can restrict quite severely your
rights to sell your business
to another franchisee. They may
impose strict criteria
for proposed purchasers and you may
find it difficult to
find buyers who meet this criteria.
-> May not be able to
realize value for business on
termination
Some franchise agreements
state that upon the expiration or
termination of the franchise
agreement, the goodwill of the
business reverts to the
franchisor. This means you may have
operated and developed
a business over many years and yet,
when the franchise agreement
expires, you effectively walk
away from the business
with no further financial compensation.
Under this type of arrangement
you must understand going in
that you are expected
to derive your financial return during
the term of the franchise
agreement by way of annual profits,
not by way of a capital
gain at the end of the franchise term.
What to Look For in a
Franchise
-> An established franchise
system with a good reputation.
-> Comprehensive training
systems for both your own
management team and other
employees.
-> A relatively harmonious
relationship between franchisor
and franchisees.
Some friction from time to time is
inevitable in any long-term
business relationship but a
constant atmosphere of
hostility, mistrust and long-running
disputes can be a warning
sign of an unstable system.
-> Ethical business practices
both by franchisor and
existing franchisees.
-> An inclusive "partnership"
approach on the part of both
franchisor and franchisees.
This does not mean that the
franchisor should not
impose controls on the system but you
should look for a spirit
of goodwill and cooperation,
willingness to listen
to others' ideas and a climate of open
communication at all
levels throughout the organization.
-> Exclusive territories
- although not crucial, exclusivity
of territory (where the
franchisor grants you a limited but
exclusive territory which
is yours alone) can in some cases
be a relevant factor
to the competitiveness of the business.
It would be fair to say
that it does not benefit the
franchise system if franchisees
are forced to compete with
each other for limited
business.
These are just a few of
the major factors you should take
into consideration when
deciding whether a franchise is
for you. Although
franchising minimizes the risks of
business failure, it
cannot not eliminate them entirely and
any decision to proceed
with a franchised business should
only be made after obtaining
thorough advice from both your
lawyer and your accountant.
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5. Continuing Tutorial
Series - How to Become an Information
Broker -
Part 5 - Online Marketing
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ONLINE MARKETING
Online marketing is still
very new and it is important to
realize that this area
of the online world is constantly
growing and improving.
Although you can spend a bundle of
money when marketing
online, this section will only cover
the top four strategies
for a small business on a limited
budget.
They are (a) classified
advertising, (b) e-mailing
lists, (c) newsgroups,
and (d) electronic newsletters.
As your business continues
to grow you may want to explore
other marketing tools
such as getting your own web page
complete with text and
graphics. In the early stages of your
business, however, you
should find that one or more of the
following strategies
will work very well. I prefer to use
free classifieds coupled
with direct e-mailing. Remember,
it's all up to you!
No matter what strategy
you are using, it's important to
understand that the biggest
key to successful marketing is
offering your product
to the correct audience. Another way
to describe this is "target
marketing". I cannot emphasize
the importance of this
enough. In order for you to sell your
product with any success
whatsoever, you must concentrate
your marketing efforts
on the people that are most likely to
buy it. Keep this in
mind no matter which marketing strategy
you utilize.
(a) Classified Advertising
Basically, there are two
types of online classified
advertising. The first
one is the classified areas of the
major providers like
AOL and Compuserve. If you are a
subscriber to a major
provider, you have easy access to
these areas. Most are
free and you get there by simply
pointing and clicking.
The other free classified
advertising is a little
trickier to find and
use. This advertising is done at any
of the hundreds of classified
web sites on the internet.
Most of them are completely
free, while others charge small
fees. To find a large
list of these classified areas on the
internet, simply go to
whatever search engine you use
(Web Crawler, Infoseek,
Lycos, or any other) and enter the
key words "free classifieds".
Once you get to one that
looks good, you post your
classified ads in the
appropriate section (business, hobbies,
books etc.) Anyone
who reads the classified can request
more information by sending
you E-mail. Once you receive the
request, you simply E-mail
the prospective customer with
your sales literature.
They can then print the details
(including order form)
and send for the product!
When advertising your
new information product, stick to the
business areas on the
internet! Don't waste your time
advertising your product
in the "general merchandise" or
"miscellaneous" sections!
Concentrate solely on your target
audience.
Note: Upon entering a
classified section, check into the
"guidelines & regulations"
area before posting. This is
usually where you will
find the rates if they do charge.
(Don't worry, they are
required to tell you exactly how much
you will be charged before
they post your ad.) Most sites
require you to register
with them before you can post your
ad. This registration
is also free unless otherwise stated.
This is where you will
usually find detailed directions for
posting an ad. It is
actually quite simple and only takes a
few seconds. You simply
type some information about yourself
then type your classified
ad. Once all the information has
been entered you click
on "post" or "submit" and you're done.
Remember, your ads should
not try to sell your product!
They are placed with
the intention of getting interested
people to respond to
you so you can send your sales
literature to them.
(b) E-mailing Lists
The next marketing strategy
that is gaining popularity in
the online world is called
direct e-mail. This involves
e-mailing your advertisements
directly to a list of people
that may be interested.
This list is usually bought or
rented from an e-mailing
list broker. The costs vary widely
depending on the broker
used. This can be a very effective
way to get your message
out.
I was never an advocate
of traditional mailing list
strategies for two very
big reasons. First of all, the cost
of mailing to everyone
on the list (at 32 cents a pop)
usually offset any profits
immediately. And secondly, a lot
of this mail was considered
junk mail and was never even
opened!
Direct e-mail does not
have these downfalls. First of
all, sending e-mail is
free, saving you hundreds or
thousands of dollars
in postage. And secondly, the e-mail
sits at the person's
mailbox until it is opened. These two
factors coupled with
the high number of people you can reach
in a very short amount
of time warrants giving this dynamic
new marketing strategy
a try!
Remember, don't try to
sell your products with the first
contact. Simply offer
the opportunity to receive "free
details" by replying
to the ad. Then e-mail your sales letter
to these new prospects.
Beware: You will undoubtedly
come across some "flaming"
when utilizing direct
E-mail. This is another name for
rude replies from unapproving
internet subscribers. You can
avoid a lot of flaming
by seeking out a list of "opportunity
seekers only". You can
also keep it to a minimum by sending
only short unsolicited
messages and offering everyone an
option to be removed
from your list.
Although direct E-mail
is not illegal (as of the writing of
this) if you make too
many people angry, you stand the risk
of having your provider
disconnect your service.
To learn more about bulk
email, and contact some bulk email
professionals, visit
and search on "bulk email.
You find a long list of companies
that supply bulk email
services and address lists.
(c) Newsgroups
Another way to market
on the net is through Newsgroups.
There are literally thousands
of newsgroups on the internet
on every subject imaginable.
A great web source for
information on Usenet
Newsgroups is Deja News at
http://dejanews.com/
. From there you can search and even
post to newsgroups.
Once you find your area
of interest (i.e. business opps),
you can join them and
post to them for free.
A typical message posting
in a business newsgroup would be
similar to a classified
ad. It would contain your offer and
your e-mail address to
allow people to request more info
(your sales literature).
Before the birth of the
World Wide Web, online marketers
relied heavily on newsgroups.
Although many have slowly
wandered away from this
method net marketing, newsgroups
are definitely surviving
(and thriving).
With that said, we've
decided to give you a bit of a
jump start. If you're
interested in trying newsgroup
marketing, the following
list should keep you busy for
a little while. Below
you'll find 34 of the most popular
newsgroups among online
marketers.
alt.ad
alt.america.online
alt.bbs.ads
alt.bbs.internet
alt.biz.misc
alt.business
alt.business.accountability
alt.business.career-opportunities.executives
alt.business.home
alt.business.home.pc
alt.business.hospitality
alt.business.misc
alt.business.multi-level
alt.commerce.misc-ads
alt.internet.commerce
alt.internet.services
alt.make.money
alt.make.money.fast
alt.misc
aol.commerce.misc-ads
aol.commerce.mlm.announce
aol.misc
biz.comp.misc
biz.general
biz.marketplace
biz.misc
biz.mlm
biz.newgroup
biz.next.newprod
biz.univel.misc
can.atlantic.biz
market.internet.free
misc.business
misc.entrepreneurs
If you're not ready to
spend time reading and posting to
these newsgroups right
now, you may want to at least
consider saving the list
for future use. Remember,
newsgroup marketing is
free. When used regularly, it can
become an integral part
of your online marketing campaign.
Note: When you join one
of these groups it's a good idea
to just observe for a
little while. This way you can get a
feel for the way users
do things in that particular group.
Many newsgroups do not
allow blatant advertising. Instead,
they expect you to help
other members with your posts and
market with your signature,
or short footer at the end of
each post. This is a
good way to avoid breaching newsgroup
regulations or "netiquette".
(d) Electronic Newsletters
Another way to get your
message out is to hire someone
else to do it for you.
All of these companies charge some
type of fee to get your
message across to potential
customers.
There are already a number
of companies offering online
marketing strategies
of one type or another. One example of
another marketing strategy
being utilized is direct e-mail
magazines and newsletters.
The companies that send these
e-mail mags offer paid
advertising to small business owners
for a relatively small
fee. The fees are based on the size
of ad as well as the
circulation or number of e-mail
addresses that receive
the issue. Although e-zine
advertising is not free,
it is one of the most effective
forms of internet marketing!
To find some of these
companies and get more information,
or
http://www.topica.com
These site allow you to search for
ezines based on subject
or name. Send an e-mail to the ones
that sound the best
and they will be more than happy to e-
mail you some free details.
As I stated earlier, the
world of online marketing is
still in relative infancy.
This means that a smart
entrepreneur will stay
very open minded and receptive to new
marketing strategies
as they are being introduced. The
businesses that make
the most money will be the ones that
keep a keen eye out for
the potential winning strategies.
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Next Week - Part 6 - E-Mailing
Your Sales Message and
Filling Sales Orders
Missed previous instalments
of this tutorial series? Pick
them up from the
newsletter archives at
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6. Guest Article - 20
Low-Cost Businesses You Can Start
From Home
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By Marcus P. Meleton,
Jr. and Cary Arentz
So you want a home business.
You have the time, the ambition,
and are excited about
the prospect. All you need is the
right idea that's perfect
for your first start-up or for a
second, third or fourth
business. We at Home Business®
Magazine watch for these
ideas and present them to you with
the expectation that
one will provide you with home-based
success. When evaluating
these possibilities, keep in mind
the items shown in the
box and look at our next issue to get
more great ideas for
businesses.
E-Mail Marketing
If "Surfing the Net"
is something you can't get enough of,
then maybe you should
get paid for it. E-mail marketing is
an exciting new business
opportunity. The objective is to
compile E-mail address
lists to support a client's mailing
and then broadcast your
client's E-mail to that list. A
secondary market is to
sell you lists to businesses or
individuals who market
their goods and services by E-mail.
Internet experts will
be able to search for and collect
lists at a moment's notice.
You most likely have all the
computer equipment you'll
need, although upgrades may be
necessary.
Raising Pets For Money
Do you like dogs, cats,
birds, reptiles, or fish? Would you
enjoy raising them? Why
not turn it into a business? Find
out what your local pet
stores need or what the general
market is looking for,
such as rabbits and chickens for
Easter, or dalmatians
to capitalize on the Disney movie. Not
only is this business
opportunity fun for animal lovers,
it's a great first business
for kids. Guinea pigs, hamsters,
rats, and mice multiply
rapidly and make good pets or
science projects. Be
sure to evaluate your demand first, or
you'll be sharing your
home with permanent pets. Expanding
your business to care
for other people's animals is also a
possibility. Make sure
that zoning laws and other regulations
related to raising animals
do not affect you.
Artist
One of the most difficult
endeavors is earning money through
art. The best way to
do this is to go commercial. Look at the
type of art you excel
at: painting, computer art, or line
drawings, and decide
how it could benefit businesses. For
instance, marketing companies
hire artists to do artwork for
advertising. You can
also develop and draw ads and flyers for
small shops that need
publicity. Approach the shops and offer
to develop material that
they can buy upon approval. As your
sales increase, create
a portfolio to show to other
businesses. Local rock
bands and dance clubs like the more
radical stuff. Over time,
your art and contacts will enable
you to expand into more
traditional outlets.
Photo Albums
People just don't have
the time to develop photo albums, or
they do it haphazardly
with no idea about how creative a
photo album can be. This
is a service that gets you out of
the house to meet people.
You will build a reputation and
can do the work on your
kitchen table. You interview clients,
go through their pictures,
and suggest ways their photo
albums can be arranged
or improved. Books on the subject are
available to help you
improve your skills. Use your family
or friends as your initial
customers and bring their albums
to potential customers
to show what you can do. It is
rewarding to see how
grateful people are with the results.
Agent
The best thing that could
possibly happen to a home-business
owner is to have so much
business that you can't do it all
yourself. When this happens,
you can become an agent for
your type of business
by sub-contracting excess work out to
others and taking a percentage
of the fee. In this capacity,
you do the billing and
maintain the clients. When business
is slow, you assume the
workload and maintain service to
your customers.
Errand Service
People who run everything
from home businesses to Fortune
500 companies often lack
the time to get everything done.
That's why there's such
a large demand for errand services.
If you have a small truck
or van, are punctual and
trustworthy, and don't
mind an occasionally hectic schedule,
you can profit from delivering
packages, picking up supplies,
and handling similar
details for harried home business owners
and executives alike.
To locate clients, check with
businesses in your area,
or have your friends and family ask
their employers if they
could use your services.
Family History
Most of us are curious
about our ancestors. That's why
written accounts of family
history or family trees, known as
genealogy, make popular
gifts. Why not make this your
business? Although the
task of digging deeply into someone's
past may seem daunting,
there is a variety of software
packages and books available
that will make this task much
easier. Visit large software
and book stores to see what's
available. To reach your
customers, arrange with local card
and gift shop owners
to let you display your advertising and
samples in their stores.
Placing advertisements in local
newspapers is a relatively
inexpensive way to reach a large
audience.
Fix-It Shop
Any appliance, tool,
or toy you buy eventually breaks —
that's a fact of life.
Although America is said to be a
disposable society, most
of us would rather hold on to what
we have rather than incur
the cost of buying something new.
Having a knack for fixing
household items means you can earn
up to $100 an hour, and
you never have to leave your own
garage! There are many
low-cost ways to advertise your
services — flyers, classified
ads, and the Yellow Pages are
just a few. There are
also many ways to expand your business;
for example, you could
offer pick-up and delivery, stock
replacement parts, or
refurbish toys and appliances and sell
them for less than what
they'd cost new.
Fund Raiser
Do you enjoy working
with the public, and helping those less
fortunate? If so, you
can put your people skills to work by
offering yourself to
local community, hospital, school, and
civic groups as a fund
raiser. You help the group raise
money for its cause,
and take a percentage of the amount for
your fee. Your organizational
skills, pleasant phone manner,
and ability to develop
effective direct mail pieces mean
success in this career.
Keep in mind that those who act as
fund raisers for charities
are often expected to do so on a
volunteer basis, but
this is a great way to gain experience,
make valuable contacts,
and build your reputation.
Handyman Service
Leaky faucets, clogged
drains, doors that stick — the list
of minor home repair
needs is almost endless. Most of us
just don't have the time
or the know-how to tackle these
problems ourselves. If
you're good with your hands and have
a general knowledge of
home repair, then start a handyman
service. Charge your
clients less than the professionals.
Your customers' savings
is your gain! You'll need a good set
of tools and a truck.
It's also a good idea to check with
your city to see what
licensing is required. Begin your
business with your friends
and family, then expand into your
neighborhood.
Herb Garden
Cooking with home-grown
herbs holds a special appeal these
days. If you have a green
thumb, you can capitalize on this
culinary trend by growing
herbs to sell to small restaurants,
specialty shops, health-food
stores, or even your friends
and neighbors. Use your
computer to create attractive, eye-
catching labels for your
packages. Cultivating an herb garden
can require very little
space - in fact, you can grow a fair
assortment in flower
pots on your window sill! Put your
gardening expertise to
work in another way by becoming a
"gardening consultant,"
— assisting your clients in setting
up their own herb gardens.
Mail Services
Companies of all types
and sizes use direct mail to
advertise goods and services.
However, many of these
companies may not have
the personnel to undertake a mass
mailing, especially if
it involves a large base of potential
clients. That's where
you come in. Contracting with these
businesses to handle
their mass mailings could result in ample
financial rewards. You'll
need a computer, special software
to create labels and
process lists, and most importantly,
clients. Check with local
businesses, especially those
involved with publishing,
computer accessories, or special
events. Friends, relatives,
and business associates can also
provide leads. Expand
your business by writing the
promotional material,
obtaining the target lists, and
maintaining the client
lists.
Sewing Service
Do you have a talent
for sewing? Starting a sewing service
in your home is a profitable
and enjoyable business. You
already have the equipment
and skill, and the demand is
great. Busy professionals
need to keep their clothes in
shape. Local dry cleaning
and clothing stores are good
sources for leads. Also,
try advertising in the classified
section of your local
newspaper, or posting flyers in your
neighborhood. Put your
creativity to work by creating
curtains and other home
decorations, or sewing costumes for
holidays and stage productions.
To expand, consider the
large demand for upholsterers.
BBQ Catering Service
If you like to barbecue,
get compliments as a chef, and
like to meet people,
why don't you set up a barbecue
catering service? You
need a truck, portable barbecue pits,
and a little marketing.
Send out flyers, post them at
grocery stores, or advertise
in your local newspaper or
weekly ad magazine. People
will love having outdoor parties
with you showing up,
setting up, cooking, and cleaning up
afterwards. You can offer
various options on meat and expand
out to more and more
food options and drinks. You thought
outdoor cooking was fun;
well, it's profitable also.
Professional Organizer
If you notice the messes
in other people's homes and
businesses, then maybe
you should be an organizer. There are
many books on organizing
and a multitude of products that
help conserve space or
provide filing or stacking capability.
Gather material on the
subject. To start your business,
practice on people you
know for a small fee, then use this
experience to sell yourself
to others. You can purchase and
mark up ready-made products,
or call in carpenters to put in
closet organizers, shelves,
and furniture. What people save
in time and money will
more than make up the difference.
Apartment Renewal
Apartments must be cleaned,
painted, and repaired after
renters vacate. Since
this is a frequent event, this event
provides an opportunity
for you to make money. Apartment
unit sizes, damage, and
cleaning needs vary widely. So
develop estimates after
a walk-through or charge by the hour.
Cleaning equipment and
a small truck will get you started
and college students
can provide help. Your target market is
defined, so visit and
send mailers to apartment complexes,
rental management companies,
condo complexes, and also offer
your services to real
estate brokers who need property
prepared for sale.
Baby Furnishing
Baby furniture is constantly
being cycled in and out of
homes and sold at garage
sales. Acquiring baby furniture can
be expensive for new
parents, so a service that will satisfy
them and give you a good
income is to stock their homes with
what they need. You can
get beds, chairs, tables, potty
seats, and the like at
garage sales. Clean and paint them,
and turn them around
for sale. Market at pediatrician
offices, Lamaze training
classes, and prenatal care services.
You can provide single
furniture items to full set-ups, and
get the parents to resell
them to you after they no longer
need them, ready for
you to make money on them again.
Tax Assistance
You can be the answer
to the April 15th blues. Use your
accounting background
and your computer to process tax
returns from your home.
This business is seasonal and
starts out slowly, building
over time as you get returning
clientele the next years.
There are a number of great tax
preparation software
packages available that makes this task
easier. Start by doing
returns for your family and friends,
then use them to help
get business referrals. Be sure to keep
up the with latest tax
rules and join accounting organizations
to work on accreditations.
Used Computer Sales
Are you a tinkerer who
likes to take computers apart and put
them together? Used computers
that are gathering dust can
make money for you. Although
technology advances rapidly,
much of what people need
computers for can be handled by the
simplest of machines.
Make yourself available to buy the
obsolete machines at
fire sale prices. Many of the parts are
interchangeable; you
can cannibalize and rebuild computers
that are fine for normal
use, and add new parts as necessary.
Then, sell the computers
with your own warrantee. This is a
business your high-school
children may love to assist with,
or even run. Repair books
and training are readily available.
Flea Market Sales
Flea markets are like
the ultimate garage sale. If you like
garage sales maybe you
should become a participant in flea
markets. There are a
number of products that you can sell:
Your own crafts, collectibles
from your own hobby collections
(trains, coins, comics,
etc), and products for resale
(polishes, toys, tools,
garage sale items you purchased).
Some markets are opportunities
to sell your skills or
services such as furniture
refinishing, car detailing,
sewing and handyman services.
Find out what flea markets are
local to your area and
which apply to your products or
skills. Contact the organizers
to find the cost of booths,
qualifications, tax laws
and other necessary information.
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-> Y2K Report Says Global
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over the Internet puts many
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the U.K. minister for e-commerce
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