Artisan
If you enjoy
making crafts such as jewelry, home decor or pottery, consider starting a
small business selling your creations through an online marketplace
like etsy.com. Create the items that you would like to sell and take
photos of each piece. Then list the items on the website and pay a small
fee for each item listed. Shoppers find your item on the website, send
you payments and you ship the items directly to the customers. It's a
great way to put your creativity to work as your own small business.
Blogger
Successful
bloggers can earn a full-time income through online posts, articles and
regular columns. You can start your own blog through websites like
blogger.com or tumblr.com. Find an area of expertise or a topic that you
are passionate about and start writing about the latest news and share
tips or insight in field. Sign up for a "pay-per-click" account by
visiting a site such as Google Adsense, which puts advertisements on
your blog. The more visitors to your site, the more opportunity to make
money when visitors click on one of these ads.
Customer Support
Many companies
outsource their in-bound customer service phone calls to work-from-home
employees. Take phone calls directly from customers who have questions
or need assistance in purchasing items. The requirements are that you
must have customer service experience, a landline and internet access.
Companies such as Alpine Access, LiveOps, West and Arise hire virtual
customer service agents who work out of their homes.
Bookkeeper
If you are
good with numbers and find yourself always helping out friends during
tax season, put your skills to work. By starting your own bookkeeping
business, you can sell your own services to individuals and small
businesses while working from home. You will need accounting software
and a reliable computer. Attract new clients by posting flyers and
sending out mailings to other small businesses in your area.
Tutor
If you enjoy
teaching, start you own home-based business tutoring students in your
area of expertise. You can tutor students at their homes, in your home
or at a library. Contact community groups and local schools to see how
you can work with students who could use extra academic support. You can
also join a online network and tutor students virtually, over the
internet.
Translator
If you speak
more than one language fluently, become a freelance translator. Many
companies need paperwork and documents translated by fluent or native
language speakers. Find freelance translating work through
Welocalize.com or sdl.com. You will need to pass a language fluency test
and have good grammar and punctuation.
Start your own eBay store
If you enjoy
finding great deals at consignment shops and consignment auctions, start
your own eBay store. Turn these good deals around and make a nice
profit by selling these products to online buyers. You can list items in
auctions, at a fixed price or in inventory format. Your items will
appear in eBay search results when buyers type in search terms matching
the description of your goods. Payments are processed through PayPal and
you ship the items directly to customers.
