Whether seeking a supplemental income or a full-time income, many folks have
undertaken the task to discover a viable home based business solution to meet
their personal needs.
For most folks who contemplate a home business, a
low-cost or no-cost solution is not only nice, but also very necessary. Many
also seek to find a home business that will permit them to maintain their
regular day job in order to protect their base income.
Taking the
cautious approach to a home based business and keeping one's job during the
start-up period is often a very good decision. By maintaining one's job, one can
maintain the health of their personal finances while permitting their home
business grow healthy and strong.
Fortunately, most home based businesses
can be started with little or no cash, can be maintained on a shoestring budget,
and can be operated successfully with only a part-time investment.
One
day, the business will be strong enough to support itself and its owner. When
that time comes, it will make good sense for the business owner to leave his or
her outside job to dedicate more time to growing and maintaining their new
thriving home based business. You will know when that time has finally
arrived.
The nature of a home based business makes it easy and very
realistic for most folks to take the plunge into home business
ownership.
Yet, many folks put off starting their own home based
business, because they have the misconception that they will have to risk
thousands of their own hard-earned dollars at start-up. Then later, if their
business fails, they fear they may be forced to take out a second mortgage on
their house just to stay out of bankruptcy.
Are you one of these folks?
Do you let your fears of failure keep you from reaching for your
dreams?
If so, then allow me to introduce you to a few home business
ideas that you can start for less than $100 and can be started and operated very
profitably as a part-time business.
THE LIFEBLOOD OF ALL SUCCESSFUL
BUSINESSES
First of all, let me advise you to search out a business model
that will deliver steady and repeat business. It is the one thing --- above all
others --- that will assure that your company can survive the test of
time.
HOME-BASED MAIL ORDER:
Home-based mail order is a good example
of how one can quickly grow a home business income. Mail order is a low cost
start-up business that can be launched for around $100 USD.
With proper
planning, your home-based mail order business will not require up-front
inventory purchases. In the mail order business, it is not uncommon to rely upon
drop-shippers for product fulfillment services.
By utilizing
drop-shippers, we can sell the products, collect the money and then purchase the
products from the wholesale outlet. The wholesale outlet will then put a return
address for your company on the product packaging and deliver the product
directly to your customer.
Your primary expense in the mail-order
business is advertising. Classified advertising tends to be a relatively
inexpensive form of advertising with thousands of outlets available to the small
business owner.
WHOLESALE BUSINESS:
Buy low --- sell high. You can
acquire high quality, top-of-the-line merchandise for a fraction of the retail
cost.
AUCTIONS:
Auctions can be an excellent source for buying cheap
and selling high. Both government auctions and Internet auctions can lead to
some excellent profit opportunities. Auctions are an excellent tool for both
acquiring and selling merchandise.
MAKE AND SELL YOUR CRAFTS:
Crafts
are a hot seller at country fairs, swap meets or anyplace where people gather.
Make your own crafts and sell them for a tidy profit!
SELLING
INFORMATION:
Selling information by mail is another good example of an
inexpensive home based business start-up. One can gain the resale rights to
information for usually about $50 USD. Other costs will include printer
cartridges, paper and postage. There are plenty of free classifieds sites on the
Internet, in which to successfully advertise your information.
WRITE
INFORMATIONAL BOOKLETS:
Write and publish your own informational booklets;
sell them at a high price! All you need is a little know-how, a printer, paper
and stamps. This is a GREAT home business idea! You can also sell the resale
rights to others, for extra profits. In this age of the Internet, you may also
take advantage of the fact that selling information is one of the most
profitable endeavors one can pursue online.
OFFICE SERVICES:
Offer
office services for hire in your local paper. You'll be surprised at the amount
of regular office business that can be gleaned from one little classified ad.
Word processing, typing, accounting, data entry, proofreading, transcription,
promotional letters and newsletters. All these tasks can be accomplished right
from your own home office.
AVON REPRESENTATIVE:
Yes, Avon's been
around for eternity, hasn't it? Then it's not such a bad prospect as a home
based business, is it? I once knew a woman who did so much business as an Avon
rep. that she had people calling her and knocking at her door wanting to order
products at all hours of the day and night! Once you are an established Avon
representative, you, too, will turn a good profit.
CONCLUSION:
On your
search for the ideal home based business, try not to get caught up in any scams
that will run off with your money. There are thousands of scam artists out there
just waiting for the next sucker to come along. Remember, if it sounds too good
to be true, then it probably is. Just use your good judgement and invest wisely
in proven methods of earning extra income.
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