Whether starting your own business is something you’ve been thinking of doing for a while or if you’re just looking for some genuine ways to make a bit of extra money from home, you’re probably pretty scared to take the leap because there are definitely a lot of scams, false promises and hype out there.
Everyday it seems like more and more people are calling themselves gurus and experts in things they really know very little about the thing they’re teaching, so it can be hard to know where to go when you want real advice and strategies that actually work.
The good news is: starting a business from home that’s based around your passions, skills and talents is far easier than you probably think, and you certainly don’t need to be going and paying the crazy prices some people online are asking for their flashy and regurgitated courses.
In this post, we’re going to share with you some really great business ideas that you can start from home and that you don’t need anything other than your own knowledge to make a success of.
Freelance consulting:
This is probably one of the easiest businesses you can start from home and all you really need to get started is an idea for a valuable service you can provide to people – for example, tax consulting, copywriting, digital marketing, or any other area you can think of that would help someone improve something in their life or business. You don’t need fancy tools or software to become a consultant – if you have a phone and internet connection, you can get started just with those alone. You’ll also find many resources online simply by having a search for how to become a consultant so do some research and look for things you could offer consulting in.
Blogging:
Many people like to claim that blogging is dead, and whilst the opposite is actually true, the reason it doesn’t work for a lot of people is because they lack a strategy, they don’t create consistent content that people actually want to consume, and they never come up with a way to monetize their blog, such as through ad placements or sales funnels that lead to digital or physical products.
Dropshipping:
If you’ve ever wanted to have an online business selling physical products such as cosmetics, clothing or furniture, but don’t want to keep stock and also don’t have money to invest up front in a lot of inventory, then dropshipping is a perfect way to go about this. How it works is that you decide what business you want to have, create a website for it using something like Shopify, and then find a supplier who will allow you to link your customers orders through to them and they take care of the shipping and handling for you. That means your overheads are lower and you don’t have to deal with any stock.
Hopefully this post has shown you that it’s actually possible to make genuine money from home without spending thousands up front and that you can build a business around something that you’re truly interested in and good at.
