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Need Solid Ideas for a Home-based Business?

Need Solid Ideas for a Home-based Business?

Question:

I’m looking for good ideas on what type of home-based business to start-up. I’ve was recently “laid off” but I have funds put aside. Really, I don’t wish to go back to working for someone else. I would like to hear about some solid, proven, home business or perhaps franchises that can be run from home maybe a computer/internet based service business. No MLM, affiliates programs, pyramid schemes or anything of the sort.

Ideas that have crossed my mind:

Blogging (I live in a tourist town and thought there might be opportunity in providing info about events in town).
Online tutoring (Spanish, software programs like Photoshop).
Domain name selling (like a reseller)
Web site building (would have to learn web design first)
Virtual Office Assistant.
Video Resume Service

I’m not sure which path to take right now but I’m looking for good solid ideas and I’ll take this “time off” to research ‘em and follow what looks like it may lead some where.

Thanks everyone.

Public Answer

Decide on an in demand service and offer that service. For example, being a virtual assistant is fine but it is so vague that people do not always understand the value. That is why getting social media certification or becoming a lead generation expert have more merit.

Also, the more specific you are the easier it usually is to sell your services.

Public Answer

Almost all successful marketing stories has the common element of having an organized and effective marketing plan, which serves as the backbone for the product or service life cycle.Often a small affiliate
business that started with the premise of providing a little extra income ends up out-performing one’s regular income.

I think you have already listed the required measures thar you should take.

Thanks

Public Answer

I’ve recently got into affiliate marketing. Not exactly making big money yet, but I have made some sales even though I have not been in it long. There is a lot to learn, and I have been reading a lot on forums like Warrior Forum.

Unless you come up with some new idea though, anything you do is going to be competitive with the economy the way it is any so many who want to work from home..

Public Answer

I understand what you mean as I have just recently been put into the same boat. I recently got laid off and now our 2 income family is down to 1 income. My husband and I started a business early in January and even though we made back our initial investment (and more), we haven’t had the proper time to devote to the business until now. I love being able to work from home and have time for my family. Things were little slow the first week and a half but now that I’ve been working at it I’m doing a little better and progressing. There’s no pie in the sky and no get rich quick scheme here but with persistence and some work we are on our way to building a family business that’s will-able, transferable, and sell-able (if we choose). I love it because I can leave it to my son and his children and their children. I hope my response helped you in some way. Feel free to reply! www.DeliveringOnThePromise.com/HealthyAn…

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Posted August 5th, 2010 by va and filed in Blog

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Virtual Office Tips

10 Virtual Office Tips for those of you that work at home.

Set up your virtual office in a quiet place. Far from sirens and crying kids, if possible.
Get a comfortable chair. You will be spending a lot of time in it.
Set up different areas for different things in your virtual at-home office. I keep a clean, need desk to work from and a messier area for files, bills, etc.
Use as many hosted software solutions as possible and still make back ups often – see virtual office tools
Avoid home office distractions like having a TV in the room.
Use the library, Panaras or Starbucks to get out of your virtual home office occasionally.
Set clear goals working from your home office. I still use a paper notebook to write out tasks and cross them off as I go along. Otherwise I would miss things or might not be as motivated.
Use Technology to your advantage and to make your life easier.
Don’t let a home office make you feel like you are always at work. It is easy to work morning, noon and night since you are always in your virtual office and essentially at work.
Take your fair deductions – You have to talk to a tax specialist on this one, but let your business pay its fair share of utilities, maintenance and other expenses. Trust me, if you get an office you would be paying a lot more.