26 September 2009

3 Home Business Ideas You may Not Have Thought Of

By Sandera P Oinken

Now is a good time to think about starting your own home business. In this article I'm going to discuss three you might find of interest.

More and more people are working at home and are finding a home business as a way to do it. Working at home is not a new idea in itself, but the ease at which people do it today is. Setting up a business in your home is easy. Making it profitable is another story.

There are many things you have to consider before you get started. First of all, what kind of home business do you want to run? This may be the most important step you take. Your very success may depend on what you choose to do.

There are many businesses offered by the internet but there are also some "offline" business that could be very lucrative without using the internet.

1. Sell Stuff on Craig's List

Craig's List is another forum for selling products as an alternative to eBay. You can go to garage sales, estate sales and flea markets to find amazing deals and then turn around and sell them on Craig's List. It is free to advertise and you only advertise in your local area to sell the products you have for sale. Anything can be sold from furniture to video games and soup to nuts.

Find bargains on Craig's List and then remarket them with a different approach for a higher price. Of course you may end up with products that don't sell so you can then run your own garage sale. Remember to keep accounts of what you paid for all your items so you can sell at a profit when you resell.

2. Start A Day Care Business

Earn money from home with a day care business. Save what you would spend on day care for your own children and make additional money at the same time by taking in some other children to care for. You may need a license to run a day care business from your home but this can be a lucrative, rewarding business. You will be providing a valuable service for families not as fortunate as you who have to go to work outside their homes.

3. Drop By Pet Walking and Sitting

Do you like pets? Many people in their careers have to travel. Others go on vacations and cannot take their pets. Your business is to stop by and play with their pets. Take them for walks. Feed them and make sure they are o.k. Not all people like to take their pets to a kennel and are willing to pay good money to make sure they are cared for.

Their pets are another member of their family and you will take care of a big concern for them when they have to leave town.

There you have it, three business ideas you can implement. If you put your thinking cap on, you can probably come up with some more. Beginning a home based business can be a great way to make money and have a lot of fun at the same time if you like what you do.

Summary: If you are thinking about starting your own home based business then this article took a look at three possibilities you might not have known about. And might even spark more ideas.

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