Website content writer
lettersEvery website needs content. Every website owner is too busy to write content. Hey presto: a gap in the market! Fire up your laptop, google “writing for web” and tell your friends that you’re a bonafide copy-writer. Despite your lack of experience, chances are pretty strong that you’ll churn out better content than 99% of the crap out there.
What you need?
Home pc with a good internet connection.
Where to start?
Freelance directory sites out there (Google it, there are loads)
Product photographer
lighttentYou got a 10mp digicam for Christmas, but the only pics you’ve taken are of your cat and the potplant. Instead of sitting at home checking your non-existent bank balance every five minutes, why not fashion a quick infinity curve in your garage and start snapping? There are many, many product sites being launched every day (E-commerce is on the rise, fast, and products pics will be in demand). Odds are that some of these new sites will need a cheap alternative to updating their stock online.
What you need?
You’ll need a camera, the curve, some lights, a laptop, an internet connection and some photo-editing software.
Where to start?
Digital Camera sites to get the gear
Photo directory sites to advertise your wares
5. Home baker
bakerYour mom’s old recipes are not necessarily only to entertain your book club once a month. There are hundreds of corner shops, market stalls, schools and churches who will gladly pay for your cooking goodness. Make sure you do your sums when charging for them, though. It’s easy to short sell yourself in the catering business.
What you need? A decent oven, and some cooking tools. A blog (you can also use your Facebook page) is also a good idea to write about your recipes and publish some pics of your gastronomic greatness.
Where to start?
Your local printer to design a little knock n’ drop brochure to distribute to your neighbourhood’s homes and businesses.
6. Internet marketing
internetWeb marketing is a fast growing industry and there’s more than enough work out there. Once you figure it out, it’s actually a nice little earner – you can charge a few grand a month for your services and once you hit 10 clients, you’re doing quite nicely thank you very much. The only thing is that this industry is notoriously unstable, and you’ll have to keep your wits about you to stay on top of this fickle game.
What you need? Laptop, internet and subscriptions to SEOmoz, Internet Marketing Centre, Daily blog and the 1000’s of other services out there.
Where to start?
Find a small business networking group near you, something like BNI, which is cost effective and perfect for getting you in touch with your target market
lettersEvery website needs content. Every website owner is too busy to write content. Hey presto: a gap in the market! Fire up your laptop, google “writing for web” and tell your friends that you’re a bonafide copy-writer. Despite your lack of experience, chances are pretty strong that you’ll churn out better content than 99% of the crap out there.
What you need?
Home pc with a good internet connection.
Where to start?
Freelance directory sites out there (Google it, there are loads)
Product photographer
lighttentYou got a 10mp digicam for Christmas, but the only pics you’ve taken are of your cat and the potplant. Instead of sitting at home checking your non-existent bank balance every five minutes, why not fashion a quick infinity curve in your garage and start snapping? There are many, many product sites being launched every day (E-commerce is on the rise, fast, and products pics will be in demand). Odds are that some of these new sites will need a cheap alternative to updating their stock online.
What you need?
You’ll need a camera, the curve, some lights, a laptop, an internet connection and some photo-editing software.
Where to start?
Digital Camera sites to get the gear
Photo directory sites to advertise your wares
5. Home baker
bakerYour mom’s old recipes are not necessarily only to entertain your book club once a month. There are hundreds of corner shops, market stalls, schools and churches who will gladly pay for your cooking goodness. Make sure you do your sums when charging for them, though. It’s easy to short sell yourself in the catering business.
What you need? A decent oven, and some cooking tools. A blog (you can also use your Facebook page) is also a good idea to write about your recipes and publish some pics of your gastronomic greatness.
Where to start?
Your local printer to design a little knock n’ drop brochure to distribute to your neighbourhood’s homes and businesses.
6. Internet marketing
internetWeb marketing is a fast growing industry and there’s more than enough work out there. Once you figure it out, it’s actually a nice little earner – you can charge a few grand a month for your services and once you hit 10 clients, you’re doing quite nicely thank you very much. The only thing is that this industry is notoriously unstable, and you’ll have to keep your wits about you to stay on top of this fickle game.
What you need? Laptop, internet and subscriptions to SEOmoz, Internet Marketing Centre, Daily blog and the 1000’s of other services out there.
Where to start?
Find a small business networking group near you, something like BNI, which is cost effective and perfect for getting you in touch with your target market
