What kind of business can I start from home?

King bell

VIP Contributor
Do you want to start a business, but have no idea what kind of business you can operate from the comfort of your own home? Don't worry! Creating a successful home-based business might seem like an overwhelming task, but it doesn't need to be. In this thread, we've compiled a list of ideas for businesses that are perfect for entrepreneurs who work from their homes - and we're pretty sure there's at least one idea in here for everyone.
1. Blogging
You can never have enough blogs. Never. It's an indisputable fact of life. What does this have to do with starting a business from your home? Well, if you're already blogging, or even if you're thinking about blogging, blogging can be an awesome way to make money from home. It's easy to find work or start your own blog these days - and when you're working from home, it's a lot easier to keep up with deadlines and make sure that your writing is on point. For example, writers for blogs like HubPages ( http://hubpages.com ) are able to write what they want, when they want - as long as they meet their deadlines!
2. Freelance Writing
For those of you who are a little bit more on the creative side, freelance writing might be right up your alley. Freelance writing is perfect for people who enjoy writing, but don't necessarily have the discipline to work on their own blog full time. Having a blog can end up being a very time-consuming thing - and if you're running a multi-faceted home-based business, it can really cut into your productivity.

3. Copywriting
Copywriting is the perfect career for entrepreneurs who are working from the comforts of their homes. This is because copywriting might require a little bit of patience, and some research on your part - but it's also one of those jobs that you don't need a huge amount of education or experience to do. You can learn about copywriting through a variety of resources, including free online courses at Udemy .
4. Social Media Marketing
So much has changed in the world when it comes to marketing on social media, that it's almost scary.
 

Augusta

VIP Contributor
The good thing now is that there are varieties of ways by which you can make money from home . You just have to start from online and research about the one you can conviniently do. Like you have mentioned one can be a blogger.

if you can write and articulately express your views then you can begin to share such views with people online. you can even start with blogger which is already free. You can start from there to be sure you can progress with it.

Then you can monetize the traffic you would be getting from the readers to start making money. You can monetize with Google adsense or other advertising network.

You can also post on forums like this one from home. You know that this one's pays little but if you are consistent you can be making good money off it weekly. The most important thing is to be consis6.
 

Heartstrings

Active member
There are so many businesses one can start from home and infact progress with it to higher level. Aside writing, blogging and others you made mention of,one can start with selling of clothing materials or children and adult wears. It's a good business you can start from home and if you wish,expand it. There is this woman I do buy clothes from like all this wears,she has been into business for years and she actually has many customers, but of recent she told me she now has a shop where she sell her things,and Guess what? She bought it. After been into such business from home and saving up,no matter how much or little the profit is,she was able to get a good shop to display her wears for more customers.

Honey is also a business you can start from home, people will patronise you because the guy info buy a good honey from does his business at home confidently.
 

LoukiaCharilaou

Valued Contributor
It is true that nowadays there are a lot of businesses that you can start from home. The internet has helped a lot. Many people work online from the comfort of their own homes. Thank you very much for your wonderful ideas. In addition to these businesses you mention in your thread, there is also forum posting and affiliate marketing.
 

Finger Geek

Verified member
The above list are one of the best way to make money online. Blogging is one way to money online that will yield good profit. But one of the problems that people are facing is traffic. It is sometimes easy to write articles on the blog, but problem is to have traffic or audience to read the articles. A blog with lots of articles without audience is like a store with lots of goods with no people to buy the goods.

That is why we need to make sure that we write good content article and to write what people wants to read. Once we have good content, from time we will build audience. But before this can be achieved, we need to traffic our blog by practising some things like SEO, posting our blog on social medias, paying for Advertisements and many more. Doing this, we will be successful blogging.
 
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eldavis

Guest
There are so many businesses you can start from home, it is not limited to just online business but even offline business. You can start off an indoor kitchen, where you cook local and even international dishes or snacks then supply places like schools, banks and even other stores. Tailoring is also a good one as well. I know of a house wife that is into tailoring, after dropping the children at school, she goes back home and makes use of her front yard.
 

Carpon

Valued Contributor
Thank you so much for these wonderful ideas and I have hugely benefited from your thread

With the digitalisation of our world today, the most easiest ways of getting employed are on the internet. Online jobs are booming right now and taking advantage of this is the best way out of the dungeon of unemployment that we face in our nation today.
 

Holicent

VIP Contributor
You can start your own business from home if you have a great idea, skills and resources. If you have a passion for something, then starting your own business is very rewarding. You can be your own boss, set your own hours, and make more money than working for someone else.

It’s important to do some research before starting a business from home. You will need to decide what type of business you want to start and the niche that best suits your skills and interests. You may also want to consider whether or not it will be profitable or if it will require capital investment.

It’s also important that you have access to reliable internet so that you can connect with customers and potential customers through social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

An example is a telemarketing company - You can hire yourself out as an independent contractor and have the freedom to work whenever you want.
 

Jasz

VIP Contributor
I have been asked this question several times and I thought that it would be a good idea to write about it here. So, here are my thoughts on starting a business from home.

I think that there are plenty of opportunities when you start your own business from home. The main challenge is to find out what kind of business you will be able to run from home and how much time and money you will need for that.

If you want to start a small business, then I suggest that you try to do something with your computer or cell phone because they are the most common tools used by people these days. If you are not sure how to use them, then ask someone who knows how to use them (friends or family members). You can also Google search "business ideas" or similar keywords on your computer keyboard (using the Ctrl+F keys) and find some websites that offer free advice on starting small businesses.

Another idea is to write articles for different websites and sell them for money through advertising networks such as Google AdSense or Amazon Associates program (which requires only a few cents per click). This way it might be easier than starting a blog where people leave comments every day and pay money for each comment submitted by them (also known as blogging).
 

Sikapa

Verified member
There are so many businesses and jobs that one can start doing then from home. These jobs and businesses can even be online or online but since most people are interested in online money then I will like to talk about online business that you can do from home. Nowadays, most people are even making more money on social media just by sitting in their sofa in their living room to make money.

Besides that if you have good in English then you stand the chance to earn more from your home. You can try teaching English online in some countries where they don't speak English. There are some websites that also allow you to do and assist students to do their homework online and some off this website is Studypool.

A website called moneypantry also gives you another chance to make money online from home. One can also try microworkers too.
 

jeet100

New member
In the web3 space, all the skillsets mentioned above like Copywriting, SEO and SEM, etc are in hot demand. You get the opportunity to express yourself and get paid as per your level of engagement. The best thing about DAOs like Joystream is that they allow you part ownership and thus with the growth of the DAO, the value of your fortune gets scaled up. This sense of ownership also results in a singular mission of all community members.
 

TOZZIBLINKZ

VIP Contributor
Starting a business from home first of all is a very good idea and that is because when an individual owns a business from home he or she totally keeps an eye in his or her household and yet is able to make ends meet from the business he or she has possibly established from home. In the above thread you have basically explain some of the ways individuals can make money from home both offline and online but in my own view and perspective one of the best way to make money from home or possibly establish a business from home is mostly online and that involved the use of the internet and the use of smartphone and laptop device to access the internet.

Establishing an offline business my totally be cumbersome and totally unbearable but establishing an online business in which you do not have to rent a space but rather have to do simple and uncomplicated micro jobs on various online websites to make ends meet can totally be a good idea.
 
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