Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Over 20 Ideas For Jobs You Can Do Now to Create Income!
Here's over 20 Ideas for Jobs you can do to create income immediately! Below are some simple ideas to get your creative juices going.It is important to create a list of your talents and abilities.Can you.Groom Horses - for people that have show horses, grooming right before a show is something people will pay for - especially if the person being hired knows and understands horses - capitalize on your strong qualities.Pet sitting - either in your home or drive to their homes to care for pets when owners are on vacation.Walk dogs - many owners pay to have their pet walked because they are at work.Gardening - Vegetable gardening, container gardening and home accent gardens.House Plants - growing house plants to sell or taking care of plants in someone's home or office.Even "rent" plants and take care of them as a monthly service fee.Create Home or Personal Accessories - are you good with a glue gun? People love those unique touches to their homes.Do you make something special that other admire? Have Home parties where clients choose colors, sizes etc and you put together for fee.Your hostesses get a free gift and provide refreshments and your target market for the night.Answer Phones- start and answering services.This works well for after hours for vets, doctors, plumbers or anyone else needed for emergencies but can't be on duty 24 /7.For a small business owner, having someone contracted answer phones has become a very popular and smart option to lower overhead.Bath dogs - no cuts or fancy grooming tips - just bathing and comb outs.Easy to do many dogs in a day offering owners a place to do tick/flea dips and and bathing.In the right location, this is a very lucrative side job.Arrange Furniture - do you have a knack for arranging a room to make it pop? Real estate agents have homes professionally staged for resale.In this foreclosure glut, you could have an easy repeat business.Sew - mending, new clothes, Alterations if you can sew.Bake - cakes, pies, pastries, cookies, or even bake for dinner parties or perhaps a Bed & Breakfast in your area.Host dinner parties - do you give fabulous dinner parties or dream of it? - Offer to help the hostess so that she is free to move among her guests.Keeping trays and dishes full and cleanup is a big plus.Children's Birthday Parties - have you had great birthday parties for kids? What about doing them for working mothers so they can enjoy the child's milestones? Let them pick the theme and go for it!Laundry & Ironing - let's face it - no one likes to do ironing but if you needed to work at home this could be the job for you.Price is by the piece.Brown Bag Lunch -pack great brown bag lunches and advertise to your neighborhood - they pay a week in advance and pick up daily on their way to work.Make the same lunch for everyone makes assembly line packing easy and keep your costs down.Something different and exciting every day will keep them coming back for more.Cleaning- do you have a knack for cleaning and know all the shortcuts for a polished home?Yard work/landscape care - mow lawns, weed gardens, rake leaves.Errands - elderly and busy career women always need someone to pick up things like dry cleaning, groceries, even gift selection.Personal Shopping- This idea is great for husbands who never know what to get their wives let alone sizes etc.Wives can provide you with a list of thing they like and when there is a special occasion or just a what if the husband can select a gift that you pick up and wrap for him to give.Most women like to do their own gift selection so it may not work in reverse.Arts & Craft classes- Do you have a hobby that people love and want to learn - candle making, paper Mache, knitting?Read to the elderly or children - Great break for Moms when they can drop off their kids for a couple hours for reading circle, serve cookies and milk and read age appropriate materials.During good weather plan on being outside in the backyard on blankets and pillows- find a book that has 20 chapters and read 2 per week.(Classics like Heidi, Hans Brinker and the Golden Skates, works for small children and The Nancy Drew and Hardy boys or the Black Stallion Series can work for older children.Gauge your audience to keep them coming back.Charge per child per session.For the elderly that are in hospital, nursing homes etc -offer the service to go to read to them a book of their choice each week.You don't even have to buy the books -go to your local library for great choices.An innovative twist - record readings on your computer and create a website where your clients can sign in and allow the children to listen to selections pre-recorded on your website.These ideas were just to get your creative juices flowing - now create your list of ideas.
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