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How to Work For Yourself
Easy Business Model Ideas + How to do My Job
By Adam Sinicki
In
my last article on this site I wrote about the joys of working
for yourself for your own self respect, freedom and finances. I wrote
about how pandering to the wants of others in an industry you have no
interest in is not the way things were meant to be and plain not cool.
Now I'm going to
share with you precisely how to escape that situation and tell you some
jobs you
can do that you can start right now working from home. You don't need
to quit your day job yet even – just start doing this in the
evenings.
My
Work From Home Job Explained – Become a Freelance Writer
Here's
how I work from home. That's the method I know best and it's a method
that anyone with good English skills can use so it seemed like a good
example to start with. This is step for step
exactly what I did to make sure I never had to have a stressful
interview again by becoming a freelance writer. It really is one of
the easiest working for yourself ideas.
Step
1 – Advertise on a webmaster forum
This
could be 'Digital Point', 'Wild Fire' or any other. Just search
Digital Point in Google to find the forum where everyone is chatting
about how to earn money from home. Go on 'Buy, Sell, Trade' and then
go to 'Content'. On here you then make an advert saying 'Freelance
Writer – All topics, degree in 'blah', plenty of experience,
accepts payment by PayPal'. I charge between $7-$10 per 500 words
(about £4).
Step
2 – Do it Well
Now
that might sound like shit money, but what I've done is just learn to
focus. And if I tell you that I can write 10,000 very high quality
words in 3 hours, you suddenly realise why this is a more than
adequate salary. At the same time I can then pick it up any time
during the weekend etc in order to earn more when it suits me and
when I need it.
The
secret to success though is just to be really good at it and to never
miss
a deadline. Be
polite and friendly in e-mails and make sure you are 100%
professional. I once hired a freelance writer for this site and the
work took 2
weeks longer
than promised. Surprisingly I never used them again. I myself have
never once
broken
a promised deadline and I've had some of my clients for over 2 years
now. That's the simple difference. It's incredibly stable work and if
it dried up I could even offer to work at $5 per 500 words and just
work an extra two hours a day. It's not the end of the world.
So
there you go, that's how I became freelance. It's easy and you could
advertise on a Friday night and work over the weekend to give it a
test and see if it's for you (if you want higher pay and more glory,
try applying to magazines by writing to their editors). Alternatively
if that's not for you then there are lots of other work for yourself
ideas you could use that are along the same lines. I'll show you what
those are. Again any of these you can start right
now.
More Work For
Yourself Ideas
Sell
Software – I'm starting with this way of working for
yourself
because it's another one I do. I have two pieces of killer-app
software which aren't hard to programme but are just good
ideas.
I sell these on
Digital Point to other webmasters. Learning Visual Basic took me two
nights so you can do it easily (I'm currently learning Java). If you
look into apps, which is a next step for me then that's a whole world
of opportunity again. Remember you don't have to use just one of
these working for yourself ideas – you can use all of them at once
if you prefer. That's the genius of being self employed... You could
also of course offer programming services on the webmaster forums
again.
Buy
and Sell Articles - This is a business I tried (visit
www.iwantyourwords.com)
which I was very pleased with but unfortunately quickly got bored of.
However if it's more your type of thing it's a very easy way to make
money. Advertise on Craig's List or Gumtree for writers willing to
work for tippence (they're out there trust me) then get them to
handle the writing you get from DP. Just advertise yourself as a
'writing team'. You literally don't have to do anything now.
Run
a Website – As you know this is another business I'm into
myself.
To run a website all you need is again a good idea and a lot of
determination. Write regular good content and use some basic SEO
techniques and marketing through social networks and people will
come.
Now all you need
to do is to monetise the site by placing Adsense on it (which pays
out each time it gets clicked) and by selling products of your own
and that you get commission on (just search for 'affiliate schemes').
This methods of working for yourself online is such a good move
because you earn 'passive' income meaning that once it's set up you
don't have to do anything. You literally earn money in your sleep.
It's also a great spring board to promote pretty much any other dream
job you might have.
Proof
Reader – Here's another example of some of the work for
yourself
ideas I've had that I haven't gotten around to using. It's an easy
one – just advertise online and through writing magazines that you
will edit articles and manuscripts and send them back for a fee. It's
a pleasant and easy job that you can do on any scale.
Builder
– My friend went self employed as a builder and all he had to do to
be successful in this career was to drive around the area and to look
for houses that needed jobs doing. Then he'd just go up to the door
and quote them a price. The same could work for a range of self
employed ideas if you have any labour skills. The work will then
further start coming in through local advertising and by word
spreading among your friends.
Buying
and Selling – Another really easy business model and one
of the
most popular ways of starting your own business is to buy things in
bulk (wholesale) and to then sell them more cheaply on eBay or
through your own website. To do this just find something boring and
cheap to order in bulk and then repackage it on eBay. For instance
buy all the Twilight books individually in bulk, then sell them for
more as a set with a red ribbon around them. As you make more profit
you can then invest more and more money into buying things in more
bulk and better advertising. Then you can start employing people and
using warehouses if you really are interesting in starting your own
business on a larger scale. My one piece of advise is to think about
packaging,
marketing and
delivery.
This is what will make your products stand out among the crowd. For
instance if you buy and sell jewellery then put it in a beautiful box
and call the company something that evokes quality and romance and
you then get some prestige associated with your business.
Day
Trading – Day trading is a popular way to make money
online that
involves buying and selling shares and stocks within a 24-hour
period. This works because share prices vary within minutes, so if
you buy 100 shares at £13 each, you can wait two hours and sell them
on at £15 each and make a £200 profit. It's simple and easy, but
it's also essentially gambling, so be careful with this method.
Crafts
– If you have a craft or hobby then this is an easy way to make
money online. Simply make a whole bunch of items such as necklaces or
rings and then sell them on eBay, through your website, and through
markets. Again this comes down to packaging, marketing and delivery.
I once bought myself a 'star chart' on eBay which was a poster you
hung over the bed that would create a glowing night sky over you
while you slept. I paid £10 and when I got it all it turned out to
be was a piece of A3 paper with glow pen dotted all over it. I
couldn't begrudge the guy it was genius... he would have had zero
overheads and he marketed shit in such a way as to make it
attractive.
And
that's all it takes to make money online and for good work for
yourself ideas. All you need to do is to think of a basic model – a
way of getting things cheaply whether it's because you made them or
because you know a cheaper source, and then supplying them to people.
What will make you a success is how you market yourself, how you find
clients and how good a service you provide. The only thing possibly
holding you back is fear – honestly if you want to do this, you
can.
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How to Work For YourselfEasy Business Model Ideas + How to do My JobBy Adam SinickiIn my last article on this site I wrote about the joys of working for yourself for your own self respect, freedom and finances. I wrote about how pandering to the wants of others in an industry you have no interest in is not the way things were meant to be and plain not cool. Now I'm going to share with you precisely how to escape that situation and tell you some jobs you can do that you can start right now working from home. You don't need to quit your day job yet even – just start doing this in the evenings.
My Work From Home Job Explained – Become a Freelance Writer
Here's how I work from home. That's the method I know best and it's a method that anyone with good English skills can use so it seemed like a good example to start with. This is step for step exactly what I did to make sure I never had to have a stressful interview again by becoming a freelance writer. It really is one of the easiest working for yourself ideas.
Step 1 – Advertise on a webmaster forumThis could be 'Digital Point', 'Wild Fire' or any other. Just search Digital Point in Google to find the forum where everyone is chatting about how to earn money from home. Go on 'Buy, Sell, Trade' and then go to 'Content'. On here you then make an advert saying 'Freelance Writer – All topics, degree in 'blah', plenty of experience, accepts payment by PayPal'. I charge between $7-$10 per 500 words (about £4).
Step 2 – Do it WellNow that might sound like shit money, but what I've done is just learn to focus. And if I tell you that I can write 10,000 very high quality words in 3 hours, you suddenly realise why this is a more than adequate salary. At the same time I can then pick it up any time during the weekend etc in order to earn more when it suits me and when I need it. The secret to success though is just to be really good at it and to never miss a deadline. Be polite and friendly in e-mails and make sure you are 100% professional. I once hired a freelance writer for this site and the work took 2 weeks longer than promised. Surprisingly I never used them again. I myself have never once broken a promised deadline and I've had some of my clients for over 2 years now. That's the simple difference. It's incredibly stable work and if it dried up I could even offer to work at $5 per 500 words and just work an extra two hours a day. It's not the end of the world.
So there you go, that's how I became freelance. It's easy and you could advertise on a Friday night and work over the weekend to give it a test and see if it's for you (if you want higher pay and more glory, try applying to magazines by writing to their editors). Alternatively if that's not for you then there are lots of other work for yourself ideas you could use that are along the same lines. I'll show you what those are. Again any of these you can start right now.
More Work For Yourself Ideas
Sell Software – I'm starting with this way of working for yourself because it's another one I do. I have two pieces of killer-app software which aren't hard to programme but are just good ideas. I sell these on Digital Point to other webmasters. Learning Visual Basic took me two nights so you can do it easily (I'm currently learning Java). If you look into apps, which is a next step for me then that's a whole world of opportunity again. Remember you don't have to use just one of these working for yourself ideas – you can use all of them at once if you prefer. That's the genius of being self employed... You could also of course offer programming services on the webmaster forums again.
Buy and Sell Articles - This is a business I tried (visit www.iwantyourwords.com) which I was very pleased with but unfortunately quickly got bored of. However if it's more your type of thing it's a very easy way to make money. Advertise on Craig's List or Gumtree for writers willing to work for tippence (they're out there trust me) then get them to handle the writing you get from DP. Just advertise yourself as a 'writing team'. You literally don't have to do anything now.
Run a Website – As you know this is another business I'm into myself. To run a website all you need is again a good idea and a lot of determination. Write regular good content and use some basic SEO techniques and marketing through social networks and people will come. Now all you need to do is to monetise the site by placing Adsense on it (which pays out each time it gets clicked) and by selling products of your own and that you get commission on (just search for 'affiliate schemes'). This methods of working for yourself online is such a good move because you earn 'passive' income meaning that once it's set up you don't have to do anything. You literally earn money in your sleep. It's also a great spring board to promote pretty much any other dream job you might have.
Proof Reader – Here's another example of some of the work for yourself ideas I've had that I haven't gotten around to using. It's an easy one – just advertise online and through writing magazines that you will edit articles and manuscripts and send them back for a fee. It's a pleasant and easy job that you can do on any scale.
Builder – My friend went self employed as a builder and all he had to do to be successful in this career was to drive around the area and to look for houses that needed jobs doing. Then he'd just go up to the door and quote them a price. The same could work for a range of self employed ideas if you have any labour skills. The work will then further start coming in through local advertising and by word spreading among your friends.
Buying and Selling – Another really easy business model and one of the most popular ways of starting your own business is to buy things in bulk (wholesale) and to then sell them more cheaply on eBay or through your own website. To do this just find something boring and cheap to order in bulk and then repackage it on eBay. For instance buy all the Twilight books individually in bulk, then sell them for more as a set with a red ribbon around them. As you make more profit you can then invest more and more money into buying things in more bulk and better advertising. Then you can start employing people and using warehouses if you really are interesting in starting your own business on a larger scale. My one piece of advise is to think about packaging, marketing and delivery. This is what will make your products stand out among the crowd. For instance if you buy and sell jewellery then put it in a beautiful box and call the company something that evokes quality and romance and you then get some prestige associated with your business.
Day Trading – Day trading is a popular way to make money online that involves buying and selling shares and stocks within a 24-hour period. This works because share prices vary within minutes, so if you buy 100 shares at £13 each, you can wait two hours and sell them on at £15 each and make a £200 profit. It's simple and easy, but it's also essentially gambling, so be careful with this method.
Crafts – If you have a craft or hobby then this is an easy way to make money online. Simply make a whole bunch of items such as necklaces or rings and then sell them on eBay, through your website, and through markets. Again this comes down to packaging, marketing and delivery. I once bought myself a 'star chart' on eBay which was a poster you hung over the bed that would create a glowing night sky over you while you slept. I paid £10 and when I got it all it turned out to be was a piece of A3 paper with glow pen dotted all over it. I couldn't begrudge the guy it was genius... he would have had zero overheads and he marketed shit in such a way as to make it attractive.
And that's all it takes to make money online and for good work for yourself ideas. All you need to do is to think of a basic model – a way of getting things cheaply whether it's because you made them or because you know a cheaper source, and then supplying them to people. What will make you a success is how you market yourself, how you find clients and how good a service you provide. The only thing possibly holding you back is fear – honestly if you want to do this, you can.
Copyright 2012 The Biomatrix.Net
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