43 Ideas for Starting a Side Business
53mBeginner2020-11-05
Authors

Dana Robinson
Founding Partner of TechLaw

Madecraft
Full-Service Learning Content Company
Course details
It's a great time to explore creating a side business that can earn you extra income. In this course, Dana Robinson, a serial entrepreneur and attorney, shares 43 ideas for making additional income. Dana offers an array of options, including being a voice artist, turning trash into treasure (and selling it for a profit), landing copyediting gigs, becoming a virtual assistant, and working in real estate management. Dana highlights the value of each opportunity, outlines how to get started, and provides examples of successful ventures. After watching this course, you'll be ready to put one of these ideas into action.
Skills covered
EntrepreneurshipSmall Business and EntrepreneurshipLimited Series
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - It's time to start a side business
1. Ideas for a Perfect Side Business
- 02 - Wholesale a real estate deal
- 03 - Become a consultant
- 04 - Buy and flip domain names
- 05 - Craigslist or garage sale arbitrage to eBay
- 06 - Get a real estate license and refer deals
- 07 - Turn your job into a consulting arrangement
- 08 - Publish niche content to make money on ads
- 09 - Grow an existing website that makes money
- 10 - Rank and rent domain names
- 11 - Business brokering
- 12 - Lend your money through private deals
- 13 - Real estate management
- 14 - Get referral fees
- 15 - Set up a factoring service
- 16 - Place ATMs
- 17 - Offer private auto title lending
- 18 - Broker tickets
- 19 - DJ events
- 20 - Cater parties
- 21 - Photograph or video events
- 22 - Be a voice artist
- 23 - Build something
- 24 - Upcycle old stuff into new stuff
- 25 - Flip cars
- 26 - Become a pet sitter or walker
- 27 - Land copy editing and writing gigs
- 28 - Become a life or business coach
- 29 - Coach sports teams
- 30 - Sell your graphic designs
- 31 - Become a virtual assistant
- 32 - Become a task runner
- 33 - Start a pool cleaning business
- 34 - Start a lawn care business
- 35 - Become a makeup artist or stylist
- 36 - Make money on YouTube
- 37 - Sell a service on Fiverr
- 38 - Sell on Amazon store, FBM, or FBA
- 39 - Sell something on Etsy
- 40 - Sell at craft fairs
- 41 - Offer yourself on gig platforms
- 42 - Become an outsource arbitrager
- 43 - Rent you car on HyreCar or Turo
- 44 - Rent a room on Airbnb
Conclusion
- 45 - Seize the moment and get started
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