100. Offer a
rewriting service
Convincing copy is essential for building
client trust in a brand. Many businesses that want to improve the
professionalism of their brand will employ rewriters to enhance the quality of
copy on their site. Companies also use rewriting services when they would like
similar content to existing articles on their own website.
Keen writers can start a rewriting
business from home with ease. Advertise your services through a website, social
media, email campaigns and by calling companies directly. The work is
relatively speedy as it’s usually a case of reformulating existing content.
Beware
of plagiarism – you must cite sources for specific quotes and facts and avoid
direct lifts from other texts. Run your text through a free plagiarism checker
online to check the authenticity of your work, such as the one offered by Small SEO Tools or Grammarly.
101. Offer a
bookkeeping service
As a
bookkeeper, you are responsible for keeping track of a company’s spending to
ensure that the business’ financial accounts are in good order. In practice
this means processing invoices, receipts and payments, completing VAT returns,
identifying expenses on bank statements, repairing cash flow statements,
helping to prepare financial statements and producing management
accounts. Some of the most popular accounting software programmes
are Sole Trader, Xero or Quickbooks.
To expand your client base and charge
more for your services, consider getting certified in bookkeeping.
102. Customer
service and support
Customer service is a crucial part of
any business offering a product or service. A smooth customer service process
can be the difference between losing and retaining customers, business and
revenue. Many companies choose to outsource customer service, which is where
you step in.
To
work in customer service,
you must have a noise-free environment so that you can listen to customers and
respond appropriately. One essential requirement for this type of position is a
landline phone – not VOIPs (voice over Internet phone service) or cell phones.
As an independent contractor, you will be responsible for your taxes.
Businesses that provide home-based customer support opportunities include Arise and LiveOps.
103. Online coaching
& mentoring
Coaching focuses on helping an
individual to discover answers to their problems for themselves. A typical
coaching session involves a form of a conversation between a coach and a
coachee where the coach asks open questions that will encourage clients to
reflect on the issues on which they want to work.
Mentoring is
about passing on valuable skills, knowledge and insight to a mentee to help
them develop their abilities. While coaching is used in a variety of fields,
mentoring is usually employed in organisations as a way of efficiently
transferring valuable competencies from one person to another. Therefore the
mentor and mentee tend to have different seniority levels. To provide these
services online, you can set up a website or blog and conduct sessions
via Skype or by using
video presentation software such as Emaze, Powtoon or Slidedog.
In
general, coaching and mentoring professionals usually focus on the following
areas: advice for small
businesses, career, executive, soft skills, parenting, marriage and
relationships, personal life, spirituality, fitness and nutrition. Centre your
business around one or two of these areas and make sure you have the necessary
credentials and certificates to legitimise your service.
104. Sell
private-label products on Amazon
If you want to get into buying and
selling, a readymade option is to sell private label products on Amazon.
Private label products are goods sold by a retailer with their branding and
packaging but created by another company. For example, Tesco has a range of
‘Tesco Value’ products sold under its own branding but produced by a
third-party.
You
can create your own private label by creating a brand and buying products. You
can use websites such as Alibaba to
have your products manufactured. Amazon offers a Fulfillment-by-Amazon
(FBA) program where you can create a buyer account on Amazon
and sell your products through their platform. As part of this scheme, Amazon
will take care of the picking, packing and shipping for you, which massively
minimises your costs. Amazon’s vast online footfall will help you scale your
business and find clients. The most profitable items are newly trending
products. You can even search Amazon itself for hot products. Top tip: avoid
products which come with specific seller regulations, such as electronics.
105. Multi-level
marketing
In multi-level marketing
programs, the sales force is rewarded not only for the sales they
close but also for sales made by people they’ve recruited to the program. That
said, always be aware of pyramid schemes disguised as multi-level marketing
programs. Generally speaking, if recruitment and initiation fees are better
paid or rewarded than sales, it’s likely a pyramid scheme.
106. Remote-manage
company inboxes
Companies’ email accounts are often
overloaded with unwanted advertising emails which make it hard to keep track of
relevant enquiries. Helping them to delete SPAM and creating folders to sort
emails from specific sources helps a company to operate much more smoothly. As
the name suggests, you can manage email inboxes remotely, meaning you can
manage several businesses’ email inboxes at a time. Promote your services by
contacting companies directly.
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