Startup ideas can be staring you right in the face without you even realising it. Think about what you do well and how you can turn it into a business. Alternatively, consider undertaking a vocational course and getting qualified.
How about buying some specialist kit for your startup business; like a colour photocopier, a 3D printer or a drone for aerial photography? Before you know it you'll have your own YouTube channel, website and social media connections all making you lots of money.
If you're looking to make money, sit down with someone else and brainstorm a long list of startup ideas. Sometimes bouncing thoughts off another person gives you a fresh perspective. It's a great way to think about how to come up with a business idea and plan what you need to succeed.
Think big and go for it – every entrepreneur has to start somewhere.
Below are five top tips for money making business ventures:
Set up a YouTube channel
A great startup idea that requires little outlay is to create your own video channel. YouTube is the second largest search engine around (you know who's first) and if you've got a special skill or passion then why not make money out of it online?
Create a style that you're comfortable with and pitch your topic to a specific audience. Get the lighting right and set the scene. Make sure you also include a subscribe, comments box and thumbs up button. Everything from gardening tips or guitar lessons to plumbing advice or putting together flat-pack wardrobes; if you know how to do it, you can make money from it.
Once you're up and running and optimising your channel for more and more subscribers you can become a YouTube partner and sell ad space. Alternatively, you can get sponsorship and become an online influencer where you advertise specialised products for other people on your channel.
Become an employment consult
There are a lot of people looking for work out there. Setting yourself up as an employment consultant might well be the best startup business idea you've ever had. Create a website and advertise your services on local search sites, like Gumtree and Facebook Market Place.
Once you get a client, find out their strengths and weaknesses before working on their LinkedIn profile, CV and interview techniques. You can then start to look for jobs for them and approach companies on their behalf. Looking for a job is work within itself. That's why a lot of people will pay to have help throughout the job finding process.
Could you be an estate agent photographer?
If you're handy with a camera or better yet a drone why not set yourself up as a photographer for estate agents? This job is usually undertaken by junior members of estate agent teams and not always done to a satisfactory standard. By marketing yourself as professional photographer you'll not only be saving an agency time but you'll also be helping them sell houses.
Drone photography is really taking off (pardon the pun) and making a move into the home marketing department. Looking at a potential property from above not only gives future home owners a look at the garden and the size of the house but also helps them find out more about the habits and houses of the neighbours, too.
Get yourself qualified
If you've got time on your hands, why not get qualified and come up with a startup business? Vocational courses such as floristry, web design and personal fitness instruction, are just some of the ways that you can get qualified and start up your own business.
A great way to start is to practise on your own friends and family for free. Before you know it you'll be creating flower bouquets and selling them locally or helping to get someone else's start up off the ground by designing their website. You don't even have to wait to finish a course. As long as you know a specific skill that someone else will pay good money for, then you're all good to go.
Are you an SEO and social media manager?
Sometimes the last thing we want to do is spend a lot of time optimising our website for search engines, especially if we haven't got a clue where to start. If you know a thing or two about SEO then a startup idea is to market yourself as an SEO manager. You can then connect with website owners who are more than happy to take this, often time consuming job, off their hands.
The same for social media. Writing blogs, keeping on top of Twitter and reaching out through Facebook and Instagram can be an every day worry. We know it needs to be done but we just don't have the time to do it. If you can sell yourself as a social media expert then you can work as a freelancer. This will save the client money as they don't need a full time employee and they can also rest assured that two of their most important marketing techniques are being looked after.
Key takeaways
Brainstorm ideas with someone else about what you're good at and where your strengths lie. What do you have already that you can turn into a business? Who do you know that can help you on your way?
If you need more people onboard to make things work, do your research and find out how to hire the right people for your startup.
Sometimes the most simplistic ideas are the best. You just need to think about what you can do well and just go for it.
5th April 2021