Top 10 Home Internet Businesses for Seniors
eBook Publisher
Informational "How To" eBooks are hot. Anyone can easily produce one and set up a system to sell from home. For instance, are you a great salmon fisherman? Put together a report on "My Secret to Catching Salmon - Guaranteed" for instance. Ideas are limitless.
Affiliate Programs
If you don't think you can write your own eBooks or create some other product to sell on the Internet, then sign up as an affiliate to sell products of other businesses. There are many instances of people making a full time living doing this.
Web Designer
If you are the creative type and have mastered design tools such as XSitePro, Frontpage or Dreamweaver, you will be in demand to help create websites. This "job" is a natural for a home Internet business. You can also list your services here:
Guru.com
Elance.com
DeskTop Publisher / Graphic Artist
Creative? Provide collateral material for company websites, public relations, brochures, catalogs, etc. As noted above, advertise your services at Guru.com and Elance.com.
Internet Sales and Marketing
Have a tangible product that you need to market? Or know someone who needs help in marketing their products? Unique products that are hard to find are good bets to sell on the Internet. Become a master at marketing and you will be in high demand.
Virtual Assistant
If you have top administrative and organizational skills, this would be a natural "job" for you. Think "executive secretary" or "administrative assistant" and all that comes with it. With the downsizing of many companies, more work is being contracted out and also more employees are telecommuting. The virtual industry is definitely growing.
Personal or Career Coach
Money magazine recently cited coaching as one of the fastest growing professions next to management consulting and is an excellent home business. From skills and experience you have developed in your own life, you can potentially be a great "coach" to others. Get certified on-line and "hang out your shingle"! For more info: CoachFederation.org, Coachville.com, LifeCoachTraining.com, RetirementCoachInstitute.com
Free Lance Writer / Copywriter
Proficient writers are always in high demand, especially if you are talented in "direct selling". Also writers needed for:
1) Newsletters
2) Press releases
3) Resume writing, proofing, etc.
Distance Learning / Audio & Video
The use of video on the Internet is growing.
1) Teach courses on-line
2) Consult or teach with the use of teleconferences
3) Create and sell audio and video courses
On-Line Auctions (Ebay)
Get involved in the biggest "flea market" in the world. Almost anything imaginable is for sale. For instance, are you skilled in evaluating antiques? Select items at garage sales or antique shops and resell them on Ebay.
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