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Practical, Low-Cost Work at Home and Home Business Ideas

Looking for practical ways to earn some extra cash? Something

you can start part-time, without quitting your present job or

spending a fortune? Check out the following ideas and see if any

of them captures your interest.

1. Garage cleaning: Most garages need cleaning or complete

overhaul. It is a task that many people will gladly pay someone

else to do for them. That someone else can be you. Offer your

services to home owners, especially in medium to high income

brackets.

2. Commercial cleaning: Residential or business/office cleaning

is in demand, and some people are cashing in and making nice

incomes. Offer businesses and/or upper income residents to do

their office/home cleaning work. You choose to be paid room,

squire foot or hourly. You can also do post-construction

clean-up, clearing debris off construction sites.

3. Concierge/Corporate Concierge: Help with tasks like picking

up dry cleaning, returning videos, finding limousine services,

event planning, taking cars for oil change etc.

4. Child Day Care: A child day care in your home if you have a

basement or extra room/space. You need to purchase small chairs

and tables, games, toys, and outdoor play items. Prices vary

with area or neighborhood. Most states require a license and

some training, especially First Aid and Child CPR.

5. Information Abstractor: You sum up an article into a

paragraph or two, without loosing the essence. You have to be

fast and knowledgeable in your chosen field.

6. Errand Service: You charge hourly to perform a wide variety

of errands for clients. Busy moms, single parents, executives

and seniors are good targets.

7. Web Writer: Track down articles on certain subjects. A

genuine interest or knowledge in the subject helps a great deal

here. You put the pieces together to make one tasty and

satisfying snack.

8. Relocation Consultant/Specialist: Your work is to help new

people moving into a city find a home/apartment, job, schools

etc. according to need. This works best in high-population

cities.

9. Perfumer: Play around with different combos of essences until

you come up with a fragrance that's pleasant and unique.

10. Personal Shopper: Not to be mistaken with Mystery Shopper

(see #11 below). Your job is to shop for busy executives. You

charge hourly, and might include gift wrapping.

11. Mystery/Secret Shopper: Your "work" is to pose as a customer

and shop at department stores or malls. You report back to the

company about service, cleanliness etc. You get paid hourly or

by gift certificates, and in most cases you keep your purchases.

12. Personal Chef: Requires great culinary skills or you be a

trained chef. As a personal chef, your work is to create and

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13. Bed & Breakfast: You need an extra room or two that you can

rent out. You don't need an extra bath but highly recommended.

Best around tourist attractions. Breakfast can be simply coffee

and/or juice and a bowl of cereal.

14. Computer Tutor: If you have a knack for working with

computers you can earn some extra cash helping newbies to learn

how to operate systems.

15. Export Agent: Learn the basics of exporting (the better if

you've worked with exporting firms). Offer exporting services to

small and medium companies/manufacturers for a commission.

16. Resume Writer: Many people find resume writing scary and

would gladly pay someone else to do it for them. You can make a

full-time living in Resume writing- some resume writers make

six-figure incomes!

About the author:

David Kamau owns the website Mercantilecentral.com. For helpful

links on some of the ideas in this article, see reprint on

author's website at:

http://mercantilecentral.com/work_at_home_ideas_tips.htm. This

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