Making Money At Home/on The Net

[MagicNakor]

Any ideas on how to do either one? Any semi-decent ideas for a home-based business? I'm in such a location that finding more traditional work is impossible. Doesn't even have to be much money...I just need to get a few people off my back. :frusty:

And no, no eBay businesses or porn rings.

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[vidcc]

are you any good at website design?

[MagicNakor]

Yes. But there's not much opportunity for it. ;) Web designers are a dime-a-dozen.

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[vidcc]

well it was an obvious idea, but you said it doesn't have to make much money and if you have a good range of templates you can produce sites quickly and cheaply that customers want, unless you go for the big players then you will have to put a lot of effort in. i've seen simple sites bidded at $600 winning the contract and the site looks like something made in word for windows. the hard part is getting the clients i guess.
Working from home without a product does tend to limit choice unless you have a specific skill (which you haven't mentioned)
i wish you luck


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[MagicNakor]

The problem is my skills aren't really marketable. Sigh.

And unless there are people on the net searching for a web-designer, it'll be a tough sell to the folk here. ;)

I suppose the other option would be to take the easy way out and sign up for a course at the school. Except it's not cheap or interesting, and I'd be throwing $2000+ down the drain.

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[UKMan]

Part time window cleaning? - might bring in a few bucks.

Ukkie

[MagicNakor]

...in the middle of winter? ;) Maybe when the solution won't freeze to the glass.

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[UKMan]

Thats a point of course, but when the spring weather starts, then those windows will need a lot of cleaning ;)

Ukkie

[MagicNakor]

True enough. That won't be for another few months though. Still snowing! :o

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[UKMan]

uhmmm - how about shovelling snow then ?? - :lol:

even though webdesigners are dime a dozen, there could still be work for you in other apsects. A mate of mine actually started up a business going round and "cleaning up" puters - defrags, stuff like that. Also you might even give courses - basic web stuff for adults, word processing lessons, stuff like that ?

Ukkie

[MagicNakor]

It's currently the "annoying" type of snow: not enough to stick around, but just enough to melt and form black ice. I've seen more dead deer this year than ever before. Poor deer.

I've considered doing the "I'll install the RAM so you don't have to" type stuff. Not too sure how it'd work out. Nor am I too sure on how to advertise something like that, aside from the classifieds.

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[Darth Sushi]

http://www.nycitysnaps.com/Images/AniDogWalker.jpgDog walker for the rich and famous. :P

[silent VI]

:lol: be a cam model for a paysight

[Keikan]

I got an idea how about like amatuer fix/upgrade your computer kinda thing you can post your ad at like lamp posts are something or at the grocery store

[oldmancan]

A couple ideas for you MagicNakor, they are pretty general but seem to suit you.

The first sort of has been mentioned, a computer service of some sort. Wether web design, hardware installs or software maintenance. Actually I'm thinking more about "processing" for people, putting software to work. An example would be to offer to convert ppl's cd collection to mp3's.

Another idea is contracting some editing work for publishing houses. I think you could excel at something like that. You get paid to read at home, when the edit is complete you mail it back to the publisher.

A similar idea would be to contact university's or colleges to mark papers. For some courses you would need qualifications to mark, but for some you wouldn't. First year english papers should be a breeze for you. :smartass:

Good Luck

:beerchug: omc

[Evil Gemini]

Offer people some help with their PC's and if you do a good job, they will tell other ppl and so on.

I transfered a mate's desktop into a tower and got cash and then a few other ppl gave me a call and i usually get around AU$20 to $50 bucks doing some small PC jobs (installing hardware software)

Or, you could ask if anystores need some part time work for putting their stuff on the shelves, cleaning up, trolly collection.

Its all good if your getting money :)

[bujub22]

http://zarm.free.fr/humour/Marijuana.jpg good place to work :lol:

[nahan]

Well you could open a brothel and sel your body ,how about that working from home.

[Neo 721]

If you have insurence you could always fall off a building or throw yourself in front of a bus and then claim.

[Alex H]

I do a bit of work modding computers for people, putting in UV fans, changing cases from shittly beige box to 100% perspex, building bare-bones systems up to something meaty and sell them on ebay, etc. All the parts are quite cheap and you can get them over the net. There are heaps of tutorials online too for when I get stuck with something.

Most people wouldn't have a clue what goes on in their PCs, but if they look cool people like em and show them off to their friends, who then want the same thing done to theirs...

Go to a LAN party (geeky I know) and check out some of the mods around, maybe ask people if they want their PCs done up.