Online business is a viable option in today’s society. You may know that you are searching for the financial and time freedom that comes with an online business but have no idea where to start.
These online business ideas can be made into your full-time income or you can do part time to bring in a bit of extra money.
Researching ideas for online business can lead you down a rabbit hole leaving you more confused than when you started. Not to mention it is difficult to look things up that you have no idea about.
This post will layout business ideas in a simple way to help you make your decision. Each online business below is a realistic option because there is a course out there you can take to learn them. Fine one that peaks your interest and get going.
No more living in a confused state. Pick your online business today and get started!
Here is a list of 15 online business ideas to help you get started today.
1. Blogging
Blogs create a platform for you to bring in various streams of revenue. There are endless possibilities for what your blog can be focused on. This is a great way to turn a passion into a business.
Not only is it a great place to create a stream of income you also get to let your creating juices flow.
There are essentially zero barriers to entry to start a blog. You can start a blog with as little as $0.
2. Virtual Assistant
Many online business owners have overflow work that still needs to get done. They need help. This is where virtual assistants come in.
A common misconception that I hear is that virtual assistants can’t make as much as the people that they work for. This is 100% not true. There are many virtual assistants that make six figures!
As a virtual assistant you could choose to do a wide variety of tasks like managing calendars and emails, monitoring social media groups, doing the behind the scenes work on content and so many other things.
Depending on the skills that you already have you could also focus on one area that business owners need help in and provide your services. This would allow you to market yourself as a subject matter expert in that one area.
Don’t worry if you have no idea how to do any of the things listed above. You can learn as you go or there are many affordable online courses that teach you everything you need to know to get started with this online business.
3. Sell informational Products
Your brain may hold some amazing nuggets of information that people would love to have. Put all those nuggets into ebooks, pdfs, or printables and people will pay you for them!
There are numbers of areas that people need information on. Don’t make them suffer without it, get your knowledge out there to the people!
This is another area that you could learn the skills you need to get started. With a little research and effort you could put out guides or short books to help people in an area of life.
4. Social Media Management
Bloggers, online business owners, non profits, brick and mortar stores, large corporations, and any other type of business out there is moving towards having social media accounts to promote their brand or business.
Most of these places do not have the time to manage those accounts by themselves and will be happy to contract this work out to you. You spend time on social media everyday why not get paid for it?
Have a killer Instagram? Reach out to some brands that you could help improve their feed. Brand awareness is necessary because there are so many options out there for consumers.
Having a good feed increases those businesses awareness putting them in front of more eyes. The value of this is major. Once businesses recognize this they will be begging for your help.
5. Ad Agency
Another social media focused online business is an Ad Agency. Of course, this is not the ad agency that puts out bill boards or print ads in magazines (does anyone read those anymore?).
This agency creates effective ads for businesses on social media platforms. Some of the platforms that are used for this are Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Get good at this and people will pay you thousands of dollars every month. This is a great way for businesses to obtain new clients.
This online business is another one with virtually zero costs to get started. There are tools that you could pay for to make it easier on yourself but they are not necessary.
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6. E-Commerce Store
The world of online shopping does not just make products readily available for you to buy (I see you on those 2am shopping sprees) but it also creates an opportunity for an online business.
Years ago if you wanted to sell products to people you would either have to work your butt off to convince established stores to carry your products or you would have to open your own brick and mortar stores.
The amount of financing it takes to open a brick and mortar stores is mind boggling. You have to convince people to give you that money and then there is no guarantee it will work.
An E-commerce store you can carry your own or other people’s products with much less overhead than a brick and mortar. It also allows you to adapt as the market changes. There is no easy way to up and move a brick mortar but a e-commerce you can adjust in the matter of a day.
7. Freelance Writing
You do not have to be an English major, have written a book, or even be that stellar at writing to be a freelance writer. Websites need to crank out so much content that they will pay even amateurs to create that content.
As an online business freelance writing is something you can start with minimal skills and as you build them up begin to charge more. There is a sweet spot to charge with freelance writing. Pricing yourself too high will make it so that businesses can’t afford you but, price too low and they will question the quality they are getting.
Land a few gigs that may not be exactly what you want to build up your portfolio.
8. Market Research
People will pay you to look up things on the internet. To gather information on the internet can take time, time that businesses would rather not use their full time employees for.
They will seek out individuals to get information for a specific topic.
This online business can be started as simply as emailing businesses that may benefit from your services.
9. Web Design
Have any graphic design and coding skills? You can use those skills to build custom websites for people.
Websites have become necessary because many consumers look there when considering a new purchase or seeking a service.
Even businesses like dentists and chiropractors should have websites. The group that needs that will pay for this skill will continue to increase over the years.
Making this online business something that you can continue to grow.
If this sounds interesting to you, it is never too late to learn.
10. Consult
Working in the corporate world can feel like a soul sucking experience for some people. But, you should thank your corporate job for teaching you some killer skills.
Other people are looking for a fast track to gain those skills and will pay you to provide that guidance.
Put up a website, do some marketing, and take on some clients that will pay for what’s in your head.
11. Teaching
Ever want to be a teacher but are turned off of the hours…or the fact that you have to leave your house. You can now be an educator right from your home.
Public schools are now making it an option for children to stay at home and get the education they need via online resources. To make this happen they need an army of teachers.
You could even do this on the side if you are already a teacher to bring in some extra income.
Different platforms have different requirements. Most will require some type of degree but not necessarily in teaching. Teaching experience is not always required either.
12. Vlogging
YouTube channels to website with your vlogging content can create a pretty solid source of income.
People are starting to favor video content so they don’t have to read information anymore. They would prefer someone read it to them which is possible with vlogging.
This would be great for anyone that likes the idea of having a blog but hates the idea of having to write content for it.
There truly is an online business for everyone.
13. Data Entry/Billing & Coding/Transcribing
Any of these online businesses is great for the true introvert. 90% of the time you don’t have to speak to a single person. You become a contractor through a platform and can bid or take jobs.
These are all skills you can learn but data entry and transcribing you can start as long as you have the required technology.
Online businesses don’t have to be something that requires a deep skill set. It can be something you start with basic skills you learned through your life experiences.
14. Bookkeeping
Bookkeeping can be done without an accounting degree. It would be suggested that if you have zero knowledge about bookkeeping that you take a course. You would be handling information for businesses that affect their financials.
This is such a necessary function for businesses but one that many despise and would be happy to hand over to someone with the skills needed.
15. Directories
With so many resources available out there people are looking for one place to access the best of the best. This is the purpose a directory serves.
You would gather the top sites and resources for a topic and gather them in one place. You make money by charging the sources to be on your list.
This would be a cool way to bring in some extra income and would be a way to help both consumers and businesses.
Final Thoughts
You can pick any of the above businesses you could start today. There is an option for everyone.
No matter if you have a skill set that you have there is an online you can start today.
