1. Online Bookkeeping
Just like so many other professions, bookkeeping has gone online. This is great news for many bookkeepers and accountants who feel trapped in the office environment and long for more personal freedom and the ability to work during their own hours.
With easy-to-use accounting software and appointment-setting tools available, it’s never been easier to set up and manage client accounts.
2. Business Broker
A business broker is someone who assists buyers and sellers of privately owned businesses in the buying and selling process. As such, he or she must have a good knowledge of business law and common practices in the particular industry. Business brokers are rewarded with commissions for the sales they make.
3. Office Space Rental
Office sharing is a booming industry that’s largely driven by the needs of young entrepreneurs who are working on the next Google or Amazon.
If you already own a suitable property, then your investment costs will be negligible. However, if that’s not the case, you are looking at a substantial investment.
4. Virtual Call Center Operator
Unlike regular call centers, virtual call centers often employ people from all parts of the world, who then do the job from their homes. You can be sitting in your dorm room and the person you are talking to could still think that he or she is talking directly with someone who is physically present in the company.
5. Language Translation
Despite the impressive advancements of machine translation, the demand for skilled translators is still very high and will probably remain so for quite some time.
You can start looking for work on platforms such as Fiverr or Upwork and slowly build your clientele. It’s also a good idea to directly contact popular bloggers and ask them if they would consider having their blog translated into another language.
6. Importing Electronic OEM Gadgets
If you look at top selling items on Amazon or eBay, you will probably notice that many of them are from China. The formula is fairly simple: you purchase your initial inventory, create a brand, and market and advertise your products online.
You can even use drop-shipping or Amazon fulfillment services to do the whole thing without a physical warehouse.
7. Online Store
Opening an online e-commerce store is just as viable a way to make a living as it was a decade ago. Yes, the completion is tougher, but you have access to a wide range of free tools that you can use to set everything up with very little effort.
8. Affiliate Marketing
Affiliate marketers promote products of other people and earn commissions on their sales. Amazon is currently the most popular platform for affiliate marketing, but there are many alternatives as well. Affiliate marketing is often combined with blogging to create a seamless mix of content and promotion.
9. Data Analyst Consulting
With the rise of “big data,” increasingly more companies need to make sense of heaps of information to adjust their overall business strategies. A data analyst is someone who has the technical expertise to do this, often has a background in economics, mathematics, or finance.
Data analysts who work for large, international corporations can earn more than enough money to support an extravagant lifestyles.
10. Digital Marketing Campaign Manager
Marketing has gone digital, and it’s the job of digital marketing campaign managers to produce the best results possible.
You can start your career as a digital marketing campaign manager by studying freely available online resources and experimenting on your own.
You’ll need to understand things like advertising, SEO, landing pages, calls-to-action, and social media marketing (including using Facebook and Facebook Live). Once you know what you are doing, try cold-calling local businesses, asking them whether they would be interested in your services.
