Have you been thinking of some small businesses you can do to complement your income whenever you are free or over the weekends?
Here are some fabulous ideas to help you get started.
Tour guide on Airbnb
Did you know that guests who visit any town or city usually want a chance to tour the major local attractions? Keeping this in mind, you can register your services as an independent tour guide on Airbnb. This can be an exciting side income to offer your tour services to persons who want to experience the local culture of your town or city.
Keep it simple by offering your services to take them to local restaurants, zoos or animal parks, viewpoints, museums, wine vineyards, or any interesting places they may have requested that are not more than 30 km out of the city boundaries.
Airbnb host
If you have a free room or space in your house, you can offer or sublet to short term guests and visitors. On Airbnb, you will need to open an account to register your space. Similar to the tour-guiding option, Airbnb does take off a percentage or fee for hosting your service or accommodation on their platform.
In some developing countries, you may be lucky to avoid taxation or hosting regulations. While in the developed nations, you most certainly have to pay your taxes and also get to follow some regulations about subletting or hosting in your home.
Cake baking and decorating.
Baking cakes and decorating them is a lucrative business. You can begin by baking a really nice and simple cake for your nephew, niece, or friend. All you have to do is have an oven, get the ingredients, and follow a simple cake recipe online.
To make the cake more attractive, you can also check out different ways to bring out the character of your cake by decorating it. Learn how to decorate by watching videos on YouTube. As you keep baking you will improve your skills.
This side business may as well end up being a full-time venture. The cake business is a huge income-earner globally. People are always celebrating and ordering cakes for any occasion. You will certainly not go wrong in this business.
Events decorating
Do you enjoy creativity through decorating events? There are many avenues to make turn the hobby into a lucrative side income. You can learn how to decorate from YouTube videos. The first time will always seem challenging, but with more practice, everything becomes simpler.
You can decorate for baby showers, bridal and bachelor parties, graduations, to name a few. This is almost similar to cake baking and you will need to buy a few supplies to get started.
Online Business
This is an interesting area. You can manage online platforms for small businesses. You can write an e-book, or start an online shopping cart and sell products on your website. If you like to make videos, you can post them on your YouTube channel and gain income.
All you have to do is get time to research the area of online specialty you are interested in and cultivate your skills to perfect them.
Photography and Videography.
Photography is beautiful and it helps to create memories. People do take selfies and document their own experiences, but there is an unlimited need for professional photography. For events and functions, people are always willing to let go of the camera and pay for someone to capture all their special moments.
You can make this an added revenue stream. With a few classes or time spent researching how to stitch videos or perfect photo shots, you can compile a captivating portfolio of sample photographs and videos to market your services.
Conclusion
The beauty of all these businesses is that you can always get referrals from your business. Don’t forget to use social media platforms to enhance your businesses. The more you talk about what you can do, how you did it, and what’s new in your businesses, you will get more loyal followers and the business will keep growing from a hobby to a full-time business.
