February 8th, 2008 by Chowmunga
Do you have a love for animals? Do you want to make some extra money while getting some exercise?
Well, then starting a dog walking business may be the perfect home-based business for you! Not only is this a great part-time venture; it could also grow into something much more lucrative if pursued properly.
Dog-Walking Industry
First lets take a look at the pet industry as a whole. According to this article, the pet industry doubled from 1994 to 2004! According to the numbers in the article, pet owners spent over $34 Billion on their pets! All of the more recent data show that this trend is continuing. Pet owners are spending more and more on their pets each year. So, overall the market for pet businesses is strong, vibrant, and growing. A perfect match for anyone looking to get into the pet industry.
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February 7th, 2008 by Chowmunga
“Its time to clean out the garage!”
That’s a dreaded statement for many people facing the realities of a cluttered garage. But you can turn that “dreaded statement” into a regular income if you seize the opportunity. Anytime someone faces a problem or an undesirable activity (such as cleaning a messy garage) then there’s a business idea.
In fact, the garage cleaning/organizing business is actually an excellent opportunity that requires very little know-how or experience. Today, I want to analyze how one might launch a garage cleaning business and grow it to about $5,000 per month. Is it possible? Let’s go through some of the steps for analyzing a business (see: 7 Steps to Analyzing a New Business Idea).
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February 6th, 2008 by Chowmunga
I’m not just talking about homeless people collecting pop cans here. I am talking about a full blown system for finding and recycling metal for profit. Can it be done? Well, take a look at your yellow pages some time and you will be surprised how many companies make a full-time profit out of recycling old junk!
I wrote previously about and mentioned that I truly believe that one man’s junk is another man’s treasure in my article about “How to Make Money Selling Used Golf Balls.” Now recycling metal is very LITERALLY cashing in on other people’s junk. It doesnt get any better than this.
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February 5th, 2008 by Chowmunga
Nobody wants to get caught up in the latest get rich quick scam. Yet so many people buy home based business ideas and ARE getting scammed.
We all read those fascinating advertisements that promise to make us millions…and we just want to believe! However, there are a few tell-tell signs that what we are being pitched is nothing more than a scam. .
I define a scam as a product or service that does not deliver what is promised, is grossly overpriced, uses “bait and switch” tactics, or is misleading to the general public as to how much money can be made.
Please note that just because a sales letter or home-based business product uses some of these signs does not necessarily mean its a scam. Many of these tactics are used frequently across the marketing world for many legitimate businesses. However, when you start getting several of these signs in one sales letter, you better think twice about purchasing it. Continue reading ‘10 Signs of a Home-Based Business Scam’
February 4th, 2008 by Chowmunga
I have always believed that “one man’s junk is another man’s treasure”. This is certainly true for used golf balls.
Of course, all of those golf balls sitting at the bottom of a pond weren’t “intentially” put there. (Athough, if you saw my swing, you might think its a miracle they don’t ALL end up in water). No one wants to spent $20 on 5 golf balls and then see them all swimming with the fishes a few hours later.
But unfortunately for golfers, and luckily for the golf ball treasure hunter, this happens MILLIONS of times every year! There is “white gold” sitting at the bottom of your local golf course just waiting to mined by you.
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