Selling Comics

A very profitable business if you have the time and the storage. Like all collectables, Comics can produce a very reasonable profit as people look to either fill in the gaps in this comic collection, or look to start a fresh. Look out for people who are looking to sell their comic collection – they will often have gems in these collections, which they may not realise are valuable to someone else.

You don't need to understand the market straight away, but it is worth taking time to understand how comics are graded.

Ebay is a good place to sell comics through – if you end up with enough repeat clients, it may be possible to avoid having to sell via Ebay.

Car Booting

Selling at car boot sales can produce a good income if you are willing to put in the time and patience. You need to arrive early so that you can buy the best bargains from those who only do it the once, as they don't often know the real price.

Pay the right price and you could make more than you brought it for

Virtual Assistant opportunities

A Virtual Assistant is described as an independent entrepreneur providing administrative, creative and/or technical services from the comfort of their own homes/home-offices.

This is an ideal service for self employed professionals who don't want to employ any staff but still need to get their paperwork done. Could easily combine this with the book keeping service.

Recording/Editing/Archiving of Photos/Music/Video

With the right equipment, you can pretty much corner the market in your area with a business like this.

With different formats being used over the years, and with continuing changes in technology, being able to transfer old photos and videos to the latest format is the sort of thing that a lot of people are looking for.

Baking/Cooking/Teaching Cooking

You would be surprised to learn that there are an awful lot of people who do not know how to cook. If you love cooking, and are willing to impart that knowledge onto others, then this could be the perfect job for you.

Pet Grooming/Minding

This is a business that has sprung up in the last few years, as more and more people can no longer find the time to look after their pets – though they don't really want to part with them

Writing articles for other websites.

Again, no special skills required. You don't need to be a published author, you don't even need to be good at writing! You can be stumped by spelling, perplexed by punctuations, and absolutely grim at Grammar but you can still make a living by writing (Yes, it's not all articles. There's demand for things like putting together useful resources, browsing through various websites in a particular niche and compiling a list of the best ones, collecting phone numbers off various sites in a particular industry and building a directory, and various other opportunities that don't require a PhD in English Lit).

Running a website or a web based business

No! You do not need to be an expert in anything web related. You don't even need to know a lot about computers or how to build/manage websites.

The trick is to identify what exactly you are good at, what you like doing, and open your mind to ways you can make money out of it. Or find someone who's already done it and buy him out.