20 Part-Time Businesses You Can Start Right Now

Getting Sick of your boss? Want to punch them in the face? It happens to us all from time to time. You might not want to quit your job right now because of the security that it offers the monthly pay checks.

Even with the economy nowadays people want to earn an extra income but they don’t want to quit their job. We’re going to list the 20 top businesses you can start right now in your part-time while putting in minimal investment.

 

1. Blogging

Blogging is a very great way to make money online. However blogging is a long term investment and you may not make money from it straight away but if you keep at it consistently you will make money from it. To start your blogging career, you will need a hosting account and a domain name. We are currently hosted with Bluehost and they are great, they have awesome customer service and excellent value. Bluehost are pretty amazing. You will also need WordPress but once you get hosted with Bluehost, there is a one click install button from Bluehost that sets up your WordPress blog. It’s really simple, all you have to do is add the content!

There are many ways you can monetize your blog; private advertising, Google AdSense, Branded merchandise, sponsored content, paid reviews, affiliate marketing, the list is endless. Find out some more great ways to monetize your website.

2. Youtube and Video Blogging

Youtube is fast turning into a great way to make money and gain popularity on the internet. You can make money from Youtube through their Ad program.

Basically Youtube pay you  a share of the money they make from displaying ads on your videos. Its basically AdSense but for your videos. Youtube pay you based on how popular your video is and how many views your video receives.

Want to learn more on how to make money on Youtube? Then click here

3. eBay, Amazon and Online Marketplaces

The internet is an amazing place. You can buy and sell anything almost instantly. It is very simple to get started selling stuff online. You can start by selling stuff you don’t need online. They say one man’s rubbish is another man’s treasure.

It is very simple to get sell on eBay and Amazon and you can sell almost anything on these sites. There are also classified ad sites like Gumtree and Craigslist, which you can sell your stuff more personal. Think of newspaper classified ads but online.

Want to take your business to the next level? You’ll need proper wholesalers and/or drop shippers. Check out iOffer  or Chinavasion or Wholesale Forums. Want to find out more about making money on eBay. Check out this article on making money on eBay.

4. Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate Marketing is one of the fastest and best way to make money.  You make a small commission every time someone clicks on your link and buys a product from the website.

For example if on my website I have an affiliate link for a book on Amazon, I can link to the affiliate link and if someone clicks on my link and buys the book, Amazon will give me a small commission. Pretty cool, huh?

Some Affiliate Marketing websites include Commission Junction, Share a Sale and Amazon Associates. Want to learn more about Affiliate Marketing. Check out our article on Affiliate marketing.

5. App Business

This is a great way to make money. You can even start making Apps in your part-time and the best thing about it all is, you don’t even need to know anything about making apps. You don’t need to know about coding or anything else.

You can outsource your app creation and design to more experienced app designing professionals. You can find plenty of people who are ready to make your app on Elance, Odesk and Guru.

Learn how to use outsourcing effectively by reading this article.

6. Fiverr and Freelancing

Fiverr is becoming one of the most popular ways to make money online. It is very simple to get started on it. Set up an account, list something which you can do for $5, and watch the orders come in.

Fiverr is a micro gig website so this means you can sell small services for $5. Whether you can make a logo, write an article or anything else.

You can also freelance on a number of freelancing websites including Elance and Odesk

7. eBooks and Amazon Kindle

This is the information age and people are willing to pay for it as long as you can provide it. It isn’t as hard as you think to design and make your own eBook or Kindle book.

You just need a good niche, something to write about and you need to make sure your book is good as well as a great front cover. The front cover is what mostly sells the book. Like most things you can also get this outsourced from eBook content creation to book cover design.

Find out more on how to create your own Amazon Kindle eBook, click here.

8. Make your own Online Course

Another great way you can start your own business in your part time is creating your own course that will teach people how to do something.

A good thing to do is writing about your passion or something you are good at. For example; were you an amateur boxer, then tell people how to box. It can even be something like teaching people how to walk their dogs effectively.

Accessing the Clickbank marketplace will help you get an idea of what you can sell and what you can offer. You do need to pay Clickbank  one off fee to start listing on the Marketplace.

9. Teach Online

Do you enjoy sharing your knowledge? Ever wanted to become a teacher? Well with the power of the internet it isn’t hard anymore. You can teach anyone online and charge however much you want (you’ll need to make it reasonably priced for people to enrol onto your course).

Udemy helps you to teach people online virtually. You can teach people by uploading online webinars, videos, audio tapes, documents, hand outs, ebooks and many different resources.

There are thousands of things you can teach on Udemy, just follow your passion and help make the world a better place.

10. Become a Virtual Assistant

There are many reasons as to why you might want to become a Virtual Assistant. You can earn an extra income, connect with different people and learn new skills.

Virtual Assistants are generally like online Personal assistants and you have to do simple tasks that your client(s) would like you to do such as blog posting, content research or data entry.

Interested in becoming a Virtual Assistant? Go to Elance or Odesk and sign up today! Once you get slightly established you can even open up your own Virtual Assistant business!

11. Social Media Assistant

This is near enough the same thing as a Virtual Assistant except you are managing the clients Social Media profiles. So you are posting, updating their profile and communicating with users. It is a fun job to do if you are on Social Networking/Media sites all the time.

Again if you want to become a Social Media Assistant, go to Elance or Odesk.

12. CV Consultant

In todays job climate it is harder than a radiator to find a good job and many people will actually pay to find out what is wrong with their CV or to get a new CV made for them.

If you know a thing or two about CV’s and how to improve them, why not turn it into a business. You can help turn people’s rubbish CV’s into excellent quality CV’s that will help your clients find their dream job.

Don’t know where to advertise? You can start off by advertising on sites like Craigslist and Gumtree and when you start to grow, you can create your own website. You can even start expanding by offering Cover Letters, Business Cards and other documents to go along.

14. Graphic Design 

Another great business that you could do in your part time is your own graphic design business. If you have some good Photoshop and graphic design skills, this could become a lucrative side business for you; you could even turn it into a full time business.

To start off you need Adobe Photoshop or a good graphics design program. Adobe Photoshop can be expensive so if you want an option that is cost effective you can use Pixlr; which is a free online Photoshop alternative. There is also GIMP a free downloadable programme, which is a great Photo editing software.

You could advertise your services by creating a Facebook page or create a personal website to advertise your services. You can advertise on classified ad websites as well, as well as websites such as Fiverr.

15. Buy and Sell Cars

This is another great business that you can do in your part-time while having a full-time job. Cars always have great reselling value when you buy them, you just have to know which type of cars to buy and where from. A good website to use to check for good cars and great advice is Honest John.

there are plenty of places you can buy cars from. It is best to buy second hand cars because they will be much cheaper than buying new cars. You can find cheap used cars at your local auction, local showroom, people close to you selling them, eBay, Auto Trader or Motors.co.uk

 

16. Invest in Other Businesses

Warren Buffet who is amongst the richest in the world invests successfully into other businesses. He has a knack for turning around failed companies and turning them into successful profitable companies. His main company being Berkshire Hathaway.

You don’t have to be as good as Warren Buffet but you can invest in a few businesses and turn them around. This doesn’t necessarily mean investing in shares.

Sites such as Crowd Cube, Seedrs and Angels Den can help you to invest into different businesses and make money. The great thing is once you have invested you do not have to do anything at all.

17. Clothing Line

You may think it is hard to start your own clothing line or to start selling your own merchandise, but it is not as hard as you think. Start selling your own branded clothes by signing up to websites like CafePress, Spreadshirt and Zazzle.

It is very simple to start selling on these sites, all you have to do is select the style of clothing you want to sell and upload the images on the site for your clothes and then just watch the orders come flying in.

18. Sell Photos Online

Are you a budding photographer or do you have a passion for photography? Do you find yourself taking a photo everywhere you go? Make some money from your passion then!

All you need for this business is a decent-ish camera and your amazing photography skills. Some websites you can send your photos to include Shutterstock, Dreamstime and iStockPhoto.

19. E-Commerce Store

Some people have always wanted to open their own online store but do not have the knowledge to do it. There are many platforms you can use to sell your stuff online.

If you thought WordPress was just a platform to create a blog then think again. WordPress is way more than a blogging platform, you can turn it into a fully fledged e-Commerce store with just a few clicks. WooCommerce helps you to turn your WordPress blog into a online store. It is really simple to setup a e-Commerce store on WordPress but if you don’t know here is a set by step video:

If you don’t want to use WordPress you can also use Free Web Store which is also a great E-Commerce platform to make your own online store.
20. Make a Product

This is one of the most difficult ones to do in your part-time however it is still accomplishable. You can make your own physical product and outsource it out to Alibaba; a website which helps you source cheap manufacturers.

Obviously you would need a good and willing target market and a good idea. However you could sell your product on many marketplaces such as your own website, Amazon or even eBay. And who knows if your product is good enough you could even get it into shops.

 

Conclusion

These are all some great ways to make money online and all of these businesses can be started in your part time. Even if you have a full time job, you can start these businesses and start making money right now. Who knows, you could be so successful with these businesses that you quit your full time job and become really rich from these.

Following your passion is the most important thing. If you follow your passion you will love what you do and carry on wanting to do it. So find out what you are passionate about and do that.

If you have any of your own ideas or if you think we have missed out any businesses we would love to hear from you. We would appreciate it if you could leave a comment below.