You Can Start an Online Business with No Money

The benefit of starting an online business is that it is one of the more affordable business options and can usually be done from home. Hopefully, one of the following ideas will strike a chord with you and pique your interest enough for you to download our start-up checklist—your first point of reference as you embark on your entrepreneurial journey.

A consultant in social media

Do you have an original talent for social media? It could be your job if you're a strong writer, creative, and enjoy following the latest social media trends. Many business owners don't understand the complexities of using social media to build a brand and cultivate a loyal online following, or they don't know how to use social media. As a social media consultant, you can assist businesses in developing a social media strategy or take direct control of their social accounts and post updates to various platforms.

Web designer

If you know how to design websites, you have a potentially large client base, including website developers (many of whom can build but not design websites) and entrepreneurs. If you have a creative eye but no formal Web design training, you can still enter the industry with some informal education and a strong portfolio. Your portfolio will be everything in this industry—not your degree! Make sure only to show off your best work.

SEO Specialist

SEO is the practice of optimizing web pages, advertisements, and other online content so that it is more likely to be picked up (and ideally ranked highly) by Google and other search engines. It is a good potential career opportunity if you are data-driven and internet savvy. Make sure you understand Google Analytics because you will likely use it frequently.

Business Consultant

You may enjoy this line of work if you have a talent for coaching people to success.

Rather than being hired as a consultant to help people solve business problems, you'll assist people in finding success through personal development. It could include mastering time management, eliminating procrastination, improving decision-making, and convincing your clients to act.

Artisan

If you're creative, crafty, and can make handmade items in large quantities, you might want to turn your hobby into a business. People enjoy purchasing handmade goods, and websites such as Etsy remove barriers, allowing almost anyone to sell their wares for a small fee. If you can knit, sew, design graphics, turn wood, make jewellery, paint, make soap, make paper products, and so on, you may be sitting on a gold mine.

Do you have any other fantastic online business ideas? We'd love to find out. Please get in touch with us!