Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Turn Your Hobby Into A Business Using One Of These 3 Ideas

By James Kupe


Are you one of those who would really love to earn a living doing something you love? If you are serious about turning one of your hobbies into a business, here's what many have found to be the top 3 ways of accomplishing just that.

Option 1 - Sell Things You Make Or Buy Cheaply At Fairs And Markets

This is a popular option as you will see if you visit one of the thousands of markets and fairs held every weekend all over the country.

The good part about promoting your products at a market or fair is that if you select one that has a history of merchant's selling products similar to yours, you'll probably have a steady stream of interested customers walking through your booth throughout the day.

The downside is that many markets attract people looking for bargains and price shoppers who will haggle with you and try to beat you down on price.

Option 2 - Use eBay To Sell Products Related To Your Hobby

Hundreds of individuals all over the globe earn regular profits from their hobby by selling related products and how-to information on eBay. The good thing about eBay is that you have a worldwide marketplace for your items and they have millions of potential customers logging on to their website every day. Plus, it doesn't matter how strange or unique your items are, there's bound to be somebody interested in purchasing from you.

The bad thing about eBay is that you need to keep creating brand-new auctions all the time (although you may be able to automate this), you have to physically ship your items, organize payments, follow up and generally make certain your business keeps selling to keep the money coming in.

Option 3 - Turn Your Passion For A Hobby Into A Website

The benefit of this approach is that when you've finished building your website, your business could be almost hands off. You can still do most of the work if you want to, or if you have the money, you an outsource a lot of the grunt work to other people quite inexpensively. The disadvantage of a website advertising items associated with your hobby is that many sites don't manage to draw in enough site visitors to make a profit.

It's very sad when I see people spend a lot of time and money constructing a business online, but then never get enough visitors to make it pay. It certainly is possible to turn something you love into a profitable business. All you need is the right system and a mentor to show you how to get started. When you do, opportunities you never imagined can open up for you.




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