- You know, they always like to say,
you have to spend money to make money.
But it's not always true.
What if I told you that there are actually
a ton of businesses that you could start today
for less than $100.
Today, I'm gonna talk to you about seven businesses
that you can start for $100 or less.
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And now, on to the seven businesses you can start
for $100 or less.
Hey everybody, this is Roberto Blake,
helping you create something awesome today.
Welcome back to the channel.
So, my name is Roberto Blake.
I'm a creative entrepreneur.
I teach about building brands and businesses online
here on this channel.
And today we're gonna cover those seven businesses
that you can start for less than $100.
Business number one, that you can start for less than $100
is a Print-on-Demand business.
Basically, with a Print-on-Demand business,
you can sell T-shirts, mugs, posters,
anything that's basically a print product.
You can sell those on the internet.
You can make a decent profit margin on this,
usually you could average between five to $10
in terms of net profit from these sales.
Now the good news is that it costs zero dollars to actually
start this if you really want to bootstrap it.
No more buying T-shirts in bulk and selling them out
the back of a trunk in Queens.
No more having to buy an expensive hot press
or screen printing machine.
You literally can just use websites like Teespring
and Spreadshirt at zero dollars up front and you can use
free design tools and free design software in order to make
your cool art and print it on these posters, hoodies,
T-shirts, hats, mugs, whatever.
Now, if you wanted to scale this business,
you can do it in a variety of ways.
And you could spend $100 in a few different ways
if you wanna grow this business.
You can hire someone on Fiverr to help you with some
of the artwork and designs,
you could also use things like Placeit so that you can make
really cool mock ups and you can show this stuff up
and promote it.
And you also of course can spend money on ads to promote
your Print-on-Demand business.
So, these are just some options that could allow you
to be successful and that's why this is a business
you can start for less than $100.
Business number two, that you can start
for less than $100 is a consulting business.
For the most part, a consulting business
doesn't really cost a lot of money.
I think that for the most part,
you'll be able to buy a decent webcam and microphone
for about $100.
And so beyond that, I think your biggest other potential
expense would be getting a proper website and domain name
so you can have that professional email address
and somewhere to point them and then capture money.
Now, with a consulting business,
you do need to have some experience.
The good news is that most of you in my audience
are between the ages of 24 and 44.
So that means that you have real world experience,
you've worked a job, you know what you were talking about.
And so if you want to go beyond that and you wanna do
this either as a side hustle or you wanna transition
in your career, then I think a consulting business
is very practical for you guys.
And again, you can start it with 100 bucks in your pocket.
Business number three, that you can start for $100 or less
is a graphic design business.
Now this is something I actually have experience with myself
as a freelancer in the past and today there's so much
in terms of affordable software.
And there's a lot of great free open source software
and you don't necessarily have to try to, you know,
compete with big higher level graphic designers.
You could find small businesses that are looking
to have some work done on a budget,
you can help people design, you know, social media ads
and banner ads for their business.
So, I really feel that this is practical.
If you wanna help small business owners,
you can do that with inexpensive tools and even free options
like Adobe Spark and Canva.
And you can help them make simple graphics that will help
them better brand their business and market and it will help
them to grow their business by using you.
So, I think that this is a great business for you to start
if you are, you know, bootstrapped, you're on a budget
or even if you're somebody a little bit younger
and you're looking to do this as a side hustle.
There's no reason you really couldn't do this at least
at the beginning stages for less than $100.
It's not gonna make you rich overnight or anything
but most things aren't.
For this business, I would definitely say invest $100
into building a solid website for your portfolio.
And again, making sure you
have that professional email address.
Business number four, that you can start for less than $100
today is actually become a social media influencer.
And I really do mean that you should treat it
like a business and not like a paid hobby.
Now I know what you're thinking but social media
can be a actual real business, if you treat it like one
and if you take it seriously.
And in terms of the investment, a lot of the platforms
are already free.
So beyond that, you're just gonna need tools
like graphic design software
and like video editing software.
And I already told you that a lot of this stuff is free.
In fact, I'm gonna be working on a list of the best
free graphic design tools,
a list of the best free video editing tools
and I really think that making dedicated videos
on that is gonna help a lot of you out so one more reason
to subscribe to the channel.
But I also try to help you and teach you how you can make
money online here.
And I do think that for a lot of you becoming
a social media influencer could be a step into building
something bigger but it actually can be a business
all by itself.
And because the platforms themselves are mostly free,
if you have a smartphone, if you have a computer
then you definitely can start this business
for less than $100.
It actually becomes pretty close to zero,
at least to get started.
Business number five, that you can start for $100 or less
is gonna be freelance writing.
This is also another one that I have some
personal experience with.
The biggest barrier to entry with this one is definitely
going to be talent and also a little bit of exposure.
In fact, your biggest overall barrier is most likely
going to be finding clients.
I've done videos on the past about finding your first
freelance clients but that's where I think the $100
would come in because you could either use
that for you know, some marketing or you could actually use
that to try to get access to networking opportunities.
But like many of the things on this list,
technically it doesn't even have to cost money
if you're willing to just work a little bit harder at it.
Business number six, that you can start for $100 or less
is going to be a tutoring business.
Now with the tutoring business,
a lot of times people do this in person.
I actually have a client that does this very successfully.
And I would say that one of the biggest things you could do
right now is actually take advantage
of the online education movement.
You could move to doing tutoring remotely as a business.
Now for this, you're going to need to invest
in a good webcam and microphone and they're of course
free video conferencing and streaming apps.
And so this is something that's accessible, affordable
and actually provides real value and I also think
that this is something that a lot of people
really do need right now.
And I think it'd be a great business for you to start
if you have the background for it.
The other thing is this is a scalable business
because you could move beyond the online tutoring itself.
You could do things like membership programs,
you also could start selling online digital products
and templates, like you know, test prep materials
and training courses.
So, I really think that that could help you.
And I'm gonna link some resources if you're interested
in building an education-based business
or any type of coaching,
I'll link to those down below for you.
And finally business number seven, that you can start
for $100 or less is going to be social media marketing.
With social media marketing, you can help people build
and grow their business and brand online.
Obviously, I do a lot of that right now.
And there are a lot of ways to approach this even beyond
doing client work and doing client services,
which can make you a lot of money.
Remember, these platforms are free and they're accessible.
And so usually, people are gonna expect that you've built
your own brand doing this and that actually leads
to other monetization opportunities.
Similar to being a social media influencer,
you can make money by being active as a marketer
in social media and essentially get paid to market
your own business which is basically what I do.
And so I really think that this one is powerful
and since you have access to these free platforms,
all the open source tools and software
just like we've talked about, again, you could technically
do this with zero dollars as long as you have access
to a smartphone or a computer.
And so there you go.
This is obviously another one of those businesses
that scales into products on top of the services
and there are so many opportunities with it.
So I definitely think this is a great one
for a lot of you to explore especially as fans
of this audience since you've already had access
to a lot of free social media training.
You're welcome.
And there you go, seven businesses that you can start
for $100 or less.
Obviously, it would be much better to start these businesses
with a lot more capital but as long as you are willing
to put in the work, educate yourself and take advantage
of the free resources and tools that are out there,
I do think that you can be successful at these things.
And some of it of course,
is gonna depend on your level of talent.
Now, with that in mind, the reason I wanna make this video
is to motivate you and give you some ideas
and help you understand that the barriers to entry
that used to exist, really aren't there anymore
and there's no reason that you can't build something
of your own if you really want to.
Question of the day,
which of these businesses sounds
the most interesting
to you?
And have you ever tried one of these things before?
What happened?
How did it work out?
Let us know in the comment section.
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As always, you guys thanks so very much for watching
and don't forget,
go out there and create something awesome today.
It doesn't cost a lot of money.
Take care.
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