In the past 5 years I've tried multiple business ideas and 3 of them actually brought me to the
place where I was able to quit my day job. If you are thinking to start a life-changing thing where
YOU are your own boss, then keep watching this video until the end, and I will share a bunch
of business ideas that I tried myself, and a few ideas that my friends are doing and are making a
lot of money with it. Let's start with
Business Idea #1 Content Repurposing Agency (Using AI tools)
Most of the creators are business owners are wearing multiple hats,
and trying to diversify their traffic and income sources all the time. That is myself included,
and you know what? I only have 24 hours in a day and at a certain point, every Youtuber,
Tiktoker, influencer on other platforms makes enough money to start outsourcing
some tasks. And the easiest thing to outsource is content repurposing.
Today you can use AI tools that cost you something
like $20-50 a month and repurpose content across multiple platforms.
There are already so many tools that can help you with this - like Qlip.ai, Munch,
repurpose.io, Opus Clips, Pictory and many others (I'll give you a few links in the
description below if you are interested in trying them). These AI tools will help
you automatically generate clips from your long videos, crop them to a vertical format,
autogenerate captions and in most cases you can also automatically publish or
schedule your content across multiple social media right from these repurposing tools.
You can check how much freelancers charge for content repurposing on
sites like Fiverr or Upwork - I used to pay $20 for one short repurposed from my video.
Now if you were doing this work, you could charge
your clients $20 per short while on your end it would probably cost you about the
same $20 a month to automatically generate hundreds of short videos.
Here's a pro tip for you. Try reaching out to content creators on platforms like YouTube,
blogs, podcasts, but NOT those with massive followings because they often have their inboxes
flooded. Try to find creators who are not yet the biggest in their niche but growing at a fast pace.
And another small tip: When you email or message them, don't just tell creators about your service,
SHOW them. Repurpose a piece of their content and present it as an example of what you can offer.
Business Idea #2
Sponsorship Broker for Creators
As a content creator myself, I can tell you that it's very time
consuming and often even a stressful process to negotiate deals with potential sponsors.
As a creative person, you often have no idea how to price sponsorships,
where to start, most of the brands will try to drop their costs 2 or 3 times from your
asking price. You might also lack the skills of a negotiator and might feel uncomfortable
to say no when it makes no sense for your business to accept certain offers.
So many creators would be happy to pay 10 to 20% of each deal to just
avoid the negotiation process and emailing back and forth with potential sponsors.
As a sponsorship broker, your job would be to connect creators with suitable sponsors.
You could offer your services to small and medium-sized creators,
helping them find consistent sponsorship deals. For your effort, you will take a commission from
the sponsorship amount. A quick online search can give you a list of potential sponsors to approach.
Business Idea #3 Email Copywriting Services
Look at this story on Business Insider. This young man managed to make a little
short of a million dollars in annual revenue while working 5 hours a day and
spending the rest of the day helping his wife take care of their two young sons.
He shared in the article that he has clients now in 30 different countries.
You can also check out his Youtube channel called the Email Copywriter.
Of course, this is an example of an extremely successful business and he was building it
from 2017. But it can be even easier to start it these days with the help of a lot of AI tools.
Email remains a powerful platform for businesses and creators. You will need to proactively reach
out to potential clients with samples and ideas tailored to their audience.
Chris from our story on Business Insider shared that he found his
first clients in various Facebook groups of small business owners.
He also started even without having his own website, so he used to publish some
of his articles sharing his expertise in Email Copywriting on Medium.com.
With quality work, you might earn thousands of dollars monthly even as a beginner.
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Business Idea #4 Affiliate marketing
This business model doesn't require any upfront investment and it's easy to start,
even if you don't have a website. Check out for example my affiliate
income in the dashboard of just one affiliate network I work with.
All you need to do as an affiliate marketer, is promote other people's products and you
earn a commission for every sale made through your unique affiliate link.
There's no need to worry about creating your own product or
handling customer service and fulfillment.
Plus, you can start an affiliate marketing business in virtually any niche that you are
passionate about. With a little effort in promoting your chosen products,
you could be earning money in no time! You can add your affiliate links on most
of the social media platforms. On both Instagram and Tiktok you can maximize your chances to get
more commissions by using a link in bio tool. There are tools link Linktree - you
can place multiple links on a link tree page and it has a completely free plan.
On Pinterest you can actually add affiliate links directly in the Destination URL field to
any of your pins, and then users will go from a pin straight to the affiliate product page.
I actually have a very popular video on my channel that covers affiliate
marketing on Pinterest, I'll link it up there so you can check it later.
You could add your affiliate links in the description section and in the pinned comment
if you run a Youtube channel like I do. Or you could add those links into the
articles on your own blog. And now I guess is the best time to talk about the next
Business Idea #5 Start a Blog
This one I actually started while I was still at my day job. I was working at a very stressful
office job and used only my weekends and about an hour after work on week days to work on my blog.
In the first year of blogging, I made some nice income through affiliate links but it
wasn't even close to my day job income. It was a couple hundred dollars per month on
average in the first year, until month 11 when I managed to get my site accepted into Mediavine.
It's a premium ad management company and they pay really
well for each 1000 of visitors on your website.
I have a pretty detailed video which I will link up there with the full story of my blogging
income growth in the first year and then in the following years. Check it up there later, but
what I can say for sure THIS was a life-changing decision for me to start a blog and I would have
a very different and a lot more difficult life now if I didn't start a blog about 5 years ago.
This was the starting point for me, but over time, I kept working on adding more online
income streams to diversify and make sure I don't get too strong of a hit if something
happens with one of my income sources. So around the second year of blogging,
I also started working with clients on Pinterest. This will be
Business Idea #6 Pinterest Account Management
Since I was able to successfully drive a ton of free traffic from Pinterest to my own blog,
I was getting about 90% of all traffic from Pinterest, it was easy to offer my services
to other bloggers who just didn't have the time and patience to create and save pins regularly.
You might be curious if there's a demand for Pinterest management
services. The answer is a resounding yes! I often receive requests from business
owners who recognize Pinterest's value but lack the time or expertise to manage their accounts.
Take a look at Facebook groups for bloggers, especially those for established ones,
and you'll notice frequent threads by bloggers looking for Pinterest account managers.
Wiith Pinterest management, you can start earning from the first month.
Potential clients need to see that you're worth their investment. Rates
for Pinterest account management vary, ranging from $400 to $2000 per month,
depending on various factors such as expertise and client testimonials.
Business Idea #7 Youtube Channel
The next business idea I can definitely recommend is starting a Youtube channel.
I started my channel about 5 years ago,
and I initially only shared my Pinterest marketing tips and blogging tips on it,
which was a way to build a solid audience. One thing is to read one's blog and a
completely different story is when you have seen someone on a video, isn't it?
YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, and videos often appear in Google
search results. This can drive traffic to your channel and increase your online visibility.
Also, once you upload a video, it can continue to attract views and generate
revenue indefinitely. This evergreen content can be a significant asset to your business,
it can keep working for you with minimal additional effort.
Business Idea #8 Selling on Etsy
You can potentially earn up to $18,000 monthly from home by using free AI tools to create and
sell digital products on platforms like Etsy. Examples of profitable businesses include:
Selling Digital Patterns: One store on Etsy made over $665k by selling
digital SVG patterns. They've been making on average about $18k per month in past 3 years.
Phone Cases with Custom Patterns. With Etsy’s Printify integration,
this can be a passive income stream, where Printify handles the printing and shipping.
You can check the link to start your free Printify shop in the description below,
I also have there a special discount for my followers.
Wedding Invitations: A seller on Etsy earned over $1.5 million from selling
wedding invitations. AI image generators like Midjourney can create designs, which are then
refined in Photoshop or PhotoPea and sold as digital templates or printed invitations.
Selling Stickers: this Etsy seller made approximately $918k in three years from stickers.
AI can assist in creating sticker designs, with proper prompts being crucial for the best results.
If you want to sell similar products on Etsy, I will link up there a more detailed video I
made recently, you can watch it once we are done with all the business ideas for today.
Business Idea #9 Selling an Online Course
If you've been following my journey, you probably heard about my courses—one
focuses on mastering Pinterest, while the other course I created for bloggers
who want to grow their income and learn new monetization strategies.
What I've learned is that there's a tremendous opportunity for digital
courses . As people move away from conventional educational paths,
preferring not to invest years and a fortune in traditional schooling,
they are turning to the internet for actionable skills that can directly translate into earnings.
I can just tell you a bit about my experience with online courses. In 2020, amidst global
uncertainty, I was surprised to find myself earning around $220k from a single online course.
You can start this business with very low expenses, or even on some platforms
you can sell your courses using their free plans. I've been using Thinkific
to host my courses for many years, and they have a free plan that has some limitations,
for example you can only host one course on it, but it's a great way to test the waters without
any investment. Use my link in the description below to start your free Thinkific account.
Business Idea #10 Doggy Daycare
And after all these online based business ideas, I thought to suggest something very
easy because I have this cute dog at home, so I could be your potential customer.
You see, pet owners often struggle because when you need to travel,
where do you leave your dog or your cat? We tried leaving our dog when we had to go
on a short trip, in what is called a dog hotel. I don't know how dog hotels look where you live,
but honestly, it was too stressful for our dog. With all the other dogs barking all day long
right next to her. I mean, her basic needs were met, they did go for a walk with her twice a day,
they fed her, changed her water and so on. But she was still in a cage.
So I know for sure that a 'Doggy Daycare' can be a great business
idea. You could transform a part of your home into a welcoming space for dogs.
Platforms like Rover or Wag can be leveraged to attract clients. With
a charge of around $25 per day per dog, the numbers can quickly add up.
Now that you've got all these business ideas, it's time to put them into action. And if
you're curious about how I drive roughly 80k monthly visitors from Pinterest to my website,
without spending a dime, check out my next video linked up there. See you there!