In this episode I want to share with you
five high earning businesses that you can start from home
with your laptop and an internet connection,
and they are incredible, so stay tuned.
Hey, it's Carrie here.
And I am so excited that you're here,
because I have some ideas for you
for starting a business working from home
in your pajamas if you like, and I'm making a lot of money.
This is so doable.
I remember before I figured out how to make money online,
I wondered whether people who did make money online
were just chatting nonsense, because I was like,
“Really? You really make that much money
from doing that online?"
It just seemed totally ridiculous.
However, having stepped into this online world myself,
and having built a multiple seven figure business online,
being able to work in my pajamas from home,
or from wherever I want in the world,
I have come to realize that so much is possible.
There are so many incredible ways
you can make money online through building a business.
So I want to share five of the top ideas with you.
Okay, so the first business idea for you
is to create an online course.
So many people do this.
So many people create online courses.
It's a way that you can make so much money.
I've seen people who have online courses
that generate seven, eight figures a year.
So we are talking huge amounts of money from doing this.
Obviously it doesn't start out that way,
but you can really create a lot of success
with an online course, or multiple online courses.
So if you were to create an online course,
you would just simply have a think
about an area of expertise that you have.
So for example, if you worked as a graphic designer,
then how could you take that skill set
that you have and turn it into an online course
that people would pay for?
So for example, if you know how
how to create beautiful graphics, and you can create,
for example, beautiful social media graphics.
Do you know how to create beautiful PDFs?
You know how to create beautiful images
that could go on a website.
There's a lot of people out there who run businesses,
who need to do social media graphics,
who need banners for their website,
who need to potentially create PDFs
as free workbooks or free downloads,
and they have no idea how to make them look beautiful.
So then with your skill and expertise,
you could teach them literally step by step
how to create beautiful graphics for your business.
So many people would want to buy that.
So obviously creating the course depends on
what your area of expertise is, what you do.
People create courses on how to get your finances in order.
So for example, if you've got an accounting background,
or if you've been an assistant in a previous job,
your experiences around organization.
So you might have loads of knowledge
that you can share around how to actually get organized.
It doesn't have to be aimed at businesses.
People have created plenty of courses around
how to actually organize your house,
how to organize your wardrobe, how to organize your kitchen.
Or maybe you love cooking, and you love creating recipes,
and you love food.
Even it could be a course around
how to create a certain type of cuisine.
So there are infinite ideas for creating online courses.
All you need to do is go on Google and start Googling it,
and you will find so many incredible courses.
The thing about creating a course is,
there are lots of platforms that you can actually use
to host your course.
So you can use a platform like Skillshare,
where you can have your course on Skillshare.
And it's a platform where you upload your course,
and then you can get other people to join Skillshare,
and actually take your class.
And there's other people on Skillshare
who might already be there,
that might want to take your class.
There's also a website called Udemy,
so you can put your class on Udemy as well.
Or you could decide to host your course yourself.
There's platforms like Teachable,
where you can create your course and host it on Teachable.
And then you can work on building up your audience,
and selling your course to people
who would be really interested in buying it.
And if you have an area of expertise
that you know other people would definitely benefit from,
then creating an online course could be
an incredible route for you to go down.
And it could potentially earn you a lot of money.
So the second high income business idea for you
is starting a business selling printables.
It could be a digital printable, or a physical printable.
And when you're like, "What the hell is a printable?"
Let me explain.
So this idea is a little bit different.
This probably works more for people who are already creative,
who like designing things.
So let me tell you a story.
A friend of mine, Michelle Rohr,
set up a business where she created a PDF,
which she called her Ultimate Life Binder.
And in this Ultimate Life Binder she had a series of questions
and prompts that people could answer to help them
to basically design and organize their lives.
So from like goal setting, to looking at different areas
of your life to help you to live the best life ever.
I think she originally started selling this on Etsy for $21,
and I think now it sells for over $40.
She has generated tens of thousands of dollars
just selling one digital printable.
So it's actually digital.
So when people buy it from her Etsy store,
they get the link to digitally download
this workbook, this PDF.
And then they can go through it.
The last time I checked with her,
it had generated over $80,000 in revenue.
$80,000, she made the printable once.
I'm sure she's made improvements
to it as she's gone, but literally it sits on her Etsy store,
and people just find it and buy it.
So if you look at, say, a skill set you have,
or again, an area of expertise that you have,
could you build something out
that could be really helpful to someone?
So for example, let's say that you're amazing
at home organization.
Could you put a little pack together,
a digital pack that could help people to get really organized
from their living room, to the kitchen,
to the bedroom, something that someone could take
and work their way through to get really,
really organized at home.
So that they would be willing to pay $20 or $40,
or something like that for this printable.
So have a think on the templates you could create,
are there PDFs that you could create, workbooks,
guides that you could create, eBooks that you could create?
I would have a look on Etsy.
I would have a look at what's there.
Go to Michelle's website.
Her website, Secret Owl Society,
and have a look at what she's doing,
and look at what her printables are.
But just have a look, and research and explore,
and just see what other people are creating.
And maybe it'll spark some ideas
for what you could create for your business,
because there's a lot of money to be made out of doing that,
and it's simple, and you can do it from home.
Okay, so the third idea for making money online at home
is becoming a social media manager.
So many of us absolutely love social media today.
We are on Instagram, or on Pinterest,
or on whatever platform all the time, and we enjoy it.
So if you really, really love social media,
what if you could turn that skillset and that knowledge
into helping other people to grow their social media?
So you could even take a course,
and really learn the in and outs of social media,
and how to help someone else grow
their social media accounts, and social media following.
And you could spend your days pulling together ideas
and strategies for other people to grow on.
For example, let's say Instagram.
Now let's say that's the platform you love the most,
Instagram, and you could help people
to grow their Instagram followings.
You could come up with creative ideas
for them to create more success with stories,
integrating polls, using the chat function,
putting more engaging posts out on Instagram TV,
or on their feed.
If you love social media, and that's something
that you could immerse yourself in,
then that could be something that you could do
to make money online.
And you could love it,
and you could do it wherever in the world.
And you could get clients. And you could think like,
“Okay, well who would be my perfect client?
Would I want to work with entrepreneurs
and business owners?
Would I want to work with beauty brands?
Would I want to work with food brands?
Who would I want to work with?
Who would I love to help grow their social media following?”
So if you enjoy social media, that could be an amazing way
for you to start an online business making money online.
The fourth idea for making money online is
to sell your services as an expert.
Again, thinking back to what your skill set is,
what your area of expertise is,
thinking about how you could sell that online.
So for example, if you are a graphic designer,
then you could use your graphic design skills
to attract clients and help people with graphic design.
So if for example, you want to work with businesses,
then you could set up a business where you say,
"Hey, I'm a graphic designer. I can create your logo for you.
I can put your branding together for you.
I can create graphics for your website for you.
I can create social media graphics for you."
Or let's say for example, you're a life coach.
You could have one on one calls with people.
So you can use a video chat for example, like Zoom,
and you could chat one on one with people on the internet.
And you could get clients literally all over the world
working with you from your home as a life coach.
You could have group calls, again, using platforms like Zoom,
where you have say 5 or 10 people
on that group coaching call,
where you're helping each one of those people,
and they're helping each other, and you're facilitating that.
So there are so many tools out there to bring
communities together and people together.
So if for example, you are a coach,
then there are so many ways you can actually create success
without you having to hire a space somewhere locally to you,
and only working with clients locally.
Even for example, if you're a personal trainer,
you work out with people.
You can do that virtually too.
So you can be at home, or in a gym,
and you can get your laptop, and you can stream the session.
Again, you could use Zoom, where you say to someone,
"Hey right today, this is a session we're doing."
And you put the plan together,
and you guide them through the training,
and they could be in another country to you,
but you're still showing up and training them.
It could be a group session with 5 other people,
10 of the people, 50 other people in it.
And you're showing up online to do
a virtual training session with them.
You could still do that.
There are so many ways you can get creative,
and do something where you're leveraging
the power of the internet.
And the power of the internet is that you get
to connect with people all over the world.
And those people could potentially be your clients.
You have got the ability to scale so much bigger online
than you have locally, which is really phenomenal.
So just get creative, and have a think about
what could work best for you
when it comes to selling your services or products
based around your expertise online.
So my final idea for you is to become a virtual assistant.
So for a lot of people getting started out,
it could be really, really a great starting point.
It might not be the be all and end all,
but it could be a really great way to get you
into the online business world, and just get you started.
I know so many VAs who have gone on to
do so many more things,
but they started out as a virtual assistant.
So if you have a skill set in being organized,
in supporting someone else,
in being someone's right hand person,
you just have to be willing to show up and help someone,
help support someone,
help to be someone's biggest support.
And you can again, make money online from that.
You could work from home.
So for example, for me,
I've worked with virtual assistants
who have been in completely different countries.
So I had a virtual assistant who was in America.
And I've had virtual assistants from other places in the world,
who have been an amazing support for me,
and have been so helpful.
They've got things set up for me online.
They've helped with my emails.
They've helped with little tasks that I've had
that I've just assigned them.
They've just been so incredible for me
as I've grown my business.
And there's a lot of demand for people like that
who want to help support others.
So if you are someone that loves helping people,
that wants to support people, then you could get started
as a virtual assistant and make a lot of money doing it.
And again, if you Google how to become a virtual assistant,
you will find so much help and support.
You will find so many groups to join on Facebook.
There's just so much support out there
so that you can actually make this your reality.
So many people are waking up to the realization
that they can make so much money online,
literally sat at home on their laptop
with an internet connection, or sat anywhere in the world
with your laptop and an internet connection.
You have the ability to create so much money
doing something that you really, really love.
All you need to do is start researching
and seeing what feels like a good fit for you,
and then get going with it.
Maybe the first idea won't be the perfect idea,
but it will be a stepping stone to get you there.
So I really hope you've enjoyed watching this video.
I hope it's given you so many ideas,
and a lot of thought around actually doing this for yourself,
because so much is possible for you.
If you have enjoyed this episode,
then make sure you subscribe, and hit like.
And definitely leave a comment, and let me know
which business idea resonates the most with you.
I've also got another few videos that might be of interest.
The first one is how to build a business with no money.
And the second video is all about starting a business.
So definitely check them out if you are interested
in getting started with an online business.
And I will see you next time.