Your Smarts Can Build A Business

Your Smarts Can Build A Business!


We have all seen those ads in the backs of magazines that offer huge profits while working at home. Don't we all want that job? Earning $100 a day just sitting on your sofa? Well, money doesn't come that easily, but it can be a relatively simple process if you know a few things.

Are you a fabulous cook? Do you have some secret ways to make your kids behave? Or do you happen to have a knack for woodwork? These and just about any other skill can be turned into dollars without a huge amount of work or investment. In fact, if you have a computer and a printer, you can earn money by investing just time and a few cents.

The trick is to turn your information into something that other people want. For example, if you always have people Oohing and Ahhing over your cooking, why not put together a few of your best recipes and sell them? Or, if you know ways to keep kids busy on a rainy day, sell that.

I am not talking about writing a book here, just a few short pages that people with a little time can buy cheaply and easily pick up the information that they need.

You can begin by doing a bit of brainstorming. Write a list of all the skills you have that you could possibly write about. Now get writing. People like lists, so you might have a booklet titled "15 Rainy Day Activities" or "25 Award-Winning Pies". The title should be straightforward and to the point.

Now, write your ideas down. They can be in point form or in story form. Write clearly and concisely. If you have drawings or graphs, all the better. Any decent publishing program will have a booklet form, use it.

Next, you need to advertise. Hit the papers, magazines and post it boards in your area. Later you can expand. Stop by shops and bookstores to see if they are willing to sell your product for a small commission.

Your booklets need to be priced well to sell. No booklet should ever be more than five dollars. Two or three dollars would be a reasonable price for a properly informative booklet. Now, get out there and get writing!

Resources:

http://www.writinghood.com/Style/How-To/Successful-Booklet-Writing.72516

http://www.justaboutwrite.com/ArticleWriting/8977.php

http://www.lulu.com/