10 ways you can make money working from home (or out of the home) by starting your own business for free. Basic instructions, advice and resources included. http://www.freehomebusinesses.com/10-ways-free-work-from-home.html

1. 10 Ways to
Start a Business for Free,
Work from Home
...and Make Money
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3. TEACH YOUR
PASSION
Have a hobby, skill or interest? Share your knowledge
with others and get paid to do it.
You don’t have to be hired by a school or even teach in
a classroom. Teach independently - anywhere you
want, like a coffee shop, a park, your kitchen or
virtually online.
With a service like Skillshare, entrepreneurs are
teaching classes and workshops on a variety of
different topics, including cooking, music, fashion,
interior design, business development, photography,
personal finance, health, sports and stuff I’ve never
even heard of.
Use the Skillshare platform to list your course (free)
so that students can find information on your program.
You decide how much you want to charge students,
and Skillshare deducts a portion for letting you use
their site.
Never taught a class before? No problem, they will
show you how - they even have a class on it.

4. START AN ERRAND
RUNNING BUSINESS
People usually have more work to do than hours in the
day. Many will hire personal assistants or general
errand runners to help them get those tasks done
without going crazy in the process.
Errand runners can do a variety of tasks and work with
multiple clients. Typically, the more skilled you are or
the greater variety of tasks you are willing to do, the
more you can get paid.
For example, errand runners can make deliveries, do
grocery shopping, transport children, arrange
reservations, do administrative tasks, house sitting or
pet care, help with events, prepare meals, schedule
meetings and more.
You don’t need any supplies or equipment. It is usually
helpful to have a vehicle, but you may not even need
that.
Finding clients can be as easy as using a company like
Care.com to list your services for free.

5. START A BLOG
You don’t have to be a professional writer to operate a
blog. Your content doesn’t have to be perfect, but it does
need to be interesting enough for people to want to read
it.
Write about a hobby, skill or interest that you have. It’s
likely that there are plenty of other people who share
your interests and want to hear what you have to say, no
matter how crazy it is.
The most successful bloggers create unique and
interesting content on a consistent basis. Visitors like to
come back to read more, and they talk about the
information to their friends, therefore referring more
readers to the blog.
There are lots of advertisers who pay bloggers to
advertise on their sites. The more visitors you have on
your blog, the more money you can make from
advertisers, so essentially, you want to produce great
content.
Setting up a blog is fairly simple, and you can do it for
free with platforms like Wordpress or Blogger.
To find advertisers for your blog for free, go here.

6. OPEN A CARE GIVING
OR BABYSITTING
BUSINESS
Love being around kids? You can find babysitting,
nanny and other care giving jobs through trusted
online services that let you advertise your credentials
to care seekers for free.
The hardest part of getting hired as a babysitter or
care person is getting people to trust you before they
actually meet you. By using trusted websites such as
Sitter City or Care.com to list your services, you can
avoid this problem.
Care givers go through an application process and
background check to get listed on the site. Potential
hirers can also read a care giver’s reviews and see
references, which makes it easier for sitters to get
hired. That’s assuming, of course, that they pass the
background check.
Work part-time or full time. You may even find
additional house sitting or pet sitting work do earn
extra income as well.

7. START A
HOUSEKEEPING
SERVICE
You can start your own small residential cleaning
service for free as long as clients provide cleaning
supplies and equipment. Some homeowners prefer
using their own cleaners, so this is not necessarily an
issue.
Since cleaning is a repeat service, all you need are a
few regular weekly clients to earn a nice part-time
income. If you can offer additional services like hauling
or window washing or you can do handyman-type
jobs, you can often earn more money.
For those who haven’t worked in the cleaning field
before, it can be helpful to pick up a book at the local
library on cleaning tips. You can make a good
impression on clients and enjoy some nice reading
material at the same time.
Larger cleaning companies generally want to get
insured and bonded, so keep that in mind if you decide
to grow your business bigger or hire a bunch of
employees.
Finding customers can be as easy as using a service
like Care.com to list your business. Once you start
growing your customer base, these people can be a
great source of free referrals as well. It never hurts
to ask.

8. BECOME A
FREELANCER
There are lots of opportunities in freelancing, especially
for techies or creative people. We’ve seen an increase in
small businesses who are outsourcing work instead of
hiring additional staff - which means more jobs for
freelancers.
Popular projects that people need help with include
website design, photography, graphic design, engineering,
video production, computer programming, marketing and
brushing their teeth. OK, that last one was a joke.
Many freelancers work from home and complete remotely,
never having to even meet with their clients in person.
The freelancing field can be competitive, as more people
want to work from home these days. The solution? Brush
up on your skills and make yourself more desirable to
hirers. You can free website design and graphic design
courses online, for example, or you can teach yourself.
When businesses outsource work to freelancers, they
sometimes need more than one job done. Freelancers
who are reliable, respond in a timely manner, are easy to
get along with and of course produce quality work are the
ones who get hired over and over again.
So where do you find clients? Use online freelancing
networks like Odesk or Vworker for virtual workers,
where you can sign up as a contractor for free.

9. START A DOG
WALKING SERVICE
If you like spending time outdoors and being around
animals, dog walking can be a great part-time
business. No credentials are required, and pet owners
usually supply all of the gear, pet toys and pet treats
needed.
If you are a skilled dog walker, and your clients live
close to one another, you may be able to walk multiple
dogs at once. This can give you more time to accept
additional jobs or simply earn more money in less
time.
A nice benefit you can offer clients is letting them pay
you by credit card online. You can set up a free
account with PayPal to do just that.
Dog walking can also lead to more jobs (and income)
like pet care, house sitting and more. Be open to
opportunities - once pet owners see that their dog
likes and trusts you, they are more likely to hire you
for additional jobs.
Start by networking with pet owners you know,
especially ones who work during the day. Ask them for
referrals, since pet owners usually know other pet
owners. You can also use Care.com to list your pet
care service for free.

10. GET PAID TO DRIVE
YOUR CAR
Basically, this is where companies pay you to advertise
for them... via your vehicle. If you don’t mind driving
around with a large ad plastered on your car, this may
be your gig.
Nothing wrong with having a giant ad on your car - in
fact, it’s probably the easiest work you can do and still
get paid for it. However, as you can imagine, it’s not
for everyone.
There is an article on Yahoo Finance that explains
more about it. From what I’ve heard, these
opportunities are not widely available, but it can be
worth checking into.
Generally this type of work is at the part-time income
level.
NOTE: Only enroll in free programs. There have been
numerous scams in “get paid to drive” programs
where you have to pay to sign up, so be careful.

11. BECOME AN
AFFILIATE
MARKETER
Affiliate marketers sell products and services for
businesses. They are essentially independent
salespeople who get paid only after a sale has been
made.
Successful affiliates are good at selling, but that doesn’t
mean that you need to do the face-to-face, door-to-door
kind. Since you are marketing online, you need to get
good at communicating with people over the internet.
In this case, copywriting is a valuable skill to have. If
you aren’t a good copywriter, you can teach yourself by
checking out a copywriting book at your local library for
free.
This commission-based work can be challenging but
lucrative at the same time. You really need to be self-
motivated and willing to work hard. I’m not kidding.
That said, hard work can pay off, and some affiliate
marketers say that the challenge keeps the work
interesting and exciting.
As this is internet-based work, you’ll need a computer
and internet connection, but you probably already knew
that. More information.

12. OPEN AN ONLINE
STORE FOR FREE
Yes, you can sell products through an online without
paying money up front. Tools like CafePress help you
do it.
You can open your own CafePress online store for $0.
You don’t have to buy supplies either, because
CafePress supplies them for you. Then they will ship
everything to your customers. No wonder I like them!
Store owners earn commission on every item that sells
through their stores.
So what can people buy in your store? Products range
from clothing drink ware, home decor, electronics
cases, wall art, baby items, stationary and yoga mats.
Yes, you really can sell yoga mats. I’m not kidding this
time.
Here’s the cool thing though: you can upload your own
designs for free, and CafePress will put your design
on hundreds of items. They will market, sell and ship
your items, and you get a royalty on each item sold.
What a deal!
If you haven’t been to CafePress, you’ve got to check
it out.

13. For more information, free resources and tools, visit www.FreeHomeBusinesses.com