Business ideas that require very little initial investment.

[Shyone]

What are some good ways to earn money without any/very little investment? Please note that I'm not looking for get rich quick schemes that you find online. I'm talking about tried and true methods that have worked for many, many people. They don't necessarily have to be easy, in fact I don't think I would ever want to pursue something unless I really had to put a lot of effort in to it. Nor am I looking for ideas that require no skill or talent.

Some that I have come up with are:

1. Create a blog (Steve is a perfect example.)
2. Write a book.
3. Write a movie script and sell it.
4. Come up with a product idea - pitch it to a company and collect royalty.

I'm a college student and I don't have a lot of money (almost none), but I'd like to pursue some kind of business, or profitable venture that could potentially earn me some cash.

Any ideas that I could add to the list?

Thanks

[spirit4711]

Freelance selling? Make enough on commissions and use that to start a more expensive business.

[Daffy Duck]

Have you considered SBI?

Site Build It!

[ns123]

Originally Posted by Shyone

Some that I have come up with are:

1. Create a blog (Steve is a perfect example.)
2. Write a book.
3. Write a movie script and sell it.
4. Come up with a product idea - pitch it to a company and collect royalty.

The first 3 ideas you come up require very little MONETARY investment, but people who have succeeded in this endeavor have tons of talent and did it for a long time. They also have something useful and valuable to say. and they have invested a lot of time in nurturing their blogs, their content, and creating the blog/book/movie script.

Steve is a success story, so are great writers. So are great movie scripts. but breaking into that area, you must have valuable content, talent, and invest a lot of time. Steve does it effortlessly now because he's been doing it so long and is really good at it.

I would advise you find out who you are first... and look at what you are good at. Most of the things you are meant to do, where you can add most value, you are probably already doing as a hobby of some sort. Once you find out who you are, what you are good at, and what you love... the value (and thus money) will flow to you.