What hobby can be turned into business that doesn't need a big capital?
By cheekaboo
@cheekaboo (28)
Philippines
June 30, 2011 10:22am CST
I was thinking, what kind of small business one can do that doesn't need a big capital but still be profiting in nature like hobbies turned into additional source of income.
7 responses
@bubbletush (1332)
• Philippines
11 Jul 11
cupcakes are a big hit nowadays. it would be a plus if the cupcakes are delicious because more often than not, the taste was compensated by the design. and since this business caters mostly to girls or mom's who are planning their child's party, they usually go for the appealing design rather than the taste.
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
6 Jul 11
I have turned my favorite hobby into a way of making some money, not really a business earning huge. Writing has been my hobby since my college years, and is still is. Now, I am making some money online while enjoying my hobby, writing articles, short stories, reviews, commentaries, and so on. I don't know yet, but I might some day make it a business too !
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
1 Jul 11
If you're doing digital art you can make a profit out of it. You can make use of the freewares online. A lot of people are actually taking advantage of these. Or if you can code a website you can sell some. I know there are places online where you can sell them, even in eBay.
@drasnian (548)
•
30 Jun 11
If you're at all crafty, pretty much anything you can make can be sold on etsy.com or ebay.com.
If you're good at designing things but not so much at actually making them, it's worth noting that lots of women pay for you to design name places, invitations etc for weddings through etsy.com. They won't pay much, but it also won't take you long.
If you are good at painting you could try deviantart.com. You can submit your artwork there and people can buy prints of it. I'm afraid I don't know much about how that works - I'm nowhere near good enough! - but I would assume you take a share of every sale, while DA actually prints it for you.
If you like to write and have lots of time, a blog is always worth considering.
Good luck, and I hope some of these ideas helped!
@andrey0109 (297)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
30 Jun 11
try jewelry beading/making. it is nice you don't need so much capital on it. I did that and I am still doing it. I taught my sister, mother and sister in law and they like it. if you can make beautiful ones you can sell it 4 times or even 10 times the cost of it.
