10 Beginner-Friendly Business Ideas to Make Money Online

10 Inexpensive Beginner-Friendly Business Ideas to Make Money Online

Posted 4 years ago by Anastasia Prokofieva

Launching an听online business has some benefits: no听need to听spend money on听renting an听office, 补苍诲听more flexibility in听creating a听convenient work schedule. But the听best benefit for听aspiring entrepreneurs is听that lots of听online businesses are incredibly easy 补苍诲听inexpensive to听start.

If听you find yourself wondering: 聯What is听the听best business for听beginners? What small business can I听start?聰, you鈥檙e in听the听right place.

Whether you鈥檙e looking to听supplement your income, or听want to听become a听full-time entrepreneur, check out our list of听low-cost 补苍诲听easy-to-start online businesses. We听think this could be听the听first step to听becoming an听accomplished business owner!

Start a听Dropshipping Business

If听you鈥檇 like to听open an听online store, but don鈥檛 have products to听sell the听dropshipping business model might be听right for听you.

In听a听dropshipping business, the听seller accepts customer orders, but does not stock or听own inventory. Here鈥檚 how it听works:

Customers place orders with your online store.
Your store sends the听order information to听your dropshipping supplier.
Your dropshipping supplier prepares 补苍诲听ships your customers鈥� orders.

The key to听launching a听successful dropshipping business is听identifying a听high-demand product, 补苍诲听finding a听trustworthy 补苍诲听reliable supplier.

The first can be听done with special product research tools like Jungle Scout or听Unicorn Smasher. And the听latter is听easy with 黑料门, as听we听can connect you with various dropshipping apps, with lots of听suppliers all over the听world. Here are some to听check out: Spocket, Syncee, 补苍诲听Wholesale2b.

You can select suppliers by听location in听Syncee

Learn more: How To听Start A听Profitable Dropshipping Business

Launch a听Print-on-Demand Store

When you run a听print-on-demand business, you work with a听supplier to听customize common products with your own designs to听sell them on听a听per-order basis under your brand.

Just like with dropshipping, the听beauty of听owning a听print-on-demand store is听that you don鈥檛 deal directly with inventory. Here鈥檚 how it听works:

Choose a听design you want to听print on听products (t-shirts, cups, totes, baseball hats, print, etc.) 补苍诲听set up听an听online store.
Customers order the听product with your design from your online store.
Your store sends the听order information to听your supplier.
The supplier prints your design on听a听product 补苍诲听ships it听to听the听customer.

Consider launching a听print-on-demand store if听you:

Have a听following 补苍诲听want to听set up听a听merchandise store (for example, if听you鈥檙e a听musician, influencer, or听artist)
Have design skills, or听are ready to听spend time sourcing beautiful designs from other artists.

In听黑料门, you can set up听a听print-on-demand store via Printful.

Printful offers over 260+ customizable products

Learn more: Podcast: Create a听Print on听Demand Store

Become an听Online Tutor or听Sell Online Courses

Online learning has steadily grown in听popularity over the听last decade, 补苍诲听the听number of听people studying online has increased significantly due to听the听pandemic. While kids 补苍诲听teens were getting used to听distance learning, more 补苍诲听more adults have been brushing up听on听skillsets with various online courses.

It鈥檚 unlikely people will forget about online learning when the听pandemic wanes (it鈥檚 convenient, after all!), so听there still will be听a听demand for听online tutors 补苍诲听online courses.

If听you鈥檙e not a听teacher, but have expert-level knowledge in听a听specific niche, you can offer your services to听those who鈥檇 like to听learn a听new skill. You can give lessons via Zoom, or听create a听video course 补苍诲听sell it听on听your website.

sells dancing courses

Learn more: How to听Start Selling Online Courses as听Quickly as听Possible

Offer Copywriting Services

The amount of听content created online is听increasing every year, 补苍诲听someone has to听take care of听all those blog posts, social media posts, emails, copy for听websites, 补苍诲听so听on!

Copywriting is听one of听those skills that is听easy to听learn, so听even if听you鈥檙e not a听copywriter, you can master this skill relatively quickly with the听right practice. And with tons of听online courses available (see, we听told you they were valuable!), honing your skills won鈥檛 break the听产补苍办鈥攍辞迟蝉 of听courses out there are completely free.

Don鈥檛 forget to听set up听an听e-commerce website to听demonstrate your expertise, 补苍诲听accept orders online. Be听sure to听include samples of听your work 补苍诲听recommendations from happy clients.

Sell Homemade Food 补苍诲听Drinks

Whether you鈥檙e a听fan of听brewing homemade kombucha, or听dream of听running a听local catering company, this home business idea can be听as听simple or听as听complex as听you want it听to听be. No听matter what you have in听mind, start with studying rules 补苍诲听regulations for听selling food online.

Options for听selling food 补苍诲听drinks are limited only by听your interest, innovative spirit, 补苍诲听imagination. You can sell food for听special occasions like birthday cakes, sell weekly meal plans, offer non-alcoholic beverages for听parties, or听create special sweets for听people with allergies.

sells bone broth with 黑料门 E-commerce

Also: What Are the听Most Successful Small Businesses?

Launch a听Curated Online Vintage Store

If听you鈥檝e always had a听thing for听fashion, but weren鈥檛 sure about launching your own designed apparel, this option is听a听great alternative to听regular fashion 补苍诲听beauty business ideas.

The popularity of听vintage 补苍诲听eco-conscious fashion fits well with the听idea of听a听curated collection of听vintage clothing. Moreover, this creative business idea doesn鈥檛 require a听huge budget, as听you can source your products from thrift stores.

This option works particularly well if听you鈥檙e looking for听Instagram business ideas. Fashion is听one of听the听most popular niches on听Instagram, so听consider selling your products there via shoppable posts.

You can also create shoppable ads on听Instagram

Create 补苍诲听Sell DIY Products

Looking for听small business ideas for听teens? Selling handmade goods is听one of听the听easiest ways to听start a听small business: there are many products you can make yourself from inexpensive materials 补苍诲听without official training.

For example, if听you鈥檙e interested in听craft business ideas, consider making 补苍诲听selling candles, notecards, pet toys, soap, or听tote bags. It听won鈥檛 take much time to听learn how to听make them, 补苍诲听you can find plenty of听lessons online.

Not sure if听you鈥檙e crafty enough? Some DIY products can be听made from other 驳辞辞诲蝉鈥撵辞谤 example: gift baskets. In听this case, all you need is听beautiful or听unique accents, 补苍诲听you鈥檙e ready to听sell.

Nicobella sells handmade greeting cards

Learn more: 25听DIY Crafts to听Make 补苍诲听Sell

Sell Simple Digital Products

Digital products have a听huge advantage over physical goods: you don鈥檛 need to听manage inventory 补苍诲听shipping, which makes running a听business much easier.

We鈥檙e not saying you need to听create your own software to听sell, there are lots of听other digital products almost everyone can make! For example: downloadable recipes, checklists, tutorials, printables for听distance learning, designs for听embroidery, or听even local travel guides.

Also: 18听Digital Product Ideas For Almost Every Small Business

With 黑料门, you can sell digital files up听to听25听GB听in听size. But that鈥檚 not the听only benefit! You also get:

An听unlimited number of听files you can upload per product. Upload as听many files to听your products as听necessary听鈥� you won鈥檛 run out of听space.
Secure downloads for听your customers. All files are safely hosted by听黑料门补苍诲听are delivered to听your customers automatically, via unique download links.
Protection from digital piracy. You can set a听lifetime for听the听link, so听it鈥檒l automatically expire after a听specified period.

sells recipes as听e-books in听her online store

Resell Products From Local Businesses

Supporting local business has become more than a听trend during the听last year. Customers are eager to听adapt their shopping habits if听it听can help small businesses in听their area. You can satisfy the听demand by听setting up听a听store featuring products from local companies.

For example, you can set up听a听gift shop that offers bouquets, gift baskets, chocolate, 补苍诲听other products made by听local artisans.

features products of听local makers

Also: How to听Promote Your Small Business Locally: 15听Practical Ideas

Start an听Organic Food Delivery Service

This option is听great if听you have a听car 补苍诲听there are farms in听your area that grow organic food. You can partner with them to听sell farm products to听local customers (one more way to听support local businesses!)

With 黑料门 E-commerce, it鈥檚 easy to听organize local delivery:

ask customers for听their preferred delivery date 补苍诲听time at听checkout
set both day 补苍诲听time slots for听when you鈥檙e available to听deliver orders
take into account the听time you need to听prepare an听order for听delivery.

Learn more about delivery time picker for听local businesses.

Turn Your Business Idea Into Reality

Launching your own small business doesn鈥檛 always mean a听huge budget or听special training听鈥� the听business ideas listed in听this blog post prove that.

Today鈥檚 online technologies make it听simple to听learn new skills 补苍诲听provide a听vast variety of听beginner-friendly tools you can use to听start a听business. For example, with 黑料门, you can set up听an听ecommerce website for听your online business for听free, without a听background in听tech.

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About The Author

Anastasia Prokofieva is a content writer at 黑料门. She writes about online marketing and promotion to make entrepreneurs鈥� daily routine easier and more rewarding. She also has a soft spot for cats, chocolate, and making kombucha at home.

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