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You can get cute containers and put a pretty label on them. Even some twine/ribbon if you really want to be fancy! Nothing too crazy because hopefully you'll be making lots more! Just be sure to label everything properly and you're good to go!
You won't make any money if you go over the top, just keep telling yourself that. You're trying to make money. You can go over the top when you're making enough sales to raise the bar, you know what I mean? Be sure to figure in ALL you costs when you set your prices. I've wasted so much money with projects like this, so I'm kind of passionate about it,
We sell homemade marshmallows and cotton candy at our local market. 100% check your cottage laws first. We have rules about what is required for labels. We put a lot of thought into our packaging. It's a little more than what some others use for marshmallows but we get at least 4-5 comments on our packaging at each event/market. People buy extra to give as gifts. We have people think we have an actual storefront because they say it's so professional. It's worth it to us to spend a little more. I would check your local market and see what others are doing and if it won't eat too much into your profit then make it better. We use bakery boxes for our marshmallow brownies instead of plastic and they look so much better my opinion.
We know there are fabulous, talented cooks in all corners of
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it”. Signup with DishDivvy and start sharing a piece of your culinary culture
with the world.
Set your own schedule
DishDivvy is an online platform that connects fabulous HomeCooks with hungry
customers right in their neighborhoods. Users can browse through available
dishes in their immediate local area, order & pay directly on the app, and
pickup their order from your home. $ $ $ Monday Wednesday Thursday $
$ 23 reviews I love my cook! That’s right: You set your own menu, days
you want to cook, and the price of your dishes. In fact, you can plan your menu
months in advance via the dish management calendar tool. When potential diners
search for homemade meals on the DishDivvy app, they can find your uploaded and
scheduled dishes, and are even able to filter dishes based on distance, dietary
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the pickup times (within a 15 minute window) for each customer. Then, all you
need to do is portion the dishes out per order, and walk them to the customers
waiting at your curbside at the designated pickup time. That’s it!
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One of the most questioned ways in our facebook group of making money is selling on amazon! Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service available to you when you sell on Amazon. With FBA, you store your products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we will pick, pack, ship, and provide customer service for them.
Jessica Larrew and her spouse Cliff have been reselling on Amazon for years. And though it started as a part-time side hustle, it turned into a serious business–they’ve sold more than 1 million bucks worth of stuff on Amazon!
Check out Jessica's recent podcast where she gives an overview
*The tools you need to get started
*Where to look for profitable inventory
*The product categories that are best for new sellers
*How to prep and ship your products in to Amazon
What’s surprising – and I think exciting – is that they’ve done this is by finding profitable products to resell primarily in nearby retail stores.
Jessica takes advantage of Amazon’s FBA program, or Fulfillment by Amazon. This is Amazon’s way of crowdsourcing its inventory, and letting regular people like us tap into its world-class logistics network.
That means this Selling Family doesn’t have to ship anything to the end customer, handle returns, or write up product descriptions.
How the business works is like any other retail business: you profit on the spread between the cost of your product and what it sells for. Now you have to account for Amazon’s fees and shipping costs, but it’s basically buy low, sell high.
And the best part of this side hustle is that you can get started today with whatever initial inventory investment you’re comfortable with.
Getting Started Reselling on Amazon
If you already enjoy shopping and picking up great deals, why not start making a profit from it?
This business is a bit of a treasure hunt. “When we go into a store, we don’t have any idea what we’re going to find,” Jessica explained.
To get started, you need three things:
An Amazon Seller Account — Jessica recommended the free Personal seller account for people just getting started. Once you’re selling more than 40 items a month, it makes sense to upgrade to the Professional account level.
The Amazon Seller app — Available on iOS and Android for free.
A few dollars to buy your initial inventory.
With those three things in place, you’re good to go. Now let’s go hunt for some profit!
The Scanning Process
When looking for products to resell, Jessica and her husband go to stores like BigLots and start looking in each of their areas. She mentioned sections like household cleaning, health and beauty, groceries, etc.
They keep an eye out for branded products. If they recognize them, customers on Amazon will too.
Jessica also mentioned that seasonal goods and limited edition items can be profitable finds. “We’re looking for something special,” Jessica said. But the main thing to look for is something that is deeply discounted or that the app shows is selling for a much higher price on Amazon.
As you go down the aisles, you’ll use the Amazon seller app to scan the barcodes of the products. It can be a time-consuming process. Jessica said they will scan 30-40 products in an aisle, then move on to the next aisle, and keep going to find those profitable products.
The app tells you how much the products are selling for on Amazon, and how much you’d make after the selling fees. That way you can make a buying decision based on the price it’s available for in front of you.
The app will also show you the sales rank of the product in its category on Amazon. This is an indication of how popular it is and how frequently it sells.
Reselling for Profit: Buying Criteria
There are a few criteria Jessica and Cliff use when purchasing items to resell on Amazon.
At least 50% ROI. This means if you buy an item for $10, you’ll want to see at least $5 profit after fees.
A minimum of $5 per sale. Jessica said she sometimes bends this rule if they expect to sell a large volume quickly.
A Sales Rank under 150,000. When it comes to sales rank, the lower the number the better. (A sales rank of 1 indicates it’s the bestselling product in that entire category on Amazon.)
The sales rank is crucial because you want to be able to turn your money over quickly. Even if a product is a screaming deal, it’s usually not worth buying if the rank is really high because it’ll just sit in the warehouse collecting dust.
What are the Product Categories for Resellers?
What are the best items to flip for a profit? Jessica recommended a few categories for new sellers.
Groceries – Potentially a quick turnaround. Limited edition candies, cookies, and seasonal stuff sells well. Keep in mind the expiration date needs to be at least 3 months out.
Health and Beauty – Shampoo, conditioner, face creams, etc. Jessica explained that women (and probably men too) are willing to spend more for discontinued items to keep using their favorite brands.
Household Items – Shoppers like finding unique items for their homes.
Toys – Popular toys and games for kids can sell well. This category is often closed to new sellers during the holidays.
Books – Used books sell well on Amazon. You can pick up books at goodwill, thrift stores, yard sales, and so on and resell. Look for niche-specific books, not mass-produced series.
Jessica mentioned a tool called JoeLister, which automatically generates eBay sales pages from Amazon inventory. You can even have Amazon ship the item to your eBay customer on your behalf.
It also works out what price you need to list the product on eBay to make the same profit. Jessica said this is most useful in instances when Amazon itself has received stock of the same item you just purchased.
Estimating Shipping Costs
Of course, when you’re moving physical products from place to place, shipping costs are going to be a factor. The good news is that Amazon has heavily discounted shipping costs due to the volume of goods they ship all over the world.
As a rule of thumb, Jessica estimates $1 per pound for the stuff she ships to Amazon. You can even add this estimate into the Seller App so it calculates it into your expected profit per item.
It also saves money to send items in bulk. Jessica said she makes a shipment once she’s filled a “Home Depot medium sized box.”
Jessica has reselling students in Canada and the UK who are selling on both the Canada and UK Amazon stores, and the US store.
Sellers outside the US often buy products online in the US, ship them to a prep center, and having them shipped on to Amazon.
Reselling on Amazon with Online Arbitrage
Jessica and Cliff do online arbitrage too, but not as much as physically finding products in stores.
She said online arbitrage is great for people who don’t enjoy shopping or are short on time. While profit margins can be thinner (more competitive), you can often find more units of a product online than in your local store.
What Prep Do You Do Before Sending Products to Amazon
There are a few steps to follow once you have your products home and you’re ready to send them off to Amazon.
Jessica outlined her process as follows:
Scan the products and tell Amazon what you have to send them.
Tell Amazon what price you want to sell your products for. Jessica said the don’t usually undercut the current “buy box” seller.
You will be asked some questions about the products as you add them to a shipping plan.
You can then label the products yourself, or Amazon will do it for a small fee.
Jessica prints FNSKU codes and covers up the original barcodes, this identifies the products as hers when sold.
Polybag any products with open faces, bubble wrap any breakable items.
Add everything into a box, make a note of the weight, and ship it to the distribution center Amazon tells you to.
Risks of Reselling on Amazon
The biggest risk in a reselling business is your upfront capital investment. Amazon loves this business because they can be “the everything store” without having to purchase all this stuff themselves.
The good news is most of the time you can at least break even on your inventory. Jessica told the story of a recent purchasing mis-step though. She’d found some seasoning packets for $1 that were selling for $12 on Amazon, with a sales rank of 1000 in grocery.
When she got them home, it turned out that sales rank was in some obscure subcategory and that no one was actually buying them. Luckily it was only $100 bet!
Next Steps
If you want to learn more about Jessica, Cliff, and their FBA business, you can start a free 7-day email course by heading over to TheSellingFamily.com/hustle.
When you need to earn extra pay to help live day to day or are working the baby steps, you might be looking for a unique side hustle! How about doing other people's laundry. Alot of people hate this household chore.
One lady she she started a side hustle doing other people's laundry. She would advertise on local facebook groups, charge $15 for a typical 13 gallon Glad Kitchen trash bag. If she needs to needed to separate whites and colors, it was an extra $2.00. She would fold and put them in a new trash bag. She also did pickup and delivery for another $5.00 within her local town. She currently had 5 customers weekly and was hoping to increase her customer base.
She was able to do with her kids home, around their activities etc. She also liked doing laundry. Its a great side hustle, and you could easily advertise locally and network with landscapers, house cleaners, babysitters. Their network is your network as well.
So I started looking into as a business idea and of course there is an App for it called Laundry Care. Think of Uber for the mobile laundry service!
They will want to make sure you meet the following requirements:
At least 21 years old
Have a valid driver’s license and the ability to provide pick-up and delivery.
Have a fully functioning washer & dryer.
Understand instructions on care labels including symbols.
Can fulfill ironing and air drying requests.
Able to lift and carry up to 40lbs.
Has not been convicted of a felony.
Has a smartphone and access to reliable internet.
Lives in an area they service or are interested in servicing.
Here is what Laundry Care provides their providers
Earn the money you deserve and get paid every week
FREEDOM
Choose your service area and accept clients nearby.
FLEXIBILITY
Set your availability.
COMMUNITY
Exchange ideas with fellow Providers in our online forum.
NO STRESS
We take care of all invoicing, payment processing and client sign-ups.
CONSISTENT WORK
Most clients choose weekly or biweekly recurring service.
SUPPORT
Get 1-on-1 support & 24/7 access to our online resource center.
MOBILE APP
Manage orders easily right from your smart phone.
HOW MUCH DO I GET PAID laundry care
For our most popular service, wash and fold for clothing, you are paid $20 per bag plus a service fee of $3. This does not include tips that may be added by the client and paid 100% to you.
There are other services you can perform such as ironing which is an additional per-item payment.
What size is the bag?
The bag is the same size as a kitchen trash bag. The client fills the bag with their clothing and sometimes household items like towels and sheets.
. "I love being a provider with Laundry Care! It has given me the opportunity to work independently, set my own schedule, work from home and spend time with my family! After being a Provider for over a year and a half, I've grown my business with help from Laundry Care's awesome support team, as well as encouragement from the online Provider forum. It's even helped my family get out of debt and work toward buying our own home. Now, we even have extra money to do all the special activities that my children love to do. I couldn't ask for more out of my own business. I love it."
"Laundry Care has been a great experience for me personally. Since becoming a Provider, I have noticed that I'm learning some valuable life lessons in a new way. One is how to think on my feet. Another is how to communicate more effectively with people. I've always been a people person but I've definitely noticed these are two skills I've gotten better at during my time with them!"
I work for a company called Laundry Care, they are hiring independent contractors to do wash and fold laundry service using your own washer and dryer. If you need an means of income with flexibility or one that the kids can come along with you, this is a great option. I’d be happy to pass along the information for anyone interested. They have a large client base all over the city and have been in business going on 13 years. It’s an amazing company to work with.
Apply to join laundry care- they are not everywhere so start your own business yourself if needed
Do you have a graphic design background and looking to make some extra money. You should consider selling printables on Etsy as well as on your own website.
Printables are digital products that customers can download and print at home. Examples include grocery shopping checklists, gift tags, candy bar wrappers, printable quotes for wall art, and patterns.
There are many different ways to create printables, but I find the easiest way is by using software like Canva or PicMonkey. Another popular way is via Microsoft Word if you are good with graphics.
We believe they are a great side hustle for busy people because you create them once and an unlimited number of customers can download. You don't have to worry about shipping them!
How much should I sell printables on Etsy for? Pricing is really dependent on each seller. There is no right or wrong answer. Find a price that you’re comfortable with that you think is fair for both you the seller, and your future customers! Pricing low might guarantee more sales, but pricing higher isn’t bad either – if it took a lot of work and is unique, don’t undervalue yourself!
1. Upload to your shop. Once you’ve set up your Etsy shop, upload your printable to a listing for the price you’ve chosen. Be sure to use nice, well-lit images and for printables, you may want to look into framing them to make them stand out or have a nice background to make your picture stand out from the rest. 2. Make sure to give accurate, detailed descriptions of your product. This helps you rank high in searches and generate some sales. Include things like color, size, purpose (is it a planner, invitation, etc.?) so that people can find your product easier. 3. Market, market, market. Pinterest is a great way to market your products, especially on Etsy. Pinterest is a very visual platform and having beautiful pictures of your product in pins is a great way to get some clicks to your shop and products that will hopefully convert into sales! Word of mouth is great too! Tell friends, family, and it’s a good idea to whip up some business cards for your Etsy shop that you can hand out to people you meet if it comes up in conversation. Your local facebook groups can be a good market as well.
Check out this video to learn more about how to sell printables on Etsy:
Another option is doing printable budget templetes not only thru etsy but thru other digital download providers like gumroad. We saw this recent article on msn about Jason a 21 yr college grad that starting creating templates
here are some of this tips
I dive deeper into learning the different features in Notion by watching tons of free videos on YouTube.
I created a Notion page to keep track of my personal finances as my first project.
After, I took to Notion communities on Facebook, Reddit and Discord to share a screenshot of my setup.
It felt great to share my setup with the community, and I learn a lot more about Notion building the pages from scratch.
If you want to learn a new skill, start building projects.
You would create journal pages, goal trackers, meal planners, habit trackers or even budgeting spreadsheet. Most of the ideas are under $20
I've had many people who have emailed me and private message me on my facebook group asking me where the non-phone jobs are. I have read on numerous work at home forums people asking for non-phone jobs mainly because they have babies, young children or because phone work is simply not their cup of tea. Add to this mix, some even state they have no experience. Even to someone who has no experience, you have options. One, you can choose to take a course online in a particular subject or choose to brush up on your skills such as your typing speed, learn Word or Excel. You can find a tutorial online
Two, your other option we are going to discuss multiple telecommuting job and side hustle options for people who have no experience and who prefers non-phone work.
updated for 2022
1. Writing - Almost everyone can write and compose a sentence. You don't have to be a professional writer to get paid. I'm not talking about companies who require their applicants to have a journalism degree or writing degree. Upwork usually have writing jobs. You can also consider proofreading. 2. Blogging - I'm sure you often wonder how you can make money blogging. It's really quite simple. Blogging, in my opinion, is a great outlet to practice and to hone your writing skills. Once you have started a blog, you can bring in revenue by monetizing your blog in several ways. You can add Google AdSense ads, Text Link ads, sell ad space, and promote affiliate programs or business opportunities. Another way is to get involved with "Get Paid To Blog".
What is "Get Paid To Blog"? Get paid to blog are companies who have advertisers who would like bloggers to write about their products or services. Pay varies from company to company. Or there are many blogging companies who will pay you to write blog articles for their blogs.
First Steps
here are a few simple steps that you will need to complete to start your blog:
Choose your blogging platform blogger or wordpress.
Secure a domain name and get hosting in place with Bluehost
3. Chat A chat agent works remotely to help answer customer questions or address their concerns. Chat agent jobs may involve resolving customer concerns Apple, Best buy regularly hire Work at home chat agents We got a list of companies that regularly hire chat or email support here 4. General or Legal Transcription - While general or legal transcription doesn't require specialized training, it does require a good ear, speed and accuracy. There are some companies who will hire without prior experience, but you are required to meet their standards. 5. Virtual Assistant - You can market yourself as a Virtual Assistant. There are many basic tasks you can perform if you're not an experienced administrative assistant. There are people who look to outsource easy clerical tasks such as article submitting, promoting or partial maintenance of their websites like link checking, answer general inquiries, advertising etc. Oftentimes, people are looking for ghostwriters because either they aren't good writers or they don't have time to write. It's a good idea to brush up on all of your skills or become more knowledgeable in areas where you are lacking so you can be more marketable and versatile.
6. Selling online
While this might not be a job and more of business You can do this around children if you build yourself a schedule and work hard at it.
