Hi,

My name is Monica Srivastava.
I want to start my own new business. Though I don't have much capital to invest, as I am working but don't have enough savings to invest in business. I don't know if its weird to ask whether there could be something like business and done without investing?
Actually any business needs lots of investment in material, taking a shop, etc. which becomes a really costly affair. I don't have so much money, yet in order to fight the difficulty that my family is in, I need loads of money, that too in a short period. This is not attainable by doing a job paying 25,000 to 30,000 a month.
If you could please suggest what business should I take up which fulfills my needs, I'd ever appreciate that.
Will wait for a reply soon
Thanks and Regards
Monica

No, not all the businesses require large capital. Business that provides services some time requires little investment. For instance, if you can sing, you can provide service by singing without capital investment (some outfits maybe). What skills do you have? What do you have passion on?

Many people start selling something, from commecial equipment to insurance. They can do a eBay business and more.
Many start part time and grow.

Hi,

Thanks for the answer for my previous question, that I want to do a small business with very less or no investment. And I got 2 answers for that. That I can sell my skills e.g.. Singing etc. Second that I can sell things.
Well I am a resident of India, things are quite different here as compared to the US. I don't really have skills that I can sell Like singing, dancing etc. As here if you have to sell your skill you should be a mster in the same. Which Iam not. Asking about my passion, it is at the moment money making, because that is something which I so much require.
So now my question is if you could plese give me specific ideas of small business, which includes very less or no investment and still could give me high profits. Something which could work well in India. Please give me specific suggestions and not things in the form of examples. I really need to get going on this, so please help me.

What kind of jobs have you already had, if you have already held any jobs?

Thanks Dear, for getting in towards giving me an answer, well I have worked in call centres, as customercare executive. Also lately I was working with Vodafone as written Communication Officer, till I fell down the stairs and injured my tail bone. So I was on complete bedrest for last 4 moths. Hence had to quit the job. Currently I am without a job, looking for one and/or looking for business options...
Will look forward for your answer
Thanks n Regards

Hi, busybee25!

I know that you deleted your response here. I have just undeleted it. Since I subscribe to this topic area and am also the Moderator for it, I did notice your response. So, there was no reason to private message me about it. That's part of how this site works. What you post you might think is an answer to your question when it is really a response to the person who has responded to your question.

I am sorry that you have had to undergo some hardships in your life! But, it does sound as though you have some skills that you might be able to market in order to find another job.

Are you able to work in an office situation under your present physical condition?

Hi Clough

Ok,

I didn't know that earlier that what I post s an answer to your question was actually going to you directly and you were taking it up as part of your answering me for my min question. Iam sorry, in that cse, I read this later and have gin sent you a private message. I'll take care of it in future. Thanks for informing me about this.
Regards

Hi MaggieMouse and Fr_Chuck ,

Thanks for the answer for my previous question, that I want to do a small business with very less or no investment.
Well I am a resident of India, things are quite different here as compared to the US. I don't really have skills that I can sell Like singing, dancing etc. As here if you have to sell your skill you should be a mster in the same. Which Iam not. Asking about my passion, it is at the moment money making, because that is something which I so much require.
So now my question is if you could plese give me specific ideas of small business, which includes very less or no investment and still could give me high profits. Something which could work well in India. Please give me specific suggestions and not things in the form of examples. I really need to get going on this, so please help me.

Again, no need to send me a private message as you have again. It's much better to keep things on this thread so that you will possibly have the advice of many people who could be helpful in helping you. Please post what you just have in your private message to me on this thread. Thank you!

Hi Clough

Ok,

I didn't know that earlier that what I post s an answer to your question was actually going to you directly and you were taking it up as part of your answering me for my main question. Iam sorry, in that case, I read this later and have again sent you a private message. I'll take care of it in future. Thanks for informing me about this.

Thanks for taking out time and answering me.

Yes Iam physically fit to work in office now.
Though my family and personal situations require me to earn lots. So in India with the kind of experience and skills I have, I will get a job(Full time) which could pay me an amount of Rs. 25000- 30000(Indian Rupees). However I need much much more than this to set things right. I don't have much time to do this. That's why I'm looking for a business option, which could pay me the kind of remuneration that I require.
Would look forward for your further help on this.
Thanks and Regards
Monica

What is it that you need to "set things right", please? Knowing something about that will help others to be able to help you better.

Well that's something personal for me and my family, moreover its something very detailed and can't be explained without explaining the entire thing. So I would not like to make my famile affairs a public one. All I can mention that money is something which help a big deal in resolving most of everything to a freat extent.
Any suggestions will be appreciated
Thanks and Regards

One thing comes to mind, I know ( OK don't laugh at me) buying or representing home crafts and exporting them to the US.
I buy for example all of my shirts from Asia, all hand made ( one of my vices) I buy them from a broker who basically hires or buys them from local tradespeople in the area.

They sell thiers though the internet web site and also though a eBay store and by auction on eBay.

I am sure there are a lot of hand made items in India that would sell great on eBay for example.

As asked I wnt to add little more information-
I am a resident of India(Uttar Prdesh- Delhi)
I am a BA graduate, I have a 2 year work experience in a BPO, 4 months with Vodafone as written communication Ofiicer.
I love to paint and stetch, Singing and listening to music, to add to the list.
I have good communication skills

As asked my be this information about me helps to get me an answer, as to what business should I take up.

Any help and suggestion in this regard would be appreciated.

Thanks Fr_Chuck

Its nothing to laugh at. Instead by saying " buying or representing home crafts and exporting them to the US." it sounded something close to what I intended to do and you have mde me feel a little high.

Actually have taken a 1 year handicraft course. For example, I know dying of cloth - through a special technique called BATIQUE and TIE n DYE. I can make those designer candles, glass paintings, hand made cards, etc. And I had a great interest for exporting my handmade stuff. Besides there are a lot of other handmade options in India, which could be exported. But I am not too sure about the links of how to get into exporting this handmade stuff. I wasn't even sure whether it'll work or not. Or if there are already many people who have captured the foreign market. So it seemed to be more like a gamble for me. And am in such a situation that can't afford to bear any losses.

Will be looking forward for some further word on this.

You have already indicated that you could work in an office. Do you have your resume in order and a cover letter format ready to go to jobs for which you might apply?

Yes I do have the resume ready... And I have applied at the job portals, spoken to any placement consultants I knew here. But nothing seems to be working out, in the desired direction.

Thank you for your answer! I wouldn't give up just yet on the job portals that are available to you. I would suggest that you keep trying to find a job by using them. I would like to add, that I don't know how hard that you have tried with the various job services or portals that you have available to you.

Are you interested in putting what you can do as a business for others, on the Internet? I am entirely self-employed and most of the business that I get comes from people who find what I can do for them while doing searches for what I can do, on the Internet. I am very busy with the various types of business services that I provide. It could work for you, also.

I am really sorry for your hardship. Now, you're ready for something great things to be happen in your life. Since you have call center exp. Why don't you find a investor to start a booming call center business. Hamamri Shubhkamnaye apke sath hai.

Thanks Clough,

I appreciate your suggestions and help. Yes that seems a good option. So will you be able to guide and assist me on how could I do this to earn money. And as much as I am understanding, since it will be done via internet, there won't be a country barrier, is that correct?

Thanks Clough,

I appretiate ur suggestions and help. Yes that seems a good option. So will you be able to guide and assist me on how could I do this to earn money. And as much as I am understanding, since it will be done via internet, there wont be a country barrier, is that correct??

Yes, I can help you.

I would eagerly be looking forward for your assistance on this. Thanks nad regards

What exactly is it that you would be looking to advertise on the Internet?

Well it would be silly to ask, but what could be a few suitable options that could use for this purpose. Also how does it work? As in, whether it would be just advertising what I could do or also working via INTERNET? Because if it would be just advertising, then the work should be such that I could just do while being where I am( i.e. something which is feasible to be done within my place of residence). Else if it could also be something that I could do via the internet then the scope broadens. But in that case if it would be something that is done for a person or company of a different country, then there would be a requirement of my bank account details for money transfer. In that case there has to be something which is most certainly not a scam, which in most cases are.
I regret if I am sounding to be a fool. But I still want your help and suggestions on this.
Thanks and Regards

Well I was suggested that I can display the services that I can provide on the INTERNET, but what could be a few suitable options that could use for this purpose. Also how does it work? As in, whether it would be just advertising what I could do or also working via INTERNET? Because if it would be just advertising, then the work should be such that I could just do while being where I am( i.e. something which is feasible to be done within my place of residence). Else if it could also be something that I could do via the internet then the scope broadens. But in that case if it would be something that is done for a person or company of a different country, then there would be a requirement of my bank account details for money transfer. In that case there has to be something which is most certainly not a scam, which in most cases are.
I regret if I am sounding to be a fool. But I still want your help and suggestions on this.
Thanks and Regards

Hey Clough, where have u been these days. I have tried several times to seek the answer for my last question, based on your suggestion about advertising my services on the internet. But I found you to be offline. Is everything fine at your end. However I am extremely delighted to see you online. Hoping to get an answer from you for my last question...

busybee25

Although your cash flow situation sounds dire, I would like to suggest a method to find a business for yourself.

Sit down and seriously make a list on paper of all the things you feel that you are qualified to do. Make this list as long as you can. From this list pick the top three things that you would love to do.

Explore these three things to see if any can be turned into a business. Because if you love what work you do, it will never really be "work."

Stringer

One thing that I know that you could do would be to join Google AdSense https://www.google.com/adsense/login/en_US/?gsessionid=_qfw0MjzqUs and start some blogs with Blogger and allow advertising of AdSense to be placed on the blogs. You would make money whenever anyone clicks on the ads.

Clough,

That sounds like a good idea, but are u sue its not a scam?

Google ASense is not a scam many of us here use it on various web sites that we have.

I don't think that it's a scam. To get involved in it, it took quite a few days of them checking me out in various ways. However, I will be fully convinced that it is working once I receive the first check!

Ok then, that sounds good. I'll try it ASAP. Hope things work out for me from here on... thanks a lot. But do keep providing other ideas like this one in future as well. Or may be a couple of other sites like this...

Hey, I tried lots but couldn't find how to create my own website. I'm asking this bcoz I would need my own website to join Google adsense. I mean I saw many other links which said , could create a website for me, but I didn't click on them as I didn't trust them. As in, whether they were a scam or not. As in the previous message I was confirmed about Google that it was not a scam, that's why I wanted a solution for creating my own website from Google itself. But couldn't find it anywhere. If u could further help me with this, I'd really appreciate...
Thanks

Hi,
I want to know, how can I create my own website, so that I am able to use it to join Google Adsense. I would like to emphasise on secure mode for doing this. Coz I don't want to fall trap of any internet scam...
Any help on this would be really appreciated.

Do you have any experience in creating a website or using HTML?

No I do not have any experience in creating a website or using HTML?

Google Adsense works by recording click throughs. Ads are displayed on your site, that are context sensitive. When people click on those ads, your account is credited with a few pennies.

So, even if you have a site, you need to get people to come to it. You need to first decide what the site will offer and so on. Once you do that, you can contract with any one of a number of host services to help you create and publish a site.

Scott
Thanks for the help. Your answer did clear the dark path for me to some extent. But further would like to ask if you could suggest a couple of things to create my new website, which could pull people towards it...
Further you seem to be a computer expert so once decided will you be able to help me to create my website??
Thanks

Good luck Scott! :D

Again, the first thing you need to do is decide what the theme and content will be. When you decide that, you can proiceed further.

OK, can I borrow or use my friends website for this purpose? Or do I specifically get my own website created?

Hi, As I have stated in my previous questions, my need for money is really dire and I wanted to start with a business without investment. So I was advised to join Google AdSense. But that requires for me to create my own website. The concern here is that I can't understand what theme to take to create that website which can become popular, so that inceases my chances of earning high. So if you could suggest what theme should I select for creating the website and also help me with how I can get my website created, the processes that it includes, etc, it would really be appreciated. Apart from this if someone could suggest me other online or internet business options, with a certainty that its not a scam, it might prove to be a great help to me and which inturn will make you to earn a lot of blessings. I really need help. As I am going through a lot of difficulties and I need a lot of money to get things sorted.
Thanks a ton...

I'm assuming that you have checked out joining Google. Is that true? You can also post many blogs through them where you can add Google ads to each individual blog in order to earn money.

Do you want to start a website using Google as the host for your website?

Depending on what the content is that you post on each, individual blog will determine what kind of ads are generated by Google for people to click on. There are also other ways other than by the content of the ads that you can use Google.

I may have asked you these types of questions before, but I can't remember. So, I am now going to ask them here. Knowing the answers to the following questions would help us in helping you to develop some sort of theme to your website or blogs that you might create in order to optimize the results that you will have by using Google AdSense.

What skills do you have?

What are the things that you have an interest in?

What are the things about which you are most knowledgeable?

What are the services that you know that you can provide to people in order to make some money?

Really, anything goes as long as it is something in which you already do or might have an interest in. It all depends on what your interests and experiences are as to how you will answer here.

For me, when I start a website or blog where I will be able to use something like Google AdSense on the website or blog in order to generate some income, I might choose topic areas like the following for my subject areas:

Music
Art
Drama
Theater
Home Improvement
Refinishing Furniture
House Painting
Self-improvement
Psychology
Christianity
Religion
Hobbies
Health and Fitness
Coin Collecting
Bicycle Riding
Things to do and see where you live
Crafting
Playing the piano
Church music
Being over 50
Depression
Anxiety
Good books to read
Developing a small business
Business advertising
Choosing a career
Finding potential customers to enhance my business
Interior decorating
etc.

I have listed the brief and partial list above in order to show you something about me. I would appreciate it if you might do something similar here concerning yourself.

I am sure that you have many facets to you that have not been explored/revealed as far as the potentials for you to make and also generate money in some way for you.

Using the Internet as a money making tool is a complicated procedure that takes a lot of time and practice. I have been advertising things on the Internet for over three years now. Most of my business comes from the ads that I have placed on the Internet for the things that I can do. My emphasis is on the word "do" here.

The bottom line for me here, is that if you are wanting to rely on a good income of some sort in the immediate future by ads that might be placed on your websites or blogs, then you will need to get really creative, spend a lot of time posting things and have a lot of variety in what you post on your websites or blogs. Even if you do do that, there is no guarantee that it is going to work.

I really would like to help you! But, I do want to give you an admonition that posting things on websites or blogs is not necessarily a good source of income. Your investment of energy, enthusiasm, time, reliability and making yourself indispensable to an employer are almost always a secure way to generate a gainful employment and income for you.

Maybe we could merge all her related questions on the same topic?
https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/search.php?searchid=2539553

Maybe we could merge all her related questions on the same topic?
https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/search.php?searchid=2539553

That might not be a bad idea! ;)

Hello Busy:

I haven't followed your story, but I think you need a job.

Don't get me wrong. I LOVE entrepreneurship. I think being in your own business is the ONLY way to go. However, you're going about backwards. Most people have a business already and want to put it online.

Finding out what business you want to be in and then putting it online isn't going to work. There are jillions of brand new websites every day. MOST never get any traffic because, like you, their site doesn't really offer anything.

If you want to be in business, find out what business you're good at and DO THAT.

excon

If you put up an adsense link on a friend's site I believe you can direct the click thrus to generate income for you. But why would he do that for you? And that still leave you the need to generate traffic.

Clough,

I really really appreciate the way you took out time to write and explain things to me at length. I don't know how much I'll be able to gain, but I think its important for me to appreciate your effort to come forward in trying to help me. Thanks a ton.

To begin with I have alist of questions to clear my doubts on how it works-

1) I'd like to mention that if you could once more explain me the complete idea of how to go about earning money through Google adsense.
2) Do I really need a website of my own, or there could be another way of just adding blogs to an existing website?
3) Whether there could be any other online/ internet earning option, which is not a scam?

As long as the things that I like are concerned, here's the list-

(I must mention that my list includes many of the stuff in your list)

Listening to music
Art ( painting, sketching, etc.)
Craft ( I have also done a one year diploma course in handicrafts- that includes dying cloth-the indian traditional ways- tie and dye, batiqe, etc, making designer candles, glass painting, screen printing, soft toys, probably lots more)
Cooking
Reiki ( Spiritual Healing)
Meditation
God ( I'm reading a bok these days called " Conversation with God")
Understanding human psychology
Developing a small business


Communication skill is what my asset is

I hope this will be able to help me further. And once more, I appreciate your effort

Well I have a friend who already is rich enough that he doesn't have time to count his money. So he won't have any probs in lending his site to me and still not be interested in gaining money by adding blogs himself. But offcourse the question here is that his site might not be that much in use that people would view it often. So I guess that couldn't be solution. I have thot of an idea about the theme that I might want to take up for the website. But can you help be to create one for me? If yes, then will that be chargable? If yes then how much? Or if you can suggest me another way of getting my website created... I am not too sure, but I have heard that one needs to have a license to get a website created. Is that correct? Could you brief me the process of getting a website created?.

What are your suggestions about Google Cash - Take your share of Cash from the Net! (http://www.googlecashcow.com) ? Do you know something about this website or that whether it's a scam or not?
Thanks

What are your suggestions about Google Cash - Take your share of Cash from the Net! (http://www.googlecashcow.com) ?
Do u know something about this website or that whether it's a scam or not?

I really would like to help you! But, I do want to give you an admonition that posting things on websites or blogs is not necessarily a good source of income. Your investment of energy, enthusiasm, time, reliability and making yourself indispensable to an employer are almost always a secure way to generate a gainful employment and income for you.Hello again, Busy:

I'm trying to help you too by DISCOURAGING you from continuing. My friend, Clough is saying the same thing although he's being much gentler than I am about it.

Again, I haven't followed your posts, but if you're just playing around here for extra income, then don't let me discourage you. However, if you're seeking income because you're really, really broke, then you're wasting your time seeking income from the internet. In my view, the only thing you'll wind up doing is wasting more of your precious earning time by investigating things that will never come to fruition - like the site you referenced.

Without going into detail, the only way people make money on the internet is if their site gets traffic or their ads get answered. Given that you're a neophyte at this, I'd say you have a better chance at winning the lottery than making a nickel off the web.

You may be the exception, however, and I secretly hope you are.

excon

How much money did you say you need, You will need a web site with thousands of views a day, not easy to get, there are percentages, for example if 10,000 people view your web site, then about 20 people will actually click a add to veiw it, if 20 people click a add on the site, you will get about 4.00. So to make lests say 100 dollar a month how many thousands of visitors to your web site do you need,? I am too lazy to do the math.

Since I have web sites, I do use the Google on them, I think I made about 30 cents off my web sites last week, so in about 5 years I will have earned that 100 dollar min for them to mail me a check just off my personal web sites.

Now if you can find a way to draw ten's of thousands of people to a site, great.

You may want to consider selling things on eBay, or even looking into some of the customer service jobs you can do at home.
Check out some links on clarkhoward.com: Save more, spend less and avoid rip-offs (http://www.clarkhoward.com) for some work at home ideas off the internet.

The really funny thing I noticed the link you gave to do somehting with googgle did not even have the Google adsense connected to it? That was just laughable.

But check out googles own site and it will tell you everything you have to do.

https://www.google.com/adsense/login/en_US/?hl=en_US&sourceid=aso&subid=ww-en_US-et-ads1_D&medium=link

But it is not the riches, you would have better luck selling watches on the subway.

I wouldn't trust anything that trades on another's trademark.

And no, I'm not in the business of website design. Many web host servies will design a site for you.

This member has several threads going already for this, seems he is asking and reasking the same questions,

There is no need to buy or use another company, you can link to Google on your own.

This member has several threads going already for this, seems he is asking and reasking the same questions,

There is no need to buy or use another company, you can link to Google on your own.

I am not sure at this point he is not "advertising" this web site company, and has hidden the add among a longer question, since all of his threads, end up asking about this Google page,

Whole bunch of threads merged as they deal with the same thing.

Thanks for taking out time for describing things at length to make things clearer for me.

First of all, I guess you did not appreciate my asking the same thing through different threads and being answered by different people. And my answer to that is, that I didn't get answered for my first question for several days. So just for the reason that nobody was taking a glance at my question, I tried putting it another way, so that I could get answered.

The second issue that I was trying to seek answers from different people- Well when I put a question, and a new person attempts to answer it, I reply accordingly and that's how it goes on from there.

I hope I have been able to answer, proper enough, that people don't have to take me wrong. I have no intentions of wasting my or any of yours time. My only idea of putting questions on this website is to get a way SOMEHOW OR ANYHOW so that I can get the MONEY that I want so urgently, in order for me to be able to sort out the problems faced at home.

Believe me if you can, and I am sure you will if you have a human heart, that I'm really not trying to play by asking questions again and again, but I am in a great need of money to resolve the problems at home. I am not also emphasising on internet ways of earning money, it could just be anything as a guidance which could help me to earn as per my requirement.

Thanks anyway for your precious time and effort in trying to help me. Any further assistance on this would really be appreciated.

Thanks n May God bless you.

I am not sort of getting any answers so I stopped posting...

In an efficient market, if there is business that requires almost no skills, little investment but produce high profit, MANY people would have found it and all of them would been in it. The result-competition will squeeze out all the excess profit.

If you don't have any skill you can sell, how about learn something and acquire some skills for the future?

If you are really into business and not working on anything at the meantime, I suggest you to check out a basic economics textbook, it will help.