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| Retirement Job |
Pros |
Cons
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| Turn Hobby into Business |
1. It is a subject about which you are familiar and
enjoy
2. Your
knowledge gives you an advantage over competition
3.
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1. Can ruin a great
hobby
2. May
require customer interface and customer schedule requirements
3.
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| Sell Your Skill |
1. It is a subject about which you are familiar and
expert
2. Your
knowledge gives you an advantage over competition
3.
|
1. May
be tired of this field and want to acquire new skills
2. Must
meet customer's scheduling requirements
3.
Requires direct interface with customer
4.
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| Provide a Service |
1. If
you are familiar with service, it is using your knowledge well
2. Your
knowledge gives you an advantage over competition
3.
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1.
Requires direct interface with customer
2. Must
meet customer's scheduling requirements
3.
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Create and Sell Your Own Product
(Hardgoods)
|
1. If
you are familiar with products, it is using your knowledge well
2. Your
knowledge gives you an advantage over competition
3.
|
1. Must
keep inventory
2. Must
package and ship items
3. Must
deal with customer service issues
4.
Business might run you
|
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Create and Sell Your Own Product
(eGoods)
|
1. If
you are familiar with products, it is using your knowledge well
2. Your
knowledge gives you an advantage over competition
3.
Publication costs are very low
4.
Distribution costs are low
5.
Profitability is high
6.
|
1.
Considerable personal time to develop product
2. Must
advertise and create traffic to sell product
3.
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| Create Local Service |
1.If you
are familiar with service, it is using your knowledge well
2. Your
knowledge gives you an advantage over competition
3.
|
1.
Requires direct interface with customer
2. Must
meet customer's scheduling requirements
3.
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| Sell Using a Dropshipper (ebay) |
1. You
keep no inventory
2. Can
use eBay for auction
3.
Dropshipper handles all fulfillment issues
|
1. Must
depend on dropshipper for customer service
2.
Dropshipper can let you down
3. May
find competition fierce
4.
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| Publish an eZine |
1. Cheap
publication cost
2. Build
readership and mailing list for selling products
3.
Personally rewarding
|
1.
Publishing deadlines
2. Must
build traffic to develop readership
3. Time
to build credibility
4.
Requires considerable personal time
|
| Publish a Blog |
1.
It is free and easy to set up.
2.
You do not have to worry about setting up a website
3.
You can include AdSense or affiliate advertising on your
blog to generate revenue
4.
Readers can leave comments about your issues and interact
with you
5.
Search engines see your new content quickly
6.
|
1.
Publishing deadlines (if you set a publication schedule)
2. Must
build traffic to develop readership
3. Time
to build credibility
4.
Requires personal time
5.
Readers can leave comments about your issues and interact
with you
6.
Have to deal with blog SPAM
7.
|
| Publish a Website |
1. Most
mature image on Net (.com)
2.
Establishes solid identity
3. Give
flexibility to do many things on site (blog, post videos, sell products,
etc.)
4. Sell
advertising
5.
|
1. Cost
for hosting
2. Must
build traffic to site
3.
Requires considerable personal time
4.
Depending on web host, will require some technical knowledge
5.
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| Affiliate Programs |
1.
Affiliate handles all customer interaction
2. No
customer interface
3. Can
be done on own schedule
4.
Virtually risk free (except for personal time)
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1.
Usually you do not establish own identity for future business
2.
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