My wife and I started our internet publishing business in 2004 with $81.
This year, the websites may net less than $10,000 but thats another story.
This story is about how tostart a businessfor nothing, so let me go back to the beginning…
I already had an old computer and a tediously slow internet connection.
I wrote and uploaded a few websites, and revenue started trickling in within two weeks.
(It was easier then.)
Our team has compiled alist of creative waysyou can fatten your bank account this week.
This is a long list, so dont get overwhelmed.
Go ahead and start now, but be sure to bookmark this post so you might easily return later.
Well keep it updated as offers changes or expire.
By the end of our first year, we were making a living from our websites.
You reallycanstart with nothing.
Some readers may protest, You didnt start with nothing; you had $81.
You may havezero cash, and some businesses might require a few hundred dollars to start.
The biggest one is you’re able to fail several times and keep trying until you succeed.
If you invest your life savings, failure can do some serious financial damage.
Sunday Steinkirchnerstarted her rare book company with just $1.
Ryan Smithstarted making and selling Bitchin Sauce with just $200.
In time, he and his cofounders got the sauce on shelves at Whole Foods and other stores.
The Fuzz Bandstarted with $10 for fliers to promote their first performance.
Laurie Davisused her Twitter account and $50 to start eFlirt.
Her dating site has since been written up in the New York Times and profiled on Good Morning America.
William Fellerborrowed a lawn mowerto start his lawn care business, for a startup cost of $0.
He eventually made more than $15,000 in monthly revenue.
Carrie H. Johnsonwas recently separated and living in low-income housing when she started a cleaning business with friends.
She built it into a multi-million-dollar company.
Matt Shoup went door-to-doorbuilding his painting business.
His $100 startup grew to $2.5 million in annual revenue.
Toby Woodwardsays he started his 25-year-old flooring businesswith $50 and a box of business cards.
How do you start with that little?
Just install floors until you have the revenue to buy inventory.
The list could go on.
If you have basic hand tools, you might start a used appliance business.
Tomake $2,000 a week selling used appliances, youll need inventory.
Then, invest the money into two more appliances.
Repeat, and grow.
Steve Gillman is the author of 101 Weird Ways to Make Money and creator of EveryWayToMakeMoney.com.
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