The Best Hobbies to Turn Into Businesses
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You've been doing it all your life - your hobby - your hobbies. And now you're thinking about attempting to make some money off of it. What hobbies are the most lucrative for turning into businessness?
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Web Design
Incredibly Lucrative. If you can get yourself licensed, you will have absolutely no problem making money from home.
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Playing a Musical Instrument
Provided that you've been taking lessons for some time, you can begin giving lessons. This can turn into quite a money making option.
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Breeding (Animals)
You've always loved raising animals, why not raise animals to sell? People will pay good money for purebred puppies or rare tropical fish.
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Writing
With the number of websites out there for freelance writers, there is no end of work to do for other people. You may even be able to break through and publish a book or two.
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Shopping
There are actually people looking for "secret shoppers" to shop and report on the status of the store and its products. Check it out!
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Life Coach
It may seem odd - but there are a lot of people out there looking for encouragement, for someone to keep them on track. If you've been doing this for people all your life anyway, you may as well look into getting certifie as a Life Coach and putting your skills to good use!
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Exercise
If you've been big on the exercise scene, why not get certified as a personal trainer? Many gyms are looking for qualified trainers to hire.
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Landscaping
This is probably one of the most lucrative hobbies to turn into a home business. If you've been working on your own - you can use it as a demo to show to others until you build your client base. This can actually turn out quite a profit.
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Tailoring
Sewing has been your lifelong hobby, why not give tailoring a chance? It could bring you in a good bit of extra money.
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Woodworking
A good steady money maker if you're making practical things with good craftmanship. Things that are less practical may not bring in as much money.
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Cooking
Catering business are all the rage - you could be next! If you're good - this can make you a pretty penny!
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Baking
If you've always been a great hand at baking - you can start up a bakery, or work on selling baked goods online. Not the best money maker, but if you'e good, there is a niche!
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Vegetable Gardening
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Quilting
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Embroidery
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Knitting
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Flower Gardening
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Reading
If books are your forte, look into collecting books and selling them on ebay, there really is a market for this!
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