101 weird ways to make money: cricket farming, repossessing cars, and other jobs with big upside and not much competition

Find creative ways to make money in businesses with little competition Using interviews with unconventional entrepreneurs, the author's own wide-ranging experience with weird jobs, and extensive research, 101 Weird Ways to Make Moneyreveals unusual, sometimes dirty, yet profitable jobs and businesses. Whetheryou're looking for a job that suits your independent spirit, or want to starta new business, this unique book shows you moneymaking options you haven't considered. Most of these outside-the-box jobs don't require extensive training,and are also scalable as businesses, allowing you to build on your initial success. Jobs and businesses covered include cricket and maggot farming, environmentally friendly burials, making and selling solar-roasted coffee, daycare services for handicapped children, and many more Each chapter features a 'where the money is' section on how to scale-up and be profitable Author writes a popular website and email newsletter on unusual ways to make money Whether you'reseeking a new career, an additional revenue stream, or a new business idea, you will want to discover 101 Weird Ways to Make Money. INDICE: Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1: Fun Ways to Make Money. 1.Stealing Cars for Fun and Profit - The Auto Repossession Business. 2. Drinking on the Job - Specialty Beer Brewing. 3. Creating Beauty and the Beast - Working as a Make-Up Artist. 4. Count to Twenty-One - Working as a Casino Dealer. 5. Magic Money - Becoming a Part-Time Magician. 6. Exploding on the Job - Doing Demolition Work. 7. Maybe It's Not so Funny - Being a Rodeo Clown. 8. The Business of Chasing Criminals - Bounty Hunting Careers. 9. Hilarious Income - Being a Niche Comedian. 10. Juggling Burning Bowling Pins - Be a Street Performer. 11. Digging Up Old Coins - Making Money Metal Detecting. Part 2: Making Money Outdoors. 12. Have Fun Frightening Geese - Golf Course Bird Removal. 13. Killing Small Trees - Christmas Tree Sales. 14. Swimming at the Golf Course - Golf Ball Recovery Work. 15. Medicating Maple Trees - Becoming a Tree Surgeon. 16. Chop Wood, Make Money - Selling Specialty Firewood. 17. Winter Time Profits- Rooftop Snow Removal. 18. Paid to Exercise - Running a Bicycle Taxi. 19. Your Product Cost is Zero - Worm Grunting and Farming. Part 3: Dirty and Ugly Jobs. 20. Jiminy Cricket! - Cricket Farming Careers. 21. Mopping Up Brains - Crime Scene Cleaning. 22. Pumping Poop - Opportunities in Septic Cleaning. 23. Traveling Grease Monkey - The Mobile Oil Change Business. 24. Another Pooportunity - Running a Diaper Cleaning Service. 25. Preparing the Way for Santa - Be aChimney Sweep. 26. Capturing Wild Animals - Being an Animal Control Specialist. 27. Clean Up With This Dirty Job - Garbage and Junk Hauling. 28. Work in a Sewer - Wastewater Treatment Work. 29. Perhaps the Stinkiest Job? - The Joys of Maggot Farming. 30. Blood Sucking Profits - The Business of Leeches. Part 4:Internet Opportunities. 31. A Laptop in a Bangkok - Selling Writing Services From Anywhere. 32. Get Rich With Unreal Estate - Making Money in Virtual Worlds. 33. Give it Away and Make it Pay - Unusual Ways to Profit From E-Books. 34.Automatic Profits From Writing - Auto-Responder Email Newsletters. 35. Paid to Write About Feet - Making Money With Niche Blogs. 36. Be Master of Your Domains - Buying and Selling Internet Names. 37. Whats Your Opinion Worth? - Online Product Reviewing. Part 5: Green Jobs and Businesses. 38. Green Death - Providing Environmentally Friendly Funerals. 39. Sleep on This Idea - Recycling Mattresses. 40. Computer Garbage Man - Electronic Waste Recycling. 41. Be an OilTank Tycoon - Removing Old Fuel Tanks. 42. Cash From Catalytic Converters - Salvaging and Selling Scrap Metals. 43. Solar-Roasted Coffee - Selling Unique Green Foods and Drinks. Part 6: Home Based Money Makers. 44. Be a Home-Based Slumlord - Renting Rooms to Friends. 45. Driving Home Your Profits - Selling Used Cars From Your Yard. 46. Making People Pay - Working as a Judgment Enforcer.47. Big Money in Metal Houses - Flipping Mobile Homes. 48. Judging a Book by its Cover - Selling Used Books From Home. 49.

• ISBN: 978-1-1180-1418-9
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 06/07/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés