| Are you an aspiring entrepreneur? Are you already in | | | | out there. Once you get established, though, it will go |
| business for yourself, but are looking for a relatively | | | | much more smoothly. |
| inexpensive area in which to expand? Do you want to | | | | 5. How-to Books |
| start a home based business that you can do without | | | | Yes, you can write books for a living, and you do not |
| quitting your regular job? | | | | even have to deal with grouchy editors who |
| If any of these cases apply to you – and you have | | | | constantly reject your work. How? By writing eBooks, |
| an interest in the media industry – then read on. | | | | which are just books in electronic format. Write about |
| Here are 10 media related businesses that you can | | | | how to do something, and sell it electronically. |
| start for less than $10,000. | | | | 6. Write Jingles |
| 1. A Barter Publication | | | | If you are a music wiz, this one is for you. You can |
| Everybody has stuff that they would like to get rid of. | | | | write the “jingles” for radio and TV commercials, |
| And everybody likes cheap stuff. You can bring these | | | | and perhaps even TV shows. |
| people together by starting a barter publication in your | | | | 7. Press Release Writing |
| community. Revenue can be earned through | | | | While this could fall under the “copywriter” |
| subscriptions or advertising space sales. | | | | category, you could actually make a decent living |
| 2. Brochure Design | | | | writing nothing but press releases. Thousands of new |
| Every business needs good business brochures. If you | | | | businesses start up every year, and they all need |
| have a knack for designing things, you can help | | | | good press releases to let the public know about them. |
| businesses in your area by designing their brochure | | | | 8. Restaurant Menus |
| printing. Many small businesspeople are afraid to try | | | | If you love food, and graphic design is a talent that you |
| doing this on their own, and would be more than willing | | | | possess, you can make money by designing menus |
| to let you design their brochure printing (and pay you | | | | for restaurants in your area. Simply ask the manager if |
| for it, too). | | | | he needs (or wants) a new menu designed. |
| 3. Copywriting | | | | 9. Greeting Cards |
| A copywriter is basically a freelance writer who writes | | | | You can produce your own line of greeting cards and |
| for a variety of different businesses. Jobs would | | | | turn a nice profit. Of course, you have to have a way |
| include sales copy, newsletters, articles, and many | | | | with words, and you have to be at design. If you can |
| other things. It’s easy to get started as a | | | | do both, try your hand at writing and designing |
| copywriter: just search for “freelance writing” | | | | specialty greeting cards. |
| jobs. | | | | 10. Transcripts |
| 4. Graphic Design | | | | You would be amazed at how many transcripts need |
| This is a popular entrepreneurial idea. You may be | | | | to be written. Everything from radio shows to |
| surprised to learn, however, that it is not very | | | | commercials to TV shows need transcripts written for |
| expensive to start up as a graphic designer. It just | | | | them. Get in on the action by offering to write them up |
| takes a bit of leg work to get your name and talent | | | | for a fee. |