Small Business Bookkeeping is just about one of the most important responsibilities a small business owner will have. If you are making money from self-employment full or part-time you are considered a small business owner and the success of your business depends on creating and maintaining an effective record-keeping system. It does not matter if your business is a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation.
The gig economy is based on flexible, temporary, or freelance jobs, often involving connecting with clients or customers through an online platform. The “gig economy” is a relatively new term for a traditional way of earning a living: being paid on a per-job basis for work performed directly for a customer.
Being hired to do a single short-term task, project, or job can be called a “gig.” This type of occasional work is part of what is now referred to as the “gig economy.”
A Brief list ofExamples of work in the gig economy is:
Drive a car for booked rides or deliveries
Rent out property or part of it
Run errands or complete tasks
Sell goods online including in Online Marketplaces
Provide creative or professional services
Provide other temporary, on-demand work
Freelance work
People working in the gig economy use Digital business platforms that match workers’ services or goods with customers via apps or websites. This includes businesses that provide access to:
Ridesharing services
Delivery services
Crafts and handmade item marketplaces
On-demand labor and repair services
Property and space rentals
Examples of Gig platforms connecting service providers with customers, or gig workers, are too numerous to list here, a couple of popular gig platforms are Etsy and Uber. Gig economy workers are generally classified as independent contractors.
In a gig economy, large numbers of people work in part-time or temporary positions or as independent contractors even in the corporate sector. Gig work can be a great way to supplement income, try out a business idea, or become self-employed. Gig work is also referred to as a side hustle.
According to a new law beginning with the tax year 2022 if someone receives payment for goods and services through a digital platform, third-party payment network such as eBay, Etsy, Uber, and others their income will be reported on Form 1099-K if $600 or more was processed. Keeping good records of money coming in and going out of your business will assure you are in compliance with your tax obligation!
The downside is gig work doesn’t offer traditional benefits like insurance or retirement plans. On the upside, some people are making six figures in online gig work. With that kind of money, you can invest in your own retirement plan and insurance!
What better place to start a business right now than online? The Internet offers anyone and everyone, the same opportunity to start a low-cost, highly profitable business online on only a shoestring budget!. The only limitation is your imagination!
Do away with the mentality that says you don’t have enough knowledge or money to start a business on the Internet. Been there done that! If you really want to make money online, there is nothing stopping you, the Internet has opened up the door to a world of possibilities! Opportunity is knocking, ordinary people are making extraordinary money online and becoming millionaires almost overnight. There has never been a better time to start an online business than right now!
I started a retail business online on only a shoestring budget and earned money beyond my expectations! If you are dreaming about starting a business of your own, stop right now and just do it! It just takes stepping out of your comfort zone, and thinking like a millionaire! Even if you are an ordinary Joe with Macy’s taste and only K-mart money in your pocket, you can do it!
During the last 20 or so years, large numbers of people have chosen to market their skills and talents from home. Recent studies estimate that over 50% of all new small business enterprises are operated out of the home, and this trend is growing.
Internet Users Profile:
Research has proven that high on Internet users to do list is Social Networking. Just look at Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and Youtube, they all hold high rankings on the Internet. Facebook is #1 on the charts. Once people got a hold of Facebook it took off like a bat out of HE- double hockey sticks. The News and up-to-date happenings are also a crowd-pleaser, Twitter has been known to light up like a Christmas tree, with people exchanging tweets about what is affecting people right now, in various areas of the world.
YouTube is like having your own TV program and it has brought everyone out of the closet, from mom and pop to aunt Sally, in search of stardom. For some people Youtube is the first place Internet users go, to learn something new. Humorous videos are also a crowd-pleaser.
Money Making Ideas
YouTubers produce videos on just any subject you can think of. By producing videos YouTubers can make a substantial amount of money through various channels including advertising revenue.
Selling online is one of the quickest and easiest ways to begin making money online and a part of my humble beginnings on the Internet. Internet Users love the convenience of being able to shop from home online due to the convenience and the savings found on various products on the Internet. It’s estimated that consumers spend over $200 billion on all types of Internet-based goods and services.
Creating Informational digital products is also a great way to make money on the Internet.
What it all boils down to is a large percentage of Internet users who love to socialize online, they are always in search of information and they don’t mind spending money online for goods or services!
Finding Your Money Making Idea:
Now as you begin to search for your money-making niche idea you will have to do your research. Your job is to figure out how to use what you are passionate about and knowledgeable about, to come up with a money-making idea that will coincide with what will turn on the bells and whistles of your target market.
Take a moment and think about how you can turn your talents or solutions to a problem into a money-making business idea?
-What is it you are good at?
-What are you passionate about?
-What problems or issues do you see on the Internet you have a solution for?
Begin by writing down all the things you are passionate about and knowledgeable about.
We all know the Internet is filled with millions of websites and almost any business idea you could think of. Some Internet business types are so common that the market is saturated and the competition is plentiful. But there is still hope!
How would you like to discover the ideal topics, products, or services for your business that people are actually searching for? Finding your Niche Market is the key, that will unlock the door to making money beyond your expectations!
To be successful you have to come up with a unique idea or a better solution to an idea already available online! Targeting a niche market is an ideal way to build a profitable business on the Internet, which requires less overall investment.
What is a Niche Market?
A niche market is the subset of the market on which a specific product is focused. The market niche defines as the product features aimed at satisfying specific market needs.
For example, there are all types of dolls and materials and methods used to make them, “dolls” is a small segment or niche of the toy manufacturing industry and the doll collectors industry. Instead of focusing on the Doll industry as a whole, you would build a profitable business on a small part of that industry, an example is handmade dolls. Handmade dolls are a small segment of the doll industry!
There are two important ingredients that go into finding your million-dollar niche market, it should be something you are passionate about! Your passion will keep you pumped up and energized through the ups and downs of the business. You will not want to give up so easily if it is something you are passionate about! And of course, it should be something you are knowledgeable about!
In the following example, Ms. Mary Flower-head (not a real person) researches the profit potential of her Niche business idea! Ms. Mary Flower-head is an ordinary person, just like you and I. She is a teacher by day and a hobbyist by night. Her hobby is making “handmade dolls” which she is passionate about!
One day an idea struck her so powerfully, that it almost blew her brains out! She could make and sell handmade dolls on the Internet, she thought! Ms. Mary Flower-head is actually targeting a niche market.
I think we all can agree that one of the biggest advantages of business is knowing what people want. Surveys are based on the idea of gathering information that would lead to the discovery of what people like and want.
Google Trends
Google Trends makes it easy to research what people are actually searching for. Simply put Google Trends- is a window into what people on the Internet want. It is a great tool for market research to identify topics to write about hot selling products and even services people are looking for.
GoogleTrends allows you to tap into Google’s database of searches. Google Search, shows how often a particular search term is entered relative to the total search volume across various regions of the world, and in various languages. To begin using Google Trends visit https://trends.google.com and enter into the search bar your desired niche business idea, topic, or product you want to sell.
In this example, I will enter handmade dolls. If there is enough interest in the search term “Handmade Dolls” Google Trends generates a report. The Google Trends report answers the following questions based on the search term entered:
The interest Over time in Handmade Dolls, by default the past 12 months is selected you can select a different time period by clicking on the drop-down arrow. If you run your mouse over the peaks in the chart you will be able to see which months have the highest interest.
Listed below, Interest by subregion answers the question of which regional areas have the most Internet users searching for handmade dolls, listed by the state. In the chart below you can see that treading right now people from the New Your State area have a big interest in handmade dolls.
Scrolling down the page under the related queries which means they are showing up for the first time. A lot of people are searching for this particular query at this time you can see Waldorf dolls are trending.
In The Related topics Section, you get an upfront advantage of knowing what related topics people are searching for. Knowing what people are interested in and searching for can trigger solid business ideas.
Is it a Profitable Business Idea?
The next step is to research the competition. Internet competition is a key factor in determining if an Internet Business idea has the potential to be profitable. Million-dollar niche ideas will be the ones with little to no competition.
We will turn to Google.com for the answer. Google.com is considered the top search engine used by millions to search the Internet.
Armed with all the information gathered on possible niche business ideas, topics to write about, and or products to sell enter your search term into the search engine. In my example, I will enter Handmade Dolls. Below you can see there’s a lot of competition for Handmade Dolls 97,900,000.
Keep in mind that a potentially profitable business idea will be the niche market idea that people are searching for, that has little or no competition on the Internet.
Continue to use this method, until you find your niche business idea that people are searching for that has low competition. Try experimenting with various search terms related to your niche idea. The lower the competition the greater the success rate!
On the Google Home Trends home page you’ll see the popular topics people are talking about. Google provides you with a list of all the hot topics and it’s a good way to stay informed about what the internet is talking about.
