7 Ways To Start A Business (Without Quitting Your Day Job)

Whether you’re looking to escape the 9-to-5 grind or you just want to earn some money on the side, there are plenty of ways to turn your skills and interests into cold hard cash online. Sure, making money online sounds like a daydream. But the truth is, even though starting a business of any kind is hard work, countless people have already done it. Chances are, you can too!

Here are some simple ideas you can use to start a real business, without quitting your day job:

• Build a dropshipping empire — Source a pre-existing product from a supplier and have them take care of everything else, including packaging and fulfillment.
• Start a clothing line — If you own a Shopify store, you can set up your own clothing line using plugins like Printify, Printful, and Merchify that automatically link your store to apparel printers.
• Sell your art online — Whether you’re a painter, photographer, or musician, there are plenty of ways for you to turn your latest set of masterpieces into a stable revenue stream with a beautifully designed ecommerce website.
• Become a freelance writer, designer, or developer — Put your talents to good use by helping people across the world with their projects (while making some quick money on the side, of course).
• Teach an online course — All you need to do is put together a video walkthrough explaining a subject that you’re familiar with and then host it on your own personal website!
• Flip your thrift store finds — If you love hitting up thrift stores and hunting down great deals, then opening up an online boutique to sell your secondhand treasures is a natural next step.
• Publish your own book — It doesn’t matter if it’s a science fiction novel, a marketing guide, or a children’s picture book, there are now plenty of options for successfully self-publishing your own work.
• Read on for more information on how to start and scale these 7 online business ideas.