Showing posts with label business ideas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label business ideas. Show all posts

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Trying to Make More Money

I've been tossing around a few ideas to earn some extra money. While working overtime at my job is the easiest (and probably the most profitable & least risky) way, it's rather unreliable. My bosses generally dictate whether I'm allowed to work overtime or not, and that's based on company workload. 

A few retail stores around here are actually starting to post for seasonal jobs, for the upcoming holiday season, but it really doesn't seem worthwhile. If I can even find somewhere to hire me (which is a big if, since I already have a full-time job with set hours), I'd have to give up my nights and/or weekends for probably $8/hour. My overtime pay is more than triple that! 

So I'd really like something more flexible, that I can just pick up and work on whenever I feel like it - so that if overtime is available, I won't have to turn it down to "get to my other job" (and when overtime is mandatory, I won't have to worry about getting fired from my other job!). 

I have a few hobbies that I'd like to take to the next level, and perhaps start turning them into a small Etsy shop. I enjoy working with textiles (yarn, thread, fabric) - but I'd have to put more effort into making things that would have more mass-appeal (more neutral colors & patterns). I also love photography, and have some ideas to start selling some specialized/custom items. 

Maybe this afternoon I'll have to put some time into business-development, and see if any of these ideas could actually be feasible (and profitable!)