Different Ways to Make Money

The best way to really gain wealth is to start lots of small, side businesses. These are businesses where you hire people to do very simple tasks. The only reason they will work for you rather than themselves is that they lack the organizational skills that you have. The actual jobs don't matter. As long as they are needed jobs, people will pay you rather than learn how to do the jobs themselves.

For example, almost every household in America has at least one bicycle. Most have two, three, or even four. Every bicycle will get on average three flat tires a year. In a typical block in the Suburbs, there are about forty houses. Let's say those forty houses have 100 bicycles. So 300 times a year, someone will need to repair a flat tire.

Repairing a bicycle tire is simple and can be learned in ten minutes. You can even learn how to do it online. But don't you go changing all those tires. Hire some neighborhood kids to do it. You charge $20/tire (people will pay it) and pay the kid who does the work $5. Believe me, he will be very grateful just to have some money. That's $4,500 for just one residential block. Keep advertising and adding streets to your territory. Pretty soon you will be raking in tens of thousands of dollars every single month.

The beauty is this side-business runs itself. So after you have it up and running, try something else. Since you don't have to put time into these types of businesses after they are set-up, there is no limit to how many other things you can do. Which means there is no limit to how much you can earn!

Who says it's tough to make ends meet?

Perhaps it is a sign of the imminent demise of Western Civilization, but right now five of the top ten selling books all end with "...for Dummies." That's right, whatever task you need to do today, all you need is to get the Dummy book and everything will be fine. Don't waste four years going to college when you can just spend an evening eating pizza and reading "Forensic Accounting for Dummies." And who really wants to spend about $25,000 in tuition when "Pre-Med for Dummies" only cost $19.95.

Yes, the public is crazy for such books which simplify almost all efforts that human beings have ever contemplated. (I would get a second opinion if my doctor had a copy of "Brain Surgery for Dummies" in his bookcase though.) So where does this leave you? How can you capitalize on the public's insatiable appetite for Dummy books? Easy, all you need to do is be on the writing end of one of these books rather than the buying end.

There must be one thing that you know how to do. How about eating junk food. Try writing "Eating Junk Food for Dummies" and you could have a best seller on your hands. Do not underestimate people's willingness to take "expert" advice from a novice. Check if anyone has written 'Walking for Dummies" or how about "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Going to Bed?" Trust me, there are subjects out there just begging for an idiot or dummy book.

Don't know how to write? It's not a problem. These books are so filled with cut-outs, and shade boxes anyway that you don't even need to know how to write a complete sentence. Still unsure, o.k., then just buy my own book 'Writing Best Selling Self Help Books for Dummies." It's been on the best seller list for forty weeks straight now!

I laugh. I laugh a lot when I hear people complain that they don't have enough time to devote to their hobby because they are too busy working. What they don't realize is that millions of people have already turned their hobbies into their work. They now enjoy themselves and make money at the same time.

For example, I know a guy who is a freelance writer. He spends a lot of his time writing. He sits in front of his computer every day, trying to come up with intelligent things to say. Of course, he would much rather be riding his mountain bike. The guy is an accomplished bike rider. In his younger days, he traveled all around the country to bike races. He won quite a few of them back then. Now, he may be too old to race, but he would much rather be riding than sitting in front of a computer.

What he does not realize is that he could give up the writing and make money instead by riding his bike. All he has to do is start a bike touring company. He can take people on great rides on trails that only he knows about. He doesn't realize it but people would be willing to spend good money to have someone who knows what they re doing take them on a bike tour. I myself just got back from a five day ride, and I know what a great feeling it is to have someone leading you who is a good rider and knows the area.

In fact, almost any hobby can be turned into a business. Love to cook? Start a cooking school. Like to sew? Sell custom clothing. Are you a great water skier? Then put on an exhibition and sell tickets. At the end of the day, you will enjoy yourself far more if what you do for fun, you also do for a living.

If you are the type who loves a good party, I have got a great way of making money for you. Start your own business as a party planner! Good party planners are always in demand, and if you have fun at parties anyway, it won't seem like work.

Everyone loves a good party, but few people know what it takes to throw a really top ranked bash. There are many details that have to be addressed, and not many people have the patience to address them. Someone has decided when and where the party should be. There are important decisions about food and music. Drinks are also crucial. Some people like a good, cold beer, others prefer a mellow, red wine. Who can figure out what to order, when, and how much?

The party planner of course! If you are the type that has always thrown parties, then you already know how to handle this stuff. You may have been doing for free what could earn you thousands. Believe me, if someone is going to spend $100,000 on a big party, they will not mind giving ten percent of it to you to make sure everything is perfect.

Once you get a good reputation, you will have requests for your services coming in every hour. That is when the real money starts. Hire and train a few assistants. They will end up doing most of the work. On the other hand, you will be making most of the money since it is your company. Many people have started out small doing this and now own yachts. Yes, that's right, yachts!

So do not delay. Start advertising today for the right clients who will end up paying you as you celebrate with them!