This pandemic situation has forced people into their homes, and has created a work from home culture that isn’t all that desired, but has shown great potential. With it has creased some great online small business ideas, that even you can do!

While online business ideas are nothing new, now that we have all been force to create a home office, or work remotely, it’s something you may be considering more and more.

A lot of jobs have been lost, and many can’t go into their stores, restaurant, work..etc but what if you had a business, from home – and all you need is the internet!

Weather you are looking to just get some side income, a full time job or make a killing online with your own online small business, it’s probably the best time to get into it.

Is an online small business right for you?

While starting an online small business isn’t for everyone, it can benefit you a great deal if you have some time, skills and knowledge.  Before you get into it, consider the following:

• The startup investment:  Unlike starting a job, where you simply don’t need anything but to show up, starting an online small business may require you to spend some money to get started. This can be the cost of a laptop, a camera, maybe some equipment, or other things like a website, domain name, hosting..etc
• The needed skills: You may already have the skills needed to take it online and start your own business, or you may need to learn a skill or two. Either way, you probably have the time, so get a move on.
• Do you have the time: While it may seem easy when you see those bloggers blogging away, or Instagram people making all that money – it’s a lot of time, devotion and effort that goes into it. Since you’re off work, take some of that time and apply it to building a routine to work on your own online small business.

To get you started with an online small business that you can work on from home, consider some of the below ideas.

14 Online Small Business Ideas To Do From Home

These online small business ideas, which you can do from your own home and turn into a viable business are just a few of the potential ones.

As you consider your own online small business idea, consider that Canada Startups can also help you with a business plan, to turn the idea into a business plan; as well as help you find the needed funds from the government to pay for equipment, marketing, wages and more. See what you may be eligible for here.

Some of the ideas listed include:

1. App or website developer
2. Audio Book Narration, or voice over work
3. Computer Training and “web training” courses
4. Customer service rep – be your own boss
5. Domain / website reseller
6. _____ Consultant
7. Online recruiter
8. Personal trainer or nutrition consultant
9. Podcast or Video channel
10. SEO consultant or manager
11. Social Media consultant or manager
12. Tutoring
13. Virtual Assistant
14. Special “Box” business

Whatever option you start with, be sure to prepare a busienss plan, to actually turn this idea into a real business.

Let’s review each of these ideas in a bit more detail.

App or website developer

Sure you think you need a bit knowledge to be a programmer or developer. Or do you? Did you know that a typical website can cost between $1,500 to $5,000 to be made.

With the pandemic here, everyone is taking their business to the web. Having a website is in high demand and you can get in on the action – even without experience.

How? Well, you can outsource to other programmers, or learn how to use website builders like WordPress or similar and get it done easily.

How many websites can you sell per month? 1, 2, 5 ? That’s minimum $1,500 to $7,500 revenue per month to start.

Get a business plan done by our experts to help you start your own app or website developer business online. Perhaps even apply for some funding!

• Average time to create a business plan – 5 to 7 business days
• Average funding members usually ask for – $10,000 to $25,000

Audio Book Narration, or voice over work

Again, a small business idea you can do from the comfort of your own home. Sure you have to have the voice to be able to do so, but if you do, plenty of businesses are looking for such individual to make their videos, audio books, podcasts, commercials..etc

An average person can make between $500 to $1,000 per recording.

• Average time to create a business plan – 5 to 7 business days
• Average funding members usually ask for – $5,000 to $15,000

Get a business plan done by our experts and get started today.

Computer Training or “Web Training” courses

Do you know somebody who has a business, a clothing store, a restaurant, or soemthign similar who needs to get online, but they don’t know how?

Well, there are thousands, probably in your area too.

Do you know how many people need to “work from home”, as their job demands it, but they don’t have the skills to learn how to use the computer and the “web” in general. LOTS!

These type of courses are set and forget in most cases, which creates passive income for your business.

A general idea such as this can generate from $99 to $1,999 per customer!

• Average time to create a business plan – 5 to 7 business days
• Average funding members usually ask for – $10,000 to $50,000

Get a business plan done by our experts and get started today.

Customer Service Rep “be your own boss”

Everyone is working from home – so call centre’s are staring to be a thing of the past.

Being your boss is easy, you can sell, provide support, be a customer service agent for multiple companies. Sit at home, take calls and provide feedback.

Sort of like a Uber Eats driver working for multiple food delivery apps.

Generate an income from home, for just sitting there – and as a “business owner”, write off your home office, internet, phone bill and more

• Average time to create a business plan – 5 to 7 business days
• Average funding members usually ask for – $1,000 to $10,000

Get a business plan done by our experts and get started today.

Domain / Website Reseller

Did you know that you can make a HUGE amount of money buying and reselling domain names / websites.

Weather it’s a ready to use website (with content, product/services..etc), or just a good domain name, there is market and a high demand for it.

Just ask companies like Flippa.com, who has sold thousands of websites, to hundreds of thousands of users.

An easy way to get stared and become a broker.

• Average time to create a business plan – 5 to 7 business days
• Average funding members usually ask for – $1,000 to $10,000

Get a business plan done by our experts and get started today.

“__________” Consultant

What do you know about?

Well, anyone can do anything on the web.

You can be a consultant or a trainer, or a coach and work with people wanting to know about what you know.

Do you know how to start a busienss? Start teaching people.

Do you know how to fish? Start teaching people.

With the right idea, right busienss plan, the potential is endless.

• Average time to create a business plan – 5 to 7 business days
• Average funding members usually ask for – $1,000 to $10,000

Get a business plan done by our experts and get started today.

Online Recruiter

In a job market that is tough, it’s hard to find good candidates to work.

Many companies are looking for recruiters to join their teams and work from home

Stay on social media sites all day, look for the right candidates  – poach them.

Build your own job recruiter site, find people willing to work.

Everyone looking for a job, this shouldn’t be that hard.

• Average time to create a business plan – 5 to 7 business days
• Average funding members usually ask for – $10,000 to $50,000

Get a business plan done by our experts and get started today.

Personal Trainer or Nutrition Consultant

Perhaps you have the secret to a healthy body, or you know the ins and outs of diets, exercises.etc

A lot of people are stuck at home, with no access to the gym – no better time to get involved and offer this as a service.

Create an app, a website, or just a viral seminar.

Our members have generated form $10,000 per month to $50,000 per month doing this!

• Average time to create a business plan – 5 to 7 business days
• Average funding members usually ask for – $10,000 to $100,000

Get a business plan done by our experts and get started today.

Podcast or Video Channels

Being able to build your own following, or audience to become an influencer can generate you a lot of money – all from home.

As a small online business owner, you can pick the topics and focus of your discussion and talk – or record.

As time goes by, your audience grows and so does your reach – engineering you sponsorship, product/service endorsements and money in your pocket.

Sure this one takes  a bit of time, but it can be a greater revenue generator than any of the above mentioned ideas.

Get your plan on paper, find the needed funds to start up and get going

• Average time to create a business plan – 5 to 7 business days
• Average funding members usually ask for – $1,000 to $100,000

Get a business plan done by our experts and get started today.

SEO Consultant or Manager

This one requires a bit of knowledge, or the ability to outsource.

Search engine optimization, or tanking high in search engines can generate you lots of money – especially if you can find the right people/businesses to sell to.

A typical “monthly optimization package” can cost between $500 to $2,500 – on going per client. While some can be in excess of $10,000 per month

More and more small businesses taking on the web now, need all the support they can get.

You think the local clothing store tat was forced to take their shop online would rather pay $1,000 per month for some good permanent rankings? Or pay for ads, that only last while a person is clicking?

• Average time to create a business plan – 5 to 7 business days
• Average funding members usually ask for – $1,000 to $100,000

Social Media Consultant or Manager

Not any different than the SEO manager above, getting started and selling your interest in social media, and helping other succeed from it, isn’t hard.

Business owners pay A LOT of money to hire marketing and social media consultants.

Tutoring

Be it that you can teach children a skill, or support them with learning materials used in schools, building a tutoring business online isn’t too difficulty.

All you need is a computer, a camera, internet and some time.

Parents pay a lot of money to keep their kids busy, and learning!

• Average time to create a business plan – 5 to 7 business days
• Average funding members usually ask for – $10,000 to $20,000

Virtual Assistant

Everyone needs a bit of help – and as a virtual assistant, you can do that.

Maybe create a logo, do a bit of research , some data entry..etc; you can do it all from the comfort of your own home and get paid!

If you know how to delegate and manage, you can outsource and build your own team, while you collect the profits.

• Average time to create a business plan – 5 to 7 business days
• Average funding members usually ask for – $10,000 to $20,000

A Special “Box” Business

One of the top idea of 2020, and already has seen immense growth in 2021.

A special box business can really be anything – but generally it is a subscription box that gets mailed out to people, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly…with special goodies of their linking for a small, monthly fee.

Think about a dog owner – they pay $49.99 per month to get a box of treats and toys delivered to their house – every month!

These treats and toys, cost you less! But you probably have a customer for life.

Do this, x 100, x 1000 and you have insane profits and a large following.

Food boxes are popular, electronics, clothing, kids toys, accessories..anything you can think of – you can “box-it”.

With the above 14 online small business ideas to do from home, don’t let another year pass you by to earn the income you know you can.

Get your business plan created, and start the funding search.

Make this year a great one