Is the present economy causing you to think about starting your own home business? Since this is a good time to do that, we’re going to look at three possible businesses you might be interested in.

More and more people are working at home and are finding a home business as a way to do it. Working at home is not a new idea in itself, but the ease at which people do it today is. Setting up a business in your home is easy. Making it profitable is another story.

There are many things you have to consider before you get started. First of all, what kind of home business do you want to run? This may be the most important step you take. Your very success may depend on what you choose to do.

There are many businesses offered by the internet but there are also some „offline“ business that could be very lucrative without using the internet.

1. Sell Stuff on Craig’s List

A unique alternative to eBay, Craig’s List allows you to sell products in your local market. Take a trip to the flea markets, garage sales and estate sales and you may find tremendous bargains that you turn around and advertise for sale on Craig’s List. You can sell anything from soup to nuts and anything in between.

Find bargains on Craig’s List and then remarket them with a different approach for a higher price. Of course you may end up with products that don’t sell so you can then run your own garage sale. Remember to keep accounts of what you paid for all your items so you can sell at a profit when you resell.

2. Start A Day Care Business

Earn money from home with a day care business. Save what you would spend on day care for your own children and make additional money at the same time by taking in some other children to care for. You may need a license to run a day care business from your home but this can be a lucrative, rewarding business. You will be providing a valuable service for families not as fortunate as you who have to go to work outside their homes.

3. Drop By Pet Walking and Sitting

Turn your liking for pets into your business. With many people having to travel for work and others taking vacations where they cannot take their pets, you have a ready made business. You stop by and make sure the pets are ok, play with them, feed them, take them for walks and make sure they are ok. Not everyone is able to take their pets to a kennel yet are willing to pay considerable amounts of money to make sure their pets are taken care of.

Their pets are another member of their family and you will take care of a big concern for them when they have to leave town.

There you have it, three business ideas you can implement. If you put your thinking cap on, you can probably come up with some more. Beginning a home based business can be a great way to make money and have a lot of fun at the same time if you like what you do.

Summary: Are you contemplating starting a home business of your own? In this article we looked at 3 home business ideas that you might not have thought of.