New Editor, New Editorial Calendar, and Home Business Idea-Research Assistant

Filed in archive business ideas on May 5, 2010

New Editor
Welcome to www.2minutecommute.com, The Home Business Blog. Whether you're a regular reader or a first time visitor, I'd like to introduce myself to you and "virtually shake hands." Please, introduce yourself to me in the comments of this blog post. A little about me: my name is Jessie Haynes, and I'm a professional blogger and freelance time management writer. I'll be the new editor of www.2minutecommute.com from today, on, and I'll be posting to this blog three times per week.

New Editorial Calendar
Generally, you will see my posts on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. This week I'll be posting today, tomorrow, and Friday to get things going. Otherwise, this is what the standard schedule each week will look like:
1.Mondays: Home Business Ideas
2.Wednesdays: Marketing Small Businesses
3.Friday: Freelance Friday (Freelance Tips)

Now, without further delay, let me get into my first post / first home business idea for you.

Home Business Idea-Research Assistant
A research assistant's work is pretty self-explanatory: they assist other professionals by providing research and finding facts. If this sounds interesting to you, please read on!

This home business idea is a good fit for you if: you live at your local library, you scour the Internet for information daily, you read a lot, and you're very self-directed.

Potential clients for this home business idea include: students (especially college and university students), freelance writers, book authors, general professionals

To get started with this home business idea: ask your friends and family if they or anyone they know could use your services. Then reinvest any income you earn into your home business by hiring a small business mentor, especially one that works as a research assistant as well or has worked as a research assistant.

Now, with any home business idea I believe numbers are important, particularly estimated start-up costs. This home business idea would require a very low start-up investment of approximately $2,000 to set you for the entire year. Here's an estimated breakdown of these costs:
-computer: $400
-cell phone: $120
-Internet connection: $600
-basic office furniture (desk, chair, and filing cabinets): $500
-file folders: $15
-printer: $80
-printer paper: $20
-printer ink: $50
-business cards: $50
-letterhead: $50
-envelopes: $5
-stamps: $50
-website hosting: $60
-domain name: $10

If you're interested in this home business idea, or any other you'd like to hear about, please drop me a comment and I'll do my best to help answer your questions or find someone who can.