Appendix 02 - Profitable Projects

Profitable Project #51
Document Assembler
Consultants, Lawyers and Chartered Accountants send customized reports to their clients. Each client has unique needs. Simple template will never solve this problem. Creating hundreds of templates will complicate the matter and is a waste of time, energy and other resources.

However, most professionals use the static template method. There are tools, like HotDocs and ActiveDocs, to create customized documents quickly and easily. Once the Management Consultants, Lawyers and other knowledge professionals see the power of the method, they will never go back to the static template. This is a virgin market in India. There is a tremendous growth potential.

Profitable Project #52
Form Creator
Every business wants to have its own Forms, Reports, Bills and Invoices. Major accounting packages like EX and Tally provide facilities to do this.

However, businesses just use the standard templates as the owners do not learn to use the packages fully. The entrepreneur can help them create customized documents. When companies introduce or modify systems, they need different kinds of forms. Everyone will like to have their own beautiful forms.

Profitable Project #53
Software Localizer
Microsoft is planning to release Windows Operating System and Office System in different languages like Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Gujarati. This will soon open up doors to many opportunities.

Smaller software companies that sell windows based software and want to have presence in countries like India will be interested in having their products in local languages. You will convert the menu, messages, controls and online help system of the software into the local language. However, level of customizing may require higher skills including software programming.

Profitable Project #54
Fact Checker
Consumerism leads to different kinds of installment and financial schemes. However, the companies must take decisions based on facts submitted by customers about their income and other personal data. Entrepreneur can verify such data and give recommendations to the company.

For example, recently a mobile phone service provider offered cellphones on installment basis. The company recruited hundreds of individuals as independent fact finding agents.

Profitable Project #55
Due Reminder
Big institutions with thousands of customers find it difficult to follow up with small customers and remind them to pay their bills and dues. Many companies have started to recruit independent individuals to call the customers over phone and discuss the issues. Recently, an internet service provider appointed dozens of individuals for this task.

Profitable Project #56
Collection Agent
The previous project is about reminding the customer through phone or mail. This project involves personal interaction and actual collection. This is a sensitive job. Companies usually pay a percentage of collection.

Profitable Project #57
Mailing List Developer
Mail order business and direct marketing activity flourish on mailing lists. If you can develop mailing list, either you can rent it out or do direct marketing on commission basis. For example, you can offer an interesting eBook or a free small software to the subscribers of your website in exchange for using their address or email. Once you collect a decent number of subscribers, you can rent them out.

Profitable Project #58
List Manager
A lifetime business relationship can be built up, if the business keeps in touch with its customers. The companies will give customer data and content. The entrepreneur will create and send special offers and greeting cards to the customers and the prospects on behalf of the companies. The previous project is about leads. This is about customers.

Profitable Project #59
Automation Agent
At present only a fraction of the power of the Computers are used even by computer wizards. Whatever can be automated must be automated. Only those things that cannot be automated must be done by human beings. The entrepreneur can learn to use automation software like Automate or MacroExpress thoroughly and help small businesses automate their business processes.

Profitable Project #60
Online auction Business
Use online auction website to advertise and sell everything from new fairy tales to your great grandfather's walking stick. If you are new to internet business, an auction business is the perfect way to explore the web market. You can sell through auction sites or your own website.

Profitable Project #61
Help Writer
Even big companies have poor help documentation for their software products. There are thousands of small software companies who need this service. You will learn to use help manual creation software. Then you will learn to use your client's product and create help manual for it.

Profitable Project #62
Online Researcher
You can get information from web on almost anything we can think of. You need to know where to search and how to search. The entrepreneur will learn search techniques. He will get specialized information in a report format and collects fees from client.

People do not have the time to do research on the Internet. They are willing to pay you to research the topics, of their choice, for them. A novelist wants to write a science fiction combining Indian spirituality and a Russian spaceship. You can do research and give him essential information on these topics.

Profitable Project #63
Admaterial Creator
Every business wants to showcase its products and service at an affordable price. Distribution on CD-ROM and via web is the current trend. Cost is low and updating is easy. There are some designers in the market who serve big companies.

The small business segment is awaiting affordable designers. The entrepreneur may have to learn tools like Macromedia Director, RoboDemo and DemoShield. You need creative mind and technical skills.

Profitable Project #64
Senior Service
There are millions of NRIs. Most of them would agree to pay a small fee, if the entrepreneur can take care of their aged parents' needs in India.

For example, arranging regular medical check up and prompt payment of bills. The entrepreneur will maintain a database of their clients, due dates of bills, other regular activities and provide service promptly. They will be in touch with the clients through email.

Profitable Project #65
Senior Residence Service
Presently, there are a few homes for the aged in this country. They fulfill just the basic physical needs. Other needs like companionship and entertainment are generally overlooked. So, upper middle class people prefer suffering at their homes to tolerating the poor service.

Many youngsters living abroad or in other parts of the country will be happy to pay for their parents. There are hundreds of lodges and similar building that do not make profit. You can tie up with the owners and convert them into a living home for the aged. With the increase in longevity, more and more people will need your service in the years to come.

Profitable Project #66
Children DAY Camp
Day camps originally gained popularity in summer. Now, whenever there is a long holiday, day camps are organized. Some people are even arranging weekend day camps. Children arrive in the morning at day camps and then go home to their parents in the evening. You can make money either on day basis or full camp basis. Parents are relieved that children do more useful things than watching meaningless television serials.

Profitable Project #67
Room Preparation
Rental businesses like lodges, hospitals and hostels are slowly waking up to the truth that cleanliness will make customers happy and generate great business. Smaller companies are unable to prepare the rooms for the next customer in a professional way. You can fill in the need with professional cleaning equipment. Even apartment owners may need your service when a new tenant comes in.

Profitable Project #68
Janitorial Service
The previous project is an On Call service. This is a regular service. All small businesses need your service. You can offer a package that includes daily sweeping, weekly washing and monthly cobweb removal.

Profitable Project #69
Professional Organizer
People do not know to organize their data and safeguard them. Even Software Engineers do not maintain their data properly and lose data frequently or waste time in search. Physical Organization Consulting can be done along with data consulting.

Profitable Project #70
Food Delivery Service
It is not about pizza delivery. More and more families have working couple and find it difficult to cook good dinner or breakfast. As hotels are expensive, they learn to live with what they could manage. Homemakers sometimes just want to relax. You can deliver home made food at an affordable price.

Profitable Project #71
Visiting Healthcare Worker
Many people need healthcare services without hospitalization. For example, regular checkups for blood pressure and sugar are common. You can tie up with licensed nurses and provide this service.

Profitable Project #72
Handyman Network
Electricians, carpenters, plumbers and all other handymen will be in your network. Everyone needs handymen. Now and then things break around the house. We don't have the time or the knowledge of how to fix them. When a customer calls you over phone or sends email, you will send the right handyman to their place to fix the broken thing. You will give mental peace to the customer by telling the customer how much to pay for the service.

Profitable Project #73
Image Consultant
Image is important not only to politicians and celebrities. All professionals and businesses need a great image. It involves many issues including banalities from the color of your shirt to the way you shake your hands with others. Internet has many interactive grooming tools and information on image creation.

Profitable Project #74
Laundry Service
Certain untouchable things like washing others' clothes gain respectability when you do them as an organization or as an organized professional. Laundry service belongs to this category.

Ken has a friend who provides this service in Pondicherry. She is a housewife. She bought four industrial strength washing machines. She washes and dries blankets and bedsheets of a famous hotel. She concentrates on just one hotel and earns a decent living. Think how many lodges, motels, hotels and hostels are there in this country.

Profitable Project #75
Personal Shopper
If you are a Jill of all shopping, you can try this project. People are always confused about buying household articles. They need others' help on even small items like choosing a gift. You will help them decide. You will have arrangement with the shops. If people buy through you, the buyer will get discount and you will get commission.

Profitable Project #76
Referral Service
It is like credit rating service. There are hundreds of businesses and occupations. Businessmen will subscribe to your service. You will specialize in some occupations in your town and maintain profiles of them.

Any customer can contact you through phone or email and consult you before dealing with a member of your association. This third party reference will give the customer peace of mind. If something goes wrong, you will help the parties to solve the issue.

Profitable Project #77
Pet Trainer
Pet training has limited scope in countries like India. Yet, some of you can make money. Cities are full of apartments. The pet owners in these apartments may need your services in training these pets in certain sensitive matters.

Profitable Project #78
Fund Raiser
Charitable institutions require money to survive. There are hundreds of thousands of trusts that give money or its value to charities in different forms. For example, Adobe does not give money to charities. But, it gives free copies of their expensive software to eligible schools. You can search internet and help these institutions raise money.

Profitable Project #79
Proposal Writer
Professionals and business people looking for contracts from big companies hoping to do business with the government departments, must prepare proposals or grant requests. Writing result oriented proposals is a highly skilled job and rewards are great.

Profitable Project #80
Speech Writer
Many quotations from famous businesspeople and politicians were actually created by faceless speech writers. If you don't mind giving credit to others for your words, you will make money. Every speaker wants to say something great that will be praised. Yet, a very few speakers can come up with original ideas.

Profitable Project #81
Flat Maintenance Services
All buildings, flats and houses need periodical maintenance. It is not about capital expenditure. It is about simple things like paying water charges. Though there are many maintenance companies, they concentrate on bigger issues like painting and plumbing.

There are hundreds of odd jobs like changing bulbs at main entrance. Many people prefer to deal with individuals because they think individuals are less expensive than companies. Some apartments have watchmen. Others?

Profitable Project #82
Property Management Service
There are millions of people who reside in places that are different from the places where they have property. If you are organized and comfortable with dozens of different responsibilities, you can do this project.

A businessman in Chennai owns more than 100 flats. He has four such representatives. They take care of maintenance, rental and all other management tasks.

Profitable Project #83
Rental Agents
This may seem to be a commonplace project. However, it has a great potential because at present unreliable agents dominate this sector. Rental House Broking can be done honorably and efficiently with the help of computers.

Upper middle class people will like to deal with decent professional house brokers. You must do it with a difference. If you do it professionally, high and middle income families will seek your services. You will create an online web database of rental properties.

The landlord will advertise his property for free. You will help your client get the right house. You can deliver a package that includes rental agreement and relocation. A daily updated database of vacant houses will be used to match the client's requirements.

Profitable Project #84
Bed & Breakfast
Students and youngsters visiting cities always find it difficult to find budget accommodation. If you have a database of budget accommodation, visitors can contact you by email in advance and book accommodation through you. Take commission from hotel owners.

Profitable Project #85
Sports Instructor
If you like to work outdoors and like sports, you have many income opportunities. Find out the current trend and the games that parents want their children to learn.

For example, a sportsman teaches Roller Skates to kids in Chennai. He uses a part of school playground in weekends and pays rent for it. He charges Rs.150 per month and has more than 100 students. You will not only have an income opportunity but also develop sports in our country.

Profitable Project #86
Travel Planner
International travel and overseas travel have become common activities for executives, businessmen and students. Though best price search can be done through internet for travel and accommodation, most people have no time or knowledge to do it. Using special travel planning software and internet, you can provide this valuable service and earn money.

Profitable Project #87
Disc Jockey
Recently a new training school for Disc Jockey was opened in Bangalore with expensive advertisements. This clearly shows the potential the profession has in this country. People know about traditional music and light music. The future trend will favor Disc Jockeys. Your responsibilities include playing the types of music that your customers and their guests expect in social functions like wedding receptions.

Profitable Project #88
Antique Dealer
Internet auction sites such as eBay has created widespread interest in the market for antiques and collectibles. You can set up an online auction shops that require no investment. Your website will be a front end for other dealers. Or you can buy antiques from auction sites and ask the seller to hold delivery until you find buyer. In this case, you don't stock.

Profitable Project #89
Debt Consultant
Debt is a common problem. Most of the problems can be solved by following common sense techniques and debt reduction program. Tie up with credit card companies, finance companies and banks will help you in finding clients.

Profitable Project #90
Flea Market
In developed countries, flea markets are conducted professionally. Buyers and sellers have pleasant experience. For thousands of years, flea markets have been run in rural India.

In a flea market, anyone can come to display their product or service and anyone can buy the product. It is conducted every week on a particular day. It is true that flea market is organized in some cities. But, it has not yet become popular.

Profitable Project #91
Daily Needs Deliverer
You will go to your clients' houses every morning and note down their needs, from vegetables to chicken. You will buy them and deliver them at their doorsteps. The difference between vendors and you is that the buyer will get what they want instead of buying what the vendor sells.

Many products, such as chicken, are not delivered at doorsteps. You can tie up with shops and earn commission from the shop keepers besides the delivery charges from your clients.

Profitable Project #92
On Call Deliverer
The above project involves regular visits whether the client places order for that day or not. Here, you will go to your client's places only when called. Physically challenged people, women and seniors, need to buy many things every day. They may not be able to go out for shopping. If you have a mobile phone and a two wheeler, they can contact you at any time and buy things from popcorn to pumpkin.

Profitable Project #93
Night Delivery Service
This a variation of the above project. Many people want to buy or organize something in the middle of the nights or late evenings, like medicine or getting an electrician. They may not be able to go out or do it. If you have a mobile phone and a two wheeler, you can make excellent money.

Profitable Project #94
Demonstrator
Product sellers and service providers are always in need of methods of how to sell them, or how to sell more. As a demonstrator, you will not sell anything. You show off your talents and skills in demonstrating the product in an impressive way. Then, the seller will follow up with the leads.

Profitable Project #95
Scripts Creator
This project and the next three offer thousands of opportunities to make a few thousands a month working from home. These projects depend on other big software programs like Microsoft Excel, Macromedia DreamWeaver and Intuit QuickBooks.

The big software companies have millions of users. It is easy to find market because the customers of the giants will be your market. Each time the big companies release new versions of their programs, your chance of making money goes up.

When you use software, you do many repetitive tasks. It is possible to automate these tasks, if there is a script or macro. Many popular software need scripts. If you learn to create scripts and macros - it is not difficult to learn - you can sell them over web.

Profitable Project #96
Utilities Creator
Commercial software companies create software that meet the needs of most end users. There are thousands of functions that are not taken care of by these tools. If you can create these small utilities, you can earn a decent income.

A commerce graduate in chennai thought that people who wanted to have websites had difficulty in finding suitable domain names. He paid Rs.5,000 to a programmer and created a small utility.

If you tell the utility the words you like, it will create thousands of domains names, check the availability and give you a few good names. It is a small but very useful utility. He made a few lakh rupees in the next two years.

Profitable Project #97
Plug-in Creator
Plug-ins are small software applications that enhance the functions of the software. Creating commercial grade plug-ins need the help of a programmer.

For example, you use the accounting software QuickBooks to enter customer details. You need to enter the same information in GoldMine, if you use it as your contact manger. A plug-in that can link these two tools from different companies can eliminate duplication of work, errors and waste of time.

Profitable Project #98
Template Creator
You know what template is. Almost all commercial applications offer you this income opportunity. If you know any sophisticated software, your income will go up with the level of complexity. For example, FrameMaker template creator will earn more than word template creator.

Profitable Project #99
Middleman
Everyone knows about this occupation. Wherever and whenever the producer and the customer are unable to enter into a direct transaction, the middleman makes money.

Such opportunities exist for almost all products and services. It is true for selling hand towels on pavement and marketing helicopters.

This offline concept has been modified and implemented in different forms on internet. For example Drop Shipper Associate is a middleman. Explore different internet models and then focus on the one that suits you.

Profitable Project #100
Market Researcher
Before making a big investment in a product, companies want to know whether they are on the right track. You will do research for small businesses, using offline and online resources. You will interact with the sample end users and get feedback from them. Big companies usually go to big consulting firms.

Profitable Project #101
Direct Marketing
Like middleman, this is a broad business category and involves several subcategories. In countries like India, direct mail order business has never been a success. Dubious multilevel marketing opportunities have clouded genuine and good opportunities.

If you can identify the good ones, you can make money. But, always stay away from the schemes that have their main focus on selling dealership kits.

Profitable Project #102
Event Planner
Event management is an emerging opportunity in countries like India though it has been in existence for decades in many other countries.

You will help corporations and small businesses in managing their events. Your will handle a myriad of details from arrangement of seats to placement of microphone.

Profitable Project #103
Party Planner
This service is popular in developed countries. In India, cities like Mumbai and Bangalore already have such planners. A party planner is a household version of corporate event manager.

If you can organize social gatherings, you can think about this occupation. You are responsible for themes, decorations, food and beverage selection. You make sure that all those in attendance have a great time.

Profitable Project #104
Small Business Consultant
Any small business is an adventure. If you have knowledge about starting, running and managing small businesses, you can think of this project. You will advice the client on all aspects and work with him until the business takes off. You can combine other projects such as business plan writing and opportunity finder.

Profitable Project #105
Home Office Consultant
Home Office consultant is a variation of the previous project. You can concentrate on housewives who want to run a home based business using computers and internet.

One-to-one consulting may not be profitable. You must create a course material and organize seminars. You may have to tell them everything including what type of projects they can do, how much they can expect to earn and where they can find clients.

Profitable Project #106
Computer Trainer
Businesspersons, professionals and housewives like to learn to use computer at the comfort of their home. They can quickly learn, if they are taught with need based and one-to-one approach. If you have a wide range of basic skills in computer and in common software programs, you can be a computer trainer.

Profitable Project #107
Layout Designer
Individuals and small businesses need page layout services for anything that must be commercially printed. Market has thousands of layout artists. Almost all of them use PageMaker. However, if you think of other sophisticated tools like InDesign and FrameMaker, you will be able to look beyond your local market.

Profitable Project #108
Freelance Writer
Only a few writers made money from writing books and articles for magazines in the past. However, because of changes in technology, many good writers are able to make money. For any website content is the king. Content can be produced only by writers. If you have talent in writing, whether fiction or non-fiction, you can make money.

Profitable Project #109
Technical Writer
Technical writers explain complex information in a simple language and give step by step instruction to use the knowledge. Some technical writers earn more than $100,000 annually. There are thousands of opportunities in this area. As technology keeps growing, the number of opportunities will also keep growing.

Profitable Project #110
Child ID Products
Child ID products play an important role in child protection. At present, only schools use badges and cards. Many schools use gadgets that are not safe. Different age groups and situations require different products.

For example, if you take toddler to a big shopping complex, a belt with air balloon will help you locate the child even if she runs into another department. Awareness among parents and the growth of crowded marketplaces will increase the demand.

Profitable Project #111
Transcription
Medical and legal transcription are big businesses. However, individuals may find it difficult to break into these areas. There are other knowledge workers, like book authors, who need transcription service. They will use dictaphones and send the audio file to you. You will transcribe the file and do typesetting.

Profitable Project #112
Presentation Creator
Businessmen depend on presentation for activities ranging from employee orientation to sales presentation. Presentations can be created with different tools like PowerPoint, Flash, Director and RoboDemo. You can create wizards and sell them. You can offer customized presentation creation service. Have a look at http://www.presentationpro.com/.

Profitable Project #113
Mental Maths Tutor
Mental maths is a useful skill for children and salespersons. Generally people know only about abacus. There are many other mental maths techniques. If you can learn them, you can teach them to children and businesspersons.

Profitable Project #114
Catering Service
There are thousands of medium sized factories that are required by law to provide food to their workers. There are millions of small businesses that provide refreshment and food to overtime workers. These companies will be happy to reduce their hotel bills by buying home made food from you. Big companies usually have their own facilities.

Profitable Project #115
Magazine Maker
Many professional associations and organizations publish journals and magazines periodically. As typesetting is expensive in developed countries, they are happy to outsource designers and typesetters from developing countries. They will supply content and tell you their standards. You have to deliver them ready-to-print digital files.

Profitable Project #116
Website Maintenance
Webpages need frequent revisions and updations. Links break and change frequently. Website owners don't have time to do such maintenance work. You can offer them to maintain websites so that the owners have the peace of mind that their visitors are not disappointed.

Profitable Project #117
Search Engine Optimizer
Traffic is the lifeline of any website. The only way to create free traffic is to submit webpages to search engines. There are hundreds of search engines and directories. However, each engine has different algorithm in ranking pages. You will optimize the webpages for high rank.

Profitable Project #118
Online Ad Manager
If the website owner agrees to pay for each visitor the search engine sends, he will be allowed to place a small ad on the Google search results. These search results are generated by keywords. So, every website must create hundreds of keywords, titles and descriptions. It's a time consuming labor intensive process.

You can offer this service to website owners. If you are good in English and can write short and powerful sentences, you can think about this project.

Profitable Project #119
Website Promoter
You will promote the websites through means other than usual search engines and directories. These include links from similar websites, newsgroups, forums, blogs and newsfeeds. If you can get just 10 websites, you can make Rs.10,000 a month and keep yourself busy around the year.

Profitable Project #120
WebContent Creator
If you have creative skills you can become a content creator for website and make money. Content need not be just writing. It can be interactive games for children, icons, news or anything that will be useful to the website visitor.

Profitable Project #121
Payment Processor
Website owners are not able to accept payments from and sell their products to customers from many countries because of the complexities of international currency system.

If it is possible for you to accept payment in local currency and transfer the money in foreign currency to the overseas online seller after obtaining government permission, you can make money. As dealing in others' overseas money is a sensitive issue, you must obtain legal opinion first.

Profitable Project #122
Order Fulfiller
Overseas online seller will maintain a small quantity of their products with you. Whenever they get an order from your country, they will send you an email. You will deliver the product to the customer. The supplier saves money and time. Customer is happy with safe and quick delivery.

Profitable Project #123
Drop Shipper Associate
You will create website for products of your choice. However, you don't own or stock them. When your customer places order, you forward the order to the supplier. He will send the product to the customer in your name.

Profitable Project #124
Web Developer
Though this is a buyers' market because of the ever growing number of web developers, it has the potential to give you a good income from a home-based business.If you concentrate on specialty web development, you can earn high income.

For example, instead of offering any type of web development, you can provide services only to Chartered Accountants, after researching into their profession, their needs and their attitudes.

Profitable Project #125
Life Response Consultant
You have already learnt something about Life Response. If you can learn it fully, you can offer it as a service to individuals and companies. Any new practitioner of a new profession like Life Response will be embarrassed to meet people personally and talk about his services.

You can start with online service. You can collect information through website or email and then sell a customized report for a small consideration. When you are comfortable and if you have time, you can go for offline service.

Ken spent a few minutes on the web and came across many services and products based on philosophical knowledge, spiritual knowledge, religion and psychology. Most of these websites are making money. You can also make a lot of money, if you work as a Life Response Consultant.

Profitable Project #126
Consciousness Consultant
This is almost similar to the previous project. Consciousness consulting is also a new kind of profession. If you are comfortable with mixing up philosophy, spirituality, business, society, world and life, you can train yourself to become a prosperous consciousness consultant.

In Life Response consulting, you focus on solving problems or creating opportunities by using a body of knowledge. This Life Response knowledge is a part of the wider knowledge of Consciousness. Growth consulting is also a part of knowledge of Consciousness.

You can offer this consulting service either offline or online or both. Please contact The Mother's Service Society for more information.

Profitable Project #127
Rare Art Event Show
You have seen commercial shows or trade fairs on electronics or books. If you know people who have rare skills, you can organize a rare art event show where the artists will display their skills.

How will you make money? Government considers these events as cultural affair or art event and provides a small financial support. But, that is not the way to make money.

You must make it a commercial event. You will make money by getting sponsorship from businesses or advertisers. For example, an egg shell art can be used by an egg producer to say 'Even the shells of our eggs can be used,' or a paint company to say, 'Our paint can be used even on an egg shell.'

Or, you can attract art dealers and art sellers. They know the value of these products. You can tie up with them to supply these products and make big money.

Profitable Project #128
Rare Art Seller
Every country has rare arts that have been in existence for thousands of years. For example, there are villagers in India who can write a whole sentence on a single grain of rice or wheat.

With their help, you can produce hundreds of pieces with sentences like, 'Happy Birthday,' 'I love you,' and 'Congratulations,' and sell them on web. Delivering a piece of grain to the world is easy and inexpensive.

Why don't you convert it into a corporate gift article? Engrave, on the grain, the name of the company, the name of the managing director or the mission statement of the company, bundle it with a magnifier and pack the bundle in an expensive leather pouch.

You can offer customized pieces for a higher price. Lovers in romantic mood in any part of the world will walk on their heads to display and prove their love.

Engrave on a hand picked grain of rice something catchy like, 'Reminder Notice to Juliet. Pay rent arrears immediately for occupying my heart for more than six months. - Romeo.' and sell it to Romeo. It will sell like crazy and you will make money, be financially independent and be prosperous ever.