o, today, we are substituting in how to start a greeting card business from home. Greeting cards are a multi-million dollar industry. There are some different ways you can become part of this industry, depending on what your skills and interests are.

* Sell greeting cards
* Design the graphics for cards
* Write verses for cards

ell, we are almost through the alphabet. Today, we are on “Y” for starting a yard sign business. You can rent lawn announcements, such as new baby, birthday, graduation, new home, etc. and earn money for the rental of the sign.

It generally costs around $500 to get started in this business. That will cover the cost of the starter kit of signs. As you grow your business, you can purchase additional signs.

Check out the sites below to read about their business opportunities.

Ok, I’m cheating again. We’re supposed to be on “X” but I don’t think you can be an x-ray technician at home:-)

So, we’ll cover another “W.” Selling wholesale products.

With selling wholesale products, you buy the products at a certain amount and resell them at a higher price, thereby making a profit. You can sell your products locally, online (on a website or blog) or on Ebay.

Would you like to get paid to write? If you have been gifted with writing skills, this could be a wonderful and fulfilling way for you to earn a living.

There are many ways you can get paid to write.

* Write stories
* Write poems
* Copywriting – writing to sell something – can be online or offline (such as direct mail)
* Write articles
* Ghostwriting – writing for someone else’s use – your name will not be put on the product
* Blogging
* Writing reviews – books, products, etc.
* Technical writing

V is, of course, for how to become a Virtual Assistant. I did a series on becoming a VA before I started up this alphabet game. So, I don’t want to duplicate everything I said there.

Virtual Assistants are in high demand today, as more and more business owners are turning to them to take some of the work load. Virtual Assistants do a variety of tasks, such as:

So, let’s talk about how to start a tutoring business. A tutoring business can bring in some good income. You can tutor kids in academic subjects such as Math, English or a foreign language. For this, you may need a degree in the field you want to tutor in. Check your state’s requirements.

You can also tutor in other areas (non-academic) such as home economics, sports, woodworking, music lessons, etc. If you have a specialty, and you can communicate how to do it to others, this may be a great way for you to build a business.