Making money from home
1. Rent out a spare room, The rental market in the UK has never been better, so why not rent out a spare room, depending on the size of your room and your postcode expect to recieve anything from £40 to £120 per room per week. Register with Flatmate world and advertise your room online for free easyroommate.com, flatmateclick.co.uk or flatmateworld.com
2. Sell things you don’t need anymore. If your looking for a quick way to get rid of your old possessions and make some money as well why not try a car boot sale, check out Car Boot Calendar for your nearest one www.carbootcalendar.com. If your not in as much of a hurry then try Ebay www.ebay.com . You pay a small fee to list you item and another fee once its sold and the money is put in your paypal account paypal.co.uk.
3. Star Indexing. If you love reading then why not get paid for it, by becoming an indexer. A publisher will pay roughly £2 per page for people to read books cover to cover and cross reference them to form an index at the back. The society of indexers run a distance learning course on CD Rom at a cost of £110 indexers.org.uk.
4. Subsidise the school run. By law you are allowed to claim up to 40p a mile by charging passengers to share your car. So by filling your empty seats with the neighbours’ children you could cover your petrol expenses and make some money as well. Get in touch with parents who could use your services at school-run.org.
5. Be creative. Handmade greeting cards are always popular so why not start making your own and sell them in local craft shops www.urban-concept.co.uk. Check out liz-craft.co.uk for rock bottom prices on fantastic craft materials.
6. Go into therapy. The International Therapy Examination Council www.itecworld.co.uk provide vocational diplomas in aromatherapy, reflexology, nutrition and massage that are internationally recognised. Courses can be part-time and requires between 100 and 150 hours of study. Prices start at £500 right up to £2000. Visit the ITEC website to find your nearest college.
7. Become a childminder. Childcare is in demand, you can earn around £4 per child per hour. Contact your local city council to register, you mucst meet around 14 national standards relating to health and your premises, undergo police checks and complete a first-aid course. Visit ofsted.gov.uk/childminders.
8. Sell your baking. Why not sell your homebaking through local shops and who knows you could become the next Jane Asher. Contact the trading standards, planning and environmental health departments of your local council to ensure that you stay on the right side of regulations, for information on food hygiene visit food.gov.uk. And for ingredients visit tesco.com they even deliver to your home for free.
9. Call in a film crew. If you think your house or garden has star potential, why not register it with a location agency and earn anything between £300 to £10,000 per day. Your local UK Screen Commission Network ukfilmcouncil.org.uk can offer advice or find a private agency through the film and television database - theknowledgeonline.com.
10. Start a bed a breakfast. Provided you accommodate no more than 6 guests on a ground floor or first floor level you don’t need to worry about fire regulations. You can even list your B and B online.
11. Write a novel. Writing can be a very rewarding past-time especially if you are making money from it. Once you have writtien your fisrt novel why not send it to a literary agent for proof reading writing.co.uk. Or if you have written a short story why enter it into the fictionette.com monthly competition.
