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Guest Article: 20 Low-Cost Businesses You Can Start From Home

© Bonny Albo

By Marcus P. Meleton, Jr. and Cary Arentz

So you want a home business. You have the time, the ambition, and are excited about the prospect. All you need is the right idea that's perfect for your first start-up or for a second, third or fourth business. We at Home Business® Magazine watch for these ideas and present them to you with the expectation that one will provide you with home-based success. When evaluating these possibilities, keep in mind the items shown in the box and look at our next issue to get more great ideas for businesses.

E-Mail Marketing If "Surfing the Net" is something you can't get enough of, then maybe you should get paid for it. E-mail marketing is an exciting new business opportunity. The objective is to compile E-mail address lists to support a client's mailing and then broadcast your client's E-mail to that list. A secondary market is to sell you lists to businesses or individuals who market their goods and services by E-mail. Internet experts will be able to search for and collect lists at a moment's notice. You most likely have all the computer equipment you'll need, although upgrades may be necessary.

Raising Pets For Money Do you like dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, or fish? Would you enjoy raising them? Why not turn it into a business? Find out what your local pet stores need or what the general market is looking for, such as rabbits and chickens for Eas ter, or dalmatians to capitalize on the Disney movie. Not only is this business opportunity fun for animal lovers, it's a great first business for kids. Guinea pigs, hamsters, rats, and mice multiply rapidly and make good pets or science projects. Be sure to evaluate your demand first, or you'll be sharing your home with permanent pets. Expand ing your business to care for other people's animals is also a possibility. Make sure that zoning laws and other regulations related to raising animals do not affect you.

Artist One of the most difficult endeavors is earning money through art. The best way to do this is to go commercial. Look at the type of art you excel at: painting, computer art, or line drawings, and decide how it could benefit businesses. For instance, marketing companies hire artists to do artwork for advertising. You can also develop and draw ads and flyers for small shops that need publicity. Approach the shops and

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