Business not for everyone, but it’s for you if you despise your job, and you’ve loathed every job you had before that . It’s hard, and it’s stressful, but it’s worth it to be able to live on your own time and not have to call another man your boss.
If you’re like me, working a job for the rest of your life is just not an option, and therefore owning a business is essential. Unfortunately 90% of businesses fail, the most common cause being cash flow. I want you to avoid that fate, that’s why I recommend starting a service business .
In a service business, you have way less upfront costs, and way less monthly expenses. But you have to work hard, learn how to sell ,
All these jobs pay when you can sell and you put in the numbers, by numbers I mean at least 100 cold calls or emails a day for your first year, plus advertising and marketing if you have the money. Service biz, highest success rates, lowest upfront/no upfront costs.
31 Six Figure Service Businesses
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Blue Collar Blue collar businesses aren’t sexy, but they pay, because no one wants to do them. Just keep in mind that a blue collar business will usually have higher expenses than the other businesses on this list because of equipment and supply costs.You also might need some school or training and might need employees to get to six figures.
Of all the options, a blue collar business is my least favorite, but it beats the hell out of working a job.
Electrician
Plumber
Ashphalt Paver
Contractor
Landscaping (I worked for a sole proprietor doing this in high school)
Carpentry
Repairman
Roofing
Flooring
Pool cleaning
Plumbing
Electrical
Sales A sales business has some of the highest earning potential on the list. I knew a guy in Toronto making 500k a year selling real estate. You’re also looking at no or very little upfront costs or monthly expenses. For most sales businesses though, you’ll have to get certified and you’ll probably have to work for someone for 2-3 years to learn the business before you can start out on your own. With that said, that’s not the worst thing, because you end up learning the business on someone else’s dime.
Recruiting/Headhunting
Car brokerage (my friend my 40k in his first year using only inbound adwords campaign)
Insurance
Real Estate
Event planning
White Collar
Tons of money to be made in white collar businesses. Depending on what you want to do you might need to go to school. I’m not a fan of the idea of law school, but if that’s what you want to do it’s your call. Again, for some of these businesses you might also have to pay your dues as above to learn the business.
With that said, depending on how you position yourself, you might not need formal training. Guys like Andrew Henderson of nomadcapitalist.com make their living using the services of various lawyers and bankers. Some of these businesses you could also make into location independent vehicles.
Accounting
Tax planning (big niche for digital expats/nomads)
Ethical Financial services (andrew henderson, flag theory guy examples)
Legal
Online
Below are the best paying online businesses,
ideal if you want to become a digital expat . Again you’re looking at low/no upfront costs and very low expenses. You also have the option of transitioning that business into a guru business. Eg. you master corporate video production, then you create a site and YouTube channel teaching other guys how to make it happen.
Programmer
IT/Tech Support
Web Design
Video Production/Editing (tons of money in corporate video
Marketing/advertising services
Social media management
Sales Copywriting
Graphic design
Corporate document writer
Coaching/Training Business (life/business/fitness etc. – can do offline as well
