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If you are looking for a fresh entrepreneurial opportunity, you came to the right place! Here are 5 small business ideas that are worth your time:

1. SELLING ITEMS ONLINE

You do not have to be a digerati to open up your very own online shop. If you are skilled at knitting or crocheting, you can try selling the popular “mermaid blankets” among others. Homemade jewelry is another option for innately creative and patient individuals.

With products or services in mind, you can open a shop on Tictail.com or Carousell.com. Tictail allows its users to run a nice virtual store in minutes. While, Carousell allows its users to sell globally through its mobile App. Both are definitely free and easy to use!

2. STARTING A COMMUNITY

Consider operating a business that brings a Singapore’s personal trainers together. You can either employ several personal trainers and market their services or, you can start a website that creates a community of personal trainers.

A personal trainer is someone with a knack for fitness, sufficient expert knowledge, and good interpersonal skills. He or she works directly with the clients to make fitness assessments, set goals, demonstrate exercises, and provide constant feedback to improve the client’s physique.

3. FLYING A DRONE

Many establishments utilize 360° Panoramic Virtual Tours to show everyone what they have to offer. This enables the potential clients to view the brand in a broader and more holistic perspective. Level up the traditional photography business by offering aerial services.

Aerial photography starts by mounting cameras to R/C helicopters. R/C helicopters shoot precise panoramic images and videos. However, professionals suggest to invest on quadcopters or drones.

Image Credits: pixabay.com

4. CUSTOMIZING THE KICKS

As you may have notice, the sneaker culture is at its all-time high! One cannot deny the international popularity of adidas Stan Smith or the NikeLab Air Max 1 Royal. You may start a small business that personalizes sneakers while the industry is prosperous. People who bought the same kicks as the rest can still stand out from the crowd by purchasing your work of art.

This business purely relies on your talent. You can look up the works of the project-based artist Glenn Ng or the renowned sneaker artist Mark Ong (SBTG) for more inspiration.

Image Credits: facebook.com/voidng

5. RUNNING A WEBSITE

With the modern technology, you can run a website dedicated to the topic or theme that you are interested in. Start by sharing your own wisdom and genuine passion to educate or entertain your readers. After which, only promote the products and brands that you really believe in.

By constantly writing or blogging about a certain topic, you become sort of expert on that topic. The most feasible ways to earn money from your blog are paid advertisements, paid articles, offering courses, and selling books.

Sources: 1 & 2

As the technology advances, the presence of social media became inevitable. With this in mind, the marketing department must up their game by creating and showcasing a credible online persona for the company and its products or services. A great online persona will attract more people to the website, boost the brand’s loyal consumers, and increase the number of new consumers.

The efficiency of this social influence is due to the Bandwagon Effect. Bandwagon Effect is a phenomenon that occurs when people do something predominantly because others are doing it. Social media allows the consumers to talk about a brand and its competitors. Using this tool to your advantage can help boost your sales.

In fact, Engage Selling‘s C. Francis once said that sales of US$30,000-250,000 were once made due to finding opportunities in LinkedIn or Twitter.

HOW TO BOOST YOUR SOCIAL INFLUENCE?

1. INTEGRATE TESTIMONIALS

Integrate honest testimonials by using the company’s website, Facebook, Twitter, Blog, or other social media accounts. This is a way to show the clients’ great experiences – making the company be as relatable as possible. People are more likely to be patronizing a product if they heard about it from an existing satisfied client.

2. ENABLE CLIENT’S REVIEWS AND RATINGS

Truth be told, whenever I am about to watch the latest movie or eat from a new cafe, I would search for the previous reviews and ratings first. This is because I want to get my money’s worth by choosing the best and the most affordable products or services out there. Adding this feature to your website will allow direct feedback to increase your credibility. This is what e-commerce websites such as Amazon or eBay strive for.

3. FEATURE YOUR AWARDS

If your company won an award or has been featured in an article or two, post them up for everybody to see. Through this, it will show a new consumer that your brand has shines from the rest because your product or services are outstanding.

4. PUT SOCIAL MEDIA WIDGETS OR PLUGINS

Adding social media widgets or plugins that enable the consumer to share your content is important as it optimizes the traffic that will only come back to your company’s website. One example of it is “ShareThis” (get the code here– for free). It is important that your valued clients see the number of likes, shares, or followers. A hint of trust to the brand increases, as they will see their friends patronizing the same product or service.

Image Credits: mkhmarketing via Flickr

To sum it up, a sure-fire way to increase your brand’s desirability, profits, and consumer interaction is to boost your social media influence.

Sources: 1, 2, 3, & 4

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