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50 Profitable Amazon Related Business Ideas

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Updated: June 18th, 2021
50 Profitable Amazon Related Business Ideas

Seeking to start an amazon related business but not quite sure what to start?

The good news is, there are so many opportunities to become an entrepreneur and build an innovative product/service in this line of work.

If you're looking to start your own amazon related business, there are several low-capital options you can choose from.

We put a list together below of the most profitable amazon related business ideas you can start today!

Here they are:

1. Start a product photography business ($540K/year)

Tsour Lee Adato from Miami, FL, USA started Product Photography Studio ago, a product photography business.

  • Revenue: $45,000/ month
  • Founders: 1
  • Employees: 6
  • Location: Miami, FL, USA

The idea to do product photography was not planned and came to me as a happy accident. I always had a passion for photography but my photography journey truly started when I was working as a bodyguard for Britney Spears. During that time my role expanded and I became her personal photographer and videographer. I was a part of her MTV documentary and some of the images I shot of her was also featured in OK and Star magazine.

I enjoyed photography but at that point wasn’t thinking of it as a career choice. From there I started a business that was entirely unrelated to photography, or anything creative for that matter. After a few years in that business, I decided it was time to close the doors.

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Tsour Lee Adato, on starting Product Photography Studio ($45,000/month) full story ➜

2. Start a phone case business ($600K/year)

Andrew Moore from Toronto, Ontario, Canada started Felony Case over 9 years ago, a phone case business.

  • Revenue: $50,000/ month
  • Founders: 1
  • Employees: 1
  • Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

It’s a funny origin story, because I never set out to start an iPhone case company.

I had just graduated from college and I was working as a driver delivering construction supplies. It gave me a ton of time to listen to podcasts and I was really drawn to tech and startup focused ones. I had an idea for a while to do a wishlist website where people could create and share a list of gifts they wanted. I ended up having the site built, but I didn’t know how to get people using the website.

Don’t be afraid to start! Don’t overthink it, get a product out into the world and start your journey.

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Andrew Moore, on starting Felony Case ($50,000/month) full story ➜

3. Start a seeds business ($4.8M/year)

Parker Garlitz from Salt Lake City, Utah, USA started True Leaf Market about 47 years ago, a seeds business.

  • Revenue: $400,000/ month
  • Founders: 4
  • Employees: 95
  • Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Our history is a little complicated because True Leaf Market as a business is the culmination of several businesses that all came together. There are various threads that weave together. I’ll start with my thread first.

In 2000, my sister Kaitlin had graduated from High School and was preparing for college. At the time I ran a small business repairing laser printers and selling printer supplies. I had started that business in 1990 serving my local area but soon discovered the Internet as a way to reach a wider market. I listed a refurbished NeXT Laser Printer on the UseNet in 1995 and ended up selling it to someone in Portugal. In 1995, that was just completely crazy to me. I was hooked and got obsessed with marketing online and by 2000 was doing much more revenue online than I was doing with the original local business. Bottom line is, I spent years in front of a computer learning how to market online by simple trial and error.

Kaitlin approached me about helping her start an online business in order to pay her way through college. We brainstormed and decided to focus on something she was passionate about. Kaitlin is a vegan and was getting into growing and juicing wheatgrass. We decided to partner up and sell wheatgrass growing kits and juicers online. We started in my garage. She would run the business day-to-day, and I would handle the online presence and marketing. We founded Living Whole Foods, Inc., and launched our first website.

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Parker Garlitz, on starting True Leaf Market ($400,000/month) full story ➜

4. Start a freelance writing business ($1.02M/year)

David Tile from Toronto, Ontario, Canada started Article-Writing Co about 10 years ago, a freelance writing business.

  • Revenue: $85,000/ month
  • Founders: 1
  • Employees: 15
  • Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

In 2011, coming out of college, I miserably tried to start a penny auction website. I studied Political Science at University, which had absolutely no bearing on this idea. I knew I wanted to do something entrepreneurial and was consumed by this auction model. I had my own specific mechanics that I thought would make the game a lot more fair for the average consumer. But alas, 6-8 months later, after burning through thousands of dollars trying to get the technology right, I was absolutely nowhere.

I was resigned to not give up, but the mechanics of the auction are critical to the smooth operation of the website and if you can’t get it right you don’t have a business. So I decided to start taking on some freelance writing work, just to get some cash in.

One thing led to another and I started getting some bigger clients with bigger asks. Eventually, I snowballed hiring some writers and copy editors. Turning this thing into a full-time business operation.

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David Tile, on starting Article-Writing Co ($85,000/month) full story ➜

5. Start a pet store ($240K/year)

Mike Leon from Orlando, Florida, USA started Bike Tow Leash about 18 years ago, a pet store.

  • Revenue: $20,000/ month
  • Founders: 2
  • Employees: 1
  • Location: Orlando, Florida, USA

I am a mechanical engineer graduate from Georgia Tech. My wife Betsy, GA Tech EE graduate, and I met her first day at school. We married after graduation. We have two daughters Jessica and Sam. After GA Tech I developed airline products up until when the 9-11 terrorist attacks occurred.

After the 9-11 terrorist attacks, Betsy and the girls, then 5 and 8, met Cindy at Publix getting groceries. She had a black Lab puppy in a light blue cape with her. From that encounter, my family and I volunteered raising service dog puppies for individuals with disabilities as a way of giving back to our community and country. In honor of those lost, we named our first puppy Tribute.

Raising service dog puppies is a wonderful volunteer opportunity, which ultimately provides companion animals to individuals who suffer from seizures, or who have mobility, vision or hearing impairments.

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Mike Leon, on starting Bike Tow Leash ($20,000/month) full story ➜

6. Start a dropshipping business ($144K/year)

Amanda Austin from Erie, Pennsylvania, USA started Little Shop of Miniatures about 4 years ago, a dropshipping business.

  • Revenue: $12,000/ month
  • Founders: 1
  • Employees: 0
  • Location: Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

I was unhappily working in marketing for a Fortune 500 insurance company when I started looking at ways to create a new income stream. I became interested in ecommerce and invested in a course to learn more. I compiled a list of keywords for products that had decent search volume and not terribly competitive to rank for in organic search. I used Long Tail Pro to get ideas--I had so many when I first started!

My business is a small, mostly passive income stream and I’m okay with that. There is so much more I could be doing with my store, but right now I am loving the extra income stream that allows me to work part-time at my day job and spend more time with my infant daughter.

A bunch of keywords in the dollhouse miniatures space fit the bill. I used Long Tail Pro and looked for keywords that were competitive--which on there is a score in the twenties or low thirties. I also wanted them to have at least 2,000 searches per month. This is not a ton, but five keywords with that search volume that are not that competitive can lead to a decent number of organic traffic if you build your site the right way. My advice to aspiring entrepreneurs is to find a niche with a nice handful of keywords you can rank for with quality content and a nice backlinking strategy. Don’t try to be number one for some saturated keyword that has a million searches a month. Go for keywords where you stand a chance of ranking--this is usually so-called long tail keywords that are really phrases--for example, “wooden dollhouse furniture” instead of just “dollhouse.”

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Amanda Austin, on starting Little Shop of Miniatures ($12,000/month) full story ➜

7. Start a fitness equipment company ($144K/year)

Joel St John from Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom started Thor Fitness Europe over 1 year ago, a fitness equipment company.

  • Revenue: $12,000/ month
  • Founders: 1
  • Employees: 1
  • Location: Tunbridge Wells, England, United Kingdom

Believe it or not, I came up with the idea whilst on my honeymoon (don’t tell my wife Emma!). I have always been very interested in design, art, music and so on. During my youth, part of it was probably misspent as I learned how to try and draw, handle a spray can and do graffiti at the legal paint hotspots in Brighton and London.

Further down the line, I purchased some turntables and learned how to mix, scratch (and beat juggle, badly). This lead onto music production where I read magazines and taught myself how to produce music over a 6 year period using programs such as Logic 8, Cubase and Reason. In total, I made a collection of around 170 tunes, mainly drum and bass, but also House, Hip Hop, Dubstep and other Electronic music. A very small number of the tracks got signed, but nothing was ever serious. I would literally spend hours in my little studio, every evening after work, before I started doing Crossfit. Unfortunately, all the DJing and studio time resulted in chronic tinnitus from constantly hammering my poor delicate eardrums, so I had to give up music as it were, leaving a creative vacuum was all that that time was once spent.

Thor for me became a creative outlet once it got going. I learned how to use Abode Illustrator and Photoshop, plus some other handy apps. I have a desire to read only books that I can glean knowledge. Never fiction - always self-help, learn-how or in some instances autobiographies - if I can learn from them. There is so much in the world we have been given, and don’t feel as humans that we should waste time with emptiness being lazy. We all have different gifts and talents - we should look to use and refine these skills - for the greater good of others if possible. I personally enjoy learning, solving problems and hearing other peoples' experiences. I also love to experience life for what it has to offer. My main work background is in electrical engineering and project management. My career has been multifaceted, so I’ve been able to apply many of the skills learned in this trade for e-commerce and ultimately the base-work that’s required for the founding of a brand.

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Joel St John , on starting Thor Fitness Europe ($12,000/month) full story ➜

8. Start a luxury brand ($3.6M/year)

William Forshaw from York, England, United Kingdom started Maxwell Scott Bags Ltd over 19 years ago, a luxury brand.

  • Revenue: $300,000/ month
  • Founders: 1
  • Employees: 14
  • Location: York, England, United Kingdom

After university, I attempted different jobs but nothing seemed to suit me and I saw no career potential. After I had been made redundant from the advertising industry after only 12 months, I knew that I needed to refocus and find a path that I felt truly passionate about.

It was on a holiday to Italy that I realized that those plastic carrier bags and poor-quality briefcases, that I had seen my corporate colleagues carrying, were an opportunity to offer a better option.

The hardest part of designing any product is working out exactly what the customer wants and needs. You can design a product which you think is amazing and yet, your audience is not as receptive as you thought.

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William Forshaw, on starting Maxwell Scott Bags Ltd ($300,000/month) full story ➜

9. Start a consulting business ($240K/year)

Akhil Suresh Nair from City of Westminster, England, United Kingdom started Xena Intelligence by Parzenn Partners over 3 years ago, a consulting business.

  • Revenue: $20,000/ month
  • Founders: 3
  • Employees: 0
  • Location: City of Westminster, England, United Kingdom

I had a couple of years of experience working for a large corporation back in India. I genuinely felt that I was just a cog in the wheel and that whatever I did had little to no impact in the real world.

We were at a crossroads at that time – filled with constant self-doubt about the career path we wanted to take. We could have easily applied for corporate jobs in the US or in India, but we chose to follow our hearts by continuing to work in our consulting business.

I reached out to a few small businesses I had developed good relationships during my corporate career and started helping them out on developing marketing strategy to scale their businesses and also to instill robust operational efficiencies in their business processes. I realized that I was able to add considerable value to their businesses and that I felt a sense of satisfaction in being able to make their lives better. I soon started consulting for over 20 small businesses in India.

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Akhil Suresh Nair, on starting Xena Intelligence by Parzenn Partners ($20,000/month) full story ➜

10. Start a fulfillment by amazon business ($1.26M/year)

Danny Carlson from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada started Kenji ROI over 4 years ago, a fulfillment by amazon business.

  • Revenue: $105,000/ month
  • Founders: 1
  • Employees: 20
  • Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

I’ve always been a thrill-seeker/adrenaline junky, so online business to me was the perfect outlet for that energy.

When I was younger I struggled with paying attention in school, I thought it was pointless. I was really smart, but only when I was interested in something. I barely managed to graduate high school due to skipping class and partying too much.

The thought of going to University sounded terrible to me, and I got depressed after resigning to a future of working a job I hated. I just didn’t see a compelling future.

This led me to work as a carpenter for 6 years in the pouring Vancouver rain, and I hated it. It wasn’t until 2015 I stumbled upon The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris and my mind expanded to the possibilities of the online business world (and how it would be my escape from construction)!

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Danny Carlson, on starting Kenji ROI ($105,000/month) full story ➜

11. Start a seo business ($33.6K/year)

Nick Swan from Bude, England, United Kingdom started SanityCheck almost 4 years ago, a SEO business.

  • Revenue: $2,800/ month
  • Founders: 1
  • Employees: 1
  • Location: Bude, England, United Kingdom

I have been building websites and doing SEO since around 1998 (yes I’m 39!) which was pre-Google. The good old days of Alta Vista, Excite, keyword stuffing and transparent text on pages!

I studied Software Engineering at University and helped fund this by building websites and doing SEO in the evenings and spare time.

After a few years of employment after leaving University, I co-founded a business that built tools and extensions for Microsoft SharePoint. Part of my role in this business was looking after the marketing website and so I continued to work in the SEO space.

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Nick Swan, on starting SanityCheck ($2,800/month) full story ➜

12. Start an e-book writing business

Examples of a successful e-book writing business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a e-book writing business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an e-book writing business ➜

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13. Start an used phones selling business

Examples of a successful used phones selling business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a used phones selling business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an used phones selling business ➜

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14. Start a painting business

Examples of a successful painting business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a painting business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a painting business ➜

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15. Start a price comparison website business

Examples of a successful price comparison website business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a price comparison website business:

Learn more about starting a price comparison website business ➜

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16. Start an amazon auctions business

Examples of a successful amazon auctions business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a amazon auctions business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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17. Start an amazon vehicles business

Examples of a successful amazon vehicles business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a amazon vehicles business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an amazon vehicles business ➜

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18. Start an amazon kindle publishing business ($1.44M/year)

Examples of a successful amazon kindle publishing business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a amazon kindle publishing business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an amazon kindle publishing business ➜

And for some real world inspiration, give Dave Chesson's story on creating Kindlepreneur a read:

My name is Dave Chesson and I’m the founder of Kindlepreneur, a website devoted to help and teach authors how to self-publish, and market their books on Amazon and other online stores.

I’m also a 7x bestselling author and when I’m not working on the above, I’m also a consultant to multiple publishing companies and NYT bestselling authors.

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Dave Chesson, on starting Kindlepreneur ($120,000/month) full story ➜

19. Start an amazon handmade business

Examples of a successful amazon handmade business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a amazon handmade business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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20. Start a niche specialist business

Examples of a successful niche specialist business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a niche specialist business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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21. Start an amazon m-turks business

Examples of a successful amazon m-turks business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a amazon m-turks business:

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22. Start a product review blog ($24K/year)

Cy from Detroit, MI, USA started Super Smash Cache over 6 years ago, a product review blog.

  • Revenue: $2,000/ month
  • Founders: 1
  • Employees: 0
  • Location: Detroit, MI, USA

Confidence in my sexuality was something I had to cultivate; I didn’t want others to feel alone like I did. I was resentful of the narrative that men having orgasms was expected, while women experiencing pleasure was extraordinary. “That’s just the way things are,” one of my (male) friends told me.

No.

Women can take charge of their sexual experience in so many ways, like:

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Cy, on starting Super Smash Cache ($2,000/month) full story ➜

23. Start an amazon prime pantry business

Examples of a successful amazon prime pantry business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a amazon prime pantry business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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24. Start a website development business ($21.3K/year)

Examples of a successful website development business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a website development business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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25. Start a ticket selling business

Examples of a successful ticket selling business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a ticket selling business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a ticket selling business ➜

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26. Start a gift baskets business ($24K/year)

Examples of a successful gift baskets business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a gift baskets business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a gift baskets business ➜

And for some real world inspiration, give Valentina's story on creating Really Luxe a read:

Hello! I’m Valentina, the founder, and CEO of Really Luxe. I love chocolates (especially Godiva) and anything gold and shiny!

We have been in business since September 2020, so we are still a new brand. Most of our customers reside in the province of Ontario, with 78% of our orders being local delivery orders. The remaining percentage is ordered that we ship throughout Canada.

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Valentina, on starting Really Luxe ($2,000/month) full story ➜

27. Start an electronics business

Examples of a successful electronics business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a electronics business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an electronics business ➜

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28. Start an amazon underground business

Examples of a successful amazon underground business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a amazon underground business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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29. Start a wedding supplies business

Examples of a successful wedding supplies business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a wedding supplies business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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30. Start an amazon associates business

Examples of a successful amazon associates business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a amazon associates business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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31. Start an amazon wholesaling business

Examples of a successful amazon wholesaling business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a amazon wholesaling business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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32. Start a private labeling business

Examples of a successful private labeling business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a private labeling business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a private labeling business ➜

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33. Start a magazine publishing business on amazon kindle store

Examples of a successful magazine publishing business on amazon kindle store:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a magazine publishing business on amazon kindle store:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a magazine publishing business on amazon kindle store ➜

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34. Start an industrial supplies business

Examples of a successful industrial supplies business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a industrial supplies business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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35. Start a vinyl signs business

Examples of a successful vinyl signs business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vinyl signs business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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36. Start an amazon createspace business

Examples of a successful amazon createspace business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a amazon createspace business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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37. Start a slimming products business

Examples of a successful slimming products business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a slimming products business:

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38. Start an used clothing selling business

Examples of a successful used clothing selling business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a used clothing selling business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an used clothing selling business ➜

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39. Start an amazon software business ($60K/year)

Examples of a successful amazon software business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a amazon software business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an amazon software business ➜

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40. Start a stock photo sales business

Examples of a successful stock photo sales business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a stock photo sales business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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41. Start a web flipping business

Examples of a successful web flipping business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a web flipping business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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42. Start an amazon vine program business

Examples of a successful amazon vine program business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a amazon vine program business:

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43. Start an amazon book promotion business

Examples of a successful amazon book promotion business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a amazon book promotion business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an amazon book promotion business ➜

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44. Start a delivery business

Examples of a successful delivery business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a delivery business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a delivery business ➜

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45. Start an amazon digital business

Examples of a successful amazon digital business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a amazon digital business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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46. Start a middleman business

Examples of a successful middleman business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a middleman business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a middleman business ➜

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47. Start an antique instrument business

Examples of a successful antique instrument business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a antique instrument business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an antique instrument business ➜

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48. Start a graphic designing business

Examples of a successful graphic designing business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a graphic designing business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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49. Become a social media customer support representative

Examples of a successful social media customer support representative:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a social media customer support representative:

For further info, check out these books and products:

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50. Start a web hosting service business

Examples of a successful web hosting service business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a web hosting service business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a web hosting service business ➜

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Pat Walls,  Founder of Starter Story

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