Talent and passion can help you select the best business ideas that suit your lifestyle goals. Starting a Business from home has grown in popularity over the past years. Currently, in Kenya, millions of self-employed individuals have grown tenfold. Especially with the increased internet penetration in many urban and suburban areas.
The Internet has opened many Kenyans' eyes since each and every small business has seen the need to be present online. Therefore making online marketing and lead conversion great.
Here are the Top 10 self-employment Ideas to Explore in 2023
1. Personal trainer
Are you are gym enthusiast? if yes, as a personal trainer, you could make house calls, visit a gym or let clients come to you (if you have the necessary equipment) You need to be very knowledgeable about everything from proper exercises for different body types to how to motivate people who would wish to get healthy.
In this hustle, you should feel comfortable getting too close to your clients in order to learn what works best for each one of them if you manage to put a number under a subscription plan.
2. Daycare manager.
If you love kids around you then I bet this won't disappoint you! provided you have enough space and time in your house you can venture into this by supervising a few kids during the day when their parents are busy with their daily activities at a small fee.
To hack this, attributes like cleanliness will sell you big time and you will always earn referrals even without serious marketing.
3. Hair stylist or makeup artist
Are you the person that your friends come to for help with hair and makeup? if so you should consider sharpening your skills and then turn this gift into a fortune that will earn you that extra coin away from your day-to-day job in the long run after you have established a client base don't hesitate to go for it fulltime
4. Event planner
Everybody plans events, but not everyone lives and breathes them. Do you love coordinating foods and drinks, invitations, scheduling concerts, music, gifts, goody bags, and every other aspect of the parties or events you've set up
You can start this venture by scheduling a few friends' events like birthdays, baby showers, and get together as your ideas get out there you will definitely earn referrals.
5. Social Media Manager
Today, every business needs a social media presence to sell or create brand awareness. in return, not all can hire in-house social media managers to respond to queries and upload posts daily, whereas there is a need to outsource. to get into this venture you may need to take a few online marketing courses and you will be good to go.
6. Blogger and affiliate marketer/content creator
While having a good time creating content and blogging, affiliate marketing should be your number one priority since your audience might be interested in whichever brand you might be affiliated with.
Putting up banners on your platform will definitely earn you some little coins to keep you motivated to create more content.
7. Freelance writer
If you are a great writer, then you could make a great freelance writer. And best of all writers work from all over the world.
you might be asked to write anything from blog post series to an industry white paper, website copy, or email newsletters. The more you are familiar with a topic the better off you are
8. Data entry
It might not be the most lucrative or stimulating job around, but data entry can certainly give you some cash you need to work from home or abroad plus, data entry jobs rarely require a lot of time or attention, unlike many on this list of home business ideas.
Since all you need is a computer, this is certainly a home business idea with low startup costs- if you already own a laptop and have a reliable wifi connection
9. Transcription
Are you good at multitasking? can you type extremely fast while listening to someone speak? if the answer is yes, you might consider transcription services. Like data entry, this might not be the most exciting of our home business ideas but certainly low-cost, flexible and you can get started very easily.
10. Translator
If you know multiple languages, then this is the home-based business for you. As a translator, you can help businesses and clients in a number of different ways. you can translate articles, press releases, e-books, or other written work. You might also translate videos, podcasts, or tributes to international closed captions for a variety of visual products.
