Creation mobile applications using Excel, homemade food reservations from locals, and a food delivery service at the stadium. Unusual services and new types of business in the service sector.

With airlines imposing all sorts of bans and restrictions on the carriage of liquids, packing toiletries can be difficult. That's why Wynston offers a service to help take the worry out of packaging hygiene products from travelers. The user simply needs to send the company a photo of their favorite products, after which they will find them upon arrival at the new hotel. Entering the bathroom, he will be able to feel at home, seeing his favorite shampoos, creams, razors and so on.

The Museum of Illusions has opened in Toronto, the creators of which decided to collect as many puzzles for the brain as possible in one place. The museum is divided into rooms with illusions. Visitors, for example, are invited to walk through a whirlwind tunnel, in which lighting effects will make everyone move their legs with difficulty. You can also visit the anti-gravity room, look into kaleidoscopes and go through many more unusual zones. The museum has a smart shop that sells puzzles and various goods related to illusions.

More and more brands, seeking to establish interaction with customers, are turning to services to personalize their products. One example is the Zara brand. At the end of March, Zara Edited, a service called Zara Edited, was launched in several flagship stores in Barcelona, ​​Amsterdam and Milan, allowing customers to embroider their name on denim. With this service, customers can choose from 13 different denim pieces, ranging from shorts to jackets, and have them printed in any color or font.

Create apps with Excel

American startup Glide helps companies build smartphone apps based on Excel files without the need for coding. The data is simply entered into a spreadsheet and the program turns it into an application. Users are offered several templates under different tasks, and you can use the service in both paid and free versions.

The rooms of the Hotel Ottilia in Copenhagen are completely disinfecting themselves daily. Disinfection occurs thanks to ACT CleanCoat technology. The room is covered with a substance based on titanium dioxide, resulting in an invisible protective film. Activation and automatic cleaning occurs under the influence of sunlight. The antibacterial agent destroys mold, germs and allergens, and Danish scientists have already confirmed its safety.

One antibacterial spray allows you to deodorize the air and can work without replacement for a year. The only negative is that once a year it is necessary to free the room from furniture. The cost of covering each room is still quite high - about 2.5 thousand dollars, but the management hopes to reduce costs by reducing water consumption, wages employees and purchases of detergents. The staff only needs to vacuum and change bedding.

LetsBab is a new social shopping app that has recently launched in the UK and US and gives consumers the ability to share recommendations and shop via messengers and social media. Through the application, you can shop for a wide range of products, including beauty products, clothing, home products and more. In the event that their recommendations are used, LetsBab users can earn 5% of the sale of goods. According to founder Bonnie Tahar, LetsBab is the first platform “that allows anyone and everyone to share what they love and earn money.”

Helzberg Diamonds has developed a new generation digital store concept. With the help of augmented reality technology, the company has modernized the process of buying their own jewelry. The Virtual Ring Experience gives shoppers the opportunity to try on over a hundred pieces before purchasing. Any ring can be viewed in detail on a 24-inch 4K screen, evaluated on your own finger and from different viewing angles. Customers can also send photos of their fittings to friends using social networks and email. According to CEO Beryl Raff Company, new concept was developed from the understanding that online shopping today serves as the “front door” for retail stores.

The Dadi Fertility Kit service provides men with a fertility test without having to visit a clinic. Testing can be done by mail. A special box will be sent to the client's address - a fertility kit, in which he can leave a sperm sample. Analysis results can be obtained within 24 hours after delivery. In a return letter, the man will receive a full fertility report and a video recording detailing the condition he is in and whether there is a need for medical attention.

African startup OTRACK provides healthcare facilities with a cloud service to improve the skills of their employees. The electronic platform contains a library of courses and tutorials that provide continuous development professional skills of African doctors and improve their knowledge. Service offers individual plans lessons and includes courses in psychiatry, pharmacology, anesthesia, radiology, dentistry, and also educates users in areas such as family medicine, ethics and law.

Estée Lauder's Liv is a great example of how you can enhance your personal customer experience with modern technology. Any woman can use the services of a virtual beauty consultant. The service was launched by the company together with Google. The personal assistant is a combination of skin care experts Estée Lauder and Google's artificial intelligence algorithms. The service is directly connected to the Google Home voice speaker and helps users create their own skincare routine through a one-on-one conversation.

In the women's co-working centers The Wing in the United States appeared new service- The Little Wing, where co-working mothers can leave their children in the care of a nanny. The Little Wing is a small space dedicated specifically for children, where they are not only looked after by mentors, but also educate them. There are also services for parents: events and seminars dedicated to parenting and family planning are held in children's rooms. So far, the first wing of The Little Wing has opened in Manhattan's Soho neighborhood, but the service is likely to expand to other co-working spaces.

Onward founders Lindsey Meck and Mika Leonard once realized that not all people have support during difficult life periods, namely after a divorce. Especially to help people in this situation, a service was created that includes assistance with housing, packing and other needs that arise during divorce and relocation. The service can be booked through the website. A personal concierge will not only come to help you with household chores, but also provide emotional support. Some packages include therapist consultations, nutritional advice, gym memberships, and other additional services.

In Japan, a p2p service AirKitchen has appeared, with the help of which travelers can try national cuisine from local residents. The service allows you to view the hosts and the dishes they offer, and then book the dish and pay for it online. After that, the traveler can go to the host, help him with cooking and enjoy the prepared dish. As a result, travelers not only get acquainted with the national cuisine, but also get acquainted with the culture and life of local residents.

SeatServe provides a food and drink delivery service at the stadium. The service is simple and straightforward: the delivery man brings your order, made from your smartphone, directly to your place. There is nothing to crowd around the store, and then re-look for your place in the arena. In the context of the growing popularity of online broadcasts, for stadium owners, such a service is additional opportunity attract viewers and increase profits from the sale of food and beverages.

VR glasses for bus passengers

Bus transportation company FlixBus is introducing VR technologies into its services. So that passengers do not get bored during long trips between European cities, they are offered VR glasses. Traveling between cities, you can play virtual reality games or watch VR videos. So far, the service, called FlixVR, is being tested on six US routes, including from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, but soon the service will be rolled out to other destinations.

* Calculations use average data for Russia

Such big cities like Moscow or St. Petersburg hotel business makes a profit at any time of the year, the stability of profit depends on the tourist season and how easy it is to find information about your company's offers. Thanks to the Internet, hotel booking has become more convenient, because now you can quickly find many hotel booking sites and make a reservation on one of them. And the hotel, in turn, is profitable to receive new customers around the clock without days off in automatic mode.

It's up to the small - to create a website for booking hotels, to carry out activities to promote it, and in order to officially conduct such activities, it is necessary to register a company and conclude agreements with hotels. In fact, booking hotels via the Internet is an independent business that quickly pays off and brings a stable income.

What is the income of a hotel booking company?

Hotels pay a certain percentage to the booking company for each guest. The profit depends on the number of customers and on the specific contractual terms with the hotels.

Why is it profitable to search for clients via the Internet?

It has long been known that advertising on the Internet is cheaper than in the media or with the help of BTL promotions. If you create a specialized site, then the information posted there, if necessary, can be easily changed, while each visitor has the opportunity to call the specified phone number or at any time make an application, according to which they will quickly select the appropriate option. The booking company does not have to maintain a large staff of managers if the site has detailed information for hotels and there is a form of on-line orders.

Underwater rocks

The main problem is to attract visitors to the site, which is caused by the instability of artificial methods of promotion and dependence on search engine algorithms. According to some estimates, thanks to search engines, more than 80% of visitors come to such a site, and if after the next update of the search engine database, the position of the site falls, the number of visitors will decrease, respectively, and the volume of orders.

Basic requirements that a hotel booking site must meet

First, potential customers should easily find the site through search engines and directories. Therefore, it needs to be promoted in order to increase the ranking on the results of search engines for user queries. It is also helpful to register thematic directories, such as Yandex.Catalog or DMOZ.

Secondly, the site should have a well thought out structure and provide useful information. The most important part is the hotel directory. You should not lose sight of the fact that it is important for customers to find out prices, get acquainted with the list of services and descriptions of rooms, and see photos. You can attract the attention of visitors by publishing special offers, informational banners about discounts and profitable promotions. It is useful to place on the site tips for travelers, valuable information materials to help tourists. A map showing the location of the hotels will be a visual aid that will help you choose the hotel with the most convenient location.

Thirdly, the resource should be convenient and understandable for visitors, so that everyone can easily find the information they need, compare hotels and quickly fill out an order form.

The main stages of creating a website for booking hotels

Organization of the base of hotels. All hotels in the catalog are divided into two groups. The first includes hotels with which profitable contracts are concluded. To the second - all other hotels in the city, because. website visitors may also be interested in them, and the application manager will have a reason to offer them a hotel from the first list. Naturally, only the manager should have access to information about the availability of contracts, while visitors are given structured information about the hotel.

Creation of a website, which includes: concept development, choice of a domain name and hosting, determination of the structure, choice of a content management system, design, programming, filling with information.

Website promotion in search engines, activities for which should be carried out starting from the stage of its creation and until the site takes a stable position in the first places in search engines and does not respond to updates to search databases and changes in algorithms.

Evaluation of the costs of starting a business, its payback and expected profit

Standard costs:
registration of a company - LLC is recommended - 6,000 rubles at a time;
room rental - about 20,000 per month;
equipment - about 17,000 at a time;
staff - at first it is enough to hire one application manager and a freelance accountant - 40,000 per month;
website creation - about 50,000 at a time;
website promotion - about 25,000 per month.

Projected profit: on average up to 50 thousand rubles per month from one hotel (as a rule, these are 3 and 4 star hotels), which can be about 300 - 500 thousand per month, depending on the terms of the contracts and the success of the website promotion campaign.

Payback periods: taking into account taxes, as well as unforeseen costs, this period will be 12 - 18 months. One of the reasons for such a short period is low advertising costs.

Important note

Work on the creation and promotion of the site is better to start before the registration of the company and recruitment. The fact is that a company can be opened in a week, but practice shows that real terms are longer. It is required to draw up a business plan, prepare a Charter, select an office and carry out the registration procedure. All these worries can drag on for a period of a month to six months. Why waste this time? It is much more profitable if, when opening a company, the site has already been created and occupies certain positions in search engines. Therefore, customers can easily find it, and the company's phone will not be silent.

In addition, during the development of the site there is no need to rent an office, no need to pay salaries to staff, no need to deduct taxes and submit reports.

And the most important thing is that when the company is open, thanks to the site, work will immediately begin. The manager will not have to pay for aimlessly sitting by the phone, and the accountant for the delivery of empty reports. In addition, hotel representatives will appreciate that new firm regularly sends clients, so you can achieve the most favorable conditions for yourself under contracts

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Hello dear readers and all those who just came to my site. This article is about business ideas that have always worked and will continue to work. Below I will give many examples of business ideas, I will also give examples on myself, my friends and acquaintances. And after reading this article and all those that it will link to, you will hopefully have no questions left about which business idea to choose for yourself. But I would also advise you to visit the section about. So, let's begin.

Why did I decide to write this article?

Please read this paragraph for sure! There are several reasons:

1. Sites that you meet. If you've tried looking for small business ideas on the internet, you know all these business idea sites that have some unusual ideas or I don't even know what to call them, see for yourself:

I apologize to the administrator of this site for citing it as an example. If this hurts you, I can remove the screen and screen any other site.

So there are a lot of such ideas on the sites and do you really think that such ideas will help you? I'm not saying that these sites are bad, they are all good in their own way and bring money to their creators, but such business ideas, and especially in Russia, are practically not applicable. Some of them, of course, have a place to be, but the rest ...

2. Secondly, why are you trying to find an unusual business idea? Perhaps your creative thinking is waking up, but after all, everything that brings people money now is quite ordinary business ideas, but with some kind of unconventional implementation. Take a look around! Do you know at least a few or one person in your city who made money on fashionable furs from animals killed in road accidents? I do not know. But I have many examples of people who made money by opening their store, providing services, etc. (and I am no exception). And they all earned, earn and will earn while you search the Internet for unusual, mind-boggling ideas for a small business. May be enough?

3. Reason number three is this: almost all business ideas come from ONE schema. You are looking for a people problem or need and think about how to solve this problem. Well, there's a second pattern that's different but overlaps: you come up with an idea that others might like, and you create an offer that should generate demand. BUT this model also works from the needs. Indeed, in order to come up with this idea and start implementing it, you must initially keep the USP in your head, you must understand why your innovation is necessary, what problem it will solve, etc. And only if this problem is relevant and massive, then you can do business on it.

All of the above is my personal opinion and you may not share it. I do not urge you to agree with me, but in my head it happened because I earn money without any unusual ideas and all my surroundings also earn them.

Business ideas that have worked and will continue to work

So let's get to the point. In this article below I will give examples of business ideas that work 100%. I will not describe in the most detailed way the implementation processes, we can talk about them in the following articles, if you are interested.

What do I understand by eternal business ideas? This is what surrounds us and what there is always a need for. Yes, everything is simple!

1. People will always want to eat;
2. People will always get sick;
3. We all want to look beautiful;
4. We all need security;
5. We all need to dress and put on shoes;
6. All of us will always have cars breaking down and getting dirty;
7. Everyone has electronics in apartments and houses, and it is also not eternal;
8. We always need somewhere to live, so construction and renovations don't go far;
9. We will always want to rest (entertainment services);
10. We will always travel;
11. We will always celebrate weddings, corporate parties and other holidays;
12. Stock and currency markets will always exist;
13. Animals are our passion (for some);
14. And many many others.

These are just a few examples of those areas that will always accompany us through life, and it is in these areas of activity that we need to look. There are also others, but you yourself will add in the comments! Now let's go through each of them with examples!

Small Business Ideas in the Service Industry

Services are the cheapest type of business to start, because you do not need to have space for warehouses and outlets and you don't have to buy a product. You are simply providing services that you are well versed in. I even wrote an article on how to get started. In general, a whole section is devoted to this and it is called ""

Construction and repair services

We will always live somewhere and the construction industry will flourish. If you don't have money to open a construction company and build skyscrapers or cottages, then you can assemble a team and build to order.

Repair services are generally diverse and in great demand. You can:

1. Make repairs in apartments and other premises;
2. Installing suspended ceilings(my friend who makes money on it);
3. Floor repair(an article from one of my clients who deals with dry screeding, adjustable floors, dismantling, etc. will be published soon. And more than enough orders!)
4. Plumbing and electrical installation and locksmith work(There is also more than enough work, because not everyone can change radiators, pipelines, etc.).
5. Installation of windows, doors, cabinet furniture, etc. also an eternal business (my relatives still make cabinet furniture).
6. Construction and decoration of baths. This summer we built a bathhouse and this pleasure is not cheap, and the specialists are so busy that we have to stand in line;
7. Welding work. I will return to the bathhouse and say that only the water tank and the stove cost us 35,000 rubles. and did it to us to order 2 welders. Good money;
8. Drilling wells under water is now actively in demand;
9. There are many other services that can be provided in this area. If I missed something obvious, add it in the comments.

Automotive repair and maintenance services and transportation services

Many of us have cars and no matter how you look at them, they will always require repairs, washing and other maintenance. Well, those who do not have cars or other transport will always feel the need to move. I will also give examples of business ideas and earnings:

1. Car repair. You can open a repair shop in your garage or rent a larger space. It's pretty profitable business and here the question of competition is decided by skill. If you have good masters or you yourself are a master, then you will not end up with clients. A friend of mine is doing repairs in his garage, so the line is lining up for him!
2. Repair of individual parts of the car. For example, seat upholstery (one of my readers wrote to me that he does this business in his garage), painting and body repair (my uncle removes 2 boxes and does body repair and painting), electronics repair, installation of alarms, gas equipment, sound and etc. All of these are in great demand.
3. Car washes, too, were, are and will be. Far from everyone wash their cars on their own (although we have washing equipment in the garage, we still go to the car wash).
4. Cargo transportation. Whatever one may say, when moving you will need a truck, in case of an accident or breakdown (God forbid) you will need a tow truck, etc. Here's real money for you. I once said that in the winter of 2014 I helped my friend organize the work of the office in his seasonal business. So I talked with his temporary drivers on gazelles about whether it is profitable to do this or not. They unanimously say that it is profitable and often they cannot even process all orders.
5. Passenger Transportation. We have always traveled and will continue to travel by taxi, busier people (like my friend I mentioned above) use the services of a personal driver, on a long trip with friends we always order a gazelle or a mini-bus, in general, these services will not go anywhere with market! If you have such transport, then earn as much as you like, the main thing is to think over everything.
6. I look forward to more additions in the comments!

beauty and health

This topic is timeless! People will always take care of their health, and girls will also take care of their beauty.

1. Cosmetic services. My girlfriend (even a few friends and acquaintances) does manicures, pedicures, all sorts of depilations, etc. So she does it at home, and earlier she rented an office. Things were going well, and they are going well.
2. Hairdressing services. It's not worth talking about it, it will always be in demand. If you have a good master or you are one, then you will always have clients. For example, I am ready to go even to the other end of the city to my hairdresser if she moves (God forbid).
3. Wellness services. I even wrote an article on this topic. You can provide consulting services, massage services, etc.
4. Sports services. You can be a personal trainer, discover gym etc.

Holidays

I am now choosing specialists to organize and conduct my wedding, and I understand that we have a big deficit in this. For half a year we occupy ourselves with a host, a restaurant, a group of performers, a show program and much more.

1. Organization of celebrations. Providing a range of services. This is a great business. I used to work in this field and my best friend still works (I also wrote an article about it,).
2. Weddings and corporate events. As I said above, my friend still voices the events and works with the hosts. A good presenter has a queue scheduled for a year in advance and we were in a hurry to have time to take the required date from him. I am quite familiar with one of these and will give approximate figures: one presenter (master of ceremonies) earns more than 300,000 rubles per month. pure money, working only 2-3 days a week. This is in Omsk, and in Moscow this figure is many times higher.
3. Photographers, videographers for the event are simply needed. You also need to know how to find a good photographer, because everyone knows how to press buttons, but not everyone can take high-quality pictures and process them.
4. I look forward to other ideas from you in the comments. In this area, you can add a lot of things, as in all others;)

Tourism

The tourism business will also always exist. You can organize various tours and not only abroad! Especially now, during the fall of the ruble, many people began to think about holidays in Russia and even began to actively open travel agencies that deal only with tours in Russia. Here, too, the field is not plowed:

1. Tour organization (tourist agency), but not banal, but some thematic and unusual tours. There are those who organize beer tours, tea tours, ski tours, wedding tours, New Year tours, etc. Come up with a quality tour according to your interests and offer it to people.
2. Organization of excursions. If your city is a tourist city, then you can organize excursions to interesting places.
3. Rent a car and housing. Someone does not want to stay in hotels because it is expensive, but renting a room or apartment would be more profitable.

Entertainment

The entertainment industry earns even in times of crisis, and moreover, even new companies are opening. Paintball, laser tag, airsoft, bowling, billiards, saunas, water parks, cafes, children's attractions, cinemas and much more. You can think of some other entertainment services.

Education

We are all always learning something and this need is eternal. There can be a lot of business ideas here, for example:

1. Tutoring. If you know a subject well, you can be a tutor for schoolchildren and students.
2. speech therapy, psychological cabinets etc. Not all children are perfect with speech and behavior, and sometimes you need to resort to the services of speech therapists. I won’t go far, only two of my friends’ children started talking late and resorted to the services of a speech therapist.
3. Teaching technical knowledge and skills. If you are a good designer or layout designer, or a programmer, for example, then you can teach this to others and get paid. You can teach online or open courses in office centers.
4. Learning foreign languages. It has become quite a popular trend. At first, activity was high on English language, and now Chinese is gaining momentum.
5. And many, many more. Also add in the comments.

You can implement these ideas via the Internet and offline, as you prefer, but I would advise using the Internet. YouTube, your website and social networks to help you!

Well, various services

There are still a lot of services that we meet in life and are in demand.

1. Atelier, tailoring and repair of clothes at home;
2. Legal services;
3. Accounting services;
4. PC repair and household appliances(eternal topic!). I have several friends doing this and making good money!;
5. Website development (my theme);
6. And much more.

What is the main thing in service business ideas?

The main thing is to be a specialist in the field in which you provide services. If you are a good master or specialist, then your services will always be in demand and you will never be left without clients. Do it well and you will be drawn to!

Business ideas for the sale of goods

With goods, it is a little easier to find buyers, because if your product is in demand, then it will be bought anyway. If the service may not be ordered, because they themselves know how to do something, then many goods cannot be produced on their own. But there are also disadvantages in that the entrance to this business is more expensive, because you need to have space for storing and selling goods and money for their purchase. In general, now let's go over the eternal ideas, but I recommend everyone to visit the section "". So, let's begin!

Food and catering

All of us will always want to eat and food will never leave the market. There are even more ideas here, because the goods great amount. You can open:

1. Mini-shops in every area where there are none. New areas that are being built up will suit you.
2. Fast food is an eternal topic. Everyone loves fast and cheap food. I have never seen fast food outlets idle if they are in passable places. In underdeveloped cities, in general, many fast food chains are absent. Even here in Omsk, McDonalds only opened a few months ago. We still don’t even have such fast foods as Gyro (Greek fast food).
3. Canteens or Euro-canteens. in the form of an interview with the owner of a network of euro-canteens in St. Petersburg. Pretty good direction, which will continue to develop.
4. Cafes and restaurants. An even more peculiar business, but now there are mini-cafes or coffee shops that are not so expensive to open, but there are a lot of people in them. The main thing is to find your topic and client.
5. Homemade products. I already once said that my friend bakes all sorts of pies and muffins and they are bought up quite well from her. You can bake cakes, fish and meat products, pickles and all this will sell well. Again, you need to find your chip and client. Our neighbor in the garage smokes fish, meat, poultry, and everything is actively bought from him, and especially for the holidays.
6. Etc…

Clothes, shoes, accessories…

I won’t go far, I have an online bag store, I wanted to do clothes, but this is “not mine”, I don’t like it. But we will always wear clothes, shoes, underwear. You can open clothing stores, underwear, shoes, accessories, online stores of all this, etc. If you interest the client with the price or assortment, or the quality of the goods, or the convenience of making purchases, then you will always have sales. Suppliers can be easily found in China, in Russia and in any other country. I even have an article about . In general, visit the section "" and there you will find many articles on China.

Products for animals and the animals themselves

Just look at people who have a dog or a cat. Many of them are ready to eat for themselves without buying, as long as their dog eats food with vitamins and walks in a beautiful overalls. You can also breed dogs and cats of expensive breeds. One of my friends breeds Bengal kittens, the second one breeds Labradors and Golden Retrievers. So they have one puppy and a kitten costing 25,000 rubles each. and more.

And other goods

As I said, there are many products and I will not list them. What is the first thing that comes to mind from the goods that will always be in demand except for the above: furniture, dishes, interior items, bed linen, household supplies, household chemicals, consumer electronics, plumbing, children's toys, hygiene products, etc. Look for those goods that people really need, do not invent all sorts of skins of animals that died in an accident or a biodegradable drone (I'm talking about the screenshot at the beginning of the article)!

Sale of various goods from China

A favorite topic on my site among readers, and many do it very well, incomes are coming. I have a whole section devoted to this topic, so I will not dwell on it in detail in this article. The section is called "". It describes how to order, how to sell, what to sell, etc.

Combination of services and goods

I won't list too much here, but I'll explain. You can provide services and sell related products. For example:

1. You bake cakes and pastries to order. In parallel, you can sell the ingredients and accessories for this. For example, all kinds of baking dishes, mastic, decorations, and any other little thing that you use.
2. You provide plumbing and plumbing services. You can sell accessories in parallel. For example, if you are hired to change batteries (radiators), then you can offer to buy them from you, as well as plastic pipes, end caps, etc. And there you look and you will need a faucet in the bathroom in parallel or something else ...
3. If you're an electronics or PC repairer, you can sell parts, parts, or other electronics you own.
4. If you repair a car, then you can sell consumables in parallel.
5. Etc.

There are also many ideas here, and this section is closest to me in spirit, because I myself earn exclusively on the Internet, well, or basically. So ideas.

Online store

The online store is now a promising area that will continue to develop for a long time. Firstly, it is convenient for the client, and secondly, prices can be kept lower, because there is no rent. retail space. I have a whole section on the site about online stores,!

Your site

You can make your information site, publish interesting materials, attract traffic and earn on advertising. This is one of my main focuses. On the Internet, the most valuable thing is information. It is for her that people come to search engines. And if you have useful information for people, then you will be read, which means there will be traffic. You can make yourself several sites, but then you will need a team to administer them. From the site you can earn a lot, but you can not earn at all, in every business there is a risk. But, if you understand optimization, you have a topic that you can share with others, then you can try.

How to make and where to get a site:

• The site can be made by yourself. This is not difficult, because there are a lot of free engines (cms) now, such as WordPress. They are simply installed on the hosting and are essentially ready to go. But for greater efficiency, you still need to be able to configure some functions, which is also not difficult.
• You can order from someone. At first, I do not advise you, because you will need knowledge in the engine on which you have a website if you are going to continue to do this.
• You can buy a ready-made site that has already been promoted, optimized and generates income (or not yet, but there are already at least some readers). You can do this on a special exchange, and I wrote an article about this:.

You can make money on the site in many ways: contextual advertising, banner advertising, partnership programs, direct advertisers, placement of paid articles and other materials, etc. You can read all this at the link above (in the special section).

Providing services on the Internet or freelancing

This is also a great business opportunity. You can provide completely different services or just be a freelancer and complete tasks on the freelance exchange.

Services may vary:

1. Website development;
2. Tincture of advertising on the Internet (context, targeting);
3. Design of websites or printed materials;
4. Creation of applications for smartphones;
5. Programming;
6. Consulting services (legal, accounting, marketing, technical, etc.);
7. Promotion of sites, groups, etc.;
8. Article writing (copywriting);
9. And many, many more.

In freelancing, everything is essentially the same, but you do not work as a "studio", but as a private person. You can also do design, advertising, layout, programming, etc. You can even carry out small assignments for which you do not need to have any knowledge. Orders can be received at THIS website.

Innovative business ideas

You will ask me at the end of this article, where did the innovations go? Someone will say that all the ideas above are banal and you want to come up with something of your own, which is not yet on the market, etc. And in a way you are right. Without innovation, the world cannot develop and there must be innovative business ideas, but we started this conversation with the fact that many of you are looking for a business idea on the Internet! Do you really think that someone will put the idea of ​​an innovative business on the net? Then it will no longer be an innovation.

Innovative ideas should also come from people's need for something, and only then the innovator (you) thinks how to solve this problem. And not vice versa: first he finds a business idea on the Internet, and then he “pulls it by the ears” and thinks about what problem it will solve. Do you agree?

Therefore, do not look for innovative and unusual business ideas on the Internet, the maximum that you will get is a waste of time. Follow the news, follow the Western projects that have taken off, follow the changes in legislation and think about how you can solve some people's problem or fulfill a need. And you will apply everything unusual, non-standard and innovative from your head in the implementation process. After all, you can take an already operating business, implement it differently and get a completely different product (in fact, it is also new and not standard)!

I don't know what else to say about innovation! This is innovation, where can there be ideas if they have their own in everyone's head. Improve existing projects on the market, and then try to think of 100% innovation.

Conclusion

In conclusion, I would like to sum up. The article turned out to be long, but useful (in my opinion). I do not urge you to listen to my opinion, first to abandon unusual ideas, but to try what is already on the market (only improving), but I simply shared my personal opinion, which I have been holding for a long time and so far it has not let me down. Of course, I could have missed a lot of business ideas in the article, but I really hope that you will add in the comments, and I will add to the article. Thanks to those who mastered the article completely;) I hope that it was useful to you. Waiting for comments.

Sincerely, Schmidt Nikolai

When looking for working business ideas, aspiring entrepreneurs often turn to someone else's experience. One of the most popular ways to find a business idea is to look at what's going on overseas.

But it is worth considering that the markets different countries are still very different from each other. It is one thing for advanced economies like the United States and Singapore to be head and shoulders above other countries in terms of development, and quite another for Iran and Bangladesh to develop at a rapid pace but only follow global trends, not set them.

Already today on the Russian market you can find a lot of ideas peeped abroad. They differ only in the degree of borrowing. You can simply copy someone else's idea and expect it to "shoot" due to the lack of competitors. “Success abroad does not always mean success in Russia. Coupons and some sharing services were not so lucky,” says the founder of the management service courier delivery Bringo Mark Kapcitz.

This once again indicates that even the most fashionable and creative foreign idea may not be in demand in Russia. And the thing is that it is simply uninteresting to the local population. In addition, you need to understand that a Western startup and a Russian startup are two different things, and take into account the specifics of your country: a different level of bureaucracy, state support, legislation, and even the mentality of the population.

Blindly copying a foreign idea is not worth it. But it still makes sense to be inspired by examples from other countries, and then adapt them to the Russian market. We offer you to get acquainted with business ideas from abroad, which promise to become especially popular in 2016.

Booking Platforms

We are all somehow familiar with the Airbnb service, which allows you to rent an apartment in another city or country while sitting at your computer at home. However, when it first appeared in 2008, the service itself was new. Now this market is actively developing, and Airbnb analogues appear in other industries.

Services like Airbnb, aimed at vacationers and travelers, are already successfully mastering the market, but services aimed at business owners and allowing you to rent space for a short time to work are just beginning to appear.

At the same time, the workspace refers not only to the usual offices and conference rooms, but also, for example, places for yoga classes.

At the same time, there are many other areas where online booking platforms could be created. Currently, the most attractive and vacant niche in terms of profit is platforms for booking venues for events (birthdays, corporate parties, weddings). Such a service can bring good income if you manage to attract a sufficiently large number of site owners and potential customers to cooperation.

This is proved by the example of the Russian service for booking venues for holding parties BASH!Today, which in just 7 months of operation conducted transactions for more than 11 million rubles.

It is worth mentioning right away that the service was not copied from abroad.

Mikael Saakyants

Founder of BASH!Today

The business idea was born after the decision to hold a party one Sunday evening. The desire to gather guests and have a good time ran into one obstacle: the lack of a suitable venue. In the end, I still managed to find it, but in the process of searching, I realized that I was far from the only one who was faced with the problem of lack of suitable place for events.

I did not search for similar services in Russia or abroad until last autumn. But in our country until recently there were no such services.

I can say that there is no strong player in this area in the world yet, such as Airbnb. The niche is not yet occupied, especially in Russia.

Today, the BASH!Today service works only in Moscow so far, and it is planned to expand it to the whole country soon.

However, you still have time to open something similar in your city. Or master a slightly narrower niche, for example, the selection of venues for weddings. Projects with a broad focus only partially cover the topic of wedding events, but a service aimed strictly at places where you can have a wedding can become very popular.

"Smart" technology

For decades, people have dreamed of a future where refrigerators would self-order groceries that were about to run out. But for the time being, most of us, in the old fashioned way, take a leaflet with a list of products with us to the store. At the same time, today most of the devices can be monitored in one way or another using a smartphone.

But for now, we're just skimming the surface: most of us don't get beyond using Fit Bit. That is why the creation of "smart products" is a great business opportunity.

To make a device “smart”, it is often enough just to add a sensor to it and the ability to transfer data via Bluetooth. And the example of various fitness accessories that allow you to monitor your heartbeat, breathing, the number of steps taken per day proves that making almost every accessory "smart" is beneficial.

So many today track their activity and performance using watches, headphones, clothes and shoes.

A Quick Look at the Crowdfunding Platform Kickstarter, which can be used to determine which startups are generating the most interest, shows that many new "smart" devices are about to take over the market. Among them, for example, a luggage bag Neit trackable via GPS and device WiFithing, remotely monitoring the heating and lighting in your apartment.

In the near future, the number of devices that will allow customers to improve the kitchen without spending big money. Among these inventions Smarter Mat- a rubberized mat that can be placed in the refrigerator or cupboard, and with its help to find out which products placed on it are about to run out. With your permission, this device can even order these products from the online store.

Another similar device The Fridge Cam- can be built into any refrigerator. It takes a picture of what's in the fridge with the date and sends it to a special app on your smartphone. And finally, Smarter Detect- a device that responds to signals from your oven, microwave or dishwasher and sends a notification to your smartphone.

Natural and organic cosmetics

Consumers increasingly prefer natural and organic cosmetics. According to the British marketing agency Mintel natural beauty products are used by 42% of buyers. The British believe that organic products are better for the environment.

And besides, today, more than ever, it is important for buyers what exactly is included in their cosmetics. To be convinced of this, it is enough to visit the exhibition, which presents natural, organic, ethical (not tested on animals) beauty products from around the world. In February 2016, 33 thousand visitors came to it.

Obviously, natural and organic products are a key trend in the development of the beauty industry in the coming years. At the same time, the number of products that look like they were just made right in the kitchen, but at the same time reflect the latest cosmetic trends, is growing.

The easiest way is to start your home production of natural cosmetics

Many people do this, for example, by making soap with their own hands and selling it at various markets and specialized stores. But the competition among soap makers is great, and you can not get so much for one product.

Another interesting and much less expensive way to build an organic business is to create a subscription service for organic cosmetics. A visitor comes to your site, subscribes for a certain period of time for a certain fee, and you send him a set of ingredients from which he can make cosmetics on his own.

You can work according to this scheme not only with components for home masks, but with already finished products foreign and Russian brands, which you can not buy in every store. For example, it does Russian service Live Organic Box, whose subscribers receive six boxes of organic creams, oils, " household chemicals”, products and even clothing.

The service began work shortly before the onset of 2016, although the very idea of ​​​​its creator Tatyana Mikhailenko appeared much earlier. Tatyana herself says that the idea was born from a long-standing passion for "organic", and was not spied on by foreign colleagues. This is probably true, but in the west, similar subscription services for organic cosmetics, such as Vegan Cuts Beauty Box, have been operating for more than a year. One way or another, in Russia this niche, one might say, is empty.

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Fancy Bars

Ordinary bars and restaurants no longer satisfy millennials. Audience aged 25 to 34 looking for more original ways spend free time. Today, young people, who are most often spent on entertainment, are constantly trying to acquire some new experience.

You can play on such a penchant for novelty by opening an unusual institution. For example, a bar where everything from the bar to the glasses is made of ice. Such institutions first appeared in Finland in the late 80s, and then spread throughout the world. In Russia, however, ice bars did not take root: several of them opened in Moscow, but were closed.

But the cafe, where they eat in complete darkness, fell to the taste of the Russians. The first such institution called DansleNoir? opened in Paris in 2004. And in 2006, a similar restaurant opened in Moscow. Over time, the same establishments began to open in other Russian cities.

If such extremely unusual establishments do not seem like a good idea to you, you can do it easier and open a cafe with team sports games like ping pong or darts. Or use modern technologies how the chain of coffee houses did it ITbar, where instead of the usual tables are interactive. With the help of such tables, you can familiarize yourself with the menu, and check your social network account and even watch a movie. In total, four such coffee houses have opened in Russia.

If you are thinking about opening your own unusual bar, keep in mind that Russian catering is going through a rather difficult situation today.

Due to the crisis, many establishments had to close. On the one hand, this is a big minus, because it is quite difficult to develop in a falling market. On the other hand, the fewer players on the market, the fewer competitors you have. If you offer customers an interesting way to spend their leisure time and affordable prices, then you have every chance to successfully implement the idea of ​​your unusual cafe.

Some of the identified trends will be relevant around the world, others may remain misunderstood. On the Russian market, you can find a lot of examples when successful business stories abroad failed or, on the contrary, “fired”.

One way or another, before embarking on the implementation of a foreign business idea, it is necessary to check its potential in your region. Find out if it will be in demand, if it will face legal restrictions, and then decide how exactly to adapt it to Russian reality and whether it is worth doing it at all.