Creating a business as a CV writer. (Continued from yesterday.)

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Most people spend far too little time preparing their own CVs or just don’t know what should be included and how to put over the necessary information. Selling yourself – which is what compiling a CV is - is never easy. A professional CV writer can make sure nothing is left out – or that too much unnecessary information is included.

This is where this business opportunity comes in. Set up your own CV writing business, compiling and supplying professional quality CVs to job hunters. You can operate this business as a part-time sideline or a full time business. You can run it from home in your spare time and you don’t need very much start-up cash. Choose a professional- sounding business name to trade under rather than using your own name.

As a CV is basically a clear, concise statement of an individual’s personal details, educational history and work experience to date. If you’re well organised, methodical, and have decent writing skills CV writing could be the perfect business opportunity for you... especially as there’s more demand for this service ever.

You don’t need to be a writer to write CVs. Most CVs can be compiled from cut and paste templates. But you must always present a professional image. Customers want to know that you can create a better CV for them than they can do themselves. 

Although you can offer your CV writing service to anyone, it’s a good idea to think about how you could target it more carefully to certain types of customers that could be more profitable.

Targeting a specific industry. This could be ideal if you have some knowledge of, or connections with, a particular industry, e.g. IT, Accountancy, Motor industry, Retail, Marketing, Construction, Finance, etc. Exploit your existing know-how of that business and specialise.

By working within one industry (or a few of industries) you can become known as an expert in compiling CVs for that industry. It will make marketing easier, and help you build a reputation.

Targeting higher-level employees. E.g. Management, Executive, Director, Professional. It’s possible you could charge much higher fees by doing this, possibly hundreds of pounds for a detailed director-level CV.

 

 

Six Secrets to Creating a Successful Business

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1. Choose something that really fires your interest. Whatever you choose should not just be a way of making money. You need to really love what you’re doing. This passion will carry you through the lows that any business will suffer at some time or other.

2. Find a new twist on an already successful idea. Look for some product, service or system that you enjoy and see if you can adapt or improve on it to create your own product.

3. Whatever you create must be something a lot of people will want to buy.   Even if you product is good you won’t be successful if it only appeals to a small, niche market.

4. Your start-up and running costs must be low. A small new business that has high running costs is pretty well a disaster waiting to happen. Small business, small start-up investment, small running costs. Economise as much as possible without cutting quality.

5. Keep your accounting and economics simple. Nothing difficult. Just a simple formula.

Profit = selling price minus buying price minus costs.

6. Really work on marketing. You need to be smart and professional. Customers won’t search for you if they don’t know you’re there and that your product is the best on the market. Study how other successful entrepreneurs do it. What brought to your attention the suppliers of things you have purchased in the past? How easy was it to find them?

Now think about it. What is your passion? What is missing that you think would make it more enjoyable?

 

Redundant? Unemployed? Could be the best thing that ever happened to you! Part one.

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Redundant?  Unemployed? Could be the best thing that ever happened to you.

If you’re in that position at the moment it probably doesn’t feel like it. But think about it. When you had a job, even if you didn’t particularly like it, you felt a degree of security. You just had to trundle on and at the end of the week or the month you would be paid.

You didn’t have to think about how to fill in the time, there were set patterns for what you had to do. Even in a position where you needed to use      you were still operating under the umbrella of the organisation. Now, suddenly, you have time to do ------ what?

The answer is that you now have the time and opportunity to take risks and start taking complete responsibility for your life.

If you hadn’t been forced into this position would you have dared take the risk of giving up everything that felt safe and secure and start your own business?

It isn’t all that difficult once you get started although it does require hard work and commitment particularly in the early stages. The up-side is that the income is all yours. No-one can sack you. You can stay as a comfortable small business or develop and expand.

You decide on your priorities. You enjoy the fruits of your labour. You are your own boss.

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Read more tomorrow.

In the meantime why not consider some suggestions for business start-ups in ‘Easy Ways to Make Money from Car Boot Sales and Markets’ and ‘Twelve Easy Ways to Make Money With Your Camera’ both by Lesley Cooper.   These short Ebooks are really inexpensive and are available to download from Amazon. They are part of the ‘Show Me Financial Freedom – The Key to Success’ series of short Ebooks which are designed to help readers find their own niches with suggestions for their development. More books are in preparation at the moment.