1001 Ways to Make Money If You Dare (100 page)

618 BECOME A CAREER CONSULTANT.
The best part about consulting is that it can be done over the phone or over e-mail. Therefore you can carry on a consulting gig while working your real job. If you're skilled at resume building, cover-letter writing, and searching the job sites, help others decide what they
really
want to do with their lives and get them on the right track.

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619 BE A “GREEN” CONSULTANT.
Capitalize on the latest trend (“going green”) as well as the second-latest one (“consulting”). Whether you offer your services to offices looking to be a little more eco-friendly, or households run by earth-loving moms, you can charge a nice dime showing others how to reduce their carbon footprint. Just don't get found out for driving to and from appointments in a gas-guzzling SUV, doing all your work in hardcopy on nonrecycled paper, and drinking your ten morning coffees out of individual Styrofoam cups.

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620 WORK AS AN IMAGE CONSULTANT.
Sometimes people wake up and decide they want to be someone else. Granted, most of these people are teenagers, but we digress. Cash in on those looking to make a significant life change by evaluating the image they are putting out there and offering suggestions on how to tweak it.

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621 RUN A CONCIERGE SERVICE.
You don't have to work in a hotel to tell people what's hip in your city. Establish yourself as the go-to-guy (or -girl) when it comes to what to do. Charge either a per-use fee, or establish some sort of subscription that allows people to call you up whenever they want to eat at a great restaurant, or party at a happening bar. You better actually know what's going on — or else your service will be short-lived.

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622 OPEN A BAR.
Every group of friends in their twenties has talked about opening a bar together at one point or another. Don't let those twentysomething dreams go to waste. If you really think you have what it takes to open your own watering hole, go for it.

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623 START YOUR OWN RESTAURANT.
There's a lot that goes in to opening a restaurant. The first of which is money. See if you can organize a group of investors to go in on your concept and provide some capital to launch. Make sure you have a prime location and great fare. Maybe look into hiring someone who took up menu planning from entry 947.

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