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Informationen zum Autor Paul Mladjenovic is a certified financial planner, micro-entrepreneur, and home business educator with more than 25 years' experience writing and teaching about financial and business start-up topics. He owns RavingCapitalist.com and is also the author of Stock Investing For Dummies . Klappentext Tired of the 9-to-5 grind and want a way to earn or to supplement your income? Easy.The media has named the growing trend toward micro-entrepreneurship "the Rise of the Creative Class," "the Gig Life," or "the freelance economy." All of those refer to the nearly 4 million workers who were self-employed this past year, and millions of others who currently supplement their income with freelance work. While the trend has been spotted before, there's one stark difference between micro-entrepreneurs today and the "Free Agent Nation" citizens of the late '90s: technology. Micro-Entrepreneurship For Dummies shows you how to navigate this confusing technological landscape in order to make a contributable profit.Micro-Entrepreneurship For Dummies aids you in making the best use of micro-entrepreneurial platforms, with helpful advice that includes information on signing up for and selling products on websites such as Airbnb, Craigslist, Taskrabbit, Uber, and Etsy.* Micro-enterprise, using online platforms to sell products or services,??is a proven way to earn extra money and supplement household income* In today's struggling economy, the importance of self-run businesses and small enterprise is growing as more people take lower-paying jobs and need a little extra spending money* Shows you how to sign up for and sell products onlineMicro-Entrepreneurship For Dummies appeals to anyone looking to earn or supplement their income from home. Zusammenfassung Tired of the 9-to-5 grind and want a way to earn or to supplement your income? Easy. The media has named the growing trend toward micro-entrepreneurship "the Rise of the Creative Class," "the Gig Life," or "the freelance economy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 What You're Not to Read 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 How This Book is Organized 3 Part I: Getting Started with Micro-Entrepreneurship 3 Part II: Finding Great Micro-Entrepreneurship Ideas 4 Part III: Marketing and Selling Your Micro-Business 4 Part IV: Considering Taxes and Legal Issues 4 Part V: The Part of Tens 5 Icons Used in This Book 5 Where to Go from Here 5 Part I: Getting Started with Micro-Entrepreneurship 7 Chapter 1: Micro-Entrepreneurship 101: Just the Basics, Please 9 Understanding What Being a Micro-Entrepreneur Means 10 Following your path to be a micro-entrepreneur 10 Figuring out whether you have what it takes to be a micro-entrepreneur 11 Recognizing potential opportunities 11 Deciding What Type of Business Works for You 12 Making Your Micro-Business Noticeable 13 Advertising your services or products 14 Identifying your market 14 Communicating with your clients 14 Marketing your business 14 Being Aware of Taxes and Other Issues 15 Getting others to help you in your business 15 Growing your business 16 Tackling taxes (but fortunately no death) 16 Chapter 2: Knowing Your Path as a Micro-Entrepreneur 17 Recognizing Whether You Need a Formal Business Plan 17 Eyeing What Your Business Plan Addresses 18 Naming the Type of Business Plan You Have 20 Looking Closer at a Business Plan and What It Constitutes 21 Updating Your Business Plan 24 Creating Your Business Plan: Helpful Resources to Review 25 Making Other Stops on Your Path 26 Making Your Business Path Easier: Tools for the Road 27 Going online f...
