How to Start a Service Business?

This is one of those times I really should be using a speech to text software as this could be a really long post.

But I'll toss you a quick overview of how I'd proceed personally.

And I'll use your current model you have in your sig file.

Some things will vary depending on where you live as well.

So you want to get into the ebook cover business?

1. Make yourself a quick business plan.

You'll want to set some goals in this and a clear idea of what services you are going to provide - but I'd be sure to specialize in one thing.

You can do all kinds of graphics obviously if you know how to make these covers, but specialize in making the covers.

In this plan, you are going to decide how you are going to market your services. You need to determine if you actually have a budget and what that budget is.

If you have no funds to start this, then you are going to need to do something to get those funds.

For this particular business, this can be stupid easy.

Ebook covers are needed by people here on this forum for example.

You offering to do some "free" ones is fine - if you request a review in exchange.

Collect your samples you create and reviews, and you could go post this service on fiverr in a heartbeat.

Now you can get 3 dollars and change profit for each one you do - which can be saved up for now growing your plan.

Either use the funds to pay for a highly targeted advert (like here on the forum) where you can decide if you want to start charging more, and/or get your own website set up where you can show your portfolio on how you specialize in this but also list some additional services.

Get yourself set up with a way to get paid.

Take some time to also look at other service providers on the web who are doing the same thing and go poke around on their sites to see how you can stand out from them.

Anyway that is a quick run.

You will get the most out of studying others who may have a close to what you want to do thing going on.