Mega List of Business Ideas

Mega List of Course & Program Ideas

These ideas are here to spur on your imagination. Choose a specific niche to serve generously and you will find success.

There are loads of specific ideas below, but you can niche down even further with most any of the ideas by focusing on one of the following variations:

  • Experience – Newbie, Amateur, Novice, Professional
  • Gender – Focus on only men, women, or other
  • Age – Focus on young, middle-aged, old
  • Role – Focus on parents, businesspeople, employees, bosses, singles, married couples
  • Belief System – Focus on a specific faith community

Entertainment Related Courses and Programs

Elementary School Teacher In Computer Class

How to Master Mah-Jongg

Teach students how to improve their writing and become full-time freelance writers or bloggers. You can go one step further and teach them how to be successful on a freelance platform.

Elementary School Teacher In Computer Class

How to Master Mah-Jongg

Teach students how to improve their writing and become full-time freelance writers or bloggers. You can go one step further and teach them how to be successful on a freelance platform.

Business Related Courses & Programs

Elementary School Teacher In Computer Class

How to Do Freelance Content Writing

Teach students how to improve their writing and become full-time freelance writers or bloggers. You can go one step further and teach them how to be successful on a freelance platform.

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How to Do Freelance Proofreading & Editing

If you're good with grammar and spelling, use this skill to help others who want to become freelance editors or proofreaders.

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How to Become a Stock Photographer

Put your camera skills to use and train up and coming photographers how to take stock picture content and sell it.

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How to Make Money as a Travel Reviewer

Reviewing travel destinations makes for incredibly popular online content. You can train these travel lovers how to turn their love of travel into a side hustle or full-time career.

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How to Make & Sell Your Own Handicrafts

If you're good with your hands, creating lovely knick-knacks others ooh and ah over, you can teach others how to create and sell their own handicrafts.

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Writing & Selling eBooks for Newbies

It's easier than ever to write the next novel, cookbook, comic, self-help or other non-fiction book. Many people have no idea how to get started or how to market and distribute a book.

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How to Start a Lawn Care Business

A lawn care professional can make upwards of $55/hour. Teach interested students about how to launch their own lawn care businesses.

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Become a Frequent Flyer Miles Master

If you have travel experience, you can help other interested travelers plan their itineraries. Frequent flyer specialists can charge clients up to $150 for planning just one itinerary.

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Beginners Guide to Bookkeeping

Good bookkeepers are highly sought after employees. Teach people how to take care of bank reconciliations, payroll needs and financial reports.

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How to Create a City Guidebook

People are always looking for up-to-date information on what to do in their own cities or cities they visit. You can train interested clients on how to write guides for a city they know well and love.

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How to Become a Fashion Consultant

You may have impeccable taste and know all the latest trends, but not everyone does. You can help clients who are often willing to pay top dollar to select their wardrobe for different seasons.

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Let's Learn Sign Language

If you know sign language or are just interested in learning sign language, you can create a community of others who want to learn online. You could set up your clients for a career as a sign language interpreter.

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Education Training

Many teachers, new and old, are always looking for new ideas to use with their students or need training in a specific area. You can conduct training workshops, seminars, and/or courses and even offer professional development certificates to teachers who need them.

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Master the Art of Project Management

You can seek out freelance positions yourself or teach others project management skills and how to seek out freelance positions overseeing timelines, tracking budgets, and coordinating team members.

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Social Media Marketing for Newbies

You can help entrepreneurs and business owners with their social media marketing content creation and scheduling or train them how to improve their own social media marketing skills.

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Web Designer - How to Get Started

Do you have skills with web design? Help others with their sites or teach others how to design their own sites. There is also a big demand for WordPress developers as well.

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How to Become a Disc Jockey

You can teach others how to DJ corporate events, birthday parties, or weddings. Teach the basics or teach how to up their game in order to bring in more money for each event.

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How to Be Successful as an Online Reseller

There are more and more people with an eye for bargains who can make a living by reselling great finds online.

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Flipping Cars for Car Lovers

Whether you can refurbish a car yourself or not, you can teach others how to start their own business flipping cars.

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Start Your Own Vacation & Short-Term Rentals Business

More and more people are finding success by renting out spare rooms, apartments, or houses. If you have experience with this, you can train others how to make a successful business of their own renting out spaces.