In continuation of our discussion on the profitable businesses you can start from home, here are a few more you can add on the list. Now, don't just add them on the list, start working and implementing them.


6). Makeup Artist:

Professional Makeup artistry feels almost like a talent. There’s a reason many ladies are not able to offer the same level of professionalism experienced makeup artists do.

If you have a flare for experimenting with beauty products, you can attend a professional makeup course to hone your skills to perfection, then offer your makeup services, especially for bridal or wedding makeup.

By positioning your self as a professional makeup artist, you can have people inviting you to their homes, offices, and more, to make them up for various occasions and events for a fee. It is even more lucrative if you’re a well known bridal makeup artist, since the pay is usually high.

7). Custard & Pap Production:

The demand for pap and custard in Nigeria is extremely high. A lot of people prepare weekend meals with pap, which is mostly bought from hawkers or people selling baked beans.

You can start a home based business that produces pap or custard, repackage them, and distribute to super markets, stores, and even other traders.

. Graphic Design:

Graphic design is one creative business that doesn’t require the founder to leave their home. This home based business is usually just executed from the designer’s computer, then forwarded to the clients via email.

If you have great Adobe photoshop, illustrators, and general computer graphic design skills, you can start up a design agency.

First ensure your online graphic design portfolio is appealing, then you can promote your work and services on graphic forums, partner with web designers, and a lot more.

9). Social Media Marketing:

Any creative individual with a high social media following and engagement rate, can start a social media marketing agency. Your social activity shows to a great extent that you have the ability to consistently follow up a brand’s activity and in the process, build a strong social image for your clients.

Social media marketing is one great home based business you can start from your room. What you need is a rich social media presence and a creative team that can come up with a remarkable social media strategy for any client you take on.

With these in place, you can reachout to a lot of prospects via phone conversations, talk to them about how your team can effectively improve their social media promotion strategy, show them links to some of your works, and offer them a short free trial of your services.

10). Plantain And Potato Chips Production:

Plantain and potato chips are staple snacks that a lot of Nigerians consume on a daily basis. Plantain chips especially, is one of the most demanded snacks, with a high purchase rate occurring in traffic jams.

You could fry these chips, package them in bulk, then send them out to distributors who would sell them directly to motorists, via vendor stands, supermarkets, and a lot more.


This is one home based business that a lot of people have failed to exploit.

Whichever you have flair for, start and continue doing it. Your first days, weeks, months might not yield the sort of money you want but at the long run, you will get the peace of mind you so desire.


Post Credit Stan Edom