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Are you prepared for 2012? Most people on social networking sites are posting how they will make it big in 2012, some are already writing their resolutions while some are doing nothing about it.

Today, we are covering businesses you can run in 2012 so you can add them into your plans.  One thing I have always advised those who ask me questions on how they can start businesses is that they need to start small and have a big picture. Even if you are in a paid employment, you can start an extra income business source in 2012 and increase your monthly earning.

Before we  look at the business opportunities for 2012 with high potentials that

you can ruin, let me emphasis here that technology has changed the way we live and run business.  What you need to succeed next year is being different and creative. You can start a business from your kitchen, dinning or any other place and sell to the world.

The following are the 10 great potential businesses you can run in 2012:

1.  Pocket Book Publishing: Pocket books are becoming the real business in the world. People no longer want to read lengthy books. They need handy small and pocket books that teaches them what they want to know. Starting a small book publishing if you are passionate in teaching or giving out information that can change lives will be a great idea. You write in areas ranging from romance, marriage and relationship, wellness and health, weightless, making money, business, leadership etc

There is already a big market waiting to be tapped here as there are all sales channels to sell your product. You could also publish and sell on wholesales basis to distributors.

2. Online Information Marketing: As the world becomes a global village, anyone can become an information marketer with various channels to sell your information. Your information could be in the form of ebook, videos, newsletters, membership sites, blogs, forums etc. To start and become successful, you will need a merchant account payment solution such as plimus.com, paydotcom.com, 2checkout.com or clickbank where your orders will be processed on your behalf.

3. Bulk SMS: Yes, with the mobile technology dependency on the increase and with most people using mobile devices for communications, bulk sms messaging business and websites will be one of the very best service in 2012. If you are smart and a technology enthusiast, you can easily create or own a bulk sms site and make money from it.

4. Payment Solution Services for third world countries: Third world countries have real challenges of not being able to make payment online to buy items, both physical or digital. Any business person who would want to make money in 2012, can start a pay 4 me service where he buy products for people online, pay for school fees, book for hotels etc for his clients.

Most people want to buy products using paypal or even buy from clickbank as well as cash their affiliate checks but their countries are not allowed. You can cash in on this business. For a real example of a company already doing this, visit Virtual Buy and Sell

5. Importation and Trading Business: This is sure going to be one area that will yield real income. If you have passion for trading, or buying and selling, then this business is for you.

You can start a low scale import business including Laptops, table PCs, Watches,  Wrist bands, Printing Machines etc which has budgets of $50 to $10000 and get i9t shipped to any location you are in the world and sell to your locality.

6. Domain Name Registration Services: People are increasingly setting up web blogs and sites for one reason or the other, especially for blogging. You can own a domain name registration service sites and make recurrent income from this business.

Here, your clients register domain name on your site and pay to you, then you activate their domain name.  For a free download of how to set it up, click here

7. Web hosting Business: This is also one money spinner and would bring more money in 2012. If you are innovative, and want a full or part time income being an online landlord, this business is for you.

You can start this business with $10 and make it big, if you understand marketing.

All you need is own a website displaying and marketing your hosting along with domain name registration business services. You get paid yearly by your clients to host their domain and sites.

8.  Educational Tutoring Service: Do you have the ability to organsie people together and sell knowledge, especially people in the high school?  You can start a small educational knowledge selling center and make it big with a big picture.

Here you can teach subjects for Jamb or WASCE, or GCE or anything related to that. English and Mathematics has been a major challenge and parents will be ready to pay for their wards to pass their exams.

If you do not have knowledge about these subjects, then you can go into a JV with someone who teaches the subject.

9. Google Adsense Niche Site: Google adsense is one pay per click online program that will make creative wave in 2012. With google improving all their system and being the first most visited site in the world,  businesses are advertising with adwords. Owning a niche site that is

content rich will enable any online publisher make money from adsense advert programs. To start an adsense program visit All About Adsense.

Advise: I have encountered many who keep telling me how they plan to resign their Employment to start their own business. Some have fear of failure while some are too comfortable with their comfort zone.  Running your business is challenging and you must also have the mindset of a successful person before you can succeed. I have seen those who resigned and after few months gave up and started looking for paid employment again. You can never succeed in being your own boss when you are cannot persevere  or you are looking at making money quick instead of building a business.

You would have seen that there is not success stories without a challenging part. This is how you should think in 2012. If you work and still want to retain your job, then you should think of extra income from businesses you can run part time and still make money. An extra $10 monthly to your monthly income is not the same as the original.  Therefore think of ways to multiply you income from multiple sources even if you work for someone or own your business.

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