Backyard Entrepreneur^TM

Creative Construction Contractor 

Fair and square and on the level

Make money as an entrepreneur working from home making garden furniture and structures along with plans and kits. 

Make and Sell Garden Furniture,Sheds,and Decor

The opportunities are endless for construction projects in your big yard.  You don't want to make a mess inside, so you'll have to get out of the house and build something outside.  Build a gazebo, a garden bridge, a greenhouse, a hobby barn, a tool shed, swings, jungle gyms, benches, archways, and arbors.  The ideas are endless.

You will get better and better.  Soon you will have a garden filled with delightful and useful products.  You can sell your left over pieces online or to your neighbors.  The opportunities for making beautiful gardens are boundless, but you need to get out of the house to do it. Hire yourself out to the entire town.

Design, Make, and Sell Playhouses

Create your on line of playhouses.  Create your own special niche.  Our favorite one would be a double dog trot cabin with a Texas frontier twist.  Decorate with a western/Texas theme.

Make Porch Swings

Design, build, and sell a variety of porch swings.  Make one and two seaters, gliders, swings that hang from a ceiling or swings that swing from a metal stand. Add flourishes.

 Sell the Plans

You can also create plans with instructions to sell so that others may do what you do. 

Sell Kits 

Create kits and sell these.   Greenhouse kits are popular.  Easy to ship and easy to put together -- with proper instructions.  Put together easy-to-ship kits for any of your projects.

 Teach Workshops

Become an expert and a consultant. These are the classes that fill up first at community ed centers. You will be in high demand.

How to Advertise your Products

Host a party in your backyard where you have set up examples of all of your work.  Take orders.  Take pictures and post to your website or blog. Sell to local garden and home improvement stores.  Hold seminars and workshops through your local community education program.

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Here are some resources to get you started

Links

Books

Equipment

How-To Plans

Resources and Information

Take a course:  Construction classes

How to use a hammer and how to do just about anything:  eHow