Money Making Ideas for Thais

[Guest RichLB]

Before starting out, I'm not suggesting ways for anyone to rival Bill Gates, but given that Thai construction workers and waiters in restaurants generally make between 3000 to 6000 baht per month, I think there are a lot of ideas that potentially provide a lot more money for considerably less work for those with the energy to develop the little side business. My ideas are hardly all inclusive or particularly thought out, but I'm hoping others will add to the list and suggest ways some enterprising Thai could make a go of it. Please refrain from pointing out all the reasons it won't work - suggest ways it will work!

 

1. Newspaper Delivery Service. When I wake up in the morning I like to drink my coffee and read the newspaper. My Thai bf likes to read the Thai newspaper (to see all the gory pictures of traffic deaths I suspect). Sure, we could hop on the motorcycle and hop to the 7/11m but I want it at the door when I wake up. I live in one of those little gated communities and if this idea was persued I think the guy could easily get 10 or 20 other farang to sign up. I'd pay 500 baht/month and he did get 20 just in our community, that'd be 10000 baht/month. And if he got a number of other little walled communities, it could add up to be a tidy sum.

 

2. Home Car Washing. I hate taking the car to the car wash and sitting there for an hour or more while they wash it. If someone provided a service that would come to the house once a week to keep the car sparkling so I wouldn't even have to think about getting it cleaned I'd go for it and i bet others would too.

 

3. Dog Walking Service. An acquaintance of mine in the US owned a dog walking business. I was surprisedhe made enough money to retire early in Thailand after doing that. Now I have a dog. I'm lazy and the dog loves to go for walks. Sometimes it's hot outside. Sometimes I have too many other things to do. And most times, I'm too distracted to take him on a walk. If I knew there was a service that would come by once a day to take our even more lazy dog (along with a pack of little friends) on a walk I'd go for it. With enough customers from assorted neighborhoods, I think some Thai guy could get a going little business started.

 

4. Sexy House Cleaning Service. Sure, there are lots of places around to get your house or condo cleaned. But, they usually have a staff of rather dowdy females descend on you. How nice it would be if there was a service where some great eye candy (maybe even shirtless) would arrive and provide a thorough cleaning on a pre arranged schedule. An even better idea for those who are still somewhat shy about their gayness and don't want the cleaning lady stumbling across those DVD's you forgot to put away or those advertisements announcing bar opennings that lay around.

 

5. Hauling Service. I have no idea how this could be promoted, but a service that comes around to the various Pattaya communities and takes away trash that doesn't fit in the trash barrels would be great. What the hell do you do with all those dead potted plants in big pots, or the cheap wooden furniture that is on it's last legs?

 

6. In Home Ironing Service. Most of us either have washing machines or take out laundry to a shop to have it done. But for those of us with washing machines, we're left with ironiing. I hate to iron! How nice it would be if someone would drop by once a week (or whatever schedule you want to set up) and just do the ironing for you. Charge by the piece after a minmum arrival fee.

 

There are lots of other possibilities that need little more than some ingenuity and stick-to-it energy to provide a better living than climbing rickety scaffolds for 14 hours a day. Please, add to this list and maybe someone will actually take one up on it.

[Gaybutton]

The home delivery of newspapers certainly seems promising. I don't think I've ever seen that sort of service in Thailand.

 

I also like the dog walking idea. I have spotted a dog grooming businesses in Pattaya and they seem to be doing quite well. Something else included with that could also be pet feeding. Many people have pets or would like pets, but can't take pets with them when they travel. That sort of service could solve that problem.

 

Something else you mentioned to me, but did not include in your post, is a shopping service. Door-to-Door has grocery store items available for delivery, but it is quite limited. I have a feeling that there might be enough people who don't want to be bothered with shopping, but know what they want and from which stores they want it that such a business idea just might work.