How to Start a Yard Sign Business

For those individuals who are looking to work from home, a yard sign business can be profitable. It is easy to start and can catch on in a neighborhood quickly. All you need to begin a yard sign business are signs and a vehicle to transport them in. Follow these steps to start a yard sign business.

Instructions

1. Design signs from wood or aluminum that celebrate special events. For example, design a stork in blue and another in pink that announce the birth of a baby boy or girl. Make a birthday cake sign that celebrates a person's birthday.

2. Purchase a yard business starter kit that has prefabricated yard signs if you are unwilling or unable to design your own. These are copyrighted signs so don't attempt to make replicas of them.

3. Think of a name to call your yard sign business. This business name and phone number should appear on your yard signs so that an individual who would also like the sign can contact you.

4. Advertise your yard sign business. You can advertise in the newspaper, on billboards, in the Yellow Pages, on Craigslist and through fliers. Offer fliers for your specialty signs in hospital maternity wards, bakeries and flower shops.

5. Start a webpage. Most people will look online when they're looking for a specific, niche business in their neighborhood.

Tips & Warnings

• You need to claim taxes on your yard sign business income every year. Keep receipts for business related expenses and keep records of your earnings. Be sure to set aside a portion of your earnings to pay taxes at the end of the year.