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Start Your Own Home Small Business: Guide, Ideas, & Shopping Lists
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items A guide for starting your own small business from home, plus business ideas and shopping lists to get started. I may receive commission from the products linked here and elsewhere on my page
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The Basics
VHS (& other tape videos) Digitization
Photo Scanning & Digitization
The Basics
Items you will likely need regardless of which idea(s) you decide to adopt.
For most of these endeavors, you will 100% need a computer. I highly recommend a desktop with at least 8GB of RAM and a 512GB-1TB SSD. This is one of the cheaper options so you may end up wanting to upgrade eventually. If you have your own computer o...
HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini Business Desktop PC Intel Quad-Core i5-6500T up to 3.1G,8GB DDR4,1000GB(1TB) SSD,VGA,DP Port,Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit-Multi-Language-English/Spanish (Renewed)
This is my personal small business computer.
Dell Optiplex 7060 Micro MFF Desktop PC Intel i7-8700T 6-Cores 2.40GHz 32GB DDR4 New 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD WiFi BT HDMI New KB & Mouse Windows 10 Pro
You will need a monitor if you decide to go with a desktop computer. Doesn't really matter the specs as long as it connects and works.
Sansui Monitor 24 inch IPS FHD 1080P 75HZ HDR10 Computer Monitor with HDMI,VGA,DP Ports Frameless/Eye Care/Ergonomic Tilt/Speakers Built-in
VHS (& other tape videos) Digitization
Digitization is the process of taking something analog (ie: VHS tapes, miniDV tapes, cassette tapes, etc) and re-recording it into a manner that is playable by digital devices such as computers and smartphones.
To start, you will need something that connects your VCR or tape player to your computer. I use this one since it comes with its own (basic but reliable) recording software and works very well.
Corel: Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Converter
There are other options for devices to connect your tape player to computer for conversion, and while I have used some of the cheaper ones they did not last very long.
Amazon.com : analog to digital video converterGroup 5Group 5
VHS is not the only type of tape you can digitize with your VHS player: with this adapter, you can also convert the VHS-C (or compact VHS) tapes for a wider array of income possibilities.
VHS-C to VHS Adapter
You will need a VHS player to play the VHS tapes for re-recording. The ones here on Amazon are all SUPER expensive; I would highly recommend checking out your local yard sales or marketplace apps to see if you can find a better deal on a used player.
VHS Player
Photo Scanning & Digitization
Lots of people have boxes of old family photographs in their attic. If you can digitize (scan) them in a timely manner you are providing a valuable service.
I use this scanner and highly recommend it as it also scans film.
Epson Perfection V600 Photo Scanner
I use this software to speed up my scanning process for prints. It allows you to scan multiple photos at once into separate files.
Easily Scan Your Old Photos
These are what I use for cleaning the film, photos, and scanner glass.
MagicFiber Microfiber Cleaning Cloth, 6 Pack - ...
My house is pretty dusty so I have this near my scanning setup to reduce the dust I have to wipe off the photos and scanner.
LV-H128 Desktop True HEPA Air Purifier