A Living from a Campervan??

if your handy with a bunch of spanners you coud try fixing ppl bicycles at thier proprties. i do a lot of cycling and read sumwhere that around 75 percent of the bicycles in the uk are un roadworthy. this is down to numerous factors but my take is that ppp buy cheaper bikes made in china as they are just lesiure cyclists then find they carnt fix them due to things not being very adjustable then just eav eit in the shed to rot, or ppl that carnt mend a simple punture then leave it in a shed then never get round to sorting it out, you could post leaflets in the area our in a offer to book a time slot to fix the bikes, you caouls carry some spares and you woint need tat many, just a thought
 
Do the lot!

Know what. There have been lots of crackin' ideas. Why not do them all! The biggest issue is of course advertising. You start going around with a sign saying "knives sharpened" and you'll get tarred with the traveller brush be that good or bad, fair or unfair, they do have a popular perception that is generally negative with the consequent unavoidable grief that will go with it. If you go with an "up-market" travelling profession (with the exception of the travelling "lady of leisure mentioned above :) ) you don't have need to advertise locally. Use the internet.

Of course you could use the internet to advertise a business that brings people to you but again there's that faint whiff of "Traveller" again. It's unfortunate but just like every other walk of life, the few bad travellers tarnish the reputation of the majority (old story of course)

So by going with something which is "stateless" for which you do not need to meet people you avoid the stigma and gain the advantage of being able to go where you want irrespective of the work you are currently undertaking.

Of course there are those kinds of profession where you can start off stateless before becoming stateful e.g. something like catering for example where you might cater for small parties by advertising a county/country wide service, establishing a relationship on-line (which in a psychological sense people are quite comfortable with these days) and then turning up in your motorhome. By then the relationship is perceived as "online supplier" rather than "Gypsy type traveller." I'm not advocating catering parties from a motorhome btw! I'm no cook but even I understand that the kitchen is not big enough! You get my idea though?

Got a bit rambly there. Sorry :)
 
Thanks for all the great advice folks.

Will be taking it all as food for thought.

Cheers!

Strommy
 
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