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10 stupid online business ideas which brought millions
Before starting a business - you have to give birth idea - the idea of their business. And do not be afraid that at first glance, your idea is stupid or absurd. Sometimes it is these business ideas and bring a lot of money.
I submit to you 10 business ideas - at first glance foolish ideas of business. Nevertheless, they yielded to their creators millions!
And so:
Idea 1. Million Dollar Homepage
1000000 pixels, you need to pay one dollar per pixel - is perhaps the most dumb idea of an online business, which could come in the human head. Nevertheless, the 21-year-old Alex Tyu (Alex Tew), which came to mind this idea, now millionaire.
Idea 2. SantaMail
But this is not a bad idea. Find a mailing address at the North Pole (a city in the state of Alaska), pretend that you are Santa Claus and take on $ 10 from parents who want their children had a letter? And what do you think? Since the start of their business in 2001, Byron Reese (Byron Reese) has sent more than 200 thousand letters that made him a couple of million dollars richer.
Idea 3. Doggles
Develop goggles for dogs and sell them? Tupeyshaya business idea. And how they can become a millionaire and was able to sell their development of the world? This is beyond my understanding.
The idea of 4. LaserMonks
LaserMonks.com - this profile office Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady - the monastery, where only 8 monks, located on the hills of Monroe County 90 miles northwest of Madison. Yeah, real monks illicit your cartridges. Hallelujah! The level of sales for 2005 amounted to 2.5 million dollars! Praise the Lord!
The idea 5. AntennaBalls
You will not be able to sell antenna balls online. No way. And of course it does not make you rich. But it did Jason Wall (Jason Wall) and he now millionaire.
The idea 6. FitDeck
Take a deck of cards with pictures of various physical exercises, and begin to sell them for $ 18.95. In my opinion, no idea, a catastrophe. However, a former Marine “bear” and fitness instructor Phil Black (Phil Black) zadeklariroval last year’s revenue of $ 4.7 million. Of course, is more than pay for military service.
The idea of 7. PositivesDating.Com
You would go to visit with HIV-infected person? Paul Graves (Paul Graves) and Brandon Kochlin (Brandon Koechlin) decided that, yes, can, so last year created the site visits to HIV-infected. Net profit for 2006 amounted to 110 thousand dollars. They hope that over the next two years on the site would be more than 50 thousand users.
The idea of 8. Designer Diaper Bags
Christie Rein (Christie Rein) tired to carry a separate portable diaper bag. 34-year-old mother always suffered from the fact that she had to pack diapers for my little son’s bag so that they do not pomyalis in her handbag. Rein wanted something compact, beautiful and stylish, so in November 2004 together with her husband sat down and decided to establish an ad for the diaper bag, which would have been sufficiently spacious to ensure that it vlez whole range of travel and 2-4 diaper. With sales for 2005 of more than 180 thousand dollars, the company Christi Diapees & Wipees is developing 22 different styles of bags that can be purchased online in 120 boutiques around the world for $ 14.99.
The idea of 9. PickyDomains
To hire another person, that he thought you beautiful domain names? Browse for anything will pay for it. In fact, the process of finding domain names for other people began developing a thriving business, especially when there is no risk. There PickyDomains currently awaiting a list of people who want to ZAPLATIT their blood money for Nice and easy to remember domain name. The company expects that PickyDomains this year will reach the sum of sales for the six mark.
The idea of 10. Lucky Wishbone Co.
False plastic “pits the desires of a chicken. It seems that this stupid idea destined to fail. Yes what normal people would buy counterfeit KURINYE KOSTOCHKI? As it turned out, many are willing to buy it. Currently, the company produces 30 thousand balls a day (worth it for 3 dollars apiece) and its founder Ken Ahroni (Ken Ahroni) anticipates that sales for 2006 reaches 1 million dollars.
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How? 
Yes, after such ideas vystrelivayut and bring creators amounts of money - these ideas are beginning to clone all of whom are not laziness, a whole army of followers, more kolichechestvo same sites.
BUT … Only the original idea can bring a good return. Following the trace, you’ll get only crumbs!
Therefore you, my board - write down their ideas, whatever they were - even silly, wet, nobody at first glance do not want. And write - they start to sell! And perhaps it was your idea will bring it to you huge money!
Who defines the Internet fashion
Posted by: zaur in Miscellaneous on December 10th, 2008
Before offering anything new to their clients - Try this for yourself. It is this logic lead creative agency world. AdAge reviewed innovations in content and design, which the five leaders in this area have decided to put into their sites. What should draw the attention of companies that deal with changes on your site? At sites of leading creative agency world, which has also recently changed the design: it is these companies put at the top of the effectiveness of communication (online or any others), and that these companies are believed to be the most talented kreativschiki working to create a better idea . In AdAge selected five sites, noting that despite the many different approaches, they are perfectly represent the company, saying what they are and what they want to tell the world. The company Hal Riney & Partners has launched a new version of its website in March. It was established British agency Clusta. Visitors to the site going for him, first of all see a floating cloud of red, after which they reported that navigate the site, they can and without the aid of a mouse, just by using their own hands and webcams. Later on the site vsplyvet another cloud, which will appear in the menu bar: «Contact», «Philosophy», «works» and others. Site Hal Riney & Partners Site Hal Riney & Partners The Director-General of Agency creatives Roger Kemp (Roger Camp) explains the idea that the agency was «head loaded in tradition and has a rich history of creative», but it was all in the past and even a bit outdated. Therefore, the agency made on the site focus on innovation, but at the same time and showed a vast legacy Riney. Agency Modernista used for your site, a different approach, which AdAge named «we-are-the-web site». It is therefore linked that visitors get to third-party websites such as Google, Facebook, Wikipedia, which overlap with bright red die menu. As explained by representatives of the agency this menu is no longer on the site, it was - and is the site itself. The site Modernista «We want to change perceptions of what it means to be a brand in 2008», - explains the idea of executive director for creative agency Kepke Gary (Gary Koepke). According to him, «we decided that it would be interesting to cover and« souchastnuyu »culture of the Internet and at the same time provide the best advice to our clients». According to him, on those sites, which presented «site» Modernista, fundamental principles are the standards community, and companies simply have to understand how to express themselves within those communities. «The site has generated a lot of discussions, and we are happy that we are discussing, because it can see what caused this idea», - noted Kepke. Agency Grey in your site put on three animated characters. Also on the site provided a lot of agencies and videos chairman of the board of directors Grey Group Hikina Jim (Jim Heekin). Site Grey The site Grey In the agency said they wanted to show users that the «new dynamism» and creative energy of Grey, as well as the fact that Grey gives customers immediate access to their staff and resources. In addition, by using the site agency plans to begin to build a dialogue. «We used design and simple navigation to make the site fun and easy for the user», - said Hikin. The site is performing its task, but looks slightly out of date, as if it did in 2004, rather than in 2008 - notice in AdAge. Agency R / GA has made a simple form flash site that contains a variety of videos, mostly on the Agency’s work. The site is still not fully ready: Agency plans to add to it more video, in which staff will report different data about the planning, explain the opportunities and philosophy of campaigns. Site R / GA According to executive director of R / GA Bob Grinberga (Bob Greenberg), agency specializes in well-developed, sophisticated communications networks in the possibility of their clients. This should show the site - that to find any information would require only a few clicks. Therefore, the site is nothing complex. «People know how to deal with our site», - he said. Barbarian Group has made a very simple site, similar in form to the blog, without a flash element. They gathered all the information, which may require visitors interested in the work of the company and its employees, as well as the views of «creative» things such as lunch. The site Barbarian Group One of the founders of the company Rick Webb (Rick Webb) explains that the Barbarian Group has sought to show that it is more to it than just «production» company. Also aim was to show the depth and breadth of Companies, as well as provide working in her talents, to show that it is not just «a Benjamin». In addition, the site must demonstrate that the company does not simply «not afraid» Internet, but could make it virtually everything - said Webb. Finally, the site should have been put answers to questions that are usually asked about the company, people such as «What do you think about the social networks?» On the very design of the head Barbarian Group said he was «simple, informative, helpful and allows for the future conduct a substantial «Upgrade» without changing the design ».
How to promote your website. The plan of action.
Posted by: zaur in E-Commerce Business on December 5th, 2008
Here we give a small list of activities that will be able to move your site up to topu.
We can not guarantee that completing all action on site, described below, you will be at the first position. But what if everything is done - you climb significantly in the ranking - it’s a fact!
And so:
1. An hour to reflect on who and what may seek your goods.
Create a rough portrait of its target category, to define what users expect from the proposed goods.
Example: The site tecckom.com (trade satellite phones) target category will be as follows: travelers, journalists, businessmen, transportation companies, oil, gas, geologists - people who need reliable communications throughout Russia.
2. Think of what phrases will seek your products.
Example: Site tecckom.com are both common phrases ( “satellite phone, satellite communications), so for very specific brands of equipment (” Qualcomm GSP 1600 “,” Telit SAT 600).
3. Check your assumptions using “Yandeks.Direkta.”
Make a list of phrases similar to those given initially. Use the “Rambler Association” to search for loved ones on the value of expressions. The list for each key phrase specify the number of queries per month (according to Yandex).
Example: “Satellite Telephone (400 queries a month) can be requested as the price of a satellite phone (30), a satellite phone Moscow (14),” selling satellite phone (47).
4. Order the list of potential search phrases.
Highlight the first 30-50 according to the following principle: if the phrase itself could be a title page, so it and leave. If not - and translate it into the type in which it will look more natural. The rest leave unchanged.
Example: “satellite phone Moscow” will “Satellite phones in Moscow.”
5. To write sentences available to individual pages, where the title page will be in the tags title, keywords, description, h1, th, and repeatedly highlighted the tag b in the text pages. The size of each page must be no less than 200 words. The page must be 2-3 images, the importance of alt-tag which will coincide with the title.
6. For the remaining sentences are automatically create a collection of pages, using the rules of the preceding paragraph. The text can be something like “If you are interested in” the key phrase, we can help you. Call us or look at our catalog. ”
7. All this wealth is available in the root directory and make a link from the home page (Required!). This is can be done, departing couple of screens by using the tag br.
8. “Skormite” site Yandex, Rambler, Google, Aportu and small-scale searches.
9. Go to the directory Yandex in the “Directories”.
Sign up at least in the top 200. This will give you about 40 links.
10. Dial the most promising search phrases and see who is who on the first page.
If any sites are not your direct competitors, with them is to agree on the exchange of links. The best way to get it, if write good articles and captions to the address section of your site.
11. The news of your partners on creating your site, ask them to add links to your site to their sites.
12. Create a one-site at any free hosting service (preferably at Narod.ru) with optimized for basic keyword text.
13. Wait for 2-3 weeks until your index search engines.
As soon as you have - start to “conjure”. For example, if one of the pages is very low, according to the word “satellite phone”, copy, with minor modifications to the text of this page a few times. This will increase the number of keywords on the page.
14. Often add new articles to the site.
The contents of articles must comply with both core and secondary keywords.
15. Work with customers!
First of all, ask a friend to call at the telephone number listed on the site and try to talk with employees. Then write a letter on behalf of Vasi Pupkina to specific issues. Put on every page contact information and time.
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These are recommendations. Many of you already likely familiar. But whether you have them for their sites? Once again, runs the eyes of the list and start to act!
Good luck!