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BizmanBret February 13, 2013 12:51 PM

Seeking idea for $50-$100 small business services or products to offer.
 
I am a teacher, coach and a passionate entrepreneur who is looking to find a single service or product I can offer local small businesses in my area. Like most folks I have a limited amount of time to devote to supplementing my income. I have been following this forum for 5+ years and am calling on fellow Sowpubers to help me and anyone interested to creat a list of specific, simple, yet valuable services to offer small businesses in order to earn extra money. I am hoping this list can help many in the forum to create a nice side income if they are willing to take action. Thank you.

MMacGillivray February 13, 2013 06:49 PM

Re: Seeking idea for $50-$100 small business services or products to offer.
 
How about offering a packing service for companies struggling to fulfill their internet orders.

A wee starter for you.

Margaret

-TW February 14, 2013 02:48 AM

Re: Seeking idea for $50-$100 small business services or products to offer.
 
Offer to liven up their facebook pages. Find "hot" articles and pics, etc. and post to their FB page to increase their "engagement" factor.

Do it for a week for free, then, if the results are good, have them pay you $100 / month to keep it going.

-- TW

PS: Many (MOST!) biz fanpages are "dead." They tried, but gave up eventually.

Dien Rice February 14, 2013 07:05 AM

An idea based on your background as a teacher...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BizmanBret (Post 32444)
I am a teacher, coach and a passionate entrepreneur who is looking to find a single service or product I can offer local small businesses in my area. Like most folks I have a limited amount of time to devote to supplementing my income. I have been following this forum for 5+ years and am calling on fellow Sowpubers to help me and anyone interested to creat a list of specific, simple, yet valuable services to offer small businesses in order to earn extra money. I am hoping this list can help many in the forum to create a nice side income if they are willing to take action. Thank you.

Hi Bret,

When I read that you are a teacher, the following post sprang to mind...

In short, it's about a teacher in Georgia to made quite a bit of money selling lesson plans, to other teachers!

It was originally posted here by Phil... Here are some links to read more about it, including a link to Phil's original post... I've also included the article below (in case it disappears)...

Georgia teacher rakes in $1 million by selling lesson plans -- to teachers

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012...ns-to-teachers

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com

http://www.sowpub.com/forum/showthread.php?p=31967

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Georgia teacher rakes in $1 million by selling lesson plans -- to teachers
By Sevil Omer, NBC News

Who says teachers can't make a million bucks? Deanna Jump is a first-grade teacher in Georgia who made $1 million by selling her upbeat lesson plans -- to other teachers.

She’s now among 15,000 teachers nationwide to cash in on their creativity by promoting original materials through TeachersPayTeachers (TpT), an online marketplace to help educators share and sell resource materials, site founder Paul Edelman says.

Edelman characterizes his site "sort of like an eBay or an Etsy for lesson plans, units, activities, projects, exams, PowerPoints, smartboard activities."

He started the site in 2006 as a way for teachers to help teachers -- and earn some extra cash. "Even if a teacher is just making an extra $50 a month, it's a significant boost to their meager salaries," Edelman said in an email to NBC News, adding "our sellers find great pride in the fact that other teachers are using their ideas in classrooms around the country and world."

Today, the site has about 1.1 million registered members and has earned about $14 million so far, Edelman told NBC News.

"It’s a place where teachers who love curriculum development can open up shop and sell their materials to teachers who thrive on delivery more than creation. It’s symbiotic and elegant," said Edelman, a former New York middle school English teacher who now lives in Fontainebleau, France.

In August, the company grossed $2.5 million in sales, up from $305,000 the year before. Teachers pay $59.95 for an annual premium membership fee to sell materials on the site, with the agency taking a 15 percent cut of most sales, according to Businessweek.

Similar sites are popping up on the Internet: WeAreTeachers, another online community for teachers allows educators to chat and exchange ideas and win cash and prize and Udemy, a site for online classes, recently announced 10 of its teachers had earned a combined $1.6 million over the last year, according to TechCrunch.

Jump never dreamed of raking in the cash, she told Businessweek last month. For years, the 43-year-old educator and her husband, also a teacher, struggled financially, barely making enough to pay the bills in their town of Macon, Ga. She teaches at Central Fellowship Christian Academy, where she earns about $55,000 a year.

Attempts by NBC News to reach Jump were unsuccessful Tuesday.

She decided to use TeachersPayTeachers about three years ago after much urging from a fellow colleague.

“My units usually cover about two weeks’ worth of material,” Jump told Businessweek. “So if you want to teach about dinosaurs, you’d buy my dinosaur unit, and it has everything you need from language arts, math, science experiments, and a list of books you can use as resources. So once you print out the unit, you just have to add a few books to read aloud to your class, and everything else is there, ready to go for you.”

Within two years, Jump earned her first million by creating 93 separate lesson plans and selling 161,000 copies for $8 each.

While she's made a hefty amount, two teachers have sales over $300,000 and 23 others have sales over $100,000, and most of that money was earned over the past 18 months, Edelman said.

Jump told Businessweek in September her new wealth hasn't changed her, or her lifestyle, but has given her a source of financial relief. She has paid for her daughter's college tuition and purchased a special van for her quadriplegic brother, she told Businessweek.

“When I realized that we could buy that van and it wouldn’t be a financial hardship for my family, that was really something,” she told Businessweek. “But we really haven’t changed our lifestyle. I drive a Kia, okay? I’m just trying to keep it real.”

Dien Rice February 14, 2013 07:12 AM

Another teacher-based idea...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BizmanBret (Post 32444)
I am a teacher, coach and a passionate entrepreneur who is looking to find a single service or product I can offer local small businesses in my area. Like most folks I have a limited amount of time to devote to supplementing my income. I have been following this forum for 5+ years and am calling on fellow Sowpubers to help me and anyone interested to creat a list of specific, simple, yet valuable services to offer small businesses in order to earn extra money. I am hoping this list can help many in the forum to create a nice side income if they are willing to take action. Thank you.

Hi Bret,

Here's another idea...

First, there are people (as you know) who tutor for a living, to help students get better grades.

Of course, you could do the tutoring yourself.

However, you can also do this as a slightly larger business. How?

If you know how to get tutoring jobs, then you could do the following. You get the customers (i.e. students who want tutoring, or the parents of students are your real customers in many cases), then hire others to actually do the tutoring, and take a small percentage of the money for each tutoring job that you get for your tutors.

Getting the customers might require spending a little bit of money on advertising.

I know people who have done this as a business in the past.

Best wishes,

Dien

Phil February 14, 2013 01:31 PM

Re: An idea based on your background as a teacher...
 
Excellent advice from Dien... :)

Follow what you Know...

Specialize in those Passion related niches, Whether you're in them...

Even if Some might not Exactly be in those Specialized fields also...

Simply find a Nice little Re-Workable idea that's Somewhat {Twistable}...

Even on the Marketing side of Creativity and Ideas...

So Many have {Cool and Awesome} ideas But absolutely No Ideas on How to Take their Concepts further into those Specialized niche Marketplaces that Oh so Many have Very little Ideas about... ;)

Endless Entrepreneurial success stories All over the Web worth Seriously studying and Re-Creating into your Own Fresh new Ideas... :cool:

Another one the comes to Mind from a few years back from a Teachers Mindset and Brain Power into Success...

A Blast from the Past on Good ol' Dragons Den Canada! EH? ...

Sep 23, 2008 – During her 20 years as a high school language teacher, Kathryn ... Thousands of hours and several years later, her company, eStudent.ca, has wracked up $500,000 in sales to more than 1,200 schools across Canada, the U.S. and U.K. of software that the mother of two created and sells from her basement ...
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimesc...8-92be83be01a8
https://www.google.ca/search?q=http%...ient=firefox-a

All the best,
Phil

Bill February 14, 2013 05:46 PM

Re: Another teacher-based idea...
 
An infrequent poster here, Dave Vallieres, has a son, Brice, that does this. His website is http://www.tutordudes.com

He is selling a manual that details his methods at: http://www.manual.tutordudes.com

(I have not read the manual.)


Quote:

Originally Posted by Dien Rice (Post 32450)
Hi Bret,

Here's another idea...

First, there are people (as you know) who tutor for a living, to help students get better grades.

Of course, you could do the tutoring yourself.

However, you can also do this as a slightly larger business. How?

If you know how to get tutoring jobs, then you could do the following. You get the customers (i.e. students who want tutoring, or the parents of students are your real customers in many cases), then hire others to actually do the tutoring, and take a small percentage of the money for each tutoring job that you get for your tutors.

Getting the customers might require spending a little bit of money on advertising.

I know people who have done this as a business in the past.

Best wishes,

Dien


Dien Rice February 15, 2013 04:50 AM

Re: Another teacher-based idea...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill (Post 32455)
An infrequent poster here, Dave Vallieres, has a son, Brice, that does this. His website is http://www.tutordudes.com

He is selling a manual that details his methods at: http://www.manual.tutordudes.com

(I have not read the manual.)

Thanks Bill!

I've been following Dave Vallieres' stuff for years (and he's posted here in the past, too)... I didn't know about his son, Brice, though. Sounds like his manual could be very useful if you wanted to start a tutoring-based business...

Best wishes,

Dien

Dien Rice February 15, 2013 05:00 AM

Re: An idea based on your background as a teacher...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil (Post 32452)
Excellent advice from Dien... :)

Follow what you Know...

Specialize in those Passion related niches, Whether you're in them...

Even if Some might not Exactly be in those Specialized fields also...

Simply find a Nice little Re-Workable idea that's Somewhat {Twistable}...

Even on the Marketing side of Creativity and Ideas...

So Many have {Cool and Awesome} ideas But absolutely No Ideas on How to Take their Concepts further into those Specialized niche Marketplaces that Oh so Many have Very little Ideas about... ;)

Endless Entrepreneurial success stories All over the Web worth Seriously studying and Re-Creating into your Own Fresh new Ideas... :cool:

Another one the comes to Mind from a few years back from a Teachers Mindset and Brain Power into Success...

A Blast from the Past on Good ol' Dragons Den Canada! EH? ...

Sep 23, 2008 – During her 20 years as a high school language teacher, Kathryn ... Thousands of hours and several years later, her company, eStudent.ca, has wracked up $500,000 in sales to more than 1,200 schools across Canada, the U.S. and U.K. of software that the mother of two created and sells from her basement ...
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimesc...8-92be83be01a8
https://www.google.ca/search?q=http%...ient=firefox-a

Thanks again, Phil!

I love all these shows... Dragons' Den (both UK and Canadian), and Shark Tank in the US...

I can see how the idea in the article you linked to could be adapted to other subjects, too, apart from foreign languages.

If she can do it, why not you? All you need is a bright student who can program, like she had! :)

Although, you can also hire a programmer too (such as through oDesk, for example)...

Best wishes,

Dien

BizmanBret February 15, 2013 12:18 PM

Re: Seeking idea for $50-$100 small business services or products to offer.
 
Great ideas-thank you! Here is one of my ideas that "paid" off. Don Alm actually inspired me several years ago to sell ads on a magnet. I designed a 6" X 4" maget and sold 1/2" spots to local businesses. I touted it as a "business directory" and sold about 28 spots at $150 each. I also told business that I would print up 5000 magnets and deliver them to every door in town. I neted several thousand dollars on this project. I was somewhat known in town, but not as a marketer. It was hard work, but if you can walk in and ask for the owner and show them an example(mock-up) you can do this. Another way to do this would be to sell less ads and charge more. Don's ideas do work if you work. I hope this inspires someone to go for it. Also, I am a middle school PE teacher in Iowa. Thanks again to those who have taken their time to share ideas.

BizmanBret February 15, 2013 12:32 PM

Re: Seeking idea for $50-$100 small business services or products to offer.
 
Here is another project that I completed (inspired by Don Alm) that "paid" off. I found a graphic designer on Craigslist that could design my ads. I decided to create a pizza box top flyer with business card-sized ads on the front and back. I created a mock-up and started walking in businesses and asking for the owner. I sold them for $195 each, and there were 10 ads per side, with the pizza place's ad in the middle(a coupon). It was a full-color flyer with a glossy finish. I simply sketched out the ad design and sent it to my graphics guy, Tim. Sometimes the business had a camera ready design of their business card and it was easy to have Tim just pop that into the flyer. This was a little easier project due to only having to sell and design 22 ads. The pizza place agreed to tape a flyer on each box that was sold as a take-out order. His ad was free on both sides of the flyer. I also paid for the scotch tape to attach the flyer. I did this twice and the pizza owner was happy each time. I will probably do this again in the summer so I have time during the day to sell. If I can do this anyone can. It is scarry until you sell the first ad, then you get a huge confidence boost and away you go. You can do this!

Eva February 16, 2013 02:15 PM

Re: Another ad version
 
According to Martin B, he had a butcher friend who had a shop. He designed one page for the butcher and sold 10 biz card ads on the back to other local biz, printed up 1,000 black and white flyers locally ($100) and charged each advertiser $50. Did it in a day, had $400 left over.

The butcher signed an agreement to let Martin do this for a year.

My thinking is you can skip the butcher and sell 8-10 ads on each side, Gotprint charges $215, shipping included, for 2,500 full color flyers. Sell the ads for $100 each = $2,000 minus costs = approx. $1,800. Divvy up the flyers between those who bought an ad, for each of them to stick in the bag when someone buys something. You now have 20 biz promoting each other.

Maybe you could even sell the ads for more.... Rinse and repeat,

Eva

P.s. If you sell a lot of ads, instead of a flyer, make a "directory style" newspaper. Start out with a 4 page paper, build out from there.

http://www.makemynewspaper.com/Getti...ed/Prices.aspx

This company makes printing a paper very affordable.

Phil February 17, 2013 01:35 AM

Everyone! ... Always feel free to Expose those Never-ending {Specialized} niche URL's
 
Hi Eva,

Nice searching and Finding...

Always feel free to Expose those Never-ending {Specialized} niche URL's and Ideas! ... ;)

Some excellent examples and {Twistable} concepts, business models in Digging through their own Web directory of Creativity and Options & Much, much more... :cool:
http://www.makemynewspaper.com/samples/default.aspx
http://www.makemynewspaper.com/getti...templates.aspx
http://www.makemynewspaper.com/profi...nny-pages.aspx
http://www.makemynewspaper.com/newspaper-designs.aspx
http://www.makemynewspaper.com/Industry/Default.aspx
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/3/prweb9250433.htm
https://www.google.com/search?q=http...ient=firefox-a

All the best,
Phil

Eva February 17, 2013 11:29 AM

Re: Seeking idea for $50-$100 small business services or products to offer.
 
Also, check out http://www.churchnewspapers.com/ It is the same company, explaining how you can make a paper for your church,

Eva

P.s. If you do not have Indesign, you can actually make the paper in Microsoft Publisher, no problem.

P.p.s. If you prefer a "whiter" paper than newsprint, they do have it for an additional 15%.

SteveSki February 18, 2013 12:01 AM

Re: Seeking idea for $50-$100 small business services or products to offer.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by BizmanBret (Post 32444)
I am a teacher, coach and a passionate entrepreneur who is looking to find a single service or product I can offer local small businesses in my area. Like most folks I have a limited amount of time to devote to supplementing my income. I have been following this forum for 5+ years and am calling on fellow Sowpubers to help me and anyone interested to creat a list of specific, simple, yet valuable services to offer small businesses in order to earn extra money. I am hoping this list can help many in the forum to create a nice side income if they are willing to take action. Thank you.



I assume you are a sports coach? I may have a really good recommendation for you but it is dependent on the population of the area you live in... It is similar to something I did back in the 90's to make an extra $500 - $1000 on weekends but it can be far more profitable today.... Read my review on the Warrior Forum post # 24 at: http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...uaranteed.html

Cheers,
Steve

GordonJ February 26, 2013 11:17 AM

Rare endorsement...of a WSO...not an affiliate.
 
http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...uaranteed.html

This is not for everyone...but it would be good for your teen child or grandchild or for yourself maybe.

An old story, some of you know. A long time ago I had a business of delivering singing telegrams.

One spring day my wife and I set up a booth at a yearly flea market. I was inside a big freezer box painted red and for a nickle you could select a song...which I sung really loud.

We sold choc chip cookies for a buck and sold over a 1000 of them. We gave away balloons and nickles with our card attached. Those cards produced over 12 gran in business in the next 6 weeks.

This is relevant to the WSO because my wife actually did this. What is in the WSO. We attracted a crowd. We were the most popular booth, and there a couple of hundred.

We spent less than a 100 on the booth, and not much more on the cookies.

Anyhow, I was given a review copy of this WSO, I think it is a good buy for under 20 bux.

Buy it and I'll give you a few other ideas which go along with this WSO. It also is a pretty good blind ad.

http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...uaranteed.html

michellepinto February 27, 2013 06:28 AM

Re: An idea based on your background as a teacher...
 
True......Many people have great ideas but are just not sure how they can leverage it and put it into action. Being creative and having ideas is one but being an entrepreneur is another thing all together.

michellepinto February 27, 2013 06:40 AM

Re: Seeking idea for $50-$100 small business services or products to offer.
 
A few great ideas:

Personal tutoring
Lunch services
Create notes or a research paper and sell it to publications

-TW February 27, 2013 09:01 AM

Re: Seeking idea for $50-$100 small business services or products to offer.
 
There's another wso I'd recommend -- it's called R.O.S.I.E.

A way to promote neighborhood restaurants. Recurring income possible.

Cheers.

-- TW

GordonJ February 27, 2013 10:00 AM

A word about WSOs
 
Have YOU actually done this? Or is this another one of those, "sounds doable"?

I prefer actual experience on the subject...don't care for theory.

GordonJ


Quote:

Originally Posted by -TW (Post 32502)
There's another wso I'd recommend -- it's called R.O.S.I.E.

A way to promote neighborhood restaurants. Recurring income possible.

Cheers.

-- TW


-TW February 27, 2013 01:47 PM

Re: wso's
 
There's different levels to wso's (in general)...

1) I (actually) did it -- and was successful. (that's the level you're talking about, Gordon)
2) I see that others (including the wso's creator) have done it successfully -- and I believe them -- and I think it's repeatable.
3) The wso's creator has done it successfully, and I believe him/her -- and I think it's repeatable.

Personally, if a wso passes any or all of those, I deem it legit. (legit enough to try it and/or recommend it)

-- TW

midasman March 1, 2013 10:13 AM

Re: Seeking idea for $50-$100 small business services or products to offer.
 
Here's 3 I've used successfully in the past and have recently been helping some UN-employed people with;

1) PIZZA-KARDS - A business card sized card. Local Pizzeria agrees to accept a "Kard" that allows Kard-Holders to purchase 20 - 2 for 1 Pizzas. Kard is sold to business owners for $10ea to give to their employees as a "Goodwill Gift". These can also be sold door-to-door however, biz owners usually purchase more than 1 at a time. (Milk Co bought 230, Furniture Mfg bought 160 etc) 1,000 Kards cost $50. Sell all 1,000 = $10,000

2) FREE OIL CHANGE CARDS - Double-Size business cards. 2 Auto Repair Shops (on either side of a small town) provide "4 Free Oil Changes". 8 FREE Oil Changes to consumers. Card sells for $20. 1,000 "Double Cards" cost $80 Sell all 1,000 = $20,000

3) TV CHANNEL GUIDES - 8h x 5w cards printed both sides & laminated. Local Hotels agree to place "Guides" in all their rooms. "Guides" show the local TV Channels (which are different than those at their homes) "Pizza Ad" usually on front. 6 ads on back (Restaurants, Gift Shops, Realtors) A 26 week program. Pizza Ad on front sells for $520 ($20/wk for 26 wks) Ads on back sell for $260ea ($10/wk for 26 wks) 10% discount for taking 2nd Hotel

MidasMan

Dien Rice March 1, 2013 10:32 AM

Re: Seeking idea for $50-$100 small business services or products to offer.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by midasman (Post 32505)
Here's 3 I've used successfully in the past and have recently been helping some UN-employed people with;

Thanks Midasman,

What I like about these is that these are all "Win/Win/Win" deals... The business wins, the customer wins, and the guy or gal who puts it all together (i.e. the entrepreneur) wins too!

Sometimes the whole is more than the sum of its parts...

Best wishes,

Dien

midasman March 1, 2013 11:46 AM

Re: Seeking idea for $50-$100 small business services or products to offer.
 
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Hey Bret....here's one for ya since you've had experience with "Magnets"

I call it "Magnetic Menus To Go". 10 Ads with a To Go Menu printed on a Magnetic Sheet.

I get $360 per Ad for 500 Menus....$3,600 per restaurant (about 72cents each) "72cents to be on a local consumer's fridge...for a YEAR? You kiddin' me, Mr Biz Owner?

MidasMan

Eva March 1, 2013 04:13 PM

Re: Seeking idea for $50-$100 small business services or products to offer.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by midasman (Post 32505)
Here's 3 I've used successfully in the past and have recently been helping some UN-employed people with;

1) PIZZA-KARDS - A business card sized card. Local Pizzeria agrees to accept a "Kard" that allows Kard-Holders to purchase 20 - 2 for 1 Pizzas. Kard is sold to business owners for $10ea to give to their employees as a "Goodwill Gift". These can also be sold door-to-door however, biz owners usually purchase more than 1 at a time. (Milk Co bought 230, Furniture Mfg bought 160 etc) 1,000 Kards cost $50. Sell all 1,000 = $10,000

2) FREE OIL CHANGE CARDS - Double-Size business cards. 2 Auto Repair Shops (on either side of a small town) provide "4 Free Oil Changes". 8 FREE Oil Changes to consumers. Card sells for $20. 1,000 "Double Cards" cost $80 Sell all 1,000 = $20,000

3) TV CHANNEL GUIDES - 8h x 5w cards printed both sides & laminated. Local Hotels agree to place "Guides" in all their rooms. "Guides" show the local TV Channels (which are different than those at their homes) "Pizza Ad" usually on front. 6 ads on back (Restaurants, Gift Shops, Realtors) A 26 week program. Pizza Ad on front sells for $520 ($20/wk for 26 wks) Ads on back sell for $260ea ($10/wk for 26 wks) 10% discount for taking 2nd Hotel

MidasMan



Where would be the best/most affordable place/way to have the lamination done? Figuring a hotel/motel has on an average 100 rooms, having it done for you is better or?

What about instead of laminated flyers, have them printed 16pt with UV coating?

Thanks Don, Eva

michellepinto March 4, 2013 07:57 AM

Re: Seeking idea for $50-$100 small business services or products to offer.
 
Sorry for this, but what is a WSO..?

-TW March 4, 2013 08:37 AM

Re: Seeking idea for $50-$100 small business services or products to offer.
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by michellepinto (Post 32519)
Sorry for this, but what is a WSO..?


A Warrior Special Offer -- can be seen here... http://warriorforum.com

Phil March 6, 2013 02:02 AM

An even better way to WSO just about Everything! ... :)
 
An even better way to WSO just about Everything! ...

Another Perfect example of [Creatively] taking Advantage and Seriously expanding on an Existing business model, business Opportunitity(s), Idea(s)... ;)

Ever so {Twistable} if you get the Message and Totally understand...

Whether you Like it, Them WSO's or not... :D

Mike Lantz and company! ...
http://www.warriorforum.com/members/mikelantz.html
http://www.warriorplus.com/wso/

All the best,
Phil

PaulC April 8, 2013 10:44 PM

Rare Endorsement...of a WSO...not an Affiliate
 
Thank You for the recommendation Gordon. I'm interested in hearing your additional ideas. I purchased this after stumbling onto your Chattel Report by Accident and purchasing that as well. I'm from near your old neck of the woods in Solon, Ohio and I was thrilled to see Northeast Ohio in all of your examples. I'm also interested in your updated fly low and collect the dough update for 2013. I'm excited to start my chattel business and look forward to your 2013 version if you think it's still a viable business strategy. I'm looking forward to trying this WSO out at an Ohio State Buckeyes game. O.H.......

Thanks Again,

Paul Calabrese


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