Don,

Thanks for another great post! I was wondering... I seem to remember a discussion about another of your programs involving restaurants (not the DSB) in which you or someone else posted that restaurants are notorious when it comes to getting them to make monthly payments. I assume you would need to be more flexible than just insisting they pay the entire $1200/yr up front for this new program. So, would a quarterly payplan work for something like this, or is there another workaround?

As long as I'm asking, I have a question about the Ad Mugs program, too. This may seem like a dumb question, but did you (or your ex-logger friend) have the ads printed in more than one color to make them stand out from each other, or was simple black (or blue?) on white good enough? Have advertisers or "mug-givers" asked about this? (I guess that's a compound question.) Just wondering if it would be worth the extra hassle/expense.

Thanks,
Chris

> Here's how I discovered a HUGE money-maker;

> A couple of months ago, I decided to see
> what the reaction would be to an advertising
> program I've been going to try for some
> time.

> It's an "INFO BOARD", 2ft high by
> 3ft wide, with a Map in the middle and Ads
> around the sides and bottom.

> You can see an actual photo here....

> http://www.infoboards.com I made up a
> small sample board and went around to local
> motels to get their permission to hang my
> InfoBoards on their lobby walls for the
> benefit of their guests.

> I got 8 motels to enthusiastically give me
> the OK. (Over 500 rooms)

> I then went to local Gift Shops, Art
> Galleries, Attractions and Restaurants.

> I quickly filled my 18 spaces and....I
> STUMBLED ONTO A HUGE MONEY-MAKER;

> With the first restaurant I contacted I
> happened to mention, as a Bonus, I would
> scan his Menu and place it in a
> "Restaurant Guide" and take Photos
> of the INSIDE of his restaurant....and make
> this "Guide" available in the
> lobbies of each motel.

> The guys eyes went up. I KNEW I had
> "Hit A HOT Button".

> So...with each restaurant I offered the same
> Bonus and lo and behold had no problem
> getting any restaurant I wanted, to
> participate.

> Now...because my Info Board was limited to
> only 18 spaces....I offered each restaurant
> an exclusive in his food category.

> So....as soon as I finished making and
> hanging the Info Boards I went to work
> making a "restaurant
> Guide"....where ANY restaurant that
> wanted to participate, could....provided
> they were willing to pay my fee. Which was
> $179 for the initial graphics and $1200 per
> year.

> Sure, some said the price was "too
> high" BUT...enough were willing to pay
> to make this REAL EXCITING!

> After doing some checking in a few large
> cities, I found that mine is not a novel
> idea. Others have been providing Restaurant
> Guides for some years. One guy in Seattle
> has been providing one for 15 yrs. Quietly
> getting rich.

> Another woman in Pittsburg and one in
> Austin, TX

> However...there is ROOM in every city of
> 20,000 and up for a "Restaurant
> Guide".

> I've proved, Restaurants are willing to pay
> $1200 yearly for this program...even in
> little towns.

> So...once again...by "being out there
> interacting with business people"....I
> stumbled across a GREAT money maker that
> does NOT take a lot of effort nor talent to
> produce and profit from. Just show a Sample
> Book....tell them where the Book is going
> and who will see it...and the Price and
> ANYONE can make money with this. It's like
> plucking Gold Nuggets off the street.

> Each Book, with just 30 restaurants in 20
> motels can put $30,000 in someone's pockets.

> Thanks....for reading

> Don Alm