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Originally Posted by Ankesh
Quick Profit Idea: Parodies of Popular Products
Make fun of a product by exagurating its features. Send press releases to announce the product. Make quick sales. Move on to next parody.
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Thanks Ankesh and Garth,
What a fun and stimulating idea!
Melvin Powers talks about doing something like this in one of his books (I think it might be "Making Money with Classified Ads", either that one or "How To Get Rich In Mail Order"...)
Back in the late 1970s, a best-selling book was "How To Flatten Your Stomach" by Coach Jim Everroad.
In the wake of that bestselling book, Melvin Powers decided to create a parody. He created the book, "How To Flatten Your Tush", with the "pen name" of "Coach Marge Reardon"!
(For those who don't know, "tush" is another word for your "behind"...)
Apparently it was quite profitable - he sold a lot of copies...
Melvin Powers is still selling the book... You can see it here...
http://www.mpowers.com/books/flattenyourtush.html
Also, you can still buy Coach Jim Everroad's book too... From here
http://www.flattenyourstomach.com
By the way, Coach Jim Everroad's wife, Diane Everroad, has posted to Sowpub before... You can find her posts in the archives... and check out their site (linked to above).
However... I'm not sure what to do when you have my condition - a bulging stomach PLUS a bulging tush!
Cheers
Dien