Thanks for the kind words Dwayne. I have benefited greatly from the experiences of others and I enjoy relating my own...here's 2 more...1 aligned to your "snow" program and one for "non-snow" areas;

1) Many years ago I went on a ski trip to Aspen, CO and after 2 days my buddy and I decided we'd stay for 3 weeks longer...only problem was, we were almost out of cash and maxed out on our cards so...as we were sitting at the bar looking out over this beautiful town in the mountains (with oodles of ski-bunnies everywhere)...we noticed it was snowing again. The tar-bender said it was going to be a "big dump".

Just then, as I was looking at all the WHITE ROOFS, I got an idea; I asked the tar-bender if the snow will continue to build-up on the roofs. He said, "You bet! And if those folks don't get that stuff off...some of them will possibly lose their roofs.

I asked him if he knew if there were any shovels or brooms in the building. We were staying at the Continental Inn and he showed us where all the maintenance equip was.

We then went down to the lobby and asked the asst manager if we could shovel the roof for an extra few days lodging. He agreed...in fact, because it kept snowing, we were able to get free lodging AND food for the next 3 weeks (Till New Years Day)

We had a few problems like getting the proper gear (shoes and gloves and heavier coats) which we finagled...plus, roofs are no picnic to shovel. You could fall off and die!

We figured out a way to do it and spent every other day knocking on doors asking if they'd like their roof shoveled for $50. (The other days we skied)

We only took the "easy" jobs...no 3 story jobs...and were able to do 6 a day for $300 cash in our pockets. We were young and in shape and I wouldn't suggest it as a livilihood but we did have a terrific time those weeks.

2) Some years ago a friend called me one evening and said he was on his "last legs". He'd been out
of a job for 3 months and was down to his last few dollars. I told him to meet me for coffee the next morn.

He met me and I told him what I had in mind;
We were going to "offer a Mobile Car Wash & Detail " Service to Real Estate offices.

I figured realtors made their living taking prospective home buyers around in their cars and they NEEDED to have their vehicles CLEAN!

I had a local printer make up 100 Flyers which said, "YOUR CAR, CLEANED, WASHED & DETAILED...IN YOUR PARKING LOT!....$49 Complete. Mobile
Detail".

My printer did me a favor and got the thing typeset right away. I made 100 copies on bright
yellow paper and went next door to the supermarket where I bought a bucket, dish soap and
some sponges...went to an auto parts store...bought a shammy and auto polish.

Then we went to a real estate office...walked in and asked the receptionist if we could see the
broker (he owns the place) I introduced us and told him we were introducing a new "Mobile
Detail Service" and that for $49 per car ($39 for 2 or more) we would clean, wash and detail his
car and any others.

Well...you could've knocked me over when the guy says, "Hold on, let me get my staff in
here!"
In a few minutes there's about 20 people in the room. I tell them what we were doing and that if
ALL decide to have their cars it's only $35 per car (this was in 1975) and lo and behold...22
people gave us their business cards and said "Yes! Count me in!" $770 in ONE day at 1975
dollars.

Yahoo! But...did we work our buns off? You bet!

We were dog tired at the end of that day. Luckily we found a garden hose at the back of the
parking lot and quickly figured out a "system".

My buddy went on to build a "Car Wash & Detail" business with 4 shops in 3 towns.
You can do the same. There are business people who NEED their cars looking the best...for their
clients. These are real estate people and any other "sales" types of jobs (Insurance offices, stockbrokers, but especially real estate)

I also know of many people who started a lucrative landscape biz by asking to mow lawns.

It just takes some thinking and ACTION!

Thanks for reading....Don Alm

> “Imagine this... you are out of work, have
> no money coming in whatsoever and cannot get
> any on credit cards or in any other way. You
> are too proud to go on welfare, have no
> products to sell, no customer list, refuse
> to get money selling your body for sex,
> refuse to get a job working for someone else
> for a wage and you refuse to sell any of
> your possessions. Knowing what you know now,
> who you know now and having the resources
> you currently have at your disposal, what
> would you do to get yourself back on your
> feet before you ran out of money?
> You only have $1,000 left.”
> Has anybody been able to solve this one?
> ====================================

> For some of you this example would be a
> simulation. For me it was a reality! I
> actually started of with far less than
> $1000.
> I had no job (my contract was up) and the
> credit cards were maxed. I needed to make
> cash quickly. My original goal was to make
> $100 CASH in 48 hrs.

> So I began my search…

> 1) There were a couple of companies in the
> local newspaper that would pay you cash $50
> to attend a product testing, Some medical
> companies would pay you over $100 for them
> to perform “tests” on your body…OUCH!!

> 2) I mind mapped a bundle of ideas eg. Buy
> and sell, information products, hotsheets,
> services, sell door to door etc. etc.

> 3) I then went to a couple of websites of
> that Gordon had mentioned Don Alms and Jim
> Straws. While I could not afford to purchase
> any of Jim or Don’s programs… I was able to
> gleam some very useful information from the
> FREE reports on Don Alms site…

> It was about 3:30 AM by the time I had
> finished OVERLOADING myself with IDEAS,
> concepts etc. etc.

> DUANE HITS THE BALL!!!

> I looked at all of the ideas, however I felt
> a lot of them required me to have some
> experience or skill before I actually made
> money. As I looked out my window and the
> snow was coming down Heavliy. Oh no I would
> have to shovel the driveway later on
> today……EUREKA! EUREKA!

> There would be an entire neighborhood of
> people that would need their driveways
> shoveled, while they were at work.

> Based on my own driveway, I knew it would
> take me 20 minutes per driveway. I could
> easily do about 7 driveways which would take
> me about 2.5 hours. BUT I could NOT go
> KNOCKING on doors at that hour in the
> morning.

> Soooh, I wrote up an advertisement as
> follows:

> TIRED OF SHOVELLING SNOW?

> RELAX while we do ALL the work TODAY!!

> We will be shoveling driveways for XXXX ROAD
> residents TODAY!! TUESDAY DECEMBER 12th
> between the hours of 10am and 4:00pm

> We will shovel your driveway for a charge of
> only $15

> Or,

> We will do THE WHOLE THING! Your driveway,
> sidewalk and YES your walkway for only $20

> If you would like to RELAX while we WORK
> just tape this sheet of paper to the top of
> your door. We will see the paper and know
> that you'd like your driveway shoveled.

> Or if you prefer,

> Page Dwayne #123-4567 and leave me a message
> with your house number.
> The next day, I will come around and collect
> the $15 or $20

> “Let’s face it you have better things to do
> with your time.”

> Happy Holidays!

> Dwayne (Mr. Shovel) Adolph

> PS

> I live on XXX Road, so YOU MAY recognize me
> when you see me! :->
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Please Check one of the following boxes AND
> WRITE YOUR NAME in the blank.

> ” DWAYNE, I AM TIRED OF THE COLD! PLEASE
> SHOVEL MY DRIVEWAY FOR $15. I HAVE MOVED ALL
> VEHICLES OUT OF YOUR WAY AND I WILL PAY YOU
> TOMORROW

> ” DWAYNE , I WANT TO RELAX! PLEASE DO THE
> DRIVEWAY, WALKWAY AND SIDEWALK FOR $20. I
> WILL PAY YOU TOMORROW

> Please ask for
> _________________________________ (please
> enter your name) when you arrive tomorrow.
> ==================================

> I completed this letter at around 5am in the
> morning. I need to catch everybody BEFORE
> THEY WENT to work. I went around my block
> and delivered my HOTSHEET to about 80 out of
> the 150 house. I printed the flyer on
> fluorescent PINK paper which I had, and
> placed write in front of the door of the
> houses.

> I could hardly deliver the flyer, the snow
> was TOO DEEP and It was about –18 degrees
> Celsius. ( I LOVE CANADA )

> Little did I realize that this would be the
> WORST SNOW STORM OF THE WINTER SEASON

> …. TO BE CONTINUED….

> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!!!




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