How one guy built a website in 24 hours, with $24, and made $347 the first day

[Dien Rice]

This is a fascinating business...

This guy did as the title says. He challenged himself to create a new business, with a new website, in 24 hours, and make at least $100 the first day.

He ended up spending $24, and made $347 the first day!

What was the business?

"Hyperlocal T-shirts" - that is, he designed and sold T-shirts which were very, very local to him. In fact, the T-shirt designs were based on the names of his local subway stations.

Of course, he can keep selling these, making more $ each day, and also add more local T-shirts... And also create other local T-shirt websites...

There's money-making ideas all over the place! Yes, you could do this too...

You can read all of the details at the following link (probably worth saving!)...

http://www.abetterlemonadestand.com/...ide-challenge/

Best wishes!

Dien

Dien:

Great find...a good read with lots of info for everyone.

Cornell

Hi Dien,

Thanks for posting.

As I read your post I thought, this would be a fantastic idea for my city.

Read the post...

WHOOPS! He IS in my city.

Hmm proven market, and he's not doing much with the business.

Thanks Dien

Duane

Originally Posted by Dien Rice

This is a fascinating business...

This guy did as the title says. He challenged himself to create a new business, with a new website, in 24 hours, and make at least $100 the first day.

He ended up spending $24, and made $347 the first day!

What was the business?

"Hyperlocal T-shirts" - that is, he designed and sold T-shirts which were very, very local to him. In fact, the T-shirt designs were based on the names of his local subway stations.

Of course, he can keep selling these, making more $ each day, and also add more local T-shirts... And also create other local T-shirt websites...

There's money-making ideas all over the place! Yes, you could do this too...

You can read all of the details at the following link (probably worth saving!)...

http://www.abetterlemonadestand.com/...ide-challenge/

Best wishes!

Dien

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by Duane Adolph

Hi Dien,

Thanks for posting.

As I read your post I thought, this would be a fantastic idea for my city.

Read the post...

WHOOPS! He IS in my city.

Hmm proven market, and he's not doing much with the business.

Hi Duane,

You STILL can do something with the business... Why let a proven money maker go to waste?

You would definitely have the ability to make something like this successful!

First, you could do the same thing as him... Though, you could also "twist" the idea.

As a local, you know there are places locals love to go, that only the locals know. These places are usually different from the "tourist" places. They could be locally known hang outs, meeting places, or just places where the locals know "stuff happens"...

For example, when I was growing up as a teenager, there were known places that teens would "make out" or go for a romantic time in their vehicle of choice. One place was on the edge of a large public park, where there were a lot of parking spaces... If you drove there late at night, you'd see a lot of cars with steamed-up windows! Another place was a spot on the edge of the city, at the top of a small mountain, where you could park and see the carpet of lights of the city from your car windscreen. It was another popular "romantic" spot.

Both of these were public places, and certainly could make for potentially popular T-shirts for the right age group...!

My city has a lot of beaches, too (since it's on the ocean). I could imagine individual T-shirts with the names of those beaches would be popular in my town... Especially for people living near those beaches, or who go to those beaches frequently...

Anyway, there are a lot of ways to "spin" this idea to make some extra dollars...

You're connecting with people's "identity," because people "identify" with many local places...

Could be fun to do, too!

And try to milk it for all the free publicity you can get when you're just starting out (since it has to be "new" in order to be "news," so your best chance at getting free publicity is right at the beginning)...

Best wishes,

Dien

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by Cornell

Great find...a good read with lots of info for everyone.

Thanks Cornell,

Glad you enjoyed it!

- Dien

Hi Dien,

Thanks! Yes I certainly realized the potential twists and turns for this one

"Why let a proven money maker go to waste?"

Simple answer? Time.

However, I'm thinking of some Gung Ho students I met recently that started their photography business and FIRST SALE in 24 hours, after I spent about 2 hours "getting their head straight". Their speed of implementation actually shocked me. PLEASANTLY

I can see them RUNNING with something like this.

I like what you said about "Identity". Definitely a powerful way to identify,connect and lead a group.

I'm sure an enterprising Sowpubber will move forward with this one. Last I checked, somebody was offering to buy this guys business. It was in one of the comments.

Cheers

Duane

Originally Posted by Dien Rice

Hi Duane,

You STILL can do something with the business... Why let a proven money maker go to waste?

You would definitely have the ability to make something like this successful!

First, you could do the same thing as him... Though, you could also "twist" the idea.

As a local, you know there are places locals love to go, that only the locals know. These places are usually different from the "tourist" places. They could be locally known hang outs, meeting places, or just places where the locals know "stuff happens"...

For example, when I was growing up as a teenager, there were known places that teens would "make out" or go for a romantic time in their vehicle of choice. One place was on the edge of a large public park, where there were a lot of parking spaces... If you drove there late at night, you'd see a lot of cars with steamed-up windows! Another place was a spot on the edge of the city, at the top of a small mountain, where you could park and see the carpet of lights of the city from your car windscreen. It was another popular "romantic" spot.

Both of these were public places, and certainly could make for potentially popular T-shirts for the right age group...!

My city has a lot of beaches, too (since it's on the ocean). I could imagine individual T-shirts with the names of those beaches would be popular in my town... Especially for people living near those beaches, or who go to those beaches frequently...

Anyway, there are a lot of ways to "spin" this idea to make some extra dollars...

You're connecting with people's "identity," because people "identify" with many local places...

Could be fun to do, too!

And try to milk it for all the free publicity you can get when you're just starting out (since it has to be "new" in order to be "news," so your best chance at getting free publicity is right at the beginning)...

Best wishes,

Dien