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$300 A day business but no idea how to market it
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Re: $300 A day business but no idea how to market it
#12Hi Samir. Saw your site just now and I have a few comments from my side:
1. I have seen many popular book/product sales sites and usually it is a one page site which pitches the idea and shows through testimonials what can be done. You could use a similar format for your site.
2. The copy writing on your site needs some work. It's a sales pitch so it's gotta be convincing.
3. As @djb_hackernews pointed out in his comment, ebooks usually work out for bloggers or 'celebrities' who already have a following. Perhaps you could start a blog about your ideas [since you mentioned you have worked on many other ideas before]. This way you would slowly but steadily get some regular readers. Also this would help in future ebooks you would like to sell.
4. You have displayed a couple of testimonials on your site. Maybe you could have some of your customers who have actually implemented the business to post some photos/videos talking about how your ebook helped them. This way your testimonials become engaging.
And BTW, the site definitely needs an overhaul.
Re: $300 A day business but no idea how to market it
#13Earlier quoted context omitted.
The reason I was asking was to see if there are any unique sites or online communities you could target yourself, but I'm still not sure which ones those would be. That type of advertisement costs money as well, but maybe there would be a higher click and buy rate. Is there any way you could create a brand and make it a franchise? Then you could list it at franchise listing websites and maybe take a small royalty wit…
The idea is actually so simple, it would be difficult to turn it into a franchise or a quasi employment opportunity. The secret behind the business is What type of balloons to sell and which businesses to sell them to.
I read your about page and it looks like you would be privy to such a solution but I still think people really value branding, deliverables and personal training because of risk-aversion. If the idea is so simple, that's perfect. You could decorate it a bit and sell your support. Your experience selling balloons is probably much deeper than two sentence that share why type to sell and which businesses to sell to. And I'm sure you can think of a number of conveniences and types of support you would have valued in the beginning. And you don't have to share your secret upfront. You could probably get a down payment higher than $10 and then share.
Just because you wouldn't take the franchise or quasi employment opportunity (you've been doing small businesses since college!) doesn't mean the vast majority of people are like that.
Re: $300 A day business but no idea how to market it
#14If your business really works that well, start hiring people to replicate versions of it in their local area. Most people say they want to start a business, but very few are actually risk-tolerant enough to do it. So expand by hiring employees, rather than selling the dream.
I tried hiring people and even paid them well but couldn't find reliable people with decent customer service skills and this is the type of business where a small mistake can cause you to lose your client.
You couldn't find any reliable people with decent customer service skills? Soemthing seems off about that. Maybe you should get someone to help with hiring. If the actual business made that much, then why not run it instead of selling the idea?
Re: $300 A day business but no idea how to market it
#15Hi Samir. Saw your site just now and I have a few comments from my side: 1. I have seen many popular book/product sales sites and usually it is a one page site which pitches the idea and shows through testimonials what can be done. You could use a similar format for your site. 2. The copy writing on your site needs some work. It's a sales pitch so it's gotta be convincing. 3. As @djb_hackernews pointed out in his com…
Thanks for the pointers.
1. The design of the site was actually done by a well wisher/professional web developer.
2. I definitely need to work on the copy.
3. Blogging is definitely an option I am considering. I am also looking into providing a private forum to people who have purchased my ebook.
4. I had not thought about adding photo/video testimonials but that definitely sounds like it would be helpful.
Thanks for your suggestions! -Samir
Re: $300 A day business but no idea how to market it
#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
I tried hiring people and even paid them well but couldn't find reliable people with decent customer service skills and this is the type of business where a small mistake can cause you to lose your client.
You couldn't find any reliable people with decent customer service skills? Soemthing seems off about that. Maybe you should get someone to help with hiring. If the actual business made that much, then why not run it instead of selling the idea?
I definitely plan on running the business again as soon as I have recovered from my accident, but until then, I was hoping the ebook would help keep me busy and earn some income.
Re: $300 A day business but no idea how to market it
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
The idea is actually so simple, it would be difficult to turn it into a franchise or a quasi employment opportunity. The secret behind the business is What type of balloons to sell and which businesses to sell them to.
I read your about page and it looks like you would be privy to such a solution but I still think people really value branding, deliverables and personal training because of risk-aversion. If the idea is so simple, that's perfect. You could decorate it a bit and sell your support. Your experience selling balloons is probably much deeper than two sentence that share why type to sell and which businesses to sell to. And…
I was hoping to actually create a brand out of a whole bunch of "easilydoable" ideas but even with this being my most successful idea, I am having so much trouble marketing it that it's truly frustrating.
Re: $300 A day business but no idea how to market it
#18Looks like you've created a franchisable micro-biz. The book is in effect the "operations manual" (Ok, I haven't bought nor read it).
You could add value to the book and create a franchise. For example add starter stock, etc and sell the package for say $99.
You would need to identify the sorts of people who are most likely to be interested and motivated to run such a biz, maybe part-time and then target them specifically.
Or, you could sell a master-franchise to a balloon manufacturer or distributor as a way for them to increase their sales.
Re: $300 A day business but no idea how to market it
#19Hi BasilAwad...these are simple balloons that you can carry in your hands, not the big ones that go on top of retail buildings. thanks -Samir
I read just about everything on the website, but I still don't understand what kind of business it is. Is it basically a delivery service for birthday parties and to hospitals? or are you purposely hiding the concept?
I suggest giving as much detail as you can about the business and what kind of work is actually involved... i.e. driving around delivering stuff or standing on street corners selling to tourists?
Re: $300 A day business but no idea how to market it
#20Looks like you've created a franchisable micro-biz. The book is in effect the "operations manual" (Ok, I haven't bought nor read it). You could add value to the book and create a franchise. For example add starter stock, etc and sell the package for say $99. You would need to identify the sorts of people who are most likely to be interested and motivated to run such a biz, maybe part-time and then target them specifi…
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