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What's an idea or creation that you've had success with locally that I can copy?

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Re: What's an idea or creation that you've had success with locally that I can copy?

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Post by jitbit »

js7 wrote: post #34
jitbit wrote: post #14

go through all the small local shops and offer them SEO services. most of them have terrible sites so "on-site" seo will work great. You'll make a couple thousand. Good way to make some money when you really need it after moving in

What do you mean "after moving in"? That's a good idea. I always wonder: what if the site is already set up correctly or what if you can't make any movement in search rankings (due to competition, industry, anything)

Sorry, I mean after relocating to a new area, that's a nice thing that helped make some small money FAST... I just moved, and was waiting for a payment from my biggest consulting client, but me & wife really needed some money. That's what I did.

Re: What's an idea or creation that you've had success with locally that I can copy?

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Post by meritt »

stoev wrote: post #3

Web crawler that collects comments on social and media websites and lets users analyse and visualise them. It's not very hard to build and provides a great service to businesses releasing PR articles and seeking feedback on them.

There's thousands of implementations of this idea already.

Re: What's an idea or creation that you've had success with locally that I can copy?

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Post by Theodores »

A local arts group with a big 'open studios' event once a year, an artists directory with mini portfolios, gigs, poetry readings, workshops and other events. With a bit of help from whatever groups are already there plus the council it should come together. A newsletter is what makes it all work plus a half decent CMS. Local artists cannot do these things by themselves much like how cats can't herd themselves.

As well as money from ticket sales there is also money as per the directory model. A side benefit is that you will have a wonderful social life with all of those gallery private views to go to.

Re: What's an idea or creation that you've had success with locally that I can copy?

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Post by D3_4dl1N3 »

nkg wrote: post #53

A database management system for any structure who stores a lot of data. What I did was basically transferring a lot of repetitive tasks they handle with Excel to a PHP/MySql application.

Inventory management softwares handle those kind of tasks. Is it your product/service ?

Re: What's an idea or creation that you've had success with locally that I can copy?

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Post by Scoundreller »

bemmu wrote: post #8

Send local goods to foreign subscribers in monthly surprise shipments.

Just a thought to represent how creative one could be and probably still make a viable business:

I've also been looking online for various toothpastes I bought in Croatia. They have these nice herbal flavours that make me feel like I brushed my teeth with a Ricola cough candy. Everything in North America is mint or cinnamon, and many of the interesting esoteric flavours are fluoride-free :(

edit: removed joke offer of ketchup chips from Canada.

Re: What's an idea or creation that you've had success with locally that I can copy?

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Post by Scoundreller »

Had a hard time getting to a government office or other facility that lots of people have to get/go to on an irregular basis?

Write a blog article about it, but don't just provide the address and phone number, provide VERY specific instructions that one actually needs and doesn't get anywhere else, almost like turn-by-turn GPS. For example: "park by the X retail location, go inside the doors of the building under the Y sign, walk 50m just past the elevators, go up the stairs 1 level (the elevator takes forever), and you're there. You can park for free 1 block East on Y street."

I've done this for a few government offices. The earnings aren't high per month, but they have been consistent for 7 years, pretty good for an hour's work. It's doubtful the Yellow Pages, navigation providers or government website will provide such useful and detailed instructions.

Re: What's an idea or creation that you've had success with locally that I can copy?

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Post by icebraining »

kachnuv_ocasek wrote: post #42
vijayr wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't tell if you are serious or joking. How can you simply scrape someone's content and sell it? It would be copyright violation.

Who's talking about selling it?

It'd be a copyright violation even if you gave them away, at least in many countries.
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