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BUSINESS IDEA FOR BEGINNERS and *Did you know that you can market mail order materials in your own area, to *your own friends and co-workers without losing any money? It's easy! All you *have to do is find a product, mark up the price to take care of your *commission and sell it. and *One of the easiest items to sell in your local area is printing. Call any *print shop (Minuteman, Quik Print, Pip, etc.) and ask them the price for *printing 1,000 copies of the same original (one-side). Prices will differ *across the nation, but I have found the medium range to be between $60 and *$90. However, most mail order printer's prices range between $20 and $30 for *the same job! That's about a 50% difference _ even going by the lowest local *rates. and *Okay - now we have an idea. Let's do our preparation and I'll lead you *step-by-step into the marketing of this idea. Let's stick with our example *of printing. Before you begin to advertise printing services in your local *area, you need to locate an honest and good mail order printer. If you don't, *you will be stuck with unsatisfied customers if the order isn't right. and *In order to locate a good printer, you will need to read mail order *publications. Compare prices and services. Look at the quality of their *advertisement. Is it professional looking? Does the printing look sloppy? *Find a printer with the lowest prices but the most services. It is more *important to have someone who is reliable, ships on time and never lets you *down versus saving $1 per order. Three printers we recommend are Kem's *Graphics, 549 Friendship Rd, Seneca SC 29678; JRS Printing, PO Box 2508, *Calcutta OH 43920 and Tom Leash, 64 W Main St, Dallastown PA 17313. However, *there are many other good ones in mail order. To get a current Big Mail of *up-to-date information, write to George Norr, PO Box 70268, Salt Lake City *UT 84170 or G&B Records, PO Box 10150, Terra Bella CA 93270 and request a *copy of their current publications to get you started. and *Once you've narrowed your company selections down to a few choice ones, you *probably will want to send each of them a small order. Keep records of the *date you sent each order and how long it took to get back. I would mail all *my orders on the same day. This way, you would automatically know "which" *printer was the fastest in shipping orders. (This fact is very important *when dealing with local customers who want their order yesterday or last week.) and *Now, compare the quality of the printers you have selected. Choose the best! *Remember, when you deal with local customers you will have to provide the *same type of commercial quality they are used to receiving locally. Even *though they will be paying less, no customer should expect "less." Your *business will grow if you offer the same quality for less money. and *After you have selected the printer you want to use, write them a letter. *Explain that you are going to market their services locally and would like *to obtain their "best" price. Often times, they will discount their prices *even more just to get repeat business. This brings you in more commissions. and *Now, all that's left is to make yourself a price sheet listing YOUR prices *(marked up from the prices your printer charges you and how much the same *item sells for locally). Pass these price sheets out at work. Place on car *windshields. Tack on bulletin boards. Advertise in the paper. Drop off at *small business establishments. Contact people in the paper who are planning *a wedding or pass out flyers in your neighborhood. When you get an order, *you keep your portion of the customer's money and send the order to your *printer, who normally dropships to you or your customer. and *This is only one idea for selling mail order printing in your local area. *There are 1,000's of other mail order products that are superior as well *as a lot of talented folks who provide exceptional products that cannot be *purchased at all locally! Just choose one that interests you and find a way *to sell it in your neighborhood. and *Another way of selling locally is by contacting Coal Publishing, 27 South *4th Ave, Highland Park NJ 08904. Start a newspaper in your area and have *local businesses place advertisements. When you have secured advertisers, *send the ads and payment to Coal's "Small Business Keeps America Growing" *newspaper services. Copies are professionally printed and shipped back to *you. Have kids and teenagers help you distribute them and you're in business. *This idea can net you as much as $1,000+ per week once you build up the *advertisers for it. and *Selling locally is the quickest and easiest way to start a business of *your own without any money. It's better than working for McDonalds. Just *look around - opportunities do exist everywhere! and and and |
