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Even if it has been seen before, it's always nice to get a refresher or a new twist on an old idea...I appreciate people sharing what has worked for them and how we can benefit from it. I'd hate to see a Warrior hesitate to post an experience or idea because it may be similar to another post...sometimes what works is in the details and the execution. Thanks for continuing to share Martin and keep it up. |
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Wow this is really interesting. I'm definitely going to be looking around at all the small business stores in my area now checking out if they have led signs |
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I never stated "who" created/originated the idea... either yourself or Don, I don't care... ADukes wondered where he had seen this before... and I answered him. |
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interesting, open up another possibilities |
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After doing some research, I've come to realize that if you can buy an "Open" sign for $20 and re-sell it at $50, that is still a good deal for the merchant. Atm signs seems a little bit harder to find, still working on that. Now, here's an interesting twist that I don't mind sharing. And, I'm going to town this morning to do some visual research, lol. Since the economy is not he best (have you ever passed by or even lined up for food stamps or general relief), it's apearant that a lot of people are getting financial aid. I had no idea what an EBT card is until recently and what it is, it's like a credit card that gets loaded with government funds like food stamps, general relief etc. if you qualify. It is my understanding that most food stores accepts the car and some liquor stores and gas stations that sell food. The 99cent store and the Dollar Store accept them but not Big Lots. Anyway, you get the picture. Oh, and I also think that some fast food places takes them. Long story short but I also wanted to add that my area is really depressed and a lot of people that you would not even think, are actually living on food stamps. To reach a level of not being able to support yourself is embarrassing to many and they don't want others to know about it. Most stores or should I say all of them (that is why I am doing my research today) do NOT have a LED sign saying EBT ACCEPTED HERE! Question is, would the store feel weird about advertising that they do accept the card? I'm sure some will but that's probably only a small fraction. Online, these signs go for $89 to over $200. Alibaba hardly has ANY manufacturers. So, even though the concept is great, finding the signs and finding merchants to buy them might be a different story. Just thought I'd share, Eva |
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open + atm + EBT = win. But is there enough profit margin to have this whole thing outsourced? |
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As far as out-sourcing, Martin already touched on that in an earlier thread. I would tend to agree with Martin=out-sourcing does not give you the margin, Eva | |
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I would like to thank everyone for all their positive comments and PM's. I really do enjoy helping others learn ways to make extra money and hearing success stories. To your success, Martin |
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I'll give you a tip - take it for what it's worth. There are a lot of places that accept EBT cards that you normally wouldn't expect (like the Schwann man - home delivery food service). Some of the other businesses that do home food delivery also accept EBT. BUT... They aren't people you'd normally think of when you think of accepting EBT cards. Why? Well, they're more expensive than some places, and they aren't really the first thing you think of when you think of someone buying food with an EBT card. This means 2 things - they have a higher value per customer, AND they' benefit from getting the word out that they accept the cards. Might very well be a local niche market worth pursuing. | |
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First, I want to thank Martin for his many unique and helpful ideas for making money! Here is someting I came up with to almost double your profit! So lets say on average after paying freight/etc you have a hard cost of $15 per sign and sell for $40 which gives you a $25 profit. The obvious advantage to the business owner of having an ATM (and ATM sign) is to attract more customers that will use the ATM and buy additional items in their store. Here's where you make the extra profit: Get a domain and make a local Convenience Store ATM directory. Offer a package deal to the store owner for an extra $20 (or $59 total with the ATM sign) to give him a lifetime listing on your local ATM directory which will attract even more customers to his store that are searching for a local ATM. This will cost you almost nothing, yet will net you at least an extra $20 on every sale! |
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Magnum1, Your welcome and thank you for sharing your idea with us it's a great idea. All the best, Martin Quote:
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Cool idea, thanks!
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ok I have seen people come up with a lot of ideas and tips in this thread, now a question for all of you: Have ANY of you taken ANY ACTION from this idea AT ALL? There is no point to sit in front of a computer, brainstorm, come up with ideas, post them on a forum so that people will look at you and say "hey this guy is so smart, I didn't think of that" At the end of the day, the one who TAKE ACTION is the real winner, and I don't think anyone here has done that |
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Looking forward to hear about your success, Eva | |
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Really AWESOME! There are TONs of things that work like a charm! |
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yukinara, There have been many people who have taken action on my money making ideas and have made money with then. My Pizza Cards Profits idea (see sig below) has been a huge success for many people, so for you to say without knowing that no one has taken action and made any money that is wrong and false, as i have many emails from students that are making money and taken action with my ideas. Thanks, Martin Quote:
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Martin, thanks for sharing! This is a great idea and I hope people take action on it. If you need money and willing to do just a little work, this seems like a sure winner. All the best to you! |
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Yes, you are right a little work and taking action is all it takes to make some easy money, but many people have fears and are affraid to take a chance, but I hope people will take this idea and go out and make some money with it. All the best, Martin |
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This is an interesting idea. Great job! I wanna try it myself. LED signs can really make your business more popular and visible to anyone because of its great features.
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hmm interesting.
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Thanks for sharing - you do know that you could have turned this into a 22 page report and sold for at least $10 on the WSO thread. Seriously I like this idea, its something else to put in the tool kit for local business marketing. |
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saras, I am actually working on a WSO that will be sharing 10 unique and creative ways I have made money with offline, but thank you for your support and positive comments. All the best, Martin |
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Hey Martin, That's great news you're working on a WSO - I'm sure the people familair with the content you share on the WF will jump all over it! It's always quality stuff. It's even more motivation to sell when you hit the streets with this weather in NY! Do you still employ the same tactics in the Winter? |
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Why not just go right to the credit card equipment provider or ATM distributor/servicer and sell them the signs in bulk, just have them drop shipped. Their customer svc/sales people would make the end user sales. Obviously, they would have sourced the signs themselves already if they were going to ever. Give them a new source of income for their customers. You could sell ten's or hundreds in one whack pushing paper. Just make sure drop shipper doesn't have any contact information on the package, or warehouse them yourself and reship them if you are worried. You could go to a bank or any other business that targets new businesses to buy them in bulk from you as a gift for new businesses. Or you could hand deliver them to the business, courtesy of the bank (for an extra fee to the bank |
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NewParadigm, Thank you very much for the great ideas and I will looking into your ideas more to see if they can be implimented and be profitable. All the best, Martin Quote:
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THis is one of those posts that makes you go, why didnt i Think of that. Genius. Lots of great ideas in here. Thanks. My offline business needs a real boost and I feel like I just got a dose of steriods. Legal ones of course! *touches nose* |
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Yes I will be looking out for you in the WSO thread - you obviously can think outside of the box
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SDotSpells, Thanks for the kind words regarding my money making ideas and my up coming WSO. Yes, I employ the same tactics in the winter as I do in the summer, the weather dosn't change anything other than what I or my sales reps wear ![]() All the best, Martin |
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celente, Your very welcome and I hope you are able to use my idea and make some money with it. To your success, Martin |
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I just wanted to add that another type of sign that can be bought wholesale and sold for a nice profit are Car LED Signs. You can see some example car signs here: Wholesale led car moving sign - Buy Low Price led car moving sign Lots on Aliexpress.com To your success, Martin |
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Great tip and thanks for sharing it here. Here is a link to an EBT led sign sold on alibaba.com http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/44...Open_Sign.html Some other over looked led signs that could sell well are: * Food Stamps Accepted * WIC Accepted * Check Cashing All the best, Martin Quote:
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Hi Guys, Now, I'm going to give you my inside secret, but is not really a secret and is public info. If you go to your county clerks office you can ask for a list of all the bussinesses that have opened or registerd a business name in the last 1-3 months and on that list will have some sort of contact info, so you can contact that business owner and ask them if they have a need for and would like to buy an Open or ATM sign, this will help you make some sales as it has for me.To your success! Martin |
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Hi Guys, Now, I'm going to give you my inside secret, but is not really a secret and is public info. If you go to your county clerks office you can ask for a list of all the bussinesses that have opened or registerd a business name in the last 1-3 months and on that list will have some sort of contact info, so you can contact that business owner and ask them if they have a need for and would like to buy an Open or ATM sign, this will help you make some sales as it has for me.To your success! Martin |
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I actually looked at tons of these LED signs when I was last in China, and thought of ways to sell them, silly me, not thinking of door to door. Us IMs can be so 'online' focused. I wonder about applying a sales rep method. Essentially outsourcing the sales portion of this. Put an ad on craigslist and offer sales people $5-10 per sign to sell. Some other signs I saw while there that might be sellable: "coffee", "pizza", "take away" |
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Thanks for the ideas
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Does anyone know if there's an import fee when ordering from Alibaba in China and bringing it in to the US?
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cash89, I have been finding good or better deals on eBay over Alibaba for buying wholesale or bulk led signs, so check out eBay first before ordering from any where else. All the best, Martin |
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Another thing to pay attention to is that a lot of the signs bought from taobao (which is the cheapest), non U.S. eBay, Alibaba and Aliexpress is that the electric plugs aren't made for U.S. sockets so you have to change them over or buy an adapter. A lot of the sellers won't tell you this because they are just middlemen and aren't actually from a factory. | |
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Silas Hart, Thanks for answering the question and for providing the great details regarding the taobao sign and the plugs, that's very helpful to know. All the best, Martin Quote:
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kylemarvin, Hiring sales reps on a commission basis works as that is one of the ways I was selling my LED signs, so if you can get a great price on signs and can still make a decent profit for yourself after paying your sales rep commission, then by all means do it and save yourself the time and energy having to do all the work on your own. To your success, Martin Quote:
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Hi Guys, I just wanted to add that another type of sign that can be bought wholesale and sold for a nice profit are Car LED Signs. You can see some example car signs here: Wholesale led car moving sign - Buy Low Price led car moving sign Lots on Aliexpress.com People and business owners can use these to advertise a website or facebook page, etc. To your success, Martin |
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Great idea, MartinBuckley! I like the idea of a QR code on the back of the sign also. Keep up the great work! |
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That's a great idea. I love in person sales =)
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That is so cool, seeing lot of led sign before, but never thinking about selling it
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Fat Wolf, Sometime the things we see around us every day are the things we over look and don't see the opportunity right in front of us to make money with it, there are ways around everyone in their area to make some money if they just take notice. All the best, Martin |
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Wow, that was a great post. I actually enjoyed it a whole lot and while I was reading I could actually picture the whole process happening. Really motivating to be honest and it just makes total sense. The fact that LED signs are so cheap to run, you could let those suckers run 24/7 and it wouldn't make a dent on your electric bill so it only makes sense for businesses to buy them. You just added another way to allow me to survive if ever I'm in a bad situation. Nice post way cool my friend!
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superpayouts, I'm happy to hear you liked my idea and were motivated by it. I enjoy helping others and sharing my ideas for free here and at: http://www.NicheBizIdeas.com If you ever do impliment any of my ideas, please post back here and let us know your results. All the best, Martin Quote:
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