Advertising

First, thrift stores...NO, they are not a "great" way to get inventory.

Second, why does anyone want "inventory" to begin with? Inventory is money in storage, it is not being circulated...it is a future thing, and doesn't help anyone who needs money NOW, as I understand the OP.

And the question is about advertising to sell his apparent web services, which is perplexing, why isn't he selling that service now, online with all the free and low cost places, like Fiverr, etc.?

Here is a person counting on advertising to sell a service, a commodity readily available, easily found, and with a lot of competition. As far as developing a local strategy, vs., testing and implementing a local strategy which will work are two very different things.

So, anyhow, first thing, CIRCULATION vs. Storage. That four hundred dollars can be immediately, in a few hours, be turned into 500 dollars with one simple transaction.

As for the what, it doesn't matter. And in most parts of USA, Canada, one doesn't need much more than craigslist, Facebook Marketplace to find the 400 dollar item with a 100 dollar profit ready to be made, TODAY, now, cash in hand.

Four hundred dollars can be grown, first by doing something, from my archives...one could clean headlights and make 100 a day in a couple of hours, (actual first hand experience). This just one of dozens of services which people will pay for today.

OK, so DOING something is not for everyone. In the case of providing an online service, and someone wants to advertise locally...one way, and a very fast reliable way...is to do a co-op postcard mailing, using EDDM, and feature your web services on it while having other businesses pay for the cost of the ad. When several businesses share a ride on a postcard, it is very cost effective, and if ONE (say the OP) not only that, but each of the businesses could be a potential customer for your services.

I don't have any clue as to what the advertising vehicle might be that the OP thinks is going to bring him two customers, but I'd bet the farm, it isn't going to work like that.

So, there are two separate issues, first how to grow the 400 dollars, or how to spend the four hundred on some sort of advertising which will bring in business. I seriously doubt if the latter is going to happen. Why not just call businesses on the phone, get an appointment and go get some work that way? If you can't do it face to face, chances are you won't be able to do it remotely.

When we speak of quick or fast money, most are naysayers, because they have never done it and don't know how...one HOW is by doing, by getting out and seeing people and doing something for them...which leaves most Warriors out in the corn fields of want and need.

Then, when we understand the difference between storage and circulation, and how circ beats storage 364 days a year...then we keep the money out there working and growing and without the slop and mess of hours and hours and days, weeks and months of trying to build something up, when you can start at a higher level by simply finding those stored value items and flipping them with superior advertising on the marketplace of choice.

So, yea.

GordonJ