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How creative of you - and how generous of you to share!

Very creative indeed... I wonder what the ROI is for businesses who spend $100 on advertising for just 500 pieces. Probably pretty small, but then again it is a small investment on their part. Kudos on this post!

-Ben

This is really a creative idea and brilliant and sharing this thread showed your gentle and kind.

Hats off Mate..Wishes and thank you too

I'm not getting the logistics of this. So either when you first give the 5 mom & pop businesses their stock of balloons, or when they need more - is it just an uninflated balloon with a string and the pizza card tied to the bottom of the string? Then the mom/pop shop inflates it? Seems like as quickly as balloons go "bad" and leak out that you couldn't give them to the store inflated with helium. ??

Maybe it's because this involves balloons that it sounds like a crazy idea, but it works lol so congrats. I'm assuming you live in a populous city that has lots of corner stores and a high-demand for birthday balloons so I don't think that this could work for everyone.

I think the most impressive part is signing up the 8 clients. You should try to find other places you can advertise those same businesses you've already sold or similar businesses you could add to a bigger card. This reminds me of another thread about a guy who sold coffee cups with custom logos on it and gave them to the coffee shop for free. Think horizontally, about other niches you can go to, and you've got 5,000 per month instead of 1,3000. Good share and good luck.

I can see this winning some crazy competition like 'Make business with balloons'
where most would say it's impossible.

Incredibly creative idea, good job.

A very creative method indeed...But approaching advertisers takes up a lot of time and convincing them is not that easy.

Huh, very interesting. I can see where NY area would have a lot of mom and pop corner stores. Nice idea!

Business owners are looking for different ideas from just the typical ad in the paper.

$100 is a simple sale when people will be keeping the card.

Some will sign up just to get you to leave them alone if it's at least a viable concept.

They can easily conceive the multiple exposures their ad will receive.

Great street play Martin.

Killer stuff.

There was another post a while back about how to make money with ballons and bakery shops with the same idea.

nice work, and congrats on your success.

See? We can really make good money out of everything. May it be balloons or whatever. I knew some people who made a living and earns good amount of cash monthly thru sand. It's all about creativity and persistence.

This is pretty creatively idea, but how many ppl would buy $4 balloon? Even so, i guess it really depend on your location...

That's really creative.

How much time a week does it take you to manage this operation?

Hmm that's actually a pretty nifty way of getting your business out there as well as help others. Like the balloon idea a lot.

Well, Thats creative , thanks for sharing

I love to see creativity in action. Keep shares like this coming man. Thanks a lot

Wow. Love the idea. Knitting business. Thanks for sharing!

That actually seems like a pretty good idea. Could even have your own website on there with marketing gigs.

Looks like you got your idea from this post. (See below)

A warrior a while back posted something similar a while back and is making good money with the whole balloon idea.

Read WF post Here ==> http://www.warriorforum.com/offline-...ney-maker.html

Very interesting. I am wondering if you are planning on expanding this and whether that would require much more time and effort? Or maybe outsourcing it?

But definitely out of box thinking.

Thanks.

I've been going through your different niche ideas, freaking awesome! I'd love to see your breakdown of the selling of these services to local businesses

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

I love the unique approaches and creativity I find on this forum!

Martin, with the content you provide it is no wonder your threads always have a high post count.

Thanks for sharing.
DTaylor

Hey Martin,

That's a great idea. I went into the local poundshop (££(UK)) today and saw some items then I could sell on for profit.

Inspiring stuff.

Cheers

HI I like your thinking maybe it could be adapted to uk but I dont know where I would get the balloons from.
regards
vivi62

I remember when I was a child and visited the people in charge of a newly built housing estate, they always, ALWAYS gave me a balloon, and it made my whole family happy and more willing to keep talking.

Thanks for sharing Martin.

I do not think I have heard of this type of business and you have gaven me some other ideas.

As for who thought of the idea first, Just go to wso, clickbank or a hamburger joint and so many rehash stuff over and over is this a copyrighted idea.

Nice, now that is what I call 'thinking outside the box' !

I probably wouldn't have thought to sell ad spots on something as small as a card.. but that is really creative stuff.

Creative idea, thanks for sharing!

Martin, I am reading all of your unique ways to make money and I gotta say you may be one of the most creative and outside-of-the-box thinkers I have come across.

It's pretty amazing how you are able to come up with these really simple yet profitable ideas that are all around us. Thank you yet again.

Thanks for sharing Martin. I can see your ideas could be implemented in almost any country around the world.

Cheers

Greg

Martin, I'm surprised you're not attaching a magnet to the balloons instead of a card. guess your main biz is the pizza discount card?

now as to what you'd print on the magnet? I'd leave that up to your creative mind, I'd probably include a "header" for whoever was selling the balloons for me as an added incentive for them (once the balloon was gone the magnet would be on their refrigerator.)

maybe you could just use the back of your pizza card as the note i.e. "from ___ for your birthday" etc.

WOW! I was just imagining how many of these you could sell at Valentine's Day. A balloon, pink pizza card with place for a note on the back and a magnet with "Bev's Corner Store" or "Amy's Bakery" etc all tied together.

so creative Martin.......

Yesterday I was searching on clickbank and can across an ebook
on how to make $300 a day distributing balloons and sense it
relates to my business and this thread I thought I would share
the link here, so check it out at:

How I Earn $300 A Day Distributing Balloons

All the best,

Martin

What I am failing to understand in this strategy is why would the stores buy balloons from you for $4 when they too can get it for $1?

Is this part of your "Pizza Card Profits" idea?

Martin,
Please don't stop sharing your ideas here due to a few negative comments. The majority of us here really appreciate what you are doing and find your posts helpful and informative. God Bless!

Another splendid idea Martin! You're really great in finding ways to earn income and your location is also good for different kinds of business and money-making strategies. I wish I can earn from balloons too but it seems that my place is not a vibrant area for such products.

This is a good idea, I like it.

This is a great idea. To expand it, I do have some ideas.

The easiest thing to do is to find a handful of other niches. It does require work, but has the potential to make more sales per location. Let's say one of the corner shops has 25 balloons in stock. Instead of all with pizza cards, mix it up a bit. Find 3-5 other types of businesses to provide discount cards for. Not everyone wants pizza. Given a choice, I bet 2 things will happen: more balloons will sell and you will be able to find out over time if other niches sell better than pizza as the bonus gift with the balloon. You might find that you can find the right mix per location as the demographic differences might not be immediately obvious. Hell, I'd make one a fitness place such as "free 1 week membership" or "free 1 on 1 personal trainer session" or combine the two. You'd sell these to health-oriented people as well as others who intend this to be a gag gift for being "over the hill." You have to test this over time, because in the short term it could be something as simple as color or message that is the big seller if you have a variety of balloons. Make at least 1 gift aimed at kids. How many parents see your balloons but don't buy for their kid because the gift isn't right? Also, consider putting gift cards on some balloons for the shop they are in, activated at purchase. They don't have gift cards? Sell them on gift cards!

Visit the area hospitals and see if the gift shops will sell your balloons. In my area, hospital gift shops are outrageously expensive, but they still sell lots of stuff because people get there to see someone and realize they should buy something. If this works, I'd consider adjusting the "free gift" and possibly charging the gift shop more. You'd also likely be using "get well soon" balloons instead. You just have to think of what general groups of patients there are and what might be appropriate. For instance, you could try various toys as well as aspirational gifts, or other things someone might look forward to. maybe a free 15 minute balloon or glider ride, some sort of free spa treatment- whatever makes sense. I'm sure there are sorts of businesses that have some sort of service they can provide for free to encourage people to spend money.

I would also try to think of any ways to sell these in quantities other than in retail stores. One possibility is to sell a twist on this service to schools or via schools to parents. For instance, you could offer a service where you deliver balloons everyday to area schools. Parents could opt-in by paying in advance for their child to be surprised with a balloon with a free age-appropriate book attached, or something else that makes sense. Maybe share a percentage with the school for a specific purpose such as technology fund, teacher discretionary fund etc. The beauty of this idea is that as children see other kids get balloons, they will tell their parents how much they too want a balloon on their birthday. As long as the school or teachers are communicating the message, these will sell themselves. This is easily a $15-25 sale because part of the value is that it is done for them- people inherently know there is cost involved in ferrying around balloons with gifts attached. Just make an easy order form and/or website where parents can select a gift from say 20 choices. Try to get as many sales as you can upfront, such as the beginning of the school year so that you can buy the proper gifts and reduce risk of something no longer for sale later in the year. Just be sure to never miss a delivery... The best part of this is that it turns into an annual gift that the child wants every single year, if only because the other kids are getting it. If you do this for schools that are convenient for you, it will become quite normal to walk or drive 5-10 minutes to go deliver 2 or 3 balloons, which could be $20-50 or more in profits for you each day for almost no work after the initial setup. Even better is if it's a school that you have a child in or know someone that has a child in (who perhaps would like to deliver the balloons for a cut of the profits.) Just remember, don't be that guy who forgets a kid's birthday present he may have been looking forward to.