| I refer to any inexpensive business opportunity, as a | | | | than one service provider available. |
| "seed money" businesses. The idea being that you | | | | Make up a flier giving your name and number. If any |
| make enough money in a relatively short period, that | | | | of the businesses you contacted offer free |
| you will have a number of options concerning what | | | | estimates include that information on the flier, since |
| you want to do next. | | | | that is a good selling point for getting an appointment. |
| By setting up and running a seed money business, | | | | It is illegal in the USA to put these fliers in the |
| you can protect yourself from failure. Your risk is | | | | mail-box without having mailed them. Go door to |
| with "house money" generated from your seed | | | | door, and place them in the door handle or in some |
| money business, not you nest-egg retirement money. | | | | obvious location. |
| Let's explore some examples of seed money ideas. | | | | Simply generating a lead, and then selling it to the |
| Most people have items around the house which | | | | proper service provider, is an inexpensive business |
| they no longer use, or want, but are still use-able and | | | | opportunity. It can be done quickly, and easily. It is |
| sale-able. Stuff just sitting around in junk-rooms, | | | | simple to do, simple to understand, and it is |
| basements, or garages. You contact the homeowner | | | | repeatable. |
| and offer, for a negotiated price, to clean out the | | | | A note to remember: You can let the service |
| room. Anything you take away that is still usable, you | | | | provider know the neighborhood of the appointment, |
| sell. The rest you take to the junk yard and sell for | | | | but do not give out the name, address or contact |
| scrap. | | | | info until you have been paid for the lead. |
| You can hire some High School or College kids to help | | | | You can try this system with pool-cleaning services, |
| with the actual work, and include their pay in the | | | | landscaping and gardening services, house-painting |
| price you ask. | | | | services, gutter-cleaning or roofing services. Any |
| Another inexpensive business opportunity is the | | | | service which a home-owner is willing to pay for, is a |
| "neighborhood service broker". With this idea, you | | | | legitimate service you can plug into this system. |
| generate leads for service providers you have lined | | | | The next step, is for you to take action. Start a |
| up. As long as you can generate the lead for less | | | | "seed money" business. Make it an inexpensive |
| than the business is willing to pay you for it, you are | | | | business opportunity. You need something to offer, |
| looking at some of the easiest money there is. | | | | people who want what you are offering, a way to |
| You call up service providers, asking if they would be | | | | let people know you have what they want, and a |
| interested in purchasing leads, and asking them how | | | | way to deliver your offer. |
| much they would pay. You can actually call every | | | | It does not take very much money to start a |
| service provider in your local area, and deal with the | | | | business, if you use your creativity and are willing to |
| one which pays the most. Sometimes they have | | | | put in the work required to make your business a |
| different service areas, which allows you to multiply | | | | success. |
| your efforts. Either way, it is better to have more | | | | |