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The Internet is amazing and has
become something that we rely
on for almost everything.
Imagine going 24 hours without
jumping online. No sitting down
to surf your favorite websites, no
pulling out your smartphone to
look something up, no checking
social media.
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Not only has the Internet
completely transformed how we
operate on a day-to-day basis, it’s
opened a whole new world of
opportunities and possibilities to
creative entrepreneurs. Yes, even
ones with ridiculous and
outrageous ideas.
Here are three examples of how
almost any idea, regardless of
how ridiculous, can be
transformed into an online
money maker, thanks to the
Internet.
1. Ship Your Enemies
Glitter
Last year, then-22-year-old
entrepreneur Matthew
Carpenter started this website as
a joke playing off what people
want to do to their enemies
(Carpenter called glitter "the
herpes of the craft world). But
after iShip Your Enemies Glitter
went viral, the site had
approximately $20,000 worth of
orders virtually overnight. So
many, in fact, that Carpenter
suspended new orders and
decided to sell the website. It
quickly changed hands for a cool
$85,000.
A six-figure payout in less than 10
days wasn’t too bad, considering
the majority of that revenue was
profit. The cost of goods sold was
minimal, although the task of
filling all of those envelopes with
glitter must have been daunting.
Several other glitter-bomb
websites launched after this
success story, but they more than
likely haven’t experienced the
same financial gains as the
original. If you visit the website
today you will see that the new
owner has also introduced
several additional gag products,
further proving there really is a
market for these ridiculous ideas.
This is an example that highlights
an important point: If you have an
idea go for it, regardless of how
crazy it might be. The cost of
entry when it comes to starting a
business online is very low, so
even if you flop, the financial loss
is minimal.
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2. Di*k In Your Mailbox
One quick visit to this outrageous
website will either make you
laugh uncontrollably or click the
back button while shaking your
head. According to the website,
“…our resident artist, Pablo
Dickasso, will take your message
and create a custom piece of di*k
art and mail it to the a**hole of
your choice.”
So, “artwork” that would have
resulted in disciplinary actions
back in school is now a viable
business, thanks to the power of
the Internet. Shock factor and
comedic value alone gives an
idea like this traction. If you look
at the popular viral stories on
Facebook that receive millions of
engagements, you will see that
they all have an outrageous or
over-the-top element to them.
Today’s online generation thrives
on sharing funny pictures and
videos -- and this product is
correctly aligned to command a
piece of that attention.
3. Cat Facts
Want to bombard someone with
30 to 90 text messages containing
random cat facts every month? If
this is exactly what you have
been looking for, your are in luck,
because for as little as $2.99 per
month you can make sure your
friends (or enemies) receive at
least one new cat fact daily. Yes,
Cat Facts is a real service.
If you think this is a completely
insane idea, do this for me: Go to
YouTube and type “cat videos”
into the search bar. The top
organic result the day I'm writing
this has more than 95 million
views. Keep scrolling down and
look through the first few pages
of results. There are endless cat
videos with millions of views,
proving there is a huge market
for cat-related services. Yes, even
services that flood your cell
phone with cat facts.