1. The Small Book of BIG Ideas!
A List of Possible Markets
You Could Develop Products For!
See inside for a list of over 200 ideas to help
you get started in your own direct mail business!
By Michael Ross
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2. Ideas − A list to get you started
What follows is a list. A lists of ideas to help you get started in your direct mail business.
You could take one of the ideas and expand it and turn it into an information product by
using the skill you learn in 'The Insider's Guide To Making Money In Direct Mail −
A Step by Step Guide That Guarantees Your Success' manual.
You may think that some of the ideas are a little off key. But you must remember, you
are selling to a select special interest group. And they don't think their interest is off key.
Use the list as a guide of possible products. Having a market in mind before looking
through the list could help you decide on a topic, otherwise you may end up like a child
in a chocolate shop, too much to choose from so you choose nothing. However, by going
through the list you may come up with a market to sell to. Look through the list
whenever you want to come up with an idea, you'll find it extremely helpful.
New careers
Write your own resume
Earn money tutoring
Dance your way to stardom
Careers in astronomy
Make money from the stars
Unlimited opportunities for commercial artists
Have fun, be a ski instructor
Can you manage apartments
Writing for small newspapers
Opportunities in advertising
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3. Are you a born mechanic
Is there a place in TV for you
Show business opportunity guide
Environmental careers
Be a management consultant
Guide to professional acting schools
Become a recording artist
Money Making Ideas
How to make $500 a week with garage sales
Making money with old comic books
Start a shopping service
How to start a trade paper
Cash in on today's hobby market
Investing in real estate
20 quickest ways to get rich
Your town needs a secretarial service
Open an art gallery
How to start a courier business
How to start a caravan park
Start a bookkeeping service
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4. Cash in on the nostalgia craze
Form your own band
Start a resume writing service
Profit from old stuff
Business ideas for university students
Writing
Writing mystery stories
How to write poetry
Writing gags for television
How to write for newspapers
Start a writers club
Opportunities in ghost writing
Can you write science fiction
Writing for children
Today's market for short stories
How to plot a novel
Selecting an agent
How to write a book review
How to review movies and plays
What they never tell you in writing school
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5. How to write for money
Writing what sells
Salesmanship
Ten ways to close a sale
Ten successful selling tips
How to improve your sales technique
Why people buy
How to sell sporting goods
How to get leads by telephone
Entertaining at home
How to throw a cocktail party
24 ideas for a birthday party
Make your party a real success
How to be a gracious host
The office party guide
Turn an ordinary meal into a feast
How to make better cocktails
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6. Beauty
Glamour tips for teenagers
Beauty tips for an expectant mother
Every woman can be beautiful
Apply make up like a professional
Your personality makes a difference
What colour is best for you
How to achieve the natural look
Choosing the right hairstyle for you
Antiques
Introduction to antiques
Facts about antique auctions
How to sell antiques
How to become an antique dealer
How to detect fake antiques
How to restore antiques
The money in antiques
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7. Home Decorating
Decorating tips for your bedroom
Twelve ways to beautify your kitchen
How to decorate your windows
Decorate like a professional
Patios can be beautiful
Beginners guide to drapery
Wallpaper makes the difference
Glamorise your bathroom
Selecting plants for your home
Handcrafts
Working with leather
Pottery making for beginners
Make your own jewellery
How to make beautiful dolls
How to make puppets
Craft projects for pre−school children
How to make stained glass windows
Like working with beads
Make your own Christmas cards
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8. Directory of wholesale handcraft supplies
How to build doll houses
Christmas decorations you can make
Knitting for beginners
Candle making for beginners
Weave your own rugs
The art of shell craft
Selling handcraft on consignment
Decorating glass
The art of paper mache
An introduction to ceramics
Create your own earrings
54 new quilt patterns
Making gifts from throw−aways
Astrology
How to chart your horoscope
Selecting a career through astrology
Astrology and your partner
Using astrology in your daily life
Astrology made simple
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9. Your future in the stars
How to read the zodiacs
Photography
Repair your own camera
Photo retouching for beginners
Become a professional photographer
How to make better home movies
Selecting the right camera for you
Build your own dark room
Become a wedding photographer
Where to sell what you photograph
Gardening
Build your own greenhouse
Grow what you eat
Secrets to great roses
Beginners guide to landscaping
Growing food indoors
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10. Personal
Protect yourself from muggers
Protect your home from burglary
How to handle obscene phone calls
How to say no to a salesman
Defend yourself from rape
How to sell your home
Investing in jewellery
What credit agencies know about you
What you should know about banking
Automobiles
How to tune your car
Save money on auto parts
Revitalise your transmission
How to test your car before you buy
Repair the brakes yourself
What to look for when buying second hand
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11. Pets
How to raise your kitten
Tricks your dog can learn
Build your own aquarium
Fashion tips for poodles
How to operate a boarding kennel
How to start a pet shop
How to groom your pets
Win at the next show
Travel
Overcome your fear of flight
Holiday planning tips
Travel tips for honeymooners
Lets go camping
Ghost towns you should see
How to survive in the bush
Holidaying in the desert
Plan a hiking trip
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12. Gambling
Gambling secrets revealed
How to play keno
Roulette, self taught
Handbook for blackjack players
How to curve a compulsive gambler
Art
How to paint landscapes
Make your own picture frames for profit
Oil painting for beginners
Working with acrylics
Introduction to water colours
How to exhibit your paintings
How to sketch portraits
Working with chalk
How to sell your art
Family
Save money on clothing
Guide to thrift shop buying
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13. How to trace your family tree
Get the family involved in everything
Family outings
Cooking healthy and tasty
Sports
How to enter professional football
Improve your swimming strokes
Can you handle racing cars
How to play baseball
Wrestling, an introduction
Guide to ski resorts
Amateur boxing guide
Know your rifle
Lets go trout fishing
Tennis for beginners
The thrill of salt water fishing
How to lift weights
Build your own gym
Body building tips
Play basketball
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14. Occultism
Witchcraft secrets revealed
True mystical experiences
Your handwriting reveals the real you
ESP for beginners
You can change your destiny
An introduction to hypnotism
Relax! Learn to meditate
Marriage
Plan your wedding now
Plan your honeymoon
Cooking tips for newly−weds
Do you need a marriage counsellor
Living on a budget
Teach your man to cook
How to be successful parents
Marry a man with money
Organise your housework
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15. Family and children
So, your expecting a baby
Select the right name for your baby
Inspire your child to learn
Listen to your child
Raising an only child
Teach your child to read
Keep your child busy
Tell your child about sex
Understanding teenagers
Hobbies
Collecting coins for fun and profit
Boat building for beginners
How to repair your bicycle
How to repair your motorcycle
Start your own chess club
How to collect military medals
Antique car collecting
How to fossic for gems
Model trains, an introduction
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16. How to build model aeroplanes
Perform magic tricks
Guide to sea shell collecting
Book collecting for beginners
Health
Ten old fashioned cold remedies
Ten ways to cure insomnia
Recipes for healthy diet sweets
How to care for your skin
The low down on alshymers
Miscellaneous
You can be a TV contestant
Facts every inventor should know
How to read blueprints
How to play the stock market
Effective lecturing for beginners
How to pan for gold
How to select the perfect gift
Sewing tips, from a professional
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17. Make your own cheese
Build your own canoe
How to be a ventriloquist
101 ways to decorate cake
Facts about franchises
How to meet celebrities
How to conduct a political campaign
Hold a fashion show
Training a guard dog
This list of ideas is to help you get started in your own direct mail business.
Some of the ideas can be developed into their own products, whilst others can be
combined to form products − the choice is yours. Whether you choose to expand on one
idea or combine ideas, be sure that you write it for a particular market, and give that
market as much information as possible − don't hold back.
I hope that you use these ideas and start your own direct mail project because you really
can make it. If none of these ideas seem to help, why not start your own ideas list. Every
time you see a market of some kind, write it down. Soon you'll have a list of possible
markets you could sell something to.
Also, examine the normal day to day goings on around you − news, magazines,
talk−back radio, overheard conversations etc. You may just pick up a market and
product idea. All you have to do is pay attention to what's going on in the world around
you and, always ask yourself 'what could I sell them?' Your answer may make you very
rich, very quick! You'll be surprised how quickly and easily markets and product ideas
will spring into your mind once you start 'looking' for opportunities. The hardest part
will then be deciding which project to develop.
So go on. Apply what you learn in the Insider's Guide To Making Money In Direct
Mail − A Step by Step Guide That Guarantees Your Success manual. You'll be glad
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