Re: where to start - One Option

> I am doing quite a bit of research on internet marketing and have tried a
> couple of "opportunities" to date. Haven't put out too much
> money and want to not put any more on "opportunities". I believe
> that I can be successful at anything and I am looking for something that
> will require minimum investment to begin.
> Any input appreciated

Wayne,

Greetings from Baton Rouge, LA. I live 150 miles West of here, but am headed to a career college associations annual conference here, where I'll be exhibiting some of my products to a variety of vo-tech schools from across the US, as well as to the other vendors.

Last night, I met several good prospects at the Conference welcome party, including representatives from two advertising agencies, a bank, a payroll service, a manjor textbook publisher from California, along with some of the school owners and staff. I didn't meet a single person who couldn't become a customer of mine.

If selling isn't the kiss of death for an opportunity, you might want to look into Kaeser and Blair. They offer free dealerships to US residents, selling custom-printed promotional advertising items to business and industry.

You aren't financing the orders, as K & B handles all the credint, billing, sales tax collections and reporting for the dealers.

No sign-up or annual fees of any kind.

No inventory to buy, store, and sell, as all the products are stored at the supplier's location waiting for the customer's order with imprinting instructions. Once they have added your client's name/logo/message, the product is then boxed and drop-shipped to their location.

This industry has a proven US demand exceeding $18 billion annually, so you only need to find a niche, build a base of customers, and you can earn commissions for life in this industry.

Territory: None. No restrictions who or where you sell. No off-limits or house accounts. Sell anywhere in the US you want, online, offline, or both.

Products: Over 750,000 different items including ink pens from Bic, Papermate, Pilot, on up to Sheaffer, Parker, Waterman, Cross, and Mont Blanc. With at least a couple dozen other name brands, and over 100 generic pen sources, selling pens from 18 cents to $900.00 each.

In addition, you can offer prospective clients everything from calendars, coffee mugs, golf balls and accessories to T-shirts, embroidered cap, jackets, and brand name sport shirts, including Hanes, Jerzees, Munsingwear, Jack Nicklaus, UltraClub, Cutter and Buck, Izod, Van Heusen, and many others.

Too many categories to list here, but consider lapel pins and celluloid buttons, mouse pads, scratch pads & Post-It Notes (R), key rings, umbrellas, stress balls, knives,travel mugs, yardsticks, pencils, calculators, radios, clocks and watches, other electronics, and much, much more.

Consider the facts:

1. It won't happen overnight.

2. Selling isn't for everyone.

3. Self-employment, even in a home-based business requires self-motivation and discipline. Business won't just drop in your lap. (At least not on a regular basis.)

4. You can never run out of prospective clients or possible products to sell.

I have to cut this short (LOL) and get to my expo to meet more prospects and give out a couple hundred self-promotion items as well as catalogs.

If you are interested, you'll find more info on my website listed below.

Good hunting,