Copywriting Course - Riffing on 8 Local Business Ideas

Me and Mike Feldstein did a pod ep riffing on different local business ideas, including the pro's and con's of each.

I think this would be a fun "brainstorming" episode for you to listen to!

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We both share our experiences of unusual places where people make money in local businesses, including the ways to start for nearly zero investment (Mike is a master at that and has done it many times).

We go over these 8 business ideas:
💡 The Tree Business.
💡 Snow Shoe Rentals (and rental companies in general).
💡 AirBnB Experiences for promoting local businesses.
💡 Luxury Picnics.
💡 Face Painting (surprising).
💡 Wallpaper installation.
💡 Wall Picture Hanger Person (also TV Mount Installation).
💡 Sauna Rentals
💡 Travel Homeschool Teachers.

My favorite lesson from this interview is: "The money is in being the person delivering the final solution."

(We talk about it around 11:25).

On the page we also have a bunch of the short clips from this episode:

You should find the workspace that makes you happy:

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Some businesses don't have to be that big

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Did you know that bamboo can make you rich?

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Neville's Notes (these are all the notes I took from the ep):

  • 0:36: Mike’s quick story of starting businesses. Floods, Fire, Mould Removal and Disaster Chasing.
  • 0:56: “Doing business is the place of greatest need is the most leverage possible.” Combine this with knowing how to run some basic Google Ads and getting a website up can be very profitable.
  • 1:57: Having a house as an office.
  • 4:09: How Peter Theil thought in percentages.
  • 5:39: We’ll talk about biz ideas, but list the Pro’s AND Con’s of each idea.
  • 7:13: The Tree Business. Different ways to make money.
  • 11:22: The money is in the person delivering the final solution. Don’t be the electrician who can get you a generator and has a rec for a gas guy, but THE generator guy. Don’t be the carpenter be the sauna company.
  • 20:07: Snow Shoe Rental Idea (and rental companies in general). Easy to start and make money quick, but not super scaleable.
  • 23:13: AirBnB Experiences are a great way to promote local businesses.
  • 27:32: The one who packages up everything is the one that gets the profit.
  • 24:42: Luxury Picnics.
  • 31:36: Face Painting. Can make $4k in a weekend.
  • 35:57: Wallpaper installation. An unexpectedly expensive service. Make more money by giving a wallpaper consultation.
  • 41:23: Wall Picture Hanger Person, also TV Mount Installation.
  • 43:16: Sauna Rental. $500/weekend.
  • 50:16: Looking for next health trends.
  • 53:09: “I think the things you don’t FEEL, I’m not bullish on.”
  • 53:26: Home Nursing. “Medical at home” or “Aging in place”
  • 56:57: Travel Homeschool Teachers.

🎤 Listen to this as an audio podcast:

Sincerely,
Neville Medhora - Brainstorming ideas (lemme know if you like episodes like this or not)!

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