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Further proof you can make money literally doing anything if you are persistent and able to learn along the way.
by jsjohnst 8y ago
Further proof you can make money literally doing anything if you are persistent and able to learn along the way.
- cyberferret 8y agoI would also look at this as a lesson that anything that might seem weird/odd/strange/abhorrent/unworkable to yourself still has the potential to be a successful money making venture. One of my biggest problems with starting and growing a business is that I tend to put too much of my own biases and perceptions on things, and tend to dismiss anything outside of that as being outside the norm. This article is a reminder to keep an open mind, always.
- ekovarski 8y agore: open mind; for sure... this also reminds me of the business that went viral a few years ago selling edible anuses made from milk chocolate.
- hn_throwaway_99 8y agoI really liked this article, and I thought it really embodied a "hacker" ethos, in doing something originally for personal enjoyment, then realizing it had potential and growing it into a business. I also really liked this paragraph from a business perspective: Lastly, this product is viral in nature. People think it’s funny to post about sending a chocolate penis to someone in the mail. Because most people are not sending it to themselves, we always include an offer code and a way to get to our site in every order. It is a literally a direct marketing campaign paid for by our customers.
- dnautics 8y agoThey should include a fast path to buy (at a modest discount) and send a dick back to the sender. It has to be enough such that the recipient has some pleasure of knowing that they paid less for their dick
- ZeikJT 8y agoDiscount Dick-Counter (Sung with the Mattress Discounters jingle[1]) [1] https://youtu.be/G_2l0XWxP-w https://youtu.be/G_2l0XWxP-w
- coldtea 8y agoMore like proof that some random ideas can catch on.