What's a good business to start with $1000?

[MeddyDuo]

I've got $1,000 to spend, so I figure why not start a small online business
Obviously whatever I'm selling would have to be kind of cheap, because I only have $1,000 and I would need multiple items. Any suggestions?

 

[ElFenix]

mortuary

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: MeddyDuo
I've got $1,000 to spend, so I figure why not start a small online business
Obviously whatever I'm selling would have to be kind of cheap, because I only have $1,000 and I would need multiple items. Any suggestions?

plant seeds

 

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: MeddyDuo
I've got $1,000 to spend, so I figure why not start a small online business
Obviously whatever I'm selling would have to be kind of cheap, because I only have $1,000 and I would need multiple items. Any suggestions?

plant seeds

Grow some lettuce and spinich.. and then.. keep the E-Coli out..

you'll make millions!

 

[Chryso]

crack dealer

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: jlbenedict

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: MeddyDuo
I've got $1,000 to spend, so I figure why not start a small online business
Obviously whatever I'm selling would have to be kind of cheap, because I only have $1,000 and I would need multiple items. Any suggestions?

plant seeds

i don't think we're thinking of the same thing.

 

[Nightfall]

Pimp

 

[MeddyDuo]

Keword: online

 

[vi edit]

Digital camera: $200
Web hosting: $50
$750 bar tab at a college bar on "girls night"
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[AgaBoogaBoo]

Find a physical item people want, order it from another country, sell to local shops. Specialized furniture/clothing maybe?

Find a niche and make something specialized.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: MeddyDuo
Keword: online

are you a female? asking because of your avatar.
are you somewhat attractive?
if so, buy a webcam and get naked. charge people to watch. or you could just buy a regular camera and take pics and put them online and charge.

 

[MeddyDuo]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: MeddyDuo
Keword: online

are you a female? asking because of your avatar.
are you somewhat attractive?
if so, buy a webcam and get naked. charge people to watch. or you could just buy a regular camera and take pics and put them online and charge.

The porn business is overpopulated. It would be too hard for me to break-in or whatever. Plus I don't want to do porn

 

[Krazy4Real]

become a powerseller on ebay.

 

[shortspanishguy]

shoveling snow

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: MeddyDuo

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: MeddyDuo
Keword: online

are you a female? asking because of your avatar.
are you somewhat attractive?
if so, buy a webcam and get naked. charge people to watch. or you could just buy a regular camera and take pics and put them online and charge.

The porn business is overpopulated. It would be too hard for me to break-in or whatever. Plus I don't want to do porn

Overpopulated? Are you serious? That stuff is a huge market and will be one of the easiest things you can do to make money.

Maybe something like www.prosper.com?

 

[Kirby]

Originally posted by: MeddyDuo

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: MeddyDuo
Keword: online

are you a female? asking because of your avatar.
are you somewhat attractive?
if so, buy a webcam and get naked. charge people to watch. or you could just buy a regular camera and take pics and put them online and charge.

The porn business is overpopulated. It would be too hard for me to break-in or whatever. Plus I don't want to do porn

You say that like it's a bad thing. And who the hell pays for porn anyway?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: MeddyDuo

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: MeddyDuo
Keword: online

are you a female? asking because of your avatar.
are you somewhat attractive?
if so, buy a webcam and get naked. charge people to watch. or you could just buy a regular camera and take pics and put them online and charge.

The porn business is overpopulated. It would be too hard for me to break-in or whatever. Plus I don't want to do porn

:camera:s? just normal ones will suffice

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: nkgreen

Originally posted by: MeddyDuo

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: MeddyDuo
Keword: online

are you a female? asking because of your avatar.
are you somewhat attractive?
if so, buy a webcam and get naked. charge people to watch. or you could just buy a regular camera and take pics and put them online and charge.

The porn business is overpopulated. It would be too hard for me to break-in or whatever. Plus I don't want to do porn

You say that like it's a bad thing. And who the hell pays for porn anyway?

apparently lots of people do

 

[crystal]

Buy some more wii and gives those away?

 

[MeddyDuo]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Overpopulated? Are you serious? That stuff is a huge market and will be one of the easiest things you can do to make money.

Maybe something like www.prosper.com?

IMO it is.

Anyways, I'm looking for something that could keep growing. So prosper.com wouldn't be a good idea I don't think. Like I spend this $1,000, and if everything goes well, then I keep putting more money into it and expanding it.

 

[MeddyDuo]

Originally posted by: crystal
Buy some more wii and gives those away?

Heh
That's my current "business". The ads on my website make me money. So I am doing the Wii giveaway to get more traffic to my site, but it's not going so well right now (I know some of you said it wouldn't)

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: MeddyDuo

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Overpopulated? Are you serious? That stuff is a huge market and will be one of the easiest things you can do to make money.

Maybe something like www.prosper.com?

IMO it is.

Anyways, I'm looking for something that could keep growing. So prosper.com wouldn't be a good idea I don't think. Like I spend this $1,000, and if everything goes well, then I keep putting more money into it and expanding it.

If prosper goes well, the money you get out of it is what you put back in.

And like you admitted, I hate to say "I told you so", but we, and I specifically, had warned you of these issues. Making money isn't simply just having it in an account ready to buy things, you have to do something with it. You need to find out what you can buy/sell for that price, $1,000 isn't as much as you might think it is. However, there is always a way to do whatever you want, IMO, just have to talk to the right people and be creative.

At the very least, put it in a 5% savings account so it doesn't just sit around.

 

[HomeAppraiser]

Originally posted by: Krazy4Real
become a powerseller on ebay.

Yea, WTF is that anyway? Besides a phishing scam.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: MeddyDuo

Originally posted by: crystal
Buy some more wii and gives those away?

Heh
That's my current "business". The ads on my website make me money. So I am doing the Wii giveaway to get more traffic to my site, but it's not going so well right now (I know some of you said it wouldn't)

Obligatory suggestion of "remove clothing = increase traffic"

- M4H

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

To the OP - If you really want to do this, and it isn't just some type of overnight hope for success, I would grab some books on introductory business topics. From there, try to branch out and learn about different areas within in, maybe read theories about the stock market, read a book or two on business law, dip a little into business topics like the effects of globalization, etc. I'm just throwing some stuff out there, but before you can do something, you should be educated on it, that'll increase your chance of success.