Tips on Making Money

You may have heard of lemonade stands,penny-hunting, and fundraisers, but when I was a bit younger, the only way to make money was to use what you have at home. "You can never make money if you don't have the guts to try," is what my dad always told me. Here are some of the ways I made money.Plus some tips for you too! Get a pad and pen to take some notes:

Create a Service

This is easier (and harder) than you think(mainly works at school). Do you have a talent ?If you don't or just cant figure it out yet, you can sell candy(laugh out loud).All talents have some way of attracting attention. For example, if you have amazing drawing skills, you can draw pictures and sell them to people or even or make comics(stick men could work out too if you don't draw to well) to sell. If you have a sense of humor and imagination, you can write stories. I'm not a big fan of pencils, paper, and an open mind so I used to create comics on my computer. I got sprites of famous video game characters and re-made their personality and what they do. Its a lot of fun and all you need is a printer (color ink is best).Those are some of the things i thought from the top of my head.

Here is a preview of a comic I made

Attracting Customers

After you have created your service, you may be wondering "now what?". I am still very young so all I know is how to attract customers at school. Go to some friends and tell them to spread the word. Print out some business cards! Make the card interesting. Ask questions to bother them to see what your business is all about. Whatever you do, have something that will grab their attention.

Selling It

Whatever it is you want to sell, make sure you have a good supply of it. Also, make sure its something you know somebody out there(at school or wherever you want to sell "it") would want. Make sure the price is simple and affordable. For example, unless you're a math genius or have a calculator/cash register don't add tax or make a price have XX.67 cents(especially if they want to buy more than one at a time). Customers want to be able to get what they want and move on. Keep it neat! Try to make it look as professional as possible.

Who is my Best Customer?

I'm not trying to start any boys rule girls drool war but I think girls will be your best customers. Most girls carry a purse or mainly money with them. Don't try to rob a girl because she probably has a group of friends or a boyfriend. Reward girls with the fact that they have money on them and make some products/comics/etc. for girls. I'm not encouraging you to go to your feminine side completely, but do it if you must. Girls are great customers because some girls may like guy stuff too. Maybe a guy wants to get something for his girl, but that is very unlikely(not really).

你可能听说过摆地摊卖柠檬水、四处找钱和资金筹募者等,但是我很小的时候,唯一的赚钱方式就是运用自家所有。父亲经常对我说:"如果你没有勇气去尝试,那么你永远也赚不到钱。"以下是一些我赚钱的方法,同时也是对你的建议。拿出纸笔做些笔记吧。

开创业务

这比你(主要指上学时)想象的要容易得多(同样也困难的多)。你有哪方面的天赋吗?如果你想不出来或者不能立即想出来,你可以卖糖果(大声笑)。所有的才能都有它的吸引力所在。例如,如果你有惊人的画画能力,那么你可以画画,然后把它们卖给别人。你也可以画漫画(画木棍使得人也会起作用如果你的画没有好到能卖的程度)。如果你有幽默感和想象力,那么你可以写故事。因为我不喜欢笔啊,纸啊的,也没有富有想象力的脑子,所以过去我常常在电脑上制作漫画。我从著名的电子游戏中获得小精灵的角色,然后对他们的性格和所做的事情进行加工。这很有趣,做这个所需要的就是一台打印机(最好是彩色)。这些就是我的头脑中最先想到的东西。

下面是我做的一本漫画的预览。

吸引顾客

开创了你自己的业务之后,你可能会想"现在做什么呢?"我仍然很年轻,所以我所知道的就是如何吸引上学的消费者。去找一些朋友,让他们帮忙做宣传。印制一些商业广告卡。尽量使这些卡片显得有趣。问一些问题,吸引他们来看你的东西是什么样的。无论你做什么,一定要吸引他们的注意力。

卖掉它

无论你想要卖的是什么东西,保证供应充足。并且要确保它是你所知道的那个地方(在学校或任何你想要卖掉它的地方)的人所想要的。确保价格便宜,能接受。例如,如果你不是数学天才,也没有计算器或收银器,不要加税费或标注类似xx.67分的价格(尤其当他们一次买一个以上商品时)。顾客想要买到他们想要的东西然后才会离开。保持商品的整洁。试着使它看起来尽可能有专业水准。

我的最佳顾客是谁

我并不想开始什么男生统治女生的口水战但我认为女生会是你的最佳顾客。多数女孩都带着钱包或是带着钱。不要试图抢劫女孩因为她可能有一群朋友或者有男朋友了。事实是她们身上有钱,所以制作些相关产品漫画等酬谢她们吧。我不鼓励你完全考虑适合女生的产品,但是有必要的话也可以这样。女孩们是最佳顾客因为她们有时也会喜欢男生类的产品。也许有的男生也会想着为他的女朋友买点什么,但那可能性不大(不大可能)。
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