Going out and selling did not go too well. I have come to the realization that my business model is very flawed. Here is why:
When you go to sell things door-to-door you will run into two types of people. Some people (~21%) are very kind and will sincerely listen to what you have to say. The others (~79%) either are annoyed by your soliciting or are angry. The problem arises because the nice people genuinely like having girl scouts knock on their doors so they obviously don't want to buy a "no soliciting" sign. The mean people could possibly want a sign, but they are just too annoyed or mad to listen!
Something New
I went to 24 houses and out of the 8 that answered the door, they all said no. I will go out again because I want to sell at least one sign! However, I have begun yet another venture that I believe will be much much more successful.
About a month ago, I joined a financial club at my high school. We have an ongoing stock game online and I have been doing very well. In 30 days I have already made a 30% return on my investment and it has inspired me to actually invest. Last week I put $1000 into a brokerage account. I will begin trading next week. My goal of making $200 in revenue remains. I am even more excited about this endeavor than I was about my last one.
Your project is awesome! What's your pitch? This is really great and even if you don't make much of a profit, I'm sure you'll have some awesome stories about the mean people answering their doors. (Just FYI, my dad might be one of those people, but I would be willing to buy a No Soliciting sign to hang on my bedroom door. I think it would go nicely with my No Smoking sign.) :P
ReplyDeleteHaahaha I have to admit that I am one of those mean people who either don't answer the door at all or just slam it on their faces..
ReplyDelete^^^same. But dude, I'll buy a sign from you :D You're hilarious and I hope your project goes well!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the support guys!!
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