It might be hard to find a job you'll actually want to work for. With one of the top 5 things Americans stress over is money, you might find relieve working at one of these companies.
1- pa pa johns
Now working as a insider won't save you from your money problems, you can however work your way up to a manager position. In most states a manager working at a pizza shop can expect to make $12-14 an hour.
2- red lobster
Starting at the bottom you'll probably be cleaning tables till a position opens up in the back of the house. Once that happens you'll want to start learning all the other positions. Once you know how to prep, bake, dish tank, fry you then should ask for a raise. Your manager should be happy to give you a pay raise considering your more valuable. Your now a asset.
3- factory work
Now some factories Aren't so glamorous but they do pay very good money. Just don't get stuck working on the line for years, you'll just end up killing yourself. Your going to want to ask your superviser for any fork lift positions that are open. He'll probably ask if you have any experience just tell him no but your good with equipment. Also that you need to get your fork lift license. Usually only takes a couple hours to be good at running a fork lift.
There are many more jobs that you can get that aren't all bad. Your goal is to work your way up to a manager job. Yeah your going to be working a lot more but don't let that discourage you. The way to a good life is by working your way up. Just keep working, what ever it takes.
NEVER QUIT YOUR JOB. Even if your manager is a straight up ass hole. You just have to deal with it.. but.with out money you'll have more to stress about then a manager who is a dick.
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Friday, August 2, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Guide to starting a flea market business (Part One)
How To become a Flea market Vendor
Alright now I'm going to give you tips and basics, for your first couple months as a vendor. Feel free to take any personal notes that may help you later on. Book marking may also provide a great resource.
What you'll need
- Before you begin you'll need the following to be able to be a vendor and/or successful vendor
- Truck or car witch trailer hitch
- a place you can store your merchandise in.
- A enclosed trailer (if you can afford). For easy storage and potability.
- start up cash (100-500)
- A Stand and small event tint
- Vendors tax license
- So after you've made your check list, made sure you have everything you'll need, and found a location, make a time to goto the flea market. Have this planed out in advance to give you time to remember anything you may have forgotten
Basics
There Really isn't much to being a vendor, it's actually pretty simple and shouldn't be hard to master. After you've got everything you'll need a place to find your merchandise. You can very easily find products at any thrift store or yard sales. I'll you now that yard sales will almost always be the place to find new products to sell for good profit. The people who run the yard sales are usually very friendly and with a little luck and charm, you may be able to get some great deals. The quality of the goods is also something yard sales always have.
Specializing in a product can give you two benefits, people think you have better quality goods, people think your more professional and trust worthy. The reason people will think you have better quality products is the fact all your products are related in some way. The fact that they think your more professional because your stand is clearly a specialty stand and seems legit. People will also be able to more easily remember your stand and be more comfortable talking with you.
When choosing a location you should take these thoughts into account. The size of the location, the number of vendors, the amount of businesses in the area. Your going to want to choose a location that is pretty decent in size, by doing so you will ensure more business to your stand. The more vendors in the location, the more curious buyers. The amount of businesses will tell you if there is money in that area of if there is not. A popular saying on the marketing the world ""follow the money"" which basically means go where the money is. If its a hour away drive there, if its 3 hours away, move there.
Thank you for reading the first part of ""Guide to starting a flea market business"" by Drew R, Writer for Tech3T.blogspot.com Part two will be out very shortly continuing where part one left off. Stay tuned.
Based on personal experiences of Drew R
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Flea market guide to make money project
So pretty much I'm working on a flea market guide on how to make money.
A sample will be released in 2 months just show casing a couple parts of my work in progress.
I thought about trying a adventure into ebooks, or some sort of endeavor related to that.
So stay tuned! I'll be writing more guides in the future! This is one of many projects and i already have a couple partially finished, and some finished. Just waiting for my computer to return from the shop and i can get rolling.
Here is the rough draft that's in the works still. This is only about 1/4 or even less. Its going to be a complete guide to flea marketing.
Link for sample guide,
http://digital87.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-to-make-money-from-flee-markets.html
Drew
A sample will be released in 2 months just show casing a couple parts of my work in progress.
I thought about trying a adventure into ebooks, or some sort of endeavor related to that.
So stay tuned! I'll be writing more guides in the future! This is one of many projects and i already have a couple partially finished, and some finished. Just waiting for my computer to return from the shop and i can get rolling.
Here is the rough draft that's in the works still. This is only about 1/4 or even less. Its going to be a complete guide to flea marketing.
Link for sample guide,
http://digital87.blogspot.com/2013/05/how-to-make-money-from-flee-markets.html
Drew
Saturday, May 11, 2013
How to make money from flea markets
So you've been contemplating whether you want to start a flee market business. I know how you feel and I'm sure you have many questions. I'll be more then happy to answer any questions you have with real world experience I've gained. Now i use flee market selling to help pay for college. I'm very happy to say i make a min of 100 dollars and up to 300 a week. I know this isn't a lot of money but it definitely helps with buying food and paying for my room.
So first off.
1. You'll need a product.
I found going to thrift stores to be very profitable and easy on the wallet. Usually i can take a 50 dollar investment and turn it into 200-300 dollars.
1.5. Your product
can be really anything just so it holds value to the consumer. I personality major in shirts and pictures and other house decor.
2. How do i make my stand or booth... well stand out?!?!
Ok so this is very important!! As having very extensive marketing experience i can tell you that the booth its self will sell you more product then the product its self.
2.5. The value of your booth.
The booth has to be professional and may be flashy. Don't build a booth that looks like you threw crap together and prayed it stick.
Use ads you've made to lore your buyer in. They don't know about your box of cell phone cases unless there up close so tell them you have that iphone case they are wanting.
3. Use your personality
persuade the buyer they need something they wouldn't buy normally. This is a sellers trick.. its mind over your buyers mind. Its some what hard to explain but simply put you entertain your buyer, make them laugh and throw in some sales while your at it. So for example your gonna wanna keep there brain occupied, meaning you don't want them thinkin about the money there giving you, trick them and make them think they want your junk for absolutely no reason either then returning the favor and giving you happiness with the dollar.
This is a very hard skill to master but if you can continue the energy you'll be selling broken plates to a homeless guy.
4. Pricing***
very important information right here. This is a trick i learned from my very informational grandpa. Your pricing has to compliment your product. For your example your not going to sell a picture for 15 dollars until you raise the price to 45 dollars. This is another little brain trick that plays on the consumer. This works because a buyer doesn't want to buy junk, if your selling a picture for 15 dollars they think its junk.
5. Storage.
Storage was a big issue with myself, i lived in a dorm and there is only a we little space for storage. I got very lucky and purchased a box trailer. I got a very good deal at 650 dollars. So get on Craig's list and look for a small box trailer when your serious. I however needed a box trailer since I'll be using it for lawn care and other side jobs.
6. Cash and debit and credit cards.
So your going to have to have at least 100 dollars in change (Lots of ones) for cash purchases so you can return change. Now as the above states i was always talking about credit and debit cards, you'll need to set up a merchant account and have a smart phone... now there is a catch to accepting cards, although its very easy to set up there are the down falls. When setting up a merchant account you'll be given a smart phone card scanner that attaches to your phones head phone jack. For every purchase you process the merchant will take 2 to 3%. Another down side is your payments might not be available for up to 3 weeks or 21 days.
7. Taxes.
You'll have to pay your taxes for the end of the day. Personally i pay all my taxes to the markets over seeing manger at the end of the day and he mails me a w4.
I hope i gave you some valuable insight into the world of flee markets. I'm open to answering any questions.
One more tip is to goto a big market with over 25-30 other vendors.
So first off.
1. You'll need a product.
I found going to thrift stores to be very profitable and easy on the wallet. Usually i can take a 50 dollar investment and turn it into 200-300 dollars.
1.5. Your product
can be really anything just so it holds value to the consumer. I personality major in shirts and pictures and other house decor.
2. How do i make my stand or booth... well stand out?!?!
Ok so this is very important!! As having very extensive marketing experience i can tell you that the booth its self will sell you more product then the product its self.
2.5. The value of your booth.
The booth has to be professional and may be flashy. Don't build a booth that looks like you threw crap together and prayed it stick.
Use ads you've made to lore your buyer in. They don't know about your box of cell phone cases unless there up close so tell them you have that iphone case they are wanting.
3. Use your personality
persuade the buyer they need something they wouldn't buy normally. This is a sellers trick.. its mind over your buyers mind. Its some what hard to explain but simply put you entertain your buyer, make them laugh and throw in some sales while your at it. So for example your gonna wanna keep there brain occupied, meaning you don't want them thinkin about the money there giving you, trick them and make them think they want your junk for absolutely no reason either then returning the favor and giving you happiness with the dollar.
This is a very hard skill to master but if you can continue the energy you'll be selling broken plates to a homeless guy.
4. Pricing***
very important information right here. This is a trick i learned from my very informational grandpa. Your pricing has to compliment your product. For your example your not going to sell a picture for 15 dollars until you raise the price to 45 dollars. This is another little brain trick that plays on the consumer. This works because a buyer doesn't want to buy junk, if your selling a picture for 15 dollars they think its junk.
5. Storage.
Storage was a big issue with myself, i lived in a dorm and there is only a we little space for storage. I got very lucky and purchased a box trailer. I got a very good deal at 650 dollars. So get on Craig's list and look for a small box trailer when your serious. I however needed a box trailer since I'll be using it for lawn care and other side jobs.
6. Cash and debit and credit cards.
So your going to have to have at least 100 dollars in change (Lots of ones) for cash purchases so you can return change. Now as the above states i was always talking about credit and debit cards, you'll need to set up a merchant account and have a smart phone... now there is a catch to accepting cards, although its very easy to set up there are the down falls. When setting up a merchant account you'll be given a smart phone card scanner that attaches to your phones head phone jack. For every purchase you process the merchant will take 2 to 3%. Another down side is your payments might not be available for up to 3 weeks or 21 days.
7. Taxes.
You'll have to pay your taxes for the end of the day. Personally i pay all my taxes to the markets over seeing manger at the end of the day and he mails me a w4.
I hope i gave you some valuable insight into the world of flee markets. I'm open to answering any questions.
One more tip is to goto a big market with over 25-30 other vendors.
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