| Following on from my original article home based | | | | The catalog company adds a percentage on top |
| business ideas, I have researched some other | | | | which is what you earn this is the price that is printed in |
| business ideas hopefully this can be of some help. | | | | the catalogs which your customers see. The only |
| Home Mailing Business. | | | | catch with this business is that you might find yourself |
| This is were you sign up to a business which needs | | | | running back an forth, Collecting and dropping off were |
| mailers to help with there mailing Campaigns. | | | | people are out working and so on. |
| They provide you with the a mailing pack which | | | | There is another way to market this business and that |
| contains | | | | is to setup a website and advertise. The products |
| *Envelopes | | | | online on auction site's like eBay etc, This means you |
| *Mail contents | | | | can reach a much greater customer base . You can |
| *Stamps (or free post number) | | | | process the orders a lot quicker and by excepting |
| *Mailing lists | | | | online payments you can offer a complete online |
| Some company's offer name and address sticky | | | | shopping experience. |
| labels which are very easy and less time consuming to | | | | Most catalog company's offer a online order service |
| apply but most will require you to write the name and | | | | this can be made immediately after a sale has been |
| addresses on to the letters. This is the time consuming | | | | made saving a lot of time. |
| part of the business and depending on the business | | | | You will charge a postage and packing fee to cover |
| you signed up to you will have to hit target fresh holds | | | | the cost of postage and shipping, I did notice that the |
| to make your money. | | | | migratory of catalog company's offered to post direct |
| The norm would be for them to pay you based on the | | | | to your customer for a postage fee. |
| percentage that you mail (example : You may be paid | | | | If you really have a head for success you could even |
| per 100 or a 1000 envelopes you mail.) | | | | incorporate both ideas listed for your catalog business |
| One thing to remember is that it can take a lot of time | | | | and really boost your potential. |
| to mail up 1000 letters. You then have to post (mail) the | | | | Premium rate phone lines |
| letters to there forwarding addresses. So just take into | | | | This business requires you to buy premium rate phone |
| consideration when signing up to these company's that | | | | numbers which are then advertised by you to the |
| there are targets to be reach to earn your money. | | | | public you work on a percentage basis with the |
| Be realistic in the time it can take to reach there pay | | | | company that provides the phone lines. |
| targets this may not be a easy part time business | | | | *There is normally a setup fee for the numbers to be |
| because of the time needed to reach your pay | | | | registered in your name. |
| targets but like any business you start up if you put | | | | *The call charges are set per minute which you take a |
| your mind to it anything can be achieved. | | | | percentage of the call charge. |
| Catalog's | | | | This can be as much as 50% so you can see with the |
| A home based catalog business is were you sign up | | | | right advertising there is a big potential to make a tidy |
| to a catalog company as a agent, The catalog | | | | income from this business. |
| company then provides you with a sellers pack which | | | | Most of the premium rate company's offer a website |
| consist of (example). | | | | setup or a single splash page. |
| *A cataloger of products to sell. | | | | To advertise your phone lines with the website offers |
| *Order forms. | | | | you will be able to add your own content and change |
| *Protective sleeves for the catalog's. | | | | the site to your requirements as with the single web |
| You then set about dropping the catalog's of f door to | | | | page were you are restricted to just that page. |
| door to your customers, Most company's have set | | | | One great way to advertise is to advertise in |
| routes for you to work to make sure you a not | | | | magazines publications which can be directly |
| competing with there other agents. | | | | associated to the category of your phone lines. |
| One thing to remember is that the catalog's you are | | | | You can even place ad's in local papers or if you really |
| dropping off are your complete business so always do | | | | want to advertise in a big way you can use TV or |
| your up most to protect them that's the reason the | | | | Radio ad's this will cost a lot more then the other |
| protective sleeve's are given to you with your start up | | | | ways to advertise but you will broadcast to a greater |
| pack so use them when you are dropping off the | | | | audience, This could be something to think about in the |
| catalog's, you leave a pick up time and date inside the | | | | future once you have your business setup and making |
| sleeve to let your customers no when you are coming | | | | money. |
| to collect. | | | | There are a number of categories associated with |
| When collecting the catalog's you check to see If a | | | | premium rate phone lines these are just a few to give |
| order has been made you will then contact the catalog | | | | you a idea. |
| company to place the orders by phone or online. | | | | *Sports Lines |
| The orders are made in one bulk order to be delivered | | | | *Adult |
| to your address it will be your responsibility to separate | | | | *Horoscope |
| the orders which you then will have to deliver to your | | | | *Lottery results |
| customers and collect there money you then have to | | | | You just need to do your research and find out what's |
| send a payment to the catalog company which will be | | | | the most popular phone line category and what the |
| there R,R,P Of the items ordered. | | | | public are willing pay to call a premium rate line. |