Another Failed Home Based Bizopp - my Gary Vaynerchuk Bobble Head Dolls

How many times have you been sucked into signing up up for some distributorship bizopp or other home based business thing, just because of the lure of easy money, only to discover you didn't have enough interest in the product or service to be able to sell it?

The guy who sold you on it was successful either because he/she is passionate about it, or is just a good salesperson (can fake the passion).

Such is the situation with my 14 cases of Gary Vaynerchuck Bobblehead Dolls. I was sure these would be a big hit at the Chicago SEED Conference where he was presenting. Now I have to have a firesale. Anyone want a Gary Vaynerchuk bobblehead to adorn the dash of your car... just $5.

I knew I should have gone with the Donald Trump, Rosie O'Donnell, Oprah, and Paris Hilton bobbleheads!

Unfortunately they've already processed my order for 168 cases of custom Mark Cuban, Kevin Rose, Robert Scoble, Michael Arrington, Tim Ferriss and Mike Litman bobbleheads. Now I'm going to be doing flea markets every weekend for the rest of 2008!

If I had only had the nerve to simply kidnap Gary Vaynerchuck like Melissa did, I could have forced him to sell the bobble heads for me right from the backseat!

SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS:

What's the most important factor to ensure success when starting a new business?

How much does your PURPOSE & PASSION for the product/service matter?

Does researching hot niches help? (eg: people: celebrity bloggers, novelties: bobble head dolls)

Should you go with the flow... or go with what you know? (hot trends, or your expertise)

How much of selling is SELLING YOURSELF?