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Dumb Ideas in Business

Dumbest business Ideas that actually worked.

Dumb Business Ideas 

This is a fun post showing six of the dumbest business ideas that actually made millions. Most better than average business ideas fail, so it seems very surprising that these ideas actually worked. Here is the list of the worst six business ideas that I have see, that made money:

6. PositivesDating.Com - . An online dating site hooking up people with HIV. The two creators created with site in 2005 in order to get HIV positive people together. They have over 50,000 member to their site, as of 2007.

5. Doggles - Create goggles for dogs and sell them online. Why would a dog need a pair of goggles. Apparently people around the world have bought these, since they are making a killing.

4. Lucky Wishbone Co. - Plastic wishbones. This idea was supposed to bomb before it even started. The entire world apparently has the demand for fake wishbones, because they now produce 50,000 wishbones daily,

3. Fitdeck - A deck of cards with exercise routines printed on them. The creator, an ex navy seal, says he has made over 2 million since 2005. Not too shabby.

2. SantaMail - Get a postal address at North Pole, Alaska, pretend you are Santa Claus and charge parents 10 bucks for every letter you send to their kids. Over 2 million letters have been printed, and the demand is rising.

1. The Million Dollar Homepage - 1,000,000 pixels, charging one dollar per square. People went crazy over getting their picture on the website, and it took the creator just over 8 months to make his million dollar goal.

These are just some of the dumbest ideas I have come across while searching the net. This goes to show you that ANYTHING is possible, even the worst idea you can think of, maybe even a "Jump to Conclusions Mat."

Small Business Links 

Some links to help your small business get off the ground.
Small Business Funding
A site that I recommend to help you fund your business.
MSN Small Business
Small business blog from MSNBC.
My Small Business
A blog about my small business ventures.

Small Business Text 

The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It

Amazon Price: $11.53 (as of 07/25/2008)

Fooling Some of the People All of the Time: A Long Short Story

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How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets

Amazon Price: $17.13 (as of 07/25/2008)

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