BINGO. Oh yes. You got it. The idea was already up there, running and making people money. And there were also people out there selling dowmloadable products, and a bunch of so called "gurus" trying to teach me. And an ebook about making your cat go to bathroom. And about picking girls. And products for blind people, and for writers, and for athletes, and for home moms, and for children, and for almost anything you can imagine.

It is now a tradition. Whenever I want to brainstorm a new business idea, I go and take a cheeseburger. I sit down, paper and pen in hand, and I jot down every wild idea I come up with. I look around for KEYS. Someone talking about guitar lessons, someone on phone yelling about his PC broke down. Someone doubting about if that or this diet is better. A dog biting his owner. A mother that can't stop her baby from crying...

Then I search for related information in Google. I look for affiliate programs. I build a site or promote directly in Pay per Click. I may even consider writing a report or ebook, building a newsletter, posting in local newspapers... and then I make money. Simple when you discover right way to do it.

So. Give me a cheese burger and some weeks and I can turn it into a profitable business. And sometimes in a fun hobby that makes money for me.

Do you have your "cheese burger" moment? . If not look for it! If you are starting out it is sooooo important. Keep yourself motivated and eager! Once your business is working, go for another Niche. If it doesn't work , then brainstorm another.

This is what I jot down in my cheese burger effect moment:

Topic: cats, satellite dishes, lottery, auctions... etc What kind of people ?: youths, owners, professionals, house wives... etc

Products they want: cat toys, guides, winning systems, wine...

Once at home I do my research using Google and some other tools to find out if I can profit form them and if I can find affiliates programs, or if competition is tight, or if can find enough information.

This is your jump start!

If you don't consider yourself a very good speaker, not to worry. Pre-record your presentation. With all of fancy audio-visual equipment there is out there, today anyone can come off sounding like a world-class orator. You may also want to consider hiring a professional to voice your presentation. My company was hired at one time to put together a presentation for a company promoting an affordable housing project. I hired a local television personality to do voice over. Once his distinctive voice was recognized, it gave instant credibility to our presentation. My name and name of my company were listed on program during introduction, and I handled question and answer period at end. Other than that I didn't have too much to do, beyond showing up, setting up and turning on audio-visual equipment.

Make sure you include some sort of hand out to go along with whatever kind of presentation you do, even if it's just some sort of imprinted premium like a pen or a keychain. These sort items, as opposed to business cards, are less likely to find trash can before receiver leaves building. Other speaking opportunities you should look into include your local college. Most of them have some sort of adult classes. I had a number of programs I did in our local community college. I made class presentations of 1-2 hour duration and in one case did a 2-week how-to presentation every semester. These were all adult classes and provided tremendous exposure to exact market I was aiming to reach.

Your local chamber of commerce may also offer any number of speaking opportunities. They may sponsor business conferences or trade shows. I didn't like setting up standard booths at these sorts of events myself, but rather preferred to be a presenter or do a demonstration of some sort. You might even consider leading discussion in a breakout group. This will get your name in most, if not all, of pre-event promotional materials and offers a higher level of exposure and credibility.

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