1. Update an old classic story with new artwork. 2. Take an old classic story and write a variation. 3. Make an old classic into a simulated antique book. 4. Turn an old classic into something else, like a game. 5. Make an old classic or government photo based theme product, for example, a time management notebook. 6. Make an electronic or audio version of an old classic. 7. Turn an old classic into an educational item. 8. Make public domain photographs into a calendar, poster, or screen saver. 9. Gather a library or collection of public domain materials to sell to publishers.

I'm sure you can think of many other creative ideas. Any one of these ideas can be basis for a Web business.

Where can you find public domain material? You can go to a good search engine and search with terms "public domain" or "government". Let me give you a few excellent sources of public domain materials to get you started.

- The Gutenberg Project (www.gutenberg.org) is an archive of over 3000 public domain books in plain text format available for free download.

- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (www.jpl.nasa.gov)

- US Army Corps of Engineers (www.usace.army.mil) Over 5,900 images cleared available for public release and are free for use. 700 under keyword "scenic".

- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (www.noaa.org)

- NASA (http://visibleearth.nasa.gov)

- Library of Congress - Prints & Photographs Online catalog (www.loc.gov) Not all loc images are in public domain. If image is not in public domain, only a thumbnail image is displayed.

- Images in Public Domain (www.sru.edu/depts/cisba/ compsci/dailey/public/public_domain.htm)

- A directory of Public Domain sites (http://homepage.mac.com/krohrer/iad/links/clipart.html)

If you want to start a business, why get involved in an MLM pyramid recruiting scam when work of best writers, artists, and photographers in history is available to create products for your own business for FREE? ---------------------------------------------------------- Resource Box: Copyright(C)2002 Bucaro TecHelp. To learn how to maintain your computer and use it more effectively to design a Web site and make money on Web visit http://bucarotechelp.com To subscribe to Bucaro TecHelp Newsletter Send a blank email to bucarotechelp-subscribe@topica.com ----------------------------------------------------------

Lin Wellford's book provides clear step-by-step instructions showing how to paint animals on rocks. The same information is available for free on Web. If you take time to learn these techniques and you do create some respectable art work, you can demand considerably more money for your rocks.

Visit Jeanne Cody's "Stone Critters" Web site http://www.geocities.com/sadie2641/ You'll find a Zebra painted rock that sold for $45.00. A Raccoon painted rock that sold for $64.00. Almost everything has a sold sign. Jeannie can sell anything she paints at similar prices.

Why is there such a demand for painted rocks? Because they make great gifts. They can decorate a garden, or be displayed on a shelf or desk top. A good quality painted rock could be a center piece for a coffee table.

The raw material costs for this product are extremely low. Here in Arizona we have plenty of rocks. Right now I'm looking at a page in Lin Wellford's book that shows how to paint a Ladybug. I can do that! Excuse me, I have to go look for something outside. ---------------------------------------------------------- Resource Box: Copyright(C)2002 Bucaro TecHelp. To learn how to maintain your computer and use it more effectively to design a Web site and make money on Web visit http://bucarotechelp.com To subscribe to Bucaro TecHelp Newsletter Send a blank email to bucarotechelp-subscribe@topica.com ----------------------------------------------------------