Starting a business may come from solving a problem you’re facing.
Core
y Bornmann of Haulin Junk spoke with me about his home-based hauling business.
“I’m a Web developer by passion and training, but a few years ago I bought apartments to ‘secure’ my financial future. I got up to 21 units this year and I needed to have old stuff hauled off. I discovered haulers weren’t dependable, so I bought a trailer,” said Corey who lives and works near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
“I had the trailer and other people had things to haul,” he said. “I put an ad in the local paper for $15. I worded it so alphabetically my ad came first: ‘haul a bunch of junk.’ Other ads usually just referred to ‘hauling’ but mine had the ‘a’ and the next word started with a ‘b.’ Just a little trick I used to keep my placement first.”
Corey’s business is part-time. He’s been operating for several weeks and he regularly pulls in about $175 to $200 weekly. “It’s spending money for the family, plus I’ve paid off the trailer from what I’ve made.”
His blog, www.haulinjunk.com is an online journal to help other people who may want to start a similar business.
“There are a lot of scams out there,” he said. “This business really is simple. I can cut my costs and get orders and beat the large franchise 1-800 Got Junk. Really, I want to show people how simple this is and you can also use what I’ve learned to adapt to another business you might want to start.”
Corey is also monetizing his blog through affiliate programs.
“I’m using Azoogle, a pay per lead where they have products which you can refer people to,” he said. “Another one I have is from Auction Ads.”
What’s Corey’s advice in starting a business?
“Research the opportunity. There are so many overhyped scams. If you see an opportunity or have an idea then ‘Google’ it . . . and 9 out of 10 times you can read about experiences other people have had with the similar business.
“Also, find a niche that you also have an interest in. If you’re not interested in it, then it will eventually show – whether that’s a brick and mortar type business or an online affiliate marketing program.”
Core
y Bornmann of Haulin Junk spoke with me about his home-based hauling business.“I’m a Web developer by passion and training, but a few years ago I bought apartments to ‘secure’ my financial future. I got up to 21 units this year and I needed to have old stuff hauled off. I discovered haulers weren’t dependable, so I bought a trailer,” said Corey who lives and works near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
He put $1,000 on his credit card to buy the trailer, no cash out of pocket, and then he started to advertise his services to haul away junk.
“I had the trailer and other people had things to haul,” he said. “I put an ad in the local paper for $15. I worded it so alphabetically my ad came first: ‘haul a bunch of junk.’ Other ads usually just referred to ‘hauling’ but mine had the ‘a’ and the next word started with a ‘b.’ Just a little trick I used to keep my placement first.”
Corey’s business is part-time. He’s been operating for several weeks and he regularly pulls in about $175 to $200 weekly. “It’s spending money for the family, plus I’ve paid off the trailer from what I’ve made.”
His blog, www.haulinjunk.com is an online journal to help other people who may want to start a similar business.
“There are a lot of scams out there,” he said. “This business really is simple. I can cut my costs and get orders and beat the large franchise 1-800 Got Junk. Really, I want to show people how simple this is and you can also use what I’ve learned to adapt to another business you might want to start.”
Corey is also monetizing his blog through affiliate programs.
“I’m using Azoogle, a pay per lead where they have products which you can refer people to,” he said. “Another one I have is from Auction Ads.”
What’s Corey’s advice in starting a business?
“Research the opportunity. There are so many overhyped scams. If you see an opportunity or have an idea then ‘Google’ it . . . and 9 out of 10 times you can read about experiences other people have had with the similar business.
“Also, find a niche that you also have an interest in. If you’re not interested in it, then it will eventually show – whether that’s a brick and mortar type business or an online affiliate marketing program.”
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