My first attempt at making money online was actually a nice success. I started with candy bar wrappers. This type of home business really doesn’t take a lot of out of pocket money and is a product that is easy to sell. I am not a salesperson and more likely to offer my services for free than to try and ask for money. I wasn’t really looking for a way to earn money, but when this opportunity fell into my lap, it was perfect for me. Too shy to go door to door or try to sell items over the phone, a candy bar business if perfect.
My niece just had a baby and the family threw her a baby shower after the fact. I decided to take some Hershey Candy Bars and re-wrap them. I bought some pink paper, since my niece had a little girl, and using a simple drawing program, I added the baby’s name and other info to the paper. Placing the name and graphics in the exact position I wanted took some trial and error but eventually I got it just right and saved it as a template. This made it easy to use again. Changing the name and other writing on the wrapper would now be simple.
The candy bars with their new wrappers were a big hit at the baby shower, so much that a few days later I received a phone call. The person on the phone wanted to know if I could make some candy bars for her daughter to hand out as baby announcements. I was really excited believing I just found an easy way to make money at home.
I bought a box of Hershey Bars from our local discount food chain. They sold 36 in a box for less than $12. I tripled the price and sold 36 bars for a dollar each, $36 a box. I decided the bars themselves can advertise my new business, so I added a line that said, “To place a personalized order call…” and added my phone number. It was easy. The bars would be handed out as announcement gifts and it was like having your business card given away. I was amazed at the calls that started coming in! I had to enlist my children to glue the wrappers on the bars.
A candy bar wrapper business might just work for you too. If you have an upcoming baby shower, give a gift card for your free chocolate baby announcements. It’s an easy way to start your own business.