Doesn’t this sound like a fun directory to put together? Let’s face it; it sure wouldn’t resemble that giant phone book that lands on our front porch each year, crammed full with every phone number in the region, no matter how unlikely it is that we will call it. The hardest part of putting this together would be thinking like a millionaire and figuring out the kinds of things that they might typically want to find in their directory.

Combing through several phone books from your area would be a good place to start. Filter through all of the various companies that offer high-ticket items and services. Where would you make the money from this? By offering advertising space in your elite directory, you should make a sizeable amount of money on a regular basis. Our regular yellow pages are typically updated on a yearly basis, but you might want to offer your updated version every 3 – 6 months. This will assure new companies a chance to include themselves in your directory.

This type of directory might also include companies found worldwide. You can show advertisements for Lear jets, Rolls Royce Company, International Museums, Hummer limousine services, elaborate security services, Yachts, elite vacation spots, exclusive caterers, etc. This would also be an excellent directory to offer on the web.

If you decide to offer your directory service on the web, offer your directory to those millionaires that would like to subscribe on a monthly basis. Include tasteful advertising, and articles about various new and old members in the directory service. You might even include background information about various companies that are part of the directory, their customer service values, and customer satisfaction statistics.

With the type of technology we have at the tips of our fingers at all times, your directory could be a welcome place to visit for quick and in depth decision making. You will have to realize that it will take a while to be trusted by your subscribers and users. Once they find your service reliable and helpful they will be happy to pay for your services.

This touches on another subject when building your business, you may want to have a way for those using your directory to offer complaints about various businesses you may direct them to. If for some reason, you find too many complaints about any company included in your directory you may want to drop them. In turn, if you receive a lot of positive feedback from those doing business with various companies in your directory include some of the positive feedback; maybe choose these to write an article about for your website business.

Resources:

http://www.robbreport.com/

http://www.millionairesconcierge.com/

http://www.mauiconcierge.com/vacation/

http://www.luxurydirectory.org/

I hate handbags, but I have to have one! I have to have something that will safely keep and carry my keys, cards, identification, medicine, and other things wherever I go. The problem is, I cannot find a handbag that works best for me. Create a business that designs customized handbags for your customers. When you do, let me know!

Wouldn’t this be a dream come true if you could find a company to do this for you? There are millions of other women just like you that would say loudly, “Yes” to that. Those are millions of potential customers you could make extremely happy. In turn, they would happily give you millions of dollars for that purse they have been looking for most of their lives.

Women will love the company, not just, because it offers customized purses for their needs, but also because they know that no one else has one just like it! Having a one-of-a-kind item is quite prestigious for most women; they cannot wait to show it off. This could be very easy to do, by letting them completely design the bag of their dreams and making it for them just the way they want it.

There are many ways that you could choose from to start this business. Possibly starting with your first purse and offering to make one for others if they like it too. Some women might say, “I love your bag, but I would like a special place to put my phone too” or “I would love to have a bag just like yours only with a key leash attached also.” This is all you need to get started with your business, write down their orders, and make them one just as they ordered. Once the purses are completed, contact them and let them know.

You need to decide if you want them to pay you first, as soon as the purse is ordered or after you have completed it. This all depends on how you would like to be paid and whether people will be able to trust you to make their bags right away. Sometimes at first it is easier to ask for a down payment that will cover the price of your cost of materials. This way if they change their minds you will not be out the money you spend to make the purse and you will be able to offer it to someone else that might like it too.

If you would like to start the business as a web based business, you might want to make quite a few purses and offer them for sale and offer to custom make purses for people. If you can make your web site interactive, they could make all of the decisions of how they would like their own purses made for them. The best way to handle this would be to let them make choices from options you can offer and let each option add up to what they will pay. Sort of like a build your own purse idea. Each option would add to the price of the bag they choose.

Show many pictures of what the bags look like when they are finished. This will assure the buyers of your purse making skills. Always let your customers add additional ideas if they do not see them offered too. This can help you keep up with trends and new ideas all of the time. The customer will be happy and you will be benefited too.

You can easily charge about $150 per handbag or even more if you are using quality materials, depending on the complexity of it. You could offer simpler versions too that might not cost quite as much for those women that are not able to pay as much for their bags. We all need to start somewhere; if you get too busy making bags to keep up with all of the orders you can either make your bags more expensive or add another person to your team to make purses with you.

Resources:

http://www.ghees.com/

http://1154lill.com/home/

http://www.bagdaddybags.com/

http://henriettashandbags.com/