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Hi Don, Lots of kids of different ages had a good time coloring the
designs and then I made the buttons for them, giving them a choice
of pin or |
Color Buttons Yourself...
one of the best ways I know of
to make money with buttons.
I'm always on the lookout for unique button-making ideas to share with our customers that will help them turn button-making into profitable, money-making ventures.
This morning I came up with an idea to add to our list of "Freebies" and I feel that this one could end up being one of the best ideas I've ever had.
While enjoying my morning bagel, I remembered a story my parents told me about an enterprising button-maker who set up a table outside the San Diego Zoo.
At his table, this gentleman had a number of different rubber stamps and different colored inks, as well as a stack of blank, pre-cut background papers.
His customers, who were lined up patiently awaiting their turn, were able to create their own colorful designs using the background papers and the rubber stamps he supplied. And when his customers were finished customizing their designs, the gentleman then made a button using the designs they themselves had created.
If memory serves me, my parents said he sold his buttons for $1.00 each.
I liked the concept, but wondered about the practicality of using rubber stamps to create artwork for buttons.
Then it struck me!
If someone wanted to earn money making buttons, they could do as this gentlemen had done and set up a table at fairs, or flea markets, or carnivals, or school functions, or church socials, or in a mall, or... wherever children and their parents happen to be.
But instead of (or in addition to) using rubber stamps to create the artwork for the buttons, why not have pre-printed black and white images on the table and allow your customers to use crayons, colored pencils, or colored markers to color their own designs?
Are you still with me? I hope so, because it gets better!
I've always felt, and I'm sure that those of you who already do buttons, recognize, that there is something magical about making a button. People who haven't seen buttons being made before are mystified by watching it take place before their eyes.
But what if they could actually make the button themselves?
Wow! You get the idea!!
If you have purchased one of our machines (the Model 225 or Model 300SX, you already know how easy they are to use (easy enough that most eight year olds can operate them). So why not allow the kids (who are old enough) and their parents make the buttons themselves?
There are lots of things that get me excited about this concept:
The kids (and their parents) get to color their own designs and even make their own buttons.
The cost of the designs they are coloring would cost well under a penny a piece.
The limit to how many people you could actually serve at the same time is limited only by the size of your table, or the number of colored markers you have available.
And if you sell the buttons for $1.00 each, your profit would be about 88¢ per button.
Making buttons in this fashion, how many could you actually produce in an hour's time?
One hundred?
One hundred and fifty?
Two hundred?
I don't know the answer, but even if you were only able to made fifty buttons an hour, your profit (using this scenario) would still work out to be $44.00 an hour!
Last night I created a number of different black and white button designs (two of which are shown above) that I will be happy to share with you.
The designs are scaled to the correct size and have a cutting circle guide around them, so all you need to do is make as many photocopies as you feel you'll need from the Master Design sheets that we send you.
If you run out of designs, just make more copies.
It's as simple as that!
This concept works especially well prior to most holidays or during any special event.
I would be interested in hearing from any of you who give this idea a try. If you would, you could even share your experiences, as to what seems to work best and what doesn't seem to work as well.
Thanks, good luck, and happy button-making to you!
Sincerely,
Dr. Don
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