110 Unique Business ideas:
Business ideas No.6
6. The “Vid Kid”
Thirteen-year-old Rawson, like most kids, likes video games,
Instead of passing the day feeding quarters into a machine , this young
entrepreneur has turned his favorite activity into a substantial annual income
generator.
Recognizing that there was nothing on the market that would
help people decide which video games were worth buying, Rawson decided to
become The Vid Kid, now a widely recognized critic of video games. Presently he
writes a syndicated column that appears in five periodicals, including the
Odessa American, the EI Paso Times and Young Person Magazine, a nationwide
newsletter for schoolchildren. He also Participates on the PBS series “New Tech
Times.”
Starting wasn’t hard either. All he needed was four sample
columns and an editor willing to buy. That editor was Dick Tarply of the
Abilene Reporter News. What are Rawson’s goals? To attend UCLA and pursue a
career in television production – a goal he has already begun working on. He
wrote a research paper comparing the prime time programming content of 1974
with that of 1984. Financing his college education won’t be too difficult for
Rawson since his writing gives him a yearly income exceeding $10,000.
People like Rawson start out with nothing more than a little
insight and vision. His mother says, “ He was born this way.” This is true of
each of us. If we want to achieve something, all we have to do is conceive it,
believe it, and work to achieve it.
Analysis:
Type: Service
Marketing Approach: Direct Sales, radio, television
Unique Appeal: Video Games
Financial Overview:
Initial Investment: Minimal
Potential Income: $10,000
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