Planing things out

Been deep in thought these past few days.

I know it's still some way to go but I can't keep my mind of it. Business that is.

I need to be involved in something that would at least supplement my current meagre income.

The problem is, even my capital is meagre so it takes a lot of thinking.

Thinking about if I was to sell this particular product, where do I get it from? And then where do I store it? How much will it set me back by? How do I market it? Will there be a demand for it? I don't want to be stuck with unsold items like before. What are the stuff that I can do myself? The idea is to cut cost wherever possible and maximise whatever it is at my disposal.

To be honest, I'm all for dealing in healthcare supplies like adult diapers, surgical gloves, N95 masks, wheelchairs, etc as I believe the demand will be endless for people grow sick and old all the time but storage will be a problem.

Storhub's storage solution would set me back by $350 a month when for $50 more I could get a substantial-sized office space at Macpherson which also covers utility bills as well as broadband Internet connection.

But office space would have to be furnished and equipped and at the lowest, that'd need at least $500 more. I'm also not confident that I can sell as fast as I can pay for my fixed expenses.

Whew!

Is there someone out there who has a small commercial space somewhere for me to store my stuff? I won't be there all the time. Will only go there to prepare my orders as well as restock.

Then I thought of using whatever I have now, things that are already in my life like my sister's books and our combined movie collection that I could sell on eBay but I figured it wouldn't really be worth my effort as the profit margin will be low and the competition rife.

It still makes a good eBaying opportunity though. These are stuff that's already lying around and just waiting to be bidded on. Well I'm quite half-hearted about this so I'll put that aside for now.

Then I thought of the intagible things that I possess. Short of renting myself out (heh), I could offer Halal consultancy to food establishments and also copywriting. Not a bad idea. I'll have to rely on word of mouth for this.

If I was to charge every food stall in my foodcourt for Halal consultation, I'd be rich but as it is, this is one of my job scopes so I can't do that.

As for copywriting, there are times when I look at business websites or job ads or whatever and I feel the urge to call them up or email them to point out their mistakes. It doesn't leave a good impression on one's business when their slogan go something like "We specialised in plumbing!" What happened to the other times? Not specialists in plumbing anymore?

Guess I'm stuck with eBaying. Although I'm working on my Gung Ho Ventures website right now, I don't have enough things to fill it up with - tangible or intangible.

I'm trying to find out how much it'd cost for me to bring in stuff that complements portable gadgets if not the portable gadgets themselves, stuff that has to do with VOIP as well as revolutionary products that is rarely found here.

Let's see how this goes.

Short term plan - to supplement my current income

Mid term plan - to get out of this job

Long term plan - to get outta here!

God please help.