Well, today was busy. My car had been in the car workshop for repairs, so my friends, Anthony and John kindly drove me to Allure Beads, a local bead warehouse in Midrand where Thomas helped me spend R1000 (he gives excellent discounts on purchases of R1000 or more) and purchased the start up materials to make Beautiful Bracelets.
Fortunately the car returned soon after that and I took a few bracelets with me to an appointment with Dr Wian Stander, a wonderful bariatric physician (weight loss specialist doctor, this "make a profit in 6 weeks from R1000 702 Money Show Business Challenge" pales beside my personal challenge to reach my goal weight by January 2012!)... Anyway, I talked about my new business to 2 other ladies waiting for their appointments, and gave the website address so they could check out the bracelets on the website via their smartphones. As I walked out of my appointment, the lady waiting for her 3pm appointment grabbed me and asked if I had with me a particular bracelet listed on the website. She bought it on the spot! R70! But that's not all. I asked Dr Stander if he would like me to advertise the Slimming Clinic on the Beautiful Bracelets website and blog since it is already just in the first few days receiving massive publicity. Well, in return I received a discount on my appointment fee. And I will pay over this discount (R200) to the Beautiful Bracelets business as a "payment for advertising". So I am monetising the website and blog with returns going back into the business!
A great start to what I am absolutely sure will be a wonderful business that is going to help many people who need hope and inspiration to start and run their own small businesses!
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