Why might a ridiculous idea succeed ?!
Do you know Hebron comic? do you love him? I think that the answer of some will be no and this is normal because feelings and emotions are not controlled by anyone, but how many times have I laughed at his ridiculous jokes? I know your answer well, and I also like you have never laughed because of him, but the problem always lies for everyone How does he like him even though everything he says is very silly, or more precisely how can a ridiculous idea succeed? Do you want to know the secret?
The secret lies in insisting on ridiculousness, and with time and constant persistence, silly things sometimes turn into right things that you can convince people with, and even with a little effort you will convince yourself as well, and so silly ideas succeed.
A list of ridiculous ideas that have made millions in record time
Most entrepreneurs believe that an exceptional idea must be found in order for them to achieve rapid growth and move to the world of millions and fame, and this is not true in all cases. How great a successful idea can work, as well as an ordinary and repeated idea, and it is strange that it can succeed A ridiculous idea, too.
And since there are a lot of companies that were built on absurd ideas that have made millions of owners do not imagine any mind that they succeeded in a very record time, it was necessary to review this phenomenon.
Here is a list of the most ridiculous companies based on that, and yet they have achieved millions:
1- One million dollar website
In 2005 a young British man founded a website consisting of only one page, which is the main page, which was divided into one million square boxes very small in size, and he wrote a clear title that he would sell each part of the million as advertising space for only one dollar in order for this to help him Provide the expenses of his studies.
The strange thing is that many people around the world paid the dollar as a kind of them with simple help for this young man, and within one year the young man had sold a million parts and got a million dollars.
Although it is a ridiculous and illogical idea, it was presented in a very attractive way to the mind, which is why it won the admiration and sympathy of everyone.
2- A ridiculous idea for a yellow face smiling towards you constantly
Many ridiculous ideas may pass by, but you should stop at this idea a little.
After one of the insurance companies acquired another competitor in 1963, they tried to campaign to gain the confidence of the new employees, and to increase their morale. They were focusing on their search for a simple idea of the industry and the cost, and Harvey Paul helped them design an icon in the form of a smiling yellow face, which only cost her 10 minutes to paint and then received $ 45 in return.
Those in charge of the company were impressed with the new design, they produced this yellow face and affixed it to the doors, offices, cups, buttons and suit pins, the company's prints of papers and pens, etc., as if it were transformed into a place amulet.
It was a good experience and the difference for the psychological staff who cherished this aspect and considered it an icon to improve the daily mood.
Seven years later, the smiling face began to appear outside the company due to Harvey Paul not preserving his intellectual rights in the drawing he created, which helped the Bernard and Murray Spain brothers put this yellow smiling face on their clothing and hats production line with the words "Enjoy your beautiful day".
In less than two years, nearly 50 million items with a yellow face were sold, helping them to make a fortune.
And the matter did not stop there, the yellow face is still without ownership rights, and here the Frenchman Frankenin Lovrani, who was aware of the value of ownership of intellectual rights, appeared, and since the smiling yellow face is still free, without rights, and not registered in the name of anyone, he quickly registered it in his name in all countries of the world, He founded a company called Basem Icon, his new fortune, and he marketed the yellow face everywhere in the world, generating over $ 100 million in income.
As for Harvey, he justified his lack of remorse, saying, “I drew a ridiculous idea that was not worth its time at $ 45.”
3- The sticky octopus game
Wacky WallWalker was a very popular game in the early 1980s, and it is a game made of octopus sticky synthetic rubber. When it is thrown on the wall, it starts to fall out gradually, like octopus, due to its sticky material.
It all started when Ken Hakota's mother sent that game to her grandchildren from her trip in China. Unusually, Ken Hakota liked a children's game as he was fascinated by the game that gives the impression that she is walking on the walls, and he immediately decided to buy exclusive rights to sell them all over the world and that was For 100 thousand dollars, then he began marketing it in New York.
Sales of the game continued to grow slowly until a Washington Post reporter found her and decided to write an article she liked.
In less than a few months, octopus sales had reached more than $ 240 million.
4- Silly cats ideas bring millions
In 2007, Erik Nakagawa and Carrie Onibasami decided
Create a website for Ican has cheezburger for funny cat pictures and videos, and with the beginning of the site attracting some users, they added commercial advertisements on the pages of the site, while allowing users to create special accounts that allow them to upload funny pictures and videos they see.
It is strange that, less than a year after the launch of the site, the popularity and spread of the cats site exceeded all tradition at the time, which prompted some investors to make a bid of $ 2 million to fully acquire the site, and then they transformed the site into a huge network that includes more than 6 sites of humor Laughter is no longer just for cats.
In 2010 the site had reached more than 35 million monthly visits, and huge advertising revenue.
5- Blanket sleeves are your new gift
Snohhi company provided a blanket designed to have sleeves so that it can be worn easily throughout the home or open spaces without feeling embarrassed, especially while attending sports competitions in the stadium in the winter days. The blanket was promoted under different names with different sizes and colors, but was always the same design.
Although the idea is not new, but was previously seen in the market, but the marketing method for Sanouhi's blanket was different and intense until it became a registered trademark that people demand by name.
So much so that the blanket was presented as gifts, and in the first year the company was able to sell more than 4 million blankets.
In less than two years, Sanouhi’s blanket was making unusual profits that amounted to more than 200 million dollars, then in the next two years sales doubled and reached more than 500 million dollars, which are unprecedented numbers and growth for any company in the same field.
In the end :
It is real. There are ridiculous ideas that have already achieved millions. Are they still not convinced? I think you should review yourself and not waste your time looking for great and useful ideas, so why not try your luck with a ridiculous idea .. Will you try it now?
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