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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

How to Make Extra Money From Hobby Welding Projects


Decide what type of welding projects you really enjoy and are good at making. As you continue welding, of course, you will develop more; begin, however, with a few great objects you know you can make well, and that are appealing in their design. Yard ornaments of any kind are often popular, as well as utilitarian objects like umbrella holders. You can also look into pieces that are both functional and ornamental; examples include metal trellis (which can be leaned on a wall and used as support for a vine), plus garden gates and house numbers.
Find a good source for materials. The last thing you want to do is start receiving orders and then run out of the materials you need to fulfill those orders. Find a good supplier or other source for the metal you use in your welding projects.
Make several of each design that you want to sell--perhaps two or three of each object.
Get business cards made with your contact information (name, phone number, email address, and home or workshop address, if desired) so you can easily get your name out to people who are interested.
Find a local venue as a tryout for selling your products. Check the community calendar for upcoming events that include vendors; there might be a flea market or craft fair you can take part in. If the holidays are near, find out if there are any seasonal bazaars in the area. If you can't find any such events, look into renting a booth at an antique store or craft market for a month or so.
Contact local retail shops about selling your welded projects. You can either sell to the businesses at a wholesale cost and let them sell at retail prices, or you can make a commission-based arrangement, in which you simply take a percentage of the retail price once the object sells.
Consider setting up a website. It's a good way for people to see the products you have to offer, where you'll be selling those products, and how they can place orders for custom work.
Take orders for custom work as they come in. Be sure to price fairly for the time and research you will spend on design and gathering materials, as well as the actual welding work.
Expand your skills by developing new designs and using new materials. Use the orders for custom work as inspiration for new welding projects; you've already spent time on the custom design, and you can make slight adjustments and have a new product to offer.
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Saturday, September 26, 2015

How to Make Money Raising Worms (5 Steps)


Contact bait shops, fishing outfitters and guides and convenience stores near lakes and other popular fishing spots and let them know you have worms for sale. Offer to deliver a stock of packaged worms to them once or twice a week.
Contact local garden clubs and garden centers and let them know you have worms for worm composting. Offer to give a talk about worm composting to members, who may then buy worms from you to start their compost bins.
Contact pet stores, fish farms and poultry farms and offer to supply them with earthworms for food.
Run a small ad in the local shopper or paper advertising worms for sale for fishing bait, worm composting or as poultry food. Run the same ad on local e-bulletin boards or Craig's List.
Print fliers and post them on local bulletin boards. Post a flyer about worm composting at your local recycling center. Post fliers on bulletin boards at parks with fishing lakes. Post fliers at feed stores.
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Thursday, September 3, 2015

How to Get More Zen Garden Plants in 'Plants vs. Zombies'


Complete Adventure Mode. Though you only need to beat 5-4 to unlock the Zen Garden, completing the mode unlocks Survival: Endless, which gives you the best chance to get new plants in the garden.
Start a round of Survival: Endless. As the name informs you, the mode spawns zombies infinitely until they eventually overwhelm you. If you're good at the game, however, this is a great way to kill a large number of zombies to earn new plants -- especially since all varieties of plants can drop in this mode.
Purchase new upgrades for the Zen Garden from Crazy Dave. For $60,000, you can unlock two new gardens: the Mushroom Garden and the Aquarium Garden. The first garden lets you earn nocturnal plants rather than the ones you start out with that sleep during night.
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