Comments on: Garrett Augustus Morgan

By: FreeMan

FreeMan — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:17:23 +0000

OK we’ll let me know bcuz I can email it to you as the posts usually come up at Midnight West West time. So I can get it to send you the podcast at the same time so you can have it for the morning commute!

By: keish

keish — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:16:29 +0000

nah i should be good to go…i just have to charge my ipod…i haven’t used it in a minute.

By: FreeMan

FreeMan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:09:35 +0000

The hood is cheap land, underserved and little to no competition. If you can get a foot hold there the way the racist country goes no one is following you. I got a podcast on Monday talking exactly about this subject.

Also, were you able to download the podcast? Do you want me to email it to you so you can put it on your MP3 player?

By: keish

keish — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:52:06 +0000

i’ve been getting ideas like crazy lately and i just had a lightbulb moment…see this is y i needed a mentor or someone to talk to so i can process and expand on my ideas….so thanks a billion :~)

yeah people who think cleaners are a necessity will continue to use them regardless. i personally dont believe in paying $5 to wash a pair of jeans so they don’t get my money at all. i’d rather hand wash and hang 2 dry. lol

yup that’s the plan…get the paper then buy the hood :~)

By: FreeMan

FreeMan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:19:45 +0000

Well the childrens books can be developed for free and when it’s time to go about getting them out there you can put the money behind it then. I think if you write a lot of them like 50 books for this year, find a animator and maybe talk to Ed about finding you someone to build a website you’ll have something.

With the childrens books you just have to have a lot of completed work so when it does pop you are cranking them out and capitalizing on your hustle. Most people write one and think that’s good but realistically a series makes tons of money. Just look at that Harry Potter crap and how far she has taken writing childrens stories. I know yours won’t be like that but you never know what can be parlayed.

I agree the laundromat and cleaners need a capital outlay but I bet you they make it through this recession. Once you sell your books then we can come back and buy up the hood huh?

By: keish

keish — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:02:20 +0000

yeah, i’ve been thinking about that alot because of the whole princess tiana thing and her having a hispanic prince…i really would like to see black parents support something that is theirs. ALL black kids have dora & diego, i’m like… wtf???? hispanic ppl do NOT buy their kids black dolls and neither do white people. but like you said people will only support it if everyone else does…(???) lol

i dont know about a dry cleaners or laundromat for me personally, i’d need loans to buy equipment and a place to set up. i’m trying to zero in on something that i wouldn’t have to sign my life over for. lol

By: FreeMan

FreeMan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:34:34 +0000

@Keish – I like the children book angle, especially if you write stories that have a little black character. I think that is a niche and if you get 100 or so small ones ready who knows you might turn it into a cartoon series. First you just complete the writing and then you can find a cartoonist and copyright it. You can distribute them to parents coming out of Daycares, Working Black women in the city and churches as good wholesome stories that show their children.

The only way to beat cheap is with convenience.Convenience is anything that is intended to save resources (time, energy) or frustration. So that cat opened up shop in the hood and actually is cheaper so he is going to make a killing! Simple things make money but most people keep trying to open up Tea Houses in the hood instead of a dry cleaner of laundromat!

By: keish

keish — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:00:23 +0000

lol…good question

i have a few things running thru my head right now and i’m in the process of gathering the info i need to pull sum ish together asap.

my first goal is to get a website up. i’m still working on what angle i want to tackle with it but i have a name already that’s catchy and hasn’t been used yet. i also have been entertaining the idea of writing since it’s always been one of my strengths, children books, maybe even writing my life story because i see alot of people have made alot of money just telling what they been through. then i’m thinking of everyday things people need like exterminating & childcare. there’s this guy in my hood who opened up a small photography studio charging less than walmart & jc penney and everyone in the hood goes to him for their pics. the part that gets me is he didn’t need a degree or certification for that and he’s been doing really good for about 8 years now. i’m REALLY tryna find a niche like that but i can’t come up with anything right now.

By: FreeMan

FreeMan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:34:23 +0000

People just think they can only do one thing and that’s why they settle. Realistically you can change anytime you want if you just get up and do it.

It’s true but what are you going to do about it?

By: keish

keish — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:10:49 +0000

very true