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Become a Lab Rat with a Shaven Head ????

Izzmeister — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:44:27 -0800

Give me crazy (legal) ways to make money during this economic dowwwnturn.... Become a Lab Rat? Sell my Hair? So..

I'm looking for as many possible ways to make money during the recession.

Lab Rat
Sell your Hair

are two examples of nutty-to-most-people but legal and qucik ways to make some dough.

what others can you help me come up with?

Earning money on a web site

zorro astor — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:49:10 -0800

How can I make money from a web site besides ads? I don't really want to sell email addresses to spammers. I am developing a free web site for a niche real estate market, and I was wondering if I can make money in any way besides ads and spamming.

How do I apply a new technology to old products when I have access to neither, and make money doing it?

UnclePlayground — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 06:10:59 -0800

How do I apply a new technology to old products when I have access to neither, and make money doing it? Let's say there's this new, great technology just announced. Really brand new. The people who have come up with it really don't even know what to do with it. They have a few applications, but nothing extraordinary. And then I see a niche in the marketplace that this technology can be applied to. Consumers will pay lots of money if this new technology is applied to products already available. There's a lot of doubt that these products currently work properly. With the new technology applied, chances are that the product will be fool-proof and everyone will want one.

Now, I have access to neither the new technology, or the products. Just the idea to combine the two. How do I get a percentage of the profits from presenting my idea to the right people? Is this a patent lawyer thing? How do I get the best deal for myself from my idea?