10 Simple Product Ideas to Get Started on IDEABASH

10 SIMPLE PRODUCT IDEAS

to get Started on IDEABASH

The sky is the limit here. If you have already written a book, or produced albums, or movies etc, then you're ready to go. But if you have never produced a product before and don't know where to start, read on and be inspired!

Digital products receive the best income on IDEABASH, but if you're just starting out, that may not be the easiest answer. If you're new to the idea of entrepreneurship, you might want to consider digital products for the future, but begin with phyiscal products, which are more traditional. Below are very simple ideas to get you started on your entrepreneurial journey.

The key here is to make sure you're engaging with your passion! Take some time to meditate on exactly what you want to offer to the world. Humor? Inspiration? Information? Beauty? Remember, products must be your original creation!

Please take the time to read the IDEABASH Terms of Service before creating your product.

You must price your product appropriately. What do similar items sell for in stores? Don't price your product at $25 if it's only worth $10, that will only give you a bad reputation. The IDEABASH community is working on a conscious, ethical level here and dishonesty will not be tolerated.

Not everyone is going to love your product, and that's okay. Whenever you receive a product that doesn't suit you, pass it on to someone who might appreciate it. It's just another way to pay it forward!

Remember: IDEABASH is a global network, and you may be shipping overseas. The cost of shipping is included in the $25 limit, so make sure your product is small, lightweight, and inexpensive to ship.

If you need design help, go to http://fiverr.com/. If you need images go to http://istockphoto.com.

If you need printing help, there are many outlets to choose from; I have used http://vistaprint.com but they're shipping is expensive. Do your research, find the best possible quality for the best possible price. Shop local whenever possible!

Use this opportunity to create something that makes you happy, and will add value to other people's lives. It's not about the cheapest, fastest, most lucrative – it's about adding value to the world around you.

The idea is to spend as little money as possible at the outset, so produce just 25 or 50 of your product to get started. Then, as you make money, invest it right back in to make more. You have 30 days to fulfill orders.

Keep track of all your expenses, as they are tax-deductible.
 

1. Tee shirts - If you're going to sell tee shirts for $25, then they should be made from high quality organic cotton, bamboo or similar materials, which is what you would get for your money in stores or online outlets. Design an original image or logo or words (nothing offensive) for the front. If your production and shipping costs average out to $10 per unit, your net income will be about $60,000/year for tee shirts.

2. Note cards - whether you're artistically inclined or not, you can make note cards for just about any occasion. Weddings, birthdays, holidays, thank you cards, get better cards, condolence cards - the possibilities are endless.

3. Calendars - Most people these days have either a smartphone or tablet with a high res camera. Go out and take pictures of flowers, or trees, or water, or whatever you like, and make a calendar out of those pictures.

4. Cookbook - Without violating any copyrights, put together a cookbook of your style of cooking (Italian, vegan, kids, 20 minute meals, $5 meals etc etc etc). Make sure to include pictures! This can be distributed digitally or physically.

5. Stories - If you have a knack for storytelling, collect your stories and make a book.

6. How-To Videos - Perhaps you have a particular skill that you'd like to share. Making birdhouses, starting seedlings, playing the drums or spackling the perfect wall…. Create a youtube subscription channel to share your videos with your community.

7. Magnets - Take an original image or phrase and turn it into fridge magnets.

8. Baseball Hats - Everyone needs a hat in the summer! Make it unique by applying an original design or phrase. These are great cuz they're one-size-fits-all.

9. Lesson Plans – Turn your expertise into a one month lesson plan for students or adults, including source materials, experiential learning, video instruction etc.

10. Tote Bags – Everyone needs tote bags for groceries. It's also a great marketing opportunity to get your message out into the world!

Each of us are aiming to build a community of about 4,000 people through our viral network of 5, which means that over the course of a year, you'll need to distribute about 4,000 units of your product.

During your production and distribution process, keep the following entrepreneurial truths in mind:

1. High quality products and service will grow your business; low quality will kill it.
2. Every business is a series of successes & failures; patience & determination are necessary for success.
3. If you have a truly great idea, the built-in IDEABASH community will help you spread the word.
4. Don't go into debt; use what you have to get started and use your IDEABASH income to build your business one step at a time.
5. Engage with your passion and do things that feel good; stop doing things that feel bad!

Meg Montgomery is the founder of the IDEABASH Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. She is also a musician/composer/producer, multimedia artist and environmental activist. IDEABASH is a global community of ethical entrepreneurs supporting each other into success, exchanging ideas in the form of products & services, adding value to the world.

Alchemy vs. Transmutation

I used to be deeply fascinated with the idea of alchemy - turning lead into gold.

However, in my journies I've come to understand that the quest for gold usually leads one into a tangled web of negative energy (greed, primarily) and in my life, I've made the conscious decision to move away from negativity, not toward it.

In that regard, gold, or wealth, or $$$$, is no longer my goal. Instead, I'm on a quest for WELLTH.... a balanced equation of living my passion, leading a healthy lifestyle, earning enough to be comfortable, and using my talents, skills and passion to raise the quality of life for as many people as possible.

I find that many other people are making this conscious move toward Wellth as well, and it is empowering to know that others, increasingly, hold similar values.

In the past year, I have delved into the realm of crystals, researching the properties of different minerals, understanding their relation to the chakras, and I began hunting specimens for my collection.

Black Tourmaline and Quartz

I am, among other things, a professional musician and it's no secret that music is fundamentally vibration, as is color. What I didn't know, and began to learn, is that EVERYTHING is vibration, and that .... unbeknownst to most people .... we each have the ability to change our vibration at will.

I learned the incredible transmuting power of black stones. One of the uses of black tourmaline, for instance, is to capture the negative and harmful EMF energy from cellphone towers and wireless networks and transmute it into positive energy (especially when combined with quartz points). It is said that just by TOUCHING black tourmaline, you can increase your luck! Shungite is used, among other things, to transmute dirty air and water into clean, whole, living air and water. Natural charcoal (although not a stone) is also used to purify air and water. These materials are fundamental healing tools for our world, and are not widely known.

How powerful is this concept.... that instead of wallowing in negative energy like an animal trapped in a cage, we can literally transmute that negative into positive energy! It's only education that lies between us and a better world. Whether you decide to use crystals, yoga, the power of your mind, music or the arts, food, or any number of other paths, we each have the ability to create a perfectly positive, happy, healthy and wellthy life. Learn to recognize causes of stress, and one by one, eliminate them from your life. Choose with care what you surround yourself with! Take the time to use this most powerful of resources - the internet - to illuminate and enhance the positive vibrations of your life.

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Meg Montgomery is a musician, producer and the founder of the IDEABASH Entrepreneur Ecosystem, a global community of entrepreneurs supporting each other into success.

10 Additional Advantages to Join IDEABASH

In addition to the primary advantages of being an IDEABASHER, which include reliable annual income, business education, earn while you learn and a vibrant social network, there are many additional benefits that may add tremendous value to your entrepreneurial endeavors.

1. Include Upsells. For instance, if you've got an entry level coaching program, people in your community will sign up for your more expensive courses, increasing your IDEABASH income.
   
   
2. Engage Long-term Customers. With a global community of 4,000, chances are (if you have a great product/service) that some of those people will LOVE what you do, and will become committed to your brand. Long-term customers are the “holy grail” of business.
   
3. Find Collaborators and Partners. Our community is an international group of people who are taking action to make their dreams and passions fuel their life and add value to the world. It's a community of people who think and act in a similar fashion, so you're bound to come across a few people who you can “bash” with to create new and exciting ideas/products/businesses.
   
4. Expect Opportunity to Knock on Your Door. IDEABASHERs will be looking out for each other so if you have a great product, some members of your community will have ideas for how you can expand the reach for your product or service. I expect many of our members will get unexpected, unsolicited emails for distribution that will break their businesses out to a much higher level. Think interviews, gigs, appearances etc.
   
5. Use Your Sales to Pitch Your Product to a Publisher. After the first year, you've sold your book, music, artwork etc to ~4,000 people. Take this evidence to any publisher anywhere around the world, with testimonials, and your chances for being published are THROUGH. THE. ROOF.
   
6. Build a List. Lists are vital to many businesses and you can include an opt-in form on the IDEABASH sales page on your website in order to grow your list.
   
7. Learn How Others Do Business. As you purchase your products, take a look through the website and see how that person is doing business. Do they have any ideas that you can apply to your own website? Is there anything they do that shows you how NOT to do business? This is an excellent opportunity to upgrade your own business website.
   
8. Grow as a Person. IDEABASH is not just about business.... it's about helping each of us to reach our human potential and purpose. Take full advantage of the resources that are available through the Institute, Masterminds and Social Network.
   
9. Expand Your Horizons. When you purchase your products, you will receive things that you would not normally encounter in your day-to-day life. This is a real blessing... many people will report that one of the products they purchased has changed their life for the better.
   
10. Follow Your Bliss. Many people are new to the idea that they can make a living doing what they love.... that they have a purpose to fulfil. Enjoy every moment that this journey of divine proportions brings! There are ups and downs, but within the IDEABASH community there's a comfy cushion to make it easier and more enjoyable than doing it on your own. 
    
    
    
    
    http://ideabash.org FUND YOUR BLISS!

The Vibration of Success

Imagine that after a successful year having pursued your dreams, in which you've broken through some of the toughest barriers of your life, you're enjoying a gorgeous sunset, walking down a beach with a friend, someone who's very close to you. You're in the best possible mood, basking in the hard work and accomplishments of the previous year.

While appreciating the rhythm of the waves and laughing at nothing in particular, you see something poking out of the sand, glinting in the last rays of the sun and you run to pick it up. It's quite large, about the size of a half dollar. At first you think it's sea glass, but quickly you realize it's your favorite precious stone. Amethyst, or emerald, or diamond, or ruby.

It has obviously been cut to fit a necklace, or a pendant…. and lived for a long while in the ocean. You can tell it has great value. You pause to realize the great significance of this piece of nature's art which has found it's way into your life, and as the sun finally sets beyond the horizon you send out a prayer of love and gratitude and the most blissful joy to the universe.

The truth is, in life you will be rewarded over and over again for finding and living your joy and your purpose. You will collect a whole rainbow of literal and figurative gemstones to complete and complement your vibration. All you need to do is remain undaunted, expect the unexpected, and have faith in yourself and your vision.

Success is not in the mind.... it's a vibration of your heart's desire.

Success may not be quick, and it may not come in the way you imagined.... but if you learn how to live in the "vibration" of success, you will be amazed at the rewards that await you!

Bringing the Future to Life with Your Ideas

As the world changes so dramatically around us, those who can are turning to creativity as a way to express their angst and make an income.  

Creative professionals are more active than ever before, and they're finding that there are few practical outlets to sell their products. At the same time, the expression that's happening right now is fantastic energy toward shaping our future; this universe of ideas and creativity, all mixed together,  can (and should) become inspiration for others who are also thinking and creating and churning out ideas to shape the future.

This is why I created the IDEABASH Global Distribution Network. I want to encourage people to engage with their creative self and produce product ideas that inspire and empower the most beautiful possible future. I am also helping people to engage with their inner entrepreneur.

Starting a home business does not have to be a life-threatening venture, where you borrow huge amounts of money and spend years learning business codes and social media and whatever else you might think business is! It can be as simple or complex as you desire. People bootstrap their businesses all the time! You can take what you have right now, and get started, even if it's just a seed of an idea.

IDEABASH.org simplifies the distribution of original products priced at $25 or less. Our goal is to help creative professionals to earn the money they need to develop their creative concepts further; to take the financial pressure off, allowing for time to think and experiment. To this end, we use a viral growth method that allows each member to grow a global community of almost 4,000 people. That equals almost $100,000 every year if you are distributing a digital product priced at $25. Your community will support you year after year, paying-it-forward to you. Your expenses, aside from production costs, are $125 (or less) to pay it forward, plus the cost of membership, which is $1 in this first year.

Do you think $126 is a decent investment if your return is $97,000? or $50,000? or even $10,000?

The IDEABASH growth method is called Resilient Networking. It takes advantage of the power of viral growth, and is a fractal-growth method, which we achieve by inviting others to come and learn about IDEABASH.org. Each member is only responsible to find five others to join, ever. Just bring your creative friends to the website and let the website do the work! 

IDEABASH.org eliminates the need for marketing and sales; there is only a small learning curve, and all that information is in the IDEABASH Institute.

Do you have ideas that can be turned into products? How about organic tee shirts, or granola bars? An ebook of your travels, or short stories, or blog posts, or recipes? Photographs, lithographs, silkscreens, comic books, onesies, music, video coaching, how-to guides, crystals, toys.... the possibilities are infinite!

Whether you're new to business, or tired of old-paradigm distribution models, IDEABASH.org is a fresh distribution channel that uses New Paradigm elements including the pay-it-forward model, the grab bag approach which allows for learning new ideas, and the advocacy of an entrepreneurial society.

I hope you'll come take a look, sign up for the mailing list and join us so that you can turn your ideas into income, and THRIVE in the changing world!

Blessings of Love and Light,

Meg Montgomery, founder
http://IDEABASH.org

Prepare For Something Wonderful!

The Shift is Upon Us!
 
The hoopla surrounding "the end of the world" in 2012 engaged my spiritual curiosity, and in my searching I stumbled across a Light Worker who talked about the Shift in a way that appealed to me. I realized that December 21, 2012 was not an ending, but a transition. I have done a tremendous amount of research in the past year, following my heart and my purpose, and it has led me on a path of enlightenment that I never could have dreamed possible.

What comes out of all this research is a simple understanding, that humanity is by nature a loving species and when we choose to live in Love and Gratitude, amazing things happen. 

We have been living in the 3rd dimension, which has been defined by duality and fear. 2012 was the end of a 26,000 cycle; 2013 is the beginning of a new 26,000 year cycle that is ushering in the 4th, and then very quickly the 5th dimension. The 5th dimension is defined by Love, which is a the most powerful and abundant energy in the universe. Earth is already beginning its shift into the 5th dimension, but there will be an event happening very soon that will release humanity and all of Earth from the distortion of the 3rd dimension: the magnetic poles of Earth will shift. This is a fact of science. When the poles shift, life as we know it will end, and the future of infinite possibilities will come to existence. 

The 5th dimension is ruled by Unity, Love, Abundance and the Divine Feminine.

The image used in this blogpost is called "Up 2 the 5th" and the interconnected design is called the "Flower of Life." It is a form of art called Sacred Geometry that helps to illuminate the 5th dimension. The most knowledgeable person I have found on the subject of Ascension to the 5th Dimension is Drunvalo Malchiezidek, who has a ton of videos on YouTube, but there is also a fabulous animated video series called Spirit Science, which is a well-researched presentation on every aspect of The Shift. If you're interested in learning more, I highly recommend you spend some time watching!

 There are a few aspects of my research that have affected me deeply. 

1) We have chosen to be human at this point in time in order to experience this highly unusual event. As humans, we are inherently emotional, and our job in this lifetime has been to master our emotions. For me, this has been accomplished by learning to live in Love and Gratitude.

2) Humanity is only one of many, many races of intelligent life in the Universe. Higher dimensional beings are guiding us through this transition.

3) As 5th dimensional beings, we will no longer need food, water and shelter, so the whole concept of money and ownership will be behind us. 

4) All life is connected, on Earth and in the Universe. 

5) What people call God, I call Divine Energy. We are each a manifestation of Divine Energy, and to this end are capable of anything and everything when in alignment with our purpose, and living in Love. 

Meditation is our most powerful tool at this time. This coming Sunday, August 25th, there is a global synchronized meditation happening, emanating from Cairo, Egypt at 11:11pm (5:11pm in NY, 2:11 pm in LA). It's called the Peace Portal Activation. During this meditation, activate your heart chakra and send your love energy out into the world to heal conflict and pain. If we are able to achieve 144,000 people engaging in this meditation, we will be able to activate Earth's energy portals for quick ascension, so I URGE you to take part! Watch this video for more information. (I disagree with the video that this meditation is only about healing the planet, although that is definitely one aspect of it.) Even if you've never meditated before, what a fantastic opportunity to begin, and learn! 

I'm sending you a million blessings of Love and Light!

Announcing the Ideas Into Income Live Workshop

I am so happy and proud and excited to announce that I have scheduled the very first IDEAS INTO INCOME live workshop, to be held on Saturday, September 21 2013 from 12 - 4 at the Shapeshifter Lab, in Brooklyn NY. 

The Ideas Into Income Workshop is a four hour event geared toward people who are eager to earn a living by adding value to the world with their skills, life experience, and passion, and need guidance to get started. In this workshop, participants are led through a series of steps that help identify their entrepreneurial path; learn the proper mindset for success; and lay the primary foundation for long-term abundance. To this end, the Ideas Into Income Workshop teaches “New Paradigm” business building skills, including (but not limited to) bootstrapping/crowd funding, ethical marketing, success mindset, collaboration, and masterminds.

There will be a mix of lecture, group interaction and demonstration to inspire and teach social entrepreneurial fundamentals. By the end of the workshop, each participant will have a firm understanding of the best path to their entrepreneurial dream, and the steps needed to fulfil that dream.

Workshop Participants will receive:

- 4 hours of instruction through lecture, group work and demonstration
- Workbook
- The Art of Personal Transformation
- The Ideas Into Income Video Training Series (a 10-week program supporting the concepts put forth in the workshop)
- coffee, tea, pastries
- contact info for anyone who wants to stay connected after the workshop

Social Entrepreneurs are needed now, more than ever. By experiencing the Ideas Into Income Workshop, you will knock years off your entrepreneurial learning curve & help you design an abundant, meaningful, joyful future!

To learn more, please visit http://ideasintoincome.biz. 

As a special bonus, join us after the workshop for a free musical, spoken word and beatrhyming performance, it's the very first IDEABASH BASH featuring some of NYC's hottest talent!

Blessings!

Meg Montgomery, Founder

The IDEABASH Conscious Distribution Network