From Trash to Cash: the £100 to 10K Dribble thread

HopeAndDriftWood

This can only stay up for half an hour or so, or I'll get told off.

But, anyone who has items on Folky/Etsy, especially jewellery, if you PM me what inspired you to start your range and an interesting fact about you (how you choose your name, something odd you use to create things, anything really) I'll include you in my next Folksy marketing article. Should be out next week, and might bring more traffic?

Hales

Hales wrote: »

All Outstanding Commitments are wrote in Red! Completed Commitments will be changed to Green!!

Weekly Commitments

Hales
List another 10 items on ebay
Monthly Commitments – Aim to have enough ipoints for a redeem
Write 10 Dooyoo reviews 2/10


Scrooge2008
2 Hours of study a day until the 22nd
Monthly Commitment - Set up a basic website/blog and understand AdSense

deq123
List 5 things on ebay (1 done!)
List a set of 5 websites for sale
Setup main page of main website
Setup new product on main website
Monthly Commitment - Do Some Matched Betting

cakeordeath
Monthly Commitment - Find out how to update website by myself!!

Joeygrey
Keep on top of housework
Clean the car again
Add at least 3 new posts to my blog
Ebay ebay ebay - get as much ready as possible for Thursday
Get my business ideas off paper and into real life
Monthly Commitment -
Expand my blog into a website to sell from or create a linked website (might need some help with this one guys!!)
Completely sort my loft of rubbish/treasure and have it either sold or listed on eBay.
Continue with Slimming World diet

moneymabel
Add banners to blog
Monthly Commitments –
Keep Blog Updated
List on ebay every sunday
Plan out adding new collection to website
Think of a name for the non wedding collection

Paulabear
list my Ebay pile!
make three objects that are saleable
start setting up a website
sort out OH's craft/jewellery items and photograph
sort out running totals and write down!!
Monthly Commitment - find out aboutmatched betting

Mambury
photograph all other kids clothes.....
try and get them listed on ebay
get my monsoon dresses on ebay
Monthly Commitments:
Learn about/build new website
Investigate blogging relating to said website!
Ebay til I can't no more!
Check all books/dvd/vhs for ebay/amazon
I have stock coming for new business so that needs to be set up on ebay
Sit & write a full business plan inc cashflow & how/where to grow company
Go through quidco/tcb etc to see what I can make


Crafty Toots
Crochet 2 Baby Blankets
Crochet 5 Baby Hats
Revisit charity shop I was in last Saturday and actually buy the 'new, still in sealed package' bits and bobs that I swithered over and figured I'd never use!
Monthly Commitments : List at least 40 things on eBay - rubbish'high quality, surplus to requirements' items from the house
Check out eBay & Gumtree for local sale listings for reselling at a profit - 27 so far


mimms
carry on job hunting
tidy the babys room and sort the ebayable things into a pile
sort out my sky direct debit
set up a direct debit for my rent
photograph 20 items ready for listing on thursday
make a doctors appointment
get some jiffy bags
Monthly Commitments:
Decide if i want to do sex chat work or not!!!
List 30 items on ebay - 12/30
Sort out pay pal account
Get refund from carpy phone bought from dodgy ebay seller
Sort out a bank account for money earned from this challenge
Get a new job!

Ninixi
Prep shoes/slippers for ebay listing (are we having a challenge????)
Sort office cupboard and do filing
Update blog regularly (only got one post so far )
Photograph as many items as pos for ebay listing
Monthly:
Plan what I am going to do with my website! (at moment just a holding page!)

natnat13
Buy wholesale stock i have been putting off buying
Do posters / cards for selling on ebay and put in shop / school
Do accounts for my body shop business
Start sorting car boot stuff out
Have a look at dooyoo
Traul charity shops and follow instincts!


LilacPixie
Making my first matched bet
list 5 things on ebay
consider starting a blog about my allotment
try and stop doing 100 different things and focus on one or two

the_cat
post ebay parcels (2 late payers to go today)
transfer paypal money
sort through cd's ready for listing thurs/fri (started!)
photo 30 ebay things
list at least 15 ebay things thurs
list at least 15 ebay things fri
verify paypal account

truly1
ebaying - continue to clear clutter backlog, list 10 items this week
barefoot - up contact with local playgroups, etc
put blog on hold for now
build that website
buy stock for online business
make samples
MSing - 3 tasks

Monthly Commitments

Paulabear
Get enough stock together to set up a shop on Etsy or Folksy - Got a Folksy shop!

Shakey999
Get the money for items im selling into my account
Find a cheap gym & begin workout schedule
Carry on saving
Read 'think & grow rich'
Learn how to create a website

Jane130
get my sewing machine working
ebay at least 10 items a week (17 done)
crochet 100 flowers 45/100
sign up for manicure course
advertise myself as a house cleaner
cancel my scrapbook kit subscription
Set up dd of above subscription cost to savings account

Shell06
Ebay anything & everything!
Find the frames I'm after
Join BB
Matched Betting
Do some overtime at work - 3 shifts so far
Buy the stock I keep looking at
Get my website up & running (come up with ideas)

EMminently
pack up everything for boot sale (evenings 7-8)
finish my book to the point i can contact the publishers (lunches 1-2)
start growing my plants for sale (by thursday)
publicise my barefoot book site and start selling stock (wednesday onwards)
sign up with another language school to have more regular students (by wednesday)
do some research into my dvd project (evenings 8-9)
give thought to how best to tap into a new local 'market' opportunity (ongoing)
revamp my reflexology business & build up client base (saturdays)
cooking for family members to earn extra cash (sundays)
do my mystery shopping assignments (as/ when required)
do leaflet drops while out walking (evenings/ weekends)

tryinghard
Spring clean the house
Be ahead on work paperwork
List 60 items on ebay/amazon
Do a meal planner
Go through finances to save more money

alyssa_liss
10 dooyoo reviews 5/10
list 10 things on ebay
try matched betting
join ciao and copy over reviews from my dooyoo

murie
Sort more stuff for ebay and list it
Gather and price for car boot sale season
Make ValentinesMothers /Easter cards to list on Folksy (AND remember to take a pic of all of them for my portfolio
Re commit to doing Dooyo
Have a closer look into matched betting
and finally...have a great time on my Birthday

Rosie
Learn about and try match betting
Join Dooyoo
Register for mystery shopping
List more bits on ebay
Start planting my vegetable seeds

YummyMummy20
Get a day job, even just a rubbish one
List 30+ items/lots oneBay - 16/30
Do 10+ Dooyoo reviews
Do ALL surveys i get invites for and poss sign up to more survey sites
Get sewing machine fixed
Finish Book1 of ICB course
Organise Avon stuff and come up with a plan
Lose 4lbs

LittleMissHappy
List all my old books on eBay
Collect all my info onto my spreadsheet and keep updated
My focus for Feb is Matched Betting so spend some time every day reading and practising that (dummy runs)

sholly
List at least 10 items per week on ebay
Finish sorting out best options for old gold
Read up on Match Betting (again!)

mummyandpaige
At least 30 Dooyou reviews 5/30
Take the plunge with matched betting
Take advantage of at least £50 worth of Quidco/topcashback freebies - £60 so far
Buy first wholesale lot
Look into costings and viability of opening a toyshop
sort out EBay account and start listing

dillidalli
Job application
Create marketing advert for Wedding show
Update blog
Marketing planning for event
Finish annual report project
Finish DVD wraps and send to printers
Send invitation design book to the printers

munchki
Secure a job
Look at costs to start project

GlisGlis
Remove remaining CDs/DVDs from Amazon listings, and list on eBay
Get one more regular singing pupil
Clean out the bottom of the wardrobe

Lost Prophet
Create a blogging site and blog daily
Look into buying items from Costco to sell on Amazon
Find clothing items that I don't wear to sell
Look under my bed for items that are boxed up and not used

Here's the latest board everyone - hope i havent missed anything

Hales

Does anyone on here do wedding invites???

nixinixi

Mabel - if you want to get in your local paper and odn't have a 'story' you could offer a completition prize up - free jewlery for a bride.... sorry EE starting, be back later!

Amber_Sunshine

Saucy, what's making you suspicious? Pass the messages on to me if you want - there are a lot of accommodation scams and I can give you my opinion.

HopeAndDriftWood

Hales wrote: »

Does anyone on here do wedding invites???

I'm creating my designs right now, but I've only made them for two weddings so far.

I love weddings. And stationery. Oh my, I'm gonna have a notebook themed stationery!

HopeAndDriftWood

Amber_Sunshine wrote: »

Saucy, what's making you suspicious? Pass the messages on to me if you want - there are a lot of accommodation scams and I can give you my opinion.

Can I forward the emails to your MSN email addy? I'd appreciate your opinion

2cats1kid

SaucySecrets wrote: »

Amber - Any rental replies talking about West Africa and christian missionaries are probably scams, right?

OK, that doesn't sound like a translation problem LOL. Forget my last comment. :rotfl:

Amber_Sunshine

SaucySecrets wrote: »

I know, I can't wait for Easties either. I've even made OH promise to watch it so I can talk to him about it.

No rose, though. Just champagne...And I shouldn't drink that, half a glass and I'm giggling, hiccuping and falling over. I am the worst drunk.

Amber - Any rental replies talking about West Africa and christian missionaries are probably scams, right?

You've been on Loquo then ... yes, I'd forgotten about that side of it. Scam merchants for sure.

YummyMummy20

natnat13 wrote: »

Yummymummy, as an Ex Housing Officer (don't know if I should have admitted that, don't linch me!!!) that flat has to meet up to certain "lettable standards", some are deamed by law and others by the individual landlord. I would suggest you: 1. Take photos of it now before you do anything just in case you need them if you take any action in the future etc and write a list as well. 2. Ask them for a copy of their lettable standards 3. They should have had an electrical safety test carried out (and gas if you have it) and should have a copy of the certificate issued by the engineer on file. I would politely go in and ask to see that as well and maybe a copy of the complaints procedure. If they know you know your rights they won't fob you off. Good luck

I took photos of everything earlier anyway, because i'm sad like that obviously so that's fine. The guy gave me the list of lettable standards, copies of gas safety checks and a satisfaction survey. Maybe my councils standards are just low. The ceilings are absolutely thick with tar aswell, I guess I just thought they'd do .. well .. something!

I will be writing a list for Monday, whoever sees me then will hate me! Don't get me wrong, i'm not the type of person who feels the system owes them everything, I just can't bare the idea of my son going anywhere near that hole or the idea the council system thinks it's an acceptable standard for him. If it was just me i'd deal with it.

Maybe backwardsly, i've decided to work on flooring first, since i'll have to wait for my 3 pots of free paint (silly idea) something with a big impact to try and make it feel slightly more like our home