Have you ever thought about who actually creates those word puzzles you see in the paper and other places?
Well with this business idea it could actually be you.
You know the kinds of puzzles I am talking about, word puzzles in your daily paper, or maybe in a promotional flyer at the supermarket.
Imagine walking into your local grocery store, and picking up a store flyer with a word puzzle and the caption says: “Find all the words in the puzzle and you'll learn all the weekly specials and get $5 off your order, if you spend $25 or more.”
Ever seen such a promotion?
If not, then why not start a business creating puzzles and word searches? Then, you can approach grocery stores with this type of promotional idea.
This is one of those great work at home ideas for someone who loves words and has a bit of creativity too.
And actually, this is a very simple business idea to start. All you need is software that will allow you to create search puzzles and word finds.
You will find a few in the resources below, even some free options. And other sites offer demos, so you can check them out to help you decide if you want to purchase or not.
Let's take a look at some of the different clients you can attract and puzzles you can create:
* You can approach local school districts, offering puzzle books or word searches for each specific subject: history (World War II, Revolutionary War, etc.), English (perhaps a specific book the class is currently reading), science (biology, chemistry, etc.), and even a foreign language class like French or Spanish.
You can give the clues in one language, English for example, and the students have to find the word in Spanish.
A great selling point is the puzzles are both fun and educational.
* You can create puzzles for people with different hobbies: fishing, hunting, news addicts, history, etc.
* You might want to create greeting card booklets filled with puzzles for anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, and even holidays.
* Approach local churches and youth groups, you might team up and create puzzle books as part of a fundraiser.
You can either split the profits or take a commission from each puzzle book sold.
* Approach local grocery stores (as in the above sample) and other retail stores and offer to team up in a promotion that somehow incorporates your puzzle books.
Another way to market this idea is to offer a personalized service.
Let's say a client contacts you, and tells you he's throwing a 50th anniversary party for his parents. He would like you to create a personalized puzzle for all the guests.
You might have him give you a list of words, phrases, and other information so you can make fun memorable puzzles.
You should also use your puzzle pages and books as advertisements for your business.
At the end of each puzzle book you might create an advertisement offering a weekly subscription to the puzzle books - every week, a brand new one will show up in your customers' mailboxes.
You might have different genres: puzzle book groups for history buffs, football fanatics, nature lovers, and so on.
You have so many options, and all you really need to start is the proper software.
This fun simple business could really be profitable with some creativity and determination.
And even if it just provided a small extra income stream, this business idea is so inexpensive to start that it would certainly be worth playing around with.
