Saturday, October 24, 2009

How to fundraise for my sidewalk project

So now that I have decided what needs to be done to save lazy people of the world like myself from cramps and leg pain, we need to finance it. Making a moving sidewalk throughout the entire SU campus is an expensive endeavor, and one that I don't believe that Chancy Nancy will be willing to pay for. Therefore, we need to create a source of commerce, and what better place to go then the internet? 
While it would seem reasonable to just create a site asking for charitable donations to the "cause", my better judgement tells me that that won't work too well. 
Therefore, I've decided to create an e-commerce site. This site will take second hand clothing, and combine the items into various costumes that people can wear at themed parties. It is a necessity, because people often go to the Salvation Army in order to get the costumes they want. This is bad for two reasons. First, it takes clothes away from people who need the clothes. Second, it leaves the people to sift through an entire store in order to find the perfect combination for their combination. With 2ndhandcostume.com, the costumes will already be arranged for the person. Need to be a rockstar? We'll have the tight leather pants to go along with the ridiculous neon green button down shirt. Raising capital for the site won't be too challenging, because its such a fascinating idea that does not cost very much money. The supply of second hand clothing is far greater than the demand for it. Therefore, the profit margin will be high, and the time it won't take much time to raise the money. 
By creating this site with a niche audience (18-28 year olds going to party), we can sell advertising for a high premium, because this niche is a high target audience. 
With the money that we take from advertising and selling the clothing, we should be able to pay for our moving sidewalks, and keep all the lazy and obese people happy on their perilous walks to class. 

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