Comments on: Bone of the Month Club

By: Barb (of the Month)

Barb (of the Month) — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:01:25 +0000

Not a bonehead idea at all! There are several companies that have “bone of the month” clubs. It’s probably only profitable at high volume — when you can negotiate special shipping and have a mostly automated system behind the scenes. However, you may be surprised what pet lovers will pay to give a unique gift to their pooch.

Actually, almost all “of the month” clubs are overpriced. However, people are willing to pay a premium for the novelty and the variety.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 17:00:29 +0000

My posting was kind of an autopsy of an idea. The idea is dead, but people still find the info surrounding it interesting.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:24:29 +0000

Good idea, I will do that.

- Eric

By: t

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:09:12 +0000

Kool, you should also add the social bookmarks sharing options to your content pages on dumb and other sites, I think people would be more apt to share jokes, games, and pictures.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:43:49 +0000

I added social bookmark buttons now.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 01:19:06 +0000

Yes, that is a great idea, I will do that soon.

By: t

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:18:52 +0000

I think you should put up a post asking people to pick a domain you have and what their ideas of what to do with it. You have names with potential that would need little work i feel to make good money. Least of all it would be interesting reading.

You never know some people may choose a domain that relates to their industry, which you may benefit from their expertise, connections, etc. for their domain pick/idea.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:14:01 +0000

That is a good idea for a business, I am just not sure it is a good use of the boneofthemonth.com domain name.

By: t

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:22:59 +0000

Shipping costs alone makes it a bad idea, as well as other factors….bone of the month could be a dog calendar , A dog with a different theme or whatever each month,.Calendars are Cheap to make, Design, and Shipping costs would be exceptionally low. Better Yet Here is what you do, Have users upload their photos of their pets and select different themes, even add text to the page, narration , pet talking , etc. .. With their purchase of the calendar they get a widget with an online version of their pet calendar they can share online at the same time free advertising for you.

By: Daniel Lambert

Daniel Lambert — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:36:38 +0000

Interesting idea Eric. BTW could you get your developer to add social bookmark buttons to each post so I can easily share them on Twitter.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:19:52 +0000

It’s not a bad idea. I’ve seen vendors at flee markets that sell all types of chewables, from rawhide to cookie type of bones. Some dogs go through two bones per month. The only issue I see here is shipping cost, but you may be able to keep the cost down with snail mail.

By: admin

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:07:12 +0000

It is possible that somebody who has more pet supplies experience might be able to make something out of my idea/domain. In general I try to create automated entertainment type sites, not ecommerce sites that involve shipping, inventory, and customer service, so this is not really my type of business.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:45:57 +0000

Please don’t be mad.

But for the very reasons you cited above, I think this biz idea should be filed under:

Bonehead Idea of the Month.com

Just kidding, sort of.