The 5 Worst Business Ideas Ever!

Sometimes people have brilliant ideas that make them instant business successes. Other times people have the worst ideas and aren't immediately succesful. However, even the worst ideas done right can work. Check out my list of the 5 worst business ideas ever.
The first two ideas come from an online entrepreneur Jerry Schoemaker.
1. SMS Text Dating
I was soooooooo sure this one was going to be it! The concept is simple basically you subscribe to this dating website. Make a profile then you could send a message to the person from the website to there mobile phone without having to know there phone number. I had this totally done and nobody every signed up… FLOP
2. Free Petroleum Company
His second idea was to make a free gas company. How does he make money? The gas comes out really slowly, and he charges people (over the internet). to take shots with a paintball gun at the people refilling. He still thinks this is a money maker, but local laws wouldn't allow it.
3. Pet Rock
Here's one that actually worked out: Gary Dahl managed to convince thousands of people that a pet rock was fun. His great marketing campaign assured people that they could teach there pet rock tricks, like "sit" and "stay". (source: allbusiness.com).
4. Poop and scoop
Picking up dog excrement sounds like a silly idea for a business, but Jacob D' Aniello pulled it off. He charges $15 or $20 a week and pet owners don't have to worry about picking up poop -- Simple! His company doody calls now picks up more than 3 million poops a year.
5. Used cardboard boxes
Marty metro makes a seemingly dull idea into a million dollar idea. Selling used cardboard boxes to buyers like walmart for cheap, he pulls in millions of dollars and saves thousands of trees. This idea seems weird but it's green and profitable.
These ideas are pretty unconventional, but with a solid business plan, great marketing, and good payment processing services, any idea can be pulled off succesfully. Have you heard of any more strange business ideas? Let me know in the comments.
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