Speaking for a lot of people aren't you? Gambling is one of the biggest markets online. 1) Be in the papers multiple times. (the site AND you). 2) Interviews, radio, magazines, and more. 3) Break/Set a state and [possibly] world record. 4) Gain other media attention. 5) Be famous/more than well-known in your city. If you choose, surrounding cities too. 6) Profit thousands each month. 7) Be linked on over 100 blog sites plus dozens of others. 8) Gain new opportunities. 9) Meet new business (big business) connections and small business connections 10) Open dozens of new doors. 11) Have the ability to use the site, the attention you get from it, the media exposure you get from it, the image, and your name to make even more money. 12) Have a database of THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of members and email addresses for future use.
It's not about someone doing it, it's the 'fame' you expect to result from it. Who cares. And why do I want to buy an ebook from some person who blew $30,000. Yeah, that's going to sell like hotcakes. How to blow $30,000. I'm not doubting if you setup your own website, then you'd get traffic to it. But I don't think you'll get much from it still.
There is actually a guy here who did something like this, but a bit differently. He bought phone cards at the malls - each spend of 25 DH at the malls got you one lottery ticket. He used to buy the phone card, collect the lottery ticket and then sell it on (the card itself) to someone else. He collected around 30,000 DH (divide by 3.68 for USD) to do this, and ended up winning a Nissan Patrol (which he sold) to start his own business. It's pretty big here now too, and of course the publicity wasn't that bad either
This is actually a great idea IMO. Something along the lines of the million pixel homepage thing in the ability to get some good exposure. The question is how to monetize the site. I'm not in the US, but I think they have lottery affiliate stuff. You'd also end up with a site with huge backlinks and trust, so you could somehow leverage that as well.
Oh yea, I'd imagine if you won something worthwhile then it'd be potentially the kick start you need to do something else. But unless you had more ideas, I guess not. I just don't see the relationship between doing this and getting lots of press and money from selling a book. Again, I'm not sure why (a) someone who spends $30K on tickets thinks they can write a book about anything worth reading (b) why anyone would want to buy such a book. However, from just reading this I have thought up a website idea that could be made that would require $0 to startup (minus getting a website and a host).
Banks would never buy this idea. It could get media attention, but no ones going to buy an ebook from you. Nor would you generate any affiliate sales. You could make SOME money from PPC / Popups, but thats all you would make IMHO.
"No one is going to buy an ebook from you" Shouldn't speak for everyone E-Book: Exclusive pictures and web links to videos, the chaos, the excitement, the reactions from clerks and people when I bought out rolls of tickets, the attention I got in the city, quotes, news paper clipping pictures, the fun, thrill, the problems, entertaining stories, information on future rounds, and more. Plus Strategies on how to win, exclusive results and math (Not disclosed on the site.), methods of purchase, tips, opinions, and expert advice. After all, you did play close to or over $50,000 in tickets in a quicker amount of time than anyone in the state/country. And what do you mean "Could get in the media"?????????????? Ask your local news department. They'll compete to be the first with the story. Even if someone hit a $10,000 winner it often makes news. This is more more attention drawing and a much bigger story. "Could" my butt. It WILL. Fact with hard proof to support it.
Make sure you save the ticket flakes piles on the floor and then sweep them into plastic bags...it would make good for a future blog that profits off of your name/record and what you did. You could show newspaper clippings and a lot of pictures and videos. Links of media, a lot of stuff. Your blog would be good. Hundreds of other bloggers would feature you too. Require login to access the statistics, how much you won that day, how many you scratched, full blogs, and access to everything else. It will increase the value of the site when you hand it off or sell it. A lot of lottery related sites will link exchange with you. If you do it, I'll contribute to the success (As if I haven't already ) I can send thousands of new visitors every day and generate PAID MEMBER sales too. I would of course need a percent of all sales I make.... Make the personal blog separate from the main site so that you can have 2 streams of income. Don't link the two together either...I wouldnt... I can get you featured on over 100 blogs too. I say you do it. New software idea posted in my blog, btw. I gotta learn to relax...not be so defensive. Sorry. lol.
There are a lot of people who are dissing this thread, but I really think it's a great idea. I wouldn't do it, and I also couldn't afford it, but it's still a great idea nonetheless - and a unique one as well. It'd be risky, but you'd still make some of the money back and then with all your exposure to your site and all your fame, you could make so much more, easily making up for what you spent. I DO like the idea - yes, it's crazy, but it's genius too!
I'd rather do something like this, a take on the 'million dollar' pages but Million pound (as I'm in England) syndicate (syndicate = group lotto purchase, where any winnings are shared). Offer something, maybe a link to a website, just your name, an advert etc... to make an incentive to buy on top of the lottery entry (to attract businesses). People/Businesses can buy as many entries as they wish. Cost of a ticket on website: £1 Cost of ticket in real life: £1 Stores cost: £0.95 (5% commission) 5% of £1,000,000 = £50,000 So you will need to have a deal with a local store to do 1,000,000 random lines (photo/publicity opportunity, you leaving a store with 1million tickets), and say that you'll give them £20-£25,000 of the commission. So you gain £25,000 already from sales. You then gain adwords/anything else you want to sell on the website comission. I'm sure you could get another up to £2,500 or more (if you sell an 'ebook' as is being flaunted here, although I dont see the value of it). Also interest on the money in the bank account until it leaves. I'd never actually do this, even though the start-up cost is near £0. Assuming popularity, you simply e-mail all 1,000,000 people and re-invite them for another go the next time you do it for another up to £30,000 ($59,886) or more each time you do it! This way: - No Cost - I'm sure you'll get the same publicity, perhaps on a bigger scale Although, You'd need to consider: - Terms of playing the lotto - How you'd get the money to you - How you'd get the winnings back to others (perhaps you could even allow people to say if they want their winnings if it is less than the cost of the ticket, to get some extra money for yourself). - The buying/checking is a big scale operation - You're screwed if you lose a ticket
I know plenty of "underdogs" with years worth of scratchoff experience if anyone needs to hire a public figure for somthing like this.
Not a bad idea...a bit crazy but it could work. For me the problem would be that once I was willing to spend $25 LARGE on lotto tickets I'd likely already have tons of money and as a result...no desire to buy lotto tickets. There's a reason they call it the "Poor Man's" tax. Catch 22. Need the money to make this happen but if I already had the cash (enough to burn) then I wouldn't be interested in the media hype and the money that "should" follow . Very creative though
Very good idea! I can see how this would def create a buzz on an international level let alone local or statewide. You would also need something to keep you from going crazy though lol~! I know I would lose the plot after about 10000 tickets myself.
There is no "Expert advice" or "tips" on buying lottery tickets. Thats the stupidest thing I ever heard. Once again. No ones going to buy the ebook.
Total BS. You would have to purchase $100 million dollars worth of tickets to ensure a profit of 1 million and what good is that.......