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4 Business Ideas You Can Start for $0 in 2024. (HoldCo Bros) Ep. #80

Oct 18, 2024

Explore the business potential of Instagram's Close Friends feature and how influencers can leverage it for engagement and monetization. Discover the concept of Negative COGS and learn how to turn waste management challenges into profitable ventures. Hear about college students who scaled a lake weed removal business through smart social media marketing. Plus, uncover ideas for home service industries that can go viral with time-lapse video content, showcasing the power of visual storytelling in boosting business opportunities.

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Intro

00:00 • 4min

Leveraging Instagram for Business Growth

04:15 • 6min

Exploring Audience Profiles and Waste Management Challenges

10:35 • 2min

Turning Waste into Wealth

12:32 • 8min

Transformative Home Services on Social Media

20:20 • 3min

Visual Satisfaction and Business Opportunities

23:47 • 9min

HoldCo Bros are back! Nik and I are talking about business ideas and what's happening in our companies. In this episode, we discuss the business potential of Instagram's Close Friends feature, how influencers can use it to boost engagement, and how you could help.

We also cover the concept of Negative COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) - acquiring products for free or how you can get paid to acquire products and then sell them- with examples like EcoScraps. We talk about a lake weed removal business started by two college students, and how they scaled up with smart social media marketing. Finally, we share ideas for home service businesses that could benefit from time-lapse video marketing to go viral.

Learn more about Nik here:http://linktr.ee/cofoundersnik

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00:00 Introduction
01:18 Close Friends Feature on Instagram
02:07 Leveraging Close Friends for Increased Engagement
03:23 Monetizing the Close Friends Feature
06:34 Scraping Instagram Followers for Business Opportunities
11:10 Exploring Negative COGS Business Ideas
15:15 The Lake Weed Removal Business
17:14 Chemical-Free Pond and Lake Cleaning
17:37 Going Viral on Social Media
18:23 A Generous Offer
18:38 Business Boom and Social Media Success
20:00 Franchising and Licensing Opportunities
20:21 Top 10 Media-Accelerated Home Services Businesses
21:28 Pressure Washing and Pool Cleaning
23:11 Home Cleaning and Tree Trimming
25:24 Painting and Landscaping
28:46 Window Washing and Gutter Cleaning
29:10 Carpet Cleaning and Business Strategy
29:49 Leveraging Social Media for Business Growth
31:56 Partnering with Nationwide Franchisors