Friend Delivery, Zoom Consulting, AI Influencers

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My name's Connor.

I go down weekly rabbit holes of business ideas, lessons, & good finds.

Today's Outline:
🐻 Send A Friend
📸 Zoom Consulting
🤖 AI Influencers

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🧸  Send A Friend

Anytime I see a Shopify trophy on social media I immediately stop scrolling.

Tyler’s company, SendAFriend recently hit an incredible milestone: over 1 million orders!

Which had me thinking… what on earth is Send A Friend?

It’s like a hug in a box. They sell personalized care packages that include:

1. A stuffed animal

2. A custom heartfelt note

Since its launch in 2018, SendAFriend has scaled largely due to Tiktok all the way to $7M in annual revenue, donations of over $1.5+ million to nonprofits and children’s hospitals.

When I read this all I can think is “How Can We Build Variations of this?”

Send A Friend for ______.

My 3 favorite variations:

1. Housewarmings. The gift can be home decor based - easy to ship and similar price point of $30-60.

2. Engagements. You get the benefits of custom & the goal is to be thoughtful (variation towards edible arrangements or 1800Flowers)

3. New Dog Owners. This one is easy and a slam dunk. It’s SendAFriend for chew toys.

📸  Zoom Consulting  

Imagine this – someone pays $495 for a two-hour session to upgrade their zoom set up.

Sounds wild? Not really.

Shelley Golden, a professional image consultant, is thriving by helping people look good on Zoom. Another business Dream Studio takes it even further. They charge $8,000 for a ‘Done With You’ package and also sell a $1,200 course.

What do they offer?

• Custom branded Zoom backgrounds tailored to personal or company branding

• WFH setup tips to create a polished, professional look

• Expert advice on lighting, camera angles, and even what to wear

All this without stepping foot in their client’s space.

The before & after shots are so good:

It seems a little ridiculous but the demand makes sense when you think about it.

Zoom is the modern office, and personal branding matters. A cluttered background, bad lighting, or unprofessional look can hurt your credibility when dealing with a client.

It’s low-cost to start. No inventory, minimal overhead. All you need is expertise, some design skills, and a solid marketing plan (*cough* Tiktok).

🤖  AI Influencers

This guy is making $3k/mo and you haven’t started a business because you don’t have a good idea? 😆 

-Connor

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