FX.co ★ 7 Crazy Business Ideas That Made Millions Bucks

1. Just Ask For Money

It is so easy to fall in debt. Everyone can get into such a situation. However, not everyone knows how to tackle such an issue. For instance, Karin Bosnak managed to found a way out of such a perplexing situation. When the debt on her credit card exceeded $20,000 and she lost her job, Karin asked for help on the Internet. Remarkably, thousands of people responded to her message, and in less than six months Karin not only completely paid off the debt but also became a real millionaire. After that, she managed to increase her fortune: she published books about her unique experience and launched a website.

2. Keeping Pet Jellyfish

Young biologist Alex Endon once wondered why the pet shop didn’t offer jellyfish for purchase and decided to change that. He invested $50,000 to create a special aquarium for breeding jellyfish. In 2010, several years after launching the project, the business started to bring $500,000 a year. Nowadays, the revenue exceeds $1,000,000.

3. Standing Lamps That Look Like Woman's Leg

Brian Jones has never appreciated the conventional design of the lamps. They seemed boring for him. Therefore, one day he came with an idea to sell lamps that looked similar to women's legs. Brian founded the company Red Rider Leg Lamps. Friends and family giggled at him but he believed in the success of his venture. Today the annual income of the company, which has been on the market for more than 15 years, is $1,000,000. Recently they have launched some new products but their leg lamps are still the most popular item.

4. Advertisement On Your Head

Brandon Chicotsky from the US became bald quite early. He did not despair though. He decided to use this unusual feature to make money. He started to rent his scalp out to advertising agencies which made temporary tattoos of different brands on his head. The idea was so profitable that Chicotsky founded his own company Bald Logo. For just $320, an employee's bald head becomes an advertising space.

5. Nuts For Washing

Nowadays people all over the world try to use organic products as much as possible. The company Eco Nuts has picked up this trend, having created a laundry detergent with healthy Himalayan berries. This strange idea brought the corporation millions of dollars. Although the company has many other different products to offer, "Eco-products" are still their signature product.

6. Most Minimalist App

It took web-developer Or Arbel 8 hours to create an application that allows an employer to contact their employees with the short word YO. In just a few weeks, the app has become a hit in the AppStore and a leader in sales worldwide. Soon Arbel received many other business ideas and he improved his app. Nowadays, companies can use this app to inform their clients about sales. For instance, football fans get notifications about goals. Starbucks inform customers about the status of their orders.

7. Cosmic SMS

More than ten years ago, two British students came up with the idea of making money by sending messages to space. They claimed that they were able to create a special radio-magnetic device that could send a message directly into space. Thus, people who wanted to share their message with the universe could just call a special number, leave a short message and pay for the service. Apparently, there was no evidence that the messages were actually sent into space but the students earned $1,000,000 with their idea.