Comments on: How breadpig made $30,000 (for charity) in 2008 selling magnets with LOLspeak in our spare time http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/07/22/how-breadpig-made-30000-for-charity-in-2008-selling-magnets-with-lolspeak-in-our-spare-time/ We want to make the world suck less. Breadpig donates all of its non-sustainable profits to organizations and individuals doing great things for the world. Think: Newman's Own for Nerds. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LOLcats at SF SPCA Thanks to LOLmagnetz | Breadpig: Purveyor & Publisher of All Things Geek http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/07/22/how-breadpig-made-30000-for-charity-in-2008-selling-magnets-with-lolspeak-in-our-spare-time/comment-page-1/#comment-694 LOLcats at SF SPCA Thanks to LOLmagnetz | Breadpig: Purveyor & Publisher of All Things Geek Fri, 24 Dec 2010 07:40:17 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=680#comment-694 [...] little over a year ago, we published the history of this modern marvel and detailed exactly how we went about inventing them. Specifically, it was my friend, breadpig [...] [...] little over a year ago, we published the history of this modern marvel and detailed exactly how we went about inventing them. Specifically, it was my friend, breadpig [...]

]]> By: Alexis Ohanian http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/07/22/how-breadpig-made-30000-for-charity-in-2008-selling-magnets-with-lolspeak-in-our-spare-time/comment-page-1/#comment-499 Alexis Ohanian Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:29:32 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=680#comment-499 4chan deserves all the credit for starting the meme. Whether I'm doing the world a service by interesting new people to 4chan has yet to be seen... 4chan deserves all the credit for starting the meme. Whether I'm doing the world a service by interesting new people to 4chan has yet to be seen…

]]> By: Step by step guide on how to publish a book – Lessons learned from xkcd: volume 0 | the breadpig blog http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/07/22/how-breadpig-made-30000-for-charity-in-2008-selling-magnets-with-lolspeak-in-our-spare-time/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Step by step guide on how to publish a book – Lessons learned from xkcd: volume 0 | the breadpig blog Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:11:03 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=680#comment-119 [...] learning how a professional-grade book gets made.  Also consider reading/sharing our tutorial on how we made LOLmagnetz (a tidy profit, too).  And if you’re planning on using this information to build a competing geeky book publisher [...] [...] learning how a professional-grade book gets made.  Also consider reading/sharing our tutorial on how we made LOLmagnetz (a tidy profit, too).  And if you’re planning on using this information to build a competing geeky book publisher [...]

]]> By: $53,000 profit in 3 months… from books: Reasons to self-publish, or start your own niche publishing company (& reasons not to) | the breadpig blog http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/07/22/how-breadpig-made-30000-for-charity-in-2008-selling-magnets-with-lolspeak-in-our-spare-time/comment-page-1/#comment-112 $53,000 profit in 3 months… from books: Reasons to self-publish, or start your own niche publishing company (& reasons not to) | the breadpig blog Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:59:00 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=680#comment-112 [...] any good uncorporation, breadpig aims to do things a bit differently. Last year, we published a tutorial for how LOLMagnetz generated $30,000 in profits (for charity, but profits nonetheless). We donated [...] [...] any good uncorporation, breadpig aims to do things a bit differently. Last year, we published a tutorial for how LOLMagnetz generated $30,000 in profits (for charity, but profits nonetheless). We donated [...]

]]> By: mike http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/07/22/how-breadpig-made-30000-for-charity-in-2008-selling-magnets-with-lolspeak-in-our-spare-time/comment-page-1/#comment-144 mike Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:29:08 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=680#comment-144 Ooh, you're actually linking people to 4chan..? Ooh, you're actually linking people to 4chan..?

]]> By: Alexis Ohanian http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/07/22/how-breadpig-made-30000-for-charity-in-2008-selling-magnets-with-lolspeak-in-our-spare-time/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Alexis Ohanian Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:36:00 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=680#comment-147 As for what we learned from dealing with USmagnetix, it's nothing but good lessons (that is, useless ones because they don't deal with adversity). They were incredibly patient and accommodating - and have been to this day.<br><br>The overarching lesson is that although a lot of us are more comfortable creating digital things, there really isn't a huge barrier to creating [basic] tangible goods if you've got the capital and energy. As for what we learned from dealing with USmagnetix, it's nothing but good lessons (that is, useless ones because they don't deal with adversity). They were incredibly patient and accommodating – and have been to this day.

The overarching lesson is that although a lot of us are more comfortable creating digital things, there really isn't a huge barrier to creating [basic] tangible goods if you've got the capital and energy.

]]> By: Alexis Ohanian http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/07/22/how-breadpig-made-30000-for-charity-in-2008-selling-magnets-with-lolspeak-in-our-spare-time/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Alexis Ohanian Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:34:11 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=680#comment-149 <a href="http://usmagnetix.com/" rel="nofollow">http://usmagnetix.com/</a><br><br>They're going to be so pleased with the attention :) There was very little supplier issues to speak of. They had evidently made the original magnetic poetry and when I proposed the LOL-version, they just laid out what was required and we fulfilled it.<br><br>Costs in high volume are pretty reasonable. That said, we sell them to ThinkGeek at a discount, so that they make a profit on the 19.99 sale. All in all, it's comparable to highquality t-shirt margins.<br><br>All it took was a willingness to send a few emails and ask some stupid questions like "I want to make X, what will you need from me to do so?" http://usmagnetix.com/

They're going to be so pleased with the attention :) There was very little supplier issues to speak of. They had evidently made the original magnetic poetry and when I proposed the LOL-version, they just laid out what was required and we fulfilled it.

Costs in high volume are pretty reasonable. That said, we sell them to ThinkGeek at a discount, so that they make a profit on the 19.99 sale. All in all, it's comparable to highquality t-shirt margins.

All it took was a willingness to send a few emails and ask some stupid questions like “I want to make X, what will you need from me to do so?”

]]> By: kn0thing http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/07/22/how-breadpig-made-30000-for-charity-in-2008-selling-magnets-with-lolspeak-in-our-spare-time/comment-page-1/#comment-145 kn0thing Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:32:43 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=680#comment-145 hm.. hm..

]]> By: kn0thing http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/07/22/how-breadpig-made-30000-for-charity-in-2008-selling-magnets-with-lolspeak-in-our-spare-time/comment-page-1/#comment-150 kn0thing Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:31:14 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=680#comment-150 see below see below

]]> By: Hari http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/07/22/how-breadpig-made-30000-for-charity-in-2008-selling-magnets-with-lolspeak-in-our-spare-time/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Hari Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:55:25 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=680#comment-146 Who is your supplier and any lessons learned from dealing with them? Who is your supplier and any lessons learned from dealing with them?

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