Your result
Your 2 best options
Your answers: you have $100 to $299 to start; you have 5 to 7 h a week; you aim for a first milestone within 8 weeks; you can reach out in person; you want to be out in the field; you have space to store items; you like numbers; you can lose the test money.
Match 78/100
Tie — decided by: the less demanding one
Sell a simple marketing service to businesses in your town, in person.
See the Local marketing businessPack 1 from $29 CAD (about US$21) · One-time payment · 14-day guarantee
Educational content, no guaranteed income.
Match 78/100
Buy below market price and resell, six niches to choose from.
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Why Local marketing comes first
They get the same points on every aspect.
Tied: we put the less demanding one first.
Aspect by aspect
How Local marketing and Reselling match your answers, aspect by aspect, and the points earned| Aspect | Local marketing | Reselling |
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| Starting budget | CA$0–40✓Good fit12/12 | CA$100–500✓Good fit12/12 |
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| Time per week | 5–8 h✓Good fit14/14 | 4–8 h✓Good fit14/14 |
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| First milestone (estimate) | 2–6 wk✓Good fit10/10 | 1–3 wk✓Good fit10/10 |
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| Contact with people | In person, by phone✓Good fit14/14 | Answering customers✓Good fit14/14 |
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| Online or in the field | In the field✓Good fit10/10 | Outings + online✓Good fit10/10 |
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| Stock and shipping | No items✓Good fit8/8 | Stock at home, shipping✓Good fit8/8 |
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| What you do day to day | Talking to local shop owners⚠︎Watch out0/22 | Hunting for deals⚠︎Watch out0/22 |
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| Demand and risk | Low✓Good fit10/10 | Medium · cash in stock✓Good fit10/10 |
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| Score | 78/100 | 78/100 |
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The main risk with Local marketing
In-person or phone outreach is the only path: this model does not work from behind a screen.
Budget: CA$0–40 a month in tools, plus getting around.
The main risk with Reselling
You must tie up capital in stock, and a badly assessed item stays unsold.
Budget: CA$100–500 of working capital depending on the niche.
How we calculate
Each aspect is worth points: what you like doing 22, time 14, contact 14, budget 12, timing 10, location 10, risk 10, stock 8. “Good fit” earns all of the aspect’s points, “Partial” half, “Watch out” 0.
The score measures how well your answers match what the business demands: it is not a chance of success nor an income forecast.
What we ruled out, and why
- Dropshipping: it needs CA$350–600, of which $300–500 goes to ads.