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Joe Tex

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Marketing Worms - 2006/03/23 16:57 How does one start to look into the market of selling worms? I have all of my bins full and have been splitting them and I am now at a limit. This is just a small hobbie for me but I wouldnt mind if it made a little money. Any suggestions would be great Thanks Joe Tex

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Joe Tex

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Re:Marketing Worms - 2006/03/23 22:44 Here is another picture

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Bubbles

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Re:Marketing Worms - 2006/03/31 16:56 Hey Joe Tex,

Those earthworms look extremely healthy! How long have you been cultivating them? Do you live on a farm?

Can you tell me what strains or strain of earthworm you started with?

Bubbles

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Joe Tex

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Re:Marketing Worms - 2006/04/01 18:51 I live out in the country on 25 acres in Texas and I raise rabbits and worms for fun at the moment but I think I am about big enough to start selling a few of the red worms. I also just started 20 lbs of
E N C in a new bin I bought them from Bob. Happy Farmin

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Jerry
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Re:Marketing Worms - 2006/04/02 21:28 Joe,

What part of Texas do you live in? I am in Pittsburg, Texas. I might be able to help you out some.

Jerry www.jetcompost.com or www.compostsolutions.com
THE SIGNIFIGANT PROBLEMS WE FACE CANNOT BE SOLVED AT THE LEVEL OF THINKING WE WERE AT WHEN WE CREATED THEM

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Joe Tex

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Re:Marketing Worms - 2006/04/02 21:53 I am right outside College Station. Happy Farmin

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Phyllis
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Re:Marketing Worms - 2008/03/08 16:22 Does anyone know if there is a market for compost worms in Montana? Or how to go about researching the market?

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Kyle
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Re:Marketing Worms - 2008/03/08 19:04 Hey joe, The internet of course is one market. Im gonna sell castings. Im starting a new business. Growing and selling plants. Incorparating castings in the plants and selling soil builder.

Another market for worms. Might be the pet food market.
Such as fish, reptiles....

Fishing bait is of course # 1 I would guess.

One of the best selling points for enc worms. They requie no cooling. Shelf space is a small footprint.

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Lot A Worms
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Re:Marketing Worms - 2008/03/10 20:47 Joe Tex wrote:
I am right outside College Station.

Ebay - but they are high on shipping now, everybody seems to be getting their own web site ..

Hey we're almost nabors Joe.. I live about 1hr. from ya.
In Conroe . I like those worms.

Hey just wanted to add, what's that in the feed sack ?

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Lot A Worms
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Re:Marketing Worms - 2008/03/10 21:20 Joe I tried to text you at your email address, from an old thread. my mail kicked it back... need your mail address......

Thanks Mike

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hbspwqg
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Re:Marketing Worms - 2008/03/11 21:05 Hi,Joe Tex

how long do your worm grow up to the size of your picture? How much for your price in Kg?

Thanks

my email: hbspggsp@yahoo.com How much and which species do you want? i have ens and red worm's egg in Toronto Canada

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Dean_W
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Re:Marketing Worms - 2008/03/12 10:30 JoeTex,

Those are some healthy looking worms. I'm in Texas too. Right outside of Austin. Keep them growing.

Dean Dean
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Paratrooper

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Re:Marketing Worms - 2008/03/13 01:34 For some reason the width on my post seems to be off . Sorry .

Post edited by: Paratrooper, at: 2008/03/13 01:43 Tom
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Paratrooper

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Re:Marketing Worms - 2008/03/13 01:41 So you wanna make money with worms . Being a newby to worm raising I can't address worm business BUT I might be able to help you with marketing in general . To be a good seller you must first learn to be a good buyer . You have probably heard about companies that have departments known as R&D . Many believe that this stands for Research and Development.What it means many times is Rob and Duplicate . Buy a competitors product and take it apart . You know what they did so now you have to figure out how they did it . It seems that there are 2 big markets for worms . One is selling worms to those that want to raise them and to fishermen that want to use them for fishing (pet food will fall into this catagory also) . To see what the fishing worm business is all about you gotta buy some as if you wanted to fish . Find some guys fishing and talk about where they buy and are they happy . Fishermen will be the best guys to tell you where to shop . Then YOU go there and ask about buying them yourself .If the clerk is a talkative type try to find out as much as you can about the sales cycle . "We start selling X amount of worms in (enter month here) and the market is strong until (enter month here). Now you need to buy a bunch of worms and run home . Empty the bucket or cup or whatever they came in . Check the bedding , count the worms and make note of size . Now you have a good idea of what you need to supply to be competitive . Now you need to locate someone in the worm bait business far away enough from you so as not to be a threat to their business . If I were a florist here in Kingman I would have no problem helping someone in Texas start up a shop . They are no competition AND most people like to show what they know . The biggest piece of info you need then is what do these people charge for the worms you bought .When you have a good idea of the wholesale price you will be able to figure out if you can make a buck or not . You can test the market by offering to sell to the very place you bought from . Believe it or not stores that are happy with a supplier will many times take on another supplier as a "just in case" . You might not sell many at first BUT if your count is better the guys will ask for your worms . Make sure your container indicates who you are . The rest of the business is up to you . How far will you drive to deliver , how many times a week will you deliver etc . . Another way to get business is to deal on consignment . Leave X amount of cups of worms and don't get paid until you come back . Gladly take any unsold worms back . They are still good . Put them back in the "fattening pen" and sell them in a couple of weeks . It's bedtime so we can discuss the other way later . (If I haven't bored you to tears). Tom
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Lot A Worms
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Re:Marketing Worms - 2008/03/13 22:02 Joe , What compost mix is that in your bins ?

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