Would you like to become a part owner in the Girls of Brazil Swimsuit project? I'm interested in taking on a partner. I’ve given a basic outline below of some of the selling points and reasons why the “Girls Of Brazil” Swimsuit Calendar is ready to take off:
First our brand the "Girls of Brazil", it's instantly appealing to all guys. The most beautiful women that appear in SI's calendars and in the Victoria Secrets ads are Brazilian models more often than not.
Brazilian women are amazingly beautiful. Any the tiny thong bikinis that most Brazilians wear at the beaches are just as famous. It's the perfect theme for a swimsuit calendar. And I've already cornered the brand with the "Girls of Brazil" trademark.
I started a Facebook Fan Page in November of 2009. In less than a year we've gained approximately 11,000 fans. The SI Swimsuit Calendar has approximately 18,000 fans. The really telling part about this comparison is that I have no commercial ties feeding the "Girls of Brazil" fan page. And to top off it I hardly ever update this page. Compare this to what SI Swimsuit gains through their connections and the sheer amount of updates they make to their site. I am positive if I started updating the Facebook Fan Page regularly I could overtake SI Swimsuit page in 6 months or less. It's more proof of how much hungrier people are for the "Girls of Brazil" product.
Amazon.com is another great comparison. Just go onto Amazon and do a search for "swimsuit calendar 2009" or "swimsuit calendar 2010". See how the search results show up? They show up this way because of past purchase history and overall customer satisfaction. See the amount of reviews. Once again "Girls of Brazil" comes out pretty well compared to the competition.
Finally our search results in the Google search engine, just Google "Swimsuit calendar" and notice that we come up in one of the top three positions. I'm not a Google expert but I believe this is because when user's search the term "swimsuit calendar" they are finding the "Girls of Brazil" site and are spending more time on it than other sites. Google recognizes this and thus we gain credibility for the search phrase. The "Girls of Brazil" site has been anywhere from the 1st to the 3rd position for the past two years. I only recently updated the site with fresh content as of November 9, 2010. Prior to the recent updates, the last time the site was updated was a blog update made on December 15, 2009 (nearly a year go!). Again hardly any effort was made but results are near the top.
I'm now realizing that a project I started only for fun has a solid chance of becoming something very big and very profitable.
I missed the boat getting my 2009 & 2010 calendars into the main distribution channels. The biggest reason for this was just being late. I need to debut a calendar for the coming year a full 10 months ahead of time. For example, SI debuts their swimsuit calendar around the middle of February for the coming year. I was typically finished with my calendar and ready to debut by September! Not even close to meeting the deadlines that the big distributors expect.
The scheduling is an easy problem to overcome. I've decided to take the best photos from my first three years and debut a 2012 calendar in mid-February. This calendar will be fantastic!
I'll then have all of 2011 to make the 2013 calendar.
With just a little extra effort the calendar is going to turn out way better than ever. You see everything I've done to this point has been almost completely on my own and with only a part time effort at best.
This project has never been the focus of my life. I've had many businesses that were taking my focus and were, frankly speaking, making me way more money at the time. Since then I've sold off these other businesses and realize the opportunity I have now to make it with the "Girls of Brazil" project that also happens to be so much funner for everyone involved!
I know with some help I will be able to make this into a project that stands out on its own as one of the premier calendar products. I've been pulling off nice results with almost no effort & minimal budget.
Additionally I have ideas to grow the fame of this product without spending any money. First I'd like to partner with a well known clothing or surf brand that will sponsor the "Girls of Brazil" swimsuit calendar. A company such as Quicksilver or Hurley would be ideal. Secondly there is an incredible opportunity of getting a large "men's interest" magazine to run a multi-part story featuring the "Girls of Brazil". Here is the idea:
Part 1: Magazine features the story of how I gave up my dot.com life and became a swimsuit photographer in Brazil. Story features the success I've had working alone and not paying the girls, not using professional models, finding my wife, becoming a rock band manager, and finally introduces a contest for readers to join the "Girls of Brazil" project and become a swimsuit photographer themselves.
The contest gives someone the chance to fly to Florianopolis, Brazil and spend three weeks working as a swimsuit photographer. Sample: "During the three weeks the contest winner will recruit the girls, shoot the photos, and celebrate the results Brazilian style! Jeremiah Thompson will be side by side with you whenever you need. You'll be using his camera equipment. He'll show you how to shoot the photos & how to talk to the girls during the recruitment process."
Part 2: Introduces the contest winner and features an interview of how he feels about things before going on his trip for three weeks...
Part 3: Interview with contest winner about the results of his trip and three weeks working as a swimsuit photographer. The article should come out around November or December of 2011 to really give a strong sales push for the 2012 edition.
If a magazine such as Maxim decides to pick up the "contest" story, it will turn the "Girls of Brazil" swimsuit calendar into one of the most talked about products of 2011 among young men. Instantly the product will go from some guy's hobby into a major product with big profits expected.
Now why would I want investors? First off anyone who becomes a part owner I would expect to help me with running the company. I've sold off nearly all of my businesses that matter and I am down to this "Girls of Brazil" project and also representing a Brazilian rock band called "South Cry". Neither business overwhelms me with work but both I could use help with. If the Brazilian band makes it big I will hire the right people to help so no worries about me becoming overwhelmed with that. In regards to GOB "Girls of Brazil" I can use help in all aspects. Certainly if someone could help get the "contest" idea into a major magazine that would be a huge help. But also recruiting the girls, lining up the scheduling, and even shooting the photos is something I could be helped by. It doesn't necessarily have to be any of that but it could be any or all of it.
If this sounds like something you would be interested in and you are in the financial position to buy into a project like this please contact me: jeremiahthompson "at" yahoo "dot" com
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