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Man makes nearly $72,000 in just six weeks from simple idea he had while out drinking
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Published 16:04 29 Sep 2024 GMT+1

Man makes nearly $72,000 in just six weeks from simple idea he had while out drinking

He made five figures in six weeks for an invention he came up with when stranded at the end of a night out

Niamh Spence

Niamh Spence

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Featured Image Credit: Zip Zap Chargers / Facebook/Zip Zap

Topics: Money, Australia, Business

Niamh Spence
Niamh Spence

I am a freelance journalist, who writes and contributes to lifestyle and online titles. Previous work includes; The Telegraph, LadBible, Entertainment Daily, BBC, The Mirror, The Metro, Tyla.etc

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Brilliant ideas after a night out might include getting a pizza or chips to soak up the alcohol, or be as simple as leaving out painkillers to sort out the hangover.

For one man though his night out idea was a money making business idea, and a successful one too. Side hustles like DoorDash deliveries might bring in funds, but this brainwave would end up proving to be more lucrative, earning him nearly $72,000 in just six weeks.

Queensland man Bailey Page came up with his entrepreneurial idea after finding himself with a dead phone after a night out in 2020, which made calling a taxi impossible.

Bailey Paige has built his business from an idea after a night out. (Facebook/Zip Zap)
Bailey Paige has built his business from an idea after a night out. (Facebook/Zip Zap)

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Forced to walk home it got him to thinking about ways that meant your phone could be charged, without having to be plugged in somewhere or carry about an obscenely big charger with you.

This is where Paige's idea came in, as he wanted to create a portable, cable-less phone charger that people could take around with them which wouldn't clutter up their pockets on a night out.

After getting home, he miraculously didn't forget about his new idea after the night out. He began researching online but found he couldn't find what he was looking for.

So deciding to go all in and try and make his idea a success, he ploughed all of his savings into creating one - and all whilst studying in his third year of university.

Working alongside a manufacturer via e-commerce website Alibaba for nine months, Paige then created a cable-less charger that can be fixed to a phone, with the Zip Zap website providing battery charge.

The charger can then be reused and recharged in 2 hours before being able to be used.

Juggling studies and exams alongside creating a business, Paige explained how he managed it to the Courier Mail: "My third year essentially, I just had to focus on getting uni complete while I did my studies.

"It was just a lot of late nights and weekend work to really cover up on what I couldn't do through the week when I was at uni. I thought to myself, you know what, if I failed, I at least had a go.

He made nearly $72,000 in just six weeks, and sold out in the first two weeks. (Facebook/Zip Zap)
He made nearly $72,000 in just six weeks, and sold out in the first two weeks. (Facebook/Zip Zap)

"I always encourage young people just to have a go. You have to put a plan on paper. It's always good to get outside eyes looking in and giving you feedback. You can never fail with starting and the biggest hurdle is actually just starting."

Despite the long hours and sleepless nights, Paige's gamble was worth it as his creation became the foundation for his new company Zip Zap Chargers where he was able to recoup his savings, and then some!

In its first six weeks, Zip Zap earned nearly $72,000 in just six weeks as well as selling out of his first lot of chargers in just two weeks.

He then went on to smash his record of selling 2,000 chargers in a year, with the business continuing to grow.

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