So what is the most important aspect of succeeding in business? One answer which I hear the most often is – Thinking Outside the Box!

I beg to disagree. In my opinion, the most important aspect of succeeding in business actually composed of three things –

1. Thinking outside the box.
2. Executing an idea.
3. Forcing that idea to make money.

If you have an idea but don’t do anything about it then that is as good as not having an idea in the first place. And even if you make that idea a reality but that idea does not make you any money then it is not a business and would certainly have an extremely short lifespan.

Today while listening to ShoeMoney’s NetIncome Show I stumbled across this post on another blog — Top 10 Dumbest Online Business Ideas That Made It Big Time. Uhm. I would prefer to call it 10 Out-of-the box business ideas that made it big!

Here’s the list »

1. Million Dollar Homepage — Alex sold a pixel a dollar and raised some solid real money.

2. SantaMail – Over 200000 letters for 10 bucks a pop delivered since the start of the business in 2001!

3. Doggles — Create goggles for dogs and sell them online.

4. LaserMonks — Monks selling inks! Hey, I remember CNN running a story about them.

5. AntennaBalls — Who wants to buy an antenna ball online?

6. FitDeck — Cards featuring exercise routines at $18.95 each made fitness instructor Phil Black $4.7 million last year. Cool idea bro!

7. PositivesDating.Com — Dating for HIV positives! Projected 2006 sales are $110,000.

8. Designer Diaper Bags — LOL kids need some serious style too! More than $180,000 in sales for 2005, Christie’s company, Diapees & Wipees, has bags in 22 different styles, available online and in 120 boutiques across the globe for $14.99 a pop.

9. TruGamerz — Uhm. It’s something above my head. :p But hey, it makes some serious money.

10. Lucky Wishbone Co. — With a production of 30,000 wishbones daily and selling them for $3 a pop… it doesn’t look that bad after all!

So, what next big idea are you coming up with?