Quirky Makes it Real, Makes You Money

It was just an idea tossed around the dinner table a few months ago, reports ABCNews.com.

Jenny Tyler, 32, was out with three iPhone-toting friends who wished that their phones had a camera flash like Tyler’s BlackBerry.

So, throughout the evening, the group played armchair inventor and came up with the concept of an iPhone case with a built-in flash. And instead of letting the idea die after that night (as most do), Tyler logged in to Quirky.com.

The Web site, which calls itself a “social product development company,” lets anyone propose or influence a product idea. The site’s users then help refine the products, and they all have a chance to profit.

Tyler, who lives in Vancouver, Canada, decided to give it a shot. She paid the $99 fee to submit a product proposal, spent a week lobbying and rallying support on the site and, ultimately, her idea was greenlighted.

Now, she said, the final product — the “Beamer” — is only a couple of weeks away from reaching consumers’ hands and starting to make her money.

Now she expects profits from the Beamer to be her primary source of income.

Every time someone buys the $38 device, she’ll pocket about $5. It’s already reached about 1,000 orders in pre-sale, and given the buzz the product has generated in the blogosphere, she’s hopeful it soon becomes a hot seller.

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