About 12 years ago, there were more than 5,000 Blockbuster stores in the U.S. While there are still about a dozen Blockbuster stores left open, these are expected to close down as digital media streaming takes over the market.
The fact that those 12 stores survived this long at all is a testament to the fact that there still is a fraction of the population that still loves VHS and are willing to rent their movies from a store like they used to in the good old days.
Indeed, many homes still have a lot of cassette tapes, VHS tapes, and camera film in storage. These media hold valuable memories that the family members would love to preserve despite the changing times. You could offer digital media conversion servicesto these people.
The trick in running a successful business lies in finding something people want and offering it to them for a fee. People want to preserve their memories and keepsakes. The fact that you can offer them the opportunity to do so while updating their storage mode and capacity is an invaluable service for which they will gladly pay. You can help transfer their data from outdated formats into DVDs or digital files that can be securely stored and easily retrieved online or from a backup disk.
