7-Step Guide to Making Your Own Energy Drink
Preamble: Place tongue firmly in cheek.
- Think of a name.
This is tough - there aren’t many names left. Hint: Don’t include the word Red (after all we already have Redline, Red Bull, Red Rain, Red Devil, Red Flash, Red Eye, Big Red, and Red Jak). Bonus Hint: Name your drink after an illegal street drug. This will ensure instant (but short-lived) publicity.
- Design a label.
Find an artsy mate who knows their way round Photoshop. Hint: Try not to knock off the Red Bull design. - Get hold of a private label energy drink company.
Take a look at these guys. For a minimum order of 160 cases, you can get your own energy drink manufactured for you. Cost: $1.23 per can, 24 cans per case. Hint: See if you can sneak in some extra caffeine. Remember - it’s a numbers game. - Take some photos.
We’re looking for action shots here - the sort of shenanigans that appear on Youtube every other day. Guys on skateboards and BMXs. Hint: Make sure you enlist your photoshop friend to paste in a few pics of your newly minted energy drinks into the pictures. - Bimbos.
Promise your best friends big sister a few cases of your drink - in exchange for a few photos of her at a party. Or you could just go onto myspace and copy a few profile photos. Hint: As above - make sure to get that shot of the can pasted in somehow. - Build a website.
Find a geeky friend who knows their way round the interwebs. Hint: Make sure the site is in Flash, has some loud and obnoxious music - and make sure to paste in all those photos you took. Bonus Hint: Get some merchandise up onto the site. Cafepress will do anything you want for a small fee. - Get Some Publicity.
As long as you got Number 1 right, you can get a press release knocked up, contact a few blogs, and you’re all done.
If you fail to make your millions… then don’t blame us.
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You can order many less cases. I’m thinking of doing this myself.
Okay, for names I’ve got Insomnia Ignition, Evil Alchemy and Cranium Crowbar. Yeah, I know, they’re not great, but I’ve seen (and purchased) drinks worse than those. Onto the next step. Then eventually Step 8: Profit!
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ok, got an idea for a name
Crank Energy
or Dark Eco Energy
or Zombie survival drink (Drink only in case of a Zombie Invasion)
I did design my own drink: http://pixelspread.com/blog/227/my-own-energy-drink
Regarding http://www.xbrandfluids.com/
They want almost $1.70-$2/can just to make it for you, that’s gonna be hard to compete in the $2 for 16oz can market. There are plenty of $1 / 16oz drinks out there!
UNLESS you are using this as a promotional item! 
I like you
I HAVE AN IDEA FOR AN ENERGY DRINK ,WHERE DO I START,WHO DO I CONTACT
How about MOJO
I have came up with a name (im not gonna give it out yet) , I have a good artistic friend!
Anyone who wants in on this project..need website maker.
email me
Daniel, I want a piece ombre, (you might want to post your e-mail next time), but mail me at Keenan_Adams@live.com and I’ll see what I can do.
id name it “fully jive’d”,and it would have mdma,lsd,thc,and psylocibin,as the main ingredients,and it would cost 40 shillings a can niggz.
on a side note….i wouldnt mind seeing an energy drink called “skeet skeet”,for those people who want to stay awake after sex l….m…f…a…o!
I’m still waiting, anyone can E-mail me with ideas at any time.
Keenan_Adams@live.com
im on it