Does the United States have a spending problem? Obviously, but I really wanted to talk about how the cost of living crisis is presenting itself in your community. That relates to this article because you can’t squeeze blood from a stone. If all of you have no disposable income, no savings, and a job market that can’t support your current cost of living… What happens if you lose your job? Do you default on loan obligations along with America because we are stretched to the edge. Should we vote in members of congress to pass more tax breaks for private jets?Are mods whack? Let me know in the comments.
Can you write? Can you teach? If you are an expert in your field, you can do a blog, or write a book and publish it on Amazon, or do a YouTube channel.
Perhaps there is some sort of consulting you could do. Years ago, I put up a consulting page on my website, and it generated over $100,000 in revenue over about a decade. I still get 2 or 3 nibbles a year, but I’m not really chasing that these days.
You are trying to find a job in your field, so you must feel you have a value. I’d establish myself over the next six months with a blog, write a book about what you do, and then start fishing for consulting gigs. A year from now, you could be making real money, and be completely in charge of your schedule and your life, with no boss but your own sense of responsibility.
Hm. I have no useful skills, just lots of time. I have considered trying a Patreon or the like, for a specific kind of thing: “Newgame Plus”.
In some solo videogames, you get to play future cycles of a game with maxed out characters, filled out maps, complete bestiaries, unlocked narrative routes, and so forth. I am wondering if my time spent on completing games could be used to create and centralize distribution of such savefiles, for a monthly subscription of $5 or so?
I got at least 60 NG+ savefiles on my PC, probably closer to a hundred. Plus cheated games to emulate the idea, such as System Shock 2 with +10 attributes (you normally cap at +8) or maxed skills in Ultima Underworld 1 & 2.
I recognized some of those words, but the point is YOU did, and more importantly, there are almost certainly others out there who would be interested, too. That’s exactly the sort of specialized information that has value to a small group of people, that you can capitalize on.
In the old days, it may have been impossible to reach those people to let them know what you offer, but the Internet makes it easy to reach everyone in the entire world who might be interested. You just have to figure out how, but you probably already know forums and websites where you can promote your unique service.
You’ll have to figure out how to reach them, sell to them, etc., but just take it step by step, and figure out each hurdle. There are a lot of steps, and some can be a bit complicated, like taking credit card payments. But you get through it, and then you can take credit card payments for any business you start, forever.
Start running business scenarios in your head, and be brutally honest with yourself. Which ones work? Which ones won’t? Which are too complicated? Too expensive? Etc. There is almost always a simpler, more efficient, more elegant, and CHEAPER alternative, if you put your full mind to it. Nothing is more satisfying than when a solution pops into your mind that is easier, works better, and most of all, is more profitable. ALWAYS try to UNcomplicated things as much as possible.
Just remember to keep your humanity and your morals. Too many business people forget that.
Im not an expert in my field. Im pretty typical for someone who is decent in the field. IT books is crowded as heck as are youtube channels. I do not get how anyone can feel this is a reasonable thing for a typical person to do. This very much is like just start auditioning for roles until you are a star. A year from now I could be making real money or still be unemployed where I might not have been because I had located a job. Its kinda funny because I laugh at everyone chasing this creator thing. For every successful time your strategy works for someone there are tons of folks putting massive time into channels that are in the red month over month.