How to make money helping people with stuff you genuinely love talking about
Do you really need to teach people how to make money teaching people how to make money?
Many of us worry that to make money online, we need to be part of some kind of icky pyramid scheme.
To make money, we need to teach others how to make money, who will, in turn, teach others how to make money.
And on and on.
‘Hey bro, I made $40k last week selling a course on how to make $10k!’
Yes, ‘making money online’ is popular, and many hollow and scammy things are happening.
And, sure, you can make great money teaching people about making money.
If done well based on real experience, no issue.
But is there an opportunity for people who want to become known for other things?
Absolutely.
And it’s untapped as hell.
Making ceramics
Dog training
Graphic design
Being a real-life ninja
Campervanning
Public speaking
Spirituality
Self-confidence
Fishtank maintenance
Poetry
Meditation
Video-games
Documentary film-making
Poker
etc.
Can you make money teaching these things?
Of course.
When everyone else is teaching the same overdone, lifeless shit, you can really stand out here.
You don’t need a million followers to succeed, either.
As long as you address one or all of the following reasons people buy ANYTHING…
You ready?
Tie these in with your personal brand and message, and people will want what you’re selling:
Help them save time
Help them make money
Help them raise their status
Give them peace of mind.
Speak to one or two, or ideally, ALL of these things.
If you’re a film-maker, and you want to make money selling your training, then make sure people understand that by following your work they:
Save time because your training makes them faster and better.
They make more money because they can charge more for quality film production.
Increase their status because they are learning how to make dope films.
Have more peace of mind because they follow a legit dude who knows his stuff.
Gather your 1000 true fans by speaking real shit and being consistent on this cool thing called ‘The World Wide Internets.’
Get creative.
Make videos, share audios, tell us your gripes, show us your studio and your freaking cat Jasper.
Go deep and have fun.
You don’t need to be part of a pyramid scheme to build a thriving business.
Be real. Be a human. Be a personality. Share your obsessions.
People will fall in love with you.
They will buy from you.
And you’ll be earning money from what you love.
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