Having supported dozens of creative entrepreneurs and career changers over the last seven years to market their businesses I’ve discovered that I love helping people connect with their passions and locate new sources of income most of all.
In my experience the process can be quite easy when you have the following five things working for you.
- A clearly defined skill, product or service that a group of people is actively looking for and ready to purchase
- A plan to re-energize your offering by repackaging or retooling it in a fresh new way
- A list of people that you can get on the phone and speak with about your offering
- A willingness to “listen” to all feedback (this is key)
- An ability to ask for the sale.
Recently $100 Startup author, blogger, entrepreneur and world traveler Chris Guillebeau published a very inspiring blog post titled: How Can You Help Someone for Free? A Social Experiment. The request he made of his blog readers was simple:
Use your gifts, talents, resources to be of service to someone else. “No strings attached”!
After reading his latest post I became instantly inspired to see what I could offer to support my fellow creative entrepreneurs ~ no strings attached it’s that simple.
So here goes: I love helping my clients connect with their passions and find new sources of income, often hidden in plain sight.
It’s a service I regularly charge for but for 10 proactive people who leave a comment to this blog post. I will gift you a strategy session to help you connect with your passion and find additional sources of income based on your expertise gratis.
All you have to do is follow two simple steps:
- Tell me a little about your existing business or job. It can be as simple as, “I currently sell or get paid to do this”.
- What have you done or currently doing to let people know about your existing product or service? Again, it can be as simple as “I’ve set up a simple page on a blog with a Paypal button”
PS: (doesn’t matter if you’re new to business, been self employed for a while, or still in a job) that’s it!
Make sure to enter your website URL in the box where asked or you may email your answers. If you’re one of the chosen ten I will gift you a copy of my 24 hour Cash Creation Template plus a complimentary 30 minute “Find More Money” Strategy Session via Live Ninja to work out the details! I look forward to hearing from you!
Sign me up! I’m so excited to connect with you.
Hi Rodney,
I`m Judith and l live in the Netherlands! I haven`t got any work at the moment as I was made redundant but I`m studying to become a nutritionist specializing in food intolerances. I used to work as a receptionist before this. I have not built a website yet or made a blogg as I still have to pass my exams!! I would be so happy to hear from you!
Hi Judith please send me an email with your responses and I will forward appointment information. My email address link is listed in the body of this blog post
Dear Rodney,
1. I’m a high school student with a part-time job in a coffee place. I’m not wholey sure there’s any entreupeneral hope for me but I’m trying!
2. I haven’t done much other than selling thrift shop items on Amazon.
I hope we’ll be able to communicate soon!
Hi Ziggy please send me an email with your responses and I will
forward you appointment information. My email address link is listed in the
body of this blog post
Hey Rodney,
1. I currently work in a support team.
2. The best I’ve done so far is to help friends and colleagues who have problems with their health.
I am writer currently trying to build a business as a writer offering content generation, editing, proofreading and so forth. I have built a website for this business and also have a blog that I am keeping. I’ve shared the site on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter and I’m working to make these things viable as well as add other services. My big passion is music and one idea I am considering is a musical tour guide.
I am building a business as a writer with an interest in music. I have a website and blog, and have launched it on numerous social media platforms, have business cards, and am also considering another business as a music tour guide.
Rodney, just saw your post on AONC – would love to learn how to find new sources of money! I am ready to learn – let me know how to set up an appt.
Hello Rodney! Thank you for the great website and useful information. I also emailed you details. I am brand new to this, trying to reinvent myself being a single father with two girls who needs more time and money. I would really appreciate your help. I have many ideas but not sure what to do with them. Thank you for your consideration.
Hey! I also would love to learn new sources of money! Let me know what the next step is! So happy you are following your passion in helping other’s follow theres
I am currently a U.S. government employee but have been reading a lot about entrepreneurship over the past year and feel that branching out on my own is my next challenge. My issue is pinpointing a passion–I’m one of those “scanner” people. That said, I don’t have an existing product or service I personally offer since I’m stuck on the “what”. My current employment has given me experience with quality control and training for call centers, management experience, and some IT (CRM and Knowledge Management) training.
Hi! I have started selling vintage clothing at a local market and need ideas on how to turn this into a business. I would love to hear from you. Thanks!
I am interested as well.
Hello Rodney,
I am a proactive person starting over
in my career after taking care of my father until he passed. I went back to
school and got certified in holistic health, healing, and spirituality, end of
life care, integrative health, and meditation.
I would love to teach mindfulness meditation to
seniors, hospital workers, or other stressed workers to improve their health.
Deepak Chopra recently published Super Brain with a neuroscientist from Harvard,
and it has been proven that mindful meditation can improve health and memory in
many ways.
Most hospitals and agencies here do not have
funding for these pioneering ideas and I would love to be one of the recipients
of your information. I really need your expert guidance to help me get this
important service started.
This is very kind of you. I’ve been stumped for over a year on how to leverage my talents to help people and make money in the process. I would love the opportunity to connect with you and help me unlock my potential. Thank you so much.
Hi Rodney…thanks for doing this!
I work full time as an editor and want to transition to interior design & home staging. Currently I blog about it.
Because I’m a single mom, putting 1 of 2 kids through college, I need to get really creative about how I transition.
I’d love the opportunity to explore some options with you!
Well, #16, darn – looks like I wasn’t proactive fast enough.
I’m still interested in learning more about what you do. I’m a healing artist who wants to effectively share my gift with more people, and find quick, viable ways to fund my dreams. Can you help? Perhaps a barter?
http://godownthepath.com/life-portraits/
hi to many people interesting in your comments, you really have a wonderful gift, well , still interesting in known how to do some money as an artist, not thinking just in galleries, more thinking in my real client.
albericoines@gmail.com
Hi Rodney! I’d love love love to be one of the chosen to receive your offer. It sounds like a fantastic idea and generous gesture, that would allow me to pay a meaningful offer forward as well!
Thank you Journey I need more details about your business or what you’re working on. Please read the blog post again and email me your answers to the two questions outlined above.
Hi Rodney,
I’m a photographer, visual artist, and graphic designer with websites, twitter accounts, Facebook, and an instagram feed. I’m looking to supplement our family’s income since the birth of my son. I have often thought of giving my services away in a pay-what-you-canoe highly alternative pay structure and am highly motivated to do business in unconventional ways to benefit other people. I think there are tons of ways to change up the current business model but I feel like a coach would be helpful to my clarity and focus. I would be happy to share website addresses, usernames, and more if you will email me at The Land of Yes at Gmail dot com. (no spaces!)
Thank you Christine, if you haven’t already done so please email me using the link in the body of this blog post above.
hi rodney
just opened my laptop, please sign me up
thanks
Hi Rodney,
Thank you for responding to Chris’s request to offer something for free and offering your services to the cause. I am a mechanical engineer, employed to design and project manage fabrication and installations of new machinery and processes for heavy industries. I am currently on a journey of searching out my true passion, which has something to do with working directly with people, with the intent of breaking the employment mould and delivering my passion and making money put of it. Your offer is timely, and I am putting my hand up for help, as I see your story offers me hope. Cheers
Tim
Hi Tim, I just sent you a connection request on Facebook. Send me a private message and I’ll get you fixed up.
First I want to say thank you to everyone who applied for a complimentary session. The
response to this opportunity has amazed me! I’ve received an overwhelming
amount of applications. I’m still going through them.
If you haven’t already emailed me your responses please do so using my email link featured in the body of this blog post.
I have decided to open more spots, not sure how many more but I will consider every application that comes through but you must email me.
If you haven’t already applied for a session feel free to do so. The first round of acceptance appointments have been issued, if you applied yesterday please check your in-box to find details.
I plan to close the calendar for new appointments on April 2nd. So act quickly. Thank you again:)
Hi,
I am currently working at an office job with DES tracking down folks who do not pay their child support. Before this I spent the last decade with CPS but I was forced to leave when the job became overwhelming. My passion is definitely helping others and, while I do feel of service now, I am not happy being stuck in an office all day pushing paper. I would like to pursue something more tangible that would possibly give me more flexibility to spend time with my 12 year old son. So far, I have searched online for other jobs without much success. I am a single mom so I need something stable. I admit that I am paralyzed by fear. I would love to jump start a new career and would be thrilled to get assistance in connecting with a new source of income if there are still any spots open! I have also emailed you as requested.
Kathleen
Hi Rodney, I have worked as an independent consultant for project planning and evaluation in the not for profit sector. The work was not paid so well and the sector depends very much on personal relationships. currently I volunteer in an international organisation. My passion is strategy consulting, finding opportunities and strategies for businesses and organisations and I really want to create value so that I am well paid. Can you still inlcude me in your sample. I am ready for change.
Hi Louisa, just send me over an email using the link included in the blog post above and I’ll have a look.