At the recently concluded Coaching Social Media week, I wrote an article about "How to Make Money without Money". We were constrained with the number of words and so the article was just a teaser. I went into more details, by providing tips etc in my chats on twitter (search #CoachingSMW). For the benefit of those who were/are not on twitter, I would write a full article subsequently and post on the blog. In the meantime, please read the teaser below:
HOW
TO MAKE MONEY WITHOUT MONEY
A lot of people want to
start their own business however they are discouraged when they look at the
amount of money they have in their bank accounts or rather the fact that they
don’t have any money at all. Unfortunately most of these people relinquish
their dreams as a result.
There are so many
misconceptions that you need money to make money. Unfortunately, people fail to
realize that it is possible to make money without money.
I love this quote which
says “vision precedes provision”. This is so true. No wonder, one of the wisest
men that ever lived said, “where there is no vision my people perish”. Most
times we put the cart before the horse by thinking about money first, however provision
follows vision. According to Steve Jobs an “entrepreneur needs vision”. Anthony
Robbins says ‘it’s not about your resources it’s about your resourcefulness”.
If you do not have
money and want to earn money or start your own business, do not despair, you
are not alone. Most successful entrepreneurs in the world today started off
with little or no money at all.
There are many ways to
do this. The advent of technology, particularly the internet is one of this generation’s
greatest gifts. There are many ways you can make money with little or no money
on the internet. You can set up a free blog on word press or blog spot and earn
advertising revenue or start an online business.
Brett
Kelly is a perfect example of someone who made money and even got his dream job
with as little as $100. Brett was a talented programmer /blogger, who stumbled
upon a new software he really enjoyed using called Evernote and decided to
write an e-book, Evernote Essentials, on how to use the software. He contacted
the company via their general email to ask if he could use their logo. They
really liked the idea of the book and agreed he could use the name but not the
logo. They also offered to help promote the book. He sent the first draft for review
and they liked it and told him the CEO of the company wanted to meet him. He
met the CEO, who offered him a job that he wasn’t even looking for and he was allowed
to work from home since he didn’t want to move cities. Not only did he make
money from sales of the e-book but he was also able to earn money from his
dream job. They created a job for him, that didn’t even exist, based on his
strengths i.e. writing and programming. He runs the corporate website and
writes user documentation.
In
conclusion the most important thing is to have a vision, start small and start
now. Money is definitely not a limiting factor neither is it a means to an end.
...To be continued
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