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I'm obsessed with being successful, but that does include making money.
Then you need to *get to work* because we have already offered you many options for someone with your training. Have you started doing online training yet? Have you posted your courses online yet? Have you started marketing what you offer yet?
The nice thing now is there is a 'solution' or platform for pretty much everything.
And with the internet new markets have opened up where you can target niche areas.
All types of people or businesses have problems or issues they need solved.
A lot of the best business ideas are actually pretty simple, and make you wonder "how come nobody thought of that before"
Oftentimes someone did think of it before, but the idea was a little different.
For example AIRBNB, we know people were renting out their places to strangers long before it, but they made it easy to do this.
UBER is another example, people were taking taxis forever , but their utilized GPS technology and smartphone technology to do it better and more efficiently.
These are considered disruptive business..because they disrupt the status quo.
Here are some resources for creating online courses
Then you need to *get to work* because we have already offered you many options for someone with your training. Have you started doing online training yet? Have you posted your courses online yet? Have you started marketing what you offer yet?
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I don't know a lot about advertising this day and age, and I think people are reluctant to buy things off of the internet, especially if they don't recognize the seller as reputable. How do I set up an online system? How do I advertise? How do I compete with the multitude of skilled online tutors already rendering services?
There are web systems already set up for offering training courses. Do a search!
You advertise by getting online at websites where your target market hangs out and you talk with them.
You need to get some courses put together and uploaded first. Then come back and we'll try to help you understand how to compete.
Okay, I think I'll try to brainstorm and come up with a list of ideas. I think it would be easier if I had programming knowledge or knew of a program that could handle most of the teaching part for me. I guess I could just post narrated Power Points or video lectures, but those seem dated. I think I'll continue to brainstorm, though, and see what I come up with.
I think it would be easier if I had programming knowledge or knew of a program that could handle most of the teaching part for me. I guess I could just post narrated Power Points or video lectures, but those seem dated.
You don't need to know anything at all about programming.
Find websites that provide education platforms and see what formats they want you to use.
I think you've done enough brainstorming! It's time you did some work.
I've met some of the teachers who would probably be my competition, and I can't keep up with them. To be honest, I don't feel qualified to be a tutor. I know I have a degree, but so what? Too many people have degrees these days and still aren't qualified to do the job. I wish I felt like I knew something. Right now, though, I really don't feel qualified. I didn't graduate from a top tier university; I didn't major in a STEM field. I haven't been working as a teacher; I've only been subbing. Really, I doubt my ability to actually teach. Yes, I have tutored people, but it's really work the students could do on their own. I don't feel like I provide anything special. I've tried and failed. Plus, people just don't have confidence in me. I don't come off as a professional. I'm just a depressed graduate student who is probably not really worth very much in modern society anyway.
I agree with the above. In whatever field you are in, you should show up, dress up, and WORK to be your best. Try to advance. If you are eager to be financially successful work outside of your normal job to try to make more, but be realistic with what you do. Find your talents and use them to your ability. Everyone wants to make more money, but sometimes sacrifices are not worth it. Good luck
To the OP, I know you are shy, but have you ever considered sales?
I followed in my fathers footsteps and went into sales. He's had a great career. Keep in mind this guy is not a people person at all! I have a freaking theatre degree, certainly a step below an education degree, and I wanted to become a designer. When the reality hit home that I was not going to make much money doing that, I got a job with theatrical goods company and worked up the ladder. I learned the industry and then got into the sales department.
I took what most people think is a useless art degree and turned it into a stable career. I am very happy doing what I do. I know you say you are shy and so am I and my father. We are not people oriented. But if you can find a way to sell a product you find interesting and a passion, then you will be a natural sales person. I must admit that through the years, and as commissions started coming in, I have become certainly less shy!
You sound passionate enough about your background and desire to make some money that you should find some way to parlay it into a sales job. You just need to find an aspect of your education that you could use to sell a product. What product? I'm not sure...
My dad had a special education degree. He taught for a while, but was stressed with the job and low pay so he ended up selling liquid nails and paint as a start. He had a wife and kid and needed to make some additional money. He took something he found interesting, home improvement, DYI stuff, and built a career out of it. He ended up getting out of education completely and started selling something he thought was interesting to him. He liked that kind of stuff, so he got a job selling it. Before he retired, he was running a chain of hardware stores. That's just where his career took him. Certainly not what he expected when he was studying Special Education.
I'm not saying that you should get out of education, but if you want to make some extra money for yourself, find a hobby or activity you love and find a way to sell that product or idea to other people. You might find it more gratifying and prosperous. Never think you are throwing your degree away by going into a different field. Most of the people I know are not working in the same field as the degree they have..
Last edited by MR77; 05-10-2014 at 11:37 PM..
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