Posted on How the Beatles Might Change My Woodworking Career.
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#1 posted 494 days ago |
GO FOR IT!!! I did when evryone was telling me “You’re Nuts.” “Never Work”, BLAH BLAH!!! That was more than 25 years ago. I sold the “Rights” to it about 17 years ago. I Retired at the Ripe Old Age of 49. YOU have the RIGHT IDEA! You’re selling Paper, Your Time and Your Knowledge. ANY Business with a Large or even Medium Overhead has to crack that nut before you start making anything for YOU. Your Overhead would be How Much??? PHFFFT!If it doesn’t work, are you going to have to declare Bankruptcy??? If you DON’T at least try it …How long and How often are you going to say ….DAMN! I WISH I had of etc. etc. How much will you stand to lose with that HUGE (NOT!) Capital Investment?? What did I do? PAPER And KNOWLEDGE. I had a Good Personal Reputation for shall we say “Knowledge In The Investment World”. I put together an Investment Newsletter (First Class Snail Mail, for a reason) and sold it on a Monthly Basis for $85.00 for a years subscription. I COULD have Charged $800 to $1,200 per year. I went the “Other Route”. I Contracted out the Printing, Mailing and Mailing List Management. THAT was my Overhead that I could walk away from any time I wanted to. In 3 to 4 years, some “Corportate Connections”, and a few “Other Things”, it was up to 12,000 Subscribers NOT a Huge Number really. You can do the Math. pashley: “I’m capable of this, thanks to my computer, photography, writing and design skills; it is do-able.” It sound to me like you have a LOT more Skills than just Woodworking. Why not bring them Into Play also. Can you “Write” about them? Put them on “Paper”? “Design” something else? “Instruct” on one of your other skils …on Paper? So …..... How you doin’ so far????? Regards: Rick -- ENJOY YOURSELVES GUYS!!! |
