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Social media marketing, a type of digital marketing, uses social media platforms to deliver online content to a business’s target audiences. Content is generally designed to build brand awareness and promote products or services, but it can also help a business increase visitors to its website and gather information about followers that can be used in email marketing and other campaigns.

Social media marketing allows you to engage in a more direct way with your target audience, even in one-on-one conversations in some instances. It can be less expensive than other forms of marketing, but it’s also highly competitive due to continuous streams of social posts vying for the attention of consumers. Creating an intentional social media marketing strategy can help you maximize your efforts and improve your return on investment.

How to create a social media marketing strategy

Social media marketing works like other forms of marketing as far as defining goals, identifying a target audience and creating content. However, to keep an active social media presence, a business will need to post regularly on their platforms of choice and regularly monitor brand mentions and customer comments.

Determine your social media marketing goals

Plotting out your goals from the outset will help guide you in the other decisions you’ll need to make, such as which social media platforms to use and the type of content to post.

Here are some general goals that are common to social media marketing:

  • Increase brand awareness.

  • Gain customer insights.

  • Increase sales.

  • Develop leads.

  • Increase website traffic.

  • Respond to customer complaints.

  • Retarget visitors to your website who don’t make purchases.

  • Get followers to share your content on promotional events.

  • Draw attention to a charity or nonprofit organization you support.

When possible, be specific when setting goals, but also keep in mind that the success of some of your efforts may be hard to document. For example, it can be more difficult to measure an increase in brand awareness, but the goal of higher website traffic can be documented through marketing tools such as Google Analytics.

Define your target audience

Knowing your customers is important to any marketing effort. Customer information, such as interests, buying behaviors, pain points and demographic details like age, gender and annual income, can help you create content that will interest your target audience.

Also, demographic details may influence your choice of social media platforms. For example, if your target audience is primarily women, you may want to market on a platform that has a higher percentage of women than men. Or, if your target audience is younger, you may want to use a platform that is popular with that age group.

However, with daily users numbering in the millions on many popular platforms, your target audience may be well represented on any platform. Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram are a few of the platforms that offer audience insights tools you can use to learn about the people using the platform. Talking directly to your customers about which platforms they frequent most can also help inform your social media strategy.

Pick your social media platforms

You may choose to target even more niche social platforms based on your type of business and customers, but here are some of the most popular and how they’re used:

  • Facebook: Text, image and video sharing. A Facebook business page can provide important information about your business and build community.

  • YouTube: Video sharing.

  • Twitter: This social networking platform is mostly used for text-based Tweets, but you can also incorporate images, videos and GIFs.

  • Instagram: Photo and video sharing.

  • TikTok: Video sharing. Compared to YouTube, this is best for shorter videos.

  • Pinterest: Image sharing.

  • LinkedIn: A professional networking platform, LinkedIn is primarily used to market to businesses rather than consumers, or to increase brand awareness by participating in industry-specific forums.

  • Snapchat. Instant messaging, image and video platform.

  • Reddit: Forum-style discussions.

Assess your content needs

The type of content you’ll post on social media will depend on your business, goals and which platforms you’re using. It can range from promotional to educational and should reflect the human characteristics and voice that best define your brand, or your brand personality. For example, if your business sells outdoor gear, your brand personality might be rugged and adventurous. Or, if your business sells products and services for small children, your brand personality might be playful but nurturing.

Social media content can include text, images and videos. You may also be able to link to other content you’ve created such as articles, blogs, e-books and videos. Depending on the platform, there may be limits to what can be included in posts. For example, on Twitter, a Tweet can contain up to 280 characters plus up to four images, videos and/or GIFs.

Your social media marketing efforts might also include the use of digital ads on multiple social media platforms and search engines such as Google and Bing. Each platform will have its own requirements for ads and typically offer content recommendations. For example, YouTube offers step-by-step instructions on creating video ads, with pre-made templates and other tools.

Post consistently

Posting consistently is an important factor in successfully promoting your business on social media. Each business’s posting cadence, whether it’s daily, a few times a week or weekly, will depend on its goals and audience. You’ll also want to factor in the time it takes to produce quality content — a video or high-quality photos may take longer than a text-only Tweet, for instance.

Creating a posting schedule can help your business post consistently — and marketing software can help automate the process. While you can post the same content on all your platforms, it’s better to customize the content for the audience of each individual platform. Plus, as discussed, each platform has unique requirements for postings.

Posting regularly can help a business to:

  • Increase brand authority, credibility and reputation.

  • Build followers.

  • Gain familiarity with the platforms and tools.

  • Establish its brand voice.

  • Improve content rankings on platform feeds.

  • Support paid advertising efforts.

Monitor mentions and respond quickly

It’s important to monitor the mentions of your brand and comments made on your posts. Customers frequently take to a business’s social media when they have customer service questions or complaints. In those instances, responding quickly and positively is key, but aim to resolve the issue privately, by encouraging them to direct message or email your business.

Monitoring mentions — and encouraging customers to post about your business (while tagging your account) — can also help you identify brand advocates and gather user-generated content to repost, which can ease the burden of content creation.

It may take months before you see noticeable progress toward your marketing goals, but social media management tools like Hootsuite, Zoho Social and Buffer can help you monitor your content as well as help with posting, scheduling and measuring results.

Source: nerdwallet.com

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Working Away From Work

I got my start as an entrepreneur completely by accident. You can read the whole story here, but the short version is that back in 1999, I needed to make some money. The bills were due, my third-shift job wasn’t going so well, and one day I took some photos of random stuff around my apartment and put it up on eBay. I made about $22 an hour right away, so I quit the night job and started building a wholesale business.

I’ve had a lot of different small businesses since those early days, including website design, publishing, and Google Adwords consulting. I’ve also had some crazy experiences along the way, and made a lot of mistakes.

Despite the mistakes and occasional uncertainly of not having a regular paycheck, my ten years of being out of the traditional workplace have made me a passionate believer in working for myself. I don’t have a large business — I work at home, and I don’t employ anyone directly. I have no plans to do that in the future either, because I’m comfortable with the super-small business model I call microbusiness.

Why Microbusiness?

I hear a lot of people say that they do not have the skill set to be entrepreneurs. They don’t like to manage people, they don’t want to borrow money, or they just don’t know how to start.

I completely understand those challenges — and that’s why I think anyone interested in entrepreneurship should start with a microbusiness.

A microbusiness is a very small business, one that you usually run on your own or with a few independent contractors. Some microbusiness owners have the goal of growing the company and employing people, but others of us are just happy to replace the income we could receive from a more traditional job.

What Kind of Business?

When most people set out to build a business, they usually end up building a job instead. With a job, you get paid to exchange your time for other people’s money. If you set up shop as a consultant, for example, you’re essentially doing the same thing. True, it may be better than working for someone else, because you’ll have more freedom — but there’s a flip side to self-employment and freedom. You’re still trading time for money, and with your own business, no one else is responsible if you fail.

While I do know some happy, thriving consultants, in general I think it’s better to create a business with automated products or services that can be sold without you directly trading time for money. Once you create your own products and set up a marketing plan, the products can then be sold 24/7 on your website or other online marketplaces.

Getting up in the morning to discover you have made money while sleeping is a great feeling.

If you have no idea what to sell, I recommend creating high-margin products, especially information products like e-books, multimedia publications, or other teaching materials. The value in these materials has to do with what you help people learn, not from any expensive production costs.

(The books E-Myth Revisited and No B.S. Sales Success are two great resources for thinking more about this.)

If you have a decent job, why should you worry about entrepreneurship and starting a microbusiness? Well, as the next section shows, relying solely on income from a job is the very slow route to wealth. It may work after forty years, but if you’re interested in speeding it up a little, the odds are that you’ll need some kind of business.

Get Rich Somewhere Between Quick and Slowly

I fully understand the motive between Get Rich Slowly as a counterbalance to active stock trading and get-rich-quick schemes, and I know there are millionaires next door who have slowly accumulated wealth through decades of progressive saving, index investing, and compounding interest. I also know that this route is far safer than active stock trading.

However, by working as an employee, only the very slow route will work, because there is really no other way most people can accumulate wealth with average incomes. I believe that anyone who is interested on achieving their own wealth needs to supplement their job income with external business income that they create for themselves.

This is the third way between the decades-long job savings approach as an employee and the risky stock trading approach. Maybe we should create a Get Rich at Faster-than-Average-Speed-but-not-too-Quickly site — but that’s not as catchy as Get Rich Slowly.

The Goal is Financial Independence

Instead of retirement, my ultimate financial goal is to achieve true independence in my finances, to the point where all of the work I do is done out of choice rather than necessity. There are a lot of good resources out there for figuring out what you need for your own financial independence journey—for example, the online forums EarlyRetirement.org and the book Work Less, Live More that J.D. has written about previously.

By choosing to focus on writing and world travel instead of building businesses, I expect that my financial independence goal will be set back at least a couple of years. Although I could certainly enjoy making more money, I’m comfortable with the tradeoff.

One important note about financial independence: Being financially independent doesn’t mean you will stop working.

I enjoy the work I do (most of the time), and I don’t think I could be happy if I sat on the beach all day long. You may also like the work you do, or you may have a desire to help other people by doing a different kind of work. What financial independence means is that you are able to choose what you do with your time. Regardless of any other philosophical differences, I expect that almost everyone would agree that this is truly a goal worth charting a course for.

Making Mistakes

I don’t think this essay would be complete without mentioning a few mistakes I’ve made along the way to creating a financial plan that works for me. If any of the above information sounds self-confident, I assure you that the selection of mistakes I include below is but a brief sample.

  • In my early business days when it was an enormous sum of money, I once lost $3,000 on eBay in a single weekend due to a minor listing error.
  • I forgot to renew at least two domain names that were later converted to passive, regular Adsense income…by the new owner.
  • I regularly gave up hundreds of dollars from 2000-2002 because I didn’t want to return any inbound sales calls.
  • Six years ago, I decided not to go to Cambodia when I was right on the Thai border. The visa would have cost $20, which I thought was a lot then. Now that I spend $500-1000 to go to most new countries, $20 is a true bargain.

I think I’m doing most things right now — at least right for me — but I am not immune to making stupid mistakes.

Putting It All Together

I haven’t been very traditional with anything, and personal finance is no exception. What I do won’t work for everyone, and I am the first to acknowledge that. But I also hope that some of these principles challenge your own beliefs and practices about money in a positive way.

I welcome feedback, questions, or disagreements in the comments below. Thanks to J.D. for letting me share, and thanks to everyone for reading.

Source: getrichslowly.org

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Congress has finally passed a second stimulus package to combat the massive COVID-19 economic impact. The $900 billion package covers stimulus checks, unemployment boost, small business aid, school and public health funds, rental and nutrition assistance and a ban on surprise medical bills. Many Americans feel the proposed measures are not enough. Here’s what made the cut:

$600 for each adult per household

Based on 2019 income, single people with an income up to $75,000 will receive $600. Married couples earning up to $150,000 will receive $1,200. While immigrants without Social Security numbers are not eligible, the rest of their household can qualify if they meet the other eligibility requirements and hold an SSN. 

$600 for dependent children

Each eligible household will receive $600 per dependent child. Only dependents under the age of 17 qualify — leaving out older high school children and college-aged dependents. 

[ Read:11 States Stepping up to Supplement Unemployment Benefits]

$300 a week in unemployment aid

The stimulus bill includes an extra $300 per week as part of federal unemployment benefits. This boost for jobless workers will only run for 11 weeks, through March 14. The bill will also extend the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, which will offer benefits to the self-employed, independent contractors and gig workers for 11 weeks. The Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) will also be extended and cover additional weeks of jobless aid to people who have run out of their state unemployment benefits.

$325 billion for small businesses

As part of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), $284 billion in aid will go to forgivable loans and allow businesses with fewer than 500 employees to cover essential expenses, including rent, payroll and utilities. A total of $15 billion allocated for the Save Our Stages Act will go to movie theaters, live venues and cultural institutions.

Minority small business and businesses in low-income communities

Some of that funding will also assist even smaller businesses through lenders like the Minority Depository Institutions after the first round of PPP loans faced backlash for overlooking minority-owned businesses. Twenty billion in Economic Injury Disaster Loans will be set aside for business in low-income communities.

[ Read: Best Small Business Loans for 2020 ]

$82 billion for schools and child care

Child care providers, K-12 schools and colleges may be granted aid from this portion of the fund. Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund will receive $54.3 billion and the Higher Education Emergency relief Fund will get $22.7 billion. Money allocated to these funds from the CARES Act was mostly dedicated to technology for remote learning, supporting nutritional services and given to students through emergency financial aid grants. 

$69 billion for public-health measures

Vaccine distribution, testing assistance and tracing measures will also receive funding. This portion of the bill is also for hospitals and healthcare providers to receive reimbursement for healthcare-related expenses and lost revenue related to the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will also receive $9 billion for vaccination efforts. 

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$45 billion for transportation

Airline payroll support will receive $15 billion; state highways get $10 billion, airports and related businesses receive $2 billion and Amtrak is allocated $1 billion in funding. MTA is designated $4 billion as well. The funding is intended to support transportation jobs and COVID-19 financial impacts. 

$ 25 billion in rental assistance

The bill will offer $25 billion in rental assistance and an extension of eviction moratoriums until January 31, 2021. The rental relief can be used for future rent and utility payments or any back owed rent. 

[Read: Landlords Are Exploiting Loopholes in the Eviction Moratorium ]

$13 billion in nutrition assistance

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be raised by 15% for six months. This program supplies food stamps to labile families. $175 million will go to nutrition services for seniors like Meals on Wheels and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program. The bill will also provide $400 million for food banks and pantries through the Emergency Food Assistance Program.

A ban on surprise medical bills

Surprise billing for out-of-network emergency care, most out-of-network care at in-network facilities and air ambulance services has been banned. Patients will instead be asked to pay in-network obligations. The goal is to protect insured patients who inadvertently received out-of-network care and a big bill. 

What’s not included in the bill

Although the package is half the size of what was provided last Spring, a few key components were skipped out on this time around.

  • Liability protection from COVID-related lawsuits for universities, health care centers and businesses has not been extended.
  • State and local governments will not receive any direct aid in this stimulus package. This includes funding for Medicare, teachers and first responders. 
  • The pause on student loan payments was not extended in this stimulus package. Beginning next month, students will be expected to resume monthly payments on their federal student loans. 

We welcome your feedback on this article. Contact us at [email protected] with comments or questions.

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Source: thesimpledollar.com

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Inside: Do you want to make quick money? If so, you’ll love this collection of ways to make cash in one day. Start these tasks and start making extra cash fast.

In today’s world, there are many ways to make quick money in one day.

The internet and technology have created opportunities that were non-existent just a few years ago. You can now make money in your PJs from the comfort of your own home! I do!

We all have those times when we need cash fast. Maybe it’s for an emergency car repair, an unexpected medical bill, or a last-minute plane ticket home.

Whatever the reason, there are plenty of ways to make quick money in one day.

We will include some of my personal favorites as well as methods I researched.

In today’s blog post, we will outline the best ways to make quick money in one day.

How can I make immediate money?

If you need immediate money, you need to look for ways to get cash in your hand quickly.

This would be by selling your possessions, participating in focus groups, find a gig job that pays cash tips.

These ideas will get cash in your hand within 24 hours.

How much money can I make in one day?

Many people wonder, “How much money can I make in one day?”

The amount of money you can make in a day depends on a variety of factors, such as your job, side hustles, and financial opportunities.

With a bit of hustle, creativity, and smart financial decisions, it is possible to make up to $1,000 a day.

However, you need to develop a smart strategy for achieving this goal. Investing in education will help you put that money to work growing for you.

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50 best ways to make quick money in one day

Making money quickly is possible with some time and effort.

There are a lot of ways to make quick money in one day. In fact, many ideas center around how to make money online for beginners.

Here are 50 of the best methods that you can use to make some extra cash.

1. Work on freelance projects

Working on freelance projects can help you make quick money in one day by providing you with one-off jobs that can benefit from your skill set.

With the percentage of freelance workers in the workforce climbing steadily, there are many online marketplaces that make it easy to connect with businesses and individuals who need your services.

  • Sites like Upwork, Fiverr, and Toptal allow you to create a profile and showcase your work, making it easy for you to set your own rates and decide on the length of the project.

Additionally, the more experience you get, the more you can charge and the higher your demand will be, potentially leading to full-time work.

2. Sell items on consignment

Selling items on consignment can help you make quick money by providing an easy, fast way to earn a profit from gently used items.

With consignment shops, you can take your clothes, electronics, jewelry, musical instruments, or even your car to be sold without having to take an active role.

For a cut of the profits, your items will be placed in front of buyers, allowing you to make quick cash.

3. Take on odd jobs

If you’re looking for ways to make money quickly, odd jobs are a great way to do so.

Think of day laborer types of jobs. You can use an app like TaskRabbit to find work in your area.

Some of the common odd jobs you can consider include:

  • Gardening – you can offer to do gardening work such as weeding, planting, mowing, and trimming.
  • Furniture Assembly – if you have experience in assembling furniture, you can offer your services to people who need help.
  • Cleaning – you can offer cleaning services to keep homes and offices tidy.
  • Painting – you can offer your painting services to those who need help with their walls.
  • General Handyman Work – if you are good with your hands and have experience in repairing and fixing things, you can offer your services to people who need help.
  • Moving Gig – people are always looking for help with moving.

4. Trade Options

If done correctly, trading in options can help you make quick money and generate substantial returns in a relatively short period of time.

However, trading options come from experience and should not be taken as a get-rich scheme. Personally, I trade options for a living.

You can make quick money trading options if you know what you’re doing. The key is to identify when the market is going to move in a certain direction and then make the right trades to capitalize on the profits.

Here is the one and only investing course I recommend.

5. Become a rideshare driver

Becoming a rideshare driver can be an easy and convenient way to make money quickly.

All you need to get started is a valid license, active insurance coverage, and an approved vehicle. With Uber and Lyft, you can set your own hours and receive a base rate plus tips and distance or time-based bonuses.

From one of our rideshare drivers, we learned some tricks of the trade such as working in peak hours or in areas with popular nightlife scenes or active airports.

6. Offer house cleaning services

Nowadays, people don’t want to learn their own house, so starting a house cleaning service is a great way to make quick money.

With countless opportunities available online or on local job boards, you can easily find a job that works for you. There are even ways to market yourself so potential customers can find you!

If you have a background in cleaning and don’t mind physical labor, you can make up to $25 an hour or more.

Becoming a housecleaner is a great way to make extra money on the side and you can even make up to $200+ per weekend.

With a bit of effort, you could have a great side-hustle in no time!

7. Rent out your parking spot

If you live in a busy area and have a spot that’s in high demand, you can easily rent out the space for a premium price.

This can be especially profitable if you live near an event center and can offer parking to visitors who don’t want to pay a premium to park in a lot or parking structure. You can put your parking spot to work with services like Just Park or Neighbor.com and earn up to $300 per month.

Renting out your parking spot offers a great way to make extra money while utilizing unused resources or space.

8. Proofread documents

Whether you are a stay-at-home parent, a teacher looking for extra income during summer vacation, or someone with a passion for grammar and punctuation, you can make up to $65,000 a year by proofreading documents.

Make sure to take a Free Training Course: Caitlin Pyle offers a free workshop on how to use the most popular proofreading tool and how to become a work-from-home proofreader.

With some hard work and dedication, you can start earning quick money as a proofreader. Good luck!

9. Walk dogs

Walking dogs can be a great way to make some quick money.

Apps like Rover provide pet owners with a platform to find dog walkers in their area and pay for their services.

A dog walker can make $15-18 per 30 minute walk, with occasional bonuses for boarding or pet-sitting. This is a simple way to get your exercise and make cash.

10. Take an online survey

Companies and websites are always looking for consumer feedback in order to improve their products and services, and offer incentives such as cash, rewards, and gift cards for filling out surveys that can take as little as a few minutes.

Popular survey sites like Survey Junkie and Swagbucks offer these incentives, enabling individuals to make a few quid in just a few minutes of form filling.

Most surveys will only take a few minutes, so you will have to do a bunch to add up to serious cash for your feedback.

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11. Sell your old junk

Are you looking for an easy way to make some extra money? Why not start by looking around your house and attic/basement for things you no longer use?

You can turn those things into cash by selling them online or having a yard sale.

With a little effort, you can easily make hundreds of dollars by selling your old stuff. It’s a great way to declutter your home and make some extra cash in the process.

Make sure to list your items with attractive descriptions and photos to draw in potential buyers.

12. House sitting

House sitting is a great way to make quick money. It allows you to watch someone’s home while they are away and take care of tasks such as feeding pets, watering plants, and taking out the trash.

You can usually make between $25 to $50 per day depending on the market demand in your area. It’s easy to start, with most sites having a minimum age requirement and a sign-up process that takes only minutes. Payment is typically made when the job is completed.

More importantly, beyond making good money, you are able to housesit in beautiful locations that you may not be able to do otherwise. Personally, this is something I want to start doing.

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13. Babysit

Babysitting is a great way to make extra money, especially for those who are looking for flexible jobs that match their availability.

Whether you’re an experienced babysitter or a novice looking to give it a try, there’s no doubt that you’ll find plenty of opportunities available. With a little bit of effort and a lot of dedication, you can make a great living out of babysitting.

Most babysitters earn way more than minimum wage making this a great gig.

14. Deliver food orders

Delivering food orders can make you money quickly by taking advantage of the increasing trend in the popularity of food delivery apps.

With driver-friendly apps like Instacart, DoorDash, and Uber Eats, all you need is an insured vehicle and a smartphone to start delivering food to customers in need.

The pay per delivery can go even further if you work on busier nights like Friday or Saturday. With many apps, you can also choose your own hours and the flexibility to work as much or as little as you’d like. This can be a great way to make some fast cash on the side.

15. Earn money with eBay

eBay is an amazing platform for anyone looking to make some extra money by selling items they don’t use. Whether you’re looking to get rid of an old phone, clothes, or books, eBay is an easy and accessible way to do so.

  • You can start by selling items you don’t need or don’t use anymore.
  • You can also consider buying items at a low price with the intention of selling them at a higher price.

If you’re looking to make a full-time income from home, selling items on eBay could be a perfect way. You can start small by buying a thrifty item for a low price and selling it at a much higher price.

With the right knowledge and resources, you can make money on eBay easily. So get started today and watch your earnings grow!

16. Write articles for websites

Writing articles for websites can be a great way to make quick money in one day.

With the increasing amount of new content created daily, business owners often don’t have the time to create content for their websites themselves.

Freelance writers can fill this gap by providing quality content for clients in exchange for payment. Depending on the complexity and length of the article, writers can make anywhere from $25 to $500+ in a single day.

By specializing in a niche, writers can showcase their work as samples to potential clients. Furthermore, writers can establish relationships with other bloggers in their niche, guest blogging, and approach websites in their niche with their writing services to further increase their chances of finding work.

17. Become a pet sitter

Personally, I have a friend who makes money by being a pet sitter and has help from her kids.

With Rover, pet owners in your area can easily find and hire pet sitters for their pets. Dog sitting is the most popular pet sitting activity, and it can earn you around $20-35 for overnight stays.

Plus, you get to decide when and how you want to work, and you can fit it around your own schedule. With the right amount of communication and excellent service, pet owners may even offer you recurring gigs.

18. Participate in focus groups

Participating in a focus group can be a great way to make quick money in one day.

Focus groups are usually based on interesting products or services, and they can pay participants anywhere from $50 to $400 for their time. Not only is it a great way to make money quickly, I have found many focus groups can also be a lot of fun.

The hardest part with focus groups is it is not a steady stream of income as you may not qualify for each opportunity.

19. Do yard work

Just like housecleaning, this is a popular job to be hired out.

Yard work such as basic gardening and landscaping, shoveling snow or salting walkways, and even cleaning gutters can all be done for a fee. Advertising your services through flyers, door knocking, or posting on local job boards can help you find potential customers.

By doing quality work, you can turn this into a weekly gig for quick money.

20. Shop at thrift stores and buy low and sell high

You buy items for a fraction of the cost and resell them for a higher price. For example, you can find brand-name clothing, electronics, antiques, and children’s toys at thrift stores that you can resell on online platforms such as eBay, and Facebook Marketplace.

You can also look for items marked as “free” on the side of the road and spruce them up to sell for a profit.

Shopping at thrift stores can help you make quick money in one day, and with time and experience, you’ll discover which items sell the fastest and for the most money.

To make money flipping items, you must do your research upfront and know how much you can pay for something while still turning a profit. With time and experience, you will learn which items sell the fastest and for the most money.

21. Photography gigs

You can make money with photography in two ways:

  1. Turn your photographs into cash by selling them through stock image websites such as Shutterstock or iStock.
  2. Offer your photography services for family sessions, birthday cake smashes, and even weddings.

Either way, you are able to turn your passionate hobby into a way to easily make a decent income in one day.

22. Participate in sweepstakes

Participating in sweepstakes can help you make quick money in one day by giving you a chance to win big.

Yet, this option comes with a lot of RISK!

There are a variety of competitions and prizes available, ranging from online product giveaways and gift vouchers to big-money TV game shows. You want to look for sweepstakes that are free to participate in and not pay money.

This one ranks up there with the left hand itching principle.

23. Use your Writing Skills

Are you looking to make money with your writing skills? There are lots of opportunities available that pay you to write. From blogging to freelance writing, to reviewing music, you can find the perfect job that allows you to utilize your writing skills and get paid.

You can also make money by helping people refine their writing. If you have a good grasp of grammar and can help people write in a more engaging and structured way, then you can charge for your services.

Publications often hire freelance writers, so that’s another avenue to explore.

No matter what you decide to do, there are plenty of ways to make money with your writing skills – all you have to do is find the right opportunity for you.

24. Become a home staging stylist

Becoming a stylist can help make quick money in one day by offering services to those who are in need of help staging their homes for sale.

Realtors often hire outside help to ensure that the home is presented in an attractive and appealing way, and these services can be provided for an hourly or flat fee.

This is a great part-time gig.

25. Donate plasma

You can make money quickly by donating plasma.

Plasma is the liquid part of the blood that contains antibodies. It can be used to create medications and other medical products. Plasma donation is a safe procedure that can help people in need.

Typically, you walk out with cash immediately.

Check with your local blood bank or hospital to learn more.

26. Host workshops

Hosting workshops can be a great way to make money in a short period of time. There are endless webinar ideas you can try, such as live-at-home fitness classes, cooking, a writing workshop, an Excel class, nutrition coaching, or even a first-time homebuyer class.

With the rise of video conferencing, it’s easy to set up webinars to teach people your skills and knowledge.

Typically, you will need to build an online presence with a social media following to hold successful workshops.

27. Trade Stocks

Trading stocks can be a lucrative way to make quick money, but it is essential to understand the risks involved.

With the help of online market trading platforms, anyone can start to trade stocks with a minimum amount of money.

Learning how fast you make money with stocks, but realizing you need to learn to trade stocks is like going back to school for a stock trading education.

Although trading stocks has the potential to generate quick money, it is important to note that all trading involves risk and that you should only invest what you can afford.

28. Become a courier

Being a courier is a great option for flexible income, as they allow you to set your own hours and work as much or as little as you’d like.

Think outside the box of UberEats or Instacart. This would likely be for a local business that needs to move documents from location to location.

You will need to be reliable and trustworthy.

29. Deliver Pizza

Even today, this is a classic gig to make quick money by delivering pizza!

Businesses are desperate for workers, so finding a job should be fairly easy. However, be prepared to work more than one day.

30. Repurpose your skills

Those skilled in writing, graphic design, coding, bookkeeping, or any other number of computer-based skills, can use these sites to find freelance jobs that require their skills.

Additionally, those with knowledge or experience in a particular field can create and sell an online course via a platform like Teachable or Podia.

Too often, we overlook the things that we are the best at, yet repurposing your skills us a great wat to make money.

31. Dog groomer

The income potential as a dog groomer is considerable.

According to the American Pet Products Association (APPA), pet owners spent $136.8 billion on their pets in 2022.

Dog grooming is a easy way to make money.

Over to pick up dog poop and you can double how much money you make.

32. Sell your unwanted items

Selling unwanted items on eBay and Amazon can be a great way to make quick money.

By scouring online retailers, local thrift stores, and yard sales for hidden treasures, individuals can find consumer goods for cheap and then resell them for extra profit.

  • Selling on Amazon also provides an opportunity to source products for fulfillment.
  • Additionally, apps like LetGo, OfferUp, and Facebook Marketplace make it even easier to make extra money, as people jump on items quickly.

For those with a strong entrepreneurial spirit, buying items at a low price and then reselling them at a higher price can generate a decent side income.

33. Sell Printables

If you’re creative, you can create and sell digital products like ebooks, courses, templates, and graphics.

Digital downloads are also becoming increasingly popular, as they require no shipping or fulfillment costs and you can easily make them once and sell them hundreds of times over. Depending on the craft and the demand, your potential earning potential can be quite high.

In fact, selling printables is a popular summer jobs for teachers!

So why not give it a shot? With the right strategies, you could start making a few hundred dollars a month with very little effort.

34. Crafts and handmade goods

One of the best ways to make money quickly is by selling crafts and handmade goods on websites like Etsy.

From jewelry and candles to sourdough bread to quilts and custom T-shirts, there is a huge variety of items that you can make and sell. You can also design and sell custom stationery, pillows, tote bags, coasters, cosmetics, and more.

35. Dropshipping

Dropshipping is an online business model that allows entrepreneurs to start an online shop without having to keep a product in stock. Instead, a business makes a sale and then passes the order along to a third party, known as the dropshipper, who ships the product directly to the buyer.

Dropshipping is a great way to make money quickly, as it requires minimal upfront investment and overhead.

With dropshipping, you can add products to your store without having to buy them in bulk, and you don’t need to worry about shipping or fulfilling orders.

36. Affiliate Marketing

Renting out your property can help you make quick money in one day by taking advantage of the services offered by websites like Airbnb.

Affiliate marketing is a way to earn money by promoting other companies’ products or services. You can do this without a website, by sharing affiliate links on social media, a blog, online forums, post comments, and with friends or family.

When someone buys a product or service via unique affiliate link you provide, you get paid a commission.

It is possible to make money quickly if you have a social media following or a website, as you can start promoting all sorts of companies, products, services and offers online.

37. Work for tips

Making money quickly by working for tips may sound intimidating, but it is actually very achievable with a bit of hard work and determination.

Tips are normally paid in cash, which is exactly what you need.

Jobs that pay tips:

  • Waitstaff
  • Bartender
  • Bellman
  • Drivers
  • Casino dealer
  • Golf caddy
  • Babysitters

Also, many jobs that pay weekly work for tips.

38. Rent out your property

These services allow you to rent out a room, a condo, or your own home if you’re away on vacation.

Airbnb has revolutionized the hotel industry by allowing everyday property owners to lease their place to travelers. By creating an account and listing your property, you can immediately start earning passive income.

With the right location, you can create a steady stream of income that can help you make quick money in one day.

39. Join a MLM

Joining a Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) company is one of the most popular ways to make money these days. With an MLM, you can potentially make a lot of money by building a team and earning commissions from their sales.

But you need to be careful and do your research to make sure it’s an opportunity worth pursuing.

MLMs can be profitable, but it can take a lot of time and effort to get them off the ground and make them successful. You need to be prepared to take the time to build your team, train and support them, and provide them with the resources they need to succeed.

Personally, I have tried making money with an MLM and found out that it was not worth the time or effort.

40. Collect and sell scrap metal

Collecting metal items such as old swing set parts, metal toys, and other bits of metal can be sold at scrap yards or redemption centers for a small sum of money.

Iron, steel, aluminum, brass, and copper are the most commonly traded types of scrap metal, and the prices vary depending on the type and amount of metal.

This is a simple way to make money if you put in the resources. Just don’t steal metal because that can get you in severe trouble.

41. Deliver for Food Delivery Apps

This industry is booming with no signs of slowing down. You can easily make $100 a shift by delivering food!

  1. Sign up for driver-friendly apps such as Instacart, DoorDash, and Uber Eats. These apps allow you to set your own hours and work as much or as little as you’d like.
  2. Make sure you have an insured car, truck, bike, scooter, or motorcycle. Depending on what you choose to use, certain apps may have different requirements.
  3. Go to the restaurant and pick up the order. You’ll be paid a flat delivery fee, an additional fee per item ordered, and 100% of the tips customers choose to give you.
  4. Deliver the food to the customer.
  5. Get paid instantly, usually within the same day.

Maximize your earnings by delivering for multiple apps at once. This will give you access to more orders, and a larger area to deliver in.

42. Become A Virtual Assistant

Virtual assistants are in demand right now.

Consider becoming a virtual assistant with no experience to help small businesses with tasks like scheduling appointments and managing emails.

Typically, small businesses are looking for someone to take a short-term 3-month stint or a long-term relationship.

If you have marketable skills, you will make an outstanding virtual assistant.

43. Cook and deliver food

Cooking and delivering food can make you money in one day, especially since the demand for convenient delivery is increasing.

If you are cooking food on your own, you need to check with your local state and city regulations to see if you are allowed to sell food from a home kitchen. These food regulations are tough, so make sure you comply with these regulations.

However, many busy families are looking for a personal chef and are willing to pay for the service.

44. Trade-In Programs

Trade-in programs are a way for people to get quick money by selling their old phones, tablets, and other electronics. These programs give customers the opportunity to receive cash or gift cards in exchange for their unwanted devices.

You can trade in your own unused or unwanted electronics or for neighbors who don’t want to deal with the hassle themselves.

When selling through a trade-in program, customers are usually asked to provide a description of the device and its condition. The amount of money received depends on the device and its condition.

Plus you are helping the environment by keeping old devices out of landfills.

45. Become a social media influencer

If you have a large following on social media, you can make money by becoming a social media influencer and promoting products or services.

There are a number of ways to make quick money as an influencer. You can promote products or services by posting about them on your social media account.

Obviously, you must thrive using social media.

46. Flipping items on Poshmark

Making money on Poshmark by flipping items can be a great way to make cash.

You can find items to resell from big box retailers, online retailers, local thrift stores, yard sales, flea markets, eBay, Facebook Marketplace, and Craigslist. Potential items you can flip for profit include brand-name sneakers, clothing, and purses.

You should also figure out which items sell the quickest and for the most money.

Poshmark also has a “bundling” function which allows you to group similar items together for a discounted amount. This is a great way to make more money as you can sell multiple items in one go.

This platform allows followers, so it is easy to build return buyers.

47. Start a small business or side hustle

Small businesses and side hustles can be a great way to make money quickly. Consider your skills and interests and start something that can help you turn a profit.

No matter how you do it, starting a business can be a great way to make money and meet new people.

Building your side hustle to a full-time income will not happen overnight, but you will make progress with hard work and dedication.

48. Take advantage of Swagbucks

Swagbucks is an online rewards and survey platform that provides numerous opportunities to make money.

With Swagbucks, you can earn money by completing surveys, watching videos, playing games, and even shopping online. With each task, you can earn anywhere from $0.40 to $2.00 in SB points which can be redeemed for cash back or gift cards.

Plus, when you sign up, you get a $10 bonus and can even get 500 SBs for referring a friend.

49. Tutoring

Tutoring is a great way to make quick money while using your knowledge and expertise to help others. It involves providing instruction to an individual or a small group on a particular subject, usually to help them improve their understanding.

Tutors can work with students in person or online, depending on the subject and their availability.

No matter your educational background, you can make money tutoring as long as you have a deep knowledge of a subject. With the right resources and platform, you can find tutoring gigs in your area and start making quick money today.

50. Make money with your phone

Making money with your phone is possible with a little bit of effort. You can sign up for apps to complete small tasks and earn money quickly.

Alternatively, there are plenty of mobile apps such as Ibotta, Rakuten, Shopkick, Swagucks, or Receipt Hog which can help you make some extra money with simple tasks.

You can also take on odd jobs through apps like TaskRabbit to make cash.

Finally, you can trade stocks on your phone.

There are so many ways to make money with your phone today.

FAQ

Yes, it is possible to make passive income. This type of income is earned with little effort or direct work.

It can come from investments such as returns and dividends, as well as from sources like stocks, rental properties, and online businesses.

With some creativity and diligence, anyone can create multiple sources of passive income. It may take months or even years to build up these streams of income, but the potential rewards are worth the effort.

Many of the statistics are leaning on the fact that you need a side hustle to make ends meet or get ahead financially.

I started a side hustle to make money to afford what we wanted to do. Personally, my side hustles are blogging and day trading stocks.

The best side hustles are the ones that you are passionate about. More than likely, you will be spending time on them in your free time, so you want to enjoy them.

Regardless of what type of side hustle you choose, you can make extra money on the side. To maximize your earnings, you can even combine several different side hustles together to create multiple income streams.

I always say, if I can make $100 a day, then I am making $3000 a month. That will make a difference in my personal finance situation.

Before you can make $100 a day, you need to find out how you will make money. Look for opportunities that match your skills and interests. Some examples of this include driving for Uber, selling your skills on freelancing sites, creating an online store, or even starting your own blog.

Learn how to invest 100 to make 1000 a day.

When looking to make $1000 fast, you need to up your game – specifically, the time and energy to make your goal happen.

You could start by looking for high-paying side hustles such as trading stocks or options, becoming a freelance writer, setting off as a virtual assistant, or by selling products online.

The key is to make $1k a day consistently. Then, you will be working on how to turn 10k into 100k.

Which Quickest Way to Make Money in a Day Will You Choose?

There are many ways that you can make quick money in one day.

Whether you want to start a side hustle, do some odd jobs, or make money online, which option is best for you?

Whichever option you choose, make sure that you choose something you will enjoy doing as well as the quickest way to make money.

We covered fifty options to make cash and start making extra money today!

Which one is your favorite?

Mine are trading and writing. Comment below on which method you will choose.

Know someone else that needs this, too? Then, please share!!

Source: moneybliss.org

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It has now been a whole year since the MMM family made the jump to a low cost / high-deductible health insurance plan, so I figured it would be useful to provide an update on how the year has gone.

The one we ended up with was called the “Saver80”, a barebones but useful plan provided by Golden Rule, which is a subsidiary of the very large United Healthcare. We found it through the insurance search engine called ehealthinsurance.com, using its “sort by price” feature.

At the time of the article I received many speculation-based complaints that are now worth addressing:

Complaint: “Those Ehealthinsurance quotes are all fake window dressing – once you sign up, the real premium is much higher”.
Diagnosis: Mostly False.
 In our case, the original quote was $219 per month for our 3-person family, and after “underwriting” they raised it to $237 after noting the costly birth of our son (since if we chose to have more kids, they would statistically incur higher costs). Not too bad. And after the Affordable Care Act is fully activated in January 2014, past medical history will no longer be a factor.

Complaint: “They always jack your premium way up after the first year”
Diagnosis: False. We just got the renewal notice for the plan. I was frightened to open it, expecting a doubling of premiums. And indeed it was a premium increase notice. Our costs are rising $4.24 per month, or 1.8%. One penny of this is the “standard increase” and the other $4.23 is the “age increase”, as Mrs. MM and I are a year older and, sigh, closer to our eventual death. If we account for inflation at 3%, the premium has actually gone down.

Complaint: “High deductible insurance is risky – you’re better off with full coverage”
Diagnosis: False in most cases. Although there is plenty of statistical variation involved, on average you win when you self-insure. For example, as usual this year I went to the doctor once for an annual checkup and it was covered by the plan under preventative maintenance. Now pushing 40, I feel better than ever, and I like to say that bikes, barbells and salads are my primary health plan. Mrs. and little MM each caught two bacterial infections over the course of the year that required antibiotics, and we had to pay for the doctor visits and prescriptions out of our own pockets. This raised family health care costs for the year to about $600 (plus the $2844 in insurance premiums, of course). The high-deductible plan was still the clear winner even in this unusually bad year.

Complaint: “Your plan will not be available after the Affordable Care Act comes in”
Diagnosis: True and False. Existing plans purchased in 2013 or earlier will often be allowed to remain in effect until at least the end of 2014, and checking ehealthinsurance, I can see my plan is still available today, for the same price. It will probably disappear at the end of the year.

According to my correspondent Xiao Sun who is part of a small business insurance firm called simplyinsured.com, high deductible plans are not going away, just being thinned out due to stricter rules. Xiao’s summary:

Some older plans are grandfathered in, so they don’t have to change. The main rule that high deductible plans have trouble with is the 80/20 rule, which requires at least 80% of premiums to be spend on medical expenses rather than SG&A and marketing. Plans that don’t spend 80% of premiums on medical expenses are supposed to provide rebates back, though many insurers are responding by not offering the high deductible plans anymore. More on that situation on this Kaiser Health News article.

OK, What about the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare)?

Although some misguided souls continually spread fear and doubt over it, this new law actually has some great potential. Remember, we’re starting from one of the worst healthcare cost situations in the rich world (Canadians pay about half of what we spend per capita for full universal coverage for life – including vision). So by moving the US closer to these more successful systems, we all have a good chance at saving money over time.

For an early retiree like myself, the option for a $10,000 deductible fades away after 2014. The new limit seems to be $5,000, which seems silly to a Mustachian (after all, who couldn’t rustle up $10k in a rare medical emergency!?), but necessary in a country where most people don’t even have a grand. Running through ehealthinsurance.com again for a 2014-compliant plan, I see this as my best option:

$460 per month, with a $5000 individual deductible, $10,000 family, and $12,700 annual out-of-pocket maximum.
This is for the “Kaiser Permanente Colorado Bronze” plan. Colorado residents can also do the same search on the state-run connectforhealthco.com (where the same plan is listed) and any US resident can search on healthcare.gov* (which just lead me back to the Colorado exchange).

Update: As of January 2015, more competitive providers have entered the Colorado market and I can now get a better-looking plan from Colorado HealthOP which includes children’s dental coverage for $408/month.

So we would be increasing our premiums, but cutting the deductible in half, as well as gaining prescription drug coverage (a $20 copay after deductible) and some other goodies. And the new plan is HSA-eligible, which means all costs will be covered with pre-tax money. More insurance for more money – not my favorite bet to make, but also not completely devoid of value.

But now that I’ve got you braced for a costly-yet-manageable worst case scenario, I can reveal the good news: Most Mustachian-level early retirees will get virtually free health insurance under the new law.

When you select a 2014 plan, a little box pops up: “check if you are eligible for a subsidy on this plan”. Working through the options, here is what I see for my own family:

Whoa. So although I could pay a maximum of $5520 per year for this new and improved coverage, in reality I will only pay this much in years where my annual income is over $80,000. For incomes below that generous level, the federal subsidy kicks in and my net cost drops, until I get to the point of free health insurance somewhere around $26,000. With annual living expenses of about $25,000, we could in theory live this current lavish lifestyle and get fully subsidized health insurance simultaneously, if our ability to earn money somehow dried up someday**.

So far I’ve covered these changes from my own narrow perspective: a young high-income family with considerable savings and no health issues. But the Affordable Care Act is really designed to help people less fortunate than us – students and seniors, people with existing conditions, the unemployed and quite notably self-employed entrepreneurs. With this new law, you can now drop the decades-old tradition of great fear and dependence on your employer for health coverage. You can quit your job, switch to another one, or create your own, with no more worry about who will cover you, because cost is affordable and minimal at lower incomes.

This is big. If you’ve read this blog for long, you know how excited I get about small business, self-employment, and the General Starting of Some of your Own Good Shit. It provides variety, challenge, and an early escape from The Man. And if you could see my email inbox, you would see just how many creative people are afraid to go out and do exactly that – over the mundane issue of health insurance fear. So I am going to place my bet that the Affordable Care Act will be VERY good for entrepreneurship in the years to come.

And just to maintain this country’s libertarian principles, you still retain the choice of opting out of the whole program. The penalty for failing to sign up is fairly painless – $95 for lower-income single people and rising to about $900 for a family of three making $100,000. So despite all the talk of lost liberties, your range of choices with the new health insurance law are better than ever.

Further Reading: Ezra Klein is a rather brilliant Washington Post columnist who has been digging into this and other neat policy issues for years in a column called Wonkblog. Here’s a link to everything his team has recently written on healthcare.

*Wow, I notice that the healthcare.gov site is snappy and fast now. Despite widespread controversy in the news about the supposedly catastrophic launch of this new website. Again the Low Information Diet prevails: stay calm, tune out of 24-hour-news cycle talking heads controversy, check site again a few weeks after launch, get health insurance quotes quickly.

** Unfortunately, I have to admit that this year we will have a household income above $80,000 and thus would not be eligible for a subsidy. Higher-than-forecast investment and Lending Club returns, rental house, carpentry, and real estate income plus this blog have all contributed to this.  Please don’t tell the Early Retirement Police. If this terrible condition persists into 2015 and we are kicked into a new plan, I guess we will have to settle for a slightly lower savings rate. What an oppressive country! 

Source: mrmoneymustache.com

Apache is functioning normally

“You don’t have to be world-class great to make a great living doing what you love,” Jonathan Fields writes in Career Renegade, “if you are willing to step outside the box, approach your passion differently, find innovative ways to mine that passion for money, and work like crazy to make it happen.”

In Career Renegade, Fields draws upon his own experience, as well as that of others, to provide a blueprint for those willing to take that entrepreneurial leap of faith.

Career Renegade is an odd book. Its title and marketing might lead you to believe it’s about careers. As I write this, it’s the number one book in Amazon’s “job hunting” category, which is baffling. Career Renegade isn’t about job hunting or changing careers. It’s about taking your passion and turning it into a business. It’s about entrepreneurship. As long as you expect this going in, it’s a great book.

Profiting from your passion
Career Renegade starts by exploring the relationship between what we do and what we love. Fields encourages readers to examine their own lives to discover what it is they’re passionate about. His message is that although it might seem impossible, although it might take some hard work, you can turn your dreams into a career.

“The paths to transforming a moneyless passion into a lucrative future are limited only by your own creativity,” Fields writes. Career Renegade suggests seven possible paths for turning passion into profit:

  1. Redeploying your passion in a hungrier market. Do what you love in an area where there’s high demand.
  2. Refocusing and mining the most lucrative micro-markets. Sometimes the solution is to narrow your market, to focus on doing something valuable for a select group of people.
  3. Exploiting gaps in the information needed to excel at an activity. Fields argues that one way to succeed at doing what you love is to provide information that nobody else offers, or to offer it in a way that others don’t. Get Rich Slowly is an example of following this path.
  4. Exploiting gaps in education. Beyond just providing information, some people can profit by directly teaching others.
  5. Exploiting gaps in gear or merchandise. Using this path, you turn your passion into a product. You “build a better mousetrap”, so to speak.
  6. Exploiting gaps in community. People value networks, and if you’re the first or best to create one devoted to your subject, you can become the leader in the field. Fields mentions Ladies Who Launch as an example of taking a passion for community-building and it into a career.
  7. Exploiting gaps in the way a pursuit is provided. The final path is to make it easier for people to do what you love (and what they love).

Fields writes that it’s possible to “turn your passion loose in unexpected places”. He cites the example of Liv Hansen, a young woman just out of school who couldn’t find a job in the art world. She went to work at her mother’s bakery, and began to create fanciful designs on the wedding cakes and cupcakes. Though this may not have been how she had planned to use her art degree, it turned out to be profitable and fulfilling work.

While the first half of Career Renegade is devoted to helping you find your passion, the second half is all about developing an entrepreneurial mindset and marketing your idea.

What if you’re not an entrepreneur?
Many of my friends love their jobs and have no desire to become self-employed. They use hustle, passion, and patience to make the most of working for somebody else. It’s very possible to make a great living doing what you love without striking out on your own.

My wife, for example, just isn’t an entrepreneur. Kris loves her job as much as I love mine. She enjoys her co-workers and the workplace culture. She has no desire to work for herself. What does Career Renegade have to offer folks who don’t want to become entrepreneurs? I asked the author to comment on this. Jonathan Fields responded:

I lean strongly toward taking more control and being an entrepreneur. And, most of the people in my book seem to be wired that way, too. But that’s not necessarily true.

There will still be some people that just want to keep working for someone else. The cool thing is, you can tap many of the market research strategies that I lay out in the early part of the book to not only test your idea, but identify other people and companies to connect with. They’ll reveal companies who are doing something similar, then you can:

  • approach them for a job, or
  • build your personal brand online to showcase your abilities in the area of your passion, then tap social media to find key influencers and hiring managers and make them aware of your showcase

That whole process is largely what the second half of the book is about.

All the same, I’d hesitate to recommend Career Renegade to somebody simply hunting for a new job. I don’t think it’s appropriate.

Career Renegade also suffers from one of the same flaws as The Power of Less [my review]: it’s tech-centric. Its examples and suggestions are based on the assumption that you can leverage the web and social media to make your business succeed. This isn’t always true. My father’s passion was to start a small manufacturer of custom boxes. There is nothing that Twitter could offer my family’s box factory. Podcasts and blogs won’t help either. It’s not that sort of business.

The bottom line
Career Renegade is not a bad book — not at all! It is, however, a book aimed a narrow target audience, one much narrower than the cover and title might lead you to believe. Entrepreneurs are a subset of the general population. This book is written for a subset of entrepreneurs.

There’s a lot of fine information here for those interested in launching a business in which the internet will play a key role. I love the case histories that Fields uses to flesh out his topics. I never tire of reading how other people have managed to turn their passion into a business. I can learn a lot, for example, from reading how Anita Campbell moved from lawyer to blogger at Small Business Trends.

Career Renegade is a great book — for a certain type of person. If you believe you might enjoy working for yourself — even if you don’t know what it is you’d do — this book is worth reading. If you are looking to start your own business and if that business requires a strong online presence, this book is a tremendous resource. But it’s not the next What Color is Your Parachute?

Source: getrichslowly.org