Make Money From Your Geek Skills May 19
I’ve not written for a while due to time commitments. Quite a bit of time was devoted to making my work process more effective and efficient. It involves how I manage my emails, contacts, faxes etc. across multiple platforms and tools. Then there is a site I have that I want to limit my audience. So I went hunting for the right plugins and testing it. Ahh, the bane of modern online life.
I surfed about a bit looking for information to do that and then I realize that all this information can be packaged and sold. It might be others like me wanting to do the same thing for themselves. Of even packaged into videos and ebook. I think videos and ebook might be a long short since move internet savvy enough people will probably figure out how to do it, there are still tons of people around that might want to do the same thing who does have the inclination or desire to fiddle around.
So, what not create a service out of it and charge people for it? It can be a good money making venture. The reason I’m saying it here on this site is I just don’t have the time to do it now. But I might in the future. If you have the time, why not?
I was looking at this recently since I wanted to send multiple faxes to potential client. I decided to KIV this for the moment. Let’s say for your work, you help set up a faxing solution for you company. It works. Who else could be looking for something like this? Many small business owner or professional who can’t afford too expensive solutions or don’t have too big a volume. You can set it up for them for a fee.
With people using smart phones and databases and email, to sync everything up is a challenge. This is another possible avenue to make money. If you have geek skills or your workstation have any resemblance to the one in the picture, you can make some side income.
What if you have a blog? You’ve already know the ins and outs of building a website quickly. Offer that service to someone who want to have a web presence, especially for small businesess. I’m sure you would have a bit of search engine ranking experience. Use it to improve someone’s website for some dough.
Debt Free or Bust - Sherri May 22
I’m a science and math geek. I tutor, using my skills to teach stressed out high school students what their teachers can’t seem to get across to them.
It’s lucrative. I earn anywhere from $19-$45 per hour, depending on whether I get my own clients or they come from the tutoring company I work for.
My next big decision is do I start teaching full time? I’m not sure about this one. I may just have to give it a try to find out. I have to remind myself that I can always quit after the school year if it doesn’t fit me. Having benefits again and getting paid 12 months but only having to work 9 is very attractive. (They actually only pay you for 9 months of work, but stretch your pay out over the whole year so you don’t have to scratch and scrape during the summer).
Geeks rule!
Sherri
Ed May 22
Well, Sherri, I’d say, if you have the time and you enjoy teaching, why not? I’d say go for it. Then as you go along, you can summarize all your lessons into an ebook or lessons with video tutorials charge money for that. You can charge cheaper per person but you’ll no longer be tied exchanging your time for money.
Teaching full time will give you the exposure & establish your reputation.
Debt Free or Bust - Sherri May 23
Wow, Ed! Great idea! I hadn’t thought of it that way. Turning my power points and lessons into videos and ebooks would be a killer way to earn extra money from work I’ve already done.
Thanks,
Sherri