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Today's caller is wondering if working from home is here to stay.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1558
One year ago, we were in peak COVID Phase One. Lockdown had started in the U.S. and travel had dropped to 5% of the daily totals from the previous year and we were all getting used to what became a new normal. I was getting ready to launch The Money Tree, a book I was very happy about. I had to change all my plans and I still haven’t been able to tour. If you haven’t checked out the book yet, please do. It’s the story of finding a fortune in your own backyard, my first fiction book but it’s teaching along the way. One reader said they read the book and began applying the lessons right away, and had already earned $1,000 from it. In today’s episode, we hear from a listener who has an idea to sell a home office in a box—not a literal box, more of a conceptual one. What might she need to know—how can we help improve her odds of success?"Hey Chris, this is Melissa and I recently found your show after a friend recommended it to me. I’ve been loving the stories, puns, and helpful advice. I’ve got an idea for you that I’d like some feedback on. With so many people working from home (and many of them planning to stay that way), I'd like to sell a home office in a box. Not the actual home office, but everything they need to work from home more productively. I'm thinking of things like a ring light so they have better lighting on video calls, and something fun and whimsical like a "survival guide for the indoors." How can I develop and market this idea? I can imagine lots of different directions for it, and I now I need to narrow it down a bit or I’ll never get started. Looking forward to hearing from you."Listen to today's episode to learn more...
SEE ALSO:
- Q&A: Tips for working at home??: Here’s a question I’ve been getting over and over as we all adapt to a new way of life: what are some tips for working at home, especially when it’s unfamiliar and you’re still getting used to it?
- Paralegal Takes Flight with Remote Work: A paralegal turns serial entrepreneur after getting the travel bug. She now lives in Thailand and helps others work remotely.
- TBT: Staying Productive During the Work-at-Home Era: In this week’s “Throwback Thursday / Where are they now?” segment, we hear from the founder of a service that helps people who work alone do so productively.
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