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Today's listener feels stuck seeing others with similar ideas. What can they do?
Notes from Chris
Episode 1656
Yesterday we debuted my new course, Idea to Income. It’s delivered entirely by text message and I think it’s a lot of fun. If you’d like to sign up with a special discount, go to courses.sidehustleschool.com and use the discount code: IDEA. This is valid for a limited time. I’ve been learning about plants recently! I don’t want to sound overconfident—because I’m definitely not certain yet—but I have managed to keep some alive longer than I ever have before. I guess I’m just turning over a new leaf… Which brings me to today’s caller. She wants to be a plant lady! She actually has several business ideas related to her love of plants, and is looking for some direction. Let’s see if we can plant the right seeds…"Hi, this is Kayla Montgomery from San Antonio, Texas, and I'm a fairly new listener, but I'm working my way through all of your episodes. I'm planning a side hustle based on my love of plants. I just started an Instagram and it focuses on learning about plants alongside my audience. My current goal is to make an overview guide about plant care for new plant parents. Then later on, I want to create a paid more in-depth ebook that I can sell for maybe five dollars. Some stretch goals would be to go into people's homes and help them choose and keep plants alive -- like a housekeeper but a plant lady. However, now that I'm spending more time on the platform, I see that there are other people selling the same guides I want to create and doing other interesting things that I haven't even thought of, and they seem to be doing it better. My question is, how do I stay motivated when I see other people's work and I don't know how to differentiate myself. Thanks, and I can't wait to hear your feedback."Listen to today's episode to learn more...
SEE ALSO:
- Financial Analyst Unearths Organic Plant Shop: After growing up with a green thumb, this full-time analyst digs her way to fun, part-time foliage profits.
- Q&A: How about an app to help people care for plants?: A green-thumbed, code-savvy listener wants to make an app to help people keep their plants alive and well. Let’s see what we can do with this so-fresh-and-so-green idea.
- Plant Lover’s Tiny Terrariums Take Root on Instagram: When one man’s love for terrarium building blooms, he uses his marketing skills to make $10,000 and become a “plant influencer.”
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