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<blockquote data-quote="Suits" data-source="post: 1130879" data-attributes="member: 4308"><p>I've become increasingly convinced that creativity is the rarest of gifts.</p><p></p><p>I'm not talking about fucking throwing paint on a canvas creativity. That's a skill. Artists who are genuinely creative are incredibly rare.</p><p></p><p>The problem with pursuit of income (outside of working for another person) is that unless you are a creative person capable of seeing a problem, devising a solution, developing that new idea into a finished product and then creating a successful sales and marketing plan, you're unlikely to ever succeed at anything other than working for other people (who have a combination of those skills or money to afford to hire people who do).</p><p></p><p>I am a creative person. I didn't really begin to tap into this feature of who I am until about three years ago. Since then, I've realized that I'm not sure if I've ever met anyone who actually does create. I know those people are out there (watch enough Shark Tank episodes and you'll see a few), but they seem incredibly uncommon. My best guess is that there are far more people capable of noting a business opportunity and who have the drive to see it through. </p><p></p><p>My current work largely involves creation. I create new things that have never existed before, both in concept and finished product. I meet people all the time in my industry (language education), but I've never met a single one who has created a new tool that they use for their work. They simply recycle existing concepts that they've either been trained in, read about or are so blatantly obvious that everyone seems to use them. Every language textbook I've ever seen absolutely sucks. To an untrained eye, many of them seem excellent, but with experience in the classroom, you'll quickly learn that they all offer little utility for contributing to successful learning.</p><p></p><p>I don't write all this just to brag, but rather to point out why you're unlikely to create a revenue stream that makes it easy to be location independent. Unless you are capable of creating that which has rarely been imagined and never been created, you're going to struggle.</p><p></p><p>The second best option (to creating a business based around a line of original, problem solving products) is to learn a skill that can be done from anywhere with a reliable Internet connection.</p><p></p><p>The problem with this option is that (a) you have to learn a skills and (b) you have to become good enough at that skill to earn a decent living despite competing with literally everyone who has an Internet connection and an ounce of ambition.</p><p></p><p>I'm not kidding when I suggest that you talk to CleanSlate. </p><p></p><p>This guy has made it happen. He experimented with learning several skills and eventually selected one and then put the time and effort into creating websites to drive clients to him. While we haven't chatted in a while, my best guess is that he's at this point reached the stage where he has more clients that he can personally handle.</p><p></p><p>While it wasn't easy for him, it also wasn't as hard as you would thing. Forum member Beyond Borders has also succeeded in learning a skill, learning how to market and sell himself and earns an income from doing so.</p><p></p><p>But unless you are creative, motivated and selective enough to envision and create a product that will generate revenue (enough to justify the time, money and energy you've committed) or capable and driven enough to follow through with learning an in-demand location independent skill, you're best bet is teaching English online. </p><p></p><p>Demand is pretty strong and you can learn as you go.</p><p></p><p>The other options are just really poor. For example, writing e-books won't earn you money no matter how good or useful your books are if you don't have the platform in place to drive sales. If you want to earn an income selling books, either be a famous celebrity or spend five years providing value via a blog first. Same goes for online courses, etc.</p><p></p><p>tl;dr: If there was an easy and obvious way to make money online, everyone would be doing it. However, if you have some level of talent and drive, it will be far from impossible for you to learn a useful skill and make a location independent income inside of a year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Suits, post: 1130879, member: 4308"] I've become increasingly convinced that creativity is the rarest of gifts. I'm not talking about fucking throwing paint on a canvas creativity. That's a skill. Artists who are genuinely creative are incredibly rare. The problem with pursuit of income (outside of working for another person) is that unless you are a creative person capable of seeing a problem, devising a solution, developing that new idea into a finished product and then creating a successful sales and marketing plan, you're unlikely to ever succeed at anything other than working for other people (who have a combination of those skills or money to afford to hire people who do). I am a creative person. I didn't really begin to tap into this feature of who I am until about three years ago. Since then, I've realized that I'm not sure if I've ever met anyone who actually does create. I know those people are out there (watch enough Shark Tank episodes and you'll see a few), but they seem incredibly uncommon. My best guess is that there are far more people capable of noting a business opportunity and who have the drive to see it through. My current work largely involves creation. I create new things that have never existed before, both in concept and finished product. I meet people all the time in my industry (language education), but I've never met a single one who has created a new tool that they use for their work. They simply recycle existing concepts that they've either been trained in, read about or are so blatantly obvious that everyone seems to use them. Every language textbook I've ever seen absolutely sucks. To an untrained eye, many of them seem excellent, but with experience in the classroom, you'll quickly learn that they all offer little utility for contributing to successful learning. I don't write all this just to brag, but rather to point out why you're unlikely to create a revenue stream that makes it easy to be location independent. Unless you are capable of creating that which has rarely been imagined and never been created, you're going to struggle. The second best option (to creating a business based around a line of original, problem solving products) is to learn a skill that can be done from anywhere with a reliable Internet connection. The problem with this option is that (a) you have to learn a skills and (b) you have to become good enough at that skill to earn a decent living despite competing with literally everyone who has an Internet connection and an ounce of ambition. I'm not kidding when I suggest that you talk to CleanSlate. This guy has made it happen. He experimented with learning several skills and eventually selected one and then put the time and effort into creating websites to drive clients to him. While we haven't chatted in a while, my best guess is that he's at this point reached the stage where he has more clients that he can personally handle. While it wasn't easy for him, it also wasn't as hard as you would thing. Forum member Beyond Borders has also succeeded in learning a skill, learning how to market and sell himself and earns an income from doing so. But unless you are creative, motivated and selective enough to envision and create a product that will generate revenue (enough to justify the time, money and energy you've committed) or capable and driven enough to follow through with learning an in-demand location independent skill, you're best bet is teaching English online. Demand is pretty strong and you can learn as you go. The other options are just really poor. For example, writing e-books won't earn you money no matter how good or useful your books are if you don't have the platform in place to drive sales. If you want to earn an income selling books, either be a famous celebrity or spend five years providing value via a blog first. Same goes for online courses, etc. tl;dr: If there was an easy and obvious way to make money online, everyone would be doing it. However, if you have some level of talent and drive, it will be far from impossible for you to learn a useful skill and make a location independent income inside of a year. [/QUOTE]
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