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dgugges19
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2/21/2025, 4:40:57 AM
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2/24/2025, 12:34:03 AM
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Plumbing, HVAC, Roofing, Car repair and maintenance. Carpentry, additions to houses, including tiny homes. Intellectually, Real Estate. Start research Ag Land available, where and how much, PERC tested or not, etc. Then market it to the ever growing number of people who want to leave crowded areas. Develop the aforementioned businesses to support. Mobile businesses - people like convenience. Mobile pet grooming, mobile auto detailing Buy a large piece of land and make it an Adult Playground (only Adults and Dogs). Like on the idea of Top Golf, but for adult who want to act like kids again. Swing sets, jungle gyms, enclosed trampoline area, paintball, night laser tag, etc.
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2/24/2025, 1:16:34 AM
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Car repair and maintenance is a trap pay is on the up but tools are too and it's very hard to find employer provided tools, plus it's been my experience you don't want them. Car repair is NOT EASY at all. Mechanics are in high demand due to a lot more than just what I've said but no unless you have a mechanic to hire I wouldn't recommend considering car maintenance and repair to transition to the squeeze is heavy on the little guys at least what I see in North Eastern us
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2/24/2025, 12:38:53 AM
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Ohhhh - become an EMT and then transition to Paramedic. You could totally do this as a side hustle. Transport, hospital work, special events. Another business - buy a large building and make it safe to open a gun range. Become NRA certified, teach safety, concealed certification
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dgugges19
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2/24/2025, 3:39:52 AM
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You are loaded with some great ideas. I think this one interests me the most. I would love to make an indoor gun range with the certification and education stand point.
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sacredcow
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2/24/2025, 12:18:01 AM
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What are your hobbies or something you enjoy that can be marketed to humans? Made in America is a "big" thing today. Also buying a hammer and screwdriver and being a handy person today pays well. Lots of people need knicknacks done.
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2/24/2025, 12:35:16 AM
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DING DING DING!!! See my response to dgugges19 above
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dgugges19
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2/21/2025, 8:02:15 PM
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Let's kick around some other ideas. The brainstorming is helpful. The fractional marketing is good. What are some other scalable ideas?
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matt
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2/21/2025, 5:15:05 AM
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find 1 think in life you are passionate about or actually care about. cut out Netflix. cut out doom scrolling. cut out sports. cut out drinking (or whatever your vice) and use that time for a year to learn something new or master that 1 passion. If you devote the 3-4 hours everyday, of that time you can get back...you can be competent in pretty much anything. In that process, you will develop a good business around something you actually enjoy. My .02
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dgugges19
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2/21/2025, 7:59:46 PM
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Thank you Matt. You building this platform is inspiring to find something and go after it. Love your advice.
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logical
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2/21/2025, 4:51:29 AM
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Small businesses need help marketing! Heres an idea: Start a side hustle going around to small local businesses and offering to help market their business for a small fee(im talking the mom and pop restaurant, the local gym, the dentist). Offer to help run their social media, or build social media accounts for them and use your skills and expertise to get them a better bang for their buck. Otherwise what types of skills or interests do you have for work? Local communities need lots of small businesses, it's kind of beating a dead horse but currently the trades are making a fortune, electricians, plumbing, hvac are great industries to get into to become your own boss and run a small business. I don't know a single contractor that isnt booked out for atleast six months and gets to choose their own hours. @mrvictorious might be able to chime in
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dgugges19
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2/21/2025, 4:54:58 AM
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I like where this thought is going. Almost like a fractional marketing business. This is something I have actually thought about. My hang up is the pricing model or fee. This would have to be lower than what the advertising agencies charge but high enough for my efforts. What are your thoughts on that?
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logical
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2/21/2025, 5:05:28 AM
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Well building a business is tough. You're not going to walk right into making as much as you do currently. Start small with a couple of clients, make short windows like $250 for 1-3 months, guarantee a certain number of posts etc, obviously also offer larger strategies for higher amounts, but always offer a low amount at first to get your feet wet, keep in mind you have no credibility yet as a business. Starting small and showing your value to gain a long term customer is key. You probably wont make much vs your cost of time the first 6-months to a year but gaining clients is a compounding investment of time.
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dgugges19
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2/21/2025, 7:58:03 PM
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This is great advice. I appreciate it. Thank you
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