She feels that tug “I want to start a business, but I’ve got so many ideas, I don’t know where to start !!” This what I suggested to her
1. Write down every idea. Get it out of your head and onto paper
2. Circle the one that excites you the most - even if it scares you a little
3. Ask….. “Would someone pay for this?” If the answer is yes, that’s your first spark of a profitable side hustle
She feels so excited & clearer on the route she wants to take. If that sounds like exactly what you need, get in touch & see what package would suit you best.
I’d like to stop Yawn at point number three as I think this might be where it has all gone wrong for her! When coming up with business ideas, jotting them down and then asking, ‘would someone pay for this?’, the answer to this question is surely not immediately available until you’ve done some fairly extensive research and asked some other questions such as ‘even if there are people who will pay for it does that mean it will make a meaningful profit’?’. What if Yawn had actually checked whether her dreams were viable business ideas by doing at least some of these things(off the top of my non-expert head):
Asking non-biased people in the general population (not downlines) whether they would pay for such a service and why/why not, and
Talking to people with expertise about whether it’s viable. Whether they can offer advice/reality check within their area of expertise.
Also seeing who else is doing the same, if lots of people are already doing it or a close version of the idea is it working for them, are there too many offering it already? Whats your USP? Is it just “gorgeousness” or something more concrete? If no one has the same idea, why is that - because it can’t work, because they’ve given up, because there is no demand, because you’re an original genius and no one has thought of it? Are you sure about that?
Also, some honest consideration of one’s own expertise, skills, experience, personality, talents and deficits. Speaking to others about your motivation; is it because you like the sound of being an entrepreneur? Are you motivated by being a millionaire or some vision of a lifestyle? Are those motivations the right ones or enough on their own?
Attention to the current climate and how one’s idea might fly or bomb in the current economic climate and whether timing is right. Acceptance that however attractive the idea is that it won’t work, or won’t work right now at least. What will it cost you while you’re trying to get people to pay for it, can you manage the lack of money? Should you delete Canva for now and concentrate on Excel?
I’ve probably missed out a load of considerations but the first spark of a profitable business is not deciding people will pay for it because you like the idea.