Over the past weeks and months I’ve been sharing with you all kinds of ways to set up or expand your business, especially during pandemic restrictions.
On Tuesday, I launch Sell Out Services, my new course on how to set up a service based business using what you already know…
And I know that, for many people, it’s the bit about already knowing something that stops them in their tracks.
With that in mind, this week I am sharing with you all kinds of business ideas that you can think about that range beyond straightforward IM – and are therefore lower competition as well as potentially more lucrative.
I am also sharing resources for you to learn new or more skills so that you feel empowered to try out some of these ideas.
Let’s start with those skills and various places you can acquire them for nada.
A great place to do that is Future Learn which has a vast array of courses covering all kinds of subjects:
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses
Then there is Open Learn which has nearly 1000 courses covering 8 subject areas for nada:
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses/full-catalogue
Class Central is another great place to find professional courses including these highly popular ones:
https://www.classcentral.com/tag/sports
Fancy learning how to be a life coach? Check this 20 hour course out:
https://www.oxfordhomestudy.com/courses/life-coaching-courses-online/free-life-coaching-courses
Once you have those skills, though, can they actually be turned into a viable business?
Oh yes…and here is some inspiration for you in the form of a case study on how one person started a 48k a month fitness business:
https://www.starterstory.com/how-to-start-online-fitness-training-service
Another highly popular field is nutrition and you can find relevant courses in the resources I mentioned above.
Here are some great tips on starting a nutrition coaching business:
With more tips here:
https://www.afpafitness.com/blog/how-to-start-your-online-nutrition-business
As for life coaching, here is how to set up a business based on that here:
https://www.sallyannmiller.com/start-a-life-coaching-business/
Your TED talk this week is on how to speak so that people want to listen – an essential skill for us all:
