Top 3 ways to make money during COVID-19…

What’s up NewGen family! Man I don’t even know where to start, this whole entire year has just been crazy beyond comprehension. In my personal opinion biblical. Rumors of wars, the passing of Kobe Bryant (Rest in peace), COVID-19, and now a damn race war… Man I think it’s safe to say we need the remote from Adam Sandler and click to 2021! Never the less, today we’re here to talk about the top 3 ways to create income right now during this pandemic. Since millions on millions of people have lost their jobs and now collecting unemployment, making money right now is definitely more challenging now more than ever. With that being said let’s go ahead and dive right into today’s blog topic.

 

E-commerce/Dropshipping:

Now I’m starting off with this one is because we are in a time now where the shift is happening. Two years ago along my journey of learning dropshipping and going through the phases of creating, failing and doing over again, one thing that kept me going is that I knew that major department stores are going out of business and its due to people are shopping online. Stores like Toys R us, JC Penny, Sears, etc… are seeing their revelation of their companies, that was two years ago. Now, 2020 with the pandemic has pretty much headshot all of these businesses and many more. With majority of the world still under quarantine, everyone is on the internet now more than ever. More people on the internet means more online shopping.

Between 2020 to 2025, E-com/Dropshipping will dominate because, department stores are dying (or at least on life support). So what are the steps of building my first E-com/dropshipping store? Well it’s simple:

• Find a product
• Create an online store around the product
•  Create/run ads to your store
•  Start generating sales

Now of course there’s WAY more that goes into it, but this is just the basis of it. I personally recommend using Shopify when you’re creating your store, because it’s beginner friendly and they give you different tips and tricks to create and achieve your first successful E-commerce website. Right now they’re having a 14-day free so I highly recommend hoping on this opportunity especially at it’s beginning stages. Click here to get started! For more info on E-commerce/dropshipping check out my post, “Key tips you need to know when starting a Shopify store…” for more in-depth explanation.

 

Social Media Marketing Agency:

Now this is for the people who don’t necessarily want to deal with the responsibilities of running an E-commerce brand/dropshipping branded store. A lot of these physical businesses such as restaurants, dental offices, etc… the owners of those businesses for the most part are leaving a huge chunk of money on the table simply because they don’t know how to take advantage of the internet (Or in all honesty are just too f***king lazy to learn) that’s where you come in!

So what exactly do you do to get started? Well first learn how to market. My personal advice, take 2-3 weeks aside and actually learn Facebook ads/Google AdWords because that is the most crucial part of being able to do this. What exactly will you be doing? As a social media marketer, you’ll be creating/taking over the client’s social medias for their business and you will be running ads and you’ll be bringing traffic (potential customers) towards their business which will put more money in their pockets.

The more clients you take on and provide good results, the more money you’ll make. Now how do you get paid from doing this and do you have to use your own money? In the beginning you want to provide value ( a test run) to your client and show them that you’re worth the extra investment. You know when you’re in the mall and you walk past the food court and you got the people handing out free samples of their food. Well it’s the same concept. Give them a taste and if they like, you can write up a contract and they’ll give you a budget to utilize to grow their business. You can easily make an extra $1,500-$3,000 a month per client. Imagine having 4-5 clients paying you $1,500 a month, you do the math. For more info about SMMA check out this video by Kevin David for a more in-depth overview.

 

Print on Demand:

Now this is a unique take on making money online because, this isn’t talked about too much.  For all of my creatives out there this opportunity and the time we’re in right now is GOLDEN! Especially with COVID-19 most shipping times for online businesses are extremely pushed back and may be a good minute before they go back to normal. So what exactly is P.O.D ? It’s pretty much similar to dropshipping, but instead of already made products, you’re creating the designs. That’s right, YOU!

Clothing, accessories, phone cases, necklaces, etc… you’ll be creating the designs via photoshop. Afterwards, the fulfillment center manufactures it and sends it to your customers. Fun fact, my clothing line (01 Vision) started off as an P.O.D but will very soon become an actual clothing retailer. So what’s a good P.O.D company to go through? Me personally I use Printful. Very reliable, tons of different items to customize, fast shipping, great customer service, been using them now for 2+ years now.

Now how would you market this? I actually recommend using Instagram influencers, but of course do a lot of research on Instagram influencers before reaching out to them and utilizing their platform. They’re essentially cheaper then using Facebook ads if done right. $100 on the right IG influencer can bring in mad weight and build data so when you start using Facebook ads, you already have a head start.

 

In conclusion…

We are only 6 months into 2020 and as you can see a lot can happen in a mere 6 months. This pandemic will either do two things to you and that’s either make you more lazier than you already were or bring out that inner hustler in you. With all the bars, malls, clubs, etc… closed, you literally have nothing but time to invest in yourself and be a better version of yourself by the time this pandemic passes. Getcha ass up and get at it, no excuses! Y’all stay safe out here, especially if you’re protesting in the streets. Much love! New blogs coming this week.

How to make sure you don’t miss the opportunities that are given to you…

What’s up Newgen family! Yeah I know, it’s been a while. I’ve been in a temporary hiatus and I have some explaining to do as of my where abouts have been. You I’ve been going through many transitions of my life these past few months, everything from moving into a new place, from me pulling a Steve Harvey and leaving my job when I thought I had a plan in place, but when things don’t all the way in order you have to make adjustments and make it work. Never the less i’m back and back with a hunger to give you what I felt the beginning of this year and that’s educate, motivate, and inspire. Prepared to see more of me and content on this page as I myself am still going on this journey. So without anymore waiting let’s go ahead and get into today’s topic.

 

Opportunities…

Now we live in a world where we are born with a lot of advantages and disadvantages at the same damn time. Some of us where born in lower class homes, some with broken neighborhoods, broken families, etc… For the most part we are born with the odds of life stacked against us. However, how our life plays out is all determined by our choices and what decisions we make. With that being said we have these things in our life and they come seldom and few, called opportunitites. Now I don’t have to go into the definition of what opportunites are(if you’re really that damn slow just ask google)but some people don’t understand the seriousness of utilizing the ones we are given.

Maybe there’s a business you want to start right now, maybe there’s a woman/man that you want to pursue at the place you always see them, maybe your boss offered you a leadership position that is so good you can’t even pass up. What ever it is, just know with most given opportunities there’s a time gap, a window when you can enter. However, that window will close. Now let me ask y’all a question. How many people here have an opportunity that just opened for you, but you feel like is something you back from achieving that decision that could change your life? If this is you now, I definitely want you to pay attention to next part because this will be the most important paragraph you will ever read in your life, mark my words.

Do not and I repeat DO NOT, let your family, friends, your inner doubt, etc… Stop you from taking an opportuntiy that can potentially change your life for the better. If you’ve prayed over it and that strong feeling inside of yourself(your intuition)is pushing you towards it, take it and I repeat TAKE IT! You see the funny thing about the opportunities is that each one is different and each one will require a version of you. You also need to take in account as well that the timing is different for each one. Some opportunities, the window can be weeks, months, hell it can even be open for a couple of years. Then they’re others that are on the spot and require a decision right there and right now and if you miss it, you’ll most likely never see that same chance again. Trust me, I can speak from first experience…

Now those are just the opportunities that are given, let me go ahead and go into the part when you have to create your own. This is what seperates the victims and the victors. You see life will only hand you a handful of opportunities, but overall life will consistantly beat the living shit out of you you. However, God gave us the best gift of our life and that’s free will. You see if you were dealt with a shit hand of cards, that’s fine. How you play them will determine if you win or lose. Remember if you’re born poor that’s by chance, but if you die poor that’s by choice. What the 97% tend to do a lot is wait for an opportunity to just come and wait until it’s staring them dead in their face.

“Oh I’ll start my business when the kids are out the house”, “I’ll approach that person tomorrow even though they’re alone right now”, “I don’t think I’m ready to take that position so I’ll wait until i’m more seasoned”. Different excuses, loss chances. If you’re reading this far that means you’re apart of the 3% that takes the tools they were given and build their own opportunites. People let trival things stop them from a life changing experiences that could poteinally take them to the next level in life. Excuses are the kryptonite to opportunitity. While you’re in the position you’re in right now, you need to quit bullshitting your self and tackle this like defensive lineman. Because the plane doesn’t land when it just takes off.

 

So how to make sure you don’t miss out on your blessing?

For one, pray. If you geniually believe that this is the opportunity you should take then God will provide a path for you to go all you gotta do is just say yes to it. Two, make sure that you don’t over think it, because too much thinking on a opportunity can actually cause you to change your mind and that could cause you to miss out big time on something that could had got you going. You don’t want to be that person on their deathbed regretting all the things they could have done, but let the opportunities slip passed them. So know what you want out of life and when the opportunities pop up, attack them full force and don’t hold back. I pray that this helps someone push through a wall they thought was stopping them… Take care Newgen family!