Couldnt think of a title, so pardon me; its a bit misleading. I am an 18 y/o guy whos learning digital marketing and doesnt have any services to offer BUT
Yesterday i came across lex's post about providing value to others, and not thinking about money. My mindset is pretty F*cked; i only thought about money and i was getting nowhere. So i decided to help people. But i need a few tips.
I live in a south asian country and the country is in lock down right now. There are so many businesses who need help. People who barely made a day's wage cant survive anymore because they dont have a job. Because its a poor country, many businesses cant afford operating without earning revenue so they have either shut down or laid off most off their workforce. Its a terrible situation. Nonetheless i have realized that there are many small businesses operating (overseas and in my own country, but mostly overseas) very well and are utilizing this lockdown very effectively. But there are far far more businesses who cant operate right now compared to those who can. I can consider this as volunteer work to help small businesses .
I am thinking of cold-calling them/ emailing businesses and giving them ideas - emailing them to get to talk on phone and share my ideas and how i can help the for free. Yes i have no experience. But i am very well educated compared to the struggling business owners, who can barely speak English. I want to help them take advantage of opportunities during this time (keeping in mind moral grounds) and operate well. I have researched alot about how these businesses are doing well in this time,and i can advice them on using similar strategies.
For eg; there are tons of tailor shops in my country. But most have been shut down. Owners whole income depends on them but now they have nothing. Unemployed workers, no income; its a mess. But if they could start manufacturing masks, even at small scale it would benefit them alot and i can help them do this.
What should i do?
Yesterday i came across lex's post about providing value to others, and not thinking about money. My mindset is pretty F*cked; i only thought about money and i was getting nowhere. So i decided to help people. But i need a few tips.
I live in a south asian country and the country is in lock down right now. There are so many businesses who need help. People who barely made a day's wage cant survive anymore because they dont have a job. Because its a poor country, many businesses cant afford operating without earning revenue so they have either shut down or laid off most off their workforce. Its a terrible situation. Nonetheless i have realized that there are many small businesses operating (overseas and in my own country, but mostly overseas) very well and are utilizing this lockdown very effectively. But there are far far more businesses who cant operate right now compared to those who can. I can consider this as volunteer work to help small businesses .
I am thinking of cold-calling them/ emailing businesses and giving them ideas - emailing them to get to talk on phone and share my ideas and how i can help the for free. Yes i have no experience. But i am very well educated compared to the struggling business owners, who can barely speak English. I want to help them take advantage of opportunities during this time (keeping in mind moral grounds) and operate well. I have researched alot about how these businesses are doing well in this time,and i can advice them on using similar strategies.
For eg; there are tons of tailor shops in my country. But most have been shut down. Owners whole income depends on them but now they have nothing. Unemployed workers, no income; its a mess. But if they could start manufacturing masks, even at small scale it would benefit them alot and i can help them do this.
What should i do?
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