Start with what you know

Turn what you know into something you can sell.

That hobby you love. Something you figured out. The thing people always ask you about.I’m James DeLong. Let’s talk about what you could create with it.

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Skills. Hobbies. Interests. Experience.There’s a starting point in there.

What feels ordinary to you
could help someone else.

You might not think of it as a skill. It could be something you do every weekend, figured out at work, or finally learned after getting it wrong.

Something you know
how to do.

Set up a microphone. Organize a small space. Get a stubborn plant growing again.

Something you could
talk about for hours.

The gear, recipes, games, or little details you keep coming back to.

Something you learned
the hard way.

A mistake you can help someone avoid. A simpler way you wish you’d known sooner.

One thing you know.
A few ways to use it.

You don’t need a product before you start. A useful video or an honest recommendation can be a starting point of its own.

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01

Make something useful to watch.

Show how you do something. Answer one question. Help someone understand what confused you the first time. Useful videos can also open a path to earning through advertising.

02

Share what you’d recommend.

Explain the tools or resources you use, who they help, and their limits. Relevant affiliate recommendations are one possible way to earn.

03

Help someone do it.

Something you know how to do could become a service. Start with a specific problem and a person who needs help with it.

04

Put it into a useful resource.

A checklist, guide, template, or lesson could make a task easier. Find out what people need before you build the whole thing.

Consume less.
Produce more.

Come explore the ideas, try the tools, and figure out what you could make with what you already know. One useful thing at a time.

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