Post by Yasmin Allen.
Monday 20 April 2015
Turning your hobby into a business
I try to provide some free or at least cheap ways to still enjoy life when unemployed and with little or no spare money for leisure activities. As I have written previously, it is actually more important than ever when looking for a job that you stay in circulation. It is important because meeting people and networking is one of the best ways to get a job, with many jobs being found through word of mouth and someone who knows of jobs being available rather than advertised jobs, this is called the hidden job market.
Also, being unemployed has a very powerful and negative effect on mental health as well as finances and issues with mental health such as stress lead to physical health problems such as high blood pressure . For further information on this subject Google the psychological effects of unemployment, effect unemployment has on people and also articles on this blog http://valeriehedges.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/The%20psychological%20effects%20of%20unemployment.
When unemployed, there is no money in your benefits allowance for leisure activities. However, becoming a job hunting bore, talking about nothing other than looking for a job and the problems of having no money is a big turn off when you do meet people and can make you look desperate and leaving people more likely to wonder why you cannot get a job than to think off anyone they might know who could help you.
So, try to do something other than read your job alert emails and apply for jobs. It is true that many hobbies such as the arts and sports cost money, but if you are reading this then quite possibly at home you already have one of the best tools, that is the internet, for finding or developing further, hobbies that that are free or at least cheap and can even lead to a job.
Google hobbies that can make money online and look up writing, sharing knowledge, selling your photographs online selling your crafts and cooking, gardening and sewing , all hobbies that can lead to making an income from your skills.
Also search terms to use are: Hobbies that make money ideas, hobbies that can earn you money and hobbies that can be a job.
If you have hobbies that you can write about then you can make money from writing about it and getting paid for your articles. If you do not already have a blog, start one and write articles for it, then look up ways to… Monetize your blog, with advertising and products relevant to your topic.
Google search: Websites that pay you to write:
Some examples: http://www.epicpassiveincome.com/pay-per-article-websites/
Reading also can be turned into a means to make some money by writing paid book reviews.
Start a blog about your favourite books and books that you read and join Amazon’s affiliate programme, get the links to the book and advertise and promote your blog or website so that you can sell the books.
Quite likely you are already on Facebook and or Twitter, they are not just for fun and posting pictures of cats and writing on walls. Use the job hunting pages and groups and also search free advertising in the Facebook search bar , advertise your skills or crafts , post your CV or resume and share the groups and pages to your own page. Interact with other posts and almost without knowing, you will be building up networking connections and learning the basics of social media marketing.
Be sure to get some exercise, even just a walk into town if you have had to give up your gym membership, clears your head and reduces stress.
Valerie Hedges
A book that makes it easier to know where to sell your crafts, with some sites listed that you may not have known of , and several I have never heard of . Written mainly for the USA market but many of these online stores operate worldwide , so this is not always a barrier .
Wednesday 8 April 2015
Breathe Deep ..for Lung Cancer
Breathe Deep ….
Do you happen to be free on Saturday 11th April,
and are you anywhere in or near Charlotte NC, USA? …If so please if you can,
support Breathe Deep Charlotte....
This event is being held at Olde Mecklenburg Brewery,
Charlotte's first and oldest brewery, to raise money for LUNGevity,
the largest USA national lung cancer-focused non-profit. LUNGevity aims to
change the outcomes for people with lung cancer through research and support. LUNGevity
is committed to increasing quality of life and the survival of people with Lung
Cancer through research into early diagnosis and intervention and more
effective treatments. They also provide a community and support for those affected, focused on survival, geared to results, compassionate and respectful.
Their vision is a world where no one dies of
Lung Cancer ….Lung Cancer kills more women than breast cancer and more people
than prostate, breast, colorectal and pancreatic cancers combined yet receives
only a fraction of the funding. This is thought by many to reflect the fact
that Lung Cancer is seen as an embarrassment. When diagnosed with other forms of
cancer there will be a response of sympathy, but with Lung Cancer, the question
so often asked is did you smoke? It is seen as something self-inflicted …Lung
Cancer is not a blame game and all those fighting it with such courage as they
show through grueling treatment, deserve our compassion and support.
LUNGevity
sets out to provide this, and you can get involved to help support a loved one
with Lung Cancer or indeed the courageous community of Lung Cancer patients and
their families.
The Breathe
Deep events are just one way that by
supporting one in your area, you can get involved
If you
possibly can, please join LUNGevity on Saturday,
April 11, 2015, 2:00 - 6:00 pm at Olde Mecklenburg Brewery,
Charlotte's finest and oldest brewery, for a fun-filled afternoon. There will be
live music, a raffle, a silent auction, hors d'oeuvres and beer.
Ticket prices are:
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Adults
(21 and over, includes 2 drinks)
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Available
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$25.00
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Lung
Cancer Survivor (includes 2 drinks)
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Available
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$0.00
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13-20
years old
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Available
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$20.00
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12 and
under
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Available
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$0.00
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$25 ticket gets you in the door, along with hors d’oeuvres
and your first two drinks.
Breathe Deep
Charlotte is being organised by local residents, a group of volunteers for whom
Lung Cancer has deeply touched them through the lives of loved ones with Lung cancer.
Four passionate, committed women are coming together with the Charlotte
community and the LUNGevity Foundation to make a difference...A world
where no one dies of Lung Cancer …100% of the proceeds benefit LUNGevity.
Events take place all around the country, find one near you
!!!
Please
donate if you possibly can, but I do appreciate that this is not possible for
many of us, so how about taking a look at alternative ways of
donating. eg …. LUNGevity is a participating charity in the Amazon
Smile program. Amazon will donate 0.5% of most purchases to LUNGevity if the
buyer first goes to this link before making a purchase: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/36-4433410.
If you are one of my Facebook friends or family from the UK
and this message has touched you, please consider supporting The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, The
UK’s only charity devoted solely to research and campaigning for better
diagnosis , treatment and care for those
living with Lung Cancer .
Valerie Hedges
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