hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to the edition of ask Evan today I’m going to
edition of ask Evan today I’m going to
edition of ask Evan today I’m going to answer a question from one of our
answer a question from one of our
answer a question from one of our YouTube readers viewers I guess Rihanna
YouTube readers viewers I guess Rihanna
YouTube readers viewers I guess Rihanna who wrote insane I want to start a
who wrote insane I want to start a
who wrote insane I want to start a business but I want to help small
business but I want to help small
business but I want to help small businesses be more successful I want to
businesses be more successful I want to
businesses be more successful I want to help by starting a consulting company
help by starting a consulting company
help by starting a consulting company but who would want to listen to someone
but who would want to listen to someone
but who would want to listen to someone who’s never owned the business how do I
who’s never owned the business how do I
who’s never owned the business how do I become more credible Thank You Rihanna
become more credible Thank You Rihanna
become more credible Thank You Rihanna so thanks for the question Rihanna so
so thanks for the question Rihanna so
so thanks for the question Rihanna so when I’m giving advice to entrepreneurs
when I’m giving advice to entrepreneurs
when I’m giving advice to entrepreneurs to have them start up their own business
to have them start up their own business
to have them start up their own business the number one thing I always recommend
the number one thing I always recommend
the number one thing I always recommend is is build the business around your
is is build the business around your
is is build the business around your passion so you’ve got into something
passion so you’ve got into something
passion so you’ve got into something really excited about you you’ll jump
really excited about you you’ll jump
really excited about you you’ll jump through you know brick walls to solve
through you know brick walls to solve
through you know brick walls to solve something that kind of keeps you going
something that kind of keeps you going
something that kind of keeps you going and gets the energy pumping and the
and gets the energy pumping and the
and gets the energy pumping and the blood flowing so if you found that with
blood flowing so if you found that with
blood flowing so if you found that with helping small business owners so that
helping small business owners so that
helping small business owners so that that’s a great start so you found your
that’s a great start so you found your
that’s a great start so you found your passion the next thing I usually
passion the next thing I usually
passion the next thing I usually recommend doing for somebody just
recommend doing for somebody just
recommend doing for somebody just starting up without a lot of experience
starting up without a lot of experience
starting up without a lot of experience is work to learn so go find somebody
is work to learn so go find somebody
is work to learn so go find somebody who’s doing exactly what you’re doing or
who’s doing exactly what you’re doing or
who’s doing exactly what you’re doing or what you want to do and work for them
what you want to do and work for them
what you want to do and work for them for six months or three months or a year
for six months or three months or a year
for six months or three months or a year just to get a sense of how the industry
just to get a sense of how the industry
just to get a sense of how the industry works to a make sure that it is
works to a make sure that it is
works to a make sure that it is something that you want to do and be
something that you want to do and be
something that you want to do and be also learn all the tricks of the trade
also learn all the tricks of the trade
also learn all the tricks of the trade from somebody who is in your industry
from somebody who is in your industry
from somebody who is in your industry it’s a great way to learn about the
it’s a great way to learn about the
it’s a great way to learn about the business figure out all the mistakes on
business figure out all the mistakes on
business figure out all the mistakes on somebody else’s watch and also get paid
somebody else’s watch and also get paid
somebody else’s watch and also get paid to do it so you’re getting paid to learn
to do it so you’re getting paid to learn
to do it so you’re getting paid to learn about how to be a successful business
about how to be a successful business
about how to be a successful business owner in your field so as much as to
owner in your field so as much as to
owner in your field so as much as to also try to find somebody you might be
also try to find somebody you might be
also try to find somebody you might be able to intern with or get a job with at
able to intern with or get a job with at
able to intern with or get a job with at the start who does exactly what you want
the start who does exactly what you want
the start who does exactly what you want to try to do to learn from their
to try to do to learn from their
to try to do to learn from their experience beyond that you got to start
experience beyond that you got to start
experience beyond that you got to start building up a base so if you have no
building up a base so if you have no
building up a base so if you have no experience it might be hard to convince
experience it might be hard to convince
experience it might be hard to convince people to come on board with you and
people to come on board with you and
people to come on board with you and sign you up as a supplier but you might
sign you up as a supplier but you might
sign you up as a supplier but you might have to do things for free at the
have to do things for free at the
have to do things for free at the beginning or a super low cost so you’re
beginning or a super low cost so you’re
beginning or a super low cost so you’re building up your portfolio you’re
building up your portfolio you’re
building up your portfolio you’re building up your experience and you’re
building up your experience and you’re
building up your experience and you’re building up case study so you can say
building up case study so you can say
building up case study so you can say hey I helped this person go from here to
hey I helped this person go from here to
hey I helped this person go from here to here so at the beginning you’re looking
here so at the beginning you’re looking
here so at the beginning you’re looking for small clients people who could
for small clients people who could
for small clients people who could become testimonials or case studies I
become testimonials or case studies I
become testimonials or case studies I need
need
need if you’re not making money off of them
if you’re not making money off of them
if you’re not making money off of them you’re building up your portfolio so
you’re building up your portfolio so
you’re building up your portfolio so that when other clients come to you you
that when other clients come to you you
that when other clients come to you you can show them hey you’ve got all this
can show them hey you’ve got all this
can show them hey you’ve got all this work done behind you and you know you’re
work done behind you and you know you’re
work done behind you and you know you’re credible expert the last thing I would
credible expert the last thing I would
credible expert the last thing I would try to do here in terms of just getting
try to do here in terms of just getting
try to do here in terms of just getting started is try to build up your
started is try to build up your
started is try to build up your expertise by creating content so if you
expertise by creating content so if you
expertise by creating content so if you have a blog write great content on your
have a blog write great content on your
have a blog write great content on your website that talks about how small
website that talks about how small
website that talks about how small business owners can help grow their
business owners can help grow their
business owners can help grow their companies you can create YouTube videos
companies you can create YouTube videos
companies you can create YouTube videos just like I’m doing here you can share
just like I’m doing here you can share
just like I’m doing here you can share your thoughts in the video or you can
your thoughts in the video or you can
your thoughts in the video or you can just answer questions if you see
just answer questions if you see
just answer questions if you see questions coming in you may not have an
questions coming in you may not have an
questions coming in you may not have an audience yet of people who are asking
audience yet of people who are asking
audience yet of people who are asking you questions but you can go to a forum
you questions but you can go to a forum
you questions but you can go to a forum of entrepreneurs and see what people are
of entrepreneurs and see what people are
of entrepreneurs and see what people are talking about and just create a video
talking about and just create a video
talking about and just create a video response and get back to somebody
response and get back to somebody
response and get back to somebody through your YouTube video depends on
through your YouTube video depends on
through your YouTube video depends on how you know if you like being in front
how you know if you like being in front
how you know if you like being in front of the camera or if you prefer the right
of the camera or if you prefer the right
of the camera or if you prefer the right but start creating expert content and if
but start creating expert content and if
but start creating expert content and if it’s publishing on your own blog or if
it’s publishing on your own blog or if
it’s publishing on your own blog or if you’re doing guest posting for other
you’re doing guest posting for other
you’re doing guest posting for other blogs you’re starting to build a little
blogs you’re starting to build a little
blogs you’re starting to build a little bit of an authority presence again you
bit of an authority presence again you
bit of an authority presence again you have to have enough of a base knowledge
have to have enough of a base knowledge
have to have enough of a base knowledge to be able to create this great content
to be able to create this great content
to be able to create this great content if you don’t really know what you’re
if you don’t really know what you’re
if you don’t really know what you’re talking about yet then you have to go
talking about yet then you have to go
talking about yet then you have to go back and get the experience by working
back and get the experience by working
back and get the experience by working for somebody else and by starting on
for somebody else and by starting on
for somebody else and by starting on this little project with clients but
this little project with clients but
this little project with clients but once you feel you have a bit of a base
once you feel you have a bit of a base
once you feel you have a bit of a base knowledge then you can start creating
knowledge then you can start creating
knowledge then you can start creating content and people find it and think wow
content and people find it and think wow
content and people find it and think wow this is really great stuff they might
this is really great stuff they might
this is really great stuff they might contact you or at least sign up for your
contact you or at least sign up for your
contact you or at least sign up for your newsletter or take whatever next step
newsletter or take whatever next step
newsletter or take whatever next step you want them to take so hopefully that
you want them to take so hopefully that
you want them to take so hopefully that helps it is a bit of a process it’s
helps it is a bit of a process it’s
helps it is a bit of a process it’s probably gonna take a lot longer than
probably gonna take a lot longer than
probably gonna take a lot longer than you think it’s gonna take and be you
you think it’s gonna take and be you
you think it’s gonna take and be you know require a lot of energy but
know require a lot of energy but
know require a lot of energy but hopefully it’s something that you’re
hopefully it’s something that you’re
hopefully it’s something that you’re really passionate about you believe in
really passionate about you believe in
really passionate about you believe in and this is something want to do for the
and this is something want to do for the
and this is something want to do for the next 20 years
next 20 years
next 20 years then it’ll be worth the investment and
then it’ll be worth the investment and
then it’ll be worth the investment and be super rewarding for you as you
be super rewarding for you as you
be super rewarding for you as you continue to grow so thank you for the
continue to grow so thank you for the
continue to grow so thank you for the question if those of you watching if you
question if those of you watching if you
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