Javelin Marketing: Unemployed? Then Don’t Look for a Job
by admin ~ February 2nd, 2009. Filed under: unemployed.If you’re out of work, it’s likely you’re looking for a job and it’s difficult. It’s difficult because you are trying to sell something that people don’t need. For example, if you have been a loan processor, you send our resume stressing your experience as a loan processor. But if no one needs any loan processors, you find it difficult to get any call backs. How long would a department store stay in business if they sold clothes that people did not want? How long would the supermarket stay in business selling food that people did not want? If selling what people don’t want seems foolish to you, then why do you keep doing it? You are the product and you are currently a product that people don’t want. The good news: you can change the product that you are and people will want to give you money for it.
Try this idea on for size. Sell what people want and you will always have work and always have money. You must break yourself of this mindset that you have a set of skills or experience and that’s what you have to sell. That’s way too limiting and will keep you poor. Instead, ask yourself–what do people want? If you supply what people want, they you will always make money.
If you want to know what people want, there are several ways to find out:
1. Look in the newspaper and see what ads are always there. You might say “I see a lot of jobs for accountants but I don’t like that type of work.” That’s the exact attitude that keeps you poor. You are more interested in what YOU want than what OTHER people want. Wake up–life is about serving others and they will pay your handsomely to do so. If you want to stay wedded to your self serving desires of what you want, then get happy to be poor.
2. Ask people. Ask people you know what they want (tip–ask rich people because they have more money). Write down what they say. They may say they want to lose weight and they have not lost weight because when they prepare meals, they prepare meals they like (e.g. fried chicken) rather than the low calorie foods that would be healthful (e.g. broiled chicken). Ask how much would they pay to have three meals delivered to them daily that would help them lose weight because they would not need to prepare any meals. Maybe there’s a weight-loss food prep business waiting for you.
Another example. Companies want to increase their sales. Find a product you like and ask the company if you can sell their product, commission only. They will hire you fast because anything you sell helps them and they are happy to pay you for your results.
Do you get the idea? There are TONS of ways to make money if you ask the right question: what do people want?
Like many people, you may be thinking, “I don’t know how to do accounting or sell things or make food.” So what? In the age of the Internet, you can learn anything in a matter of days. If you are not willing to learn on your own or study, then that’s the second reason you’re out of work and have no money.
This is the age of self learning. Those that can teach themselves will ALWAYS be able to learn something new, something that people want, and provide it. if you happened to get your first job as a loan processor and think that’s all you can do, then good luck because you’ll need it. But if you say to yourself that you can teach yourself new skills and get off your butt, determine what people want, learn how to deliver it and then deliver it, money will never be a problem.
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February 8th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
Absolutely agree. Time for “jobs” is over. Learn, play, be curious, do things that make sense (to you). Maybe you have a bit less money for some time - but you will have the time and the “right feeling” to enjoy whatever you earn - and you will be out of the rat race, hanging around or working 80 hrs a week at will, not at someone else’s requirements…
June 4th, 2009 at 4:54 am
That’s one powerful tactic. Can I also suggest people find a copy of the “Acres of Diamonds”, an absolute classic from the early 1900s that talks about exactly what you describe above, they didn’t have the internet then though
The author Russell Conway talks about “If you can’t make money where you are - then you won’t make it anywhere, and it’s all about what you talk about finding out what people want and then providing to them at a price.
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June 12th, 2009 at 2:29 am
This is a time for everybody to find a way to make their own path to money. Self-employment of some sort. Perhaps it is time to take the plunge or the risk and turn a hobby into a livable wage. Whatever it is, people need to find a way to redefine what they think of as a job.
June 15th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
I think this is a key: “Do you get the idea? There are TONS of ways to make money if you ask the right question: what do people want?”
I am unemployed currently but think that it is a good chance for me to change the lifestyle and make a lot of money.
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June 22nd, 2009 at 12:19 am
Agreed. At times like these it is best to keep all windows and doors open, since we do not know which ones will shut when. However it is important that we do not panic because this will severely impair the effectiveness of any work you might undertake!
June 24th, 2009 at 6:38 am
I think you bring up some great points here. I also think that to really get yourself out of a rut you need to be creative. You have to come up with new ways at looking at things that people are looking for that you could provide for them.
Learning is definitely the number one way to make money. Learn and learn, and learn some more. I’m so happy that I try and constantly push myself into new arenas that I know nothing about to try and push my limits of what I know.
July 8th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Very good ideas. A Positive Mindset will always win through. Visualize the perfect job. See yourself actually working in your perfect job. Start your own business. Be creative.
July 9th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
I really liked” This is the age of self-learning” and i completely agree with that. No doubt if you have the ability to learn by yourself than you can learn every time a new thing and can move towards top. The Person with self learning ability can never be “Unemployed”
July 16th, 2009 at 7:47 am
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July 30th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Agreed. People often get stuck in this rut thinking they have to find a job like their previous job, a job in the same field they’re used to, a job in the field their degree is in. It’s as if many of them just don’t understand that there are SO many potential jobs out there and so many that haven’t even been thought up yet that it’s impossible not to find something ELSE that you can do!
August 5th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
In some ways totally agree with this blog it think point 2 is a fantastic way to find a new business, but remember to ask more than one person before investing in a cooking course. The first point also will help find a job area with potential and demand. However my big problem with all of this is the total disregard for job satisfaction, it seems to have been totally over looked simply to get financial reward. From experience this works in the short term, but long term it crippling.
August 7th, 2009 at 9:18 am
I like the idea of asking rich people what they would pay money for. I think that would be a great way of coming up with some interesting business ideas.
September 9th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Started my own business and loving it! Not happy with odds of succeeding though.
September 9th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
I have found out that asking people really does do the trick. Many think that others won’t know anything, but I have quickly discovered just how much it is that they do know!
September 15th, 2009 at 2:09 am
Thanks!
I would put something about clickbank ebooks in this.
September 16th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
You can find company with products and find second company with customer list and match. Example: One company sell diet suplements, they customers might be interesitng about all healthy products, video seminars, audiobooks, books, so on. Find who sell those things and connect. Tricki part is to make a deal and get paid but with attorney help You can aquire right for almost passive income commision. Grab yellow pages and make some brain strom with somebody, you can`t imagine how many possibilities out there.
September 21st, 2009 at 8:05 am
There is always an option to buy an existing business for those who do not want to start from the scratch. The ones without a necessary experience can focus on multiple franchise opportunities available.
September 25th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
I think keeping a positive mental attitude is a must in the current financial situation - don’t panic, just think clearly about where you want to be and what you want to do. Use your current situation to your benefit and learn a new skill - that’s my two cents worth!
September 26th, 2009 at 12:39 am
While I generally don’t advise people to do things they hate for a living, it is true that in a terrible employment market, sometimes we just have to make sacrifices. Giving someone else (an employer) what they want instead of going solely for what we may want is certainly one way to overcome the bad market.
September 27th, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Absolutely agree. One of the thing you can do is to become a freelancer. If you know something about computers you can make website or write articles for money.
November 20th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
I love you thought process. I have always been the type to take the initiative to teach myself and have recently started my own network consulting company. Things have changed so drastically so quickly that I feel that you have to realign yourself with a skill set that is in demand today.
November 24th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Positive attitude is needed,First we need to understand the consumer preference before lunching any product that will always have success and always have money.Very informative blog and i like your writing style.
November 24th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
great business often emerge from problems that you face, then turning them into solutions. Brainstorming potential business ideas is often a great method.
December 1st, 2009 at 1:26 am
yes i agree, working 80 hrs a week at will, not at someone else’s requirements is the key, most people get confortable with a job and eventually get tired and dont care, which i understand, but when the job market is not strong, these people go back and wish they had worked harder to keep their jobs
December 2nd, 2009 at 5:03 am
Good points but I think it all just boils down to word of mouth. Sending our resumes and scouring the internet for work will always be inferior to hitting the streets and pubs and talking to as many people as possible. Word of mouth trumps most situations.
I particularly like your suggestion of offering to sell a companies product - it is a win-win for everyone!
December 23rd, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Great info. I think that was so on point about the people who are out of work are the people that sell stuff that others don’t need.
December 23rd, 2009 at 1:34 pm
While this is certainly a nice gesture, it unfortunately will not help to many people. In times like this an unemployed person needs a job with a bit of security, something that offers a paycheck each and every week or month, whichever it may be.
December 23rd, 2009 at 3:41 pm
I have been using Javelin’s lead program and of every 10 leads, I get two hot ones with prospects ready to meet. I had my doubts about using the system as I’m not that Internet savvy. My first sale was a $100,000 sale and its quite exciting to have something that works.
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December 27th, 2009 at 3:11 am
This is the exact conclusion I came too! I hate the idea of working for someone else now. I would rather build my own business!
December 30th, 2009 at 6:13 am
I like it. I’m starting to take this attitude with marketing in general. It wasn’t until I started my own carpet cleaning business did I find that this is so true.
January 11th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Completely agree with you. Have find the right niche, that will do 50% of the job for us. Thanks for sharing this post with us. A very useful post.
January 12th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
You need to do the thing you have passion for , like blogging:)
January 16th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
My advice to unemployed is that know your powers and start your own business to succeed in life.
January 21st, 2010 at 2:57 am
I would advice to start thinking about your own business. It`s the best time for startups righ now