Trucker to turn Freelance Writer… Should he?
Redditor wrote:
“15 years of Over-the-road trucking just came to a screeching halt due to medical reasons and basically, I need a work-from-home type job to make ends meet…
How do I develop a (freelance writing) resume and/or portfolio to show off my nonexistent work for writing as a 38-year-old who is pursuing work-from-home clients/jobs/work when the last 20 years of my life was trucking?”
My heart goes out to anyone who suddenly loses their only income.
That said?
This person seems to think he’s starting over…
… Needs to find writing clients…
… compete against AI or overseas VAs who’ll work for 2 cents a word…
…or both…
When he’s already sitting on a goldmine.
According to Google there are 3.05 million truck drivers in the US…
… And the average pay for an OTR (Over The Road) Trucker is $88,523/yr…
(There are a lot of ‘em - and they make decent money.)
If our Redditor could get even 0.5% (half a percent) to buy something from him?
That’d be 15,000 customers.
I know info product businesses making 250k/yr+ with under a hundred customers.
… Think Mr. Reddit could out earn his trucking job with 15k customers?
Seems possible:-)
What would he sell?
Let’s not forget his 15 years of experience.
There are dozens of info products he could create.
Ideas off the top of my head…
Wealth:
“How to be the First Driver Called for a High Paying Haul.”
“7 Secrets to Negotiating Higher Pay from Freight Brokers”
“The 14 Top Paying Brokers in the country (that no one will tell you about)”
Health:
“The Slim Down while You Drive Plan”
“15 Minute Truck Stop Exercise Routine”
“88 Gas Station Snacks that Won’t Pack on the Pounds”
Relationships:
“Secrets to Finding Love on the Road”
“How to Keep the Flame Alive while You’re Away”
“What to Do when Your Significant Other says ‘It’s Me or the Truck’”
Plus…
Since our Redditor friend likes to write?
He could write reports and turn them into audios truckers can listen to while they drive.
With today’s AI?
Turning text to speech costs next to nothing.
And audio versions of written products make great bonuses or upsells.
FYI - VIPs will find out how to turn their writing into an audiobook later this week.
Before taking another writing gig…
Ask yourself.
What experience could you turn into a product?
In your corner,
James Foster
PPS - Tomorrow we’ll take an insider’s look at how to find affiliates and get them to promote your info product.
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This is awesome. In fact I reached out to this guy after reading this. I've got an immediate opportunity that would help him and me out.