@Ekpocha 28 May 2020

Making Money Online

“*It’s impossible to create work that both matters and pleases everyone.” -Seth Godin* Focus on Creating a Product For Just One person Facebook started out as just a platform designed to connect Harvard students with one another.Focus on Creating a Product For Just One Person “*It’s impossible to create work that both matters and pleases everyone.”* -Seth Godin Indeed, it was not Zuckerberg’s original plan to create a product that would attract more than 2 billion active users, but rather, to simply get all his classmates to sign up. Mailchimp was born as CEO and Co-Founder, Ben Chestnut couldn’t be bothered to individually design email newsletters for a stream of clients who wanted them. Thus, he created a tool that would take care of the process for him. Fast-forward to today, and Mailchimp is now an email newsletter service worth over 4 billion dollars. The lesson? Focus on creating a product that scratches the itch for a small group of people, and if it’s truly worth caring about, then more people will come. For example, I write my articles to the person I was 2 years ago. The one who was addicted to video games, had no real direction in life, and simply needed some encouragement. I’m not trying to force out any topics that I don’t agree with myself, and thus, it often resonates. Hence, if you’re not seeing the results you want, perhaps it’s time to look for a different and smaller audience. However, don’t also forget to have a long term vision. Which takes us to the next point: