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You should blog (under a pseudonym), your story is unique. People could support you financially via BuyMeaCoffee or else Patreon, and make teaser posts on Reddi
by smcin 1y ago
You should blog (under a pseudonym), your story is unique. People could support you financially via BuyMeaCoffee or else Patreon, and make teaser posts on Reddit, LinkedIn to bring new readers to your blog.
What did you learn as a street perfume seller in Marrakesh? Compared to software sales? That alone sounds more useful than most TED talks.
- iberator 1y agoThere is no comparison. Selling stuff as white person (extremely culturally aware) in Africa is like stealing candy from a baby. People want to know you, and your story - not the product. Thank you for such suggestion. Yup, I could write few articles or stories...
- smcin 1y agoDon't be so quick to discount your experience though; selling enterprise software/SaaS is different to marketing and selling consumer goods/services. Tell us what you learned, about both. Were all your perfume sales face-to-face, or did you use text, or word-of-mouth? Did you give discounts for referrals? How much did the brand name matter, or not? etc. (Compare to e.g. https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human/what-we-can-learn-from-great-salespeople-w-colin-coggins-transcript https://www.ted.com/podcasts/how-to-be-a-better-human/what-w...)