In today’s world, only those with the right information have the best asset to transform their lives.
Simply put, information + implementation brings transformation.
As the saying goes ‘’Learning never stops ’’, the search for information is still on the increase all over the world, as people keep learning and are always on the look for new ideas, new trends, information; this has made them to look for eBooks, videos, websites and even pay huge sum of money to attend seminar and conferences either online or in classrooms as it offers them the opportunity to meet several experts and also network with others who work in their field.
Having considered all these; from the relevance angle, organizing seminars and conferences is a way of revealing wealth of knowledge and information on a specific topic to a group of people. Organizing seminars could earn you extra income though it may be demanding.
This industry is really booming with people coming in everyday with different information and business ideas and marketing it to the public for a fee. You can run such programme or organize seminars and you don’t need to be an eloquent speaker or know how to make elevation speeches before you make good money out of this industry. The secret behind this is to “define your niche, draft your script, negotiate for a professional speaker, choose your dates and venue and run campaign online (very cheap) inviting the public to your seminar.
Another way you can make money from this business is to learn to become a professional event organizer and consult for people as corporate organisations and individuals are in search of professional who would help them in relevant presentations.
What do you need to venture into this business?
You must:
- Make sure you have the information your target audience need
- Read books to boost your confidence and build communication skill
- Embark on a continuous information search that will solve problems of the targeted audience
- Marketing:- you must market your business, it is a must. Prospect for new clients mainly on social media such as Linkedin, forum, facebook, blog, etc and also run classified advert if necessary.This becomes easy when you successfully build reputation by offering quality and life changing seminars,
- Word of mouth:- tell friends and relatives, your church members, community and associations.
- Public relations
- Email marketing
- Google ads
How much can I make?
This depends largely on the number of event you run in a month, the quality of service delivery, location and target audience.
The Budget/startup capital
The same with that of Part Time training
Our goal is to ensure that our readers have one or more sources of income. It will be our pleasure to have your comments at the foot of this article.
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