TURN YOUR HOBBY INTO PAYCHECK

by Abiodun O. Ajayi

Nothing is too small to start a living in life.

One of the most interesting things in life is turning a common thing into a Paycheck. Most times, you find yourself walking on your computer trying to design for fun. You design in a great way on your computer every day without no one telling you to do so, but simply because of the passion you have for it. It has become a part of you and more like a hobby. You often find yourself singing among friends and family and people admire you for it. Each time you talk in the class or among friends, you make people laugh naturally simply because of your words are so intriguing and bring happiness to people.
But has it ever come to your mind those things can be paid for and can actually be turned into a Paycheck?
What do you think of doing most times when you're free? What makes you happy each time you do it? How do you feel about yourself each time you think of those things? Does it make you happy? Do you see a life in it? Even if you don't know this, you can actually work on it.

Here are few steps on how to turn your hobby into paycheck.

Ask few questions from people and pay attention to feedback:
It's always good before starting try as much as possible to do some research about your hobby or ask around, listen to what people would say and have an idea why they will pay for your product & service. Whatever criticisms you hear from people should not discourage you. Negative criticisms can help you sharpening your hobby and can also help hobby to be polished into what people will actually pay for. Use that feedback to create a hobby that can actually sustain a long-term business.

Brand it:
Whatever your hobby, customers or subscribers are ready to buy or pay for your service as long you do it in a unique way. Branding encompasses many things, it starts from giving a unique name to the business and it doesn't have to be long. Let it be short, precise and easy to call. You can also create an advert for your product on YouTube or any other social media. Take for instance, if you're a fashion designer and it has become part of you more like a hobby, you can create a blog for online users and showcase some of your products & designs there and that makes your work unique and make people to order for it from different locations. You can as well create a platform for training those who might as well want to venture into such business.
 Stay ahead of the game:
Whatever things you choose to do, do it very well. Understand that you're not the only that has the same unique hobby, therefore you have to work more on your improvement. Always be ready to learn new things on it, read books about this great hobby of yours and this will not only you make you on top of the game alone, but also make you also make whatever things you're doing to be different from what people are already doing. Work on your skills and it makes people to patronize you more.

Work on it every day:
The most important part of turning a hobby into Paycheck is by making sure you stick with it. Act every day on it and be committed to it. Even if, you're already working, this doesn't disturb you from spending some time on it during your leisure time every day. Your commitment to it determines the level of your success in it.
What is your hobby? Discover it today and turn it into Paycheck.