How to Turn Hobby into Money in the Digital Age
I know people who work hard for their hobbies. They get paid for what they love. It sounds interesting, right?
They inspire me to do the same. I want to live a meaningful job. I mean the job that I love. The job that I master. And the job that has meaning. It’s not easy to find this kind of job. But there is one key: hobby.
Everyone enjoys doing a hobby. You too, right?
I start my journey with a hobby even though I haven’t got a big payoff from it right now. But at least I enjoy it. My job is a part of my life. It’s a part of my life journey.
I don’t want to hate my job for my entire life. It hurts doing something we don’t like. That’s why I choose to monetize my hobby.
If you want to work on your hobby, so you have to learn how to monetize it. Before you monetize it, you have to train your hobby to the next level. It needs more time and effort, but it will pay off later.
In this digital age, you will find many new jobs born. One of them comes from a hobby. Some people said passion. Hobby and passion sound similar. Which one do you like? It’s up to you.
What is your current hobby? Is it possible to turn it into money?
Maybe it is a disclaimer. I don’t think that every hobby can pay you money. There are hobbies that just for fun, so it can’t be your job. For example, playing squishy is just for fun.
What kind of hobby then?
You can monetize a hobby if it is beneficial for others. Your hobby should help people simplify their life or give people good information or entertain people, and so on.
What about your hobby? Does it offer benefit to people?
You have to choose the right hobby.
Thank God cause the internet and digital platform help us to monetize hobbies. Some hobbies can be digital.
You can digitalize a hobby as a service provider, like teaching or mentoring. Then, as a product like making crafts or producing songs. In short, your hobby should be a service or a product.
Now, identify your hobby. Is it a service or making a product?
Let me give you a step-by-step guide to turn your hobby into money in the digital age.
You can follow these steps:
- Identify your hobby. Can it be a service or product?
- Identify what aspect of your hobby that you need to improve.
- Where do you want to offer your service or product (website or social media)
- Think about the price of your service or product.
- Launch it. Promote it to people around the world.
It is possible to turn hobbies into money in the digital age. You have to take your hobby to the next level. If you have built the foundation, so you can start working on your hobby. A hobby that pays off. Money.
So what are you waiting for then?
