My passion - Is it marketable?
Many IM'ers advise people to identify their passion and market it, and I believe that is good advice; it makes perfect sense. Even though it's not the solution to success, it's a solid one. So I've given it a glancing thought now & then as I ramp up to do something with IM. Currently I'm working on two projects that are focused and will make some money for me, both for paying bills and reinvestment cash, but my ultimate goal is to brand myself and create products & services based on my passion.
The problem with that is my confidence in my passion. I have two, really: Music and Web Design. Both of those are already well-covered in all markets, maybe to the point of being saturated. Yet, those are the only two things that really get me pumped. Music mostly, because I was into it since childhood, and made a career of it until I was 37 years old. I'd seen it all, from being a nobody to sharing the stage with some big names; recording studios; and I'm a songwriter, and a singer, and everything that goes with the music biz I've pretty much been there. So it's a huge passion for me.
Web design became my second passion in the late 90's as I worked a dead-end j.o.b in a pizza shop. I soon made Web design a lucrative career, halted only by a series of unfortunate events, nothing related to my skills. Although I have to admit that I've fallen behind in the skills are needed for today's Web, especially with the rise of mobile devices.
Other than that, nothing else really cranks me up. There are other things I've educated myself in, but none of them as deeply as the above two. So I'm trying to figure out one of two things:
1. What could I possibly bring to the table regarding music or Web design that's not already out there?
or
2. Should I forget about marketing those passions and simply find another way to do IM?
Maybe this post will appear pointless to some of you, maybe not. But I have no one to bounce my thoughts off of, so I figured I'd bother the WF. :p I'm only one head, sometimes a second one helps.
The problem with that is my confidence in my passion. I have two, really: Music and Web Design. Both of those are already well-covered in all markets, maybe to the point of being saturated. Yet, those are the only two things that really get me pumped. Music mostly, because I was into it since childhood, and made a career of it until I was 37 years old. I'd seen it all, from being a nobody to sharing the stage with some big names; recording studios; and I'm a songwriter, and a singer, and everything that goes with the music biz I've pretty much been there. So it's a huge passion for me.
Web design became my second passion in the late 90's as I worked a dead-end j.o.b in a pizza shop. I soon made Web design a lucrative career, halted only by a series of unfortunate events, nothing related to my skills. Although I have to admit that I've fallen behind in the skills are needed for today's Web, especially with the rise of mobile devices.
Other than that, nothing else really cranks me up. There are other things I've educated myself in, but none of them as deeply as the above two. So I'm trying to figure out one of two things:
1. What could I possibly bring to the table regarding music or Web design that's not already out there?
or
2. Should I forget about marketing those passions and simply find another way to do IM?
Maybe this post will appear pointless to some of you, maybe not. But I have no one to bounce my thoughts off of, so I figured I'd bother the WF. :p I'm only one head, sometimes a second one helps.
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