2 weeks until redundancy. What would you do?

I hate these sort of threads . . . little or no money, no experience, etc.

You say you're being made redundant in 2 weeks time - well that means you've got redundancy money to put into something. People can make suggestions to you till doomsday, but whether YOU are capable of doing it is another matter. On the other hand, why should someone suggest you a really unique idea on a public forum, where it can be taken by the masses and saturated in no time. I could PM you a simple way to earn 5-figures+ monthly, instantly, and without having any experience, but why should I? You should be prepared to pay for things in life and not be like the countless other daily threads on here seeking something for nothing.

Seems to me you've got some tangible skills to start off, or even to offer or seek a partnership where two sets of skills could complement each other.

Whatever you choose to do, at some stage it's going to involve a financial investment of sorts - however little or large. It's best to get your head around that fact if you want to speed up your progress and set yourself apart from the thousands of others on WF who've posted almost identical threads to this . . . and are still searching.

Hmmm ... very difficult to answer as I do not know your likes and dislikes. What do you like? I know what you presently do (by reading your post). But what does your HEART like? If you could identify that, then it would be s start.

Once identified, can you make money with it? If yes, are you an Action oriented person by nature? Can you work on your own? Or do you need someone to direct / instruct. Some people are like that you know.

If you are a self-starter, you have identified your heart's true desires, and these desires can be 'monetized', then go for it. What ever 'it' is.

Sorry I could not provide a 'do this then this would happen' type of answer. You need to do some internal reflecting and answer these and similar questions your-self.

All the best.

I would find a job.

In your scenario - no cash, no programming skills, and can't sell = no ability to run a business.

You need at least two of the three. Either you need programming and marketing skills to compensate for a lack of cash, or you need either programming or marketing skills + cash to spend on the one that's missing.

To answer your question bluntly if I had "no ties, very little money and no specialisms." I would start by finding out how I turned into a 14 year old again. Study a lot harder and ask out Jeanette to the prom.

Also would like to voice my view that Steve B has given some sound advice but with that said could you provide us with more detail....

What do you like doing?

What type of methods interest you the most?

Will this be your main source of income or will you be looking for a new job?

How much money do you need to live off?


Reason for asking these personal questions is because I want to provide you with real answers and I don't find it productive use of my time if i'm giving suggestions that's no really suitable.

regards

Owen

If you have two hours until you are made redundant, I'd play on that when you interview for your next job.

Concentrate on getting a new job in 2 weeks, you will have a lot more results than if you did IM for 2 weeks.

IM is not for broke, desperate people.

If I were you, I will start selling your SEO service in fiverr, now that you know how to rank your gig page higher than most people.

Sorry folks, I was away from the internet for the weekend, I've read your responses this morning, some good feedback and I do genuinely appreciate the advice.

There are three main points I've taken from your answers:

- Do something you love, I have a couple of niche sites doing 'what i love' - each of which caters to a niche too small to effectively monetize (even the biggest players won't be making much). But it's how i taught myself many aspects of digital.

-Find another job - Already on it, shouldn't be too difficult, but I'm a natural risk taker and weighing up the opportunity for a slightly reckless life decision was too hard to resist.

- How did i turn back into a 14 year old? - best complement i've had all day!

Anyway here's my progress so far:

I've signed up a client for 6 days retainer for £600pm which covers all my fixed outgoings. (rent/bills, etc.) - I'll be doing content creation, outreach and traffic generation for them.

I'm going to split my time around that into thirds:
1/3 - trying to find similar clients
2/3 - working on 'passion projects' in bigger niches
3/3 - applying for other, more secure employment; just incase.

if it all goes wrong then look out for me selling my soul on Fiverr!

Thanks again

Become a website and domain investor, I used to make sites on a regular basis, still do but I tend to buy more than I make now. Online property is not just a business of mine but also a hobby, you just need to be careful when doing your research on sites which claim to be making money.

Always do well in depth research and ask as many questions as possible.

Build a solo ad business...

Every single piece of information you get from people that is already making money, even if they share the entire strategy are never enough. There are million of way to make money out there, problem is to find the one that fit your skills and behavior.

What works for someone didn't work for other. And this will be forever. The best way is to study and get the knowledge and being Consistent, this is the real method to make money.

If your specialty is SEO why not rank sites then rent them out?

You need some skills that are good enough to sell. If you are not an expert yet in anything that you can sell online, then you will probably need to start looking for another job.

Thanks for your continued support; I thought I would update you guys for a second time,

I spent the morning constructing a list of PR/SEO agencies and sent out an e-mail asking if they'd like blog placements, listing the blogs I could place them onto for less due to my relationship with the bloggers.

Already two have come back and asked for a trial (at £40 profit each), with the intention of continuing into ongoing work.

So far:
Day1 - posted for help here
Day 2 - weekend drowning sorrows
Day 3 - weekend recovering from Day 2
Day 4 - secured client on retainer, £600 a month
Day 5 - two blog trial orders, £80

Will keep you updated here!

well, today marks 2 weeks since I posted my plea for help and suggestions, throughout the predictable negativity which results from posting a vague, aspirational enquiry there were some good pointers and reality checks so I thought I'd give you a two week update!

I have managed to secure 4 clients for SEO and general digital marketing services with a total monthly retainer fee of ~£2000, on top of ongoing blog placement pay as you go fees (another few hundred per month).
If i wanted, I could move abroad tomorrow and manage the accounts remotely, but I'm going to stay around for a while, atleast until a routine is established.

What I realised was that if someone is making money from your labour, there will likely be others who would be willing to also. I used some creative ways to seek out and secure work, but the demand was out there.

Good luck to anyone trying anything similar!