Stranded in a City , Thousands of Miles From Home..What Would You Do?
Hey Warriors,
First post from a long-time lurker, in dire need of some help..
Where do I begin?
To cut a long story short , I'm stranded in a new city in a foreign land ( the US to be precise ), with no friends or any sort of help.
I was supposed to start a web design/internet marketing business with a friend, with the safety net of a nice cash cushion, a place to live and a American visa behind me but I've since arrived in town to find all three have fallen through.
I've since found somewhere to live, but it's cost me a good chunk of the money I brought with me, money that I'd hadn't planned to spend.
I've about $1000 left, which is probably enough money to keep me alive for two weeks, and to pay for a flight home if it comes to it..
Don't have a work visa so getting a regular job is impossible.
Only work available (possibly) is washing dishes and moving furniture, work of that nature.
Even that could be tricky, but not impossible.
Now, I could just admit defeat and head home with my tail between my legs, back to the relative comfort of my home country.
However, I'm determined to see this out. There must be a way.
Given that I have pretty good web design and internet marketing skills, selling myself to local businesses in need of a web designer or online marketing help would be relatively easy, right?
However, all week I've been calling businesses and knocking on doors, with little success.
I've had a few vague declarations of interest , but so far .. nothing concrete.
Now I know there's better ways of drumming up business like list building etc but I need to get business FAST, and from that point of view building lists and nurturing them is just going to take too long. I was going to do things like direct mail and sales letters but again, time isn't on my side..
I need to get work in the door asap, or else I'm going home.
I know there's a few WSO's that deal with local marketing but is there any that specifically help someone in my situation?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks ,
AB
First post from a long-time lurker, in dire need of some help..
Where do I begin?
To cut a long story short , I'm stranded in a new city in a foreign land ( the US to be precise ), with no friends or any sort of help.
I was supposed to start a web design/internet marketing business with a friend, with the safety net of a nice cash cushion, a place to live and a American visa behind me but I've since arrived in town to find all three have fallen through.
I've since found somewhere to live, but it's cost me a good chunk of the money I brought with me, money that I'd hadn't planned to spend.
I've about $1000 left, which is probably enough money to keep me alive for two weeks, and to pay for a flight home if it comes to it..
Don't have a work visa so getting a regular job is impossible.
Only work available (possibly) is washing dishes and moving furniture, work of that nature.
Even that could be tricky, but not impossible.
Now, I could just admit defeat and head home with my tail between my legs, back to the relative comfort of my home country.
However, I'm determined to see this out. There must be a way.
Given that I have pretty good web design and internet marketing skills, selling myself to local businesses in need of a web designer or online marketing help would be relatively easy, right?
However, all week I've been calling businesses and knocking on doors, with little success.
I've had a few vague declarations of interest , but so far .. nothing concrete.
Now I know there's better ways of drumming up business like list building etc but I need to get business FAST, and from that point of view building lists and nurturing them is just going to take too long. I was going to do things like direct mail and sales letters but again, time isn't on my side..
I need to get work in the door asap, or else I'm going home.
I know there's a few WSO's that deal with local marketing but is there any that specifically help someone in my situation?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks ,
AB
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