7 Negocios Aburridos que Puedes Empezar los Fines de Semana — Transcript

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1. 0:00On Saturday, you can try out a business
2. 0:02. On Monday, you can go back to work.
3. 0:05You don’t need to resign to find out
4. 0:07if someone is willing to pay you. Today
5. 0:10, we’ll look at seven businesses you
6. 0:12can run on the weekends. What to offer?
7. 0:15How to find that first client? And what
8. 0:17mistake could turn your days off into a
9. 0:20second, endless day? Because there’s
10. 0:23a catch. Some businesses seem perfect
11. 0:26for Saturdays until clients start
12. 0:28calling you on Tuesday morning. And the
13. 0:32last one has a special advantage. You
14. 0:34can know the orders before you buy the
15. 0:37materials. Although if you forget an
16. 0:39important bill, you’ll work hard and
17. 0:42end up with very little. If you’re
18. 0:44interested in practical ideas to get
19. 0:46started, like and subscribe to The
20. 0:48Economy of. Let’s start with the
21. 0:50first one. Number one, cleaning and
22. 0:53tuning up gardens. Imagine a yard with
23. 0:56accumulated leaves, weeds, and flower
24. 0:58pots that have gone unattended for
25. 1:00months. Its owner wants to enjoy it,
26. 1:03but every weekend he finds something
27. 1:05more urgent to do. There you have a
28. 1:08specific problem that you can solve.
29. 1:10You can start by offering a one-off
30. 1:13cleanup, raking leaves, removing
31. 1:15superficial weeds, tidying flower pots
32. 1:18and sweeping outdoor areas. A job that
33. 1:20is defined and on a specific date.
34. 1:23Before you quote, ask for photos and
35. 1:25inquire about the size of the space,
36. 1:28access and the debris that will need to
37. 1:30be removed. When necessary, visit the
38. 1:33site, because cleaning a garden can
39. 1:36involve 2 hours of work or discovering
40. 1:38a mountain of branches that won’t
41. 1:40even fit in your vehicle. To find your
42. 1:44first client, offer a small task in a
43. 1:46nearby area. If authorized, take before
44. 1:50and after photos from the same angle.
45. 1:53The result will be easier to understand
46. 1:55than a list of tools, but be careful
47. 1:57about buying equipment to appear like a
48. 2:00company before you have any orders.
49. 2:02Start with jobs that you can do well
50. 2:04with the resources available. High-rise
51. 2:07pruning, large trees and specialized
52. 2:10treatments require additional
53. 2:11preparation. Where can this business
54. 2:14grow? On scheduled visits. A satisfied
55. 2:18client might want to have a tune-up
56. 2:20done every so often. The key is to only
57. 2:23offer visits that actually fit into
58. 2:26your schedule. Now, the next one is
59. 2:29also sold with a before and after, but
60. 2:31the most expensive mistake would be to
61. 2:33mistake a cosmetic improvement for a
62. 2:35complete repair. Number two, car
63. 2:38headlight restoration. A car can be
64. 2:42clean and well-maintained, but have
65. 2:45yellowed and dull headlights. The owner
66. 2:48sees the problem every time they
67. 2:50approach the vehicle. You can offer a
68. 2:53specific intervention by appointment
69. 2:55without keeping the car for the whole
70. 2:57week. Of course, this service requires
71. 3:01learning and practice before charging.
72. 3:04First, you have to distinguish external
73. 3:06deterioration from other problems such
74. 3:08as cracks, internal humidity or
75. 3:10electrical faults. Not everything can
76. 3:13be solved by polishing. Then you have
77. 3:15to use a suitable process for the
78. 3:17material and properly protect the
79. 3:20surface. A headlight that looks good
80. 3:23for a photo but deteriorates quickly
81. 3:25can become a claim. How do you get your
82. 3:29first job? You can practice on a test
83. 3:32piece or on your own vehicle, document
84. 3:34the result and clearly explain what the
85. 3:37service includes. You can also talk to
86. 3:40a garage or car detailing business so
87. 3:42they know your work. If you agree on a
88. 3:46recommendation, make the conditions
89. 3:48clear. The key is to set realistic
90. 3:51appointments. Account for the
91. 3:53preparation, the work, and any time
92. 3:55needed before the vehicle is delivered.
93. 3:58And don’t promise to make all the
94. 4:00headlights look like new. Explain what
95. 4:03can be improved and what’s out of the
96. 4:05question. Here you’re selling a
97. 4:08visible improvement. Here you’re
98. 4:10selling something that many people have
99. 4:12been putting off for months. Number
100. 4:15three, small paint jobs. A worn door, a
101. 4:19fence that needs maintenance, a room
102. 4:21that’s still waiting because the
103. 4:23owner doesn’t want to turn the entire
104. 4:25house into a construction site. These
105. 4:28jobs can be a good place to start, but
106. 4:31listen to this difference. Taking on
107. 4:34small jobs doesn’t mean taking on
108. 4:36ill-defined jobs. Before you quote, you
109. 4:39need to know what surface you’re
110. 4:41painting, what condition it’s in, and
111. 4:43what preparation is required. Moving
112. 4:45furniture, protecting the floor,
113. 4:47repairing small blemishes, and cleaning
114. 4:50up afterward are also part of the job.
115. 4:53If you charge based solely on the time
116. 4:55you’ll spend with the roller,
117. 4:56you’ll be leaving hours out of your
118. 4:58budget. You can start with a limited
119. 5:02offer, a door, a small fence or a wall
120. 5:04in good condition, as long as you have
121. 5:06the skills and can meet the product
122. 5:08deadlines, because that's where the
123. 5:10weekend trap comes in. There are
124. 5:14surfaces that need more preparation,
125. 5:16multiple applications or drying times
126. 5:18that don't fit into a Sunday delivery.
127. 5:21Before accepting, check the entire
128. 5:23process and avoid jobs with risks or
129. 5:26unknown materials that require a
130. 5:28specialized professional. To find
131. 5:30clients, show real finishes. Not just
132. 5:34photos taken from afar, corners, edges
133. 5:37and final cleanup say a lot. A
134. 5:40well-painted wall can generate a
135. 5:42recommendation. An impossible promise
136. 5:45can ruin the entire margin. So far
137. 5:47we've talked about physical jobs.
138. 5:50Number four, solving problems that
139. 5:52sometimes fit on a single table. Number
140. 5:55four, home technology setup. A printer
141. 6:00that no one can connect. A new computer
142. 6:03that needs configuration. A home
143. 6:05network that doesn't work as the client
144. 6:08expected. There are people who have the
145. 6:10devices, but need help using them. If
146. 6:14you know how to solve these problems,
147. 6:15you can offer scheduled visits during
148. 6:17the weekend. The key is to sell a
149. 6:20specific task, such as installing and
150. 6:22configuring a compatible printer,
151. 6:24connecting the agreed-upon devices, and
152. 6:27verifying that the customer can print
153. 6:29on their own. That’s much clearer
154. 6:32than advertising that you can fix any
155. 6:34technology issue. Before you go, ask
156. 6:37about the models, the problem, and what
157. 6:39they’ve tried already. Sometimes
158. 6:42you’ll find out that a part is
159. 6:43missing or that the solution depends on
160. 6:45the internet provider. You also need to
161. 6:47be mindful of privacy. The customer
162. 6:49should enter their own passwords and
163. 6:51authorize any access. You don’t need
164. 6:54to keep personal information to provide
165. 6:56good service. And how do you prevent a
166. 6:59Saturday visit from turning into months
167. 7:02of free support? By agreeing on the
168. 7:05scope up front. What will you set up?
169. 7:07How will you check it works? And what
170. 7:10aftercare is included? You can provide
171. 7:12a quick guide with the basic steps.
172. 7:15That little bit of help can save a lot
173. 7:17of calls, but even more important,
174. 7:19don’t accept problems that you
175. 7:21don’t know how to solve. Trust is
176. 7:25built by delivering on a concrete
177. 7:27promise, and that brings us to the
178. 7:29fifth business, where organization is
179. 7:31more important than having a lot of
180. 7:33tools. Number five, administrative
181. 7:36organization for small businesses.
182. 7:40Consider an electrician, gardener, or
183. 7:42salesperson who ends the week with a
184. 7:44jumble of receipts, outstanding
185. 7:45invoices, and files scattered between
186. 7:47their phone and email. They might be
187. 7:51very good at their job but have a huge
188. 7:53paperwork mess. If you have the skills,
189. 7:57you can help them sort receipts, record
190. 7:59information, and prepare a summary of
191. 8:01outstanding documents—without
192. 8:03offering tax advice or professional
193. 8:05services that you’re not qualified to
194. 8:07provide. Here, you could work in blocks
195. 8:11over the weekend, as long as the tasks
196. 8:13and deadlines allow. For example, the
197. 8:15client delivers the paperwork on Friday
198. 8:18and receives an organized folder and a
199. 8:20list of shortages on Sunday. The result
200. 8:22should be easy to verify. To start,
201. 8:25offer a small, limited job—a specific
202. 8:28batch of documents with an agreed-upon
203. 8:30delivery format. You also need to
204. 8:33define how files will be shared and how
205. 8:35you’ll protect the information. These
206. 8:38documents may contain sensitive data.
207. 8:41The opportunity for continuity arises
208. 8:43when the client would rather keep
209. 8:44things organized each week than rebuild
210. 8:46everything at the end of the month—
211. 8:48but don’t accept deadlines that
212. 8:50depend on being available while
213. 8:51you’re working on your job. A
214. 8:53recurring service is only useful to you
215. 8:56if you can fulfill it on a recurring
216. 8:58basis. Now here’s one where you can
217. 9:01work with products without having to
218. 9:03buy them for resale. Number six,
219. 9:05picking and packing orders. A local
220. 9:09vendor takes orders online. When it’s
221. 9:13time to pick them, they have open boxes
222. 9:15, labels waiting, and products that
223. 9:16need to be checked one by one. You can
224. 9:20help with a specific part of the
225. 9:22process: counting, checking, protecting
226. 9:24, packing, and getting the orders
227. 9:26organized according to their
228. 9:28instructions. But there’s a catch.
229. 9:31The vendor’s schedule needs to fit
230. 9:33your availability. If you need to ship
231. 9:36every day, having someone who’s only
232. 9:38available on Saturdays might not be the
233. 9:40answer. Look for businesses that can
234. 9:43fill scheduled batches, campaign orders
235. 9:45, or deliveries scheduled for after the
236. 9:47weekend. Before you set a price, test a
237. 9:51small batch and time it. Packing 10
238. 9:54identical products is not the same as
239. 9:57filling 10 different orders with
240. 9:59different sizes and personalized notes.
241. 10:02You also need to agree on who will
242. 10:04provide the materials, where the work
243. 10:06will be done, and how you’ll check
244. 10:08the quantities received and delivered.
245. 10:11Because a pretty box doesn’t make up
246. 10:13for sending the wrong product. A simple
247. 10:16checklist can help. Product, quantity,
248. 10:20protection, label and final review.
249. 10:23Your proposal for the first customer
250. 10:25can be very specific. Prepare a test
251. 10:28batch following their process and
252. 10:30measure the result together. Here you
253. 10:32sell order and time saved. And now, yes
254. 10:35, the seventh allows you to know part
255. 10:37of the demand before starting
256. 10:39production, but the price has to cover
257. 10:42much more than the ingredients. Number
258. 10:45seven, preparation of meals to order.
259. 10:49The idea is to offer a reduced menu,
260. 10:51take orders by a deadline and organize
261. 10:54a preparation and delivery day. For
262. 10:57example, you can offer two options and
263. 11:00a maximum number of orders for Sunday.
264. 11:03This makes planning easier than cooking
265. 11:05large quantities hoping to sell them
266. 11:08later. But before offering the service,
267. 11:11you need to check the local
268. 11:13requirements for preparing and selling
269. 11:15food, in addition to having the
270. 11:17necessary conditions and training to do
271. 11:19so safely. It is not enough to cook
272. 11:22delicious food. You have to control
273. 11:26hygiene, allergens, preservation and
274. 11:28transport and clearly communicate how
275. 11:30each order should be stored and
276. 11:32consumed. You also need a full
277. 11:36accounting, ingredients, packaging,
278. 11:39energy, cleanup, prep time,
279. 11:41coordination, and delivery. If you just
280. 11:45calculate how much the meal costs, you
281. 11:47might think you’re making money while
282. 11:49giving away hours of work. For starters
283. 11:53, a small menu is often easier to
284. 11:55control than accepting a different
285. 11:56recipe for each person. Define the
286. 11:59portions, the pickup or delivery
287. 12:01schedule, and the order terms before
288. 12:03you complete the purchase. If you
289. 12:06accept advance payments, make
290. 12:08cancellation and return policies clear
291. 12:10as well. Where’s the repeat value? In
292. 12:14providing an experience that customers
293. 12:16will want to order again. Well-prepared
294. 12:18food, clear portions, and on-time
295. 12:21delivery. Repeat customers are earned
296. 12:24in those details. And there’s one
297. 12:26final pitfall: accepting so many orders
298. 12:28that you end up exhausted and unable to
299. 12:30fulfill by Sunday. Limiting quantity is
300. 12:33also part of running a business. Now
301. 12:37you have seven ideas, but you still
302. 12:39need to choose one that resonates with
303. 12:41you. And to do that, I want you to
304. 12:44imagine your upcoming weekend. How many
305. 12:46hours do you really have available? Not
306. 12:49the hours that appear free on your
307. 12:51calendar, the hours you can dedicate
308. 12:53after resting, taking care of your home
309. 12:55, and fulfilling your responsibilities.
310. 12:58Now pick one of these ideas and ask
311. 13:00yourself three questions. First, can I
312. 13:03complete the entire job within that
313. 13:05time frame? This includes buying
314. 13:08materials, traveling, setting up,
315. 13:10cleaning, and responding to the
316. 13:11customer. Second, can I find someone
317. 13:15who needs this service before buying
318. 13:17equipment? A conversation with a
319. 13:20potential customer can teach you more
320. 13:22than spending an afternoon looking at
321. 13:24tools. Third, what happens if something
322. 13:26goes wrong? If the job needs a fix on
323. 13:30Monday, can you respond? Should you
324. 13:33change the type of job? Do you need
325. 13:35more practice before you bid? These
326. 13:38questions don’t stop your business;
327. 13:40they help you design it in a way that
328. 13:43you can sustain. Your first goal can be
329. 13:46small: complete a job, get paid what
330. 13:48you agreed to, and know what you have
331. 13:51left after all costs. Then you can
332. 13:54improve your price, reduce travel, or
333. 13:56adjust the service. If it works, you
334. 13:59repeat. If it doesn’t, you fix it at
335. 14:02a limited loss. without having bet
336. 14:05everything on an idea, because starting
337. 14:07on the weekends has an advantage. You
338. 14:10can learn with a real-world experience
339. 14:12while keeping your regular income. Not
340. 14:15all of these businesses will be right
341. 14:17for you, but maybe one fits a skill you
342. 14:20already have and a problem someone
343. 14:22close to you needs to solve. Let me
344. 14:24know in the comments which one you
345. 14:26would try and what you need to know to
346. 14:28get your first client. If this video
347. 14:30helped you, give it a like and
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351. 14:39businesses you can start without
352. 14:41quitting your job.