Yesterday, I had a crazy thought. Big surprise, I know. It was listening to a story on KPBS about how all of the community colleges in California are jam packed with laid off workers trying to learn new skills. And I started thinking… that’s a lot of small businesses… that’s a lot of people looking for jobs… that’s a lot of people with time on their hands.
What if I offered a class in social networking? Something that covered entry level and helped get people started without looking like a moron? Spend 5 sessions covering stuff like creating accounts, building a network, etiquette, promotion, style, generating content, creative commons, etc. The weekly sessions would cover:
– Blogging
– YouTube, Flickr, and other media sites
– PhotoShop/just enough for your social networking needs
Do you think people would actually pay for something like that? I’m thinking it’d be fun to do it tutor-style. Small group of people, meet at my house, 30 minutes of instruction plus an hour or so of practice.
I know there is a need for this because I’m constantly helping my friends already. While I don’t mind helping my friends at all, it makes me think that there is a large population who wants to learn how to do those things for themselves or their business who just need someone to sit down and explain things, then show them how to get started.
Of course, I am already silly with stuff to do. So I don’t think I’m really serious about this… but it does have me thinking.
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