First $1,000: “It doesn’t sound like much, but it meant the world to me…”
In this week’s First title: "First $1,000: “It doesn’t sound like much, but it meant the world to me…”",000 segment, we hear from the founder of Katie Goes Platinum, a blog for women embracing their natural hair color. In addition to boosting self-confidence, this blog now brings in a full-time income!
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What It's About
A real-life fairy tale of a blogger who turned graying hair into gold.
Notes from Chris
Episode 1920
Today’s episode is part of a new feature we’re doing in 2022 called ‘Your First $1,000.’ As you might surmise from the title, this is all about how someone made their first $1,000. How did they get to that point? Not their first $100,000—that’s cool, but it would probably be a long story. One thing I’ve learned is that once you begin to earn real money, the steps required to go to the next level—whether it’s $1,000 to $2,000, or even to $5,000 or $10,000 are often easier than that first real paycheck. With that in mind, today’s feature comes from Katie Emery. We first featured her story back on Episode #1732: “Going Gray” Blog Brings in $6,000/Month. I believe she has surpassed that now and is climbing toward six-figures—pretty amazing for such a niche topic. But what about her first $1,000—how did she make that happen, what did it feel like, and what did she learn? Listen to today's episode to learn more...MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Thanks to Katie for telling us about their first $1,000. I hope you found it encouraging. Check out KatieGoesPlatinum.com or follow her anywhere: Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, Friendster, Metaverse …. Katie is there or will be.
- “Going Gray” Blog Brings in $6,000/Month: When an aerospace manager decides to embrace her gray hair, she starts a blog to help others in similar situations.
- Bearded Man Grows $500 A Month Grooming Business: A man grows a beard, and the rest is history. We weren’t sure about this bearded side hustling story, but then it grew on us.
- Long-Haired Men Create Tribal Identity: Two guys nurture a supportive community based on the unique shared identity of men with long hair and create “Hair Ties for Guys.”
