Failure Friday: “Don’t let customers pay after services have been rendered…”

Notes from Chris

Episode 2001

I believe we can learn as much from failure as we can from success, if not more. It’s with this principle in mind that I offer you a weekly segment called Failure Friday: a collection of short stories all about mistakes, missteps, disasters, and of course, failure.

Just like our Throwback Thursday segment, you’ll hear directly from side hustlers who have struggled to get something off the ground. They’ll tell you a short story of something that went very wrong.

The stories will vary, but often it starts with an idea, what they thought would happen and what really happened—and of course, what they learned.

Today’s short story features Jessica Bonner, the owner of For Other Prizes, a tutoring business based in Birmingham, Alabama. All was going well until she received a frustrating chargeback after what she thought was a successful tutoring session with services rendered in full.

Let’s hear from Jessica about how that went down… I’ll be back at the end to wrap us up.

Listen to today's episode to learn more...

 

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MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Thanks to Jessica for sharing this transparent and truthful story. Check out their website at ForOtherPrizes.com. She’s also on most social media, including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.

SEE ALSO:

• English Teacher Writes His Way Into All-Star Tutoring: An English teacher becomes New York City’s #1 writing tutor, as judged by Yelp reviews. How does he thrive in this crowded market?
• Online Literacy Tutoring Proves Profitable: A literacy teacher feeling frustrated with administration decides to strike out on her own, creating a surprisingly resilient business model with multiple streams of income.
• Rocket Scientist Launches Out-Of-This-World Tutoring Business: A NASA rocket scientist engineers her students toward top-flight grades.

Inspiration is good; inspiration combined with action is better. Now get back to work!

Yours in the revolution,