The core of adopting a hunter mindset is building a dynamic life for yourself where you are free to explore your interests and optimize your creative flow by working your own hours.
This might sound like a pipe dream but the good news is, in the new digital economy, you can start your own business today for $0! Having ADHD gives you an incredible advantage because you are a risk taker, problem solver and creative genius with amazing intuition.
Plus, people with ADHD are 60-80% times more likely to have entrepreneurial pursuits according to studies.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. “But Tony, I don’t even have a product to sell.” That’s because you’re thinking of business the old fashioned way. In the digital age, you can sell the information that’s already inside your head.
Micro-learning is a multi billion dollar industry and it’s just getting started. This means your product is your knowledge and you can sell what you know to an audience who shares your values and benefits from your experience.
Maybe you’re known by your friends for a particular achievement – let’s say you landed a remote job in a highly competitive market. You can teach others the methods and hacks you used to become a remote worker, helping your following find work more suitable for their lifestyle.
How do you sell your knowledge? Create digital products. This can be an ebook, mini-course, coaching, live cohorts, membership sites, Notion templates, or a paid newsletter/blog like Substack – or all of the above
Ok so how do you get started today for $0? I am going to share with you everything you’ll need to launch your personal brand and start productizing your knowledge.
I should add it costs nothing to start a YouTube channel, TikTok or Instagram and you should not only promote your digital products on there for free, but if you are consistent, you can even earn income off that revenue and get paid to advertise your products and services.
So here is my quick guide to the tools you’ll need to start your personal brand for free.
Naming your brand or digital products:
Namelix – AI powered business name generator that will save you a ton of time and headache racking your brain for the perfect name.
Social Media:
ManyChat for post scheduling and automations. Chances are, you joined this mailing list because a link to one of my free resources was DMed to you via my ManyChat bot. It is also a great tool to initiate DM conversations!
Design: Canva – an amazingly simple and powerful design software. It can be used for all things design, no need for expensive Adobe apps or taking design courses. Insane amount of templates to choose from.
Email marketing: Mailerlite – grow your email list by creating automated email sequences, landing pages and funnels for free. This is the only email marketing service that offers automations in their free plan. All others are at least $15 a month.
Website: Carrd – Simple, free, fully responsive one-page sites for pretty much anything, no web design or coding skills needed. It offers beautiful templates out of the box and you can integrate your MailerLite form easily to collect email addresses from a beautiful landing page.
Scheduling: Most people use Calendly but I like Cal.com because its packed with free features and it’s open sourced. Like Calendly, Cal.com is an event and meeting scheduling app except it allows you to use the video conferencing software of your choice, customize your branding and sync with your calendar app and automate all your bookings.
Payments: You can use PayPal and Stripe to accept payments for just about anything, any platforms you use will have either service integrated.
Links: Rebrandly for custom URL shortening. If you have your own domain, Rebrandly will customize all your shortened URLs to be consistent with your brand.
You can also use an app like Linktree for your social media bio to house all the various links you are using to help your following.
That’s all for this week my friend. I wish you the best and hopefully this is of help to you.
P.S. You can do this while working a full-time job as a way to futureproof your income. Most personal brands have started their business while working 9-5 and were able to quit once they replaced their income. It’s not easy but its very possible, and with consistency and dedication I am positive you can do it!
Also as a bonus, you can always schedule a free call with me so we can work together to shortcut your way towards a life of freedom by building a business that is flexible, scalable and works with your ADHD brain, not against it!