Are You a Business Enthusiast Who Loves to Share?
Idea Anglers needs you! We are building a web site for entrepreneurs, and we want you to be part of it.
IdeaAnglers.com is going to be a home for people with ideas and businesses to collaborate and learn, to find guides and to build successful businesses. We will be offering resources and collaboration opportunities across a wide range of topics that are important to entrepreneurs, from getting a business started to selling it for a profit.
Collaboration is the key behind what we are doing at Idea Anglers. Many great ideas sit dormant because a person doesn't know what to do with them. At IA, we will gather a group of guides to brainstorm the idea with the originator to determine business viability and direction. Many businesses stagnate because they can't solve a particular problem or find the help they need to grow. IA will provide resources and bring together a group to help brainstorm and problem-solve. Sometimes, it is just hard to find good advice and help. IA guides will be on hand to offer that advice and that help. Through a collaborative effort, everyone involved with IA will move their dreams forward.
What Does It Take to Be an Idea Anglers Guide?
The good news is, you don't need a degree and you don't need to pay us any money. What you do need is a passion for your field and a willingness to lend a helping hand. A guide is someone who has first hand knowledge about something. We are looking for guides that have knowledge throughout the business field. This includes guides in marketing, design, software development, sales, funding, legal, accounting, systems, and much more. If you are an enthusiast at something related to business, chances are we can find a home for you at Idea Anglers.
Please understand, Idea Anglers is not just a passive list of referrals that someone can use to look up a guide or mentor when they need help. We expect our guides to get their hands dirty helping others with advice, partnering on business concepts, and more. Yes, you will most likely get some new business through your involvement at IA, but you will need to embrace a "give before you get" ideology.
Here is what we expect of all of our guides. First, you need to be able to show that you are a business minded professional qualified to help out. In other words, we want to see your work.
Next, you will need to commit to adding resources on a regular basis. These resources can be articles, videos, podcasts, or even reviews of useful tools. We want at least one new resource from you per month. The resource should be in your field of experience. For instance, if you are a business accountant, you can provide articles that teach good accounting principles. If you already generate useful information through a blog or other means, you can certainly submit that to Idea Anglers, but we want at least one unique resource per month.
Finally, we want you to collaborate. This could take many forms, from participating in a brainstorm session to partnering on a project to posting on the members forums. The more you collaborate, the more you will get out of the experience, both personally and professionally.
What Do You Get For Your Time?
You may be asking yourself why you would want to commit yourself to this. Well, consider a few things.
First, good things always happen when you are generous with your time and knowledge. Just going into this with a desire to help others succeed will make it a great experience for you. One of the goals behind Idea Anglers is to help entrepreneurs be successful. It is a big driving force behind what we are doing. Part of it is the good Samaritan in us. The other part is that we know when we help others succeed, we will succeed. If you know this too, then IA is an awesome opportunity for you.
Secondly, you will have the opportunity to build your reputation as a business professional. As you get more and more recognized in your field, you will have greater opportunities. You will get new clients that you would have never gotten before. And don't forget, we are all about helping the members of Idea Anglers succeed, and that includes our guides.
Finally, you will get the chance to get in on the ground floor of exciting new ideas. Many people who come to us with an idea will not have any money to get it going. We will propose a way to launch by trading business equity for expert involvement. If you really click with a certain idea, and the originator clicks with you, you can become a partner in a new business. This, of course, is not required, but you may just find the next big thing through your involvement at Idea Anglers.
How to Sign Up?
If you are ready to be considered for guide status at Idea Anglers, please follow the link at the bottom and fill out the application form completely. If you are intrigued but not quite ready to take the plunge, be sure to sign up for our newsletter, which will keep you up to date on what is happening at IA. We are planning to launch a beta version of the web site this summer, so we need experts to sign up now to start providing content.
Opportunities like this do not come around every day. We are inviting you to be part of a collaborative community full of ideas, wisdom, and really great people. Don't miss your opportunity. Send us your application right now!