Actually the barrier to IT consulting is quite low as well. One good book on Windows Small Business Server and you can pass yourself off as an IT consultant to small to medium sized businesses. Been there, seen that.
Steve Ickes wrote:
Actually the barrier to IT consulting is quite low as well. One good book on Windows Small Business Server and you can pass yourself off as an IT consultant to small to medium sized businesses. Been there, seen that.
You kind of refuted your own argument, there, Steve!
mdude85 wrote:
You kind of refuted your own argument, there, Steve!
Not really. My statement was completely sarcastic based on my 20+ years of experience in IT. Yes you can buy the book, yes you can sell yourself as a consultant but does that make you qualified? Absolutely not.
It happens all the time. I'm a predominantly a writer and if I got demoralized every time I heard someone talk about how they write this or that, or how they are going to be a writer, I'd have given up long ago.
Every creative industry has its wannabes, espeically when the barriers of entry are virtually non existent (writing) or extremely low (digital photography). And in any creative industry there are plenty of people who'll employ the wannabes or talentless because they're either cheap, clueless or simply don't need high quality stuff.
You think Michaelangelo got upset at every mediocre painter or decorator in Italy?!
I have a couple friends who are professional photographers and, quite frankly, I don't think much of their work. But they still make a living, and when it comes down to it that's all that's important -- making a living. To make a killing, however, you need talent and some luck
I won't beat the dead horse here, everyone has made some good points.
This sounds like an opportunity for someone with a little motivation to make some good money. There are plenty of people on the web packaging their skills and knowledge into e-courses, e-books, dvd's, etc. There will always be people looking for opportunities, so why not give them what they want (so to speak) and make some money at the same time?
