SpacelySprokets
Mechanical
- Jun 4, 2009
- 5
Hello. Greetings to All.
When I consider all of the hundreds of spreadsheets and other calculations that I have created, I would very much like to standardize them, or otherwise develop them, and sell them online.
I ask all of you: Have you heard of such an endeavor or if you have, do you have any ideas on how to launch this as a side business?
Some explanations and other considerations:
-By the phrase "between jobs", I mean to say, unemployed. I have been lucky in that I have not been unemployed for some years. But, it happens, I think, to many of us.
-Understandably, the market for engineering calculation spreadsheets is going to be very small. Those that can use them probably have the ability to create their own. The hope is that they do not have the time and therefore need the work done for them.
-Also assumed is that spreadsheets/calculations and other engineering information can be obtained for free. That's a good thing. Our work is difficult; most especially when our budgets are small and our schedules are fast-paced. However, if there is something that I have done before, which is needed by others, that can be charged for a reasonable price, then I certainly would try to make it happen.
-Please note: I am not currently marketing anything on this website. Nor do I intend to; I am merely seeking ideas on how to do it, but most especially: is it a viable concept? ... maybe it's not. I am not sure.
Thanks to All and to anyone that wishes to comment.
Best Regards,
SpaceySprokets
When I consider all of the hundreds of spreadsheets and other calculations that I have created, I would very much like to standardize them, or otherwise develop them, and sell them online.
I ask all of you: Have you heard of such an endeavor or if you have, do you have any ideas on how to launch this as a side business?
Some explanations and other considerations:
-By the phrase "between jobs", I mean to say, unemployed. I have been lucky in that I have not been unemployed for some years. But, it happens, I think, to many of us.
-Understandably, the market for engineering calculation spreadsheets is going to be very small. Those that can use them probably have the ability to create their own. The hope is that they do not have the time and therefore need the work done for them.
-Also assumed is that spreadsheets/calculations and other engineering information can be obtained for free. That's a good thing. Our work is difficult; most especially when our budgets are small and our schedules are fast-paced. However, if there is something that I have done before, which is needed by others, that can be charged for a reasonable price, then I certainly would try to make it happen.
-Please note: I am not currently marketing anything on this website. Nor do I intend to; I am merely seeking ideas on how to do it, but most especially: is it a viable concept? ... maybe it's not. I am not sure.
Thanks to All and to anyone that wishes to comment.
Best Regards,
SpaceySprokets