grNadpa
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- Location
- Just outside Chicago, Illinois, USA
My “mission” undertakes the plight that most of us have a Will to handle our finances and possessions after we die. But few think about sharing our stories, and those of our predecessors, that otherwise will be lost forever.
My family enthusiastically responded to my series of short videos that shared anecdotes of my late relatives. So, thinking that other seniors could share their important stories in this unique way, I put together an online course demonstrating the technique.
Then I shared the idea, separately, with two successful marketing people. Much to my dismay, they both claimed that not enough seniors would be interested in a do-it-yourself lecture series. That a better option would be for me to offer to produce such short, anecdotal series based on client interviews.
And that I should offer the service, not to seniors, but to their adult children.
Ouch.
Though willing to make such a pivot, at nearly age 78 I’m not up to commissioning a website. Nor in building and maintaining a blog and a social media presence.
Besides, I can only serve a few seniors at a time. And, once I’ve produced the first two or three playlists, I anticipate new participants will most likely arrive via referral.
I’m conflicted. I do think my mission of producing short videos to document legacy memories for seniors is worthwhile. But I don’t see a reasonable way to make it happen.
How do you think I should proceed? (And what are you doing to preserve your stories and anecdotes?)
My family enthusiastically responded to my series of short videos that shared anecdotes of my late relatives. So, thinking that other seniors could share their important stories in this unique way, I put together an online course demonstrating the technique.
Then I shared the idea, separately, with two successful marketing people. Much to my dismay, they both claimed that not enough seniors would be interested in a do-it-yourself lecture series. That a better option would be for me to offer to produce such short, anecdotal series based on client interviews.
And that I should offer the service, not to seniors, but to their adult children.
Ouch.
Though willing to make such a pivot, at nearly age 78 I’m not up to commissioning a website. Nor in building and maintaining a blog and a social media presence.
Besides, I can only serve a few seniors at a time. And, once I’ve produced the first two or three playlists, I anticipate new participants will most likely arrive via referral.
I’m conflicted. I do think my mission of producing short videos to document legacy memories for seniors is worthwhile. But I don’t see a reasonable way to make it happen.
How do you think I should proceed? (And what are you doing to preserve your stories and anecdotes?)
Have you considered, instead of doing the actual work for clients, writing and self-publishing a how-to book on this so that people reading your book will... well, bottom line, have to do their own work after you had given them all kinds of ideas on how to get it done... like a blueprint with wonderful prompts and ideas for them to get started. (not really unlike your course, but I'd think maybe a little less intense?) 