Matt, this is so funny that you posted this today. I am struggling with this right now myself, was doing eBay and for the most part can do almost all of it myself, the only thing I cannot do is post new ads. Thank you for the encouragement, and the ideas and I have done a lot of the steps that you have suggested, it does work. I actually worked for 24 years, and unfortunately I’m now on disability. But as you know you cannot survive on disability, I also have owned rental properties in the past, but unfortunately cannot get a loan now to buy another one. Thank you and keep up the good work
Hi, I’m glad that this video was brought to you at the right time. Hopefully this video helps you I think of some new ideas and concepts to possibly help you with some creative ideas to generate some income. You mentioned that you have a hard time with new ads, do you use a smart phone with some type of voiceover or talkback technology? Are use my iPhone strictly on voiceover and I’m able to create all of the ads independently just using voiceover, it takes me a little while, but I can still do it. I hope this is helpful once again! I like this comment and I pinned it, congratulations! Matt
Hey ur one of my biggest inspirations and I didn't know what else to do was thi king suicide honestly its a month from xmas and if I don't get 1700 I'm thrown out I'm 2 months behind and I'm still looking for a Job can u help me save my life love u either way I'm blind newly BTW I can't imagine blind and homeless ❤❤😢😢
This week i had to retire from being a nurse because of my vision. Now i have to figure out what my next adventure will be. Thanks again Matt for the great content. Hope you have a great day and keep up the great work.
Hi Shawn, that is unfortunate you had to give up your job as a nurse because if your vision, but who knows, maybe this is the opportunity to go out and do something on your own. Have you ever thought about or considered possibly being a PCA, or in-home nurse? Anyway, those are just some thoughts. Thank you so much for watching this, I’m glad you enjoy the content :-) see you again soon. Matt
Hi, that is an amazing idea! Once again, knowledge that you already have and that you can already shared some with somebody and there’s a demand for the services you were offering, I love it! Great idea
Awesome matt💪 those are very good tips. As a visually impaired person I was able to cut grass all summer a bit hard to see but I made it . Matt your an awesome guy truly happy to be a sub 💪 rock on
Hi Sean! Congratulations and good work with your grass cutting all summer! That is amazing, that is definitely not something I can do at all. I admire you for your hard work and hustle! Good job my friend, so cool! You are an amazing person, rock on to you too! Two flexed biceps! LOL :-) Matt
I love this video! You really shine a positive light not only on being a blind job seeker but also on being blind in general. Even to this day, I still find myself using the whole “I can’t” logic abd feeling afraid acknowledge my blindness.
Thanks for the shout out. All the money from Blind Grilling goes to providing grilling packages to veterans and 1st responders who have suffered vision loss. We cater and teach classes locally but all funds go into the organization to help others. I am blessed to work full time to support my family so the grilling thing is to give back to others. Great ideas though.
Hey Chris, that is amazing! So cool that you give everything back, I don’t host anything special here, but any money that I make from ads on this channel I also do donate and give quite a few things away here on the channel also. Thanks Chris, you’re such an amazing person! Matt
Wow, had no idea. Just happened to see your channel name and thought to check it out. This is so cool. I couldn't stop watching. Full view for your friend. Wishing you all the best. God bless.
Hi! Wow, thank you so much for checking out my channel and for watching this video, it is so great to hear from you! I’m glad that you enjoyed it and watched it all the way through, that is definitely dedication! I’m glad that the video was intriguing enough to the point that you wanted to watch all the way to the end. Thank you so much for being here and for subscribing, it truly means a lot to me! I hope you’re having a great day, I look forward to connecting with you again sometime soon. Your friend, Matt
I'm registered blind and decided 3 years ago to get into teaching in supported learning. It's hard work, but already leading to new opportunities. I got into teaching to show others with disabilities that you should try and be the best you possible. You will have set backs, but they should be looked at as character building not deterants.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for sharing your story. Congratulations on getting into the teaching field a few years ago, that is amazing! I love that you are visually impaired, but yet you still continue to pursue what you want to do with your life. I think that is so incredible and inspirational! I completely agree, there will definitely be setbacks, but that is with everything, whether a person is blind, visually impaired, or perfectly cited, they’re always going to be setbacks. Thank you for being such a great example to the blind and visually impaired community and being such a great advocate for all of us in this community as well, thanks again for being here, I look forward to hearing from you again soon. Matt
Unfortunately our society still far from really understanding the potential of visually impaired people as a worker or contributor to the society. That’s way more than 70% of blind or visually impaired people do not have a job, not because the lack of formal education but because of the difficulties we have convincing employers that we are good on what we do. Fortunately for other they have been able to be creative and establish their own businesses. Matt, you mention a lot of good ideas and your words of encouragements are going to help a lot of people. Thanks for mentioning me 😀.
Hi, I completely agree, it is sad that society as a whole is so ignorant about blindness and visual impairment. That is why all of us need to have these communities and TH-cam channels to continue to educate and raise awareness about blindness and visual impairment so that people actually realize what we are capable of doing. You wouldn’t believe how many people approach me when my dad and I do these jobs and say things like, I can’t believe you do this, I am so impressed by you. I always just think, thank you, but at the same time, I am just like you I can do just about anything. You are welcome, I think you are very talented and intelligent, I think you always have something very insightful to say in your comments. You are a great friend and I am happy to be able to mention you! :-) Matt
I will say there’s not many things that we can’t do with the correct tuition we can achieve many things we can just ask for help on here in our community I am into natural healing with a Reiki and massage and other things like that Great video mate and well done to the second winner
I agree with you, we can still do basically anything just like anybody else, we just need to be creative with our ideas and we can still get it done. Thank you my friend, you are such an amazing person! You continue to inspire and motivate me with your videos and our conversations! Matt
Matt just came across ur channel its good stuff! Totally blind myself i have been a massage therapist for 9 yrs now. I would also like to get into Real estate investing and would love to pick ur brain about that . Keep up the great work
Hi! Welcome to the channel, it’s so great to have you here! Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to me, I’m very happy to meet you! It is so cool that you are a massage therapist and have been doing it for so many years. That sounds amazing! I’m very happy to have you here and I would love to talk to you about investing in real estate, I’m very passionate about it and love talking about it as well. We can definitely discuss it more in detail if you would like. Thanks again for being here and for subscribing, I’m so happy to meet you! Matt
Thank you Jordan! That is very kind of you to say. But realistically, I could not have this channel, and this amazing community and all of these incredible people without all of the support of everybody here. I am just the person who hosts the channel, it is everybody else here who makes this possible :-) you included as well.
What a relief! It is wonderful to have the pleasure of listening to your content. I just started a TH-cam channel called blind black beautiful. Your information is very helpful and inspirational. Thank you. 0:08
Hi Matt Great video x 😊 Some great money making ideas .I will never get rich lol I'm always collecting money for the blind and visually Impaired and doing food hampers for the homeless especially this time of year.
Hi Tony! That is so cool that you are collecting money for the blind and visually impaired and helping the homeless, that is so awesome of you! Clearly those things are very important to you since that is why you spend your time doing them, I bet you are rich with happiness and joy when you work on these projects. Thanks Tony, you are an amazing person! Matt
Hello Matt! Today we had our volunteer luncheon ceremony. Now I haven't been there long enough to gain enough hours for an award/pin. Tomorrow, when I go in for my volunteer shift, I am going to ask to volunteer more than one day a week. Some of the people that also volunteer at the hospital are impressed when they realize/find out that I am a visually impaired/blind volunteer. For the past few months, I go in once a week in the cancer institute and sort paperwork for the breast cancer department. I use my Eschenbach magnifier so I can see the names on the papers to be able to sort them in the right folders. I also hole punch papers and put them in binders/folders. Waiting to get Zoomtext put on their computer so I can start doing data entry on the computer.
The title I would have if the volunteer work turned into paid employment, would Medical Support Assistant. The average salary for a MSA is 41,000 a year. That is a lot more than I get paid by Social Security.
Hi! Wow, congratulations on the volunteering so far, it sounds like you were having a great experience which is so nice to hear! It is great to hear that you are using your assistive technology to be able to read the names on the paper in order to properly file them. I’m glad that they will be installing Zoom text on the computer so that you can also do data entry more easily. I think this is so cool and I’m glad to hear that your experience is going so well so far! Thank you for the update :-) and once again, congratulations! Matt
💯after going on fruitless job interviews, I decided to use the skills I’m blessed with to go into business for myself. It’s slow going, but things don’t happen overnight. 👍🏽👍🏽
Hi, that is definitely very frustrating, congratulations are going into business yourself. However, I did know that you were doing this! If I remember correctly, you were doing something along the lines of crochet, knitting, or making of clothing, is that right? That is so cool, I’m excited to hear more about the progress of your business venture. And once again, congratulations! Matt
Blind to Billionaire Yes, that’s right. I make all kinds of items, but right now, I’m still building inventory. Because it’s handmade, it takes a little bit of time.
That is so cool! May I ask, where will you sell your products? There are a variety of different online venues that you can use to sell your handmade products like Amazon handmade, eBay, and Etsy. Good job, I’m excited for you! Matt
Blind to Billionaire I was thinking Etsy and eventually having my own website. I didn’t know Amazon had gotten into the handmade business. I learned something new today! 👍🏽😃
That is great, I think at sea is a great option, but always post on eBay as well. It is just one more place and more exposure, but yes, Amazon has a website it is called, Amazon handmade, it is very similar to Etsy. Check it out! I would advertise on all three of those venues to get the most exposure.
Hello, I am new kind of to your channel. I am totally blind. I still live at home and am 30. I have been so mixed up trying to decide how to find work. I don't know whether to sign up for vocational rehab services or what. So that's why I came here. I love writing, arts and crafts, singing, all kinds of things. What can I do? I hope you can read this.
Hi Matt, this video is really encouraging and from reading the comments, which I always do, you have given many people a great deal to think about. You are so right when you say to think of the things that you enjoy doing and think of all the things that you can do. And many of these ideas are things that can be done directly from home. This is just a really great video and thanks for sharing hope!
Hi Beverly! Thank you, I’m glad that you found this video to be insightful and helpful in so many ways, I truly believe that anybody in this community can still do anything they want, we just need to be creative and think of ideas and concepts that we can execute from home or on our own, working coming, and having an income does not mean that we need to report to a job five days a week for eight hours a day, that is not the case at all. The last thing I wanna do is report to a real job, I love the fact that I can set my own schedule and work as much as I want or as little as I want, I absolutely love that which is perfect for my personality. I just think that everybody has something to offer to the market and we just need to figure out what that is. Everybody is very skilled and eligible about at least one thing, and like I discussed in the video, there is demand for whatever it is every person has to offer. Thanks again Beverly, I apologize we did not connect today, as you heard in the video, I was actually very busy today doing some work! We will definitely talk sometime soon :-) Matt
Matt, as someone who has been struggling with this, this is a timely video. Thanks for all of the great ideas. You may have just inspired me to open my own Etsy shop. We’ll see.😉
Hey Alyssa! That is so awesome that this video came at the right time. I think you should definitely open your own Etsy shop, it is very simple and there’s a huge market that you can reach. It cost you nothing to open the store, so I definitely think you should do it. Not only that, possibly looking into selling those same items on eBay and possibly even Amazon handmade, those are just a few other places that you can sell the same items to reach even more people. If you do open your store, send me a comment with the link to your story and I will pin it, hopefully we can get some activity on your store right away :-) thanks again, I hope this is helpful. Matt
Hi Matt, How you doing? I am a visual impaired person from Bulgaria who always looking for a business opportunity which are suitable for the blind or visually impaired. I have been owner to my company since 2010 in the cleaning industry in the capital of Bulgaria so I am a success now starting from 50 USD borrowed by my wife! I really apricate your activity in youtube and happy to see someone who is blind to do something in social networks but I thing most of us are better on social benefits, not getting involved in adventures, whether traditional work or self-employed. If you are having the talent to be a Musician or to be Solicitor that is fantastic to be self employed or employed if someone giving you a chance. I am really skeptical about employment for blind or visual impaired people so that other people think about what we can’t do, not to thinking what we can do more beta better than other people. Keep going and have you much success.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to me, it is so much fun to connect with you and hear about your experiences and the business that you have built. Congratulations on your success, that is so cool and I love hearing your story! I agree with you, it is nice to be able to do things independently so that we can continue to prove that the blind and visually impaired can still do anything that we want including our own business ventures. Thank you for sharing your story once again, I wish you the absolute best and so much success with your business! That is so incredible :-) thanks again for reaching out, I look forward to connecting with you again sometime soon and thank you so much for being part of this community, your support means a lot to me :-) Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire Hi Matt! I love seeing you write something great again. You are a really cool person who likes to do something independently. I'm in my late 40's it's so complicated to tell you my story. I'm always looking to start a business without a big founding - don't put a lot of money into your project, I started my facilities property business in South Sofia, it includes housing management, gardening, cleaning, some repairs to apartment blocks. My focus now is on providing office cleaning services. Now I have hired 5 people to work for my company. I'm thinking of a new project - to start a home renovation business, I'm sure the idea is suitable for low vision or blind people with low or medium capital if i can do this that mine you can do to. To be honest, my eyesight is really bad and I prefer other people to work with my clients. When I start my business I have to did all my tasks on my own - it was so hard to be a cleaner, a gardener, a manager, a marketing manager (door-to-door leaflet distributor :-), an accountant and many other things. To be honest if you wish to do some incredible you need to be a bit crazy if you understand what i mean. My other future start up project is to bay to seal properties - bay, add value - do renovation after that sell it. It will be perfect if you have cash you will be cash bayer - you can bay property in below market value. Many options you have in property business big potential for blind people. Thank you, Matt! Sorry for my bad English. I'll write to you again next time.
Hey my friend! It’s so great to hear from you again. Thank you for responding, I love reading your comments. Don’t worry about your English, I think it is great. I can understand everything you’re saying. I love how you are so innovative and always thinking of new business ideas and how you can expand it, I think that is so cool and I would love to continue talking about what you were doing and your latest business ideas. I agree with you, it definitely does make it a little more time to do projects like this in the absence of vision, but at the same time we can still do anything we just need to maybe ask for a little bit additional assistance or delegate some work out to others.Congratulations on recently hiring some new people for your business, it sounds like you were growing which is amazing! Thanks again for sharing, I would love to hear more when you are ready to talk. Thanks again my friend, talk to you soon. Matt
Hi David! You’re very welcome, and thank you very much for watching this. I’m glad that this video was thought-provoking and got you thinking of some different ideas and being creative! Hope your Thursday is going well! Talk to you soon. Matt
LOL, I’m glad that you enjoyed this video! You are already doing quite a bit with your grandkids and for your son, it is nice to know that you are contributing and giving back in those ways with your homeschool and all the kids :-) I am still glad you enjoyed the video!
I gained valuable ideas and info from watching your video, thank you so much as I've been struggling to get info on what kinds of jobs I can get being visually impaired and today I finally said to myself I'm going to see if there are videos about this on TH-cam and hallelujah there are 😃 thanks for your video and I've subscribed to your channel 🥰
Hi Matt! Fab advice and thoughts here as always! One other aspect that comes into play, especially with a service-oriented business, is that a person builds a strong reputation for being consistent, reliable, and punctual. I saw this being an issue time and time again with my parents' business as logging contractors while I was growing up, or with a friend of mine who is a general construction contractor. In both cases, finding a team of sub-contractors who can be trusted to show up, work hard, and get the job done safely is possibly the most challenging part, and the least in their control. Subs who show up late, drunk, coked out, hung over, lazy, argumentative, stealing tools, etc is a real challenge for contractors. This is part of the whole package that you and your dad bring to demo jobs, and robably a big part of the traffic you get now for your services. A lot of the same applies to starting up products for sale, to make sure no one feels like they are getting ripped off
A lot of this is common sense, but it's just as important to cultivate good habits for a good reputation for a business to remain sustainable. Having been on the periphery of the artisinal community where people have a side hustle of selling their creations, it looks like it's important to get the balance of expectations, goals, realistic time frames, and consistent quality right for the stage of growth a side hustle is in. I like to do a lot of research for my big undertakings in life, like moving, having a wedding, or hiring a cleaning service, and I've read some real horror stories in terms of movers holding your possessions ransom for more money, seamstresses delivering late or shoddy work on wedding party dresses, and cleaning services stealing and/or violating one's privacy for personal gain, either for future theft or for kicks. So all of this awareness of how people can take advantage of a situation is something anyone offering me products or services will have to overcome. Fortunately, it's also pretty straightforward for a person starting to offer these things as a side hustle to overcome.
Hi Mel! Thank you very much for this very nice comment. It is interesting you bring this up, I think this is the main reason why we are brought on for so many big projects. Not the cause we possess some special skills or talent, but because we do great work, providing a good service with great customer service is also very important to us, but at the same time, we always show up on time,, We are reliable, and we continue to move forward with a job until we are done. Of course, we are never drunk or on drugs of any kind, and we are always very respectful to the property as well as we always try to work with people to make sure that they are always very happy with the work that we do and reasonable with our pricing. I would have to say, everybody that we have done work for has always been very happy to us and asks us what other type of work we do and typically refers us. A lot of the work that we do now is from referrals and word-of-mouth versus the actual advertising that I do. Thank you for all the very nice words and complements, I appreciate that and it truly means a lot to me! Just like you said, I think one of the biggest struggles for contractors is finding people who actually show up and do the work and who are reliable, it seems like that is getting hard to find these days. I hope all is well with you! And once again, thank you very much for watching this video. Matt
Hello Dear Friend and Brother how are you good to see you in new Video thank you for all the good advices always Wish you the Best and more Success say hi to Corey.
Hi my dear friend! Thank you, you were always so sweet. Thank you, you were famous in this video, I talked about you! :-) I always wish you so much happiness and success, say hi to your mom and sister for me :-) huge hugs, Matt
So i'm really into podcasting, and editing podcasts... am terrible at figuring out how to monetize and increase our listener counts though. Got any suggestions?
Hi, congratulations on creating podcast and doing a great job editing them, at least you have that aspect down, that is very important. Do you ever advertise with your Podcasts, possibly go on Facebook and find some groups that are consistent with the content that you podcast about an advertising there about your publications? I would definitely start there, it is a free way to advertise to a large group of people who may be interested in the content that you were producing. Perhaps you could find someone to sponsor you and your podcast, find someone or a company that is consistent with the content that you produce, reach out to them and ask if they would like to sponsor a certain number of your podcasting shows, maybe like five or 10 shows for let’s just say, 50 or $100.These are just examples, not solid numbers. But as a way for you to get sponsored for the work that you do and advertise for somebody else in the same time. These are just a few ideas, I hope they help. Also, during your podcast you can always just say, if you would like to help me create more content and support my Podcasts, here is a link where you can help support me, and it would be a link to some type of donation page. These are just examples, not solid numbers. But as a way for you to get sponsored for the work that you do and advertise for somebody else in the same time. These are just a few ideas, I hope they help. Also, during your podcast you can always just say, if you would like to help me create more content and support to my Podcasts, here is a link where you can help support me, and it would be a link to some type of donation page. I would be careful about this idea because asking for money too often can certainly scare people away, but a lot of people definitely do it and it is just another idea. I hope they help. Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire Thanks. I've tried a few of those out. With the approaching companies, they say they want to see a direct translation from listeners of the show into for example ticket sales and pay based on that, which is a little hard to do. Still you have given me something to think about.
I'm a writer and I manage my social media, I'm a one person's show for now. Thing is, I'm pursuing traditional publishing. So I don't know what to do. I can't monetise my platform because I have a small following, so right now, I'm just growing my following and getting my thing more known. Meanwhile I work with pets. I have enough remaining vision to move around, and so I walk dogs and take care of pets. This is something I know I can do and I'm getting some little income. So I share it here.
Hi! That is amazing that you were continuously working on your social media and gaining a larger audience, that is the best thing you can do! Continue to build your audience and then monetizing up opportunities will arise. Building the audience is definitely very important. I’m glad that you were creative and thinking of other ideas on ways that you can use your skills and knowledge to earn extra income.I think it is great that you were walking animals, I think there’s a great demand for this because so many people have pets, way to be creative! Thank you so much for sharing with us
Hi how are you? I think you need to focus in your pets service - build it in to next level. Do you online and offline marketing, door to door marketing, facebook page, business cards. Keep going! Thank you!
Hey my friend! I love the advice, thanks so much for reaching out to our friend to share your business experience and expertise explain call nation Mark, that is so cool of you to do :-) good work. Matt
Hi Dale, I’m so happy that this was a helpful video to you, I wish you the absolute best with your endeavors! Please keep me informed, I would love to hear how things are going for you. Thanks again my friend, it is always so nice to hear from you. Matt
I've made some money with writing and am currently a medical transcriptionist. If you have great hearing and typing skills, transcription is a great option to try. Besides medical, there is legal and general transcription.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for the comment. That is so awesome that you do a medical transcription, I think that would be a great option for many people who are blind or visually impaired and since a person basically needs to know how to type accurately and quickly as well as hear very well. I think that would be a great job for someone with low vision. Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out and sharing what you do for income, it is very interesting. Also, thank you for subscribing, your friendship and support means a lot to me! Have a great day, my next video will be out in just a couple hours. See you then. Matt
What kind of writing did you do and how do you get involved in transcription work? I am totally blind and not working and I am very interested in writing. Do you do all of this and still receive disability benefits?
@@kaylajames9334 I haven't written much in the last couple years but in the past I wrote articles for magazines and newsletters and web content. I found out about some markets from writing-related newsletters. I volunteered as a writer for a local animal shelter and a local farmers market. Have you looked for the current Writer's Market guide in the area you want to write? As for transcription, I found out about the training program through my state Voxational Rehab counselor.
@@liztetley3609 can you share more information for the transcription program? I have found free newsletters that offer writing opportunities like freedom with writing. I just started that back up again but I don’t have the absolute current riders market yet. I think the current writers market that I have for the Christian market that I want to ride in is 2018.
Matt - I LOVE you Mr lol. You are such a selfless person in the way that despite being busy yourself, you always find time for others, and your offer to help people explore their ideas is just incredible. What is Corey and her sisters Etsy site? I was also thinking about Amanda Ulrich and was thinking that another good idea ( I think ) would be to turn some of her artwork into greetings cards, present tags etc. So, creating the original artwork and turning it into a wider selling opportunity with the cards. Personally, I'm always buying cards for people, and its always a struggle to find something new. Your outlook on life in amazing, and I love it. At the moment, I'm looking for something to do as a hobby, to keep me occupied, and I just can't figure out. I get so bored sat here at home, and it would be good to have an interest. Anyway - absolutely loved this video - you are amazingly talented, and have the mind of a millionaire for sure :-) Your contribution to he Blind and visually impaired is amazing. Love to you and the wonderful Corey Terry x x x
Hi Terry, my wonderful friend! I will start this out with some huge kisses from Corey! LOL. As for Corey and her sisters Etsy store, the name of it is, Clip on Charactears I like your ideas about Amanda’s artwork, I think she has a lot of different options that she could pursue to start selling some of the work that she creates. That is a great point, you should reach out to her with this idea. I’m not sure if she’s open to any of it, but it’s always nice to have more suggestions. I wish I could help you out find some type of hobby or something to do that gives you fulfillment and happiness. Let me start off by asking, what are some of your favorite things to do with your time, how do you spend your time and white encompasses the majority of your time? I want to help you in anyway I can, that is my Nick commitment talk to you again soon my amazing friend! Matt
Hi! LOL, I love the comment! I’m glad you enjoyed this video, I also think this is a pretty good one. I always love doing these types of videos! I hope you’re doing well :-) thanks for being such an awesome friend
Thanks, really good getting to know you guys too😀 . Solid doors can be expensive. Just today at work I priced out oak interior doors, not solid oak but veneered over a solid core. Door only with no frame (door jamb) but notched for hinges and bored for a handle. Big doors though, 36”x84”. Price was almost $500 Canadian each + 13% tax. Glad I have a computer to figure the design with, would not be able to do it anymore from a book without good magnification.
Trip Reviews Thank you, it is so great to get to know you more about you as well! Oh yes, doors can be a very expensive! Good thing they are not something that we replace often, but only need to buy ones typically. LOL
Hi, I think you have a lot of options! You are definitely very talented and intelligent, I think you have a lot of options, we just need to be creative and think of different ways for you to continue doing what you already are and just turn it into a monetized venture. I think you could have a lot of opportunities with your writing. Thanks again for watching this, hopefully this spurred some ideas for you! Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire I hope it does generate some ideas to to turn it into a monetized venture. And if you ever have any ideas for me feel free to share thanks again Matt
Hey matt I worked at cvs for a whole month in july so that was very interesting place to work at can you please make a video about volintarying for the blind and visually impaired so we can help out the community. your greatful and thoughttful friend Kylie
Hi Kylie! That is so cool you worked at CVS for the entire month of July, I bet that was a very interesting experience! Thank you for sharing your work history with us, it’s always interesting to hear about what other people who are blind or visually impaired due for employment. Thanks again Kylie, you are such an amazing friend! :-) Matt
Good morning! Thanks for the nice message :-) enjoy your Sunday, I’ll be back in a few hours with another video and the latest information, hope to see you then :-)
These are all great ideas. But my problem is when I advertise and I find these people to do the work once they notice I'm blind they turn me down. I am a mechanic I can do anything pretty much carpenter in the house type of work like you do yourself. But as soon as they find out that I'm blind or visually impaired it's like they turn me down. What is a way I can do this or make this work being blind if nobody trusts my work. Do I need a second person such as like you have your dad to oversee to make sure these people are confident
Hi, you are very welcome, and thank you so much for watching this video and for the nice comment. Thank you for your support on this channel as well, I appreciate it! See you again on Monday in the next video. Matt
Hey Matt, yes I have an iPhone and it has totally changed my life. As a matter of fact I’m on my third one, and do everything with eBay with it except for posting ads, could not figure out how to do that maybe there’s a trick to it that I don’t know thank you once again
Hi, that is great you have an iPhone and then it has changed your life, mine has done the same for me. May I ask, do you use your iPhone strictly on voiceover? If so, I can probably help you through the posting process on eBay and since I also have some items listed on eBay which I listed myself strictly on voiceover through my iPhone. I actually think that they have refined the posting process and made it a lot easier. If you do not have it already, I would highly suggest you get the eBay app, I feel like it is pretty easy to navigate with the iPhone on voiceover. Let me know and we can go from there. Thanks my friend :-) Matt
This video is very enticing and inspiring at the same time i will try to be creative although i know i'm not really like that but hey it's still worth it try we all have to try especially right now when it's so trying it's such a struggle being alone on my own thanks for sharing kisses from manila philippines
Hi, I’m glad that this video is enticing and inspiring to you. Yes, we always need to try and do anything we can. You’re doing an amazing job, thank you for being such a great friend! Matt
You've might be a mind reader. I've been stuck for a couple of months and focused on Guillermo developments or going out with my local Blind and VIP community. I normally do some interpreting for free for family friends and I help them and my dad with navegating online shopping I don't have the heart to charge them. I'm currently seeking employment and after being out of the workforce for 5 years. Plus I've had a failed antique business lost my savings.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video, I’m glad that it was helpful to you. Yes, I am a mind reader! LOL. It sounds like you were very nice and it is so sweet to hear that you help out so many different people, I love that! I think if we just continue to be a little bit creative and continue to think about what you were good at and what you enjoy doing, you’re probably already doing something that you can monetize and make some money with it. Thank you so much for watching, I hope this continues to help you :-) Matt
I actually do a lot of work for charity, birthdays, corporate, fundraising, weddings. And I actually do that paid for them. For my one hour illusion show, I charge $200. I have been doing paid gigs for the last 14 years.
Hey Ryan, that is awesome! I figured you did all that stuff, and I know that you do, but I was just using it as an example, but that is so cool that you host so many different events and do so much work for charity, it’s amazing, you truly are a very talented and amazing person! You should change your name to the amazing person who is blind and a magician. LOL
Reached a point of researching US Tax code Article 22 to rent n live in Puerto Rico 6 months to pay zero in capital gains. Also article 20 for online business tax savings. Remaining a US Citizen n still keep benefits
That is very true, I am also very familiar with the tax code allowing someone to completely avoid capital gains tax with the Puerto Rico exemption. The funny thing is, I am actually down in Puerto Rico right now. LOL. I feel like this would only apply to someone who has large capital gains, which is very few people. I mean, let’s be honest, very few people actually make any money with investing of any kind.
Yes, but I n many others have done well n were just getting started...why I want to share n elaborate theory n how to for others stuck in the system. Feel it's my duty
As the blind cookie boy net 1k USD month as my dollar cost avg. From 1k in a month capital, I purchased Ripple XRP at .005 So 200000 shares...in 2017 price went to $3.80...thats over 700k from 1k...took 2 years...but that was just 1. Been doing this since 2014...2 month camp for blind taught me assistive tech. CTRL C to copy CTRL V to paste.
There are many scams, so I want to point critical things out. Coinmarketcap dot com Residual income projects I'm in... Theta Cardano ADA Tezos XTZ Populous PPT Veritaseum VERI Lots being built. Think next system. Cash took over gold silver, then checks, credit debit cards...now we have crypto. Costs 10 cents to move 90 million USD across the globe, verified n confirmed under 15 seconds...try that at western union
Will soon explain the who what when why n how. Interview coming soon...many of my other crypto influencer channels also want to help educate and address any and all concerns n questions with facts of big business n government's getting in...companies don't drop 100s of millions on a guess. We want to share n help...thats it. My duty
What’s good big bro. I’m a big fan of your channel. I just recently had to re-subscribe because I lost my other account. I’m totally blind and I have had a very rough life. I took the wrong path and have been in a lot of trouble, but all that is behind me now and I’m just trying to better my life. Is there anyway you could leave me in the right direction so I can start making some money. I’m living in a apartment as of now with no support system in a very small country Georgia town with no resources. Just wondering if you could help me out by giving me some direction. Good shit bro I like everything you’re doing for the blind community
Well, no you don’t call Amazon. You need to call the brands directly. Amazon will not give you anything for free as they are just a platform to sell products. I mean, maybe they would give you an Amazon Echo Dot or something in their product line, but all the other products they will not give you. You need to reach out to each individual brand specifically and ask them for products. I hope that makes sense. Matt
Blind to Billionaire Yeah I thought about it after I sent that sorry I’m not as dim witted as you might think I am LOL I should’ve thought to call the brand :-) yes this made more sense.
How To: The Visually Impaired Way LOL, no worries at all, sometimes it is easy to overlook the simple things. I’m glad I could be helpful :-) good luck! :-) Matt
I would like to work for Apple so that when they do these new updates to their software I could tell them exactly what is wrong with the voiceover software within their updates
Hey, that is an awesome idea, I think you should do it! That would be great, you would help out all of us who rely on voiceover so much. I strictly use voiceover with my screen curtain on, I cannot see anything on my screen so I strictly use voiceover. I think you should go for it, that would be so cool! Matt
Blind to Billionaire are use my phone exactly the same way and I was hesitant to do the new update because I never know what’s going to happen when I do them. Now the phone is acting a little bit off and I’m waiting for the update to fix the update LOL I have always been a fan of the iPhone since they first came out and I was still able to see enough to use it regularly. So when I was no longer able to use it regularly switching over to voiceover came very easy to me because I was so familiar with the software and the phone I would be lost without it I use it for everything that’s why my battery is always in need of being charged LOL I need to look into the external battery thing again I had an external battery on my old iPhone but it was so shiny and slippery but it kept falling on the floor and I didn’t want to treat my new phone that way because they’re way too expensive to replace
LOL, you’re funny! Exactly everything you said here is what I would say. Yes, I feel like I am also always charging my phone because I use it so much and I use it strictly on voiceover. I’m glad that the transition from using your voiceover normally to using it on voiceover it was such an easy transition for you. That is exciting! It sounds like we are very similar in this aspect. Thank you for always being here and commenting, you are a true friend and I sincerely appreciate all of your continued support. I hope you’re having a great day, Matt
Hi, thank you for the morning, I have actually heard from a couple other people as well that iOS 13 is really bad. I have not updated to that version yet, I will wait to do the update. Thank you again for the warning, that is frustrating especially for those of us who rely on voiceover so much. Thanks again :-)
Hi, thank you so much for watching this video. To answer your question, no, I have never tried it. I don’t know if I ever will. That is definitely an interesting question, sorry I don’t have a better answer for you. Matt
Hi, you are very welcome, and thank you so much for watching this video, supporting this channel, and reaching out to me, it is great to connect with you! Matt
This is what I struggle the most with, is how to market myself for what I do best, with the flexibility of how soon I can do it again, (pacing), without needing a long recovery space due to environmental and transportation issues. In some ways doing what I do best naturally and when the sun isn't out, makes me feel healthier than anything else. What I do second best really needs to be something I can do on my worst days, and during the sun time, physically from home, over the internet, where I don't have to be visually seen or even audibly heard everyday, I can get past people watching me perform live, but I really cannot stand having to get a still picture of myself taken. Every time I have to renew my ID at the DMV, it is a traumatic experience. I cry every time. I try not to while I'm standing there, but sometimes it happens anyway. Sometimes even when close friends are trying to take my picture. Been this way since I was a little kid. Only one or two friends of mine have ever been able to take a picture of me that I could tolerate anyone else seeing, and they live hundreds of miles away now since the last few years. We can talk, but I can't enlist them to help with any still shots that I'd feel like I could trust to put in a resume, or on instagram. I have had to do a lot of difficult personal confrontations with people, and I know people see me get in and out of the swimming pool all the time, and never does it not feel kind of overwhelming. All of that is nothing compared to the trauma of someone taking a resume picture of me that I can hear from the angle is going to be really bad. The problem is that I can't see how, bad it's going to be now, and which nostril is flaring the most! I can't stand people demanding that I smile unnaturally in some kind of deranged way! The more they do that the more their just gonna get me ugly crying like Holly Hunter in Broadcast News or Raising Arizona, except frozen instead of continuously moving, and that's likely what the picture taker throwing me under the bus will choose for my ad. The other part is I grew up kind of hobbled, about negotiating for money. So to ask for more from the beginning is a helpful clue. Thanks.
Hi, thank you very much for reaching out and sharing some of your struggles and where do you possibly need some help in this area. I feel like you are very talented and knowledgeable in so many areas, I definitely think that you have a lot to offer. We just need to focus and figure out a way that we can monetize what you are already doing. Are there any other blind or visually impaired people in your area that you could possibly teach Cain travel or anything else you can think of? You could possibly work with the person one on one on your good days, then have a couple days where you work with them over the phone from home and answer any questions or concerns that they may have. You could also do this remotely, you could teach people over the phone, through FaceTime, or through Skype, and then have them reach out to you at any time to give you updates of their progress. Just some ideas. Thanks again for watching this! Matt
Both my father and my neighbour drink beer so I decided to collect the empty beverage containers ten cents per can or bottle slow and steady wins the race
Hi, congratulations on being creative of finding ways to create income, that is amazing! You need to tell your father and your neighbor to drink more! LOL, I am just kidding. That is so creative, I love it! Congratulations. Matt
Hi, thank you for watching this video! That is so cool that you are a painter, but yet at the same time do not know where to sell your work. Have you tried some of the simple avenues online like eBay, Amazon, or Etsy? Those would be some very easy avenues to publish your work for free and advertise. Otherwise you could do other avenues like posting your work on social media like Facebook, Instagram, or a Twitter with a simple picture and a price for the item. I think you will gain a lot of exposure that way as well. If you were located in the United States, you could potentially even list your items on craigslist or other free platforms for free. There are so many different avenues you can take to advertise your work for free and start getting some exposure and traction. I hope this is hellful. Thanks again for being here, I appreciate your support! Matt
Great video! I am working on my freelance/teaching/TH-cam career. I really need ideas to help me grow my audience. To get help from VR I have to show growth.
Hi Amanda, congratulations, that is so exciting! Just continue doing what you are in the growth will continue to happen! It certainly takes time, but you will definitely get there! :-) Matt
Hi, thank you so much for watching this video. I would love to discuss your ideas and see if we can figure out a way to monetize them. Yes, please feel free to share them with me here otherwise if you would like, you were always welcome to send me an email and we can discuss things there more privately. blindtobillionaire@gmail.com
Hi, I don’t believe that, there’s something that you were good at something that you have a lot of knowledge about. I’m not sure what that is, but if you think about it for just a minute or two and I’m sure you can figure it out :-)
I couldn't take profit in 2017. Would have forfeited SSDI n Medicare. Meds are 1200 USD month. Since formed Trust with EIN number for Social Security n IRS. Now income or profits won't affect benefits.
I also have done some paid gigs out of state as well. If anyone wants me to come to their state for me to do a private show, I would charge the price of the show, plus travel costs. I would also ask that they put me in a hotel for a night.
First, you never mentioned getting a good education. Second, the jobs you do require the help of another person who is sighted. It’s fine if you are sighted and can provide your own transportation but if you are blind, transportation is a major issue. I am blind and have a BS in political science from UCLA, a Masters in rehab counseling from San Diego State U, a law degree and certified as a professional mediator and for a major law school in Los Angeles. I have a good and constant income I don’t depend on others to do my work or help me do it. The answer to the question what job can I do as a blind person, is any job that does not require vision, it is that simple. So, revise your income talk to include a good education and degrees. As to being a translator or interpreter, most good paying jobs in that filed require certification which is not easy to pass.
Well I have done that before that is when I could read a tape measure. And my partner is about blind himself. So we set down and just looked at each other well we thought we was looking at each other. I was looking at a salt shaker and he was looking at the ceiling fan. But anyway we thought we would do it again so tomorrow morning were gonna find something and we agreed to switch day's in driving in other words im going to give a shout out in the morning that were gonna be on the road on face book
hi Matt, thanks for the ideas. I have 70 percent vision, and have 2 TH-cam channels, stockmarket investing and an e- commerce business. I would like to give a few suggestions for your community- 1. Stock Market investment 2. Teaching Online Teaching Writing short stories and Poetry TH-cam channel Radio jockey Drop shipping Online consultation
Hi, that is so great to hear that you still have 70% vision and that you have two TH-cam channels. May I ask, what is your e-commerce store? Do you also do some drop shipping? It would be interesting to continue this conversation and learn more about what you were doing. Thanks again for the suggestions! Matt
Hello Matt, i am registered as a seller of Fashion Jewellery and clothing on Amazon India and Flipkart. Right now i am selling only in India. Once i register for Amazon International, i will definitely share the link. Meanwhile, you can see my TH-cam channels- HIMANSHU BANSAL and 360 TRAVELLER. Though i dont have many followers, but i enjoy doung them parttime.....
Hi, congratulations on selling in India, I’m excited for you to start selling internationally, that is so awesome! Congratulations on everything you have done so far, you were definitely doing an amazing job! Thanks for sharing this :-) Matt
Hi, thank you so much for watching this video and for the questions about writing short stories and poetry. There are some websites out there where you can do freelance writing and people will pay you for your work. Or, there may be a request from somebody out there who is looking for someone to write a short story or possibly even poetry for them, they would give you the parameters for what they are looking for and it would be your responsibility to do the writing for them, in compensation they would pay you for your efforts. I would recommend doing some type of Internet Google search for creative writing types of work or where you can sell your poetry. As for short stories, I think this would be something relatively easy to find as there are always people who need writing to be done for them, but you do not have the time, skills, or even knowledge about writing which would be a great opportunity for you. If you were able to just do a Google search, I think you could possibly find some great resources. I hope this is helpful. Thanks again for watching. Matt
Hi! Thank you for the feedback, I’m glad that you feel like I helped a bunch of people with this video. I didn’t realize that you were also a property owner, that is so awesome! How long have you had your rentals? I hope you’re having a great weekend, Matt
Hi Alyssa! I’m so sorry for the delay in writing back to you on this comment, I completely overlooked it and just found it right now. Again, I’m so sorry. It’s amazing that this video inspired you to open your own Etsy shop. I will deathly need to check it out, it sounds great! I’m very excited for you and the opportunities you will have as a result of the store. Very exciting, congratulations once again! Thanks Alyssa, see you again in a few hours in the next video :-) Matt
I have much to share on residual income opportunities I'm currently involved in....can articulate blockchain n crypto opportunities I diversified into....i want to inform of my research n investing since 2014 n success. A ton of insight for the community. Vision Beyond Sight
That is amazing! It sounds like you have a lot to share with everybody. I think people would love to hear your perspective since there are so many questions regarding cryptocurrency.
Oh crap, I was going to message you, I was remembering all week and I totally missed it, I am so sorry! I was so excited to send you a message. I feel so bad now! Well happy birthday! I hope you had a very very special day, I was so excited and happy to send you a nice message, I’m so sad and upset with myself. I hope you had an absolutely wonderful birthday!🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳😏
Is there a way that your fans are able to call you I want to discuss some ways that I can make some money right now I'm legally blind and I don't work and I'm just trying to find ways to make extra income for my wife and I things are very hard here and it's a lot of things that I can't do because of my sight and I just wanted to know is there a way that I can get in contact with you I can't type so I have to use this voice thing on my phone and some of the words come out wrong
Hi, thank you for watching this video into reaching out to me. I do not have a method right now for people to call and talk, but I’m happy to talk here through comments or through email. I also use dictation to write these messages, so no worries on spelling errors or anything like that, I truly understand it, trust me I do. I read messages the same way as many other people doing the exact same thing, so please don’t worry about it.My best met recommendation right now would be to sit down and write a list yourself or create a list somehow maybe with you and your wife of all the things that you are very talented at doing or where you have a lot of knowledge and skill. Then start exploring ideas and ways that you can start providing service to other people with that knowledge or talent. This may take a couple days, or maybe even a week or two, but if you perform this exercise every day, he will eventually start coming up with some creative ideas that get you excited. I don’t know anything about you, but I do know for a fact that you have talent and knowledge about something that you can share with other people who are looking to learn. Maybe you can provide a service of some kind, or maybe you can even offer education of some kind. Maybe it is something even as simple as translating if you are fluent in another language or two. Either way, spend some time creating a list of everything that you were knowledgeable about and you will come up with some creative ideas. I hope this helps so far. Feel free to ask any additional questions you may have :-) Matt
Ricky Zoom 357 thank you for that feedback! It truly means a lot to me. I’m so happy to hear that you have found this channel in my content to be valuable. Thank you, it truly means so much to hear that feedback! And thank you for all of your continued support, it means so much! Talk to you again soon my friend. Matt
Hi, thank you for watching. We did produce a video on Monday discussing some different ideas and strategies you can implement if you not received your stimulus check quite yet. You may want to check some of those out. Thanks much for your support and see you soon
Matt, this is so funny that you posted this today. I am struggling with this right now myself, was doing eBay and for the most part can do almost all of it myself, the only thing I cannot do is post new ads. Thank you for the encouragement, and the ideas and I have done a lot of the steps that you have suggested, it does work. I actually worked for 24 years, and unfortunately I’m now on disability. But as you know you cannot survive on disability, I also have owned rental properties in the past, but unfortunately cannot get a loan now to buy another one. Thank you and keep up the good work
Hi, I’m glad that this video was brought to you at the right time. Hopefully this video helps you I think of some new ideas and concepts to possibly help you with some creative ideas to generate some income. You mentioned that you have a hard time with new ads, do you use a smart phone with some type of voiceover or talkback technology? Are use my iPhone strictly on voiceover and I’m able to create all of the ads independently just using voiceover, it takes me a little while, but I can still do it. I hope this is helpful once again! I like this comment and I pinned it, congratulations! Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire hey Matt, I love the fact that people are getting inspired by you. God bless you brother
Hey ur one of my biggest inspirations and I didn't know what else to do was thi king suicide honestly its a month from xmas and if I don't get 1700 I'm thrown out I'm 2 months behind and I'm still looking for a Job can u help me save my life love u either way I'm blind newly BTW I can't imagine blind and homeless ❤❤😢😢
This week i had to retire from being a nurse because of my vision. Now i have to figure out what my next adventure will be. Thanks again Matt for the great content. Hope you have a great day and keep up the great work.
Hi Shawn, that is unfortunate you had to give up your job as a nurse because if your vision, but who knows, maybe this is the opportunity to go out and do something on your own. Have you ever thought about or considered possibly being a PCA, or in-home nurse? Anyway, those are just some thoughts. Thank you so much for watching this, I’m glad you enjoy the content :-) see you again soon. Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire im looking into going back to school for O and M instructor or assisistive decive instructor. I want to become more educated.
Hi, that is an amazing idea! Once again, knowledge that you already have and that you can already shared some with somebody and there’s a demand for the services you were offering, I love it! Great idea
can't you work for an insurance company being an online nurse?
Awesome matt💪 those are very good tips. As a visually impaired person I was able to cut grass all summer a bit hard to see but I made it . Matt your an awesome guy truly happy to be a sub 💪 rock on
Hi Sean! Congratulations and good work with your grass cutting all summer! That is amazing, that is definitely not something I can do at all. I admire you for your hard work and hustle! Good job my friend, so cool! You are an amazing person, rock on to you too! Two flexed biceps! LOL :-) Matt
Blind to Billionaire lol 💪💪💪💪💪
LOL, I always love the flexed biceps in your videos and comments! I love it it always makes me laugh and smile :-) 10 flexed biceps! LOL
Blind to Billionaire awesome Matt flag to be able to bring someone a smile
I love this video! You really shine a positive light not only on being a blind job seeker but also on being blind in general. Even to this day, I still find myself using the whole “I can’t” logic abd feeling afraid acknowledge my blindness.
Thanks for the shout out. All the money from Blind Grilling goes to providing grilling packages to veterans and 1st responders who have suffered vision loss. We cater and teach classes locally but all funds go into the organization to help others. I am blessed to work full time to support my family so the grilling thing is to give back to others. Great ideas though.
Hey Chris, that is amazing! So cool that you give everything back, I don’t host anything special here, but any money that I make from ads on this channel I also do donate and give quite a few things away here on the channel also. Thanks Chris, you’re such an amazing person! Matt
Wow, had no idea. Just happened to see your channel name and thought to check it out. This is so cool. I couldn't stop watching. Full view for your friend. Wishing you all the best. God bless.
Hi! Wow, thank you so much for checking out my channel and for watching this video, it is so great to hear from you! I’m glad that you enjoyed it and watched it all the way through, that is definitely dedication! I’m glad that the video was intriguing enough to the point that you wanted to watch all the way to the end. Thank you so much for being here and for subscribing, it truly means a lot to me! I hope you’re having a great day, I look forward to connecting with you again sometime soon. Your friend, Matt
I'm registered blind and decided 3 years ago to get into teaching in supported learning. It's hard work, but already leading to new opportunities.
I got into teaching to show others with disabilities that you should try and be the best you possible. You will have set backs, but they should be looked at as character building not deterants.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for sharing your story. Congratulations on getting into the teaching field a few years ago, that is amazing! I love that you are visually impaired, but yet you still continue to pursue what you want to do with your life. I think that is so incredible and inspirational! I completely agree, there will definitely be setbacks, but that is with everything, whether a person is blind, visually impaired, or perfectly cited, they’re always going to be setbacks. Thank you for being such a great example to the blind and visually impaired community and being such a great advocate for all of us in this community as well, thanks again for being here, I look forward to hearing from you again soon. Matt
Unfortunately our society still far from really understanding the potential of visually impaired people as a worker or contributor to the society. That’s way more than 70% of blind or visually impaired people do not have a job, not because the lack of formal education but because of the difficulties we have convincing employers that we are good on what we do. Fortunately for other they have been able to be creative and establish their own businesses. Matt, you mention a lot of good ideas and your words of encouragements are going to help a lot of people. Thanks for mentioning me 😀.
Hi, I completely agree, it is sad that society as a whole is so ignorant about blindness and visual impairment. That is why all of us need to have these communities and TH-cam channels to continue to educate and raise awareness about blindness and visual impairment so that people actually realize what we are capable of doing. You wouldn’t believe how many people approach me when my dad and I do these jobs and say things like, I can’t believe you do this, I am so impressed by you. I always just think, thank you, but at the same time, I am just like you I can do just about anything. You are welcome, I think you are very talented and intelligent, I think you always have something very insightful to say in your comments. You are a great friend and I am happy to be able to mention you! :-) Matt
Blind to Billionaire thank you Matt. We need to keep fighting for our rights every day. 👍
I completely agree! :-)
I will say there’s not many things that we can’t do with the correct tuition we can achieve many things we can just ask for help on here in our community I am into natural healing with a Reiki and massage and other things like that Great video mate and well done to the second winner
I agree with you, we can still do basically anything just like anybody else, we just need to be creative with our ideas and we can still get it done. Thank you my friend, you are such an amazing person! You continue to inspire and motivate me with your videos and our conversations! Matt
Matt just came across ur channel its good stuff! Totally blind myself i have been a massage therapist for 9 yrs now. I would also like to get into Real estate investing and would love to pick ur brain about that . Keep up the great work
Hi! Welcome to the channel, it’s so great to have you here! Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to me, I’m very happy to meet you! It is so cool that you are a massage therapist and have been doing it for so many years. That sounds amazing! I’m very happy to have you here and I would love to talk to you about investing in real estate, I’m very passionate about it and love talking about it as well. We can definitely discuss it more in detail if you would like. Thanks again for being here and for subscribing, I’m so happy to meet you! Matt
Thank you Jordan! That is very kind of you to say. But realistically, I could not have this channel, and this amazing community and all of these incredible people without all of the support of everybody here. I am just the person who hosts the channel, it is everybody else here who makes this possible :-) you included as well.
Way too funny! Me? That is just nuts! Lol I have so many ideas to use it! Emailing you now, Matt and Corey! Thanks so much!
Hi! Yes, you!, Congratulations! LOL, I will check out your email and correspond with you there! :-) Matt
What a relief! It is wonderful to have the pleasure of listening to your content. I just started a TH-cam channel called blind black beautiful. Your information is very helpful and inspirational. Thank you. 0:08
Hi Matt Great video x 😊 Some great money making ideas .I will never get rich lol I'm always collecting money for the blind and visually Impaired and doing food hampers for the homeless especially this time of year.
Hi Tony! That is so cool that you are collecting money for the blind and visually impaired and helping the homeless, that is so awesome of you! Clearly those things are very important to you since that is why you spend your time doing them, I bet you are rich with happiness and joy when you work on these projects. Thanks Tony, you are an amazing person! Matt
Hello Matt! Today we had our volunteer luncheon ceremony. Now I haven't been there long enough to gain enough hours for an award/pin. Tomorrow, when I go in for my volunteer shift, I am going to ask to volunteer more than one day a week. Some of the people that also volunteer at the hospital are impressed when they realize/find out that I am a visually impaired/blind volunteer. For the past few months, I go in once a week in the cancer institute and sort paperwork for the breast cancer department. I use my Eschenbach magnifier so I can see the names on the papers to be able to sort them in the right folders. I also hole punch papers and put them in binders/folders. Waiting to get Zoomtext put on their computer so I can start doing data entry on the computer.
The title I would have if the volunteer work turned into paid employment, would Medical Support Assistant. The average salary for a MSA is 41,000 a year. That is a lot more than I get paid by Social Security.
Hi! Wow, congratulations on the volunteering so far, it sounds like you were having a great experience which is so nice to hear! It is great to hear that you are using your assistive technology to be able to read the names on the paper in order to properly file them. I’m glad that they will be installing Zoom text on the computer so that you can also do data entry more easily. I think this is so cool and I’m glad to hear that your experience is going so well so far! Thank you for the update :-) and once again, congratulations! Matt
So your volunteer work would eventually turn into a paid position? If so, that is amazing, it sounds like this is a great opportunity for you :-)
💯after going on fruitless job interviews, I decided to use the skills I’m blessed with to go into business for myself. It’s slow going, but things don’t happen overnight. 👍🏽👍🏽
Hi, that is definitely very frustrating, congratulations are going into business yourself. However, I did know that you were doing this! If I remember correctly, you were doing something along the lines of crochet, knitting, or making of clothing, is that right? That is so cool, I’m excited to hear more about the progress of your business venture. And once again, congratulations! Matt
Blind to Billionaire Yes, that’s right. I make all kinds of items, but right now, I’m still building inventory. Because it’s handmade, it takes a little bit of time.
That is so cool! May I ask, where will you sell your products? There are a variety of different online venues that you can use to sell your handmade products like Amazon handmade, eBay, and Etsy. Good job, I’m excited for you! Matt
Blind to Billionaire I was thinking Etsy and eventually having my own website. I didn’t know Amazon had gotten into the handmade business. I learned something new today! 👍🏽😃
That is great, I think at sea is a great option, but always post on eBay as well. It is just one more place and more exposure, but yes, Amazon has a website it is called, Amazon handmade, it is very similar to Etsy. Check it out! I would advertise on all three of those venues to get the most exposure.
Hello, I am new kind of to your channel. I am totally blind. I still live at home and am 30. I have been so mixed up trying to decide how to find work.
I don't know whether to sign up for vocational rehab services or what. So that's why I came here. I love writing, arts and crafts, singing, all kinds of things. What can I do? I hope you can read this.
Hi Matt, this video is really encouraging and from reading the comments, which I always do, you have given many people a great deal to think about. You are so right when you say to think of the things that you enjoy doing and think of all the things that you can do. And many of these ideas are things that can be done directly from home. This is just a really great video and thanks for sharing hope!
Hi Beverly! Thank you, I’m glad that you found this video to be insightful and helpful in so many ways, I truly believe that anybody in this community can still do anything they want, we just need to be creative and think of ideas and concepts that we can execute from home or on our own, working coming, and having an income does not mean that we need to report to a job five days a week for eight hours a day, that is not the case at all. The last thing I wanna do is report to a real job, I love the fact that I can set my own schedule and work as much as I want or as little as I want, I absolutely love that which is perfect for my personality. I just think that everybody has something to offer to the market and we just need to figure out what that is. Everybody is very skilled and eligible about at least one thing, and like I discussed in the video, there is demand for whatever it is every person has to offer. Thanks again Beverly, I apologize we did not connect today, as you heard in the video, I was actually very busy today doing some work! We will definitely talk sometime soon :-) Matt
Matt, as someone who has been struggling with this, this is a timely video. Thanks for all of the great ideas. You may have just inspired me to open my own Etsy shop. We’ll see.😉
Hey Alyssa! That is so awesome that this video came at the right time. I think you should definitely open your own Etsy shop, it is very simple and there’s a huge market that you can reach. It cost you nothing to open the store, so I definitely think you should do it. Not only that, possibly looking into selling those same items on eBay and possibly even Amazon handmade, those are just a few other places that you can sell the same items to reach even more people. If you do open your store, send me a comment with the link to your story and I will pin it, hopefully we can get some activity on your store right away :-) thanks again, I hope this is helpful. Matt
Hi Matt,
How you doing? I am a visual impaired person from Bulgaria who always looking for a business opportunity which are suitable for the blind or visually impaired. I have been owner to my company since 2010 in the cleaning industry in the capital of Bulgaria so I am a success now starting from 50 USD borrowed by my wife! I really apricate your activity in youtube and happy to see someone who is blind to do something in social networks but I thing most of us are better on social benefits, not getting involved in adventures, whether traditional work or self-employed. If you are having the talent to be a Musician or to be Solicitor that is fantastic to be self employed or employed if someone giving you a chance. I am really skeptical about employment for blind or visual impaired people so that other people think about what we can’t do, not to thinking what we can do more beta better than other people. Keep going and have you much success.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out to me, it is so much fun to connect with you and hear about your experiences and the business that you have built. Congratulations on your success, that is so cool and I love hearing your story! I agree with you, it is nice to be able to do things independently so that we can continue to prove that the blind and visually impaired can still do anything that we want including our own business ventures. Thank you for sharing your story once again, I wish you the absolute best and so much success with your business! That is so incredible :-) thanks again for reaching out, I look forward to connecting with you again sometime soon and thank you so much for being part of this community, your support means a lot to me :-) Matt
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Hi Matt! I love seeing you write something great again. You are a really cool person who likes to do something independently.
I'm in my late 40's it's so complicated to tell you my story. I'm always looking to start a business without a big founding - don't put a lot of money into your project, I started my facilities property business in South Sofia, it includes housing management, gardening, cleaning, some repairs to apartment blocks. My focus now is on providing office cleaning services. Now I have hired 5 people to work for my company. I'm thinking of a new project - to start a home renovation business, I'm sure the idea is suitable for low vision or blind people with low or medium capital if i can do this that mine you can do to.
To be honest, my eyesight is really bad and I prefer other people to work with my clients. When I start my business I have to did all my tasks on my own - it was so hard to be a cleaner, a gardener, a manager, a marketing manager (door-to-door leaflet distributor :-), an accountant and many other things. To be honest if you wish to do some incredible you need to be a bit crazy if you understand what i mean. My other future start up project is to bay to seal properties - bay, add value - do renovation after that sell it. It will be perfect if you have cash you will be cash bayer - you can bay property in below market value. Many options you have in property business big potential for blind people.
Thank you, Matt!
Sorry for my bad English.
I'll write to you again next time.
Hey my friend! It’s so great to hear from you again. Thank you for responding, I love reading your comments. Don’t worry about your English, I think it is great. I can understand everything you’re saying. I love how you are so innovative and always thinking of new business ideas and how you can expand it, I think that is so cool and I would love to continue talking about what you were doing and your latest business ideas. I agree with you, it definitely does make it a little more time to do projects like this in the absence of vision, but at the same time we can still do anything we just need to maybe ask for a little bit additional assistance or delegate some work out to others.Congratulations on recently hiring some new people for your business, it sounds like you were growing which is amazing! Thanks again for sharing, I would love to hear more when you are ready to talk. Thanks again my friend, talk to you soon. Matt
Excellent video. This could really get one thinking. Great ideas and tips. Definitely got my mind going. Thanks Matt!
Hi David! You’re very welcome, and thank you very much for watching this. I’m glad that this video was thought-provoking and got you thinking of some different ideas and being creative! Hope your Thursday is going well! Talk to you soon. Matt
Well done with lots of good ideas! I'm glad I'm on the other side of the hill ;-)
LOL, I’m glad that you enjoyed this video! You are already doing quite a bit with your grandkids and for your son, it is nice to know that you are contributing and giving back in those ways with your homeschool and all the kids :-) I am still glad you enjoyed the video!
@@BlindtoBillionaire Best pay in the world is those knee hugs! Won't pay the bills, but they won't last too much longer either.
LOL, I love it! That is really cute :-) you are right, they will not pay the bills, but will definitely fill your heart with love and joy :-)
I gained valuable ideas and info from watching your video, thank you so much as I've been struggling to get info on what kinds of jobs I can get being visually impaired and today I finally said to myself I'm going to see if there are videos about this on TH-cam and hallelujah there are 😃 thanks for your video and I've subscribed to your channel 🥰
Hi Matt! Fab advice and thoughts here as always! One other aspect that comes into play, especially with a service-oriented business, is that a person builds a strong reputation for being consistent, reliable, and punctual. I saw this being an issue time and time again with my parents' business as logging contractors while I was growing up, or with a friend of mine who is a general construction contractor. In both cases, finding a team of sub-contractors who can be trusted to show up, work hard, and get the job done safely is possibly the most challenging part, and the least in their control. Subs who show up late, drunk, coked out, hung over, lazy, argumentative, stealing tools, etc is a real challenge for contractors. This is part of the whole package that you and your dad bring to demo jobs, and robably a big part of the traffic you get now for your services. A lot of the same applies to starting up products for sale, to make sure no one feels like they are getting ripped off
A lot of this is common sense, but it's just as important to cultivate good habits for a good reputation for a business to remain sustainable. Having been on the periphery of the artisinal community where people have a side hustle of selling their creations, it looks like it's important to get the balance of expectations, goals, realistic time frames, and consistent quality right for the stage of growth a side hustle is in. I like to do a lot of research for my big undertakings in life, like moving, having a wedding, or hiring a cleaning service, and I've read some real horror stories in terms of movers holding your possessions ransom for more money, seamstresses delivering late or shoddy work on wedding party dresses, and cleaning services stealing and/or violating one's privacy for personal gain, either for future theft or for kicks. So all of this awareness of how people can take advantage of a situation is something anyone offering me products or services will have to overcome. Fortunately, it's also pretty straightforward for a person starting to offer these things as a side hustle to overcome.
Hi Mel! Thank you very much for this very nice comment. It is interesting you bring this up, I think this is the main reason why we are brought on for so many big projects. Not the cause we possess some special skills or talent, but because we do great work, providing a good service with great customer service is also very important to us, but at the same time, we always show up on time,, We are reliable, and we continue to move forward with a job until we are done. Of course, we are never drunk or on drugs of any kind, and we are always very respectful to the property as well as we always try to work with people to make sure that they are always very happy with the work that we do and reasonable with our pricing. I would have to say, everybody that we have done work for has always been very happy to us and asks us what other type of work we do and typically refers us. A lot of the work that we do now is from referrals and word-of-mouth versus the actual advertising that I do. Thank you for all the very nice words and complements, I appreciate that and it truly means a lot to me! Just like you said, I think one of the biggest struggles for contractors is finding people who actually show up and do the work and who are reliable, it seems like that is getting hard to find these days. I hope all is well with you! And once again, thank you very much for watching this video. Matt
Hello Dear Friend and Brother how are you good to see you in new Video thank you for all the good advices always Wish you the Best and more Success say hi to Corey.
Hi my dear friend! Thank you, you were always so sweet. Thank you, you were famous in this video, I talked about you! :-) I always wish you so much happiness and success, say hi to your mom and sister for me :-) huge hugs, Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire oh my I don't know I miss that thank you for mention me you so nice Wish you The Best you so great nice person Matt.
Thank you, yes I talked about you in this video! :-) Thank you my friend, please say hi to your mom and sister for both Corey and me :-) Matt
So i'm really into podcasting, and editing podcasts... am terrible at figuring out how to monetize and increase our listener counts though. Got any suggestions?
Hi, congratulations on creating podcast and doing a great job editing them, at least you have that aspect down, that is very important. Do you ever advertise with your Podcasts, possibly go on Facebook and find some groups that are consistent with the content that you podcast about an advertising there about your publications? I would definitely start there, it is a free way to advertise to a large group of people who may be interested in the content that you were producing. Perhaps you could find someone to sponsor you and your podcast, find someone or a company that is consistent with the content that you produce, reach out to them and ask if they would like to sponsor a certain number of your podcasting shows, maybe like five or 10 shows for let’s just say, 50 or $100.These are just examples, not solid numbers. But as a way for you to get sponsored for the work that you do and advertise for somebody else in the same time. These are just a few ideas, I hope they help. Also, during your podcast you can always just say, if you would like to help me create more content and support my Podcasts, here is a link where you can help support me, and it would be a link to some type of donation page. These are just examples, not solid numbers. But as a way for you to get sponsored for the work that you do and advertise for somebody else in the same time. These are just a few ideas, I hope they help. Also, during your podcast you can always just say, if you would like to help me create more content and support to my Podcasts, here is a link where you can help support me, and it would be a link to some type of donation page. I would be careful about this idea because asking for money too often can certainly scare people away, but a lot of people definitely do it and it is just another idea. I hope they help. Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire Thanks. I've tried a few of those out. With the approaching companies, they say they want to see a direct translation from listeners of the show into for example ticket sales and pay based on that, which is a little hard to do. Still you have given me something to think about.
I'm a writer and I manage my social media, I'm a one person's show for now.
Thing is, I'm pursuing traditional publishing. So I don't know what to do. I can't monetise my platform because I have a small following, so right now, I'm just growing my following and getting my thing more known.
Meanwhile I work with pets. I have enough remaining vision to move around, and so I walk dogs and take care of pets. This is something I know I can do and I'm getting some little income. So I share it here.
Hi! That is amazing that you were continuously working on your social media and gaining a larger audience, that is the best thing you can do! Continue to build your audience and then monetizing up opportunities will arise. Building the audience is definitely very important. I’m glad that you were creative and thinking of other ideas on ways that you can use your skills and knowledge to earn extra income.I think it is great that you were walking animals, I think there’s a great demand for this because so many people have pets, way to be creative! Thank you so much for sharing with us
Hi how are you? I think you need to focus in your pets service - build it in to next level. Do you online and offline marketing, door to door marketing, facebook page, business cards. Keep going!
Thank you!
Hey my friend! I love the advice, thanks so much for reaching out to our friend to share your business experience and expertise explain call nation Mark, that is so cool of you to do :-) good work. Matt
You are an inspiration. And that is no exaggeration.
Good stuff Matt. Inspirational content and great ideas.
Thank you! That is very nice of you to say. I appreciate your very kind words :-) Matt
Hi i recently became versiónally impaired, am from Kenya am very inspirared by you
This is a nice video I really needed this because honestly I just completed 18 22nd of September in I myself would be looking forward to getting a job
Hi Dale, I’m so happy that this was a helpful video to you, I wish you the absolute best with your endeavors! Please keep me informed, I would love to hear how things are going for you. Thanks again my friend, it is always so nice to hear from you. Matt
ok matt will let you know how it goes
I've made some money with writing and am currently a medical transcriptionist. If you have great hearing and typing skills, transcription is a great option to try. Besides medical, there is legal and general transcription.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video and for the comment. That is so awesome that you do a medical transcription, I think that would be a great option for many people who are blind or visually impaired and since a person basically needs to know how to type accurately and quickly as well as hear very well. I think that would be a great job for someone with low vision. Thank you so much for watching this video and for reaching out and sharing what you do for income, it is very interesting. Also, thank you for subscribing, your friendship and support means a lot to me! Have a great day, my next video will be out in just a couple hours. See you then. Matt
What kind of writing did you do and how do you get involved in transcription work? I am totally blind and not working and I am very interested in writing. Do you do all of this and still receive disability benefits?
@@kaylajames9334 I haven't written much in the last couple years but in the past I wrote articles for magazines and newsletters and web content. I found out about some markets from writing-related newsletters. I volunteered as a writer for a local animal shelter and a local farmers market. Have you looked for the current Writer's Market guide in the area you want to write? As for transcription, I found out about the training program through my state Voxational Rehab counselor.
@@liztetley3609 can you share more information for the transcription program? I have found free newsletters that offer writing opportunities like freedom with writing. I just started that back up again but I don’t have the absolute current riders market yet. I think the current writers market that I have for the Christian market that I want to ride in is 2018.
I took the course from the Lighthouse of Houston.
Matt - I LOVE you Mr lol. You are such a selfless person in the way that despite being busy yourself, you always find time for others, and your offer to help people explore their ideas is just incredible. What is Corey and her sisters Etsy site?
I was also thinking about Amanda Ulrich and was thinking that another good idea ( I think ) would be to turn some of her artwork into greetings cards, present tags etc. So, creating the original artwork and turning it into a wider selling opportunity with the cards. Personally, I'm always buying cards for people, and its always a struggle to find something new.
Your outlook on life in amazing, and I love it. At the moment, I'm looking for something to do as a hobby, to keep me occupied, and I just can't figure out. I get so bored sat here at home, and it would be good to have an interest.
Anyway - absolutely loved this video - you are amazingly talented, and have the mind of a millionaire for sure :-) Your contribution to he Blind and visually impaired is amazing.
Love to you and the wonderful Corey
Terry x x x
Hi Terry, my wonderful friend! I will start this out with some huge kisses from Corey! LOL. As for Corey and her sisters Etsy store, the name of it is,
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I like your ideas about Amanda’s artwork, I think she has a lot of different options that she could pursue to start selling some of the work that she creates. That is a great point, you should reach out to her with this idea. I’m not sure if she’s open to any of it, but it’s always nice to have more suggestions. I wish I could help you out find some type of hobby or something to do that gives you fulfillment and happiness. Let me start off by asking, what are some of your favorite things to do with your time, how do you spend your time and white encompasses the majority of your time?
I want to help you in anyway I can, that is my Nick commitment talk to you again soon my amazing friend! Matt
Inspirational, thanks 👍 solid pine doors, should no problem unloading them.
Hi! LOL, I love the comment! I’m glad you enjoyed this video, I also think this is a pretty good one. I always love doing these types of videos! I hope you’re doing well :-) thanks for being such an awesome friend
Thanks, really good getting to know you guys too😀 . Solid doors can be expensive. Just today at work I priced out oak interior doors, not solid oak but veneered over a solid core. Door only with no frame (door jamb) but notched for hinges and bored for a handle. Big doors though, 36”x84”. Price was almost $500 Canadian each + 13% tax. Glad I have a computer to figure the design with, would not be able to do it anymore from a book without good magnification.
Trip Reviews Thank you, it is so great to get to know you more about you as well! Oh yes, doors can be a very expensive! Good thing they are not something that we replace often, but only need to buy ones typically. LOL
You sound just like me ... I think you can make money doing anything. I'm disabled I'm a photographer it's really brought me a lot of money
I am a clergyman. And a good communicator. How can I use these abilities. For mankind, and earn a decent living.
Awesome video man! I have been thinking a lot about this similar thing about my writing and what I could do with that
Hi, I think you have a lot of options! You are definitely very talented and intelligent, I think you have a lot of options, we just need to be creative and think of different ways for you to continue doing what you already are and just turn it into a monetized venture. I think you could have a lot of opportunities with your writing. Thanks again for watching this, hopefully this spurred some ideas for you! Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire I hope it does generate some ideas to to turn it into a monetized venture. And if you ever have any ideas for me feel free to share thanks again Matt
I absolutely hope so as well! If I come across any interesting ideas, I will definitely let you know :-)
Hey matt I worked at cvs for a whole month in july so that was very interesting place to work at can you please make a video about volintarying for the blind and visually impaired so we can help out the community. your greatful and thoughttful friend Kylie
Hi Kylie! That is so cool you worked at CVS for the entire month of July, I bet that was a very interesting experience! Thank you for sharing your work history with us, it’s always interesting to hear about what other people who are blind or visually impaired due for employment. Thanks again Kylie, you are such an amazing friend! :-) Matt
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Great video thanks for info your very inspirational person.
Great work Matt thanks very much, adios
Hi! Thank you, I’m glad that you enjoy this video :-) thank you so much for watching it! I always enjoy hearing from you. See you again soon. Matt
Hi matt. God bless you
Good morning! Thanks for the nice message :-) enjoy your Sunday, I’ll be back in a few hours with another video and the latest information, hope to see you then :-)
These are all great ideas. But my problem is when I advertise and I find these people to do the work once they notice I'm blind they turn me down. I am a mechanic I can do anything pretty much carpenter in the house type of work like you do yourself. But as soon as they find out that I'm blind or visually impaired it's like they turn me down. What is a way I can do this or make this work being blind if nobody trusts my work. Do I need a second person such as like you have your dad to oversee to make sure these people are confident
thankk you for detailed explanation.
Hi, you are very welcome, and thank you so much for watching this video and for the nice comment. Thank you for your support on this channel as well, I appreciate it! See you again on Monday in the next video. Matt
Hey Matt, yes I have an iPhone and it has totally changed my life. As a matter of fact I’m on my third one, and do everything with eBay with it except for posting ads, could not figure out how to do that maybe there’s a trick to it that I don’t know thank you once again
Hi, that is great you have an iPhone and then it has changed your life, mine has done the same for me. May I ask, do you use your iPhone strictly on voiceover? If so, I can probably help you through the posting process on eBay and since I also have some items listed on eBay which I listed myself strictly on voiceover through my iPhone. I actually think that they have refined the posting process and made it a lot easier. If you do not have it already, I would highly suggest you get the eBay app, I feel like it is pretty easy to navigate with the iPhone on voiceover. Let me know and we can go from there. Thanks my friend :-) Matt
wow! great video as always!
Thanks James! I hope all is going well with you :-) thanks so much for watching this video. Matt
I am a low vision adult finding it hard to find employment could use some ideas i do not drive
Great video and great tips. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Thomas, glad you enjoyed the video! Hope you’re having a great Monday so far. Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire thanks. I hope you as well
This video is very enticing and inspiring at the same time i will try to be creative although i know i'm not really like that but hey it's still worth it try we all have to try especially right now when it's so trying it's such a struggle being alone on my own thanks for sharing kisses from manila philippines
Hi, I’m glad that this video is enticing and inspiring to you. Yes, we always need to try and do anything we can. You’re doing an amazing job, thank you for being such a great friend! Matt
You've might be a mind reader.
I've been stuck for a couple of months and focused on Guillermo developments or going out with my local Blind and VIP community.
I normally do some interpreting for free for family friends and I help them and my dad with navegating online shopping I don't have the heart to charge them.
I'm currently seeking employment and after being out of the workforce for 5 years. Plus I've had a failed antique business lost my savings.
Hi! Thank you so much for watching this video, I’m glad that it was helpful to you. Yes, I am a mind reader! LOL. It sounds like you were very nice and it is so sweet to hear that you help out so many different people, I love that! I think if we just continue to be a little bit creative and continue to think about what you were good at and what you enjoy doing, you’re probably already doing something that you can monetize and make some money with it. Thank you so much for watching, I hope this continues to help you :-) Matt
Can you spell Amanda’s name or link her channel in the description I tried looking up my blin and chronic illness life but it didn’t pull up
My husband also 70% blind he not doing anything I do alone.. How I do
I actually do a lot of work for charity, birthdays, corporate, fundraising, weddings. And I actually do that paid for them. For my one hour illusion show, I charge $200. I have been doing paid gigs for the last 14 years.
Hey Ryan, that is awesome! I figured you did all that stuff, and I know that you do, but I was just using it as an example, but that is so cool that you host so many different events and do so much work for charity, it’s amazing, you truly are a very talented and amazing person! You should change your name to the amazing person who is blind and a magician. LOL
Blind to Billionaire LOL
Reached a point of researching US Tax code Article 22 to rent n live in Puerto Rico 6 months to pay zero in capital gains. Also article 20 for online business tax savings.
Remaining a US Citizen n still keep benefits
That is very true, I am also very familiar with the tax code allowing someone to completely avoid capital gains tax with the Puerto Rico exemption. The funny thing is, I am actually down in Puerto Rico right now. LOL. I feel like this would only apply to someone who has large capital gains, which is very few people. I mean, let’s be honest, very few people actually make any money with investing of any kind.
Yes, but I n many others have done well n were just getting started...why I want to share n elaborate theory n how to for others stuck in the system.
Feel it's my duty
As the blind cookie boy net 1k USD month as my dollar cost avg.
From 1k in a month capital, I purchased Ripple XRP at .005
So 200000 shares...in 2017 price went to $3.80...thats over 700k from 1k...took 2 years...but that was just 1.
Been doing this since 2014...2 month camp for blind taught me assistive tech.
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CTRL V to paste.
There are many scams, so I want to point critical things out.
Coinmarketcap dot com
Residual income projects I'm in...
Theta
Cardano ADA
Tezos XTZ
Populous PPT
Veritaseum VERI
Lots being built.
Think next system.
Cash took over gold silver, then checks, credit debit cards...now we have crypto.
Costs 10 cents to move 90 million USD across the globe, verified n confirmed under 15 seconds...try that at western union
Will soon explain the who what when why n how.
Interview coming soon...many of my other crypto influencer channels also want to help educate and address any and all concerns n questions with facts of big business n government's getting in...companies don't drop 100s of millions on a guess.
We want to share n help...thats it.
My duty
Great video
Awesome video
Hey Thomas! I’m so happy that you enjoy this video, thank you for being such a great friend and supporter of me and this channel! Matt
What’s good big bro. I’m a big fan of your channel. I just recently had to re-subscribe because I lost my other account. I’m totally blind and I have had a very rough life. I took the wrong path and have been in a lot of trouble, but all that is behind me now and I’m just trying to better my life. Is there anyway you could leave me in the right direction so I can start making some money. I’m living in a apartment as of now with no support system in a very small country Georgia town with no resources. Just wondering if you could help me out by giving me some direction. Good shit bro I like everything you’re doing for the blind community
Hey Matt do you know how to get products for free to review on youtube. Would love to test new products for the vip. I love checking out new things.
Yes, you just need to ask for them. LOL, that is the secret sauce
Blind to Billionaire So I just call Amazon and say hey I’m a TH-camr please give me some free products?
Well, no you don’t call Amazon. You need to call the brands directly. Amazon will not give you anything for free as they are just a platform to sell products. I mean, maybe they would give you an Amazon Echo Dot or something in their product line, but all the other products they will not give you. You need to reach out to each individual brand specifically and ask them for products. I hope that makes sense. Matt
Blind to Billionaire Yeah I thought about it after I sent that sorry I’m not as dim witted as you might think I am LOL I should’ve thought to call the brand :-) yes this made more sense.
How To: The Visually Impaired Way LOL, no worries at all, sometimes it is easy to overlook the simple things. I’m glad I could be helpful :-) good luck! :-) Matt
I would like to work for Apple so that when they do these new updates to their software I could tell them exactly what is wrong with the voiceover software within their updates
Hey, that is an awesome idea, I think you should do it! That would be great, you would help out all of us who rely on voiceover so much. I strictly use voiceover with my screen curtain on, I cannot see anything on my screen so I strictly use voiceover. I think you should go for it, that would be so cool! Matt
Blind to Billionaire are use my phone exactly the same way and I was hesitant to do the new update because I never know what’s going to happen when I do them. Now the phone is acting a little bit off and I’m waiting for the update to fix the update LOL I have always been a fan of the iPhone since they first came out and I was still able to see enough to use it regularly. So when I was no longer able to use it regularly switching over to voiceover came very easy to me because I was so familiar with the software and the phone I would be lost without it I use it for everything that’s why my battery is always in need of being charged LOL I need to look into the external battery thing again I had an external battery on my old iPhone but it was so shiny and slippery but it kept falling on the floor and I didn’t want to treat my new phone that way because they’re way too expensive to replace
LOL, you’re funny! Exactly everything you said here is what I would say. Yes, I feel like I am also always charging my phone because I use it so much and I use it strictly on voiceover. I’m glad that the transition from using your voiceover normally to using it on voiceover it was such an easy transition for you. That is exciting! It sounds like we are very similar in this aspect. Thank you for always being here and commenting, you are a true friend and I sincerely appreciate all of your continued support. I hope you’re having a great day, Matt
Blind to Billionaire A word of advice if you have not updated your phone to version 13 don’t do it yet it’s got some really annoying glitches
Hi, thank you for the morning, I have actually heard from a couple other people as well that iOS 13 is really bad. I have not updated to that version yet, I will wait to do the update. Thank you again for the warning, that is frustrating especially for those of us who rely on voiceover so much. Thanks again :-)
When it comes to work and being blind. It’s like having a heavy felony on ur name
I used to be a programmer. Now it takes me 3 days to do what I did in 2 hours.
Crazy question: if you had a giant touch screen (to move sections of the screen into your field of view), would that be helpful?
Have you ever tried Cannabis or if you have, how was ur experience and did ur body feel different?
Hi, thank you so much for watching this video. To answer your question, no, I have never tried it. I don’t know if I ever will. That is definitely an interesting question, sorry I don’t have a better answer for you. Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire thank you for getting back at with me Mat, I appreciate you answering back - Ray 😄
Hi, you are very welcome, and thank you so much for watching this video, supporting this channel, and reaching out to me, it is great to connect with you! Matt
No problem at this video was also extremely helpful
Thank you Thomas! I’m glad to hear that this video was helpful :-) I hope you’re having a great weekend. Matt
This is what I struggle the most with, is how to market myself for what I do best, with the flexibility of how soon I can do it again, (pacing), without needing a long recovery space due to environmental and transportation issues. In some ways doing what I do best naturally and when the sun isn't out, makes me feel healthier than anything else. What I do second best really needs to be something I can do on my worst days, and during the sun time, physically from home, over the internet, where I don't have to be visually seen or even audibly heard everyday, I can get past people watching me perform live, but I really cannot stand having to get a still picture of myself taken. Every time I have to renew my ID at the DMV, it is a traumatic experience. I cry every time. I try not to while I'm standing there, but sometimes it happens anyway. Sometimes even when close friends are trying to take my picture. Been this way since I was a little kid. Only one or two friends of mine have ever been able to take a picture of me that I could tolerate anyone else seeing, and they live hundreds of miles away now since the last few years. We can talk, but I can't enlist them to help with any still shots that I'd feel like I could trust to put in a resume, or on instagram. I have had to do a lot of difficult personal confrontations with people, and I know people see me get in and out of the swimming pool all the time, and never does it not feel kind of overwhelming. All of that is nothing compared to the trauma of someone taking a resume picture of me that I can hear from the angle is going to be really bad. The problem is that I can't see how, bad it's going to be now, and which nostril is flaring the most! I can't stand people demanding that I smile unnaturally in some kind of deranged way! The more they do that the more their just gonna get me ugly crying like Holly Hunter in Broadcast News or Raising Arizona, except frozen instead of continuously moving, and that's likely what the picture taker throwing me under the bus will choose for my ad. The other part is I grew up kind of hobbled, about negotiating for money.
So to ask for more from the beginning is a helpful clue. Thanks.
Hi, thank you very much for reaching out and sharing some of your struggles and where do you possibly need some help in this area. I feel like you are very talented and knowledgeable in so many areas, I definitely think that you have a lot to offer. We just need to focus and figure out a way that we can monetize what you are already doing. Are there any other blind or visually impaired people in your area that you could possibly teach Cain travel or anything else you can think of? You could possibly work with the person one on one on your good days, then have a couple days where you work with them over the phone from home and answer any questions or concerns that they may have. You could also do this remotely, you could teach people over the phone, through FaceTime, or through Skype, and then have them reach out to you at any time to give you updates of their progress. Just some ideas. Thanks again for watching this! Matt
Both my father and my neighbour drink beer so I decided to collect the empty beverage containers ten cents per can or bottle slow and steady wins the race
Hi, congratulations on being creative of finding ways to create income, that is amazing! You need to tell your father and your neighbor to drink more! LOL, I am just kidding. That is so creative, I love it! Congratulations. Matt
I'm a painter but dont know where to sell my work
Hi, thank you for watching this video! That is so cool that you are a painter, but yet at the same time do not know where to sell your work. Have you tried some of the simple avenues online like eBay, Amazon, or Etsy? Those would be some very easy avenues to publish your work for free and advertise. Otherwise you could do other avenues like posting your work on social media like Facebook, Instagram, or a Twitter with a simple picture and a price for the item. I think you will gain a lot of exposure that way as well. If you were located in the United States, you could potentially even list your items on craigslist or other free platforms for free. There are so many different avenues you can take to advertise your work for free and start getting some exposure and traction. I hope this is hellful. Thanks again for being here, I appreciate your support! Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire yes! Some great ideas! Thank you!
How do I monetize selling cooking?
Great video! I am working on my freelance/teaching/TH-cam career. I really need ideas to help me grow my audience. To get help from VR I have to show growth.
Hi Amanda, congratulations, that is so exciting! Just continue doing what you are in the growth will continue to happen! It certainly takes time, but you will definitely get there! :-) Matt
Hi i have a few ideas for businesses, but can’t figure out how to make them into cash! Can i talk to you about them?
Hi, thank you so much for watching this video. I would love to discuss your ideas and see if we can figure out a way to monetize them. Yes, please feel free to share them with me here otherwise if you would like, you were always welcome to send me an email and we can discuss things there more privately. blindtobillionaire@gmail.com
What if your not good at anything
Hi, I don’t believe that, there’s something that you were good at something that you have a lot of knowledge about. I’m not sure what that is, but if you think about it for just a minute or two and I’m sure you can figure it out :-)
I couldn't take profit in 2017. Would have forfeited SSDI n Medicare. Meds are 1200 USD month. Since formed Trust with EIN number for Social Security n IRS. Now income or profits won't affect benefits.
I feel bad for Jane she probably didn't see the notification 😭
I also have done some paid gigs out of state as well. If anyone wants me to come to their state for me to do a private show, I would charge the price of the show, plus travel costs. I would also ask that they put me in a hotel for a night.
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Hello I’m Visually Impaired my right eye is in born blind and my left eye is nearsighted I finish office assistant in Los Angeles
I also have given lessons as well.
do you help me to get job in BC
First, you never mentioned getting a good education. Second, the jobs you do require the help of another person who is sighted. It’s fine if you are sighted and can provide your own transportation but if you are blind, transportation is a major issue. I am blind and have a BS in political science from UCLA, a Masters in rehab counseling from San Diego State U, a law degree and certified as a professional mediator and for a major law school in Los Angeles. I have a good and constant income I don’t depend on others to do my work or help me do it. The answer to the question what job can I do as a blind person, is any job that does not require vision, it is that simple. So, revise your income talk to include a good education and degrees. As to being a translator or interpreter, most good paying jobs in that filed require certification which is not easy to pass.
How much vision do you have and how much opportunities did you have?
cool
Well I have done that before that is when I could read a tape measure. And my partner is about blind himself. So we set down and just looked at each other well we thought we was looking at each other. I was looking at a salt shaker and he was looking at the ceiling fan. But anyway we thought we would do it again so tomorrow morning were gonna find something and we agreed to switch day's in driving in other words im going to give a shout out in the morning that were gonna be on the road on face book
i want to teach how to use nvda
Hi Molly, thank you so much for being so willing to teach me! You are so nice, that would be awesome! I hope you’re having a great Monday. Matt
hi Matt, thanks for the ideas. I have 70 percent vision, and have 2 TH-cam channels, stockmarket investing and an e- commerce business. I would like to give a few suggestions for your community-
1. Stock Market investment
2. Teaching
Online Teaching
Writing short stories and Poetry
TH-cam channel
Radio jockey
Drop shipping
Online consultation
Hi, that is so great to hear that you still have 70% vision and that you have two TH-cam channels. May I ask, what is your e-commerce store? Do you also do some drop shipping? It would be interesting to continue this conversation and learn more about what you were doing. Thanks again for the suggestions! Matt
Hello Matt, i am registered as a seller of Fashion Jewellery and clothing on Amazon India and Flipkart. Right now i am selling only in India. Once i register for Amazon International, i will definitely share the link. Meanwhile, you can see my TH-cam channels- HIMANSHU BANSAL and 360 TRAVELLER. Though i dont have many followers, but i enjoy doung them parttime.....
Hi, congratulations on selling in India, I’m excited for you to start selling internationally, that is so awesome! Congratulations on everything you have done so far, you were definitely doing an amazing job! Thanks for sharing this :-) Matt
Hi, thank you so much for watching this video and for the questions about writing short stories and poetry. There are some websites out there where you can do freelance writing and people will pay you for your work. Or, there may be a request from somebody out there who is looking for someone to write a short story or possibly even poetry for them, they would give you the parameters for what they are looking for and it would be your responsibility to do the writing for them, in compensation they would pay you for your efforts. I would recommend doing some type of Internet Google search for creative writing types of work or where you can sell your poetry. As for short stories, I think this would be something relatively easy to find as there are always people who need writing to be done for them, but you do not have the time, skills, or even knowledge about writing which would be a great opportunity for you. If you were able to just do a Google search, I think you could possibly find some great resources. I hope this is helpful. Thanks again for watching. Matt
When will the extra food stamps kick in have not got our yet
You to are a lovely couple
Good video Matt I’m sure you just helped out a bunch of people. Was nice to see a fellow property manager on here.
Hi! Thank you for the feedback, I’m glad that you feel like I helped a bunch of people with this video. I didn’t realize that you were also a property owner, that is so awesome! How long have you had your rentals? I hope you’re having a great weekend, Matt
Blind to Billionaire Property has been in the family for the past 25yrs
That is so awesome, very cool! I always enjoy hearing about the properties that other investors on. Awesome
This video inspired me to open my own Etsy shop. If interested, you can find it here:
www.etsy.com/shop/ButterflyDreamGoods?ele=shop_open
Thanks❣️
Hi Alyssa! I’m so sorry for the delay in writing back to you on this comment, I completely overlooked it and just found it right now. Again, I’m so sorry. It’s amazing that this video inspired you to open your own Etsy shop. I will deathly need to check it out, it sounds great! I’m very excited for you and the opportunities you will have as a result of the store. Very exciting, congratulations once again! Thanks Alyssa, see you again in a few hours in the next video :-) Matt
I have much to share on residual income opportunities I'm currently involved in....can articulate blockchain n crypto opportunities I diversified into....i want to inform of my research n investing since 2014 n success.
A ton of insight for the community.
Vision Beyond Sight
That is amazing! It sounds like you have a lot to share with everybody. I think people would love to hear your perspective since there are so many questions regarding cryptocurrency.
Have you checked out bitbay. Big technology we just forked to add peg. Check it out. Bitbay the coin not the exchange.
Have you ever heard of the story of amanda berry
was up matt
Hi my teddy bear! :-) LOL hope you’re having a great Thursday!
@@BlindtoBillionaire hey my birthday was yesdterday
Oh crap, I was going to message you, I was remembering all week and I totally missed it, I am so sorry! I was so excited to send you a message. I feel so bad now! Well happy birthday! I hope you had a very very special day, I was so excited and happy to send you a nice message, I’m so sad and upset with myself. I hope you had an absolutely wonderful birthday!🤩🤩🥳🥳🥳😏
@@BlindtoBillionaire its okay maybe next year:-)
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Is there a way that your fans are able to call you I want to discuss some ways that I can make some money right now I'm legally blind and I don't work and I'm just trying to find ways to make extra income for my wife and I things are very hard here and it's a lot of things that I can't do because of my sight and I just wanted to know is there a way that I can get in contact with you I can't type so I have to use this voice thing on my phone and some of the words come out wrong
Hi, thank you for watching this video into reaching out to me. I do not have a method right now for people to call and talk, but I’m happy to talk here through comments or through email. I also use dictation to write these messages, so no worries on spelling errors or anything like that, I truly understand it, trust me I do. I read messages the same way as many other people doing the exact same thing, so please don’t worry about it.My best met recommendation right now would be to sit down and write a list yourself or create a list somehow maybe with you and your wife of all the things that you are very talented at doing or where you have a lot of knowledge and skill. Then start exploring ideas and ways that you can start providing service to other people with that knowledge or talent. This may take a couple days, or maybe even a week or two, but if you perform this exercise every day, he will eventually start coming up with some creative ideas that get you excited. I don’t know anything about you, but I do know for a fact that you have talent and knowledge about something that you can share with other people who are looking to learn. Maybe you can provide a service of some kind, or maybe you can even offer education of some kind. Maybe it is something even as simple as translating if you are fluent in another language or two. Either way, spend some time creating a list of everything that you were knowledgeable about and you will come up with some creative ideas. I hope this helps so far. Feel free to ask any additional questions you may have :-) Matt
Can anyone translate this speech into Urdu
hey
are you here?
My language!
Hi! Thanks so much for watching this video :-) glad to hear from you. Matt
@@BlindtoBillionaire I'm glad I found your channel. U help me a lot!!
Ricky Zoom 357 thank you for that feedback! It truly means a lot to me. I’m so happy to hear that you have found this channel in my content to be valuable. Thank you, it truly means so much to hear that feedback! And thank you for all of your continued support, it means so much! Talk to you again soon my friend. Matt
Money pack no no 4000 ada money again
Hi, thank you for watching. We did produce a video on Monday discussing some different ideas and strategies you can implement if you not received your stimulus check quite yet. You may want to check some of those out. Thanks much for your support and see you soon