NOMAD A Guide for the Trailblazer
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70% OF AMERICANS WANT TO BE SELF-EMPLOYED
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Only 15 million Americans (4.61%) are self-employed. NOMAD is a guide for the trailblazer. We curate stories of exploration on the journey towards innovation. For those who struggle making the first step on their journey, we help build confidence. We are the first step. Let's Begin.
Open Letter Why this issue is “The Struggle Issue” Where NOMAD is going, and what is happening now.
NOMADs! There goes the f irst half of 2019, and so much has
Many of the next three issue’s stories revolve around
happened. As many of you know, I am in the transition
struggle and adversity. You have this idea, this goal that
phase for work, and it has been a bit of a mess releasing
you are willing to put all of your energy into but you
this past issue of NOMAD.
run into the drudgery of actually bringing the idea into f ruition. The honeymoon stage passed long ago and
We think we came up with a solution which will not
you’re dealing with competing thoughts: “What to do
only get you more issues, but will also help NOMAD
next?” and “Where did all my time go?” The battle of
build a subscriber base and increase sales on our digital
taking the idea f rom paper to product are showcased at
platform. The pros to this is the sharability and price
various stages along the creative process.
point. The negatives are the lack of print issues. One of the aspects to publishing is the huge upf ront cost to
I can def initely relate with the current stage of NOMAD!
print an issue of NOMAD. We aren’t breaking even with the current number of issues we are selling per issue and
Growing beyond this issue, we are looking to create
this leads to an unsustainable business model.
a dynamic community for NOMADs who are seeking tangible information f rom mentors, business models, and
We need 1213 subscribers before we can start printing
fellow (possible) commiserators, looking for experience
to the level which we were printing at for the f irst issue.
and wisdom for a business pivot. This information usually
Currently, we have zero, and this is my fault. We don’t
comes at a price, but we want to build a repertoire of
have an adequate system to accept subscriptions well.
stories and conditions that help writers and readers alike
I think focusing on NOMAD digital sales will help us
connect. Each member’s investment in the community
get the necessary ‘founding’ subscribers to jumpstart
will simultaneously pay the price of admission and reap
NOMAD completely.
the reward.
In this issue, we split it up into three parts (this being the
We look forward to NOMAD’s development over
f irst), so that we can release content every month. This
the future issues, and we want you to know we are
means for ‘this’ issue (which we were doing quarterly) we
trailblazing with you!
will have the next three months already done. Helping us focus on core aspects of the business like advertising.
Cheers!
Now onto the issue: One of our writers for this issue Jack spent a good deal of time diving into incredible detail for how he came to his business idea and we wanted to make it digestible but not laborious. So we split the article into three sections and you’ll see plenty of his work over the next three months.
Justin McAfee Founder of NOMAD