Football Steward - Get Paid Attending Football Matches

The idea of attending a football match and getting paid for it seems quite a good deal, but the big drawback for many is the part of your contract, which states that you have to watch the crowd not the match. The advantage is to those who may not like football is it gives you a chance of turning you back on the game and get paid to do it.

The pay when I did the job was crap! I worked out that after travelling time and costs and the duration spent on task I ended up earning something like 50p an hour! Needless to say I gave it up after about a year and a half, as it just didn’t pay enough. The rates of pay have gone up since and if you live close to the ground you time and travel overheads will be reduced.

Everyone has a local football team, the best way to get the job is to know someone who is already a steward, they can recommend you and you are almost certain to be in with a good shout. There is always going to be a turn over of staff in this field of work so it is just a matter of time before a vacancy comes up but it is not usually advertised. Like I said most comes from referring, almost like keeping it in the family.

One other point is that once in employment and you prove your worth, there is promotion within the structure also a sideward move into becoming a Hospitality Steward taking care of VIP guests, catering and other duties other than crowd watching, even working in the CCTV domain.

The job as Steward itself involves 99% of the time just watching the crowd and making sure they abide by the rules. You have to report and swearing racist abuse and unsocial behaviour but this goes on all the time so it is ignored in the main. On the odd occasion you will be called into action or asked to move to a troublesome spot so that Stewards’ number are increased and more of deterrent. And on rare occasions you will have to manhandle fans that try pitch invasions, but this is rare nowadays.

There is the chance to Steward other mid week evening games and not just football. There may be rugby, cricket, American football or even pop concerts that you can Steward. Most football grounds are a business and this means making the most of sponsors using the ground and that means hiring you as well.

I enjoyed my time there, but perhaps apart from the fact the pay was poor, I love football too much and got frustrated not being able to watch the game. But for others this may be okay and a good way to get out and earn a little extra. It keeps you away from the shops at weekends as well so you may save there as well.

Lastly, don’t for one moment think this is just for men!

Money From What You Are Good At

Everyone is good at something, that is what I have been told and that is what I believe. Even if you don't know yourself, someone who knows you will know; ask them.

This being the case everyone can make some money from something they are good at. It can be anything from football to sewing, from mathematics to juggling. No matter what you are good at you can do something with it to make a little (or big) extra.

Let's take the person who is good at football. There are many opportunities for this particular skill from actually being paid to play, paid to coach other footballers, set up and managing their own football club; it doesn't take much to do that if you can get a decent sponsor behind you.

Apart from the physical activity behind playing, managing and coaching football, there is the massive demand for the written and spoken word about football. This can be from simple match reports for a local papers or radio stations written to blogs and books about football - these are all potential earners.

Then there are the sidelines of football, selling kits, old football programmes, signed photographs, memorabilia etc. You don't even need to be skilful on the pitch to take this business on. It is big business online now and serious profits made if you are in the right place at the right time.

Form a football supporters' club and advertise through selling hardcopy newsletters to members or a website about the club and advertise on that for revenue. You can contact all the professional football clubs and ask for their support in setting up a local supporters' club in a different area than the team, i.e. Exeter City supporters' club in Aberdeen, you will be surprised how many interested parties you will get, just the idea will gain support locally if an article is written about it being set up in a local paper. This is what local newspapers are all about anyway.

So, if you are good at something, just take that and use it to earn yourself some money. It just needs to be thought through, planned and executed. Besides, if you are good at something you decide to take up as a small money making venture, what are you scared of, you are better than most around you at it; one could even call you the maestro in you field and you will be looked up to with that.

Blog = Book = Money?

Blog = Book = Money? You would think if it was that simple everyone would do it, so why aren't they? Do you have a blog? I bet most who read this do. Well are you are sitting on something that has an income waiting to be tapped. All the work has been done, all you have to do is turn it into a book and sell it.

Sounds simple doesn't it? But will it work? Will it sell? What's more, how much will it cost?

Turning a blog into a book is easy, but who will want to buy that book that is the big problem with doing this. If you have a type of blog that has a theme and your blogs have a thread that runs through, the book may well work. On the other hand if your blogs are just a series of one off 'stand alone' articles, it won't work as a book.

Each day I see many books and associated ebooks that had originally been blogs. My impression of these in the main was not good. There are only a few that I would consider buying, so why is that? Why do some work and most don't?

Books need to have an identifiable theme and need to be written in a more formal book style of language. It needs to be laid out so that the reader can travel through the book in one continuous journey. Blogs aren't always like; they jump about, loose track and get diverted on a day-to-day basis. The one area that may well work for a few is a diary format, that has a sequence, but it will have to be quite special as there are millions of diary in book format, only a few actually sell well. You have to be a celebrity or have something totally unique about your life to capture a share of the market. Most of us don't.

Most diaries will work, but won't sell. I has seen just a couple who write on a diary format, they don't have celebrity status and write about everyday life. The reason these would be successful is because they are very talented writers and no matter how boring the subject, their style and talent for writing turns the subject matter into something special.

Other matter alongside is the amount of work that is involved in publishing a hardcopy book. You will need a few thousand pounds to invest if you want to go full hog with buying in professional services and then there is no guarantee. Or you can go self publishing, which can cost you nothing, but then who will know about the book without a massive marketing campaign.

I have said that if I find something that is wasting your time, I will say so. This is something in which for most of us bloggers is indeed a waste of time. Unless your writing stands out from the crowd, has something special that can be converted and you market it professionally, which means working at it full time, don't bother. You will have put a lot of time effort and sometimes money in place for which you will get very little back.