31 Ways to Earn an Extra $2,777/Month When You’ve Hit a Plateau & Feel Stuck
The 1-step counterintuitive strategy that unlocks hidden income using skills you already have (no website, no audience, no big leap)
You’ve hit a weird kind of stuck.
You're smart. Capable. Probably good at what you do.
But you’ve started to notice a quiet itch you can’t shake:
You’re tired of giving your best energy to someone else’s business.
You want more freedom.
But you don’t want to fake a personal brand or become an influencer.
You’ve thought about starting something... but no one’s ever shown you how.
So you stay where you are.
Still thinking about starting.
Still hoping something will click.
Here’s the truth:
You don’t need a new idea.
You don’t need to change who you are.
You just need a new lens.
The Reverse Resume Method: The Business Hidden in Your Job Description
How to Start a Business Using the Skills You're Already Getting Paid For
You don’t need a genius idea.
You don’t need a new degree.
You don’t even need to quit your job.
You just need to look at your experience differently.
Let me explain...
My Friend Chris Didn’t Think He Was Starting a Business
He was just helping friends.
They’d send him their resumes. Ask for cover letter feedback.
He’d clean things up, rewrite a few lines, offer interview advice.
Nothing fancy.
Just something he did well. And had done 100s of times in his corporate job.
Then one day, a friend asked:
“Could I just pay you to fix this for me?”
$150.
That’s all it took to change how he saw his skill.
It wasn’t just a favor anymore.
It was a service.
Chris didn’t have a logo. Or a website. Or a niche.
But suddenly, he had a client.
That’s how it begins.
The Secret Most Career Pros Don’t Know
You’ve spent years solving problems at work.
Keeping projects on track.
Cleaning up messy ops.
Fixing broken funnels.
Managing chaos.
And for some reason, you’ve convinced yourself that starting a business means doing something totally different.
It doesn’t.
The truth is: your first business is probably already hiding in your resume.
You just haven’t looked at it the right way yet.
That’s why I built the Reverse Resume Method. A simple way to spot your hidden service and turn it into your first paid offer.
What the Reverse Resume Method Actually Is
Most people write resumes like this:
Title > Duties > Tools > Years of Experience
But I flip it.
I don’t care about the title.
I care about the outcome.
I care about what people actually paid you to do.
Instead of:
"Led cross-functional marketing campaigns for SaaS products."
I write:
"Helped product team hit launch date and doubled webinar attendance using a 3-email sequence."
Instead of:
"Managed internal finance processes for mid-size company."
I write:
"Reduced month-end close from 12 days to 6 by implementing better templates and cutting meeting overhead."
These are real, concrete outcomes.
And every outcome like that is a potential offer.
My Other Friend Eric Turned a CFO Role into a 7-Figure Business
My friend Eric was a CFO for years.
He ran all the financials, created forecasts, cleaned up messy books, and presented to boards.
One day, a founder he knew asked:
"Could you help me clean up our books? Just a few hours a week?"
That one project paid him $2,000/month.
Now?
He has a multimillion dollar bookkeeping and CFO service business.
A team of 20+.
A full client roster.
And it all started by saying yes to one thing he was already great at.
He didn’t build a SaaS company.
He didn’t raise money.
He didn’t follow his passion.
He just took a skill from his career and offered it to someone who needed help.
That’s the power of the Reverse Resume Method.
Why Most Smart People Never Start
They overthink it.
They worry about the name.
The domain.
The LLC.
The brand colors.
The Instagram handle.
(And yes, even the font.)
They want the perfect idea. The one that lights up the group chat.
They think their first business needs to be a masterpiece.
So they wait.
And wait.
And wait some more.
But here’s the truth:
Most people don’t fail at entrepreneurship.
They just never actually start.
The Reverse Resume Method isn’t about building your dream business.
It’s about getting a real, paid win. Fast.
Because once you get one client, the second and third are 10x easier.
It’s confidence.
It’s proof.
And it shows you don’t have to leap into the unknown. You can step into something real.
A Simple Thought Experiment
Try this:
Open your LinkedIn profile.
Look at the last 3 roles you've had.
For each one, ask:
What did I help the company fix?
What result did I quietly own, even if no one noticed?
What did people come to me for over and over again?
Now imagine offering that one thing as a standalone service to a founder, solopreneur, or team that needs it.
You don’t need to be famous.
You don’t need a niche.
You just need a clear offer.
Still Think You Need a Website, a Brand, or a Big Idea?
Nope.
You need:
A skill you already have.
A clear problem it solves.
A simple way to deliver it (like a call, a doc, a fix).
If someone asked you, "Could I pay you $500 to just fix this for me next week?"
What would you say yes to?
That’s your offer.
That’s your business.
You Don’t Have to Quit. You Just Have to Start.
If you’re burned out from work but too smart to jump blindly into entrepreneurship, I get it.
That’s exactly who I built The First Business OS for.
It’s a 5-week system that helps you:
Turn your resume into a Minimum Viable Service (MVS)
Launch directly on LinkedIn with simple posts and outreach
Set up light systems to onboard clients and get paid
No funnels.
No niche.
No pressure to build a personal brand.
Just a real service, based on real experience, for real money.
What Happens When It Clicks?
You land your first client.
You get your first payment.
You realize: I can do this.
And then the questions change.
It’s no longer: How do I start?
It becomes: How do I grow?
But you’ll never get to question #2 until you solve question #1.
And the Reverse Resume Method makes question #1 feel obvious.
31 Real Business Ideas Hiding in Plain Sight
Here’s what most advice gets wrong:
They tell you to find a niche or build an audience.
What you really need is a simple, clear service someone would pay you $500 to do next week.
Here are 31 non-SaaS, non-influencer, non-fake-guru business ideas that real people are starting right now using the Reverse Resume Method:
Career & Communication
Resume & Cover Letter Coaching
LinkedIn Profile Rewrite Service
Salary Negotiation Practice Sessions
Public Speaking Tune-Up
Executive Bio or About Page Writing
Interview Prep Coaching
Meeting Facilitation Coaching
Strategy & Ops
SOP Audit + Process Pack
Calendar Cleanup Sprint
Monday Kickoff Coaching
Ops Rescue Sprint
Metrics Dashboard Setup
Workflow Mapping Session
Marketing & Brand
3-Post LinkedIn Makeover
Funnel Building Call
Podcast Guest Pitch Pack
Email Welcome Series Rewrite
Brand Voice Guide
Creator-to-Consultant Pivot Package
Technical & Systems
Zapier Setup Sprint
Notion Workspace Audit
Airtable CRM Setup
Calendar & Booking Automation
Stripe Setup
Data Cleanup Day
Coaching & Support
New Manager Coaching
Burnout Recovery Coaching
Vision & Values Session
Nervous System Reset
Personal Operating System Design
Product-Based
Print-on-Demand Micro-Brand
You don’t need to do all of these.
You just need one to land your first win.
Ready to See What This Looks Like in Real Life?
You don’t need a niche.
You don’t need a website.
You don’t need to blow up your life.
You just need one thing:
✅ A clean, credible offer based on the skills you already use.
✅ And a simple way to share it with people who need help.
That’s what this system is built for.
On the next page, I’ll show you:
How the Reverse Resume Method works
Real examples of first offers people are selling today
Why your resume is already 80% of your first business
How you could get your first client in as little as 2 weeks
Why this works even if you have zero audience, no niche, and limited time
(This isn’t a sales page. Just a behind-the-scenes look at the system.)
Final Reflection
If someone gave you $1,000 to start a business using only your existing skills and one LinkedIn post this week...
What would you offer?