[SOS] "Note might be an impossible game" — The reality I underestimated, and the reason I am still aiming for 3 million yen a month. I want to create jobs for mothers suffering in the gaps of the system.

Prologue: A confession and the reason I cannot withdraw

Hello everyone. This is Twi-dori.

Today, please let me talk about something a little different from my usual business analysis and introductions to overseas case studies. This is my own challenge, and to be honest, it is also an SOS.

I will say it straight.

I really need your help. Please let me create a business model that can earn money on this note platform.

I am currently seriously aiming for monetization on note, specifically a monthly revenue of 3 million yen.

As an international trade merchant and a business copywriter, I have launched and analyzed various businesses, but this challenge of "earning on note" feels quite difficult, even compared to my past experiences.

Honestly, I underestimated it at first.

I thought that if I utilized my experience and knowledge to date, I could achieve a certain level of results immediately. I thought that if I provided high-quality content, readers would naturally follow.

However, reality was not that sweet.

Every day, I spend a vast amount of time on research and writing, and I believe I am providing the best information I can. Thankfully, the number of followers is increasing, and I have received positive feedback on my articles.

Even so, the current reality is that the number of subscribers to my "Membership (subscription)" is far from my goal.

"This might be an impossible game beyond what I imagined."

It is a fact that I have begun to feel that way. From a purely business perspective, this might be the phase where I should consider "cutting losses" or "withdrawing."

However, I have a reason why I absolutely cannot withdraw from this challenge.

That is because the success of this business model is not just for my own benefit.

If this model can be established, I can use its revenue and know-how to provide work to people who "want to work but have no place to work."

In particular, I want to reach out to mothers who are isolated from society and cornered both economically and mentally while raising children with disabilities.

I want to create an environment where they can work from home, at their own pace, and by utilizing their own abilities. I chose note as the means to achieve that.

In this article, I will talk honestly about why I am so obsessed with "earning on note", the social issues behind it, and the future I am aiming for.

This is not just empty talk. It is my own earnest wish and a challenge to contribute to society through business.

If you can empathize with my thoughts, please read until the end and support my challenge.

Chapter 1: The harsh reality and earnest voices

As a marketer, I am now feeling firsthand the difficulty of 'earning on note'.

The market is flooded with high-quality information for free, and consumers' time is constantly being fought over.

In such an environment, continuing to provide content that makes people want to pay to read it is no small feat. Considering cost-effectiveness, it would be far more efficient to allocate resources to other businesses.

It would be a lie to say I don't feel anxious.

However, even more earnest voices that outweigh my anxiety reach me every day.

The other day, I had a meeting with Ms. A, a representative of the mothers who do side work for our company.

My company outsources various light tasks in parallel with our trading and consulting businesses.

Some of this is outsourced to facilities for people with disabilities, but an equally large portion is handled by people like Ms. A,mothers who are raising children with disabilities.

As soon as she entered the conference room, Ms. A started with this.

'Twi-tori-san, could you give us a little more work next month?'

Her voice was earnest.

I didn't need to ask the reason. Gasoline prices, vegetables and meat at the supermarket, electricity bills... everything is going up. If you turn on the TV, it's nothing but news about rising prices every day, which is exhausting.

'Everyone is saying it. In these times, we really want to work even a little bit more... and the expenses for our children just keep increasing...'

To Ms. A's words, the best I could do was reply, 'I'll see what I can do.'

For the past few months, my phone has been receiving similar messages incessantly from mothers in the same group as Ms. A.

'Do you have any work?'

Every time I hear that voice, my heart aches.

Everyone is desperate. To survive, and above all, to protect their precious children.

But why are they seeking "work that can be done from home" so desperately?

It is not just a simple matter of "I can't work outside because my child is small"; there is a deeper, less visible problem lying beneath the surface of society.

Chapter 2: "I'm sorry" — Mothers isolated in the gaps of the system

Everything was symbolized by a phone call I received a few years ago from a woman, Ms. B. Meeting her was the catalyst for me to become deeply involved in this issue.

"I'm sorry," she repeated over and over on the phone.

"I'm really sorry. It's always so sudden..."

At the time, I was asking Ms. B to handle inspection work for our company's products. Because her child's health had become unstable again, she said today's work would be difficult.

I, of course, replied, "It's okay, your child comes first. Please don't push yourself." It goes without saying. That is why this form of work exists, with its flexible deadlines.

But after I hung up the phone, I felt a heavy weight in my heart.

The "I'm sorry" she kept repeating was not just an apology for this specific task. I felt that deep within those words lay a sense of helpless resignation and the deep emotional scars she had received from society in the past.

Later, Ms. B spoke to me in fragments, as if recalling the past.

Ms. B used to work hard as a full-time employee at a company. However, after her child was born, the situation changed completely. Her child had a chronic illness, and she had to take time off or leave work early many times a month.

"At first, everyone was worried. They would say, 'That's tough,' or 'Are you okay?'"

However, as it happened repeatedly, she sensitively felt the atmosphere in the workplace changing.

"No one said it out loud. But when I started to say, 'I'm sorry, today too...', the air would freeze for a moment.

I even heard a colleague whispering, 'What, again?' when answering the phone. My boss would just look troubled and say, 'I see...'

It's not that everyone is bad. It is a fact that the work I missed became a burden for someone else..."

When I went to work the day after taking time off, there was a pile of unprocessed documents on my desk. The feeling of alienation from not being able to join the circle of conversation where others were talking about what happened yesterday.

Every time she took time off, she kept bowing her head and saying "I'm sorry," and every time she went to work, she tried desperately to catch up. But the harder she tried, the more her heart wore down.

And then, one day, the thread simply snapped.

"I guess there's no place for me here anymore."I thought.

That is why the "I'm sorry" she repeated to me was a flashback to past memories. The inescapable guilt of having inconvenienced people again, of having caused trouble for someone else because of herself.

Since starting this job, she teared up saying, "I'm so grateful to be able to work at my own pace, at the times I like..." but in the first place, why did she have to be driven into such a corner?

One of the major reasons for that is because her child did not have a"disability certificate."

A disability certificate.

If you have this, it becomes easier to receive support from the government and local municipalities, and it becomes easier to request "reasonable accommodation" in the workplace. Of course, that is not everything, but it does serve as a form of "proof."

However, the truly serious problem is the existence of children who are on that borderline, the children who are so-called"gray zone."

They don't meet the criteria for a certificate to be issued. But they also aren't able to go to school energetically every day like healthy children. Frequent hospital visits, sudden hospitalizations, and a delicate heart that cannot keep up with changes in the environment.

Mothers raising such children areeasily isolated in the "gaps" of the system.

Ms. A was the same. Her child is extremely sensitive to sensations and dislikes crowded places or loud noises. Group life at school is an immense stress for him, and he runs a fever or falls ill at least once a week.

But she can only explain to her company that "my child falls ill frequently." Because there is no clear "reason" like a certificate. When that happens, from the company's perspective, she can sometimes be viewed as just "someone who takes time off frequently" or "someone who cannot manage themselves."

No one is to blame. Especially in small and medium-sized enterprises, I know painfully well as a business owner myself how difficult it is to fill the hole left by one person.

However, the accumulation of that feeling of "I'm sorry" drives mothers into a corner and creates an invisible wall between them and society.

And the kinder and more serious a person is, the more they blame themselves and leave that workplace on their own.

Facing this reality, I made a decision. I must create a place where they don't have to say "I'm sorry."

Chapter 3: Proof of Possibility — The "New Way of Working" We Are Aiming For

Currently, my company is actively outsourcing work to these mothers and disability support facilities. This is not merely as "cheap labor." It is a partnership to believe in their potential and grow together.

For example, the"Type B Continuous Employment Support Office"

that our company partners with. People with various disabilities attend this facility. At first, I asked them to do light tasks such as product inspection and bagging. They are extremely serious and perform each and every task with care.

However, as I watched their careful work, I began to feel that there might be other possibilities.

So, something I've recently been having them try is 'product photography'.

In the product sales business, the importance of product photos goes without saying. However, hiring a professional photographer is costly, and doing it in-house takes an enormous amount of time.

'Product shooting' requires setting up a studio and, above all, handling 'volume'.

I told them this:

'You don't need to worry about taking high-quality photos. It's okay to make mistakes, so just keep shooting away. We will select the good photos later.'

Instead of demanding perfection from the start, I have them focus on 'volume' first. From that, we select the usable photos. With this approach, they can focus on the work without feeling pressured.

As a result, this attempt was a great success.

They keep clicking the shutter silently with surprising concentration.

This work has a higher unit price than conventional light labor, and above all, it is acquired as a 'skill.' Since there is a nationwide demand for product photography, it also leads to expanding future options for them.

Eventually, I would like to have them try video shooting as well.

Whether they have an intellectual disability or whatever their background may be, it doesn't matter. There is work that is definitely running thanks to them, and they, too, are realizing that they are connected to society through their work.

Seeing them like that makes me, as the one entrusting them with the work, truly happy.

It is I who should be saying, 'Thank you for everything.'

And I want to extend this 'possibility' to mothers who are suffering in the gaps of the system.

The piecework like inspection and packing that I am currently asking for is, of course, important. However, that alone does not lead to their skill improvement or long-term career development.

And there is a limit to providing enough income to cope with rising prices.

I want to provide work that is more creative, more flexible, and above all, work that they can find 'rewarding.'

The most realistic and promising means for that is 'writing,' and 'note' as a platform for it.

Chapter 4: The future that note opens up, and the reason I am becoming a model

Why am I so fixated on Note? Why am I aiming to build a writing business model?

It is because I believe in the unique potential that the Note platform holds.

1. Liberation from time and place

Writing is a job that can be done anytime, anywhere, as long as you have a computer and an internet connection. While nursing a child, in a hospital waiting room, or late at night after the family has fallen asleep.

It is one of the most flexible jobs available to fit their lifestyles.

Even if work is interrupted by a sudden illness, you won't be causing trouble for anyone. You can complete your work at your own pace and with responsibility.

For those who previously had to take time off from work while saying "I'm sorry," this leads todramatically reducing their mental burden.

2. Skills become assets

Once acquired, writing skills become an asset you can use for a lifetime. In any business, whether it's product sales, marketing, or information dissemination, the power of words is indispensable.

What I am trying to build is not just delegating tasks. It is a system to educate them in "profitable writing skills" and support them so they can earn an income independently.

3. Diverse fields of activity

Note enables activity in a diverse range of genres.

For example, my main business, product sales. When I launched an online shop, I utilized Note instead of a blog function andoutsourced the writing tasks to them. In conveying the appeal of products and building relationships with customers, their careful work is a great strength.

Alternatively, content creation that leverages their own experiences. Whether it's parenting worries, how to face disabilities, or hobbies and special skills,it is possible to launch Note accounts that they plan themselves and operate as a business.

Note has dreams.

No matter what background a person has, there is a possibility that their knowledge, experience, and passion will be recognized as value.

However, to realize this potential, someone must first show the "path." Especially"close to home".

"Can you really earn money on Note?" "How can I monetize it?"

To this question that everyone is anxious about, I need to take the lead in producing results and show a clear model case of"if you do it this way, you can reach this point".

If I succeed, they too can have hope that "maybe I can do it too." And by providing the know-how I have cultivated to them, I can dramatically increase their chances of success.

That is precisely why I am pouring all my efforts into this challenge on note.

Chapter 5: The Challenge for 3 Million Yen a Month — This is a Battle to Make Society a Little Better

The figure of "3 million yen a month" that I am aiming for is by no means for my own personal gain.

It is a realistic benchmark to make this business model sustainable and to distribute sufficient compensation to those involved.

If it does not function as a business, continuous support is impossible. Volunteer spirit alone has its limits.

I will generate solid revenue and reinvest those profits into educational investments and job creation for these women. And they, too, will acquire skills and become independent and earn their own income.

Creating this positive cycle is the form of "social contribution through business" that I am aiming for.

If I can make this model a success, it will not end as just a story about "Twi-tori earning money on note."

It will prove the potential of a "new way of working" and provide hope to many others suffering in similar circumstances.

And by establishing this model, I myself will be able to take on the challenge of developing even newer business models and create even more jobs.

I truly believe that this will lead to making society just a little bit better.

That is why I will not give up. No matter how much people say it is an "impossible game," I will continue this challenge.

Epilogue: Please let me build this model

Thank you so much for reading this far.

I hope you have been able to understand why I am challenging myself on note, the thoughts behind it, and the future I am aiming for.

As I mentioned at the beginning, the current situation is extremely difficult. Perhaps I could reach near my goal in a few years on my own. However, it might be difficult for me to overcome this wall with my strength alone.

That is why I have a request for everyone.

If you can empathize with my thoughts even a little, please support my challenge.

I really need your help.

First, please read this article and learn about my activities. And, if you would like, I would be happy if you could follow or like this post.

And, if you find value in the content I provide and would like to help build the future I am aiming for, would you please consider joining my membership?

Your support is a great source of strength for me to continue this challenge. And in turn, it will lead to support for mothers suffering in the gaps of the system and for people with disabilities who have untapped potential.

Your cooperation will be proof that this model is the right one.

Please give me the chance to make this business model a success.

And together, let's take a step toward creating a slightly kinder society where everyone can shine by utilizing their own abilities.

I sincerely look forward to your warm support.

Thank you for your continued support.

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