The Pure Pwnage guys have been doing it with Gamer Army for awhile, so I suppose there is a viable living in training gamers after all. GamerCoach seems to have proven this anyway, as they're offering up to $60/hr (the website says $30, though?) for you to train other gamers in Wii, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 titles (PC soon to come); just about every one is available.
Who will you be coaching? Mainly 35+ men and families, apparently. I'm imagining the young ones will be next in line.
Here's an excerpt from the press release:
Many Coaches simply use this service to make a little extra income from time to time. However, for those in their teens and 20's facing the depressing idea of working in retail or fast food for $8 - $10 an hour while going to school or figuring out their next life moves, GamerCoach may represent an opportunity to own a home based business doing what they love to do.
GamerCoach, I really like your style.
You're probably wondering where the scam comes in, but as far as I can tell, there isn't one. In fact, they seem to take care of everything:
100% of Marketing and Promotions for you (search engines, trade mags, retail promotions, etc.)Billing and Payment (We take responsibility for collecting from the players who hire you. We transfer the money securely to you via your own PayPal account.)Web Tools (We provide you with a complete Coach Profile page (similar to MySpace) where you can communicate information about you as a coach to help persuade users to hire you.)Scheduling (We provide a complete, web based scheduling tool that makes accepting a training gig as easy as responding to an email alert)E Business Cards and E-Flyers (Promoting yourself as a professional gamer is cool and effective. We have developed an entire suite of promotional tools for you to use with the clients you work with as well as new clients you’d like to.Email marketing (Soon we will offer the ability for you to send email marketing newsletters to the players you train. Keeping them updated on new levels new game versions etc. Reminding them that you are there and available is key to generating more business.)They do charge a 15% comission for all sessions, but all things considered, that's quite fair, isn't it?
