Plugged In Cleveland
Bulletin Categories
Below is a list of (offbeat) categories to choose from and their descriptions. I have thoughtfully collected these ideas over the years and I consider them to be little homing beacons >>>
sending out new signals of resonance.
Find your category(s) that best fit your bulletin listing, hit the pink "Submit My Bulletin" where you can fill out the GOOGLE FORM.
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Hidden Hustles & Secret Masters
Examples of Local Hidden Gems:
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The guy in the basement who fixes vintage record players as a passion project
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The woman who blends custom, intuitive herbal teas out of her kitchen
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The local self-taught artist who paints hyper-realistic pet portraits but doesn't know how to market themselves
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The coder who makes custom algorithms for job searching
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The high school teacher who secretly writes a vampire romcom script in her spare time
These are what I call "Soul's Delights"
What do you delight in?
What softens you, but strengthens you?
Lights you up? Beams you to the Moon?
What do you do in your spare time that you take delight in that no one knows about? That our community can benefit from? That we can financially support you by hiring you or buying your creations?
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The Curriculum Stock
Exchange
How can we support your program?! >>>
Examples of New System Creators:
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Masterclass on independent publishing
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Wellness roadmap for preventing occupational burnout
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Grow your own vegetable garden in person instruction
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Financial accountability coaching program
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Podcast Starter Course
The are cracks in the current systems and people are finding them, rejecting them, rewiring them and building new systems from the ground up. The is a dedicated category for the visionaries, guides, and lived-experience masters who have gotten stuck in the old and have engineered a better way forward. This isn't corporate training—it a platform for real-world, human-tested modules and programs designed by people who survived the trenches and are ready to hand you the keys to their success.
The marketplace for modern sovereignty
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Micro-Tribes: Plug In & Find Your People
Examples of Fun Groups:
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Weekly tabletop game nights
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Fly-fishing crews
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Supportive veteran groups
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Festive foreign language clubs
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Active mentorship groups for kids
(Is Brownies still a thing?!)
We’ve all joined a digital group only to find an empty room and a dead feed. This space is strictly reserved for the thriving ecosystems in our neighborhood. They are specialized pockets of the community where people actually know your name and share your exact passion.
These are the juicy groups, robust, active collectives where people actually show up, create real-world connections, and passionately dive into their crafts. These groups are alive, clicking, and actively throwing open the doors for new people to plug in. If your group has the magic spark...
This is your megaphone.
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The Underground Events Calender
Not a standard town festival or county fair that you can find in The Plain Dealer or hear about on the radio/news, but a...
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Backyard acoustic song-circle
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An informal garage gathering of wood workers
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Baking blueberry scones circle
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Canning Food Class
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Pop-up poetry reading
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Barnyard hoedown
Or maybe it’s an exclusive fundraiser that you’d like to include more people to raise funds for a passionate purpose. Or a community driven, volunteer event to help someone in need.
Whatever it may be… If you’re hosting an event that you are stoked about, a secret social or unique happening, drop your coordinate here.
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Living Well Locally
Healthier. Wealthier. Happier. Better.
Examples of local wellness warriors:
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Do you have a healing ranch
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How do you use food as medicine
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Best local spots for organic produce
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A meditation group for PTSD
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Do you make organic lip palm
Vibrancy isn’t found in material things, it’s found in the health of our bodies, the strength of our bonds, and the active communities we build together. Living well locally means nourishing ourselves with fresh, local food, sharing laughter with nearby friends, and creating lasting memories with family. By investing in our well-being and our neighbors, we cultivate a richer, healthier, and more connected place to call home.
If you’re a local wellness practitioner or an individual who is committed to building health and resilience in yourself and others, we want to spotlight your work, offerings and gifts. Tell us how you're making an impact!
The Opportunity Board
The "Un-job" Classifies for Hiring
& Connecting
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Examples of Aligned Opportunities:
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Message therapist needs help with pitch deck for her new studio
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Local craftsman is looking for an apprentice
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A family needs a creative mentor to teach their kids chess
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Indie creator needs a rogue assistant for a sudden launch
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Small business needs a themed holiday party planner
I am looking for human-scale gigs, creative collaborations, apprenticeship style work, and unique arrangements that feel like more like an adventure or a mutual alignment rather than a standard HR transaction. This is the “un-job” classifieds for hiring and connecting. this is where specialized needs meet authentic human talent. If you want to exchange your skills for income without the structure of a 9-5, plug into these open circuits.
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What Do You Need?
When search engines fail us, community steps in.
Examples of specific needs:
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I need a Somatic Practitioner who specializes in nervous system regulation
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I need a fitness instructor who will meet me for a hike & some nature vibes, as opposed to doing squats in a gym
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I need a audio engineer to help me with the technical aspects of recording my new audio book
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I need a pickleball partner!
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I need an accountability partner! (Weight loss management, writing, continent creating, organizing, etc!)
Ever tried searching the internet for something that you needed but it was so incredibly specific that you end up in a Google rabbit hole of generic results?
This space is for those out-of-the-box needs that you can't just find on a mainstream directory. We aren’t talking about asking for a $10,000 loan. We’re talking about shouting out a unique personal or professional need so the right local human can find you.
If you've been searching for a niche service, a unique collaboration, or a specific kind of local expertise and keep hitting a wall—put it out into the universe right here. Someone in our community might just be the exact missing piece you’re looking for.
If you have a specific need that requires a type of trust, proximity, and shared vibe that a FB page or an algorithmic search engine simply can't match...
Hit the "Submit My Bulletin" button and tell us what you need!
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Hobbies for Humanity
Examples of Purpose-Driven People:
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A roofing business repairs five free roofs per year
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A mechanic shop fixes up a beater and gives it away
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A local Spa gives free messages for cancer survivors
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A pizza shop feeds a local family going through hard times
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A local musician plays golden oldies at nursing homes
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A wood worker creates baby crips for new mothers who cannot afford it
Individuals & Businesses Who Create for
Themselves and for Others
Individuals and businesses who turn their passion into purpose by generously donating their time, unique skills, and hard-earned resources to support home-grown projects and neighbors in need. This category is dedicated to local leaders who are transforming how we take care of one another, not by talking but by doing. They see problems and become the solution. They see an ailment and become the balm.