406: $4000 a Month in Flipping Profits
Want to scale back on your day job? Want to travel more, and spend more time with your family? That’s exactly what Stacy Gallego has been able to do thanks to her part-time flipping business. What’s cool is that this income stream was actually inspired by a former side hustle show guest, Rob “the flea market flipper” Stephenson, who we last heard from in episode 298 (https://www.sidehustlena...
48m Sep 17, 2020
48m
405: 10 Unconventional Money Rules
We all live by a set of unwritten "money rules." These guide the decisions we make on how we spend, save, earn, and invest. But are your rules really serving you? In this episode, we’re looking at 10 "unconventional" money rules. These are suggestions that hopefully spark some introspection and conversation. Because the "conventional" wisdom clearly isn't working for a whole lot of people! ...
57m Sep 10, 2020
57m
404: Email Marketing Tips from Australia's Best Marketer
Build your email list! Get your first 100, 1,000, 10,000 subscribers. “The money’s in the list,” right? That's the chorus of advice you hear from all the marketing experts. But what do you send someone after they join your list? That’s what we’re diving into in this episode with Daniel Throssell of PersuasivePage.com (https://persuasivepage.com/) . Daniel is a copywriter and has been call...
56m Sep 03, 2020
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403: "Local" E-Commerce: Building a Following for Homemade Products
This week I’m excited to share a unique side hustle that’s turning hobbies into profits, through what I’m calling “local” e-commerce. This is a story of building a following for homemade or handmade products -- without shipping anything, without advertising, and without relying on 3rd party marketplaces like Amazon or Etsy for exposure. We’re going to explore this through the lens of So Here’...
36m Aug 27, 2020
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402: Merch by Amazon and Print on Demand in 2020 and Beyond
Create a design. Upload it to a store. Earn passive royalties whenever it sells. That’s the passive income dream, and that’s the premise behind the Merch by Amazon (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/merch-by-amazon/) and print-on-demand side hustles. But does it really still work? To find out, I invited Michael Essek (https://www.michaelessek.com/) on to the Side Hustle Show. Michael has b...
59m Aug 20, 2020
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401: The Productivity Pyramid: A Simple Framework to Make Real Progress
We’re all dealt 24 hours a day. I believe how you spend that time, or maybe rather how you invest it, should give you some sort of return. That could be a monetary return, sure. But it could also be a return in personal satisfaction or impact on others. Today, I want to introduce a productivity framework I’m calling The Productivity Pyramid. Like most frameworks, it’s a work in progress, but...
47m Aug 13, 2020
47m
400: Low Startup Cost Business Ideas from Side Hustle Nation
Starting a business doesn't have to be expensive -- in fact, low startup cost business ideas are everywhere. Just last week, Nate and Alysha Jackson explained how they started their Amazon retail arbitrage business (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/399) with just $100 -- and had since grown to over $1 million in total sales. Inspired by their story, along with a couple of threads in the Side ...
33m Aug 06, 2020
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399: From $100 to 7-Figures: Amazon FBA Retail Arbitrage Case Study
“It was costing me money to go to my job,” Nate told me. That was just a year after Nate and Alysha Jackson (https://hustlebuddiesofficial.com/) started their Amazon FBA retail arbitrage business -- with just a $100 investment. Since then, the former public school teachers have sold over $1 million worth of products on Amazon! Amazon FBA retail arbitrage is the art of buying low locally and ...
42m Jul 30, 2020
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398: Build a Website or Buy One that's Already Working?
If you want to start an online business, you’re probably going to need to build a website. But could you shortcut the process by just buying one that’s already working? In this episode, which is the fourth and final episode of our Showdown series this month, we’re comparing two ways you operate a revenue-generating website; building your own site vs buying an established website. For this de...
56m Jul 23, 2020
56m
397: Should I Start a Freelance Business or Build an Agency?
A service business is one of the fastest side hustles to get off the ground, and you can scale it by hiring other people to deliver the work. But is there an advantage to staying a solo operator? In this Side Hustle Showdown we're looking at freelancing vs. building an agency. For this debate, I invited a couple members of The Side Hustle Nation community who both run cleaning companies: Ch...
59m Jul 16, 2020
59m
396: Private Label vs. Product Licensing: Which is the Better Side Hustle?
In the e-commerce space, selling private label products on Amazon has been a popular side hustle for the last several years. But is it still the best way to go? Or is there a lower risk, higher reward way to turn your ideas into profits? In this episode, which is the second episode of our Showdown series this month, we’re comparing two ways you can capitalize on opportunities in the market; ...
48m Jul 09, 2020
48m
395: Podcasting vs. YouTube for Building an Online Business
Creating content online can be a super-effective way to build an audience and ultimately to make money. If you’re just starting out or trying to grow your business, you might be wondering what type of content makes the most sense to create. In this episode, we’re going to compare and contrast two of the most popular content channels going today: podcasting and YouTube. This is actually the f...
57m Jul 02, 2020
57m
394: Pandemic Pivots: How Entrepreneurs are Adapting to "Obliteration"
Businesses evolve over time, but I don’t think anyone could have prepared for the pace of change this year. To gauge how some of you have been handling everything the pandemic has thrown at you, I reached out to Side Hustle Nation and asked what pivots and changes you’ve been making in your business over the last few months. What I got back were some interesting and innovative ways some busin...
29m Jun 25, 2020
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393: Best Dad Advice: 10 Life and Business Lessons from Dad
24m Jun 19, 2020
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392: What I've Learned and Applied from 49 Awesome Entrepreneurs - Part 7
At the end of nearly every episode of The Side Hustle Show, I ask my guests for their "#1 tip for Side Hustle Nation." There’s always a great variety of responses, and I wanted to take some time today to go through some of my favorites from the past 50-ish interviews. This has become an annual tradition on the show, and we just passed 7 years and 12 million downloads! If you like this short-...
34m Jun 18, 2020
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391: Taking Local Businesses Online: $500k in Sales in Year 1
How did a butcher shop's side project turn into "the best snacks in the world" -- and $500,000 in sales in their first year? And more importantly, could you apply the same strategies to help local businesses take their products online? This story features Dustin Reichmann, a long-time Side Hustle Show listener. He has a blog called EngagedMarriage.com (https://www.engagedmarriage.com/) , and wi...
46m Jun 11, 2020
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390: YouTube for Freelancers: The Surprising 6-Figure Strategy
How does a YouTube channel with less than 300 subscribers generate 6-figures a year? In Joshua Lisec's case, he does it by answering targeted questions, and selling high-value services to those viewers. Joshua is an award-winning, celebrity-recommended, #1 international bestselling Certified Professional Ghostwriter (https://entrepreneurswordsmith.com/) . He’s also a TEDx speaker (https://www.y...
45m Jun 04, 2020
45m
389: How to Host a Successful Virtual Summit for Influence, Impact, and Income
Liam Austin (https://entrepreneurshq.com/) made $50k off his first online event, and hasn't looked back. Since then, Liam has hosted another 17 virtual summits and online business networking events. In total, these events have brought together more than 400 speakers and 100,000 business owners. Virtual summits allow you to connect with industry leaders and influencers in your niche while growin...
49m May 28, 2020
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388: From “No Skills” to $3k a Month on the Side
Are you stuck with the idea that you don’t have the skills to start a side hustle? Today’s guest, Chris Misterek of SelfMadeWebDesigner.com (https://selfmadewebdesigner.com/) didn’t let that hold him back. He went from being in a tight spot personally and financially, to bringing in an average of $3k a month on the side through his new web design business (https://misterekwebdesign.com/) . With...
47m May 21, 2020
47m
387: Retiring Early with Real Estate: $15k a Month in Passive Cash Flow
$15,000 a month for 30 minutes of work? The passive income dream is real for Dustin Heiner (https://www.masterpassiveincome.com/) . Dustin achieved this by following a systematic approach to buying homes and renting them out. He started with his first property back in 2006. Within 6 years he had 19 properties, and within 9 years he had 26 properties and had retired from his day job at the age o...
53m May 14, 2020
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386: $70 an Hour from Home as a Remote Bookkeeper
Side Hustle Show listener Kate Johnson started her bookkeeping business in 2017, and now serves several recurring clients. She targets an effective rate of $70 an hour, and is able to work from home. With her youngest starting preschool, Kate found herself with an extra 9 hours a week. "I wanted to be a good steward of that time," she explained. Tune in to this episode to hear Kate explain: Why...
39m May 07, 2020
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385: $1000 a Day Trading Stocks From Home?
Is trading stocks a legit way to make money from home? Or is it just another get-rich-quick-scheme? Admittedly, I’ve always kind of looked at stock trading as a glorified form of gambling. And to be sure, there are risks involved. In this episode, Teri Ijeoma (https://investwithteri.com/) does a good job of convincing me there really is an art and a science to it -- and that it is a winnable ga...
53m Apr 30, 2020
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384: From Zero to $10,000 a Month with a Niche Newsletter and Directory
Reports of email's death are greatly exaggerated. Andrew Allemann has gone from zero to up to $10,000 a month in just 3 years with a low overhead side hustle: An email newsletter and an online directory that helps connect podcasters with guests (http://podcastguests.com/) . Finding it difficult to find guests for his own podcast (https://domainnamewire.com/) , he wanted to create a solution tha...
45m Apr 23, 2020
45m
383: LinkedIn Lead Generation: How to Attract Your Ideal Clients on LinkedIn
Would 10 new clients solve all your business worries? That was the position Helen Pritchard was in back in 2008. On the back of a financial and personal crisis, Helen needed 10 clients paying £250 each to pay her bills. She turned to LinkedIn to find those clients, and it didn’t take her long. Since then, Helen has pivoted her business and now teaches other people how to get clients and grow th...
34m Apr 16, 2020
34m
382: Going to Side Hustle School with Chris Guillebeau: Planting Your Money Tree
Chris Guillebeau is a tremendous advocate for the lower risk brand of entrepreneurship we cover on the show. He’s the bestselling author of several books including, The $100 Startup (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0067TGSOK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=shnation-20&linkId=78f87778085468c84506210a2c553b30&language=en_US) , Side Hustle (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1524758841/...
35m Apr 09, 2020
35m
381: How to Grow a Blog to 6 Figures a Month with Jennifer Maker
Are you struggling to get traction with your blog? Are you concerned your niche is too competitive or you’re starting too late? If so, you’re going to come away from this episode with loads of actionable tips to put those questions to the side. “I have learned, it is never literally too late to ever start anything,” today’s guest Jennifer Marx from JenniferMaker.com (https://jennifermaker.com/)...
49m Apr 02, 2020
49m
380: Flipping Books for Profit: How to Make $4000 a Month Selling Used Books
Do you enjoy hunting for bargains that you can buy low and sell high? Charlie William (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrIBIXZpgdTwBwed1uCrz-g) does, and his book flipping business is proof that this business model still works. He’s become a master deal-hunter, selling more than $9,000 worth of used books last month on Amazon.  The best part? Anyone with access to thrift stores, yard sales, an...
47m Mar 26, 2020
47m
Bonus: Hunkering Down and Leveling Up: What Can We Do Now?
Tough times don’t last, but tough people do. As you know, one of the core themes of Side Hustle Nation is to control what you can control, even when the world seems to be spinning out of it. I’m still wrapping my head around what the coronavirus outbreak means for all of us. I mean, we’ve never been through a global pandemic before! We’re all learning as we go. But at this point, it feels weird...
21m Mar 24, 2020
21m
379: 3 Ways to Get More Leads for Your Business
Do you want to generate more leads for your business? Are you struggling to turn prospects into paying customers? If you’re saying “yes” to either of those questions, you’re going to get tonnes of value out of this episode. I invited Kai Davis of KaiDavis.com and DoubleYourEcommerce.com (https://doubleyourecommerce.com/) back onto the show as he’s a pro when it comes to this stuff. (Kai was act...
48m Mar 19, 2020
48m
378: Facebook Groups: Grow and Monetize a Community Around Something You Care About
Melissa Fassel Dunn from grouptize.com (https://www.groupize.com/) has built a thriving - and profitable - online community serving residents in her small town. The interesting part is that she didn't start her Facebook group or website with the goal of making money. She did so to solve a pain point she was experiencing finding information about services in her town of Milton, a suburb of Bosto...
45m Mar 12, 2020
45m
377: How to Start Virtual Call Center: From Idea to 7-Figure Exit
From personal pain point to a 7-figure payday! That’s what Donald Spann (http://www.donaldspann.com/) did when he started -- and eventually sold -- his virtual receptionist company, Vicky Virtual. Donald took a personal pain point of his -- handling incoming phone calls in his cleaning business -- and built out a fully remote virtual call center. Tune in to hear how he found his first clients, ...
42m Mar 05, 2020
42m
376: Audience Engagement, Affiliate Sales, and Automated Product Funnels
What would it take to make the 4-Hour Workweek a reality? Since we last caught up, this stay-at-home-mom blogger has been on a mission to automate and simplify her business. Yes, by request, Rosemarie Groner from BusyBudgeter.com (https://www.busybudgeter.com/) is back for a 4th round on the podcast! If you are just joining us, let me catch you up on the backstory... In her past life as a state...
53m Feb 27, 2020
53m
375: Rapid Side Hustle Prototyping: A New Income Stream on Your Lunch Break?
Can you build a new income stream on your lunch break? This week's guest says yes, and shares how. In this episode, I’m joined by Mike Zima from ZimaMedia.com (https://zimamedia.com/) -- a full-service digital marketing agency that got its start with a single $5 sale on Fiverr. It’s been a while since we talked about Fiverr, but the way today’s guest has used the platform to start and grow his ...
36m Feb 20, 2020
36m
374: Side Hustle Legal Q&A with Mariam Tsaturyan
Are you operating online fully compliant with GDPR and CCPA regulations? Do you have the right type of liability insurance to cover you should the worst case happen? If you’re unsure about any of the legal stuff surrounding you, your business, or side hustle, it should be a lot clearer by the end of this episode. This is because Mariam Tsaturyan from FreelanceandMarketing.com (https://www.freel...
47m Feb 13, 2020
47m
373: The Sweaty Startup: How to Start a Local Service Business
Do you know how much cash flows through your hometown on a monthly basis? In this episode we explore how to get some of that cash flowing toward you! I'm joined by Nick Huber, co-founder of Storage Squad (https://www.storagesquad.com/) and host of The Sweaty Startup podcast (https://sweatystartup.com/) . Storage Squad, a student storage service, has grown to over $3M in sales since starting it ...
43m Feb 06, 2020
43m
Bonus: My Course Launch Experience and Results
Early last summer I joined Teachable’s “Creator Challenge.” The premise was to research, create, and launch an online course over the next three months. On top of that, Teachable provided expert support, a community of fellow instructors, and a little friendly competition. People have been asking me about creating an online course for years — but since I tend to work better with a deadline, I j...
35m Feb 05, 2020
35m
372: 15 Ways to Monetize a Website
Creating your own website can definitely be a great side hustle–if you take the time to monetize it. But the problem is that many people who create websites have no clue how to actually make money with them. When this happens, your website becomes a liability. You’re sinking precious time and money into something that isn’t giving you a return. However, it’s entirely possible to prevent that fr...
55m Jan 30, 2020
55m
371: Decade in Review: My Most Important Moments and Lessons from the 2010s
As we turn the calendar on a new decade, I thought I'd reflect back on the last 10 years. To paint the picture of where the 2010s started for me, I was: coming off a great year in business, and had high hopes for the future about to get married blogging at nickloper.com, on a bunch of random topics $150k underwater in our house, which was a huge source of stress Let's see what happened next!
41m Jan 23, 2020
41m
370: How to Market a Local Business on YouTube: $40k on the Side
Rob brought in $40k last year hosting tours in of Washington, D.C. -- all on the side from his day job, and with no marketing budget. However, if you Google “Washington, D.C tour guide”, Rob Pitingolo's TripHacksDC.com (https://www.triphacksdc.com/) is nowhere to be seen. So what's secret sauce? He’s been creating helpful tourist-friendly content on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfS...
39m Jan 16, 2020
39m
369: 7 Key Steps to Start and Grow Side Hustle
How do you start a side hustle? Well we can talk about side hustle ideas (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/ideas/) and marketing tactics until we're blue in the face, but in studying my catalog of past interviews (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/side-hustle-show/) , a few common traits popped up over and over again. I've compiled those into this 7-step guide to starting a side hustle. Whether ...
24m Jan 09, 2020
24m
368: How to Start a Pet Waste Removal Business: $50 an Hour Part-Time
Is there gold in your backyard? Or, more accurately ... dog poop? Erica Krupin found $1000 a week in hers, with a side hustle that can easily be replicated in your local area. Erica started Kroopin’s Poopin Scoopin (https://www.poopinscoopin.com/) , a pet waste removal business in her spare time, and now has more than 80 recurring weekly customers. With an average price of $15 per customer per ...
33m Jan 02, 2020
33m
367: Zero to $20k/Month in a Year: Affiliate Marketing Case Study
Helping people make decisions is a big business! In fact, these two Side Hustle Show listeners started a website to do just that, and it's now bringing in $17-20k a month. Oh, and the project is only a little over a year old. Alex Goldberg and Healy Jones run a site called FinvsFin.com (https://finvsfin.com/) , which focuses on reviews and comparisons of direct to consumer brands. They earn mon...
50m Dec 26, 2019
50m
366: Drop Shipping and Digital Products on Etsy
Etsy is no longer just the marketplace of handmade crafts! Yes, you can sell digital products like printables and even drop ship physical goods without ever touching your inventory. We haven’t really discussed Etsy in detail for a while. But I thought it was time to take a closer look at this platform again, as it’s seen tremendous growth in recent years. Opening the doors for you to create you...
40m Dec 19, 2019
40m
365: Market Saturation, Mind Mapping, Miracle Mornings, and More: 20 Questions with Nick
It’s time to dive into the ol’ listener mailbag and answer a few questions in this week’s edition of The Side Hustle Show. I’ve had quite a few interesting questions come in since the last Q&A episode, and picked 20 to talk through in today’s show. Like this format? This is the 9th installment of “20 Questions” so feel free to go back and binge on the older ones too: 346: The Con of the Side Hu...
44m Dec 12, 2019
44m
364: Public Domain Publishing: $100,000 Selling Classic Books on Amazon
Looking for a part-time side hustle where you get can your inventory for free and there are almost no startup costs? This week, I’m excited to introduce the side hustle of public domain publishing. This is the art and science of republishing classic literature - where the copyrights have expired - and earning passive royalties when your version sells. Because these works are so old, they’re ava...
45m Dec 05, 2019
45m
363: 10 Creative Side Hustles That Make Real Money - Part 2
This week’s show is a re-take on last year’s Thanksgiving episode on 10 Creative Side Hustles that Make Real Money (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/creative-side-hustles/) . That show was a hit, so I’m returning to that format for another round. Some of these will you have kicking yourself not thinking of it yourself, and some of these are 6-figure businesses you could literally start tomorrow...
34m Nov 28, 2019
34m
362: Get Paid to Answer Questions: How I Make $20,000 a Month Online
Can you really get paid to answer questions? That’s exactly what Debbie Gartner from TheFlooringGirl.com (https://theflooringgirl.com/) does - and her answers are earning her $20,000 a month. Debbie used to run a local hardwood flooring consultation business. She’d estimate jobs, make recommendations, and match homeowners with reliable installers. In her spare time, she started her blog with th...
48m Nov 21, 2019
48m
361: How to Get More Clients … By Interviewing Them
Would you trade $200 for $4,000? That’s exactly what today’s guest, Josh Elledge is doing. Josh runs a kind of modern PR service for small businesses (https://upmyinfluence.com/) and has developed a unique and innovative way to break through the marketing clutter and have real conversations with real prospects -- and do it at scale. He’s found a way to create what he calls “a speed dating envir...
38m Nov 14, 2019
38m
360: From $12/hr at Walmart to a $70k a Year Part-Time Business
He knew his $12 an hour gig at Walmart was a dead-end job. His escape route was a business idea you probably walk past at least a couple times a year without even thinking about it. What's he do? Today, Larry McGee's the guy who takes care of the aquarium at the dentist office and other commercial waiting rooms (https://aq-designs.com/aquarium/) . And it earns him around $70,000 a year, doing s...
32m Nov 07, 2019
32m
359: Profitable Affiliate Marketing, Even in an Insanely Competitive Niche
Just because a niche is insanely competitive, it doesn’t mean you can’t start an affiliate site and claim a slice of the revenue. At least, that’s what Sa El of SimplyInsurance.com (http://simplyinsurance.com) has done, and the way he lays out how he’s done it will pique the interest of affiliate marketers out there. Sa was a door-to-door insurance salesman in Atlanta. He wanted to get into the...
44m Oct 31, 2019
44m