533: 40 Things I've Learned in My 40 Years
I wish I was half as smart now as I was at 16! But learning everything you don't know is part of the process. One thing I love about my work is I feel like I learn new things every day. Sometimes they're small little tweaks and hacks, and other times they're broader strategies or ideas. I'm incredibly fortunate to have a healthy family and to get to work on stuff I love every day. Each year ...
40m Sep 22, 2022
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532: The Ladders of Wealth Creation
Nathan Barry went from working at Wendy's to running a software company doing $2.5M in revenue every month. But there were several steps along the way — and those steps are the topic of today's episode. In 2019, Nathan penned The Ladders of Wealth Creation (https://nathanbarry.com/wealth-creation/) to explain why to level up your earning power, you usually need to level up your skills. In th...
49m Sep 15, 2022
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531: Flipping Shoes for Profit: $250-1000 a Month in Your Spare Time
On the side from his day job, Beau Hunter is a professional shoe flipper. His flipping side hustle has helped his family erase over $100k in debt! In this episode, Beau explains why shoes are an excellent choice for beginners and how you can find shoes to flip for up to a 10x return. If you're looking for an extra $500-1000 a month in profit, I'm confident you can go out and find it footwear...
58m Sep 08, 2022
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530: 17 Business Ideas Free for the Taking!
Today we’re giving away a bunch of business ideas, and to help me do it is Steve Chou. Steve is a serial entrepreneur who runs a 7-figure e-commerce business at BumbleBeeLinens.com (https://bumblebeelinens.com/) , a 7-figure blog and podcast at MyWifeQuitHerJob.com (https://mywifequitherjob.com/) , and also a conference in the e-commerce space called Sellers Summit. It’s been 7-8 years since ...
57m Sep 01, 2022
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529: The 6-Figure Houseplant Blogger
In this week’s episode, we’re catching up with the 6-figure houseplant blogger, Raffaele Di Lallo of OhioTropics.com (https://www.ohiotropics.com/) . You might remember Raffaele from a blog coaching episode (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/side-hustle-coaching-increase-blog-income/) we did last year with the help of Matt Giovanisci from Money Lab. At that time, Raffaele was generating over 3...
51m Aug 25, 2022
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528: 16 Marketing Ideas from Side Hustle Show Listeners
To find out what’s working today across a wide range of industries, I’ve crowdsourced some wisdom from Side Hustle Show listeners. I asked listeners to share a marketing tactic that’s working well for them this year, and I got back a ton of great responses. Here are 16 of the best marketing tips that were submitted, many of which you can apply to your business today. Full show notes (https:...
37m Aug 18, 2022
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527: The Backyard Nursery Side Hustle (Plus the Benefits of Working in Public)
Today I’ve got an awesome story for you — on the one hand, it’s about matching your interests and skills with a hungry market, but maybe more importantly it’s about documenting your work. When you do those two things, like Craig Odem has, you start to see some fun results. I found Craig through the Side Hustle Nation Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/SideHustleNation/) ; he’s a pastor ...
57m Aug 11, 2022
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GH: $300k in Sales on the Side in Year 1
Rene Delgado started an online drop shipping store with no ideas and no inventory and went from $0-300k in sales in his first year in business. It was the search for an extra stream of income that led Rene Delgado to consider e-commerce; selling physical products online. (GH = Greatest Hits) Full show notes (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/how-to-start-an-online-store-with-no-ideas-and-no-...
31m Aug 08, 2022
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526: How a Self-Published Book Turned into a Full-Time Business
This week’s episode is about self-publishing, which we’ve covered before. But this week’s guests have turned the success of their book into a full-time business that’s still growing in momentum. In late 2020, Justin and Alexis Black self-published their first book Redefining Normal: How Two Foster Kids Beat The Odds and Discovered Healing, Happiness and Love (https://www.amazon.com/Redefining-...
44m Aug 04, 2022
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525: $3k a Month Pressure Washing Houses
Starting a pressure washing business may be a great seasonal side hustle opportunity. These types of blue collar businesses (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/blue-collar-business-ideas/)  tend to have low startup costs and you may already have the skills and equipment you need to get started. Full show notes (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/pressure-washing/)
13m Aug 01, 2022
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524: How to Make Money with a Small Podcast
Megan Champion is a mom of 3, a 15-year elementary education teacher, and in the past year, she’s started a side hustle that has brought in $20,000. Megan’s side hustle is in the parenting niche and has 3 main parts: An Instagram account to drive awareness A podcast called On The Hard Days (https://www.ontheharddays.com/podcast) to drive connection And a paid membership to drive community —...
51m Jul 28, 2022
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523: Should You Tell Your Boss About Your Side Hustle?
When it comes to sharing your side hustle with your boss, is honesty always the best policy? In this post, we’ll explore whether or not you should clue your boss in about your side hustle projects. Full show notes (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/should-you-tell-your-boss-about-your-side-hustle/)
6m Jul 25, 2022
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522: The 6-Figure Side Hustle Cleaning Up Parking Lots
This week’s guest started his side hustle with the goal of earning an extra $1,000 a month - fast forward four summers later and it’s now a 6-figure business. Blademir Hernandez of LitterFreeLots.nyc (http://litterfreelots.nyc) is a long-time listener of the Side Hustle Show who was inspired by Brian Winch’s story in episode 266 (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/litter-pick-up-service/) to sta...
41m Jul 21, 2022
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521: 5 Popular Side Hustles (and what to do instead)
The most popular side hustles aren't necessarily the best fit for you. In this episode I'm breaking down the pros and cons of 5 common side hustles — and what you might consider doing instead. Full show notes and links (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/popular-side-hustles/)
15m Jul 18, 2022
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520: Building a $15K/Month Print on Demand Business on Etsy
With her hours cut due to the pandemic and a new house to pay for, this week’s guest set out an action plan to make 6-figures in 2021. To achieve that, Heather Johnson of HeatherXStudio.com (https://www.heatherxstudio.com/) decided to start an Etsy store selling print-on-demand goods like t-shirts, mugs, and other apparel and items. Fast forward two years and Heather is now a former MRI tech ...
51m Jul 14, 2022
51m
519: Get Paid to Write: $200+/mo Part Time Publishing on Medium
Matt makes $200+ a month sharing his writing on Medium.com. It's a hobby he genuinely enjoys doing anyway, so the revenue it brings in is a bonus! Here's how to get started making money on Medium. Links and resources: Matt on Medium (https://mattboutte.medium.com)   Matt's site (https://www.mattboutte.com) Episode 510: The 6-Figure Bird Blog (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/birds)
16m Jul 11, 2022
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518: My $10k Launch (and Other Projects)
We're halfway through the year, and 2022 is flying by! In these quarterly Progress Reports (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/progress-reports/) , I break down how the business grew (or shrunk), what I worked on, and other happenings from the last three months. I worked more hours the first half of 2022 than I did in 2021, and (not surprisingly) I feel like I'm getting more done as a result. I...
35m Jul 07, 2022
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517: From $30k a Year to $30k in a Day: Freelance to Freedom
“You have a skill, but you’re not using it correctly.” That the tough love advice Vincent Pugliese’s father gave him. Vincent (http://vincentpugliese.com/)  was working what he thought was his dream job as a photojournalist. He’d just won the most prestigious award in his industry (International Sports Photographer of the Year), and he and his wife Elizabeth had a baby on the way. Yet the ne...
36m Jul 04, 2022
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516: Building an Offline Agency to Multi 6-Figures
This week’s guest took a pain point she was experiencing - finding a nanny for her 3-month-old - and turned it into a multi 6-figure full-time business with 500 nannies across 5 states. Kristy Bickmeyer started TwinkleToesNanny.com (https://twinkletoesnanny.com/) back in 2011 in response to not being able to find a nanny herself. At least not without going through the “traditional” agency mod...
48m Jun 30, 2022
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515: $1000 a Day Flipping Used Pallets
Play matchmaker between pallet buyers and sellers to flip pallets for profit. Varnie started his pallet flipping business in 2020, and has already scaled it to $1000 a day (and beyond). He credits another Side Hustle Show guest — John Wilker from episode 274— and his Simplest Biz course with helping him get started. To check out that episode here (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/middleman) .
18m Jun 27, 2022
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514: How to Start a Roadside Produce Stand: $1000 a Weekend Flipping Peaches
“Nothing puts a smile on a consumer's face quicker than a good peach.” This week’s guest is Shannon Houchin of RoadsideRepublic.com (https://roadsiderepublic.com/) , and she’s passionate about peaches, fresh produce, and delivering an awesome customer experience. Shannon actually reached out to me and said, Nick, you’ve got episodes on flipping books and mattresses, clearance products, domain...
53m Jun 23, 2022
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513: 3 Ways to Get Out of the Rat Race
Escaping the rat race is simple, but not always easy. In this episode, I break down the 3 most common ways out of the rat race, and the pros and cons of each. (This was originally recorded for YouTube, which explains the faster-than-normal pacing and some video sound effects.) Full show notes (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/rat-race/)
17m Jun 20, 2022
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512: Getting Paid to Talk: $4500 a Month Voiceover Acting
What if I was to tell you that your voice has value both figuratively, and maybe even literally. To prove this point, I’m joined on the show this week by a side hustling couple who have turned their voices into an income stream worth thousands of dollars a month. Dom and Nicole Draper from TheVoiceoverCouple.com (https://www.thevoiceovercouple.com/) are multi-award winning voice over artists ...
59m Jun 16, 2022
59m
511: How to Use Your Side Hustle to Save on Taxes and Fund Your Retirement
Creating the right retirement plan for your business income can save you thousands of dollars in taxes. But between LLCs, IRAs, SEP IRAs, Solo 401(k)s, and more, it's a confusing acronym jungle out there. To help cut through the clutter, Matt Ruttenberg stopped by and schools us on how to choose the right plan for you and the key differences between them. Important Links: Matt's site (http:/...
14m Jun 13, 2022
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510: The 6-Figure Bird Watching Blog
This week’s guest, Scott Keller, left his high-paying but not super satisfying career in insurance to run a bird blog full-time. Scott started BirdWatchingHQ.com (https://birdwatchinghq.com/) as a side hustle back in 2016 and has since turned it into a full-time income with half a million monthly pageviews and more than 1 million monthly YouTube views. But like all businesses, it’s been an ev...
57m Jun 09, 2022
57m
509: $100s of an Hour as a Part-Time Wedding Officiant
Do you love weddings? Professional wedding officiants can make $100s of dollars an hour and usually do it as a side hustle. In this episode, you'll meet Maria Romano, who's officiated more than 4000 weddings in her career. She shares what you need to get started, how to get your first customers, and more. Full show notes (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/wedding)
15m Jun 06, 2022
15m
508: Quiz Funnels 101: How to Sell Smarter, Serve Better, and Earn More
Quizzes can help you: Grow your email list Serve your audience better Make more money We’ve been talking a bit about the power of quiz funnels over the last few months, and so I thought, why not call up the guy who’s famous for implementing these things and helping others do it as well? Ryan Levesque is the bestselling author of Ask: The Counterintuitive Online Formula to Discover Exactly ...
58m Jun 02, 2022
58m
507: How I'd Make $1M in 2 Years Starting from Scratch
If you had 2 years to earn $1 million, what would you do? In this episode Chad Carson from the Real Estate and Financial Independence Podcast breaks down his strategy. (And I share mine at the end.) Links and Resources: https://CoachCarson.com 222: 5 Ways to Get Started in Real Estate Investing on the Cheap (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/real-estate-side-hustles/) 460: Side Hustle Show...
48m May 30, 2022
48m
506: 6 Million Visits a Month! SEO and Blogging Tips To Make More Money
From serious health issues and being $500,000 in debt to earning 7-figures a year in ad revenue. That’s the short story of this week’s guest on the show, Brandon Gaille of  BrandonGaille.com (https://brandongaille.com/) . Brandon has been around online business since the 90s, he’s made a ton of money, battled some really scary health issues, and today is one of the top bloggers in the world e...
1hr 5m May 26, 2022
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505: How to Find Expensive Problems (And Getting Paid to Solve Them)
Find an expensive problem, and solve it.  Jonathan Stark is a pro at finding these expensive problems (http://expensiveproblem.com/sidehustle) , and walks us through idea generation and validation, pricing, and growth strategies. Full show notes (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/start-a-consulting-business/)
32m May 23, 2022
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504: Building an Online Business from Scratch: A Listener Success Story
“If you’re bored walking up the hill, try running up it.” That was what this week’s guest William Wadsworth of ExamStudyExpert.com (https://examstudyexpert.com/) told me when I asked him about how he got his side hustle off the ground. Four years ago, William was working full-time in a corporate job, but he wanted to build his own dream, not someone else’s. Finding it difficult to balance a ...
54m May 19, 2022
54m
503: 12 Ways Podcasts Make Money: $800k an Episode??
Top podcasts make thousands of dollars an episode, but sponsorships are only one way to ring the cash register. In this episode, I'm breaking down the different ways you can monetize a podcast, including some that don't require any listeners at all. Full show notes (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/monetize-a-podcast/)
11m May 16, 2022
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502: How a Part-Time Dinosaur Podcast Became a Full-Time Business
There has never been a better time to build an online business around a topic you care about. This week’s guests on The Side Hustle Show are proof of that. Garret Kruger and Sabrina Ricci are the husband and wife team behind IKnowDino.com (http://iknowdino.com/) , which started as a side hustle and is now the world’s #1 dinosaur podcast. Not bad for a couple of non-paleontologists. It wasn’...
1hr 9m May 12, 2022
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501: $3000 a Month Flipping Mattresses Part-Time
Staci and her husband are earning $3,000-4,000 a month flipping mattresses with risk-free inventory sourced from Sharetown. Sharetown is a "reverse logistics" company that helps online mattress companies like Purple deal with customer returns. As a Sharetown rep, you get notified of these return requests, pick up the mattresses, clean and store them, and resell them on Facebook Marketplace or ...
14m May 09, 2022
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500: 10 Big Ideas from 500 Episodes of The Side Hustle Show
This week it’s the 500th episode of The Side Hustle Show, which just seems crazy to me. It feels like just yesterday I started this thing in a lot of ways. But it’s been 9 years — I guess time flies when you’re having fun. In honor of the 500 episode milestone, I wanted to reflect back on 10 big ideas and 10 common themes over the last 9 years. It took longer than I care to admit to go back ...
41m May 05, 2022
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499: $4000 a Month Playing Video Games
Devyn Ricks, a mom of 4, isn't a Twitch celebrity or a big time YouTuber, but she's still earning thousands of dollars a month playing video games part-time. In this episode, she breaks down how she does it and how you can follow the same strategies to monetize your hobby! SPONSOR: WPharbor (https://wpharbor.com) - Use promo code SIDEHUSTLE for 50% off your first month! IMPORTANT LINKS: Ou...
21m May 02, 2022
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498: Profitable Podcasting, Getting Clients, and $50k/mo in Passive Income: 20 Questions with Nick
It’s time once again 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 18 to talk through in today’s show. We're covering podcasting, affiliate marketing, passive income ideas, my proofreading side hustle, customer service issues, and more. ...
38m Apr 28, 2022
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497: How I Doubled My Salary During the Pandemic
Anita Smith saw the writing on the wall when she was furloughed and ultimately laid off in 2020. The hospitality industry was among the hardest hit when travel ground to a halt. So she decided to use the time to level up her skills and launch a new career, piggybacking on the popularity of the Salesforce software. In just a few months, she landed a new job making twice as much as her old salar...
16m Apr 25, 2022
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496: From Imposter Syndrome to $1500 Recurring Clients: Building a 6-Figure Agency
“There is no plan B, I’m going to make this work.” That’s the kind of determination that is often the difference between success and failure, and this week’s guest is a perfect example of that. In this episode, you’ll meet Brien Gearin, a side hustler who battled through 11 months of not getting a single client. However, during those 11 months, Brien was learning new skills and growing as an...
49m Apr 21, 2022
49m
495: The Multi-Million Dollar Pivot
The cocktail content business wasn't paying the bills, but a slight pivot changed everything. Chris and Julia Tunstall from ABarAbove.com (https://abarabove.com) were disappointed with the quality of existing barware on the market. So they placed a big bet that they could do better—and sold out in 3 weeks. This is a story about the power of being a part of your community and listening to what...
23m Apr 18, 2022
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494: Reselling Software: Don’t Start a SaaS — White Label Someone Else’s Instead
From working 40-50 hours a week in an engineering job to working 5-10 hours a week in a “lifestyle business”. That’s the lifestyle and business shift Chris Lollini created for himself by white labeling someone else’s software tools. White labeling is a super interesting business model. It’s basically putting your brand, your sales and marketing, and your frontline customer support on top of ...
41m Apr 14, 2022
41m
493: The $5K Side Hustle Spinoff
Rob's side hustle was crushed by the pandemic, but he found a winning spinoff buried deep in his YouTube stats and Google Analytics.  This one will definitely have you thinking about the simple long-tail search questions you can answer — and monetize — for your own audience. Full show notes (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/market-a-local-business-on-youtube/)
17m Apr 11, 2022
17m
492: $17k in 30 Days: Building a Reselling Business
There’s profit out there, you just have to learn how to find it. On this week’s show, I’m joined by a pair of Side Hustle Show listeners who’ve been learning that skill and have translated it into tens of thousands of dollars in sales over the last 16 months. Jack and Joan Ferrell of SecondTimeSellers.com (https://secondtimesellers.com/) are resellers. They find used items at flea markets, ya...
1hr 1m Apr 07, 2022
1hr 1m
491: My Latest Online Business Experiments (Q1 2022 Progress Report)
Here are the projects I've been working on lately and how they're shaping up, my favorite business and lifestyle upgrades of the quarter, a few things that sucked, and what books made my reading list. Full show notes (https://www.sidehustlenation.com/quarterly-progress-report-q1-2022)
34m Apr 04, 2022
34m
490: $10k a Month Helping Babies and Toddlers Sleep Through the Night
From being a “bored stay at home mom” to running a multi 6-figure business in just a few short years. That’s the story for this week’s guest, Jayne Havens of TheSnoozeFest.com (https://thesnoozefest.com/) who decided to take a sleep certification course “on a whim.” This is a 2-for-1 episode where we’re going to learn about starting a service business from scratch — in Jayne’s case that’s coa...
1hr 4m Mar 31, 2022
1hr 4m
489: How I Bootstrapped 6-Figure E-commerce Brand in Year 1 Business With Zero Ad Spend
“How I bootstrapped a 6-figure e-commerce brand in its first year with zero ad spend.” That was the subject line that Side Hustle Show Connor Meakin sent me that grabbed my attention and earned him a spot on this week’s show. The brand Connor is talking about is BluebirdProvisions.co (https://bluebirdprovisions.co/) , an organic bone broth, and bone broth powder company. Connor started Blueb...
1hr 2m Mar 24, 2022
1hr 2m
488: 16 Free and Low-Cost Marketing Ideas to Grow Your Side Hustle
Today we’re geeking out on the awareness problem — how to spread the word about your business. And how to do it in a way that aligns with your style and your budget. To help me out with this is long-time Side Hustle Show listener, Larry Towner. He’s a real estate investor, a handyman, and co-host of the Handyman Pros Radio Show (https://handymanprosradioshow.com/podcasts/) podcast. Larry run...
59m Mar 17, 2022
59m
487: From $17/hr to 6-Figure Side Hustle
"Changing the world with chess" and making $100,000 per year on the side. That’s the story of today’s guest, Jeff DiOrio from EliteChess.net (https://www.elitechess.net/) . Jeff went from working in summer camp chess programs teaching kids how to play chess, to running his own summer camps and earning five times as much. He then transitioned to an online recurring membership model, in part d...
50m Mar 10, 2022
50m
486: Get Paid to Sell Other People's Stuff: Building a Successful Consignment Business
How does risk-free profit sound? That’s the promise and of the consignment business — getting paid to sell other people’s stuff. To help school me on how it all works I’ve invited Megan Church from PineappleConsignment.com (https://pineappleconsignment.com/) onto this week’s show. Megan experimented with her first popup consignment event in October 2018 with the goal of breaking even and to ...
55m Mar 03, 2022
55m
485: The $90k Niche Daily Deals Blog
What’s one thing people want? They want to get great deals on great products, and for you as a side hustler, that spells a business opportunity to curate and spread the word about those deals. This is exactly what Side Hustle Show listener Camron Stover from HuntingGearDeals.com (https://www.huntinggeardeals.com/) is doing. Camron stumbled into the business, starting with his hunting hobby a...
57m Feb 24, 2022
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