411: $40k a Month in 15-20 Hours a Week

“I allowed the business to coast and it’s coasted wonderfully well,” Nate Dodson explained.

In this episode you’ll hear about the power of an evergreen digital product that makes sales on autopilot. It’s allowed Nate to shift his focus to some offline projects, including several real estate renovations.

In Nate’s first appearance on The Side Hustle Show (episode 314 in late 2018), he shared the simple sales funnel that ultimately earned over $1 million in total online course sales.

Tune in to hear how Microgreens Farmer continues to make sales every week, how COVID has impacted Nate’s business, and his plans for the future.

Full Show Notes: $40k a Month in 15-20 Hours a Week

410: $50k a Month Online in 2 Years

How does a new blog get to $50k a month within 2 years? 

It takes great content, a consistent SEO strategy, and building strong partnerships.

When we last heard from Alex and Healy from FinvsFin.com in episode 367 at the very end of 2019, the site was earning around $20k a month in affiliate commissions.

Just 9 months later, that’s jumped to $50k!

Tune in to hear what’s changed and what’s working today in terms of content, SEO, and affiliate partnerships.

Full Show Notes: $50k a Month Online in 2 Years

409: How Matt Tripled His Business

When you’re a hammer, everything looks like a nail, right?

Well, when you’re a knife sharpener, every house is a potential customer!

Matt Rowell was earning $250-500 a month when we caught up in episode 308 back in late 2018. Since then, he’s grown to a consistent $1500 a month, working maybe an hour a day.

Tune in to hear:

• The most important new marketing channel for Matt.
• How the pandemic has impacted his sales.
• How he’s leveled up his skills to broaden his customer base.
• How new sharpeners can get started today.

Full Show Notes: How Matt Tripled His Business

408: $10k a Month Watching Ink Dry

The mobile notary business is booming for Brian Schooley, a long-time Side Hustle Show listener.

When we last caught up with Brian in mid-2018 (episode 286), he was earning $1500-2000 a month as a loan signing agent. In this “where are they now?” edition of the show, he shares how he’s grown to $10k a month and quit his day job to focus on the notary gig full-time.

Tune in to hear:

• when he felt comfortable quitting his job
• how the pandemic has impacted his business
• how he builds relationships with escrow officers

Full Show Notes: $10k a Month Watching Ink Dry

407: 135 Recurring Weekly Customers

$1000 a week cleaning backyards?

Erica Krupin turned some earbuds at the start of the year with her fast-growing pet waste removal business. 

Since we spoke, she’s added another 50+ recurring weekly customers and expanded to a new location.

Tune in to hear:

• What’s working on social media today.
• How she’s grown 50% in 9 months, in spite of a global pandemic.
• The software she’s testing to manage her customers, team members, and jobs.

Full Show Notes: 135 Recurring Weekly Customers

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.

Stacy is one of Rob’s star students, and I’ve loved watching her share some of her sales results for quite a while.

In just two years, Stacy has gone from flipping her first item to hitting $10,000 in sales in a month.

The ability to find profit in your hometown is one I think is really valuable in recession-proofing your own income. If that appeals to you, I encourage to you check out Rob and his wife Melissa’s free training to learn more.

Tune in to hear:

• how Stacy sources profitable inventory
• how she deals with the logistics of shipping huge items
• which items/categories are selling best
• her advice for new flippers to start making money

Full Show Notes: $4000 a Month in Flipping Profits

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!

To help me talk through these is Rich Jones. He’s the host of the award-winning Paychecks and Balances podcast, which is all about helping you navigate your finances and career.

Rich is a frequent speaker at both podcasting and personal finance events. More impressively, he’s done it all on the side from his day job.

Tune in to hear why:

• your best side hustle might be your day job
• all dollars earned are not equal
• the “best” financial advice might not be right for you

All that, and more “unconventional” financial wisdom coming at you!

Full Show Notes: 10 Unconventional Money Rules

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.

Daniel is a copywriter and has been called “The best marketer in Australia” by a prominent client of his.

His journey started as a side hustle while working 12-hour shifts as an electrical engineer. Daniel started using any spare time he had and a special way of writing proposals – and landed high paying jobs from week 1.

It wasn’t long before he was charging $200/hr and up, working with the bestselling author in Australia, and he now has his own audience he writes emails to daily.

Tune in to hear:

• how to come up with the best lead magnet for your target audience
• how to get people to sign up for your email list
• the 3 kinds of emails you’ll send after someone does sign up
• the 3-part email structure that can work in just about any niche

Full Show Notes: Email Marketing Tips from Australia’s Best Marketer

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’s the Dough, a local cottage kitchen cookie operation run by a friend of mine here in Livermore, Jenn Fei.

Jenn is an attorney and real estate broker by trade, but those professions have now become the side hustles to her thriving cookie business.

Tune in to hear:

• when it’s time to turn your hobby into a business
• how to grow a loyal and hungry (pun intended) following for your products
• how to consistently generate new product ideas
• other growth ideas for artisan products

Full Show Notes: “Local” E-Commerce: Building a Following for Homemade Products

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 and print-on-demand side hustles.

But does it really still work?

To find out, I invited Michael Essek on to the Side Hustle Show.

Michael has been designing and selling t-shirts online since 2013, and he’s seen how the market has changed over the years.

For the past 4-5 years, Michael’s earned $100,000+ licensing and selling his designs, so he has his finger on the pulse of what’s working right now.

Tune in to hear:

• how you can get started selling merch online — even if you don’t have design skills
• how to come up with product ideas — without being a copycat
• some interesting ways to level up your merch business as a gateway to bigger opportunities

Full Show Notes: Merch by Amazon and Print on Demand in 2020 and Beyond