Find Your Side Hustle

This is going to be my last ever episode of Find Your Side Hustle

It's with a heavy heart and a lot of sadness, but I've decided to call it a day with the podcast.

I've learned, so much, and met lots of people, many I can now call friends. Recording Find Your Side Hustle is one of the best things I've ever done.

As with other episodes, I go over my goal when I started with this podcast. Why I've decided to stop. What I've learned over the last 2 years and how it's benefited. Finally talking about what the future holds for me.

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You can find links to all three here: https://www.philliphughes.co.uk

It seems that Cryptocurrencies, the blockchain, Web3, and NFTs have exploded recently. With many people making a living from creating, promoting, and selling NFTs

But are they a viable side hustle?

Are they limited to people that understand the technology and complexity? Or can anyone get involved?

In this episode, I discuss if NFTs are a viable side hustle and give my thoughts on the pros and cons. As well as potential future use for NFTs if mass adoption does happen.

Over the last few years, the market for online courses and learning has completely opened up. More and more people are turning to online resources to upskill, and are willing to pay for access.

I've had many ideas over the years to help people by passing on my knowledge. These ideas are perfect to become online courses

In this episode, I talk about my ideas, both at a high level and go into detail about one idea in particular.

I also discuss my thoughts on online courses as a side hustle from a positive and negative viewpoint.

When I first set out on my side hustle journey, many, many years ago. The suggestion was to create your own information product and see if you can sell it. In other words, eBooks and digital downloads.

Who knew that this recommendation would turn into this huge market.

Is creating your own digital download enough these days? Has the market and perception changed? Are they still worth investing time and money in?

In this episode, I talk about the pros and cons of eBooks and digital downloads. And how I have thought about them in relation to my own side projects.

My background is in software and software development. I've never gone down the route of creating a physical product as a side project.

That has all changed recently.

I've had a few ideas for physical products over the years, but haven't taken any steps to make them a reality.

Recently, I've wanted to test out a product test that I've had, but I'm finding it difficult.

In this episode, I discuss the four stumbling blocks that I'm thinking about for my product idea. As well as chatting about the three key benefits I can see for creating your own physical products.

I would love to know your thoughts on this.

In episode #79 I talked about my struggles with trying to show up every day and create content. Whether that's on social media, writing blogs, or recording podcasts.

In this episode, I talk about how I've counteracted this inconsistency and how things have been going.

It all started with binging on two courses created by a gentleman called Justin Welsh.

Off the back of these courses, I've been able to batch a lot of my content creation. Coming up with frameworks and systems to come up with ideas and write content.

Then use automation software that I've already purchased to get the content out each day.

I hope you find this useful.

Here at my affiliate links to Justin's courses and the scheduling tool I use.

The Content OS:

https://www.justinwelsh.me/a/2147507660/UDFoJVbv

The LinkedIn OS:

https://www.justinwelsh.me/a/2147505019/UDFoJVbv

SocialBee:

https://socialbee.grsm.io/phil

I've heard it from many sources and successful people. "Create content every day for a year and it will change your life and business"

I wish it was that easy. As with all things, it isn't always possible.

In this episode, I discuss my 2+ years of experience, trying to show up every day. And how I've been failing at this almost daily.

There are so many platforms and types of media that you can publish these days. It's a fulltime job in itselfs.

Have you ever been told you can't do something, and it makes you want to do it more? Like competing against the big boy, the giant businesses that seem to dominate industries.

I was told by someone, that I won't be able to make anything of Elementary Analytics unless I get VC funding or massive outside investment.

In this episode I give my thoughts and what I felt being told this and if it is making me think twice about working on Elementary Analytics.

Spoiler alert: It isn't

This episode is going to be slightly different. I'm going to share an episode of a podcast I was interviewed on called The Untitled Entrepreneur, hosted by the brilliant Jesse Blount.

6 months can go by so quickly, and we never take the time to stop and review how far we have come. This is what Jesse got to me do on his podcast, to review how things have been going with Elementary Analytics.

You feel like you haven't made any progress with some of the targets your set yourself, I'm the same. It was an amazing thing to do to look back and see how much I've grown in such a short space of time.

Please check out The Untitled Entrepreneur. I hope you enjoy this episode and the podcasts.

In this episode of "Find Your Side Hustle", it's my pleasure to welcome back onto the podcast Chris Hutchings from https://eopinion.org

I first chatted with Chris in June 2021. You can check out that episode here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/0ca5a55a

Since our first chat, Chris has been using the "Build In Public" community on Twitter to help grow his business as well as develop his personal brand. We discuss how he has found it and what he would do differently if he had his time over again.

We also discuss the next steps for Chris to build his brand, by starting a podcast.

Enjoy!