I don't like talking about fads, or the latest trends. Recently something has taken off and become huge. So much so that my wife and I have a daily competition.

Yes, I'm talking about Wordle.

Wordle impressed me straight from the get-go. It could be because I love software and building website. And the fact I record this podcast.

But what can Wordle teach us to help us with our own side hustles and online businesses?

That's what I'm discussing in this episode.

In this episode of "Find Your Side Hustle", it's my pleasure to welcome back onto the podcast Sam Hornsby from https://www.meet-eric.com

I first chatted with Sam and her Business partner and best friend in August 2021.

You can check out that episode here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/d627985b

A lot has happened in the 6 months between episodes. One of the huge things for Sam and Mae was to get funding for this business.

In this episode, Sam talks about her experience of going through the funding process. What she learned and what lessons she has taken forward from it.

We also talk about "The Great Resignation" which both Sam and I are interested in. And what the future of work may look like.

If you would like to know more or connect with Sam, check out the links below.

https://www.meet-eric.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-hornsby-25a95334/

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One morning, I was sat there thinking about what I've learned over the last 10 years of working on side projects? In fact, what are the top 10 things I've learned over the last few years alone?

Once I had my top 10, I put out a LinkedIn post and Tweet about it, and people seemed to like what I'd put out there.

So, I decided to turn the top 10 into a podcast, and give a bit of background about each one.

Hope you enjoy it! Let me know what your top 3 from this list are.

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Elementary Analytics is an online software solution that pulls together the key website. Search, and social media data, and presents it to you in a way that you can understand.

Allowing you to make informed marketing decisions, guided by data. We also email these key stats straight to your inbox at a time that suits you. With the single press of a button, Elementary Analytics produces amazing PDF reports. Reducing the amount of time this task takes down from hours to just seconds.

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This episode isn't a long one, and it was driven by something that someone who is very close to me said: "You are more than just your goals"

Launching a side hustle can be extremely difficult. If you're like me, you can put a lot of pressure on yourself to reach your goals and "succeed".

I recorded this episode for those of you who may be struggling, I feel your pain.

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Elementary Analytics is an online software solution that pulls together the key website. Search, and social media data, and presents it to you in a way that you can understand.

Allowing you to make informed marketing decisions, guided by data. We also email these key stats straight to your inbox at a time that suits you. With the single press of a button, Elementary Analytics produces amazing PDF reports. Reducing the amount of time this task takes down from hours to just seconds.

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Knowing how to market your side hustle, getting it in front of the right people can be difficult. Even more so when your product or service and help different 'avatars' or 'personas'. It's made even more difficult when people start giving you advice as to which people you should target and get your message in front of.

So what do you do, how do you know what to focus on when you are getting mixed messages.

I've had that problem for a while now with one of my software products. In this episode, I chat about the struggles I've come across, how I've thought about them, and what I'm doing moving forward.

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Elementary Analytics is an online software solution that pulls together the key website. Search, and social media data, and presents it to you in a way that you can understand.

Allowing you to make informed marketing decisions, guided by data. We also email these key stats straight to your inbox at a time that suits you. With the single press of a button, Elementary Analytics produces amazing PDF reports. Reducing the amount of time this task takes down from hours to just seconds.

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Towards the end of the year, people start looking backward. Review how things have gone over the last 12 months.

What would happen if we flipped that on its head, and started looking forward instead of backward?

In this episode, I decided to do that and look forwards. What can I do with my projects to help me move forwards and get to where I want to be. What other things can I look at too?

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Elementary Analytics is an online software solution that pulls together the key website. Search, and social media data, and presents it to you in a way that you can understand.

Allowing you to make informed marketing decisions, guided by data. We also email these key stats straight to your inbox at a time that suits you. With the single press of a button, Elementary Analytics produces amazing PDF reports. Reducing the amount of time this task takes down from hours to just seconds.

Not sure if it will work for you? Sign up for our free trial at elementaryanalytics.com. Try risk-free with no credit card needed. That's elementaryanalytics.com

It's tough to know how to market a project in the early days. How do you actually get in front of people?

A few people had suggested that I get involved in a few networking communities. So I decided to give it a try.

There are so many networking communities out there. Most have embraced online meet-ups now too so the barrier to entry has been lowered massively. You can find events to attend that suit your calendar. But it can be scary to put yourself and your side hustle out there.

Listen to this episode where I discuss my experience of attending networking events over a 6 month period.

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Elementary Analytics is an online software solution that pulls together the key website. Search, and social media data, and presents it to you in a way that you can understand.

Allowing you to make informed marketing decisions, guided by data. We also email these key stats straight to your inbox at a time that suits you. With the single press of a button, Elementary Analytics produces amazing PDF reports. Reducing the amount of time this task takes down from hours to just seconds.

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If you're like me and from a technical background. You may not have built up the sales and marketing skills, yet, that you need to get your projects out there.

So, what can you do about it to help fast-track the growth of a side hustle?

One thing I have tried with Elementary Analytics is to create an affiliate program and partner program, hoping this will help me spread the word about Elementary Analytics.

In this episode, I talk about how I've structured the programs and how I have found trying to build up a network of affiliates and partners

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Elementary Analytics is an online software solution that pulls together the key website. Search, and social media data, and presents it to you in a way that you can understand.

Allowing you to make informed marketing decisions, guided by data. We also email these key stats straight to your inbox at a time that suits you. With the single press of a button, Elementary Analytics produces amazing PDF reports. Reducing the amount of time this task takes down from hours to just seconds.

Not sure if it will work for you? Sign up for our free trial at elementaryanalytics.com. Try risk-free with no credit card needed. That's elementaryanalytics.com

It's happened to me AGAIN. I've decided to switch off another side hustle that I've spent around 18 months - 2 years working.

This time it felt different. It felt that it was the right thing to do.

As with a lot of my podcast episodes I try to dig deeper into what I've learned from the experience. Has it been all bad, it is time wasted? Or has it been a worthwhile experience?

If you struggling with a project and are not sure what to do, I hope this episode helps you.

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Elementary Analytics is an online software solution that pulls together the key website. Search, and social media data, and presents it to you in a way that you can understand.

Allowing you to make informed marketing decisions, guided by data. We also email these key stats straight to your inbox at a time that suits you. With the single press of a button, Elementary Analytics produces amazing PDF reports. Reducing the amount of time this task takes down from hours to just seconds.

Not sure if it will work for you? Sign up for our free trial at elementaryanalytics.com. Try risk-free with no credit card needed. That's elementaryanalytics.com

Getting a side hustle or side project off the ground is hard.

If you're like me, you may be overly critical of yourself. I've been told by a close friend that I'm too harsh on myself.

In this episode I talk about this, and what I'm doing to help stop putting too much pressure on myself. I also introduce the concept of "Skill Stacking" or "Talent Stacking" which may help you think about the work you are doing differently.

Even though things may not be going as you would like, there are still benefits in doing the work

Hope this helps you.

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Elementary Analytics is an online software solution that pulls together the key website. Search, and social media data, and presents it to you in a way that you can understand.

Allowing you to make informed marketing decisions, guided by data. We also email these key stats straight to your inbox at a time that suits you. With the single press of a button, Elementary Analytics produces amazing PDF reports. Reducing the amount of time this task takes down from hours to just seconds.

Not sure if it will work for you? Sign up for our free trial at elementaryanalytics.com. Try risk-free with no credit card needed. That's elementaryanalytics.com