Find Your Side Hustle

Find Your Side Hustle

By Phil HughesBusinessEntrepreneurshipTechnology
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Find Your Side Hustle episodes

  • #35 - Put yourself in other people's shoes to provide value and have fun along the way with Ben Currier
    In this episode, I'm excited to introduce another guest to the podcast, Ben Currier. Ben is hilarious and on the majority of his projects, he adds in a sense of fun and craziness. Like me, Ben has never been comfortable in the corporate world. Being highly intelligent and working in the finance world he has been able to use his skills to create a side hustle around the dull topic of Excel. In which he has been able to build an email list of well over 10,000 people. WOW, great work Ben.
    We discuss the positives and negatives Ben has experienced in launching and working on a wide range of side hustles. Taking the first steps of getting an idea out there. The difficult task of having and building self-confidence in yourself. Learning the skills you need by taking online courses. Most importantly have fun and entertain yourself along the way
    Thanks to Ben Currier for being a guest on the podcast, I've not laughed that hard for a while.
    It was an honour and a privilege.
    If you would like to know more about Ben's current side hustle, upcoming projects, and podcasts click the links below.
    https://excelexposure.com
    https://www.sweatpantsmusic.com
    https://www.failureguy.com
    https://www.widenetpodcast.com
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    56 min
  • #34 - BAITCAMP Part 2 - The exciting process of finding and validating an app idea based around a hobby
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    If you have listened to a few episodes of Find Your Side Hustle. You have probably realized I normally jump in, both feet first.
    In part two of this special two-part series. I chat about how I quickly got the app idea to market. The thought process I went through, thinking as a business owner and entrepreneur, not as a software developer.
    I discuss which technologies I used to try and get the mobile app out as quickly as possible. Along with my experience and mistakes of outsourcing the development work, hoping to take a lot of work off my shoulders.
    If you want to check out the mobile app that I built after validating my ideas you can check it out at https://baitcamp.net
    22 min
  • #33 - BAITCAMP Part 1 - The exciting process of finding and validating an app idea based around a hobby
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    If you have listened to a few episodes of Find Your Side Hustle. You have probably realized I normally jump in, both feet first.
    In part one of this special two-part series. I chat about how I validated two mobile app ideas that were born out of a chat I was having with someone on Twitter.
    It can be exciting to see what people think of your ideas. However, you need to be thick-skinned, the internet can be brutal when you ask people for their opinions.
    One app idea completely bombed, while the other seemed to have legs.
    Next, I touch upon the steps I went through to do "market validation". To see if it is something people actually want and are willing to use and pay for, before going away and building it. Saving me time, money, and heartache
    If you want to check out the mobile app that I built after validating my ideas you can check it out at https://baitcamp.net
    35 min
  • #32 - Determined to make a go of it and have a willingness to learn with Emma Dunlop-Walters
    In this episode, I'm excited to introduce another guest to the podcast, Emma Dunlop-Walters. Emma never thought she would start a side hustle, nevermind a fully-fledged business. COVID-19 forced Emma's hand and she literally started a business overnight. I'm glad to say it doing extremely well. Great work Emma.
    We discuss the positives and negatives Emma has experienced in launching a business so quickly. What it is actually like starting a business, the day-to-day effort and continued hard work that is needed to make it a success. Emma has been very committed and disciplined in running and promoting her business and is now looking to outsource work and hire a VA.
    Thanks to Emma Dunlop-Walters for being a guest on the podcast. It was an honour and a privilege.
    If you would like to know more about Emma and her business click the links below.
    https://www.er-marketing.co.uk
    27 min
  • #31 - Outflash - Finding, validating, building, promoting and getting your first paying customer
    If you have listened to a few episodes of Find Your Side Hustle. You have probably realized I normally jump in, both feet first.
    In this episode, I chat about coming up with an idea for a product by seeing what someone else has done, then building something that is the same but different.
    Next, I touch upon the steps I went through to do "market validation". To see if it is something people actually want and are willing to use and pay, before going away and building it.
    I also quickly chat about the tech stack I use to build and run Outflash.
    With Outflash I hit the first big milestone. I got a paying customer. Someone has subscribed to one of the paid plans for Outflash.
    It works. After years of trying this felt like a turning point for me.
    28 min
  • #30 - Learning by being a risk taker and going all in with your idea with Mohammed Bilal
    In this episode, I'm excited to introduce another prolific side hustler onto the podcast, Mohammed Bilal. Mohammed has taken the brave and scary step of quitting his job so he can focus his efforts on launching a brand new, and groundbreaking platform for both podcasters and listeners alike.
    We discuss what sorts of projects Mohammed has worked on in his spare time for the last 5+ years. What he has learned and the journey that he has been on to find a side project that he can turn into his own business. Mohammed has been very smart and disciplined in his approach to launching his new venture and has managed to save up enough money to go all in to turn his idea into reality.
    Thanks to Mohammed Bilal for being a guest on the podcast. It was an honour and a privilege.
    If you would like to know more about Mohammed and his projects follow the links below.
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammedbilal1/
    https://www.instagram.com/firenseofficial/
    https://firense.com
    https://sofia-group.com
    Oh and here is the YouTube channel Bilal mentions
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkIw23ItCx1d6HoEle8Q6Ag
    1 hr 22 min
  • #29 - The pathway to success by focusing in on one side hustle for 2021
    2020, for me, was a great year. I started this podcast alongside a YouTube channel. Managed to get my first paying customer for one of my software products. Validated and built a mobile app around a hobby of mine, published it to the app stores, in less than 6 months. As well as getting market validation for another SaaS product that has been 2+ years in the making.
    I also learned a lot, taking on a 30-day funnel building challenge in May. Undertook a few courses on uDemy and read loads of books, some more than once. As well as built up a network of like-minded people who have helped me massively throughout 2020.
    As you can see I had a lot going on. All this on top of working a traditional 9-5 4 days a week and having a life. I've not gotten to where I want to be.
    The missing piece of the jigsaw for me could be that I lack the ability to focus on one thing. This is what this episode is about. How I came to the conclusion that I need to focus on one thing for a sustained period of time and what my plan of attack is to help me get to a point to be able to focus on a single project.
    24 min
  • #28 - My Year In Review - What I have learned and achieved in the insanity that was 2020

    2020 has been a mental year. Everyone has been impacted, some more than others. 

    I'm publishing this episode on New Years' Eve 2020. It's the time of year people look back and see how the year has gone for them, what they have achieved and how it stacks up against what they set out to accomplish at the start of the year.

    I thought it would be a great opportunity for me to review how not only how my side hustles have panned out. As well as looking at what I have learned and the sorts of things I have done to upskill.

    I hope you enjoy this review style episode.

    20 min
  • #27 - My Why - Why have I spent so long working on side hustles and projects
    Merry Christmas. I hope you are well and are looking forward to the festive period. However, that may look like in 2020.
    A lot of people want to start a side hustle and hope it turns into something more. Do they dig enough into what they want their life to look like and use it as motivation?
    When starting out I didn't, I just knew I didn't want to work for anyone else anymore and wanted to become the master of my own destiny.
    Over the years I have done a lot of different exercises and "goal setting" to see how I want my life to look if a side hustle does take off.
    In this episode, I talk about the "straw that broke the Camel's back", which really made me focus on starting my own thing. To give me both time and financial freedom. As well as the sort of things I do to keep me motivated and focused.
    14 min
  • #26 - Becoming T-Shaped. The art of learning new skills. 4 books that helped me learn marketing
    Starting a side hustle is hard. A lot of side hustlers come from a technical background. It's tough moving from a science and logical thought process to say something like marketing, which is more of an art. It takes time to build up that skill and experience.
    I think books and audiobooks are an amazing way to try and upskill and learn things from others who have trodden the path before up.
    In this episode, I discuss 4 marketing books that I have either read or listened to on multiple occasions that have really helped to learn how to start marketing the side-projects I have been working on.
    18 min

About Find Your Side Hustle

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So...this podcast gives you a “behind the scenes” look at the side hustles, start-ups and businesses that I have worked on over the years.