The Side Hustle Show

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.

And if you're ready to enroll in Flipper University, use promo code FLIP100 for $100 off either course option.

Tune in to hear:

Full Show Notes: Flea Market Flipping Case Study: $1000s in Profit Buying Low and Selling High

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This episode is all about making use of the Piggyback Principle — why it's easier to fill demand than to create it from scratch.

Just like how kids would rather get a piggyback ride than walk because it's easier.

The same is true in business — this strategy allows you to ride the wave of success software products are experiencing to catch that rising tide and get better, faster results with less work.

To help illustrate this, I connected with Kristi DaSilva from DaSilvaLife.com.

DaSilva Life helps small businesses build success by setting up and integrating two popular software tools, HoneyBook and ClickUp, into their workflow and operations.

This earns her thousands of dollars per project along the way.

Tune in to Episode 627 of The Side Hustle Show to learn:

Full Show Notes: From $30/hr to $300/hr: The Software Consulting Playbook

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Yes, you can get paid for your opinion — and actually get paid pretty well.

But ... the most lucrative ways to get paid for your opinion take more time and effort than simply answering surveys.

In this post, I'll break down several legit ways to turn your ideas, opinions, and feedback into real income. Combined, these methods are worth thousands of dollars a month.

Ready? Let's do it!

Full Show Notes: 13 Ways to Get Paid for Your Opinion

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Have you ever thought about renting out other people's stuff for profit?

That's exactly what Garr Russell from firesidervrental.com did with RVs (recreational vehicles), and he's turned it into a thriving business.

Could you do the same thing? Could you apply this idea to a different niche?

I think there are some valuable lessons here for aspiring side hustlers in any niche.

Tune in to Episode 625 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

Full Show Notes: Getting Paid to Rent Out Other People’s Stuff

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One question I get all the time is, "What are the most profitable side hustles?"

Well, there are a couple ways to look at profitability. First, there's profit margin — how much of every dollar actually flows to your bottom line after expenses.

Then there's raw profit – like Walmart making $10-15 billion a year, but on $500-600 billion in sales. Low margins, but HUGE volume.

But in this post, we're gonna focus mostly on higher-margin, lean operation side hustles.

Let's dive in!

Full Show Notes: The 10 Most Profitable Side Hustles

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Many side hustlers dream of passive income — that magical money machine that keeps churning even while you sleep.

But is it a realistic goal for everyone?

And with limited time, what should side hustlers focus on? To help break this down, we're going three rounds with Mr. Passive himself, Mike Hoffmann.

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Full Show Notes: Active vs. Passive Income

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One of the best ways to come up with business ideas is to start by solving your own problems.

That's exactly how today's guest started his dispatching business.

What started as a way to keep his trucks busy turned into a service business that serves other trucking companies.

Roman was able to turn dispatching into a scalable process and now can work from wherever he wants.

Find out how Roman created this niche-specific specialized service and scaled it with a team of virtual assistants.

Full Show Notes: How to Start a Dispatch Business

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One challenge that most new businesses face is the awareness problem – nobody knows you exist.

To help erase this problem, I’ve invited Dustin Lien from JumpXmarketing.com back on the show.

Dustin first appeared on episode 251 back in 2017. Back then, he was just ramping up JumpX after shutting down his own physical product business.

Since then he’s grown it into a 6-figure operation and built it in such a way that it only requires part-time attention.

What’s been his key driver?

Partner workshops, essentially virtual lunch-and-learn sessions where he can showcase his expertise and build his client roster without ads or bidding for work.

This works in just about any niche and in this episode, Dustin breaks down his exact process so you can go out and apply it in your own business.

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Full Show Notes: Webinar Marketing: How to Grow Your Agency w/ Virtual “Lunch and Learn” Events Live Workshops

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Last year, I spoke with Tony Lysandrides on episode 565 where we talked about YouTube automation. Back then, the process was much more manual.

The typical workflow was something like this: coming up with viral video ideas, hiring scriptwriters, voice artists, and video editors to create content.

The aim was to hit the viral YouTube lottery by planting a bunch of digital assets and hoping enough would hit big to turn a profit on ad income.

But what a difference a year makes.

Now, we've got AI tools to assist in just about every step of that production process, and Tony's been on the front lines of these changes.

So I wanted to have him back on to find out, first of all, is that a good thing for content creators, YouTubers, and side hustlers? And how much can you make in this new AI-powered YouTube landscape?

Full Show Notes: How to Make Money on YouTube with AI Video Tools

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Let's talk about 9 rules to scaling up your side hustle.

We've got a lot of episodes on the zero-to-one part of the equation, but now it's time to go from one to two to ten.

Joining me is Justin Williams, a serial entrepreneur who's done it all—from flipping over a hundred houses a year to scaling and selling an online education business.

Now, he's the brains behind millionaireuniversity.com and its accompanying podcast.

Full Show Notes: 9 Rules to Scale Any Side Hustle

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