The Side Hustle Show

Do you have an overwhelming number of photos scattered across your phone or even tucked away in dusty albums in the attic?

Would you hire someone to organize it for you?

I never imagined photo organizing as a side hustle could pay $100/hr, nor did I anticipate its high demand.

But Cheryl DiFrank from mymemoryfile.com says she's building a six-figure business in the process.

Tune in to Episode 619 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

Full Show Notes: $85/hr Organizing Other People’s Pictures

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Are you ready to hand in your two week's notice and become your own boss?

Not so fast.

Quitting your job to pursue your business full-time is a dream for many side hustlers, but there are a few things you should have in place before you make the leap.

When I was working in my corporate gig, I probably stuck around longer than I needed to because I'm a little more risk averse. I was out to dinner with my boss in Eureka, CA ... and it wasn't until my second beer I finally got up the nerve to tell him I was leaving.

Since I'd been thinking about it for at least a year, it felt amazing to get that off my chest. But it wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision or a triumphant flip-off-everyone-in-the-office-and-make-a-dramatic-exit.

It was the result of 3 years of hustling nights and weeks to build my business (the now-defunct footwear comparison shopping site).

Here are the most important questions to answer before you make the leap.

Full Show Notes: 7 Questions to Ask Before You Quit Your Job

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It’s 2019, and we hear from a couple of guys on the Side Hustle Show about their part-time website.

It’s about a year old, and they’re writing these in-depth product reviews and comparison posts, monetizing with affiliate partnerships, and doing around $20k a month. Fantastic results for a fairly new site.

That site was finvsfin.com, and it recently sold just a few months ago for a 7-figure sum.

Co-founder Alex Goldberg is here to catch us up on what’s working today in a volatile SEO landscape and how website owners can still position themselves for success while relying less and less on organic traffic.

Tune in to Episode 617 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

Full Show Notes: Scaling to a 7-Figure Sale: Affiliate Marketing Beyond SEO

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We all have a limit to our capacity. For some entrepreneurs and small business owners, that’s a tough pill to swallow.

But when you’re up against that ceiling you've got two options. You can:

This episode is about growing your team in such a way that you have some breathing room in your schedule and in your mental bandwidth to do the work that’s required of a business owner.

Even though I’ve been hiring virtual help in my businesses since 2005, I’ve still got a lot to learn! This is something that’s been on my mind this year as I think about where I want my current operations to go and who can help get me there.

To help dive into this topic, I’m excited to welcome John Jonas and Nate Hirsch to the show.

Between them, they’ve got more than 60 virtual team members and have been practicing remote management for more than a decade.

They both run platforms to help you make your first virtual hire as well:

Tune in to hear John and Nate’s take on when it’s time to hire, how to find the best talent for your budget, and some common mistakes to avoid.

Full Show Notes: Hiring Your First Virtual Assistant: When, Where, and How to Do it Right

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In this episode, we're diving deep into the listener mailbag for a Q&A session.

I'll tackle things like lifestyle creep, the role of luck, and inadvertently breaking a bunch of links.

And hey, why does it seem like every podcast guest is selling an online course?

Spoiler: there’s some truth to it, and we’ll dig into why that happens.

This is the 16th installment of this series, so feel free to check out the older ones:

It's a jam-packed Q&A session with actionable insights to help you level up your side hustle game, so there's a little something for everyone in this episode.

Let's dive in!

Full Show Notes: Lifestyle Creep, Luck, and Why Every Podcast Guest Has an Online Course: Q&A w/ Nick

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Local newsletter business opportunities have always caught my eye as a side hustle enthusiast.

I'm constantly on the lookout for ventures that are low overhead, scalable, and sellable.

Newsletter businesses, with examples like The Hustle and Morning Brew, tick all these boxes, selling for impressive 8-figure exits.

But Ryan Sneddon from Naptown Scoop has taken a unique approach to the newsletter business, focusing on his local hometown, Annapolis, Maryland.

He has become a pillar of the community along the way while making $200k a year from 18k subscribers.

Tune in to Episode 615 of the Side Hustle Show to learn:

Full Show Notes: Local Newsletters: $200k from 18k subscribers

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It's not every day you spot one of your podcast guests' yard signs while driving, but that's exactly what happened to me.

As we cruised the neighborhood, a bright pink "Kroopin's Poopin Scoopin" sign caught my eye.

We first heard from this guest in 2020.

She was earning around a thousand bucks a week from her part-time pooper scooper/pet waste removal business.

And since then, it has grown to serve almost 200 weekly residential customers at an average ticket price of $99/month.

In this 'Where Are They Now?' episode, I have once again Erica Krupin from Kroopin's Poopin Scoopin to talk about what this former side hustle looks like at scale.

Full Show Notes: Scaling a Local Service Business: Multi 6-Figures in Pet Waste Removal

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In honor of father’s day, I wanted to share some of the best advice I’ve received from my dad over the years, and how we can all work to apply it in life and in business.

For the sake of background, dad is a chemical engineer — he spent decades of his career at one company — but still had lots of entrepreneurial experiences and insights along the way.

(He did do a bit of consulting in retirement!)

The funny thing is almost all of these were very literal conversations, which I’ve extrapolated out (30 years later!) to have a broader meaning.

And as I think about the kind of advice I want to be passing along to my own kids, I think these kinds of concrete illustrations may be a really effective way to do it. Especially if they turn out to be the over-analyzing types like me!

Full Show Notes: Best Dad Advice: 10 Life and Business Lessons from Dad

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Income producing assets are things you own (or control) that pay you every month, quarter, or year.

In this post, I’ll share some of the best income producing assets you can build or acquire — starting on the side.

These selections are based on:

You’ve probably heard the saying that it “takes money to make money,” but that’s not always true. Sure, starting with money will help, but you can also create income producing assets with a little sweat equity.

Ready? Let’s do it!

Full Show Notes: 14 Income Producing Assets

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A service business is one of the fastest side hustles to get off the ground, and you can scale it by hiring other people to deliver the work.

But is there an advantage to staying a solo operator?

In this Side Hustle Showdown, we're looking at freelancing vs. building an agency.

For this debate, I invited a couple members of The Side Hustle Nation community who both run cleaning companies:

Tune in to hear both Chris and Ken discuss which business model is best for:

If you’re trying to decide which path you want to take, stick around to learn how to avoid the dreaded “valley of despair” that often afflicts service businesses, and how to get started on the right foot.

Full Show Notes: Should I Start a Freelance Business or Build an Agency? Side Hustle Showdown

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