The Side Hustle Show

Today, we’re doing another round of business idea giveaways with Side Hustle Show listener and serial entrepreneur Steve Chou.

Steve built not one but two 7-figure businesses — MyWifeQuitHerJob.com and BumbleBeeLinens.com — and started both as side hustles.

We did one of these episodes back in September, episode 530, so check that out if you enjoy this format.

Without further ado, let’s get into it!

Full Show Notes: 19 Business Ideas Free for the Taking

Last month, I did an episode on the 17 different income streams I was working on.

One of the smallest on that list generated the largest response, and that was the Amazon Influencer Program.

At the time of that recording, I made only $9.50, but I mentioned it was the easiest $9.50 I ever made online. A month later, I earned over $100.

Now, there were a lot of questions about the program, and we’re going to attempt to answer those in today’s episode to see whether the Amazon Influencer Program could be a new income stream for you!

To better explain how the program works, I’ve enlisted the help of two Side Hustle Show listeners who’ve been in the program for longer and are now earning around $2k a month from their product review videos.

The first is Jon Corres, who encouraged me to test the program. You might remember him from episode 413 where he discussed how he made $10k on YouTube without being on camera.

And second is Tyler Christensen from TylerChristensen.com — a serial side hustler, university instructor, and father of four who has also been doing well with the program.

Tune in to the Side Hustle Show interview to hear:

Full Show Notes: From Zero to $2k a Month w/ the Amazon Influencer Program

In his book “Start From Zero,” Dane Maxwell shares a simple framework to use as an engine for coming up with both business ideas and your first sales: CPSO (Customer → Pain → Solution → Offer).

Thanks to this framework, Chris Panteli from Linkifi.io found a common pain point and started selling the solution from zero to $50k a month in recurring revenue.

Tune in to the Side Hustle Show interview to hear:

Full Show Notes: From Selling Fish and Chips to a $50k/mo Online Business

Download Your Free Bonus: 101 Service Business Ideas

I love a business where you can get paid over and over again for work you do once.

That’s exactly what Emily McDermott from PrettyArrow.com has done by selling spreadsheets online.

Emily is a top 0.1% Etsy seller who went from selling $2 printables to $20 spreadysheet templates. She now helps entrepreneurs earn passive income by selling digital products, even if they’ve never made one before.

Tune in to the Side Hustle Show interview to hear how:

Full Show Notes: $250k Selling Spreadsheets on Etsy in Under 2 Years

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This week’s guest took inspiration from a previous guest — Alex Goldberg from FinvsFin.com — but more importantly, took action.

In episodes 367 and 410, Alex broke down the model of the modern comparison shopping site: in-depth product reviews and comparisons that help buyers make informed decisions, and earn affiliate commissions on those referrals.

Matt Oney from ZenmasterWellness.com saw what Alex was doing and how much he was earning, and thought he could do something similar.

Tune in to the Side Hustle Show interview to hear:

Full Show Notes: Affiliate Marketing Example: From Pandemic Side Project to $40k a Month

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Today’s guest is your friendly neighborhood forklift driver turned e-commerce entrepreneur.

Over the last nearly 10 years, Ben Knegendorf from DropshipBreakthru.com has started, grown, and sold several different online stores. (Check out the free on-demand webinar for more.)

Ben advocates for a model of “high ticket dropshipping,” where he acts as a virtual retail storefront for brands. Those brands or their distributors ship products to his customers without him ever having to touch the inventory.

Tune in to the Side Hustle Show interview to hear how:

Full Show Notes: High Ticket Dropshipping: From $40k a year to a $40k payday 

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Can you live for free?

That’s what The Side Hustle Snowball framework tries to answer.

The idea behind this framework is to slowly erase or eliminate monthly expenses — starting with your smallest expenses and working your way up — with new income streams.

Most of the income streams I’ll share in this post are not huge but they are snowball-worthy, and I think you can use them to build momentum toward that ultimate goal of financial independence.

This is the 3rd installment of the series, so check out the previous episodes if you like this format:

(I’m going to follow the snowball framework and roughly go in order from smallest to largest.)

Let’s do it!

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Full Show Notes: The 17 Income Streams I’m Working On Right Now

I’ve got another 20 Questions episode for you today, diving into the ol’ listener mailbag.

As is customary on these episodes, I’ve pulled out questions from the Side Hustle Nation community from over the last few months and will attempt to answer those for your benefit and listening pleasure.

This is the 14th installment of this series so feel free to check out the older ones:

A common piece of advice you’ll hear is to take audience questions and turn them into content, so here’s a meta example of that in action.

We’re talking pricing, podcasting, pre-aged domains, privacy, personal growth, permission to go full time, and lots more.

Enjoy!

Full Show Notes: Pricing, Podcasting, Permission to Quit, and More: 20 Questions with Nick

Today, we’ve got a killer case study for you, where my guest has built his business to almost $300k in revenue — all on the back of local SEO.

Kody Smith from AwwCrap.com started his pet waste removal service as a side hustle, earning $26k his first year. He did $187k after quitting his day job and nearly doubled that last year without any paid ads!

Tune in to the Side Hustle Show interview to hear how:

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Full Show Notes: From Side Hustle to $300k a Year: Building an In-Demand Business with Local SEO

One of my favorite side hustles is buying low and selling high. This is the business model of Amazon, Walmart — pretty much every store in the history of stores. You buy inventory at one price and resell it at a higher price. It works great, but you still have to buy that initial inventory.

What if you wanted to start with super low upfront costs? Turns out, there are lots of ways to get “free” stuff to resell, and I want to walk you through 10 of those methods in today’s show.

Let’s get right to it!

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Full Show Notes: Free stuff to flip for a profit