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.

Tune in to hear:

Full Show Notes: $4000 a Month in Flipping Profits

We all live by a set of unwritten "money rules."

These guide the decisions we make on how we spend, save, earn, and invest.

But are your rules really serving you?

In this episode, we’re looking at 10 "unconventional" money rules. These are suggestions that hopefully spark some introspection and conversation.

Because the "conventional" wisdom clearly isn't working for a whole lot of people!

To help me talk through these is Rich Jones. He’s the host of the award-winning Paychecks and Balances podcast, which is all about helping you navigate your finances and career.

Rich is a frequent speaker at both podcasting and personal finance events. More impressively, he’s done it all on the side from his day job.

Tune in to hear why:

All that, and more "unconventional" financial wisdom coming at you!

Full Show Notes: 10 Unconventional Money Rules

Build your email list!

Get your first 100, 1,000, 10,000 subscribers.

“The money’s in the list,” right?

That's the chorus of advice you hear from all the marketing experts.

But what do you send someone after they join your list?

That’s what we’re diving into in this episode with Daniel Throssell of PersuasivePage.com.

Daniel is a copywriter and has been called “The best marketer in Australia” by a prominent client of his.

His journey started as a side hustle while working 12-hour shifts as an electrical engineer. Daniel started using any spare time he had and a special way of writing proposals - and landed high paying jobs from week 1.

It wasn’t long before he was charging $200/hr and up, working with the bestselling author in Australia, and he now has his own audience he writes emails to daily.

Tune in to hear:

Full Show Notes: Email Marketing Tips from Australia's Best Marketer

This week I’m excited to share a unique side hustle that’s turning hobbies into profits, through what I’m calling “local” e-commerce.

This is a story of building a following for homemade or handmade products -- without shipping anything, without advertising, and without relying on 3rd party marketplaces like Amazon or Etsy for exposure.

We’re going to explore this through the lens of So Here’s the Dough, a local cottage kitchen cookie operation run by a friend of mine here in Livermore, Jenn Fei.

Jenn is an attorney and real estate broker by trade, but those professions have now become the side hustles to her thriving cookie business.

Tune in to hear:

Full Show Notes: "Local" E-Commerce: Building a Following for Homemade Products

Create a design.

Upload it to a store.

Earn passive royalties whenever it sells.

That’s the passive income dream, and that’s the premise behind the Merch by Amazon and print-on-demand side hustles.

But does it really still work?

To find out, I invited Michael Essek on to the Side Hustle Show.

Michael has been designing and selling t-shirts online since 2013, and he’s seen how the market has changed over the years.

For the past 4-5 years, Michael's earned $100,000+ licensing and selling his designs, so he has his finger on the pulse of what’s working right now.

Tune in to hear:

Full Show Notes: Merch by Amazon and Print on Demand in 2020 and Beyond

We’re all dealt 24 hours a day. I believe how you spend that time, or maybe rather how you invest it, should give you some sort of return.

That could be a monetary return, sure. But it could also be a return in personal satisfaction or impact on others.

Today, I want to introduce a productivity framework I’m calling The Productivity Pyramid.

Like most frameworks, it’s a work in progress, but here’s how it shapes up:

Full Show Notes: The Productivity Pyramid: A Simple Framework to Make Real Progress

Starting a business doesn't have to be expensive -- in fact, low startup cost business ideas are everywhere.

Just last week, Nate and Alysha Jackson explained how they started their Amazon retail arbitrage business with just $100 -- and had since grown to over $1 million in total sales.

Inspired by their story, along with a couple of threads in the Side Hustle Nation Facebook group that asked for some real-life low startup cost business ideas, I put together this episode.

Stick around to hear how several Side Hustle Nation members got their business off the ground on the cheap. In most cases, you don’t need outside capital to get started.

Instead, my hope is you’ll use these stories as inspiration to start lean and start now.

Full Show Notes: Low Startup Cost Business Ideas from Side Hustle Nation

“It was costing me money to go to my job,” Nate told me.

That was just a year after Nate and Alysha Jackson started their Amazon FBA retail arbitrage business -- with just a $100 investment.

Since then, the former public school teachers have sold over $1 million worth of products on Amazon!

Amazon FBA retail arbitrage is the art of buying low locally and online, and reselling for a profit on Amazon.

After hearing about the opportunity on Side Hustle Nation, they turned that $100 in initial inventory into more than $180,000 in total sales in 12 months. It didn't take much longer than that before they both quit their jobs to focus on the Amazon business and their growing family.

Tune in to hear:

Full Show Notes: From $100 to 7-Figures: Amazon FBA Retail Arbitrage Case Study

If you want to start an online business, you’re probably going to need to build a website.

But could you shortcut the process by just buying one that’s already working?

In this episode, which is the fourth and final episode of our Showdown series this month, we’re comparing two ways you operate a revenue-generating website; building your own site vs buying an established website.

For this debate, I’ve got a couple of powerhouse guests:

There are pros and cons to both starting and buying websites. But, as you’ll hear discussed, there are some key differences between each method and might help you lean one way or the other.

Tune in to hear both Mark and Dom discuss the different strategies behind:

These guys both have a lot of experience in building and buying websites. By the end of this one, you’ll have a good idea which path is best for you.

Full Show Notes: Build a Website or Buy One that's Already Working?

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?