Notes from Chris
Episode 841
THEMES & TAKEAWAYS: We’ve just finished week 16 of Season III! This week, we featured a cake artist, bike tours in Amsterdam, a NYC dog-walker, and a guitar enthusiast earning $7,000/month in affiliate commissions. In this action-packed recap: a reminder about the only two things you can do to increase income in an existing side hustle or small business, and I’ll bring you an audio update from a previously featured side hustler—she has a report of a fantastic income increase, and she’s going to give you some contrarian advice. But first! For this week only, my publisher is offering the e-book version of SIDE HUSTLE: From Idea to Income in 27 Days for just $1.99 on several popular e-reading formats, including Amazon Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and more.WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Today, we have an update from Heather McConochie who was featured on the show in Ep. 308. Listen to the Weekly Recap to hear from Heather! You can also check out Heather's website, The Positive Thread.
EPISODES FROM THIS WEEK: Here's what we heard this week on Side Hustle School! Listen to this week's recap for a more comprehensive highlight reel.
- Ep. 835 - This pastry chef starts by baking on the side, then grows her hustle into a full-time business selling more than $100,000 worth of wedding and custom cakes a year
- Ep. 836 - After graduating and moving to London, this self taught coder builds a website to help housemates find each other. Fifteen years later, it earns millions of dollars in profit and has hundreds of thousands of members
- Ep. 837 - A traveler’s attempt to pay rent turns into one of Amsterdam’s premier touring companies
- Ep. 838 - A designer reinvents her life and work, starting an eco-friendly line of multiple-use plastics. It’s good for the environment, AND it’s highly profitable
- Ep. 839 - A systems administrator and lifelong guitar player generates thousands per month writing about his musical hobby
- Ep. 840 - A busy college student discovers a way to create his own schedule and make $2,000 a month by walking dogs
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