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Office Assistant Profits from Anime Imports

What It’s About

A unique international partnership brings Japanese anime products to US fans.

Words of Wisdom

Ulyses suggests to avoid Shopify Pay or PayPal if you plan on selling licensed products. They might lock down your account, even if what you’re doing is perfectly legal.

Eventually, PikaDude had to switch to Stripe, but the team was able to use the same device that Paypal originally sent without any of the problems or restrictions that Paypal had.

Fun Fact

The most unique and valuable item Ulyses ever sold was a beautiful, high-end Sailor Moon X Samantha Vega handbag for about $450. https://pikadude.com/products/sailor-moon-x-samantha-vega-handbag/

Notes from Chris

Episode 2012
Despite the naysayers, Ulyses Arechiga always knew that one day, his career would be related to anime in some way.

During college, he had dreams of opening his very own anime store one day. Upon graduation, however, Ulyses found himself stuck in office jobs.

A couple of years in, he needed a change. He quit his latest office job and moved to Japan. For three years, he taught English to students.

Eventually, Ulyses moved back to the United States, and found himself missing all of the awesome anime goodies in Japan. America was sorely lacking a supply of cool anime items and merch. One might say, he felt the need to catch ‘em all. (And by all, we mean as much cool anime gear as possible.)

This got him thinking about one of the friends he made back in Japan, Ann. She had a side hustle selling products from Japan in the United States. The two decided to team up to sell more products. She shipped her excess supplies to Ulyses and he got to work.

His strategy was to look for upcoming anime conventions and searched for the one with the cheapest price to set up a booth. This happened to be at the Pacific Media Expo, and to have a booth there it cost $350. He took the risk and booked it.

At this time, they considered creating a website. Ulyses’ brother, Saulo, had one called PikaDude.com. Years earlier, he’d set it up to sell more of their collectibles, but it never went anywhere.

While the event attendance ended up being smaller than expected due to another conference being in town the same weekend, the PikaDude team still had some promising sales numbers! They were able to pay for their booth and supplies, and had some profits on top.

Ever since, Ulyses and Ann have been refining their business. In 2019, PikaDude had a booth at 20 different conventions. Then, in 2020 it hit a snag due to the pandemic, but they still managed to attend 9 events. In 2021, it bounced back up to around 13, and the team hopes to surpass that number in 2022.

Since Ann is still located in Japan, she has great perspective on what products they should invest in. As Ulyses notes, “Japan tends to be the trendsetter when it comes to the anime industry, so I rely on my business partner to pay attention to what is newly released and becoming popular based on merchandise that’s selling well at the source.”

Once Ann identifies the series, characters, and styles that she believes are best, together they figure out which ones will work with their budget and purchase them. Rather than buying items in bulk, their philosophy is to focus more on acquiring a smaller amount of in-demand items and exclusive Japanese releases.

PikaDude brings in about $5,000 in profit every month. In the future, Ulyses hopes to double the events that they attend. In addition, he wants this to become his full time job and create his own “collectors emporium.”

He describes it as a place where vendors can come together and share their content. After growing up with the dream of building a business out of anime, Ulyses has made it a reality.

 

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Learn more about Ulyses and checkout his product lineup at, Pikadude.com/.

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"Avoid Shopify Pay or PayPal if you plan on selling licensed products. They might lock down your account, even if what you’re doing is perfectly legal."
—Ulyses Arechiga #SideHustleSchool

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First $1,000: “I cold-pitched 10 brands and got my first 2 clients…”

What It’s About

A menswear designer starts her freelance career.

Notes from Chris

Episode 2011

Welcome! Happy fourth of July!

Today’s episode is part of a new feature we’re doing in 2022 called ‘Your First $1,000.’ As you might surmise from the title, this is all about how someone made their first $1,000.

How did they get to that point? Not their first $100,000—that’s cool, but it would probably be a long story.

One thing I’ve learned is that once you begin to earn real money, the steps required to go to the next level—whether it’s $1,000 to $2,000, or even to $5,000 or $10,000 are often easier than that first real paycheck.

With that in mind, today’s feature comes from Amy Barnhart in Seattle. She’s now a full-time freelance apparel designer specializing in menswear.

We first featured her back on Episode #1683. But what about her first $1,000—how did they make that happen, what did it feel like, and what did they learn?

Listen to today’s episode to learn more…

 

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Thanks to Amy for telling us about their first $1,000. I hope you found it encouraging. Check out her website amylynnsdesign.com.

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Chris Guillebeau

Q&A: “How can a travel website earn commissions?”

What It’s About

Today’s caller wants to know how to break into the travel market.

Notes from Chris

Episode 2010

Here’s a project idea—start a travel website to earn commissions. One of our listeners is wondering about how this works.

It’s a common model and it’s been around a while. What do the economics of it look like? Also, if they decide to proceed, how can they stand out? It’s a very crowded market but there are a few things you can do to increase your odds of success.

“I’d like to start a website that refers visitors to travel portals like Expedia. I’d earn affiliate commissions, of course, but I’d also provide a lot of helpful info before sending them to book.

I know there are a lot of sites like this already, so I’m expecting it to take a while to get ranked well on Google. What advice do you have for me?.”

Listen to today’s episode to learn more…

 

 

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To infinity and beyond,

Chris Guillebeau

Q&A: “Should I pay $3,000 for my friend’s mastermind??”

What It’s About

Today’s listener wants to know how to approach a tricky situaiton.

Notes from Chris

Episode 2009

I’d like to invite you to join my expensive mastermind. Just send me your credit coin and some Bitcoin and I’ll hook you up.

Just kidding! I do not have such a thing. But our caller today has a friend with one of these mastermind groups (we won’t say which one) and they’re considering joining. It’s not cheap, so they’re wondering … is it worth it?

This can be a bit of a touchy subject.

“My friend is in a mastermind with other aspiring women entrepreneurs. Every month they have a Zoom call and give input into each other’s business. It sounds cool, but it’s also expensive: to join costs more than $3,000, and there are ongoing dues as well.

Part of me has FOMO over this. I want to be in the group! But I also think it’s a lot of money that I don’t have right now. Do you think this expense is justifiable? Are there any mastermind groups that don’t cost this much?”

Listen to today’s episode to learn more…

 

 

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Failure Friday: “The experience of hearing rejection was important…”

What It’s About

Making an organic, plant-powered product is harder than you might imagine.

Notes from Chris

Episode 2008

I believe we can learn as much from failure as we can from success, if not more. It’s with this principle in mind that I offer you a weekly segment called Failure Friday: a collection of short stories all about mistakes, missteps, disasters, and of course, failure.

Just like our Throwback Thursday segment, you’ll hear directly from side hustlers who have struggled to get something off the ground. They’ll tell you a short story of something that went very wrong.

The stories will vary, but often it starts with an idea, what they thought would happen and what really happened—and of course, what they learned.

Today’s short story features Alisa Pospekhova from Los Angeles. She’s the founder of KindRoot, “hard candy gone good,” plant-powered lozenges for mind and body wellness.

The business is up and running and going strong! But it wasn’t going strong when it was getting started. Let’s hear from Alesia about one of those struggles…

Listen to today’s episode to learn more…

 

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Thanks to Alisa for sharing this transparent and truthful story. Check out her website at KindRoot.com or follow her on TikTok @kindrootgems. You can also find them at Target or Thrive Market.

SEE ALSO:

Inspiration is good; inspiration combined with action is better. Now get back to work!

Yours in the revolution,

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Resources

CREATE YOUR ONLINE STORE

Create your online store with Shopify using an exclusive discount for Side Hustle School listeners. For a limited time, get a free 21-day trial and a 10% discount for a whole year.

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GET YOUR FIRST 1,000 EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS

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To infinity and beyond,

Chris Guillebeau

TBT: Brooklyn Clothing Boutique Scales Up

What It’s About

An update from a BIPOC clothing company based in New York.

Notes from Chris

Episode 2007

Welcome to Throwback Thursday / “Where are they now?” where we take an in-depth look at someone who’s story has evolved considerably since we first featured them.

Two weeks ago, we heard from the owner of a California meal prep company. His business continues to put food on the table!

Today, in our latest feature, we’ll hear from Michelle Cadore. She’s now the owner of two businesses, YES I AM CLOTHING and DA SPOT NYC, a fashion boutique featuring BIPOC designers and brands. As she’ll explain, she’s now full-time in these endeavors, but naturally she started both of them while working another job and not being satisfied with the advancement opportunities she received.

What’s happened since?

Listen to today’s episode to hear Michelle’s updates…

 

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Thanks to Michelle for sharing her updates with us. Check out her websites at yesiamclothing.com and daspotnyc.com. you can shop online or visit their store next time you’re in Brooklyn.

 

SEE ALSO:

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To infinity and beyond,

Chris Guillebeau

Q&A: “How many ‘wine-of-the-month’ clubs are there??”

What It’s About

Today’s caller sees a trend with monthly clubs.

Notes from Chris

Episode 2006

Do you belong to any subscription boxes?

That’s what most people call monthly clubs that used to be called “of the month” clubs—like the Book of the Month, the Plant of the Month, or the Wine of the Month. They are actually many different versions of each of those, and today’s caller is wondering about them.

With so many around, does that mean the market is saturated or that there’s tremendous demand for yet another one?

“I started looking at a wine club that sends out monthly wines, and I stumbled onto a ton of other clubs. You can get everything from unique cigars to the latest in fresh pickles delivered to your door! Do all of these “of-the-month” clubs make money? I’d like to start one of my own. Also, how is the monthly club model different from subscription boxes? It seems like subscription boxes are the cool new thing, but the monthly clubs are still around and doing fine, from what I can tell.”

Listen to today’s episode to learn more…

 

 

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CREATE YOUR ONLINE STORE

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To infinity and beyond,

Chris Guillebeau

Bam! Pow! Crash! The Comic Book Reselling Hustle

What It’s About

A mechanical design engineer by day… superhero comic book seller by night.

Words of Wisdom

Ali says that if you’re on the fence about starting a resale business, then just start with one item. That will be the toughest thing to sell, but it will open the floodgates. You will need to find a good balance between collecting and selling based on your personal financial needs.

Fun Fact

Action Comics 1, which introduced Superman in 1939, is the holy grail of comics and sold in April 2021 for $3.25 million. Amazing Fantasy 15 from 1962 with the first appearance of Spider-Man sold in September 2021 for $3.6 million. These comics weren’t nearly as hot twenty years ago, when you could have purchased them for between $50,0000 and $150,000.

Notes from Chris

Episode 2005
Ali Subz remembers sitting on the stoop with a friend, looking at his buddy’s Marvel cards and comic books. At the age of just 6 years old, he was immediately hooked … and comics became his passion.

One problem: money was tight, so when Ali went out shopping with his parents, he always looked for comics with 99 cents on the cover….because $1.99 was too expensive for his family. He dreamed of having his own comic book store someday so he could read all the comics he wanted.

Years later, as a teen in the early 2000s, Ali would go to local conventions with twenty bucks he’d earned by doing chores. Money was still tight, but luckily, $20 went a long way back then.

Ali scoured the 50 cent and dollar bins at these conventions, buying anything that caught his eye. Little did he know that a lot of what he was buying would be worth plenty of money later on.

After college, Ali went to work as a Mechanical Design Engineer. The lingering student loans were heavy on his mind. He decided to sell his personal collection of comics to pay them down and ended up raising almost double what he needed.

That was the moment he started SubZero Comics.

Ali realized he could have his dream of owning a comic book store—in a way—and keep the day job he liked and still needed. And since it was possible to sell online, Ali didn’t need to invest in a brick and mortar store. An online store would do just fine.

Profits can vary, but on average he earns between $10,000 to $20,000 in extra cash each year. Now, he’s living his childhood dream and making money on the side. It’s a good feeling.

For Ali, the best part of owning SubZero Comics is getting to meet people and hearing their stories. The business has helped Ali interact with people more, get out of his shell, and be more social. It feels like he’s getting to know the person through the comics they love.

Going forward, Ali is happy to just keep on hustling and hoping for the best.

 

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Learn more about Ali and his comic reselling business at his website, SubZeroComics.com/.

SEE ALSO:

  • Mother Of Five Sells Pretty Old Books: When a stay at home mom hopes to avoid returning to full-time work outside the home, she starts selling vintage books packaged by color—and her dream becomes more than a pigment of her imagination.
  • Avid Reader Sells Used Books On Instagram: An IT analyst makes page-turning profits after building a dedicated audience of book enthusiasts. You can make money without a large following!
  • Flipping 101: The College Textbook Edition: A college student with a new family to support reads between the lines and turns a $20 used textbook into almost $70,000 within two years. This episode will flip your lid!

Inspiration is good; inspiration combined with action is better. Now get back to work!

Yours in the revolution,

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GET $625 IN FREE TRAVEL

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Quote of the Day
"if you’re on the fence about starting a resale business, then just start with one item. That will be the toughest thing to sell, but it will open the floodgates."
—Ali Subz #SideHustleSchool

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To infinity and beyond,

Chris Guillebeau

First $1,000: “My music was played on a Romanian TV show…”

What It’s About

How a lawyer made his case for selling stock music.

Notes from Chris

Episode 2004

Welcome! It’s WDS weekend over here, but of course the Side Hustle School show rolls on.

Today’s episode is part of a new feature we’re doing in 2022 called ‘Your First $1,000.’ As you might surmise from the title, this is all about how someone made their first $1,000.

How did they get to that point? Not their first $100,000—that’s cool, but it would probably be a long story.

One thing I’ve learned is that once you begin to earn real money, the steps required to go to the next level—whether it’s $1,000 to $2,000, or even to $5,000 or $10,000 are often easier than that first real paycheck.

With that in mind, today’s feature comes from Evan Oxhorn. We first featured him back on Episode #175: Lawyer Earns $400/month With Stock Music Side Hustle. He is still going strong and in fact earning a lot more!

But what about the first $1,000—how did he make that happen, what did it feel like, and what did he learn? Let’s hear it from Evan. He’s going to include a quick selection of one of his tunes as well!

Listen to today’s episode to learn more…

 

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

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Inspiration is good; inspiration combined with action is better. Now get back to work!

Yours in the revolution,

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Resources

WEB HOSTING @ $2.49/MONTH

Want to build any kind of website for your hustle? If so, you'll need somewhere to host it! This is the reliable company I've used for many websites. It's cheap, flexible, and offers support 24-7.

Get your own hosting plan for just $2.49 a month!
Learn More

GET $625 IN FREE TRAVEL

Earn 50,000 travel rewards points (enough for 2 round-trip plane tickets or $625 in travel credit). You'll also earn 2x points on all travel and dining spend, with zero foreign transaction fees.

I use this card every day all over the world! ✈️ Learn More

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Don't Do Business Without It

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No matter what you do in business, from working nine-to-five to working five-to-nine, it’s easier when you don’t go it alone. Get the powerful backing of American Express—don't do business without it! 💳 Visit American Express

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Q&A: “Jumping into Twitch streaming…”

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Today’s caller wants to know if they should make a fast move to another streaming service.

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Today’s listener is getting into Twitch! It’s a popular live streaming platform for gaming, music, sports, general commentary, and much more… even birdwatching is big there.

I’m no expert, so the first thing I’ll do is send them to some experts … but that said, there are some general tips that apply to building a streaming audience across any platform. She’s also wondering specifically about how to bring over her existing audience from Instagram. This isn’t so simple, but I have a tip for that too.

“I’ve been doing lots of Instagram Live and am ready for a new platform. I’m thinking I’ll go with Twitch instead of YouTube. What are your top tips to get started? Also, how can I bring over as much of my Instagram audience as possible? I know they won’t all migrate, but I’m hoping at least 50% will. That’s a good number and should help me grow elsewhere—or so I hope.”

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