What It's About
Student creates a visual resume service to make extra cash, then transitions that service to work smarter, not harder. It now brings in $462/month in completely passive income.
Business Model
Skills Required
Complexity
Profit Potential
Words of Wisdom
Tim experimented with several versions of his hustle, first doing all the personalization for the resumes himself. Over time, he found a better approach in selling templates on Creative Market. The project is now completely hands-off.
Test a few things out and see what works best for you and your hustle. Lots of trial and error will help you fine tune a successful side hustle!
Fun Fact
A resume is something that most people need at some point in their lives—but most of them look exactly the same. Tim had a hunch that there was room to do something different, and his hunch paid off.
His side hustle, Foundry Stationary, is now generating completely passive income!
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