Business Models · 79 episodes
Digital Product Side Hustles
77 episodes cover people who built income by selling something digital — templates, courses, ebooks, printables, or software. The appeal: create once, sell forever. The CPA who built a six-figure spreadsheet business on Etsy is just one example. These episodes are proof that passive income is real — it just takes real work upfront.
- TBT: Multilingual Insurance Agent Creates Translation Course
Jennifer Thomé went from doing translation favors for Chinese immigrants to building an online course called Turnkey Translator. Side Hustle School Ep. 3484.
- Q&A: "'Spaced repetition' practice with overseas tutors?"
Today's listener has an intriguing idea: to aid in memory retention using spaced repetition but with outsourced… Side Hustle School Ep. 3451.
- TBT: Bestselling Author Publishes Novels, Online Courses, and More
In this week’s “Throwback Thursday” segment, we hear from an incredibly productive author who writes novels in the morning and… Side Hustle School Ep. 3442.
- Q&A: “Why do online courses cost so much—or so little?”
- First $1,000: Moving Course Content Seamlessly
- Agricultural Teacher Earns $200,000 Selling Lesson Plans
- Q&A: “What KPIs should I track for my software biz?”
- First $1,000: Language Nerd Builds “Fake Language” Creation Kit
- Coffee Lovers Brew Quick Fix Into $1 Million Hustle
- Q&A: “Should I create a free course before launching a paid one?”
- TBT: Missoula Videographer Redefines Remote Filming
- Q&A: “How do I create and sell a premium online course?”
- Q&A: “Could selling templates for AI tools be a business?”
- Q&A: “How can I edit course videos efficiently on a budget?”
- Q&A: “Where should I host my online course?”
- Q&A: “What’s the best way to offer payment plans?”
- Woman on Food Stamps Earns $86,000 Teaching People to Bake Bread
- First $1,000: Micro-Courses for Fast Learning
- Q&A: “Why did you give away your ‘Doing Things’ course?”
- Q&A: “How to start a successful membership site?”
- Q&A: “Membership site vs. one-time product purchase—what’s best?”
- Q&A: “How to turn math tutorials into an online course?”
- Q&A: "How can I sell my course on female solo travel?"
- Q&A: “Should my online course be live or on demand?”
- Q&A: “Should I make an ebook, online course, or something else?”
- Failure Friday: The Surprising Impact of Pricing Tiers
- Q&A: “An online course for teaching ‘Uncommon Skills…’”
- Failure Friday: Financial Abundance Coach Charges Too Much
- Q&A: “My membership site has a high churn rate…”
- Q&A: “Will my online course cannibalize my freelancing biz?”
- Q&A: “A course to help parents learn sign language…”
- TBT: SAAS Sales Audits Earn $5,000/Month Part-Time
- Q&A: “How to create ‘transformational’ online courses?”
- Q&A: “What’s the best way to sell a simple digital download?”
- Q&A: “Can I make and sell Notion templates?”
- Failure Friday: “My anniversary sale was an epic fail…”
- Travel Membership Program Earns $300,000/Year
- Intelligence Officer Cracks Code with 7-Figure Course
- TBT: “Walking Dead” Sugar Cookies Provide Sustenance for Apocalypse
- Accountant Trades Active Clients for Passive Course Sales
- Q&A: Best platform to host an online course?
- Q&A: “I’d like to create a cohort-based course like B-School”
- Q&A: What separates a $30 course from a $1,000 course?
- Lawyer Moonlights Music Production Tutorials
- Q&A: How can I make a course delivered by text messages?
- Tumultuous Relationship Leads to Togetherness Blog
- Q&A: “I want to sell a spreadsheet to track fitness goals…”
- Intern Manages Businesses For Six-Figure Income
- Q&A: Why do online courses cost so much … or so little?
- Failure Friday: “I didn’t know what I didn’t know…”
- Emergency Room PA Creates Medical Spanish Course
- TBT: Multilingual Insurance Agent Creates Translation Course
- Q&A: Should I publish my course in more than one location?
- Q&A: How can I sell “printables” without paid ads?
- Q&A: Should I change my business name?
- Pharmacist Provides Formula For Aspiring Technicians
- Q&A: Do I have to sell as a SAAS?
- Q&A: How can I drive more traffic to my site instead of Udemy?
- TBT: Bestselling Author Publishes Novels, Online Courses, and More
- WEEKLY RECAP: How to Design a Profitable Online Course
- Dance Teacher Launches Toe Tapping Online Course
- Blogger Earns $140,000 from Beta Phase of Online Course
- WEEKLY RECAP: Earning Passive Income with Udemy and LinkedIn
- German DJ Turns Up Profits with Magic Marriage Mixes
- Agricultural Teacher Earns $200,000 Selling Lesson Plans
- Database Expert Helps Students Solve Real Problems
- Retired Couple Sells Digital Art Prints Online
- Coffee Lovers Brew Quick Fix Into $1 Million Hustle
- Adjunct Professor Puts Course on YouTube for $100k Profit
- College Student Hacks Into $40,000/Month Side Hustle
- Environmentalist Couple Sells Online Courses in Beekeeping
- Published Author Adds Income Source; Makes Additional $21,000 Her First Year
- Rogue Financial Analyst Earns $34,000 from Golf Membership Site
- Lawyer Creates Online Course for Mothers Returning to Work
- Woman on Food Stamps Earns $86,000 Teaching People to Bake Bread
- High-School French Teacher Earns $8,000 Writing & Selling Curriculum
- Famous iPhone Photo Leads to Series of Online Courses
- NYC Jazz Musician Builds $40,000/Year Blog
- PE Teacher Makes $11,000 with Membership Site
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