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Speech Pathologist Sells Turkish Tea Towels By the Seashore

What It’s About

A woman discovers an opportunity to help others live like it’s the weekend.

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

Liz kept a close eye on her Instagram growth and used what she learned to start a beginner’s Instagram course for business. She breaks it down into three different sections: 1) the best time to post every day and minutia like that, 2) how to be discoverable through collaboration, and 3) how to dress to impress. Liz says that the other strategies won’t work if you aren’t paying close attention to the overall look of everything. It’s not really for you (shouldn’t include lots of selfies!) and all content should be driven by what your followers want to see with consistent aesthetic and overall look.

People make a split decision when they visit your Instagram page and decide pretty quickly if your feed is something that makes them happy to look at. Be consistent with the overall look of the things you’re putting out there because Instagram is a visual platform.

Fun Fact

When she was considering additional products to offer alongside her Turkish towels, she decided to tackle something called felted soap. If you’re like me and have never heard of this before, it’s essentially a bar of soap with bright, colorful wool wrapped around it that has undergone a felting process. Once felted, the wool is smoothly matted and totally adhered to the surface of the soap. It’s basically an ancient Turkish version of a natural loofah!

Many markets that Liz went to put an emphasis on handmade products, so this was her attempt at producing a handmade product. But it was so time-consuming for the amount you can charge (there’s totally a cap for how much you can charge for a bar of soap), so she abandoned it. Plus, it really took over her entire kitchen, and her husband wasn’t overly thrilled about it.

Notes from Chris

Episode 518

Liz Martin’s mom always told her that “you should have something to look forward to every day.” In 2014, Liz realized that this “something” was completely absent in her life. Although she had a rewarding day job as a speech-language pathologist for a nursing home in Charleston, South Carolina, she also felt a creative void in her life. You see, like many of us have done at one point or another, Liz was working for the weekend.

When things got rough, she’d try to convince herself that everything was okay. She had a good salary and felt that she was lucky to have the job that she had. Still, when something is missing from your life, it’s hard to forget about it.

Liz decided to focus on adding little, happy things to her daily routines—a new journal from a shop she loved, or some fun straws that would add a little color to her drinks. Basically, something small that would bring a little pizzazz or joy to her day. Something she could look forward to when the hours at work started to get to her. Her mother’s words became her mantra and an idea she tried every day to live by.

What does this have to do with starting a side hustle? Well… around this time, Liz had a cousin who lived in Turkey, and she sent over a set of Turkish cloth towels to the family in the States.

These Turkish towels were extra special. The richly dyed, handmade cotton creations were made on a loom, and they had many uses. Picnic on the beach? Bring a Turkish towel to sit on. Whiling away the evening on your front porch with a mint julep at hand? As the sun set, there’s no better way to stave off the chill spring breeze than by wrapping yourself in a stylish Turkish towel.

Since this was the ultimate weekend companion, Liz thought that she could try selling them.

As her sales increased, Liz felt more and more comfortable weaning herself out of her day job at the nursing home. She first dropped down to 4 days a week, then 3, but by late 2016, she was working just 2 days a week while dedicating the rest of her time to developing Charleston Weekender.

When the nursing home was acquired by a new company, they weren’t thrilled with this arrangement. They told Liz that she was welcome to work for them full-time again—but instead, it was exactly the push she needed. It was a great job, but it just wasn’t what she wanted to be doing. Had this not happened, Liz said that she’d probably still be there working part-time and never really taking the leap.

The Charleston Weekender has evolved considerably in two years of part-time work and now one year of full-time focus. These days she’s bringing in anywhere from $5-7,000/month. In addition to product sales, Liz also gets paid for sponsored social media posts, IG classes that she started to help others market their times. She even decided to open up a retail shop of her own!

What about that sense of something missing? Well, the side hustle turned small business has brought Liz the freedom to travel and reclaim more of her time for herself. Best of all, she no longer feels like she’s working for the weekend.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • The Charleston Weekender: Learn how to make every day feel like more of the weekend over on Liz’s website!
  • Squarespace: The website building platform that Liz used to create her website for The Charleston Weekender

 

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"I notice that doing occasional Instagram live videos and consistently creating Instagram stories keeps my audience interacting with me. It never hurts to pop in to have more face time with your social media community!"
—Liz Martin #SideHustleSchool

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The $60,000 “Food Truck Empire” (No Cooking Required!)

What It’s About

How to make money helping others launch food trucks—no personal food truck experience required!

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

Brett operates on the principle of “giving what you can and teaching what you know.” That’s how he created Food Truck Empire. Maybe it’s also the way you can carve out your own empire, without quitting your job!

Do you possess some skill that others may be interested in learning?

Fun Fact

Food Truck Empire wasn’t Brett’s first business. From starting niche sites about remote airplanes to e-commerce sites selling adult diapers, Brett pretty much tried it all before launching Food Truck Empire. But even after his launch, Brett felt like quitting because he just couldn’t see the results. He only stuck through it because he had no better idea of what to do next if he had simply quit. That perseverance paid off.

Notes from Chris

Episode 506

Brett Linderberg in Southern California has always been interested in business opportunities that are low in cost and can be run flexibly. His moneymaking hobby started in 2011 when Brett started a blog on remote control airplanes. When that didn’t work out, he started a drop shipping e-commerce site that sold adult diapers to senior citizens.

That worked well… until his supplier cut him off because he started competing directly with their company.

Searching for the next business idea, Brett decided to try something a little different. His initial thought was to start a food truck business. But as Brett researched the logistics of starting his new idea, he realized that he didn’t really know how to do it. Online information was scarce. That’s when he thought—hey, what if there were other people looking for information on food trucks as well?

The best way Brett could think of getting information was to call up food truck owners directly. Getting into contact with these owners was not difficult because most of them were on Facebook or Twitter. Brett tracked them down and sent them a quick note asking if they’d be willing to have a phone call with him. Most were quite happy to give him the lay of the land!

Brett was a fan of podcasts such as John Lee Dumas’ Entrepreneur on Fire podcast and thought to himself that maybe he could start one too. Coupled with supplemental blog posts, this could be his next side hustle!

He called it Food Truck Empire. In his conversations with truck or cart owners, he focused on specific, detailed plans of action. For instance, he would spend an entire session talking about how someone could come up with their business plan and then provide listeners with detailed show notes. But even then, Brett didn’t get much traffic to his podcast or blog for the first six months.

After 5 years of hard work, Brett now has over 30,000 subscribers on his Food Truck Empire mailing list. In the past year alone, he’s made $60,000 from his blog, with the revenue coming equally from course and ebook sales, affiliate partnerships, and advertising. The best part is that he’s still able to hold down his day job while putting in upwards of 15 hours a week into his blog. As Food Truck Empire grows, Brett aims to scale his content creation and increase the number of partnerships he has.

Brett attributes much of what he has accomplished to podcasting. He also operates on the principle of giving what you can, and teaching what you know. That’s how he created Food Truck Empire. Maybe it’s also the way you can carve out your own empire, without quitting your job.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • FoodTruckEmpire.com: Wanting to serve up your own unique spin on the grilled cheese but aren’t too keen on the logistics? Get the skinny over on Brett’s website!
  • Google Adsense: Brett decided to try and monetize his blog initially using click through ads via Google Adsense
  • Entrepreneurs on Fire: An entrepreneurially motivated podcast produced by my friend, John Lee Dumas, that ended up inspiring Brett to start his own podcast

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"Whatever market you’ve decided to enter, make a list of important people that you want to build connections with that can help you in the future. This is a great way to get on someone’s radar for the future even if you have no search traffic or social media presence."
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Texas Blogger Turns Weekend Adventures Into $2,000/Month

What It’s About

A Texas blogger masters Instagram and monetizes her weekly excursions!

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

If you’re looking into social media influencing as a side hustle, Jessica says:

Start by thinking about what you can offer to your potential audience, and what makes you, and your content, unique. And not just that—be as specific as possible. If you want to talk about fashion, think of something within that market that isn’t already supersaturated—maybe make your channel all about fashion in really bright colors or all about scarves. And once you narrow it down, stick to it and try not to get off base.

Fun Fact

Named for a character in a Russian novel, Marfa, Texas, is a small desert town in the southwest part of Texas with about 2,100 residents. What it lacks in population density, it makes up for in hipster cred. The tiny town has been featured in The New York Times approximately 12 times, and the art scene has made a splash on NPR, too. Marfa-llous.

Notes from Chris

Episode 496

You may have seen social media influencers on your Instagram or Snapchat feeds, or at least heard about people getting paid to post about brands on their social accounts. But if you’ve ever wondered what it takes, or how to begin your own influencer side hustle, you’re not alone! Jessica Serna in Dallas, Texas wondered the same thing… so she figured it out.

Jessica loved her 9-to-5 job working as a recruiter for a local non-profit organization, but whenever she wasn’t at work, you could find her on a road trip, traveling to a new city or town for the weekend. If it was driving distance from her home in Dallas, she would be there. Soon, she developed a knack for finding interesting places to visit in Texas and figured out all the tricks to staying fashionable in the blistering heat and humidity that the state is famous for.

As she made the most of her time outside the office, and her Instagram feed became filled with pictures from her travels, people started asking her for recommendations and places to try. She slowly started to build a following, but it wasn’t until a brand offered her some money to promote their product that it really clicked. Maybe she could make money from her social media following while doing something she loved—sharing new places and things with people. Social media influencing was completely new territory for Jessica, but she felt that she was up for the challenge.

She spent a weekend at her desk for a change of pace and created a basic WordPress website to house her new travel posts and images, and kept the name simple and to the point—My Curly Adventures. The name was partially inspired by her wanderlust, and partially because, as a woman with curly hair, she was never immune to the challenges that Texan humidity posed to her hair.

After her website went live, Jessica’s following began to grow even more. It turns out that her idea to focus on a specific niche, traveling in Texas, was a hit! And with this increase in her following came incoming brand promotion offers.

Since her first paid promotion, Jessica has had the chance to attend special events in different cities, try interesting and unique products, eat at amazing restaurants, and visit new destinations—all either for free or paid for her efforts. In Jessica’s words, “It’s a life I never imagined, and every day I can’t believe I actually get paid for this.”

It took Jessica a year, and a lot of travel, to build her following into a social media influencer side hustle, but now she has over twenty-two thousand followers. In her opinion, it was well worth all those long weekend trips, fantastic meals, and hours spent editing photos—especially now that she’s been able to move from side to full-time hustle.

The added bonus? Now her favorite things—traveling and new experiences—come to her either paid or absolutely free. With the upgrade to her main focus, My Curly Adventures is set to create even more content (and Jessica can take even more trips) as she finds interesting new ways to share ideas and locations with her followers. Jessica is her own mane advocate, and the combing attractions over are sure to look interesting!

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Quote of the Day
"The most amazing thing I’ve been able to do is live a lifestyle I’ve never imagine. I’ve attended events and traveled to places that I always thought might happen ‘one day.’ I also have the freedom to create my own hours, which has been exciting for me!"
—Jessica Serna #SideHustleSchool

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Nomadic Designer Profits from Writing About Life in a Bag

What It’s About

This nomadic designer shares his tips and tricks for living out of a bag.

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

It was important to Tom that Pack Hacker not be manipulated by companies, so he made a rule that Pack Hacker never accepts money for reviews, and he only writes about a product after two weeks of regular use.

While you always want to make sure that you’re doing things to bring in revenue, it’s important to maintain a sense of authenticity. Trust me, your customers will appreciate it!

Fun Fact

Before Tom had turned 1-years-old, he had already been on 18 flights. In hindsight, he should have known that he would one day create a travel gear website.

Notes from Chris

Episode 490

In some ways, Tom Wahlin’s story is a familiar one. He had a prestigious job at Apple—which might be every designer’s dream job, or at least a dream job for many of them. But he couldn’t suppress the urge deep within to see and experience more. He didn’t want to stay cooped up in an office, even a highly rewarding one. You see, he wanted to travel.

Tom left Apple and took a remote job as creative director and designer for The Infatuation, a quickly growing restaurant review platform. This new position allowed him an opportunity to embrace his dream of traveling while still bringing in a steady income.

Like many up and coming nomads, Tom spent months planning out his perfect travel setup. He needed a lightweight, yet comfortable backpack. He needed to carefully select his clothing so that he wouldn’t have to check a bag on flights. And he needed to discover what was essential to his dream lifestyle and what wasn’t. It was a long process, but by the time Tom moved out of his NYC apartment and left for a one-way flight out of JFK, he was very confident in his gear selection.

After a couple months of nomadic experience, in July of 2016, Tom wrote an article on Medium titled Everything You Need to Travel the World in One Backpack. He added a few affiliate links for Amazon.com in the blog, but he was really just more interested in sharing all the research he’d done in the hopes that it would help aspiring nomads in their purchasing decisions.

Before he knew it, his article had been read hundreds of times within just a few days. Tom checked his Amazon Affiliate account, expecting about $5 in income (mainly from his supportive mom), but instead, $25. After a few more weeks, he had made over $100 from the one post, without doing anything else from it—and he knew he was onto something.

People wanted to learn more about strategies for the nomadic life. They wanted honest reviews about gear. Tom had been toying with the idea of a new side project, and it occurred to him that he might have found it.

Tom, with some help from a programmer friend, built Pack Hacker using WordPress and Roots.io, which allowed him to approach building the site more like a programmer would. All in all, his startup costs ended up somewhere in the vicinity of $100 and included web hosting, a small lapel mic, and a tripod for his iPhone so that he could record videos for his YouTube channel.

These days, Pack Hacker gets over 5,000 visitors per day, has over 20 backpack reviews, and gets around 10 gear review requests from brands per month. The pace has really picked up, especially considering that the site’s just one year old—and those Amazon affiliate links are now bringing in over $1,200 per month in profit after expenses.

Tom is now trying to figure out what comes next. More travel, of course, and more work on the site. If he can go from $1,200/month to $4,000/month, something we talked about in the most recent Weekly Recap, he might have more than a side hustle on his hands.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Pack Hacker: Check out Tom’s website before you gear up for your next trip!
  • WordPress: Tom used WordPress to setup Pack Hacker, and here you can learn how to install your own WordPress site in 5 minutes
  • Roots: Open-source tools for WordPress application development
  • Intentional Travelers: Your free, online resource for intentional travel from Jedd and Michelle Chang!
  • Location Rebel: A resource from Sean Ogle to help you build a small business that gives you the freedom and flexibility to work from anywhere in the world
  • Working on the Road: Learn how to be a professional hobo with Nora Dunn

 

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Quote of the Day
"So many people can get caught up on the little details and the “what ifs” that they end up creating nothing at all. ‘I SHOULD do that’ is a trap. Change your terminology to ‘I WILL do that’. You’d be surprised at the difference it makes, and you’ll be more intentional with the way you speak about things."
—Tom Wahlin #SideHustleSchool

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Seismic Explorer Shakes Up Backpacking in Kenya

What It’s About

An oil and gas industry job leads to global travel—and travelers need backpacks.

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

Between blogging, gear hunting, train ticket selling, and his full-time job, Leo started to feel a bit stretched. Gear sourcing at local markets began to take up too much time, and after a bit of online searching, he realized that he could order items on demand and have them shipped to his customers. And he didn’t even need to go to the market to get it.

As Leo says, “Nowadays the demand is high because there are almost no players in this niche. And that is what I want to capitalize on and use to grow my side hustle.”

Fun Fact

Kenya has over 54 national parks and wildlife reserves, which are home to lions, buffalo, rhinoceroses, leopards, giraffes, and elephants. The elephants that live in Tsavo National Park are distinguishable by their red-brown (not gray) color, which is from the red volcanic soil in the park.

Notes from Chris

Episode 483

When you think of classic backpacking destinations, the first places that tend to come to mind might include: Thailand, Australia, Europe, or Central America. But, as Leo Gichuki discovered, sometimes it’s the journeys off the beaten path that are the most rewarding.

After graduating from college in Kenya with a degree in electrical engineering, Leo found the opportunity to begin a career in seismic exploration for an oil and gas company. His new job gave him the chance to spend two years visiting countries across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East as he worked in oil rigs across the world. He had blocks of time he needed to spend at work, but that also left him with long weeks of free time—almost like a paid vacation. He took this as the perfect opportunity to discover new areas and dive into different cultures.

Traveling outside of Africa was relatively new for Leo, but it opened his mind to new perspectives and sparked a passion for exploration.

But in the oil industry, with ups there must be downs. When the price of oil began to plummet, Leo was laid off from his job. He was initially at a loss. His skills in seismic exploration weren’t applicable in Kenya’s job market, and he had no practical experience as an electrical engineer.

The one thing he did know? He was still passionate about traveling. So he took out a map of Africa, looked at the vast expanse and decided to set off on three months of travel. He’d worry about the details later.

It was during this three month trip of discovering both his home country and continent that he decided to blog about his journey, in the hope that other people might be inspired to explore it too. He began to write posts so that he’d remember all the key details and saved them so he could set up a website and publish them when he got home.

Kenyan Backpacker began slowly as Leo used a process of trial and error to get his website built and optimized for search engines. Start-up costs were minimal because he was determined to learn as much about blog set-up as he could on his own, but he invested about $40 to cover his domain name and hosting. Now, Leo averages more than $550 a month from revenue streams like advertising, train ticket, and gear sales on Kenyan Backpacker. This is seasonal, with traffic tending to spike in the spring as people begin searching for their summer travel plans.

After one side hustle and two side, side hustles, Leo is still motivated by the simple idea of earning additional income to do, and talk about something he loves. Using his website and side hustles to connect with people from different countries and giving them valuable advice is something that Leo says he never wants to take for granted. He hopes to turn Kenyan Backpacker into his full-time job, and see where the adventure takes him… it sounds like a future worth exploring!

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Kenyan Backpacker: Adventure is on the horizon, and Kenya is waiting—learn more about traveling the African landscape over on Leo’s blog!
  • WordPress: Leo used WordPress to setup Kenyan Backpacker, and here you can learn how to install your own WordPress site in 5 minutes

 

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Resources

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Quote of the Day
"The day I made my first sale of backpacks, I decided that I needed to celebrate. I had nine jackets from a side hustle that didn’t pan out, so I put them in a bag and delivered them to a local orphanage. I was so happy and excited, and this seemed like the perfect way to share that feeling with other people."
—Leo Gichuki #SideHustleSchool

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To infinity and beyond,

Chris Guillebeau

Aussie Man Eats Only Potatoes for 365 Days

What It’s About

A man goes viral after eating nothing but potatoes for a year to lose weight and gains a side hustle along the way!

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

If you’re thinking of creating a video business yourself, Andrew’s videos are a testament to the fact that people will watch simple and basic videos if the content is good and interesting enough. Don’t wait to start documenting!

Fun Fact

Actor and director Kevin Smith, the creator of Clerks and Jay and Silent Bob, used Spud Fit to lose 17 lbs in nine days after his recent heart attack!

Notes from Chris

Episode 481

For Melbourne native Andrew Taylor, food addiction was a real problem. At 36 years old, the former junior Australian Champion marathon kayaker and physical education/health high-school teacher found himself at his heaviest and unhealthiest and wanted to make a drastic change to his life.

So, he decided to make a New Year’s resolution that would transform his health. But he didn’t adopt the fad diets and hectic gym sessions most of us make on January 1st. He opted for something a little more…drastic.

Andrew wanted to treat his transformation not as a weight-loss problem, but as an addiction problem. So, he decided to remove food as a stimulus altogether and, instead, focused on one food only—potatoes.

Armed with a degree in Applied Science (Human Movement) and a fascination with all things nutrition-related, Andrew spent six weeks researching ‘the perfect food’ before he settled on the humble spud. Despite the shunning potatoes have received over the years as a result of their high carbohydrate count, they pack quite a punch nutritionally. Andrew could get all of the fat, protein, vitamin C, and iron that he needed, and the high fiber content kept him full and sated.

Between January 2nd, 2016 and January 2nd, 2017 Andrew started what he called the “Potato-Only Diet,” which would later go on to become Spud Fit. 99.9% of his caloric intake would come from potatoes and the other 0.1% from seasoning. If you saw the film The Martian with Matt Damon, you know just how vital those seasonings are to maintain this kind of diet.

To hold himself accountable and document his progress, Andrew kept a video diary on YouTube. He uploaded daily videos he’d recorded through his mobile phone and uploaded straight to his channel. There was no editing involved, and it was as raw and basic as possible. This reduced any barriers to him posting his videos and made the process simplistic.

It’s important to note that Andrew never planned on turning Spud Fit into a business. He just wanted a way to share his message with anyone who cared. Which, surprisingly, turned out to be a lot of people.

His YouTube channel started to attract attention, and after just a few months, Andrew had developed an audience of devoted “Spuddies” who tuned into his channel to watch his progress. They were amazed by his results—losing 121 lbs over the course of the year—and the thick skin he’d developed through his discipline. Andrew was also never afraid to dig deep into the emotional aspects of his life and the challenge, like dealing with depression, anxiety, and addiction. This provided a lot of value and solace to his fans.

These products have taken Andrew and Spud Fit to around $1,500 a month. Which is a great amount of money for a business that was never meant to be a business!

Although the press coverage has died down, Andrew keeps growing his business through social media. He regularly uploads content to his blog + podcast, Facebook and YouTube. And he’s always overwhelmed by the response his products get, and the hundreds of people he’s able to help through his story and Spud Fit challenges. It’s a true story, a life transformation and a side hustle success—definitely not small potatoes.

 

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Spud Fit: This side hustle is anything but small potatoes—learn more about Andrew’s journey over on his website!
  • YouTube | Spud Fit: Watch Andrew’s journey from beginning to end over on his YouTube channel

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Engineer Beats Wildest Eggspectations With Recipe Blog

What It’s About

A desire for healthy eating leads an engineer to a second income!

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

The hardest part of generating traffic was Search Engine Optimization. It took Maya a lot of time and research and is always a work in progress. But, by creating helpful, easy to read content and continually making sure her website is fast, she is able to stay on top of her Google ranking as much as possible.

Her biggest piece of advice to aspiring side hustlers is to pick a niche, which increases your chances of success exponentially. And, “Be prepared to work hard, and a lot. If you love it, it’s worth it.”

Fun Fact

The word “avocado” comes from the Spanish word aguacate, which is originally from the Nahuatl word “ahuacatl.” Avocados are a major export of Mexico, and they are loved worldwide, especially on toast during brunch.

They’re also a favorite in ice cream for Brazilians! With nearly 20 vitamins and minerals per serving, we hardly needed another excuse reason to chow down.

Notes from Chris

Episode 468

Side hustles are a lot like recipes. When you have the right ingredients, in the right measurements, and mix them in the right order, you can make magic. Or cupcakes… those are good, too. Maya Krampf, a Minnesota native via Russia, has learned that creating a side hustle is more similar to baking a paleo-friendly Nutella molten lava cake than you might think.

Maya, a full-time software engineer, always had a lot on her plate. Keeping up with her husband and two little girls running around the house was a fun challenge. But work and family, two of her biggest priorities in life, didn’t always blend well. Long days at the office left her with little time to cook healthy meals for her family if she wanted to enjoy quality time with them at night, too.

But in 2010, Maya noticed her energy dropping, which she initially chalked up to her busy schedule. It was only when a friend recommended she try switching unprocessed food did she see an improvement to her mood, energy level, and general well-being.

A fog she hadn’t even noticed before was now lifting.

Making two sets of meals every day was entirely out of the question, so Maya transitioned her family to this new, unprocessed, and healthier way of eating. As she began to experiment with recipes and food combinations, she noticed a pattern in her recipes. Her family’s most loved meals were all under ten ingredients—a weekday godsend for parents with limited time between carting the kids to all of their extracurricular activities. And, as she felt more and more comfortable crafting recipes on her own, she started to appreciate the challenge of putting a healthy spin on classic dishes.

After seeing the impact of how food played a role in her family’s well-being, Maya decided to keep track of her recipes online. If she could help her family with her new recipes, she might be able to help others create healthy, tasty meals for their families, too.

“Wholesome Yum” as she called it, became Maya’s passion as she mixed one-half science and one-half creativity to create meals that were packed with simple, natural ingredients. They’re also keto-friendly, paleo-inspired, low carb, and free from gluten and preservatives. You could say that she’s really going against the grain!

Traffic to Wholesome Yum was slow at first—which is usually how it goes! It took Maya a few months of trial and error to begin building a following. She began posting her images and recipes to Pinterest, and that became the first platform that started to successfully drive traffic to her site. SEO, Facebook, and direct traffic began to slowly grow after she started generating views. Today, Wholesome Yum is well-known enough that most of Maya’s traffic is organic.

While her startup costs were almost zero, the income from her side hustle has surpassed that of her day job and now includes a full-time employee and a number of contractors. 80% of her income is generated from ad revenue, with the rest coming from affiliate revenue, sponsored posts or items, and selling Wholesome Yum cookbooks and meal plans.

Maya’s biggest goal is for her and her husband to retire earlier than they had planned to before she started her side hustle. It hasn’t been a cakewalk—she hasn’t had time to loaf around—but success is now ingrained, she’s on a roll, and it sounds like the best is yet to crumb.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Wholesome Yum: If you’ve got a craving, Maya knows a way to satisfy it without breaking your wallet…or the scale!

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Romance Novel Expert Teaches Proofreading for $2,000/Month

What It’s About

A novel expert proves that true love can be monetized!

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

So, let’s get down to business—why exactly does something like this work? Well, I think that a lot of the success she’s experiencing is how closely it relates to employment and making additional income. I’d also imagine that most people who want to proofread or copyedit romance novels are actually fans of the genre, and it provides them with an opportunity to get paid doing what they would already be doing.

Secondly, Phon has real authority in this arena because she’s done this for 15 years! And last (but certainly not least), she’s also used a classic model of selling information with the tried and true 5-day course (we have one!).

Fun Fact

Phon has proofread over fifteen hundred books and counting in all types of sub-genres ranging from Amish, mystery, erotica, Western, paranormal and more. If you can think of it, she’s probably read it!

One genre that she can’t really sink her teeth into is vampire books—they can often be downright gross and puts her off even looking at food for a while after reading them.

Notes from Chris

Episode 440

Phon Baillie loves reading books and has always had a knack for finding pesky typos in them. She was the go-to proofreader for friends and family, freely giving away her special talents. That is until one day while studying media and communications at university, she realized she could be profiting from her eagle-eyed proofreading skills. After getting a post-graduate certificate in publishing, she got her first full-time job as a proofreader at Harlequin, a leading publisher of books for women.

At Harlequin, she quickly became enamored with proofreading stories with strong female leads and tales of romance. What she didn’t love, however, was the nine-to-five lifestyle of the corporate world. The cubicle routine proved to be too confining, so Phon decided to break out on her own.

She loved the flexibility the freelancing brought to what she was already passionate about—reading books for a living. And with her background at Harlequin, she quickly carved out a niche proofreading romance novels. Whenever she went out with her friends, they would get a kick out of telling people that Phon made money reading love stories.

Over the years, with all the content being written for both online media and traditional media, the role of proofreading has begun to change. Content creators want more than just typo-correctors, they want proofreaders who can go deeper into the content and make sure it’s a highly polished piece that keeps the writer’s voice.

Phon saw these changes and noticed that others were interested in learning more about how to get into proofreading, but didn’t know much about the field. She also found the resources available on proofreading didn’t go as deep as necessary for most client needs. With her fifteen years of experience as a Proofreader and Copyeditor and her background as a freelancer, Phon realized she could teach others how to be successful as a proofreader in today’s content-rich environment. The Art of Proofreading was born!

She wrote blog posts on the nitty-gritty of proofreading life, with topics ranging from ‘The difference between Copyediting and Proofreading’ to ‘How to be a Proofreader Without a Degree’ and also wrote guest blog posts to reach more readers. She created quizzes where people could test their proofreading skills and produced a free 5-day email course, Intro to Proofreading, to generate leads for later paid content.

And after receiving some feedback from her community, she also decided to create an e-book called the Ultimate Guide to Freelance Proofreading for those wanting to make the leap to freelancing but weren’t sure how to get started.

The site has been up for just over a year, and is bringing in an additional two thousand dollars a month of income! I guess Phon has proven that sometimes, true love is worth monetizing!

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • The Art of Proofreading: Learn how you can monetize your love of good books over on Phon’s website!
  • WordPress: Phon used WordPress to setup The Art of Proofreading, and here you can learn how to install your own WordPress site in 5 minutes

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Crafter’s Shop for Dreadlock Wearers Unlocks $3,500/Month

What It’s About

A woman locks down the market with her unique dreadlock tool.

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

When we asked K. what she would tell someone looking to start something similar, she had this to say:

“Do what you can and keep moving forward. You won’t always know the right path and sometimes you may take a wrong turn, but trust that if you keep putting your intention out there, there will be opportunities, people and things that cross your path to point you in the right direction and you will reach your goal.”

Fun Fact

K launched Loccessories™ in September 2012 and shortly thereafter got a unique opportunity to work on a cruise ship sailing amidst the gorgeous Hawaiian islands. She literally built her business hundreds of feet below sea level. She shipped out orders at each port…even as far away as Malta!

Notes from Chris

Episode 431

K Hill is a Product Marketing Manager for a mobile healthcare company based in greater Chicago, Illinois—and she’s also a lifelong crafter and tinkerer. As a kid, she took apart her McDonald’s Happy Meal toys to see how they worked. As an adult, she’s designed and sewn custom bedding, jewelry, and invitations.

Her tinkering and crafting skills came in handy when she started developing her dreadlocks. In case you live on the moon and aren’t familiar with humans, dreadlocks are a hairstyle consisting of rope-like strands of hair formed by matting or braiding. Picture Bob Marley.

There were some popular methods out there when K was getting started locking her hair. One involved a tool, which can damage the integrity of the loc.

The other method, called palm rolling, was a long process. You would twist and retwist the hair until it became a single coil. Then you would wait for the new growth to matte and become a dreadlock. This process could take months depending on the texture of your hair. Not washing your hair makes the matting process happen faster. This was not an option for K. She has to wash her hair at least weekly!

So what does a lifelong crafter and tinkerer do? K made her own tool that locs the hair instantly. That tool, the InstaLoc, solved both her problems. She could rock her desired hairstyle immediately, and her scalp wouldn’t suffer in the process.

Back then there were few products or accessories for people who wore locs. So she decided to build it herself. Her store, Loccessories™, launched in September of 2012, includes hand-crafted and custom-produced items that she makes herself, and items she sources from manufacturers.

Startup costs were less than $150, and included domain registration and hosting, a website template, and initial supplies to make products. Gross sales are roughly $3,500-4,000 per month. The majority of her sales currently come from Amazon.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Loccessories™: If you’re trying to get a loc on your hair, head on over to K.’s website to learn more about her nifty loc tool!
  • Alibaba, AliExpress, & DHgate: A few of the manufacturers that K. reached out to for wholesale purposes

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Choir Teacher Turns Music Workbooks Into Noteworthy Hustle

What It’s About

A choir instructor strikes a perfect, passive income chord with her digital choir workbooks and membership site.

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

According to Erin, teachers are a wealth of valuable information that can easily be turned into a side hustle. In her words, “Teachers are famous for not valuing their own worth. They don’t realize what they have to offer.” Whether it’s a series of creative math exercises, engaging history lessons, or wacky science experiments, she believes teachers should take their original lessons and try packaging them in some way.

Fun Fact

The Practice Room started as a WordPress site, transitioned into a custom PHP site, and is now about to migrate back to WordPress. According to Erin, WordPress plugins for learning management have simply gotten too powerful and flexible to ignore.

Notes from Chris

Episode 430

If you had music class in first or second grade, you might remember the workbooks that you sight read from. Or you might not remember them because they were boring, unoriginal, and—unknown to most students—strangely expensive.

But Erin Lowell, a school choir teacher in the state of Main, knew how expensive they were—and it was a point of discord for her. The cheap books were $4 a piece, and for a school of 150 students, that meant it would take $600 to give each student their own workbook. Or actually, they loaned them the workbooks and would then collect them for the next year. What music program has $600 per year to spend on workbooks alone?

Erin knew there had to be another way—and she couldn’t stand using those same boring books one more time. So in 2004, she made her own.

Using a musical notation program called Finale and a simple word processor, Erin created her own set of sight reading exercises on her own time. To her surprise, it really wasn’t much treble. Once she had a few dozen lessons for the upcoming year, she pitched an idea to her school.

If they would provide the materials and let her use the binding machine, she would do the work every year before school started to put them together. Her school agreed to give her the $100 needed for the materials, and the following year was a musical success.

The kids were learning faster, they were paying better attention, and other teachers around town were starting to notice. After creating more workbooks and selling them to a handful of teachers each year, one of Erin’s principals suggested that she sell them online as ebooks—and thus, The Practice Room was born!

She had already proven that the workbooks were effective, and she knew that her customers would come back year after year. It seemed like a no-brainer.

Eventually, Erin even decided to transition her ebook series into an online membership model, and the transition really paid off! Erin doesn’t remember exactly when it happened, but within a couple months she was bringing in $500 per month with the membership model. The next year, her monthly average was just over $800 per month with virtually no marketing at all.

For the past several years, Erin has brought in about $20,000 per year through her site, minus about $100 per month on website expenses. It’s been mostly passive, other than answering emails from time to time, but Erin remembers those early days when she spent most of her evenings after school creating sight reading lessons. It was quite the sweet prelude to such a successful side hustle!

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • The Practice Room: If expensive choir workbooks have you singing a melancholy tune, head on over to Erin’s website to check out her offerings
  • Wishlist Member: The plugin that Erin used to setup her membership program. Fun Fact: it’s also the same plugin that we’ve used to create the Side Hustle Society!
  • WordPress: Erin used WordPress to setup The Practice Room, and here you can learn how to install your own WordPress site in 5 minutes
  • Finale: The music notation software that Erin used to setup her choir exercises

SEE ALSO:

 

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