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Zombie Apocalypse Prevention Podcast Earns $200,000/Year

What It’s About

A podcast to help you weather the apocalypse!

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

What is the real genius behind Jack’s success? It’s not that he has the prettiest website, the best interview guests, or the coolest giveaways—it’s that he’s engaging, honest (sometimes brutally honest), and genuine on the show—and his listeners find this to be a breath of fresh air.

Fun Fact

To celebrate breaking 200,000 daily podcast listeners, Jack hosted a small, local 3-hour party in his home that podcast listeners ended up flying in from all over the country to be a part of.

Notes from Chris

Episode 674

By most standards, Jack Spirko was thriving. He was a co-owner of a holding company that managed three individual businesses. These businesses were making a lot of money. All was well … except for Jack himself.

He had been living the high life of corporate success for years, but he felt pulled back to his roots: the mountains of Pennsylvania. Gardening, hunting, fishing, bartering with neighbors, growing most of their own food. He missed the nature, the family dinners, and the self-sufficiency that drove it all.

After the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 (9/11), it became much more than a faraway goal. What he wanted more than anything was just to spend time with his family—because as the world had just seen, you never know when disaster will strike.

That’s when the journey into the world of preparedness (or prepping) began. Jack started teaching himself about topics including permaculture, self-defense, and food storage. He paid off all his debts, learned everything there is to know about backup generators, and became an expert on Libertarian philosophy. Slowly, Jack became a master survivalist—but he didn’t leave his job.

One of his clients said they wanted to start up a new thing called ‘podcasts’. Nobody on the team knew how, so Jack picked up the responsibility (this was, remember, about 10 years ago). He figured there was no better way to learn the in’s and out’s of podcasts than to try making one himself. So he bought an $18 headset, a $30 Sony digital recorder, a $10/month web hosting plan, and started recording himself in the car.

He talked into the recorder about what he knew: self-reliance, getting out of debt, and prepping for the next disaster. There was no real script or agenda or performance. It was just Jack, being himself—grit, passion, and all. He uploaded the episodes to his new website, The Survival Podcast, and started sharing them with friends.

It turned out that he really liked doing this. It was fun freely giving away his secrets to self-sufficiency, so he started recording a new show every day on his way to work—and his few listeners (mostly friends and family) were eating it up.

Jack quickly realized that The Survival Podcast could be more than a test hobby. People were craving the skills and insights he had been learning over the last seven years. He just had to figure out how to monetize.

In February of 2009, Jack launched the Survival Podcast Membership. For $50 a year, listeners could have access to exclusive discounts, a couple dozen member-only videos, and a handful of ebooks on survival topics, like how to How to Build Top Bar Beehives and Traditional Clay Ovens. Jack figured the discounts on products alone made it a no-brainer.

Many of his listeners agreed.

That month, The Survival Podcast earned $20,000. It was unbelievable—far more than he had made any other month from sponsorships or the occasional Adsense Ad. The next month, he made another $15,000.

The podcast has been running for ten years now, and it’s bigger than ever. Jack just celebrated his first ever day with 200,000 downloads, and he’s been consistently earning multiple six figures for nine of his ten years.

Most of that comes from the site membership, which has grown to include discounts from 70 brands, and a daily featured Amazon.com product now makes up about 20% of that income. A few other streams, like YouTube ads and an annual workshop, also contribute some.

For Jack, the wild financial success isn’t the best part—in his corporate years, he’d already learned that money isn’t the key to happiness. The true success is knowing he’s helping thousands of people reach for their lifestyle and financial goals, and he’s getting to achieve his along the way.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • The Survival Podcast: Don’t get lost in the rubble—learn more about what you need to survive the apocalypse over on Jack’s website!

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—Jack Spirko #SideHustleSchool

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Hobbyist Photographer Finds $800/Month Hiding in Local Newspaper

What It’s About

A photography side hustle that helps sell houses.

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

When he started, Adam would reschedule his entire day around whenever was best for the real estate agent, even changing his schedule on the fly. More than once he did a job and the agents had conveniently “forgotten” to bring their checkbooks, so he would do a job and not get paid for weeks afterwards. He realized he would need to set some boundaries. He still tries to be flexible, but he now has a policy of getting paid before handing over the final photos.

It’s an important lesson—make sure that you’re taking care of yourself too!

Fun Fact

Adam once went to photograph a multi-family home, and stumbled upon an illegal basement apartment with a mentally challenged 60-year-old man who had been living there for the past 30 years! He’d been given just 30 days to get out and followed Adam around confessing his sadness and despair to him.

Notes from Chris

Episode 672

A summer revenue manager for Suffolk University, Adam Hoeg has always had a passion for photography. Adam found he had a knack for finding the best perspective for whatever he was shooting. He also had another passion for real estate for as long as he can remember. But it wasn’t until a few months ago that he paired them together in a picturesque side hustle.

He was simply flipping through the real estate ads in his local newspaper when the opportunity came into focus. Many of the homes for sale had grainy cell phone pictures, but it wasn’t until he saw a beautiful home from his childhood represented in such a way that his resolve set in. He immediately sent an email to the listing agent, offering to take better images, and the agent responded quickly, saying that they were interested.

He realized that he could draw from prior experience—his own family’s home had gone up for sale and he’d witnessed the photoshoot by a local photographer a year earlier. He was quick to look her up on Facebook and ask for advice. In anticipation of his first paid shoot, he contacted his friend next door who had a near identical home, and they let him complete a practice shoot.

Unfortunately, the home responsible for the impulsive hustle went under contact before he could take photos of it, but Adam made good use of the setback. He set up Instagram and Facebook profiles, posting sample work of family and friend’s homes. He then offered a fifty dollar visa gift card to a lucky winner who liked and shared his page—later on offering the same reward for a referral bonus to real estate agents.

After conducting some research, Adam figured out an ideal range for what he could charge realtors. To undercut his competition, he decided to go with the lower end of the spectrum. He even gives fifty percent off for the first job he is hired for.

He ended up getting his first job within two weeks!

So far he’s only been doing this for four months, but he’s making $800-1200 dollars each month on the side. This has already made it possible for Adam and his dog to move into a nicer apartment. That’s right, the dog has benefitted from Adam’s hustle.

Ho hopes to grow the business so he can raise his rates, and maybe one day even sink his lens into the more competitive Boston market. You never know, the picture perfect side hustle might be hiding in your local newspaper.

 

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Adam Hoeg Photography: Learn more about this niche photography side hustle over on Adam’s Facebook page

 

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"I wanted to shoot for realtors that I knew already had photographers in addition to the agents that did not have one –and if they were going to switch over to me, offering my services at a cheaper rate than they currently pay would be a great incentive for them."
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Minnesotan Opens Private Campground in Her Backyard

What It’s About

A chocolatier discovers a side hustle in her own backyard.

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

Robyn’s experience can be summed up in four words—use what you have. Take stock of the things and skills that you possess, and you’ll find that there’s a lot you can do. And if utilizing your backyard as a campground is at the front of your mind, just make sure to check that you don’t run afoul of any laws or regulations!

Fun Fact

Platforms like Airbnb and Hipcamp make payment and marketing easy—all you have to do is take pictures and create a listing and everything else will be taken care for you. It’s not just for renting out traditional homes either; Airbnb allows you to host experiences created by you. As Robyn says, you don’t have to do all the heavy lifting by yourself.

Notes from Chris

Episode 668

Robyn Dochterman wasn’t expecting to come up with a new idea for a side hustle. But while listening to 70s music on a normal day, inspiration struck. James Brown sang that “You’ve got to use what you’ve got to get what you want,” and this was just the line for her situation.

At the time, Robyn needed some money. Her puppy had broken his leg keeping the world safe from an evil mop at doggie daycare. The surgery he needed was expensive and she didn’t want that sitting on a credit card costing her interest.

James Brown’s words told her that the answer was sitting right in her backyard.

The chocolate shop she owned kept her exceptionally busy in Fall and Winter, but sales slowed down with the summer heat. Robyn and her partner Deidre owned 5 acres of land near the St. Croix River in Minnesota. This land was just two miles away from a state park, which was almost always full of campers. It hit her then that this was an opportunity she could take advantage of.

The campgrounds near the state park were always full and there were no inexpensive motels nearby. What was stopping her from hosting her own private campground?

This was her chance.

Robyn didn’t come up with a completely novel idea, but the manner in which she executed her plan is perhaps one of the biggest reasons she has been successful. She made use of her well-located and spacious land, turning it into a private campground. But Robyn also knew that this wasn’t enough to build a business on and she needed to build a unique selling proposition for the St. Croix Valley Sweet Spot to take off.

Of course, Robyn knows that the nature of camping meant that revenue would vary greatly by season. During the summer months, she has been able to average $800 a month in extra income. She also began selling firewood as a side, side hustle.

Moving forward, Robyn is planning to turn an unused chicken coop into a micro-tiny house that she’s calling “The Roost”. She’s pitched camp on her idea and is doubling down to ensure that she can create the best experience for adventurous travelers. Her advice—and that of the singer James Brown—is to “always use what you have.”

 

 

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Game on! Seahawks Fan Kicks Off Six-Figure Sports App

What It’s About

A loyal sports fan kicks off his own touchdowns.

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

Here are some of John’s quick tips for working with a developer:

1) Keep it simple. Start with an MVP so that you can a) keep startup costs low, and b) see if there is even a market for what you have to offer.

2) Use milestones. If you’re working with a developer that you’re not very familiar with, never pay for something up front.

3) Be transparent and clear. Be very clear about what you’re looking for, and draw up what you think something should look like.

Fun Fact

Over the years, John has found some rather interesting markets for his apps. Two that he hadn’t really considered: people in the military and those who are visually impaired.

For those in the military, John’s apps give them an opportunity to catch the local games no matter where they’re stationed. Being out in the field means that they don’t have easy access to the games via radio or tv, but everyone has their cell phone with them.

And 2-3 years ago, John learned that he had a large following from the blind community because for them, listening to sports radio announcers were how they are able to connect with the sports they love.

Notes from Chris

Episode 667

As Seattle native John Nguyen can attest, moving to a new city can come with some interesting challenges—finding a new grocery store, updating your mailing address everywhere, and of course, figuring out how to best navigate the dreaded rush hour traffic. But it wasn’t until he had to relocate to San Carlos, California that he became acutely aware of a whole new kind of complication… one that would eventually lead to a lucrative side hustle.

You see, John was a big fan of the Seattle Seahawks, and San Carlos was smack dab in the middle of 49er country. Which meant that it was much more challenging to tune into the games that he loved.

There were some options to pay to stream the game, but who wants to pay to watch sports? John loved the Seahawks, but he wasn’t sure that he loved them enough to shell out that much money for a handful of games a year…

He knew that the solution probably came in the form of an app, but he’d been burned before… This wasn’t the first time he’d considered creating an app. Before this, he had the brilliant idea of creating what he calls an “Instagram for videos” style app. Of course, this goes back a few years before Instagram started doing Instagram for videos.

It was a great idea but poorly executed.

Looking back, he can identify the mistakes he made. They included spending too much money upfront to essentially handcuffing himself to an overseas developer since he didn’t know how to develop apps himself.

Not eager to get burned again, this time he decided to follow a different game plan. He tracked down everything he could to learn how to program himself. From YouTube to Github, the internet was his offensive playbook.

His app was simple: it just needed to be something that would allow users to stream a radio station. Then, it doesn’t matter where you are in the world, you can still listen to your favorite sports games—just like a local!

These days, any radio broadcast you can think of has a digital stream to it, and you can find that stream as a URL. And from there, all you have to do is connect to it. The challenge is that sometimes big games will be blacklisted by their local stations, but there are usually sister stations that will be carrying it.

The launch of his first app, GameDay Pro Football, could not have come at a better time—it was the first Sunday of the NFL season in 2014.

When he checked the stats the following day, he discovered that he had ended up making nearly $500 in one day! And by the end of the first month, he had made close to $2,500.

Four years later, John has roughly 20 sports apps out there keeping his fanatics tuned in to their favorite games. Although this was a $100 startup, he brought in $25,000 his first year, $35,000 his second, $50,000 his third, $75,000 his fourth, and this year, his income from this is expected to break six figures. Not bad for a project that only takes roughly 30 mins of his time for customer support on a weekly basis!

Moving forward, John is focused on building more apps to connect people to the local sports and news that they love. And as he’s proved with the 20 apps he on his scorecard now, where there’s a rabid fan base, there’s a side hustle sitting on the bench just ready to get in the game.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Donga Labs: Interested in catching your favorite games but aren’t a fan of the large subscription rates of other apps? Learn more about John’s many sports apps over on his website!
  • GitHub: The open source platform that John used to source the templates that he used for his apps

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Job Recruiter Helps LinkedIn Connections with Resumes

What It’s About

A recruiter helps professionals turn a “no” into a “yes.”

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

Alex went to the people he knew. As a recruiter, he was proficient at using LinkedIn—in fact, he had accumulated something like 18,000 connections over the years.

He then thought carefully about the best possible pricing, created three package options (always a good idea), and uploaded a sample resume so that people would have an idea of the value they would receive for their $200. And the results speak for themselves!

Fun Fact

At first, Alex had a hard time selling his services. He had no examples of resumes that he had created on his website, so his customers didn’t trust in his capabilities—especially because he was charging $200.

To solve this problem, Alex offered to redo one of his friend’s resumes for free, in exchange for being able to use it as a sample. After that, his business started to pick up!

Notes from Chris

Episode 663

Alex Benjamin’s life was a combination of excitement and worry. His family had recently welcomed a new baby into the world, but with each new week, his workload was beginning to get lighter and lighter. As a full-time recruiter for pharmaceutical companies, it was Alex’s responsibility to find employees for the most difficult to fill jobs. Essentially, he was a talent scout for the pharmaceutical industry.

Around that time, many of the biggest names in pharmacy all seemed to stop hiring within the period of a few months. Since Alex was paid on commission, this meant that his income took a major hit.

And with that new baby to support, the timing couldn’t have been worse. You could say it was a tough pill to swallow…

Although he was stressed, he knew that failure wasn’t an option. Rather than take the experience as a total loss, he started to read books about entrepreneurship and purpose. Through his reading, he realized that he had been living in autopilot for years. He had only been focusing on short-term goals. Suddenly, he was able to see beyond the tunneled vision he had grown so accustomed to.

Alex wasn’t sure that he wanted to be a full-blown entrepreneur, but a side hustle didn’t sound like a bad idea.

It wasn’t exactly original, but he felt confident in his ability to stand out. He was going to start a resume building business!

As a recruiter, he looked through resumes all day. He saw that even the most highly paid, well-educated professionals struggled to create resumes that were compelling and attractive. And these were people in the medical field with six-figure incomes! Sometimes even the pharmaceutical writers had resumes riddled with grammatical errors and inconsistent formatting.

But Alex could help! He knew the ins and outs of resume writing and what attracted employers like the back of his hand. After all, it was his full-time job to hire people.

To start, he did a lot of research on LinkedIn to see what his competition was charging. Many of them offered packages in the $100-200 range, but a lot of them also offered larger packages at $500. He didn’t feel that many of the “bonus services” offered in those packages were what people would really value, so he wanted to keep his services in that lower range.

The writing on the wall was crisp, clear, and in 12 pt. Times New Roman—Recruiter Written was ready for business!

He created a website using Weebly and focused on offering a few different options:

1) a professionally written resume for $179.

2) a professionally written resume and a LinkedIn profile complete with keyword optimization for $299.

3) a professionally written resume, a LinkedIn profile complete with keyword optimization, a customized cover letter template, and a customized “thank you” letter template for $399.

Alex says that he averages roughly 8-9 clients a month and brings in an extra $1500—just using a skill that he already had!

 

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Recruiter Written: If you’re looking to make a workplace change, head on over to Alex’s website!
  • Weebly: The platform that Alex used to create his website for Recruiter Written

 

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"Before Recruiter Written, I had zero experience creating a website, I had no idea on how to accept credit card payments, and I knew nothing about search engine optimization. Every step forward is one step closer to starting the business. Every roadblock is one more opportunity to learn something new."
—Alex Benjamin #SideHustleSchool

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Litigator Saves Bloggers From Legal Destruction

What It’s About

Litigator helps bloggers navigate the murky waters of the law.

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

Jade thinks that doing as much research ahead of time is so helpful so you can feel more confident in getting started. However, she would also say that you should give yourself some flexibility as well since you never know how the direction of your business may ultimately change.

Fun Fact

The English common law is based on a cultural system of settling disputes through local custom. The early tribes of England each held their own set of customs, but this system became increasingly formalized as those early tribal peoples came together and organized. These ancient customs are the basic principles that eventually became part of the American system of justice.

Notes from Chris

Episode 658

Jackie Stoughton started her blog back in 2012 as a creative outlet. Blogging was in its prime, WordPress was easy to use, and she needed a way to wind down after a long day at her job as a law firm litigator.

She loved meeting other creative-types over the internet, and the more she explored, the more she noticed an alarming trend. Most of her friends’ blogs were illegal. Like, actually-breaking-the-law illegal.

Few of them had a ‘Terms and Conditions’ page. Most said nothing whatsoever about privacy. And basically, nobody was following trademark or copyright laws. But the worst part was sponsored content—she never saw disclaimers about being paid or given free gear in exchange for a review!

Sure, Jackie knew some mysterious man from the government wasn’t going to track down all these small-time blogs and put the writers in jail for not following the law to a ‘T’, but that didn’t mean these bloggers were deliberately trying to skirt the rules.

A lot of them wanted to be in full compliance and ethically sound. They wanted their blogs to become businesses, and to do that, they had to ensure that they were doing whatever they could to follow the laws.

Understanding these laws was Jackie’s field of expertise, but she hesitated. Did she really want to start writing about legal matters on her creative outlet blog? After going back and forth, she finally decided that the opportunity was just too good. She had exactly what those bloggers needed: the ability to interpret and understand the “legalese” of copyright law. So she started Jade & Oak, a blogger’s one stop shop for all things legal.

So she started writing more and more about the legal side of blogging. And, as can be expected when you provide something that’s much needed but hard to find, readers started showing up.

There wasn’t much strategy in that first year or so. She wrote helpful content, readers showed up, and that was that. She made a small profit from Google ads. That’s what everyone was doing at the time, and her expenses were just her monthly hosting fee. It was simple and easy. But Jackie knew that if she wanted to really grow the blog into a profitable, sustainable business, she’d have to do more than that.

That winter, she wrote and launched The Blogger’s Handbook for Keeping It Legal, offering it for $35. She had a few sales over the next couple months—nothing too dramatic—but the idea was validated. Those hours she spent writing a long ebook were slowly becoming money.

A couple months later, Jackie launched her first course, Blog While You 9-5, and began making more money. A couple months later, she had her best month yet: $600—and all from pre-sales of her next course, Blog and Be Legal. The strategic planning was literally paying off.

She realized she could only give so much free content away before it was time to convert viewers to buyers, so it was more important to have fewer, better free resources than a whole bunch of mediocre ones.

So she slowed down her creation of free blogs and started launching more products. She also stopped hosting so many webinars, focused on the highest converting ones, and began optimizing her email marketing.

These changes helped to increase her side hustle income while allowing her to work less. She expects to profit around $10,000 in 2018 and hopes to keep growing next year.

Jackie’s thrilled to have her first child in November and is working hard to streamline the blog so that it can run on (mostly) autopilot for the first half of 2019. She wants to be able to rest and enjoy time with her baby, and she’s grateful she’s taken the time to create a product-based business that she knows will continue to earn some extra income while she’s enjoying maternity leave from her job.

 

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Jade & Oak: If you’re a blogger who is looking to navigate the murky waters of the law, head on over to Jackie’s website!

 

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Yours in the revolution,

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Resources

CREATE YOUR ONLINE STORE

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Social media is nice, but building an email list is still the single best way to get customers and clients for your hustle. It's not hard to get started—sign up for a 30-day trial and join the list-building challenge! You’ll be up and running in no time. Learn More

Quote of the Day
"Webinars can be a lot of work, and for the content I provide, I often don’t have a hot new topic to discuss. Therefore, having too many webinars can just be a waste of time for me since I’m often sharing a lot of the same information."
—Jackie Stoughton #SideHustleSchool

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Chris Guillebeau

Crossfit Trainer Starts Meal Prep Service for Hungry Customers

What It’s About

When excuses are abundant, this local meal prep delivery service finds a way to trim the fat!

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

There’s a lot of learning through doing. When we asked Loren if he’d do anything differently, he mentioned that he’d do everything differently. But you never know what to do until you’ve been through it and learned on your own what works and what doesn’t.

Fun Fact

Loren says that one of the most challenging parts of building Fit Kitchen Direct was learning how to not be afraid of saying no to somebody. This has allowed them to stay focused and not be distracted by every opportunity that came along. They stick to their niche exclusively (not doing catering or family-style meals for example) and it has allowed them to grow vertically.

Notes from Chris

Episode 653

Megan Benedict had heard all the excuses. A personal trainer at a CrossFit gym in Portland, Oregon, Megan knew that nutrition was critical for her clients’ health and well-being. No matter how many pull-ups you do, without the right food, you can only go so far.

But it was also true that her clients were quite literally fed up with the strains of maintaining a healthy lifestyle on top of their already full schedules. So instead of shrugging off their concerns, Megan tried a different approach—she listened and took note of them.

Her clients weren’t the only ones with challenges. Although she had a full-time job that she loved, Megan felt the need to create something more flexible and forgiving. Because while she was kicking butt in her training sessions, the long hours were kicking hers. As her boyfriend and partner in crime, Loren Castillo, can confirm—the hours of a CrossFit trainer were brutal. There were plenty of days where she’d be out the door with nothing more than a protein bar at 5am, returning when it was dark and time for bed.

It was a true labor of love, but even Megan had to admit that the lifestyle of a personal trainer was rough.

It also didn’t help that she suffered from chronic migraines that would occasionally force her to cancel or reschedule on clients.

Their shared goal was to reach a point where they’re able to support themselves and start a family, and this lifestyle wasn’t conducive to any of that. So, when Megan took note of the healthy eating challenges of her clients, she didn’t see them as excuses. She saw them as an opportunity. An opportunity to fill a very obvious need.

Megan wrote down all of those excuses on a piece of paper, and one night, she and Loren put their heads together to try to come up with a solution to each:

“Health food is boring and bland” was an easy one—Megan had a black belt in meal prepping, and let her taste buds lead the way when it came to putting together delicious meals that were also healthy. Check!

“I’m too tired to cook after a long day at work” took a bit more consideration—this was the beginning of 2016, and the market was saturated with meal prep companies. Some were healthy, some not quite so much, but for the most part, all of them required some effort despite the convenience of having all of the ingredients delivered to your door. That’s when an idea really started cooking. What if they could find a way to do the cooking for them? They were already meal prepping for themselves, why not take what they had learned and turn it into a legitimate business?

“Vegetables and fruit end up going bad before I can even use them” led them to the decision to make weekly deliveries to each customer with meals that would stand the test of time, so to speak. And they’d set everything up like a subscription model which would ensure repeat business for them.

Although it may have had some humble beginnings, this piece of paper ultimately became the business plan for a meal prep company that they ended up calling Fit Kitchen Direct.

By the end of their 8th month, they had roughly 50-60 subscribers that they could count on every week. They offered a seasonal menu, with four different dishes every single week. They began with a plan for Omnivores, but added a Vegan option after getting a lot of requests. Then, they got a license for Whole30 and began offering that option as well.

They now have 200 weekly subscribers and some one-off sales. These 200 subs are all paying hundreds of dollars a month for deliveries, which means that each month’s revenue is currently in the $80,000 range, with a profit margin of between 30-40%.

It’s not just a business, it’s a recipe for a whole new life!

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Fit Kitchen Direct: Learn more about Megan, Loren, and the local food delivery service they’re cooking up over on their website!
  • Bottles: The platform that Loren and Megan use to manage their subscriptions on the backend
  • Drift: The conversational marketing platform that Loren and Megan use to communicate with customers and potential customers over on their website

SEE ALSO:

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Quote of the Day
"Do your research and figure out what kind of niche you’re going to go after, and build your customer base from that generality or specialty, and grow from there. Add products to your base once you have an actual following."
—Loren Castillo #SideHustleSchool

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Chris Guillebeau

Food Tour Guide Chomps Down on $100,000 Profit

What It’s About

A Mile High food tour hits the right spot.

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

Today’s story is a great contrast to Ep. 508 because there are two ways of building this kind of business: either it’s dependent on you, or it’s built around a brand. In Ep. 508, Rob is doing all the tours himself. In this story, Jessica is building more of a tour business so that she can go to Mexico and still get paid for tours taking place in Denver. The question is: which is better for you?

Fun Fact

Not sure exactly what Denver has to offer in the food spectrum? The Mile High City’s tastes date back to the era of pioneers who spent their nights roasting buffalo and potatoes over campfires along the South Platte River. While they still have a soft spot for anything involving meat and potatoes, hatch chile peppers are a staple along with smothered burritos.

Notes from Chris

Episode 648
Jessica Baumgart had made a lot of active choices. The Denver, Colorado native was working in marketing when she and her husband took a year-long career break traveling through 5 continents. They did this after saving up for several years and downsizing most of their possessions.

When they came home, Jessica didn’t want to jump straight back into the same kind of work. She needed something new, and she found it in at least two new opportunities. The first was a full-time business she started teaching private cooking classes. On the side, she moonlighted for a company that provided guided food tours.

She discovered that she liked leading tours for strangers more than she liked cooking for them. Maybe it was because someone else cleaned up—maybe it was because she got to connect more instead of slaving away in the kitchen. Whatever it is, she liked the tour guide biz, and she had some ideas on how she’d do it differently if it was her own project.

8 months later, she made it her own project, launching a new brand called Savor Denver Food Tours*. Each tour lasts about 3 hours and covers 6 tastings around the city. It followed the same format of other tours, with good food and rotating locations—but this iteration had her own spin. It focused more on local chefs and local ingredients, to truly give a memorable and unique experience.

5 days after her website went up, Jessica received her first booking. She says she was caught off guard at how quickly it got started. All of a sudden, her planning became real.

After 3 months, she was guiding tours 7 days a week… and desperately trying to hire other guides to take some of the stress off her plate so she could turn it into a real business.

It’s now been almost a year since Jessica launched Savor Denver. How fast can you grow a tour business in one year?

Well, the proof is in the pudding (or decadent hatch queso)!

She currently hosts around 350-450 guests per month, and the business is on track to gross $200,000 with 50% profit margins. The best part? She accomplished this spending only $3,000 in startup costs!

As Savor Denver grew, she was working less and less on her day job/other business of cooking lessons. She finally decided to let it go and focus full-time on the tours. She recently added a cocktail tour to her repertoire and hopes to launch more neighborhood tours in response to demand.

*Producer side note: since the airing of this episode, Jessica changed her business name from Savor Denver to Delicious Denver Food Tours.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Delicious Denver Food Tours: The Mile High City has so much to offer in the way of food—be sure to check out Jessica’s website if you ever find yourself in the neighborhood! (note: Jessica has changed her business name from Savor Denver Food Tours to Delicious after the original recording)

SEE ALSO:

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Yours in the revolution,

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Resources

CREATE YOUR ONLINE STORE

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Quote of the Day
"I absolutely love having control of my time. Although it’s not always straightforward, it’s amazing to be able to go to the gym when I want, walk my dog, work in my pj’s or travel as much as I want. I also get to visit every restaurant I’ve ever wanted to try in Denver and write it off as a business expense."
—Jessica Baumgart #SideHustleSchool

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To infinity and beyond,

Chris Guillebeau

Rent the Chicken! An Egg-Cellent Idea Clucks Into Cash

What It’s About

A henhouse hustle that comes home to roost.

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

Do your market research! Don’t be afraid to test something out with your friends and family—this can help you develop a stronger product or service and save you from having to scramble a lot once you’ve already launched. That doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t constantly be looking for ways to improve what you’re offering—you just want to make sure that the foundation is there before you start taking money.

Fun Fact

Chickens were, and still are, a sacred animal in some cultures. The prodigious and ever-watchful hen was a worldwide symbol of nurturance and fertility. Eggs hung in Egyptian temples to ensure a bountiful river flood. The lusty rooster was a universal signifier of virility—but also, in the ancient Persian faith of Zoroastrianism, a benign spirit that crowed at dawn to herald a turning point in the cosmic struggle between darkness and light. Read more about the history of the chicken over on the Smithsonian’s website!

Notes from Chris

Episode 646

Not many people think, “When I grow up, I’ll rent chickens to people.” But that’s what Phil and Jenn Tompkins are doing for their side hustle which now serves hundreds of households from their Pennsylvania headquarters and across the nation.

But let’s go back to the henhouse. Before they made a big lifestyle change, Phil and Jenn lived on the outskirts of Baltimore, MD. Phil was working in IT, and Jenn was working remotely for a research study.

When Phil was laid off, he started doing contract work. Once both of them didn’t have to report to an office, they realized they could live anywhere—and they chose to move to Western Pennsylvania, to be closer to Jenn’s family.

That’s where they had an idea to start what became an egg-cellent side hustle.

The couple had been raising chickens in their own backyard for years—long before urban farming was trendy. They had also seen friends and relatives try the same but with less success. In fact, a host of unwanted chickens from “city dwellers” was becoming a major problem in cities across the country. You know how it is—your kid asks for a pet, and you’re like “As long as you take care of it” … etc.

If hen-curious customers discover after the fact that they’re absolutely terrified of birds (it happens) or if they decide a coop just wouldn’t match the rest of their backyard décor—I suppose you could call it chickening out—it’s not a problem at all as the birds are loaners to be returned, no questions asked and with no penalties.

And if the opposite happens—if customers fall head over heels with Janice or Mikaela or Lady Gaga the chicken … and decide that they’re ready for a lifelong commitment, they can opt to buy the chickens at the conclusion of the rental period. (Think of it as poultry layaway.)

They began Rent The Chicken in 2013 with 1 unpaid rental, 2014 – 50 rentals … four years later, they’re managing rentals of more than 2,000 chickens.

Roosters are also available upon special request, although note that in many cities it’s illegal to own a rooster. The laws are less clear on rental roosters … but better check that out first.

You may be thinking: these aren’t rabbits—how did they multiply so fast? Phil and Jenn began franchising… and this is key! They’ve got their area of PA on lockdown, but they can only be in one place at one time. For a while, they tried their best to fulfill requests to nearby states like New Jersey, Ohio, and Maryland—but they had more business than they could handle.

So they began working with local partners in different cities all across the U.S. and Canada.

With their partners out and about, as well as all the deliveries they manage themselves, it is a moneymaking chicken rental empire. Their coops are filled with stacks of cash (actually they take credit cards) … but they are indeed now making a living renting out chickens throughout North America.

When you’re feeling lonesome and you need someone to keep you company, Rent the Chicken is at your service.

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Rent The Chicken: Learn more about this egg-cellent side hustle over on Jenn and Phil’s website!
  • Blogger: The platform that Jenn and Phil used to build and host their website

SEE ALSO:

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Quote of the Day
"There are so many different kinds of opportunities available with this business model—we’ve heard people talk about doing something similar with goats, bees, and even horses! Sometimes it pays to think outside the box because you never know what is going to appeal and resonate with others."
—Jenn & Phil Tompkins #SideHustleSchool

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To infinity and beyond,

Chris Guillebeau

“Productivity Nannies” Dig Concentration Caves for Modern Workers

What It’s About

Three friends nanny workers needing to unplug and focus.

[podcast_details]

Words of Wisdom

If you’re struggling on making progress with your own side hustle, you could also make your own Caveday—or even a Cave Morning or Afternoon to work without distraction.

You don’t have to check your phone every 10 minutes. The Pomodoro method can be really helpful in forcing you to move forward on something you need to do but keep resisting. I use a version of it myself with an app called Be Focused.

Fun Fact

Jake recommends defining co-founder roles as early as possible. It doesn’t help for everyone to do everything and for every decision to need everyone making it. Playing to people’s strengths is a key factor in maintaining harmonious roles…something Jake and his friends are practicing every day.

Notes from Chris

Episode 644

Have you ever been caught in the loop of checking your messages, then Facebook, then Instagram, then back to Facebook to see what you missed in the past 30 seconds? And you think to yourself… since you’re already on your phone, you might as well check another platform, too, even though you haven’t used it in months?

It’s a cycle of distraction that keeps you from doing your work efficiently and productively. And it was a problem that Jake Kahana, a freelance graphic and user experience designer from New York City and two of his friends knew a little too well.

They all had interesting projects in the works. They were working on things they were passionate and excited about, but they were also getting desperate. None of them seemed to be able to finish anything they started. It’s not because they didn’t love what they were doing—they just all seemed to be too distracted to make enough progress to get it over the finish line.

One of the friends felt like they could all be more successful at finishing something, anything if they could just shut away somewhere. A magical place without phones, notifications, apps, or someone knocking at the door with a question that had a Google-able answer. A cave, almost—just not as dark.

So, the three friends decided to make a cave for a day. They got together at 9 am, holed up in Jake’s apartment, put all of their phones in a basket by the door (so they wouldn’t be tempted), set up a series of Pomodoro timers that would serve as ‘sprints,’ and settled in.

By the end of the day, they had all made more progress on their individual projects in one day than they had in months. Pretty soon, they were doing this every weekend and adding in more friends as they showed interest.

It was when enough other people wanted to join, and they started to run out of space, that they realized that not only were they not alone in their search for increased productivity… but that there could people out there who would pay for a Caveday of their own to help them be more efficient.

Never one to shy away from unconventional ideas, Jake got to work and set up their first public Caveday for January 15, 2017. They teamed up with a local co-working space, put up some flyers, made some Facebook ads, told their friends, and hoped for the best. Within a week, they had sold out all 60 spots for their first event at a price of $40 each. This price included two meals, snacks, coffee, and a handful of work-related services like access to the space.

A few events later, Jake and his two friends had a legitimate side hustle helping people get away from their distraction-filled life to focus on what they really want to create.

Jake and his friends now bring in around $1,400 a month in profit. Although they started with an individual, pay-per-event model, they’ve since shifted into a membership model. They have chapters in New York and LA, and have also incorporated remote days that allow users to meet on Zoom (a video conferencing platform) for a three hour, “deep work” intensive on Fridays and Sundays.

They’re currently training 3 new Cave Guides in New York City so they can test outgrowing their offering in new ways. From there, assuming it works, they plan on creating a program where they can train other hosts in other cities. And then they can take over the world… but first, they’re going back in the cave.

 

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Caveday: Learn more about this highly focused side hustle over on their website!
  • Zoom: The video communication platform that this trio used with their clients
  • Be Focused: If you’re having trouble focusing, give this app a try—it will help you find some focus

 

SEE ALSO:

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Quote of the Day
"We started Caveday because we realized that no one ever taught us how to actually work. We all have different and dysfunctional relationships with technology, and we needed to be trained in how to use (and not use) that technology to serve all of the projects and work we had going on. We created a side hustle to solve our own problem, and it worked!"
—Jake Kahana #SideHustleSchool

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To infinity and beyond,

Chris Guillebeau