Nick Loper

Nick Loper is a side hustle expert who loves helping people earn more money and start businesses they care about. He hosts the award-winning Side Hustle Show, where he's interviewed over 500 successful entrepreneurs, and is the bestselling author of Buy Buttons, The Side Hustle, and $1,000 100 Ways. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Forbes, TIME, Newsweek, Business Insider, MSN, Yahoo Finance, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Hubspot, Ahrefs, Shopify, Investopedia, VICE, Vox, Mashable, ChooseFI, The Penny Hoarder, GoBankingRates, and more.

The 9 Buyers: The Key to Stronger Connections and Easier Sales

December 16, 2024December 16, 2024

If you create content online, sell anything—whether it’s in person, over the phone, or on a website—and want to make stronger connections, reach more people, and ultimately grow your income, here’s something to help you learn how to do it by speaking directly to the 9 types of buyers.

To help us is Melanie Warren, a professional copywriter and the author of The 9 Buyers System.

She has helped sell millions of dollars worth of products and services, and she has graciously agreed to stop by and give us the goods for free today.

Let’s break it down, starting with a closer look at these nine buyers and how you can tailor your content to meet them where they’re at.

The $60k/mo Remote Cleaning Side Hustle

August 29, 2025December 12, 2024

Building a remote cleaning side hustle from scratch. How crazy unique is that?

Skyler helps homeowners get the help they need while also helping on-the-ground professional cleaners get the work they want — and still makes a margin in the middle.

And the most interesting part is he’s running this $60k/month operation in less than two years — all while keeping his day job.

Side Hustle Showdown: Buying a Business vs. Investing in Real Estate

July 3, 2025December 5, 2024

If you’re looking to add some time-leveraged cash flow to your bottom line, two of the best options are investing in rental real estate and buying small businesses.

Both are viable options, and to help you figure out if either or both of these investment options are right for you, it’s time for another Side Hustle Showdown.

ReceiptPal Review: How Much Are Your Receipts Worth?

March 31, 2025December 4, 2024

ReceiptPal is one of several receipt-scanning apps that pays you real money for sharing your shopping receipts.

But does the app deliver?

Dedicated ReceiptPal users can earn $10-25 a year. It’s essentially free money — but is it worth the effort?

How to Make Money on Teachers Pay Teachers: $2k a Month on the Side

December 2, 2024December 2, 2024

Would you believe there’s a marketplace of millions of buyers eager for digital products for teachers — and it’s not Etsy?

Rob is a high school math and personal finance teacher at fieducator.com. He’s built an impressive side hustle selling lesson plans and resources online at fieducator.store.

Through the popular platform Teachers Pay Teachers, Rob has turned his passion for financial education into a growing business that regularly brings in $2,000 a month — and it’s been growing 40% a year.

10 Creative Side Hustles That Make Real Money – Part 7

March 31, 2025November 28, 2024

It’s that time of year again—Thanksgiving!

What’s particularly fascinating about this year’s collection is the blend of traditional services reimagined for the digital age alongside completely novel business ideas.

Starting Over? Podcasting, Newsletters, Competing in a “No Click” World, and more: 10 Questions with Nick

November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

It’s time once again to dive into the ol’ listener mailbag and answer a few questions in this week’s edition of The Side Hustle Show.

I’ve had quite a few interesting questions come in since the last Q&A episode, and picked 10 to talk through in today’s show.

18 Best Tech Side Hustles To Earn Make Money in Your Spare Time ($500+/mo)

May 18, 2026November 17, 2024

What are the best side hustles for tech workers?

If you’re looking to translate your in-demand skills into an extra income stream, you’re in the right place.

Even though tech workers earn a 6-figure salary (on average), a side hustle can still be a way to boost your savings, improve cash flow, or pay down debt.

How to Start a Clothing Consignment Business: $10k+ Per Event

November 14, 2024

How do you make extra money in a low-risk way? One method I keep coming back to is the idea of starting a consignment business.

So you’re selling other people’s stuff and just taking a percentage. They get paid, you get paid, and you’ve got no upfront inventory risk like you’d have with a traditional physical product business.

Sarah McAffry of Statemint Consignment earned over $10,000 from her first consignment event and has continued to grow from there. She has been crushing it in this space for the last 10 years, and it has now expanded to 23 locations across the country.

How a Free Challenge Turned into a $500,000 a Year Business

November 4, 2024November 4, 2024

More than 150,000 women have completed Tiffany “The Budgnetista” Aliche’s Live Richer Challenge. The roughly 30-day challenge participants step-by-step instructions on how to get their financial lives in order, get out of debt, and start saving money.

Collectively, Tiffany’s tribe has saved $17 million and paid off $1.5 in debt!

This year, The Budgnetista expects to bring in more than $500,000 from speaking, book sales, sponsors and affiliate relationships, and a new private membership academy.

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